Cheyenne Transporter. (Darlington, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, November 25, 1881 Page: 3 of 10
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THE GASTR03C0PE.
Apparatus by Which the Interior of
a Man's Stomach can be Viewed
Physicians have long been in posession
of instruments commonly small mir-
rorsdesigned to assist them in get-
ting a look at the interior parts of the
human body such as the back part of
the mouth the throat theinnerear.etc.
The dentist's mirror perehelion a flexi-
ble joint is i'am liar to all. But it has
long been desirable to penetrate to the
stomach of a patient afflicted with
gastric troubles and see by actual in-
spection what is its condition. Thus
may often be gained during the life-
time of a man the valuable informa-
tion obtained at present by post-mortem
examination for the mortuary
report and what has hitherto served
too late to gratify the curiosity of the
doctor may go to saving the life of his
patient in a word a means of diag-
nosing the condition of the stomach by
sight rather than guessing has long
been wanted and Ilerr Leiter of
Vienna has patented an instrument
designed to supply the want. The
gasiroscope says an exchange is an
electric lantern and mirror combined
which fixed upon the end of a flexible
tube is inserted bodily into the stom-
ach being passed down the throat of
the patient with its equipment of
wires for producing the electric light.
The lantern is a small hollow glass globe
containing the platinum coil which
when heated by a current of electricity
is to produce the illumination of the
interior of the stomach. It is made
double so that no heat can be com-
municated to the stomach and to make
it the more sure the space between
the inner and outer globe is kept sup-
plied with a current of cold water by
means of two small India rubber tubes
inclosed in the n?ain tube. The tissues
of the human body are comparatively
translucent and when the current of
electricity is turned on the internal or-
ganization it is said becomes distinctly
visible. The experiment of illuminat-
ing the interior of fish has often been
preformed by amateur electricians the
straight lines and simple structure of
the fish facilitating the introduction of
the apparatus. What is really novel
therefore inllerr Leiter's apparatus re-
mains to be described. It is the addition
he makes of a series of mirrors and len-
ses by means of which the light coming
from the illuminated stomach is sent
back up the tube to which the lantern
is attached and reaching the eye piece
outside the patient's body is viewed
by the surgeon. But a small portion
of the surface of the stomach is thus
brought into our view it is true but
it is enough from which to make a
diagnosis. If a broader field is desired
to be covered it is done by revolving
the lantern. By the agency of a little
notched wheel with teeth playing into
a ring in the interior of the tube the
whole lower part of the aparatus may
be revolved without the necessity of
withdrawing it for a new adjustment.
Though but little known as yet this
instrument has been put it is said to
the test of practical use and wo can
scarcely doubt tluu it will soon come
to form a recognized part of the stock
of instruments in the hands of every
surgeon. Happily for Ilerr Leiter's
invention its introduction into general
use has been rendered possible by M.
Faur's secondary battery for storing
electricity. Without the latter the
gastroscopo could have but a limited
use since to obtain the high degree of
light required a very strong galvanic
battery would have been needed and
such a battery few physicians possess
or would care to bo troubled with. As
it is one large Faur's cell which the
physician can readily carry with him
in his buggy is all that is needed for
intro-gastric diagnosis.
This is cheerful reading from the The
JJrooksvillo (Fin.) Crescent: The carpeted
eartli of our ample forests is now bespan-
gled with nameless millions of beautiful
fall flowers They aro every shade of
color from the deepest purple to the pur-
est white. In some places there are acres
covered with apparently a solid mass of
snoivy-whltrt blossoms. If at no other
season now at least it must be admitted
thul Florida is a land of flowers.
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OF-
ARKANSAS OITY
KANSAS
Defilros to call the attention of stockmen and all other residents
in the Indian Territory to his Spoclnl inducements lu
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I OAERY THE LARGEST STOCK OF
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IN ARKANSAS CITY AND IP
1-Eocl Prices Honest Dealing i Courteous Treatment
Will Secure Your Trade I am Determined to. Win It.
