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'"7;7'^^-').^ „I m-i «ii,i TrT? ■'1'fli*'TM>ii i sssaassssssmmsmm ■iwri i Mmmmm -i ikv; cj^,9rr ^^ ! -^ A RBYISED AND ENLARGED EDITION v l^v^^e.\ QLARK'S NEW SYSTEM ELECTRICAL MEDICATIOi By a. W.TIPTON, M.D., JACKSONVILLE, ILL. ^i lO CHICAGO: CHAS. J. JOHNSON, TRINTr-R, 138 LAKE ST. 1883. I rrimlniainniT : ( .;"'*li :,•- i^- I • i • I it Entered according to Act of Congreu. in the ymir |M% Bv A. W. TIFroN. M n., la llie UflJca of the Librarian uf L'ungreu, at Wi- .iiingtoa- (All right! reserved.) Entered, according to the Act of Congresa, in the year 1880^ Bv A. W.TIPTON. M.D.. lo the Office of the Librarian of CongrcM, at Washington. (All rights rnerved.) Entered, according to the Act of Congreu. in the year 1871 (two entriatV Uv A. W. TIPTON, M.n.. In the Office of the Librarian of Congreu, at WaihinffUm. Entered, according to Act of Congrco. in th-^ years 1866 and 1869, By DANIEL CLARK, . .M., la the Clerk'i Office of the Oiitrict Court of the Northern District of lUinob. » I J PRICE: Cloth, best English, Library Binding, ...,.- ADDRESS THE AUTHOR, JACKSONVILLE, ILU 4.00 "■-'^^•^■r^- ^ PREFACE. u I I'M In determining to publish a revised and enlarged edi- tion of Clark's work on ELECTHioAi- Medication, the author has been prompted chiefly by a desire to bring this system in its practical bearings more prominently before the medical profession. Having, during a practice of fifteen years, fully tested and proved to his own satisfaction and that of many others interested in the progress of medical science the effi- ciency of this agent, when properly applied, as a curative power, he has felt that a more comprehensive work than any yet published was needed and would meet with general favor and appreciation. Since the announcement of its contemplated publication, the author has received repeated assurances of gratification on the part of some of those who had already procured and profited by the work referred to, as also from his medical friends generally, and he can only hope that the work, as now completed and oflfered to the profession, will meet their expectations and prove suggestive and helpful. It is not, of course, claimed that all persons can use this agent successfully in the treatment of diseases. There must be more or less of natural, as well as acquired ability or adaptation, and this is true in every department of applied science or art. It would not be reasonable to expect that a person almost totally devoid of mechanical genius, could manipulate such a complicated piece of machinery as a battery in such a manner as to har- monize with the more complicated machinery of the human system. mmimm f', rBKFAOB. Bnt with avemgd medical skill, coupled with intelligence and discrimintitlon, the most satisfactory reault« can and will be secured. This work has been prepared and published at the sacrifice of time and considerable outlay of means upon the part of ita autlior, but if it will supply a want and suc- ceed In awakening renewed interest in this phase of medical science, he will feel amply rewarded. THE AUTHOR. JAOKSOjnrULID, llX. t.^f \ ■ i :-^jc*aiist»rja™«-=r, -■■ f 1 < CONTENTS, , ,. iNTBODUOrrOK, . '^'> Pk00BK88 of ElKOTRIO SCIENCI, . « ?* ; FIRST PEIN0IPLE8. ^c Dr. Jerome Kidder'e Electro-Magnetio Machine, Polarization, . • • # The Electric Circuit, r < -^ * * t^^^^ Polarization of the Circuit, • i. i • The Central Point of the Circuit, . The Current, . . • Modifications of Electricity, . The Vital Forces — Animal and Vegetable, Extent of Electric Agency, Theory of Man, The Lower Animals, . The Vegetable Kingdom, , ' • • Katural Polarization of Man's Physical Organism, Electrical Classification of Diseases, . ' « Philosophy of Disease and Cure, . • . PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE. Polar Antagonism, Importance of Noting the Central Point, , Distinctive Use of each Pole, Use of the Long Cord, , .' • The Inward and the Outward Current, (t) • * • 15 * 23 81 84 35 86 38 89 40 40 43 44 50 61 51 62 63 66 63 56 60 63 I I i i^^jjdSf-:^^''^" ^•'^it*?--'- ;' ]' ■i 1 'WS"**»PP«"PP«i"iP'l!i'R!" ^ viil CONTENTS. Mechanical effect of each Pole, Eelaxed and Atrophied Conditions, . General Directions of the Current, Treating with Electrolytic Currents, Positive and Negative Manifestations, . Healing, . . . Diagnosis, ... PRESCEIPTIONS. 64: 64 65 66 67 69 70 Preliminary Keniarks, . . . . 76 General Tonic treatment, . . ♦ 76 Common Colds, . , ■• . 78 Cephalgia (Headache), - • • 80 Deafness, ...» . 82 Inflamed Eyes, 84 Amaurosis (Paralysis of the opt!" nerve), . 86 Strabismus (Discordance of tue eyes), . 86 Catarrh (Chronic), . • • . 87 Catarrh (Acute), . . . « 89 Dipththeria, . . • , . 89 Aphonia (Loss of voice), . . • W Crouj:. — Spasmodic (Cyananche Laryngea), * -, . OS • Croup (Pseudomembranous), . iL 'litization of Lungs, . . • . H As\ >ma, . . « • * M Pne .monia (Inflammation of the lungs). . 96 Pulmonary Phthisis (Consumption), . ; c ' 98 Angina Pectoris, . ., « • :^ . 101 Palpitation of the Heart, ," • * 103 Torpid Liver, . . . • . 104 Hepatitis (Ir>flammation of liver), . • 106 Enlargem<^nt of Liver, . .* ^' '■."':'.. ^-'y'^:-"-^' ^' . 106 Biliary Calculi (Gravel in Liver), 107 OONT-NTS ix 64 64 65 66 67 69 70 76 76 78 80 82 84 86 86 87 89 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 98 101 103 104 106 106 107 Sweet Olive Oil for Eemoving Gall Stones, Intermittent nnd Remittent Fevers (Ague Nephritis (Inflammation of the Kidneys), Oystitis (Inflammation of the Bladder, . Diabetes, or Sacharine Urine, . * llenal Calculi (Gravel in the Kidneys), . Dyspepsia, . • Acute Diarrhoea, . ♦ , Chronic Diarrhoea, . * Colic (Of whatever kind), €holera (Malignant). . « Oholera Infantum, . Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, • • ' * Constipation of the Bowels, Hoemorrhoids (Piles), Eheumatism (Chronic), . Acute Inflammatory Rheumatism, • .. • Ascites (Dropsy of the Abdomen), Neuralgia, ^ • • ** Trismus (Lockjaw, * • Common Cramp, . • ♦ Tetanus, Eruptive Cutaneous Diseases, ' . Paralysis, * * • Sciatica, . * • * Erysipelas, Hemorrhage (Lungs, Nose, Uterus, etc.), Old Ulcers, . ' . Recent Wounds, Contusions, and Burns, . Asphyxia (Suspended animation), . Cancer, . Anaemia, or Chlorosis (Green Sickness), Nymphomania and Spermatorrhoea, and Fever), %.'■": \. ';;.'■-:'■ CONTENTS. ' Prolapsus Uteri (Falling of the Womb), . 162 Leucorrhoea (Whites), 152 Menorrhagia (Excessive Menstruation), . 153 Amenorrhoea (Suspressed Menstruation), 154 Dysmenorrhcea (Painful Menstruation), , . 165 Epilepsy, . . . ♦ 166 Impotence, . . . ;,? ' . 158 Dizziness of Old and Corpulent People, 158 Inflammation, Soreness, or Tenderness of the feet. from Whatever Cause, . , , . 150 Otitis (Inflammation of the Ear), 169 Orchitis (Inflammation of Testicles), , •. 160 Epistaxis (Bleeding of the Nose), 161 Gastritis (Inflammation of the Stomach), ' . 161 Stomach (Inflammation of ), . 161 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, . . ■ . 162 Inflammation of the Spleen, , 163 Spleen (Enlargement of), ', « . 164 Ovaries (Inflammation of). 164 Pruritus (Of the Vulva), . 165 Scrofulous Opthalmia (With Intolerance of Light) , 166 Typhoid Fever, . 166 Abscess of Antrum, 170 Carbuncle, . . . 172 Boils, 173 Felons, , . , . : 173 Apoplexy, , , 174 Jaundice, . . . . . 175 Vomiting, . , 176 Canker in the Mouth, • . , . 176 Crick in the Neck, . , 177 Chilblains, • . , . . . 177 Bronchitis, , 178 Breast (Ague in), 17{> - •, ' ' . . 162 162 . 153 164 . 166 166 : . 158 158 from , . 150 169 . 160 161 . 161 161 ♦ 162 I# . 164 164 . 166 , 166 . 166 170 . 173 ITS : 173 174 . 175 176 . 176 177 . 