. Journal of roentgenology . tely harmless. The whole litigation took several years. Dr. Schmidt,a most conscientious man, suffered terribly from the im-pertinent insinuations the lawyers made. On the otherhand they had easy sailing, because every month broughtnew evidence of burns in their favor. The slow recoveryfrom the primary injury, the repeated reamputations, theshowing of the plate make it probable that a tubercularprocess was present, and it seems to me that the rest of thecase was a frameup from the fact that Dr. Schmidt wasnever notified or had a chance to see the specimen or thepat


. Journal of roentgenology . tely harmless. The whole litigation took several years. Dr. Schmidt,a most conscientious man, suffered terribly from the im-pertinent insinuations the lawyers made. On the otherhand they had easy sailing, because every month broughtnew evidence of burns in their favor. The slow recoveryfrom the primary injury, the repeated reamputations, theshowing of the plate make it probable that a tubercularprocess was present, and it seems to me that the rest of thecase was a frameup from the fact that Dr. Schmidt wasnever notified or had a chance to see the specimen or thepatient. This suit put Mr. Fuchs nearly out of business,but Dr. Schmidt again kept him above water. I saw manyof his plates, and some were as good as the best of now-adays. 430 THE JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY Let me repeat: Dr. Harnisch took pictures as early asJanuary or February, 1896. June, 1896, Mr. Fuchs becameinterested, and many of you knew him. Dr. 0. L. Schmidtwas, from the first, the financial backer, adviser and Tube No. 1. Made by W. J. Boehm, in Chicago, early in 1896. Probablythe first Eoentgen Eay tube made in the United States. Tube No. 2. Made by Heinz Bauer and brought to this country early in1896. Probably the first Eoentgen Eay tube in this country with vacuumcontrol. Tube No. 3. Made by Gundelach in 1895 and brought to this country earlyin 1896. HOLINGER —X-RAY HISTORY 431


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