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I HAVE A LAEGE LINE OP
HATS AND GAPS
HOES
ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO YOUR WANTS ALSO THE LARGEST STOCK OS
BOOTS
AND
CLOTHING
IN THE CITY MICH MOST POSITIVELY BE SOLD DURING THE
JPelLI a.xidL Winter
REGARDLESS of COST!
YOUR ORDERS ARE SOLICITED
43SfJ) WT BB0HYB PROMFJ? AND OAJBFUL ATTENTION.
The Condition of the Crops.
Topekn Cnpltnl.
Tlio quarterly report of tho Kansas
State Board of Agriculture for the
quarter ending September 30 has been
received. Jn regard to winter wheat
tho report by counties allows that the
yield could not bo considered much if
any above the average; no better if
hardly as good luck attends the report
for sp: mg wheat. But four counties
report an average yield; twenty-thrco
counties report crops below tho aver-
age nine report a failure while tho re-
mainder report no acreage at all prin-
cipally because it was so small that it
was not worth while to make an ac-
count of it. Tho reports for tho rye
crop are very encouraging the acreage
for tins year being an increase over
that of last of more than twenty per
cent ; barley reports a small acreage for
this year but tho yield has been excel-
lent. Of oats the acreage thi3 year
is nearly one-third less than that of
last but the yield is reported as being
extraordinarily largo; tho ilax crop
what there is of it is very poor. The
report as to corn shows hardly an aver-
age yield though of course no figures
can bo given. Tho increased acreage
over that of a year ago has tended to
make the number of bushels for the
entire state greater than there was rea-
son to expect and therefore the scare
about a short corn crop dwindles down
to small dimensions. As to the other
crops reported to the agricultural
society rice did not do so well as was
anticipated; buckwheat is hardly an
average yield ; sorghum gives great en-
couragement as the crop was a very
good one; the castor bean crop of this
year is so far as acreage is concerned
about ten per cent less than last year ;
correspondents speak very favorably of
tho broom corn crop; millet and Hun-
garian seem to have done better than
any other crop reported; but seven
counties report on tho tobacco crop
which is about up to the average
clover is above the average; timothy
has not done so well as was expected;
blue grass is not up to the average;
early potatoes were a good crop though
but a small area was planted while
late potatoes will hardly make one-
third of a crop not much to brag
about. The condition of stock through-
out the state in the main is good. No
mention whatever is mado of the dis-
ease known as "pink-eye" by any of the
correspondents tfight counties report
bees in a fair condition; four others
report enough honey to winter the
swamrs; three of the counties through-
out the state report unfavorable.
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Fate of a Dynamite Agent.
St. .Junius' Gnzettc.
Explosive substances are occasional-
ly it is to be feared carried about by
travelers as personal baggage; and a
terrible catastrophe is reported by the
colonial papers as having occurred
from this cause the other day in New
South Wales. A gentleman acting as
agent for a dynamite company was
staying at a hotel at Grown Jtidge hav-
ing a quantity of dynamito with him.
While eating his breakfast a frightful
explosion t ok place. When the smoke
and dust had cleared away and the
confusion had subsided it was noticed
that tho whole building with Ihr ex-
ception of tho bar and two adjoining
rooms had been completely demolished.
The landlady and her family were fortu-
nately not killed but were much
shaken and blackened from head to foot.
As for the gentleman himself ho was
entirely missing but on search being
made one of his legs and part of his
body were found hanging to the 'raft-
ers. Tho remainder of his body with
a portion of his head was discovered
on tho roof of the kitchen about thirty
yards from tho scene of the explosion.
His other ler was torn to shreds and
distributed in every direction. A magis-
terial inquiry was held next dav when
a verdict of "Killed by tho accidental
explosion of dynamito" was returned.
It fs supposed that tho quantity of dy-
namite that exploded was fourteen
pounds and although the sad fate of
tho deceased mado him an object of
commiseration the preponderating
feeling in the neighborhood of the dis-
aster was one of extreme annoyance.
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Eaton, W. A. Cheyenne Transporter. (Darlington, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, November 25, 1881, newspaper, November 25, 1881; Darlington, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70526/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.