177 178 17^ CONTENTS. Prolapsus Ani (Falling of the Rectum), "Water-Brash, Bowels (Excessive discharges from) Goitre, . • • Alopecia (Hair falling off), • Colic in Children, . Worms (Common round), • Ascarides or Pin "Worms, . Corns (Clavi Pedis), "Whooping Cough, . Debility of the Genital Organs, . Cystitis (Inflammation of the Bladder), Hydrophobia, . . • Glaucoma, . • Milk (Suppressed or Deficiency of), Mania-a-Potu (Delirium tremens), Giddiness (Vertigo Simple), Scabies (Itch), Glossitis (Inflammation of the Tongue), Hydrocephalus (Dropsy of the Brain), Varicella (Chickenpox), . . Congestion (General or local), Nervous Prostration or General Debility, Peritonitis (Inflammation of the Peritoneum) Emphysema, . Pericarditis aud Endocarditis (Rheumatism Heai-t and its Membranes). Mumps (Parotitis), . . Enuresis (Incontinence of Urine), Stranguary, . . • Bladder (Paralysis of), « Coup-de-Soliel (Sun-stroke), Pyaemia (Blood Poisoning), . Leucocytheemia (White cell blood). the 187 fir HMHHHMNIIMMMM ( 4!- Xii OOKTENTB. Opium Poisoning, . • ^ « • Uterine Inertia (In Parturition), , ■\ Postpartum Hsemorrhage, . • - A.* Seasickness, . . : • • • Writers' Cramp, . ' • • * liny Fever, . . ' . • • Numbness of the Lower Extremities, . > « Obesity (Fatty degeneration), . . . . Synovitis, . . . • Disease of the Hip Joint (Morbus Coxaris), . Pott's Disease (Spondylitis), . Gangrene, . • • ' ' Hernia, . . . • • Loss of the Sense of Smell (Anosmia), ^[ Head (Cold in), . . . . Thrush (Apthse), ' r . . . . Ptyalism (Salivation), ; # • > Hypersesthesi (General and local), . Enteritis (Inflammation of the Bowels), . Metritis (Inflammation of the Uterus), • Vicarious Menstruation, . . . Poisoned Wounds and Zymatic Diseases (The Value of Iodine in their Treatment), . • Sterility, . . • • Night Sweats, . . . • • Anchylosis (To prevent and to cure), . Breast (Lacteal tumors of), . • • Syphilis, . • • • Syncope or Fainting, . • ... Scarlet Fever, Measles, (etc. Eruptive diseases), . Measles, . . • • • Scarlatina, . • • • ' • Mastodynia, . . . • • Pancreatitis (Inflammation of the Pancreas), auMntnir— r-i Value of CONTENTS. Puerperal Fever (Childbed Fever), Hematuria (Hemorrhage from tho Bladder), Ilsemateraesis (Vomiting of Blood), • • • Melancholia (Derangement of the Mental Faculties) Lethargy (Stupor, Coma), Scurvy, . . • • * Tenesmus, . . ♦ • * Phlegmasia Dolens, . • Gastrodynia (Neuralgia of the Stomach), . Meningitis (Inflammation of the Membranes of vhe Brain), . • • *. Tonsilitis or Quinsy (Inflammation of the Tonsils), Suspended Eespiration While in Sleep (Cause and treat- ment), . • • * Locomotor Ataxia, • • * Facial Paralysis, . * / Intussusceptio, or Invagination of the Bowels, Brain (Morbid condition of— How treated), . Chorea (St. Vitus Dance), . * ^ w, j ^ To Destroy the Foul Odor of the Bi:eath, Foul Odor of the Axilla, and the Fonl Odor of the Feet, Miraculous Cures Performed, • f Qualities of Electricity, • • ^ * Uterus, Electrical Conditions of. In Anteversion and Ketroversion, or Anteflexion and Ketroflexion, Press Keviews, . . • Anatomical Chart, • • * Key to Anatomical Chart, . • Machines and Appliances, . • Kidder's Extra Appliances, . '. ^ ^^ ' Dr. Tipton's Combination Bell-shaped Vaginal Elec- trode, . • • ■ xui 225 220 227 227 228 220 230 230 231 232 232 233 235 236 237 237 238 239 240 246 249 251 268 269 260 261 2U ii I I INTRODUCTION. Considerable parts of this book have been written for the unlearned. For the scholarly reader such parts, of course, would be wholly superfluous; yet it is hoped that they to whom these are familiar will be patient in passing through them for the sake of others to whom they may be instructive. Other parts, again, it is believed, will be found new to the most of even educated minds. But men of the greatest intellectual attainments are commonly the "most docile. Such men, meet- ing this work, will not shrink from a candid examination of its contents merely on account of their comparative nov- elty, nor because the views expressed differ essentially from those usually held by the medical faculty. The candid, yet critical, attention of such gentlemen, the author especially solicits. He assures them that he does not write at random, but from careful research and practical experience. His pMl08oj>hio theories he offers only for what they are worth. His prmciplea of practice he believes to be scientifically •correct and of great ralue. Let it not be supposed that the author, in this work, as- sumes a belligerent attitude towards the members of the medi- cal profession. Although anxious to modity and elevate their estimate of electricity as a remedial agent, and to improve their methods of using it, he has no sympathy with those who profess to believe, and who assert, that medicines of the apothe- cary never effect the cure of disease; that where they are thought to cure, they simply do not kill; and who contend •sss MiiP 16 INTKODUCnON. that, the patient would have recovered quicker and hetter to have taken no medicine at aU. He knows tliat such ;.liegi- tions lire false as they are extravagant; and so does every candid and unprejudiced observer whose experience has given 'hira ordinary opportunities to judge. The writer believes it can be perfectly demonstrated that the advancement of medi- cal science in modern times — say within the last two or three hundred years — has served to essentially prolong the average term of human life. The world owes to medical instructors and practitioners a debt of gratitude which can never be fully repaid. Their laborious and often perilous research in the fields of their profession, and their untiring assiduity in the application ( f their science and skill to the relief of human suffering, entitle them to a degree of confidence and affectionate esteem which few other classep of public servants can rightly claim. For one, the author of this book most sincerely concedes to them, as a body, his confidence, his sympathy, and his grate- ful respect. And the most that he is willing to say to their discredit (if it be so construed), is that he regards them (s having not as yet attained perfection in their high profession, and as not being generally as willing as they should be to ex- amine fairly into the alleged merits of remedial agents and improved principles of practice (claimed to be such), when brought forward by intelligent, cultivated and respectable men outside of "the regular profession." This is said at the same time that the author gives much weight to their com- ' monly offered defence, viz: that, in the midst of professions! engagements, they have not always the time to spare for such examination; and that, since the most of alleged improve- ments in the healing art, particularly of those introduced by persons who have not received a regular medical education, sooner or later prove themselves to be worthless, the presump- tion — though not the certainty — is, that whenever a new agent, or 11 now method or principle is proposed by an "outsider," that IMTBODCCrnOM. and better to hat such ;.llegi - so does every ience has givm rriter believes it jement of raedi- ist two or three ong the average J instructors and ir be fully repaid, the fields of their he application ( f suffering, entitle ate esteem which htly claim. For ■ely concedes to jy, and his gratt- iig to say to their ! regards them i.s r high profession, ' should be to ex- ledial agents and be such), when 1 and respectable 'his is said at the ght to their com- * ist of professional i to spare for such alleged improve- lose introduced by uedical education, iless, the presump- inever a new agent, an "outsider," that this, too, a not willful charlatanism, is a mistake, and the sooner it comes to an end the better it will be for the public health. But the medical faculty have too widely employed electri- city in the treatment of disease, and that with too frequent success, to admit of ito being denied a place among important therapeutic agents by any respectable practitioner. The only questions concerning it now are those which relate to the ver- satility of its power, the scope of its seful ai)plicability, and the principles which