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Title: The electro-therapeutic guide, or, A thousand questions asked and answered
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Bennett, Homer Clark, 1865-1928
Subjects: Electrotherapeutics Electricity in medicine Ohm's law X-rays Electricity Electricity X-Rays Electromagnetic Phenomena Electric Stimulation Therapy
Publisher: Lima (Ohio) : Literary Dept. of the National College of Electro-Therapeutics
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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ht. There are a number of modifications of this lamp known as the Scholtzor Triplet, the Bang or Dermo, and the Ivondon lamp. Let it be remembered once for all that the term ultra-violet doesnot refer to any special color. The term designates the location of the rays THE EI.KCTRO-THERAPEUTIC GUIDE 191 which bear this name. An ultra-violet ray is a ray whose spectroscopiclocation is ^(?j^w^ the violet field of the solar or arc-light spectrum. Theultra-violet rays belong to the variety of chemical or actinic rays. Theyare invisible and, therefore colorless. Dr. Juettner of Cincinnati, has answered the question and summarizesas follows: What can be accomplished with a London hospital lamp and the dermolamp, the two best modifications of Finsens original device? Both lampsproduce a wealth of chemical light, The germ-killing power of this lighthas been proven beyond a doubt. It has a strong affinity for oxygen. Itproduces a disintegrating effect upon living tissues. The greater the resist-
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