Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-27
SEEING THROUGH PEOPLE

patient had so responsive 4 neck and
remained In place so perfectly
that the doctor looked down at her
hand to confirm his deduction that she
was married. To his surprise she
wore no rings He told her about
his little experiments and explained
tina. she was n very unusual type. She
laughed and said that she was an
artist. She knew what he wanted.
because she was used to poeing
models.
There is only ono amusing thing
about having an S-ray picture taken
OF stomach. and that is the penny.
In taking such a picture it il neces-
ssrs TO locate and mark the individ
uais stomach exactly before the plato
can be made. The position OF the
stomach varies In different persons. and
for guide penny IS sometimes fast
oned on the body with "A bit OF ad-
hcsive. Occasionally the doctor viii
forget to remove this apparatus, and
there are some interesting reactions.
THE MYSTERIOUS PENNY.
Ono man wrote back to tho doctor 70
say that the penny had como on He
added that he had worn It two weeks
and II had done him no good whatever.
Another patient. a woman. returned
the coin in some embarrassment he
lieving that she had somehow taken
coin that did not belong to her. She
explained that the doctor would no
DOUBT hc as surprised as she was TO
know that penny h.-o In some myA-
FERROUS way got attached TO her Shr
supposed II must have happened at the
hospital. and as she was sure IN did
not belong to her she wished to return
X-rsys are now recognized as +, sue
cessful means OF removing tonsiis aud
or treating golfer and diseased Tissues
in the nose and throat. Before this
method was put into use there was A.
ways difficulty in getting the immi-
grant 10 have her child operated On
for diseased tonsils.
Understanding no English. and alarm
ed hy the explanations OF interpreter
the mother was fearful that her childs
throat was TO he cut The promise
mat her sons health was to he i'm
proved by an operation performed 81
the expense Of the ..ry did not re-
assure her.
With the N-ray such cases are being
handed easily Tn. rays are pain
loss. In fact any one who did not sec
INC apparatus would not know treat
ment vas being given. The child an
DO brought 10 the hospital and It's
mother assured that ne Is no, 10 10
touched by knife. The child Is lair
on 'nhlc and the rays strike up from
unaer the table through a place no
Na"'+f FAflaAfta 1 ne r1psrer SAtA nv
the patient and holds his hand and in
less than half an hour the treatment Is
over. After several treatments the
tonsils are gone.
Ono Of the latest experiments with
Mays Is in connection with dlptheris
carriers. The diphthcria carrier goes
about. unconscious that his tonsils.
nose, and ear passages reck with GERM
and that he Is giving the disease 70
his more susceptible friends. There
are great many Of these carriers and
they ar. a serious menace to the
health Of a community. though thew
are not responsible for the danger thcy
carry.
In one city. Detroit. doctor Is max
ing series OF tests to determine
whether N-ray treatments will ria
these persons OF the diph iberia germ,
permanently. We are told that clever
out OF the fifteen tonsil cases. two on,
of four ear cases. and four out OF nvt
nasal cases were cured by S-ray treat.
mcnts.
The doctor Is continuing his treat
mcnts. but he is chiefly Interested in
knowing how long the immunity Is GO
Ing TO last