should guide in the administration of it. Tlie general subject embraced in these questions is one i:-. which suffering humanity has a right to claim that physiciaurt shall be at home. And yet it will sf'arcely be denied that, in the exhibition of electricity, more tnan of almost any other therapeutic agent, medical practitioners feel incertitude as to wliat shall be its effect. Now and then it acts as they expected it to do; some- times it pleasantly surprises them; oftener it offensively di*»- appoiikbS them. They find it unreliable. Of other remedial agents, they commonly know, before administering them, what »or< of effect will be produced; but in employing this, while ■ they have hope, they are generally more or less in doubt. They regard it as a stimulant/ although its action on the living organism appears to them to be largely veiled in mystery. In many cases of disease, particularly those of acute inflam ■ matory or febrile character, they judge it to be not at all indi- cated. To administer it in a case of bilious or typhoid fever, or in a case of pneumonia, pleuritis, gastritis, inflammatory rheumatism, or acute, and especially epidemic or malignant dysentery, or in a case of pulmonary phthisis, would probably be viewed by the most of physicians as the rashest empiricism, if not the next thing to madness. The idea of produciru/ antagonistic effects with it at will, they would, for the most part, esteem preposterous. Rather, perhaps, it may be said of the majority of medical practitioners that such an idea has wumms, 18 nrTBODnoTio». never entered their minds; so foreign is it to their conofption of truth and propriety. But, at wimtever risk of discredit or censure, the writer of the present volume avers tl;at this idea in both scientifically sound and of every day's practical veriti- lation. The various and opposite forms of disease — acute and chronic, hypersthenic and asthenic — are liabitnally treated and curer', in his own practice by electricity alone. But "(Wt bonof" may be asked. "What if it be tnie that these things can be done with electricity? They are also done with medicines, which are more quickly and conveniently administered, and usually less annoying to the patient. What, therefore, is the practical utility of your electric system above the ordinary practice, especially if we include, in the latter, electric treatment as occasionally employed by the most of respectable phyBiciane?" This is tlie important question — that to which the author desires to call particular attention. He, therefore, answers: JFirst. — It is manifestly true that the majority of diseases, (the exceptions are comparatively few), can be cured by the use of medicines. It is also true that these can generally \)e admin- istered with more convenience and less e.xpenditure of time to the practitioner than electricity; and this is a great advantage. The author is often asked if he thinks his electric system will ever supersede the use of medicines. His answer is uniformly, "No." It takes too much time for that. Where the ])opula-* tion is crowded, as in cities and large towns, it is often the case, especially in times of prevailing epidemic, that a physi- cian can prescribe medicine for half a dozen or more patients in the time required to treat one electrically. To reject medicines and rely alone on electricity vould, in periods and places of prevailing sickness, leave many sufferers without professional service, or would require that the proportion of doctors to the whole population should be largely increased — a thing certainly not oflen to be desired. So much, candor must concede. INTRODUCTION. 19 their C()np»'|>tioii Iftk of discredit or era that this ideti 'a pmctical veriti- liHoase — acute and tnally treated and one. if it be tnio that They are also done and conveniently le patient. What, ictric Bystem above ule, in the latter, by the most of which the author refore, answers: •ity of diseases, (the ired by the use of enerally Ihj adinin- inditure of time to a great advantage, ilectric system will iswer 18 uniformly, Where the popula-' ns, it is often the emic, that a physi- 3r more patients in lo reject medicines •iods and places of ithout professional n of doctors to the — a thing certainly nust concede. ■tv- S«fnn(J. -\t is not cpiite true that inedieiiiPft are usually 1j8» annoying to the patiein. 'ban electricity as iff use it. As ad- ministered bv others, it is otYeu nearly intolerable. In our hands, on the contrary, it seldom inflicts any pain or distress, and almost invariably becomes agreeable to the patient at\er a very few aj)plioHtiona, We have no occasion to torture our patients in order to cure them. But the cases are com])ar^- tively rare where medicines are not offensive; commonly they are |K)Hitively 80. . -^ •, t*,"'- .: ' ' Tliird. — In not a few diseases, and these among tlje most dangerous or distressful, the electric current, employed accord- ing to the system here taught, is able to reach, control and cure, with facility, where medicines are but slowly, and in most instances imperfectly successful, or fail altogether. This is said, or meant to be said, not invidiously no^ boastingly, but in the candid utterance of a great and practically demonstrated truth. It is, perhaps, most frequently exemplified in neuralgic, rheu- matic and paralytic affections. The author is happy to acknowl- edge that these diseases are often mitigated, and occasionally cured, by means of electrical treatment administered by those who know nothing of the system here taught. But the import- ant fact is, in their hands there is no certainty as to the effect before trial. Under this system, the kind of effect is ap cer- tainly known before as after ♦■he trial, since it can be made one thing or another at will. Cases are not unfrequently presented of infiammatory action, more especially where it is internal — traumatic cases and others — which the practitioner finds it impossible to reduce with medicine. But, with a proper knowledge of the system herein taught, he has at his command a power with which he can control such cases with almost infallible certainty, provided he can get access to them within reasonable time. The same may be said of fevers, particularly those occasioned by mias- matic or infectious virus. These are often difficult to manage :•:■:?'' '''i ■■'"■■'■ 90 INTBOnDCriON. V/ l»y the line of Jnodin'iu*, nnd not Hi'Idoin prove fiitui, in Bpito of tl»e l)est tftlent and Kkill which the proft'Hsion ciiii aftord. fiiit the electric current, riglilly selected and HcientiHcally appliiHl, destroys or neutralizes the virus and rctttures the normal }>olar- izntion, anil ho eft(>«^ts a cure. Ncurahfir nfiWtioni are frequently found difficult, or even inipoHHible, to be cured l>y means of inetiicitieH, and yet, in the very same cases, these affections yield and disapiH-ar with com- parative facility when brought under tlie electric current, judiciously applied, according to the principles of this now svstem. Chronia cases, and others of an nuthento character, are often very stubborn under the metlicines of pharmacy, and are com- monly the dread of physicians; yet, under scientific treatment by electricity, they rarely fail to lose their formidable character and to become obedient to the remeli(Ml, the noriiml jioliir- (lifficult, or even K, and yet, in tlio '4a|i{H-Hr with cum- electric current, iplea of this now harncter, are often lacy, and are com- ciontific treatment Irniidable character L peculiar advantajjea 8 the usual electrio l)ecome acquainted yHiciaiia at present, ith no knowledge, iction of which the )thing of the elec- . liealth, nor how it niar electrical state their minds. They ately aimed at as a 1 the machine into ,d be to cliange, by parts; and, if there y unacquainted are jical action of the galvanism, magnet* |r. This, in their oand(»r, thny commonly acknowledge. And, for the mont