An Example of the Use of the X Rays in the Examination of Enlarged Metatarso-Phalangeal Joints

sittings held at intervals of from four to eight weeks. Shouldi this after-treatment be neglected, the hair at the depilated places will in by far the majority of cases begin to grow again in about two and a-half months. Only in some cases did the first treatment suffice to accomplish a radical cure. I would here call attention to the fact that the results of the ingenious Finsen method of treatment by light correspond to those obtained with Roentgen rays, as far as regards lupus. It should, however, be noted that the Finsen treatment seems suitable only for smaller lupus patches, whereas for large areas the Roentgen treatment is preferable. When we. consider what progress towards the well-being of humanity still lies in store from the discovery of the x rays, we may congratulate eur century on such an achievement, and must not refuse the meed of our admiration for the man towhom we owe it.