Show HIGH CLASS T 1 I 1 BL I 1 OF LOCAL xray X ray ariy plant installed in their la bor bostory atory Is I s one of modern wonders 4 so sevier ler county is still without a county hospital but a little consolation can be found in ili the tact fact that we have physicians of such high repute and standing as can call be found anywhere in ill the state and that they are progressing with advanced science and aro are equipping themselves with all scientific devices that are designed for aid in diagnosing diseases or treating them one of tho the most modern modem devices of this sort and one that serves both pur purposes posos to diagnose and to treat has just been in staled in the now medical me lical laboratory of doctors steiner dark clark gledhill and hanks on oil the second floor of the commercial bank building a wonderfully der fully conceived and built 2 xray X 1 1 ray plant the main part of the plant is a largo large cabinet containing the electric machinery producing tho the X raya consisting of motor transformer induction colli and rectifying rectify ing disc the regular volts furnished obed from an ordinary light is transformed here to a voltage of with an amperage that can call be regulated according to needa A light tension line leads from this apparatus to the xray rray X r ray tube on ono aide and the fluoroscopic apparatus on the other continued on page 10 16 HIGH GLASS CLASS EQUIPMENT OF LOCAL physicians continued from page nine the xray X ray tube is placed in a glass glam container und and by means afan of an adjustable carriage can call bo be brought to any part of tile the body of tho the person who is being examined the X rays penetrate the body and a photograph of tho the diseased part is ig taken on the plate or film lying underneath tho patient on oil the table photographs of this kind are known knowli ind and familiar enough to everybody and dont need faither description for the physician they are a most valuable help in finding tile the seat of diseases and eventually in ti eating cating them after it has been discovered that X rays are a therapeutic agent to destroy diseased tissue without aid of surgery cancer rn its first stages skin diseases and certain kinds of tumors yield pretty readily by the use of X rays the fluoroscopic apparatus is designed tor for microscopic fluoroscopic examinations A device resembling a mirror with nith an aluminum back a glass plato plate in front and a layer of an especially prepared paper between glass and aluminum hangs in front of a dark brown screen through which the X rays are made to pass the part which is to examined is held between tho the screen and the mirror like liko shield the electric machinery is set in motion and commences its mysterious work and in penetrating through the body the X ras leave a picture on tho the shield w which Is clearly visible in the darkened c room one can see in this way not only tho the bones underneath muscles not only the actions of the stomach but even the beating of the heart science has progressed wonderfully full indeed not only in the dir direction of destroying life through scientifically built war machinery but also in tho the blessed direction of saving life by scientific methods |