j)art, tliey are little or no better ac(}naintod with the dittinctive effects on the syntein of the positive and negative poles of the instrument. There is. therefore, plainly no science in their electrical practice. Everything is done at random — all is empirical. liut the syntem here taught throws the light upon all of these points. For practical purpises, at least, it is, in its essential features, the only system of electrical therapeutics which has in it any real merit — the only system which can be tnie. By this, the writer does not mean to assert, or to imply, that the book now before tlie reader contains no error, either in re8j)ect to theory or practice. In this early stage of our sys- t€ ri's history, it would be remarkable if it did not contain errors in both these res}>ect8. But what it is intinded to affirm is, that the book presents the cardinal features of a true, and the only possibly true, system of electrical practice. All pos- sibly true systems of geometry must necessaily be essentially the same; and so, too, all possibly true systems of electrical medication must be essentially one. That one system, it is candidly and confidently believed, is briefly contained in the present volume. ■: ''f\'^ PROGRESS OF ELECTRIC SCIENCE. it is not a little interesting to note the progress by which electric science has advanced from its small l)egiunin,r,-8 and some of the experiments employed for its development,. The first recorded discovery of the electric principle was by Thales, a distinguished Greek philosopher of Ionia, about 600 years before the birth of Christ. He observed it in amber, a resinous substance which the most of you have probably seen in articles of ornament. Because he first found it in amber, he called it electricity, from the Greek word ^i-sxTpov (^electric), which means amber. With a curious and philosophical eye, Thales observed that amber, immediately after being briskly rubbed as in polishing, drew to itself other light substances lying near it, such as feathers, bits of paper or papyrus, etc. With him, however, this seems to have been regarded merely as a curious phenomenon. No practical results were deduced from it, nor does there appear to have been any further discoveries of consequence made of the presence, or the properties of this remarkable agent for the next two and a half centuries, or thereabouts. Then I^eophrastus, a celehratei] Greek philosopher, of Lesbos, who flourished over 300 years before Christ, detected it in the mineral called tourmaline. After him no advance worthy of note was made in the knowledge of electricity for nearly 200 years. In the year 1600 of the Christian era, Dr. Oilbert, physician to King James I., of England, ascertained that a large voriety of bodies, as opal, diamond, carbuncle, saphire, (n) I. i- I l i j liiiiil yjj H 'WTt f MiPMHiPi 34 XLEOTBIOAL 80IEN0B. It 'I If f "I 1 I *H 1 quartz, amethyst, rock alum, and several others, when excitid by friction, attract to themselves other light substances. About the same time Ott Gverrioke, Burgomaster of Magdeburg, dis- covered electrical repulsion, and himself with two or three others, — Dr. Wall, of England, among them — discovered also the electric spark. Dr. Wall procured a long stick of amber, slightly tapering, and excited it by drawing it swiftly through a bit of woolen cloth in the hand, when frequent little crackings were heard, and each was accompanied with a small jBash ot light. But by presenting his finger near to the amber, thus excited, a much larger flash of light was elicited, attended by a loud and distinct snap. Dr. Wall says: ««It strikes the finger very sensibly where- soever applied, with a push or pull, like wind. This light and crachmgr te sagaciously adds, " seems in some degre. o rep- resent thunder and lightninj^." Bear in mind that this remark of Dr. Wall was made about 150 years before Dr. Franklin demonstrated the identity of electricity with lightning! Again, Stephen Gray, of England, in the early part of the last century, did considerable for the advancement of electrical science. His principal experiments extended from about 1734:. He seems to have been a careful observer, especially of analo- gical relations. Among his other discoveries, he was the first to observe that knobs give off larger electric sparks than^om^*; and was thus led to the following interesting but modest con- jecture. He says: "There may be found out a way to collect a greater quantity of the electric fire, and consequently to increase the force of that power, which, by several of these experiments " si licit magna componer parvis. (If it be permitted to compare great things with small), "seems to be of the same nature with that of thunder and lightning." This was about twenty-five years before Franklin's great discovery. The Leyden ja/r was the next important discovery in elec- trical science. This was about the middle of the 18th cen- iiiippipppi when excit'jd Itonces. About 'agdeburg, dis- two or three iscovered also tick of amber, iwiftly tliroxigh little crackings small flash ot he amber, thus ed, attended bj sensibly where- This lifiht and 3 degre< o rep- nind that this ears before Dr. with lightningl arly part of the ent of electrical •om about 1734. icially of analo- he was the first rks ihtiM points', ►ut modest con- a way to collect lonsequently to feveral of these via. (If it be* , "seems to be htning." This ^reat discovery, icovery in elec- ' the 18 th cen- XLEOTBIOAL SCIENCE. 25 tarj, a few years only before Franklin nsed it so successfully both to give grandeur to electrical science, and immortality to his own fame. The honor of this invention is held in dispute. It has been most commonly ascribed to Prof. Mnsschenbrock, of the Uni- versity of Leyden, in Holland, but, it has lately been claimed, with much seeming confidence and apparently good authority, for another native of Leyden, a Mr. Cuncres, who it is affirmed, first made the experiment by which electricity was acoumulaiad *'on a glass vial called the Leyden jar, because the experiment was made by a native of Leyden, but," the same writer adds, " the pei-son who made the discovery of, or observed first the phenomenon, was a Mr. Yon Kleest, the Dean of Commin. On the 4th of November, 1745, the first shock was felt by this gentleman." (See Dr. A. 0. Garratt's Medical Usen of Elec- tricity, page 67, 2d edition.) Cuncres' experiment was made by placing a vial, or thick brass wire, in an apothecary's glass vial, and then charging the metal with electricity. Von Kleest says: "When this is done very remarkable effects do follow." Shortly after this, Muss- chenbrock, repeated the experiment with a very thin glass bowl, and got a terrible shock. These experiments led to the improved Leyden ja/r, as we now have it; but its essential principles were discovered first by the rude proce&s that I ' have here stated. There must have been some great rashness in conducting these early experiments with the Leyden vial, or else the phil- osophers in their surprise and excitement at the mysterious phenomena, must have given most exaggerated accounts of the results of their experiments. Musschenbrock says, he received such a concussion in his arms, shoulders and heart that he lost his breath, and it required two days to recover from the blow and terror; and he declared that for the kingdom of France, he would not take another such shock. •' \. ■ -■'..■,>■»•-■■••», «aMMaMMai 26 KLECTRICAL SCIKNOB. "Winkler affirmed that his body was thrown into such violent con vnlsions by it, and his blood into snch an agitation, that he " .'as obliged to take cooling medicines to keep oif fever. At another time as he says, the shock produced in him hemorrhage at the nose, and that the same effect was experienced by his wife, who was almost deprived of the power to walk. The report of these remarkable effects excited the attention and curiosity of all classes of people. " Nearly everybody wanted to experience the singnlar sensation, and a host of men, half taught, sought to fill their pockets by wandering over tiie country as elec- tricians to excite the amazement, and gn^tiiy the curiosity of the people with the strange phenomena." It is but justice to say here that the discovery of the ^'■Leyden vial" or Jar was due to a previota discovery by that prince of philosophers. Sir Isaac Newton; which was, that electricity exerts its power, both of attraction and repulsion, tnrough glass. The electrical philosopters were entirely unable to account for the operation of the Leydenjar, until Dr. Franklin develo}>ed its true prin- ciples. His theory of it was at once adopted, and since that time has been everywhere accepted as satisfactory. Dr. Frank- lin, having in 1752 discovered the jpVus and mirvua of electrical states or the positive and negative polarities, observed the out- side of the jar was always negative, and this he proved by the following experiment: He brought the free ends of the two conducting wires nearer to each other, these opposite ends being connected, the one with the outside and the other with the inside coating of the jar — the jar being coated with metallic covering, and between these free ends he suspended a small cork ball. The ball was immediately attracted and repelled alternately by each wire, swinpjing like a pendulum between them until the jar was discharged. This showed that here were opposing forces exercising control over the ball; since it was always repelled from the wire which it last touched, and at the same instant was always attracted by the other. •> _ <■'■ ;«'■ ' ■ *'-^'--i' K,: wmmm ELBCTBICAI. 80IEM0B. 27 \h violent con [, that he " /as At another irrhage at the by his wife, [The report of curiosity of to experience aught, sought intry as elec- cuiiosity of >ut justice to or Jar was philosophers, ;rt8 its power, The electrical the operation its true prin- nd since that '. Dr. Frank- « of electrical Bfved the out- proved by the is of the two opposite ends he other with with metallic nded a small and repelled Inm between ed that here ball; since it touched, and ther. This demonstrated the Jhct of the opposite electrical states; and these opposite states he showed to be plus and mimu or jwsitvve and negative, one side losing what the other side gained, or gaining what the other side lost, by varying the ex- periment as follows: He suspended a small linen thread from hi» hand, near to a charged jar, and then observed that the outside coating of the jar attracted the thread to itself when- ever he brought a finger of the other hand near the wire that was connected with the inside coating, the outside coating plainly drawing in, by way of the thread, the same quantity of the electric fluid that was taken away from the inside by Way of the finger. Here it was proved, as Franklin con- sidered, that the outside and inside coating of the jar were not only in opposite electrical states, but also that, in the chang- ing of the jar, the inside of it gains simply what the outside loses, and consequently that the difference between the op- posite electrical states is only that of plus and mirvus or posi- tive and negative. Soon after the invention of the Leyden jar, a little more than 100 years ago, a good deal of interest was excited in philosophic circles by the experiment of Dr. Watson, afterwards Sir William Watson. This gentleman associated with himself several other Englishmen for the pur> pose of ascertaining, by trial, the distance to which the elec- tric action could be carried and the velocity of its motion. Tlie historian says, ««0n the 14th and 17th of July, 1747, they succeeded in conveying the shook across the Thames at West- Minster bridge, by an iron wire, the water of the river form- ing a part of the chain of communication." It is said that one of the party held in one hand a wire, which communi- cated with the jar, and received the shock by dipping an irtn rod, held in the other hand, into the water of the river. Of course, the wire that ran from the jar, across the river, on the bridge, must have had its further end placed in the river, or in the moist ground, in order to complete the circuit. Oa i 11 11 -f r 11 28 XLEOTBIOAL 8CIEN0K. t'le 24th of the same month, Dr. "Watson and his party, at two different places, one It New River, the other at Stroke Kewington, succeeded in sending the charge over two miles. In one of these experiments some 800 feet, or over a mile and a lialf of the distance was through the water. As in neither of their experiments was any ^perceptible time occupied in the passage, they concluded it was instantaneous. These experi- ments of Dr. Watson and his associates produced a profound impression on the scientific mind at that day, and did much to stimulate further researches in respect to the mysterious nature and laws of electricity. Yet how far they were from giv- ing the remotest conception of what is witnessed in our own time. Who at that day, less than 120 years ago, could have thought of encircling a continent and spanning the ocean with, and making an intelligible messenger of, that invisible ngent that was found playing on the rubbed surface of a bit of glass or a stick of amber? In June of the same year (1752) in which Dr. Franklin discov- ered the distinction of positive and negative electrical states, and explained the principles of the Leyden jar, he made in Philadelphia his celebrated kite experiment, by which he " bottled up the b'ghtning" and demonstrated the identity of electricity with lightning. He also proved the same fact again by an ingenious apparatus in his house, " connecting an insulated iron rod with two bells, which indicated by their Hngvn^g that the rod was electrified. " In this experiment he found the effects from natural and artifici. i electricity to be the same. He also made the interesting discovery that the clouds are sometimes ^ow^iwZy and sometimes negatively qXw^- trified, and that they often change their electrical states during the same storm. At one time he found the atmpsphere strongly electrified during a fall of snow. Dr. Franklin was a man eminently practical, and delighted in subordinating phil- osophical research, to purposes of •uHUtn/. When, therefore, XLEOTBIOAL SOIENOK. 29 he fonnd that he conld, by means of a conductor, draw elec- tricity from tlie clouds, it was, to such a mind as his, perfectly natural that he should seek at once to turn his discovery to a practical account. He did bo, and soon electrical conductors were seen pointing upwards from the tops of buildings and ships, desigued to divert from those structured to the earth or the sea, the spontaneous discharges of this fearful fluid of the heavens. His experiments in this direction proved a success, and was the jvrtt application of electrical science to the prac- tical purposes of life. Says an eloquent writer, " Hitherto electricity had not connected itself with any phenomena of wider range and importance than developed during the excita- tion of glass and other electrics. " Astronomy had lifted the mind to the contemplation of the most august scenes in nature; magnetism bad connected her facts with the attraction of the great globe itself. It had indeed been conjectured, as we have seen, that the shock and spark of the electric machine were miniature effects of a more tremendous agent But it was reserved for onr own Franklin to raise electricity to its true dignity among the other branches of human knowledge. His discovery of the identity of the electric fluid with lightning was the step by which the change was effected. The vulgar were astonished at the si^^ht of Are brought down from heaven, and philosophers themselves were startled at the recollections that they had been amusing them- selves with a thunder-bolt and trifling with that terrible agent, which had so often alarmed the intellectual and moral and con- vulsed the physical world. Indeed, it has been forcibly said, in reference to that daring exploit of the American philos- opher, '< Human genins seems, on this occasion, to have made an impious excursion, heyond its mortal range, and one victim was demanded to expiate the audacious attempt, for, on the 6th of August, 1758, Professor Richman, of St. Petersburg, was struck dead while making the experiment of drawing ! ( nwmmm mmumimim^fffmit^ 80 lUEOTBIOAL BOnCNOK. electricity from the douds; as he bent forward to his instn;- ment to observe the degree or quantity of electricity which he had gained, he received a charge in his head, which killed him iuBtantly." Since the time of Dr. Franklin, many able men have taken up the subject of dectricity and prosecuted their researches with commendable teal and much success, until, with the greatly diversified and improved instruments that have been invented, this science, as related to both inanimate and ani- mate, nature, except in its th^rojmitio bearings, has attained a highly interesting and honorable position in the cirde of sciencas. ,46- it^D^mmt m im imK mn immmmmfiSi to his Instn;- ;ity which he which killed D hare taken ir researches bil, with the lat have been aate and ani- has attained the circle of ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. FIRST PRINCIPLES. DB. «ROMB KIDDKE'8 BLBOTBO-MAGNIITIO MAOIIINB. On opening the machine-box, as it comes from the manu- facturerfthere will be found a glass bottle, inteuded to hold the battery fluid when not in use; a glass cup or jar, to serve as the battery cell; a pair of insulated metallic conducting cords: two tin electrodes; a brass clamp; and, under the helix-box. (which raise), the battery metals and two connect- ing wires to unite the battery with the helix. To put the machine in working condition— ready for use- proceed, step by Step, as follows, viz : Prepare the Battery FhM by mixing twelve 'parts, by measure, ot water with one part of sulphuric acid, (good commercial acid is pure enough), efficient to fill the ceU two-thirds or three- fourths full, and place in it about one teaspoonfnl of quicksilver Next place the platina plate between the two zinc plates, standing on their legs upon a table before you; and bring the top of ^e wooden bar (in a groove of which the platina is set) up flush with the top of the jBinc plates. Let the brass iH>st, Standing on the top of this bar and soldered ^ the platxna plate bdow, be toward the left-hand side. Then take the brass clamp and place it across the top of these metellic plates, a litde to the right of the brass post, or about midway ^twcen the rijsht and left sides, having its thumb-screw towards you, ^ (3») TT^ r 32 XLXOTBIOAL SOIENOB. and with it screw the three plates firmly together. The y\ui' ina is shorter than tlie zincs, to prevent its reacliing the quick- silver in the hottom of the cell; and tlie wax balls on its sides are to insulate it from the zinc plates. The platina should never be allowed to touch the mercury or the zinc. Let the plates, properly screwed together, be now placed in the cell with the Battery Fluid. Then, with the two copper connecting-wires, connect the post which stands on the wooden bar above the platina with the post stamped P on the helix- box, and the brass clamp N with the post N on the helix-box. If, now, the screws regulating the vibrating armature be in perfect adjustment, the current will commence to run, with a buzzing sound ; or it may be made to start by touching the hammer-lfke head of the flat steel spring. If not, the screws may be rightly adjusted in the follo>^ing way : The top screw, which at its lower point io tipped with a small coil of platii:a wire, should be made to press delicately upon the center of the little iron plate on the upper side of the spring, so as to ber.r the latter down very slightly. Then raise or depress the screws magnci;, which tnrns up or down under the hammer, like the seat of a piano-stool, until the vibration of the spring com- mences. The rapidity of the vibratioMy by which is secured the alternate closing and breaking of the electric circuit (tr rather what, in practical effects, is equivalent to this — the di' red ard reverse action of the current in alternation) is in^ creased by raising the screw-magnet and diminished by lower- • ing it. When it is raised above what is required for ordinary use, the noise becomes too loud and harsh for many nervous patients to bear. It should then be depressed a little. With respect to curative power, I have discovered but little perceptible difference, produced by the various degrees of rap- idity in the vibrations, effected within the range of this magnet. jT/m foree of the current is regulate by means of a tubular magnet, which slides over the helix, and is called the plunger. ,M.. !r. The plui- ng tbo quick- B on its sides )lAtma should ic. low placed in lie two copper >n the wooden on the helix- the helix-box. mature be in mn, with » touching the lot, the screws rhe top screw, coil of platira B center of the , so as to be};r ress the screw- amer, like the a spring com- icL is secured rio circuit (ir » this — the di' rnation) is in-^ jhed by lower- t d for ordinary many nervous little. ered but little iegrees of rap- if this magnet, is of a tubular i the plunger. ZLKOTBIOAL SOIENOK. 83 It is approached under a brass cap at the right-hand end of the machine. The plunger ia withdrawn, more or less, to increase the force; pushed in to diminish it. If in any case the current can not be softened sufficiently with the plunger, the quantity of battery fluid in use must be made less. After a time the current will become weak, and fail to run well. Then renew the battery fluid. "When the quicksilver is all taken up by the zinc plates, the machine may be run for a while without adding more. But after il has considerably (Hh- appenrcd from the inside surface of the zinc plates, the latter will begin to show more rapid corrosion, while the current will be less. Then let a small quantity of quicksilver — one- fourth to one-tliird of an ounce — again be placed in the fluid. When the machine is not in use, let, the metals be removed from the fluid ; and, if not to be soon again used, let them be rinsed with water, carefully avoiding to wet the wooden bar in which the platina is set The posts, with which the conducting-cords are to be con- nectcd, are arranged in a row near thb front of the helix-box, and are marked A, B, 0, D, E. Either two of these posts may be used to obtain a current; and zince they admit of six varying combinations, six to ten diflerent currents are afibrded by the machine, viz: the A B current, the A current, the A D current, the B C current, the B D current, and the D and D E current,. Whichever current is used, it may always be known which of the two posts employed is the posi- tive and which the negative, by observing the letters stamped upon their tops. The one whose letter comes first in order of the alphabet is positive; the other is negative. Also, the one ^.tanding towards the left hand is positive, and that at the right hand is negative. ITie qualities of the several currents are stated in a descriptive paper on the inside of the lid oi the machine, which see. It will there be found that three of the currents — viz: the A B, the A and the A D currents — itUimim WftSmmmmmmm iMMMMMMMMMfi: '.^- M ■.■0TBI04L •OirMOa. Are sUctrolytio: that is, dUaoWing by electric action. These eIectrol)rtic currents require to l)o usud — one or another of them — whenever any chemical action is needed; as, in decom- |H>Biiig or neutralizing virun in tlie ayatem, destroying canjcrs, reducing glands when chronically enlarged, removing tumors )r other abnormal growths, and in treating old nlcera and chronic irritation of mucus meiubranes. The other thre«i being Faraday ic or induction currents, and having no {wrceptibly chemical action, are UBeBs so than B 0, and is more strongly sensational. B D is diffuk:<''e, and the most energetically sensational of the three. See Kidder's catalogue for full directions for different machines. FOLABIZATIOV. It may be proper, in this place, to spend a few words upon electrical polarization in general. Electrical polarity may be defined as a diaracteristic of the electric or magnetic fluid, by virtue of which its opposite qualities, as those of attraction and repulsion towards the same object, are manifested in opposite pa. - •>f the electric or magnetic body. Tliese opposite parts iro called the poles of the body, as the positive and negati/oe poles. The dif- ference between the positive and negative poles is believed to be that of plus and ndntis — plus being positive and minus negative. This is the Franklinian view, and, if I mistake not, is the one most in favor with men of science at the present day. This view supposes that the electric!^ or mag- netism arrranges itself in maiBvmum quantity and intensity at the one extremity or pole of the magnetized body, and in min- imum, quantity and intensity at the opposite extremity or ■T.BOTRIOAL iOIKNOK. 85 lotlon. Theae or another of ; a«, in decora - •oyliig oanctrs, moving tumorii [)ld nlcers and le other thre«» ; no i)«rceptibly )f electro-vital ents differ from or diffusive in is concentra- 1 ooncentrative, nsational. B D lal of the threo. [erent machines. few words upon acteristic of the ich its opposite on towards the •f the electric or called the poles oles. The dif- oles is believed itive and minus id, if I mistake ^ science at the sctricity or mag- and intensity at [)dy, and in min- ite extremity or pole; and that, between these ]K)iritK -the maximum and the minimum — the fluid is distributed, in i-es})eot to quantity and intensity U[>on a scale of regular gnuluation from the one to the other. The idea may be repreweiited by a line, commenc- ing in a point at the one end, and extending, with regularly increasing breadth, to the other end. The larger end would represent the jjositive pole, and the smaller, the negative pole. Or perhaps a better re]>resentHtion of the magnet would be a line of equal breadth from end to end, but having the one end white, or slightly tinted, say, with red, and the color gradu- ally and regularly increasing in strength to the other end, where it becomes a deep scarlet. Let the coloring-matter represent the magnetism in the body charged, and we have the magnet illustrated in its polarization: the deep-red end is the positive pole, and the white or faintly-colored end is the ne- gative pole. It is a law of polarization that the positive poles of different magnets repel each other, and the negative poles repel each other; while positive and negative poles attract each other. The same law of polarization rules in electric or ma^etic currents as in magnets at rest. THE ELEOTBIO OIBOUIT. The EUctrio Circuit is made up of anything and everything which serves to conduct the electric current in its passage — outward and returning — from where it leaves the inner surfaces of the zinc plates in the battery cell to where it comes back again to the outer surfaces of the same plates. When the con- ducting-cords are not attached to the machine, or when the communication between the cords is not complete, if the ma- chine be running, the circuit is then composed of the battery fluid, the platina plate, the poats, the connecting wires, which unite the battery with the helix, the helical wires, and their appendages tor the vibrating action. But when a patient is -?:• ■i ■:.: 36 XLECTBIOAL BOIENOB. under treatment, the conducting-cords, the electrodes, and m> much of the patient's person as is traversed by the current while passing from the positive electrode through to the nega- tive electrode, are also included in the whole circuit. And whatever elements may serve to conduct the current in any part of its circuit — be they metal, fluid, nerve, muscle, or bone — the same are all, for the time, component parts of one complete magnet, whicl ., in all its parts, is subject to the law of polarization, precisoiy as if it were one magnetized bar of steel. Usually, however, it is sufficient for practical pur- poses to contemplate the circuit as consisting only of that which the current passes through in going from the point where it leaves the positive post and enters into the negative cord, around to the point where it leaves the positive cord and enters into the negative post. v.- -J POLAKIZATION OP THE OIBOUTT. I have said, in effect, a little above, that, while tha current is running, the entire circuit is one complete magnet, which extends from the inner or positive sides of the zinc plates, where the current commences, all the way around to the outer or negative sides of the zinc plates, to .\ n.ch it returns. Viewed in this light its negative pole or end is the battery fluid, next to the positive surfaces of the zinc plates, and its positive pole or end is the brass clamp which, holding tl e metals together, is in contact with the outer and negative surfaces of the zincs. But, for practical purposes, it is sufficiently exact to consider the magnetic circuit as extending only from the positive post around through the conducting cords, the electrodes and the person of the patient to the negative post. Tlie negative end or polo of thie. magnet is the wire end of the cord placed iu the positive post, and the positive end or pol# is the wire end of the cord placed in the negative post. But any jnagnet may be viewed either as one whole, or.be XLBOmUOAL 80IBN0B. 87 ectrodes, and M> by the current ugh to the nega- e circuit. And current in any erve, muscle, or ent parts of one ubject to the law lagnetized bar of )r ^practical pur- ng only of that from the point into the negative positive cord and r. while the current ste magnetf which f the zinc plates, round to the outer .t returns. Viewed battery fluid, next d its positive pole 8 metals together, ■faces of the zincs. y exact to consider the positive post electrodes and the Tlie negative end he cord placed iu at is the wire end 8 one whole, or. be j; conceived as composed of a succession of shorter magnets placed end to end. If we view it as one entire magnet, we call the end in which the magnetic essence ia in greatest quantity the^«- itw6 end, and the end where it is in least quantity the negati/oe end. But if we imagine the one whole magnet as being divided '. up into several sections, then we conceive of each sectio:i >>n a -(distinct magnet, haviiig its own positive and negative poles. ' Andj'all the way through, these sectional magnets will be ar- ranged with the positive pole of the one joined to the negative :»pole of the next in advance of it. It is. just BO in respect to the magnetic circuit of a moving current. The whole circuit, as before remarked, is in reality one long magnet. But in applying, the terms jwaitwe and negative in our practice we often view the whole circuit — the one long magnet — as composed of a series of shorter ones, ar- ranged with positive and negative ends in contact; and all the way the current in each section is supposed to be running from the positive pole of the magnet behind to the negative pole of the magnet before. We consider the circuit, from the positive post around to the negative post, as composed of three magnets, as follows Mag- net No. 1, which extends from the positive post, along iLe cord and electrode, to the body of the patient, where the positive electrode is placed. Tlie negatwe pole of this magnet is the w re end of the o:,rd placed in the positive post, and its posi- tive pole in the positive electrode placed upon the person of the patient. No. 2, which is composed of tlie parts of the patient traversed by the current between the two electrodes. Its negative end or pole is tae part in contact with the positive pole of magnet No. 1, and its positive pole is the part in contact with the negative pole of magnet No. 3. No. 3 extends from the positive pcle of No. 2, through the electrode and dong the cord, to the negative post. Its negative pole is the negative elecirode in contnct with the positive end or pole of magnet Min... -I - ■ . ...I, ...»', I llri'iUryii li ft lil^ 38 ELBCTBICAI. SOIKNOB. No. 2, and its positive pole is the tovre end of the cord in the negative post. Since in every magnet the magnetic flnid is supposed to be regularly graduated from minimum quantity in the negative end to maximum quantity in the positive end, this is true in respect to the one magnet, consisting of the wlioie magnetic circuit, as well as in respect to each one of the sectional series. Consequently there must be the same quantity of magnetism in each negative pole of the sections as there is in the positive pole of the section immediately behind it. And the magnet- ism of the whole circuit between the positive and the negative posts is in its least volume next to the positive post, and in fullest volume next to the negative post. If we consider the circuit as divided into two equal halves, the negative half is plainly that which io\m\hQ positive post, and iXae positive half that which joins the negative post. From this it will be seen that what in practice are desig- nated as the positive and negative posts, and also positive and negative poles or electrodes are not such mj. relation to each other, but the reverse of it; that is to say, the positive jt>o«^ is not positive in relation to the negative post, but is negative to it; and the positive electrode or pole is not positive in relation to the negative electrode, but negative to it. The positive j?m<, like the positive electrode, is called positive, because it is the positi\ end of the sectional magnet next behind it. And the negative post, as also the negative electrode, is called negative because it is the negative end of the sectional magnet next in advance of it. 1-i?- THE OENTSAL FOINT OF THE OIRCTTIT. 7%tf central point of the circuit — that point which divides between its positive and negative halves — is reckoned, in prac- tice, to be tlie midway point in the line over which the current parses, in its whole course from the positive post around to vy-.-^i-'-'ii.. ' -t-, ''^: ELGOTRIOAL SOISNOS. n the negative post. When the cords are of eqnal length, thia point will always be in the person of the patient, about mid- way between the parts where the two electrodes are applied. This central p>int, or " point of centrality," is practically neu- ter — neither positive nor negative; and upon the two opposite halves of the circuit, the positive and negative qtialities of the current are in greatest force nearest to the posts, and in least force Clearest to the central point. At this point they cease altogether, and the central point is neuter. It may, perhaps, be observed that, in apparent contradiction of this statement, the sensational effect of the current on the negative half of the circuit is least nearest to the positive post, and becomes regularly ffreater as the current advances towards the central point; and that at this point it is greater than (it any other point between this and tlie positive post. To relieve this seeming contradiction, it is only necessary to consider that, in fact, the positive state on the negative half of the cui-- rent does increase regularly from the positive post to the cen- tral point. But that which is the increofe of the positive state is the decrease of the negative state. So it is still true that on the liegative half of the circuit, the negative qualities diminish as we advance towards the central point just as on the positive half, the positive qualities diminish r^ularly towards the cen- tral point, as stated above. ; THE OUBBENT* TJte current is that moving electric essence which traverses the circuit. The course of the current is always from the pos- itive to the negative. It leaves the machine at the positive post, where it enters the cord which holds the positive elec- trode or pole. Thence it advances around the circuit, going out from the opposite cord where that connects witli the nega- tive post. The forward end of the current is its positive end; the rear, of course, is its negative end. At it8 forward end it ■i^-..^.' "iiiiii 40 BLEOTBIOAL 80IBN0B. is in its greatest volume. At its rear end the volume h least. At the cerUral point of its circuit there is the mean quantity — the average rolume. And because the positive and nega- tive forces on either side exactly balance each other upon the central i>oint, therefore tliis point is practically neuter — neither positive nor negative. ICODIFIPATIONS OF ELBCTRIOITT, In the present stage of electric science, the conviction has become very general among experimenters that galvanism, magnetism, faradaism, frictional electricity and the electricity of the storm-cloud are, in their esseatiai nature, one and the same; being diversified in appearance and effects by the dif- ferent modes and circumstances of their development. This conviction haa been reached in various ways: but chiefly, per- haps, by observing the many analogies between the phenom- ena of these several forces, and also by the fact that each of them can be made to produce or be produced by one or more of the others. But I must forego any detailed discussion of this matter, since my limits will not admit of it, and shall as- sume that these apparently several agents are but modifications of the same generic force. There are two other phases or modifications of the electric principle, as I judge them to be, which are not so generally classed here. 1 refer to the forces of animal and vegetable vi- tality, as viewed in the next section. VITAI. F0B0E8 — ANIMAL AND VBGETABLE. Upon these points I must be permitted to offer a few words. ' - Of the animal hmgdom, I regard the " nervous fluid" or « nervous influence," popularly so called, as being the very principle of animal wtalization — the life Ibrce; and that, a modification of the electric force. It is, I think, pretty gen- •4 I -J XLBOTBIOAL SCIENCE. 41 erally conceded at this day that the " nervoas influence^ it probably electric. There are some alleged facts, and other cer« tain facts, which go far to sustain this view. It is said that if we transfix, with a steel needle, a large nerve of a living animal, as the great ischiatio, and let it remain in that condi« tion a snitable time, the needle becomes permanently magnet- ized. . So, too, if the point of a lancet be held for some, length of time between the severed ends of a newly-divided large nerve, that point, as I have heard it affirmed, on what ap- peared to be good authority, becomes magnetized; although I have not attempted to verify either of those cases by experi- ment. However, admitting them to be true, the metal is charged with simply the "nervous fluid." But the fact on which I myself chiefly rely for evidence of this identification, being almost daily conversant with it in my practice, is this : 2Tie " nervotu injhtence''^ obeys the laws of electrical polariza^ tion, attraction and rejmlsion. When I treat a paralyzed l>art, in which, to all appearance, the action of the nerve force is suGpended, I have but to assume that this force is electric, and apply the poles of my instrument accordingly, and I hrtng it in from the more healthy parts, along with the inorganic current from my machine. Forcing conduction through tl:e neives, by means of my artificial apparatus, I rouse the sus- ceptibility of the nerves until they will normally conduct tie " nervous influence" or electro-vital fluid, as I term it, and tie paralysis is removed. Again, if I treat an inflamed part, in which the capillaries are engorged with arterial blood, I have but to assume that the aflpected fart is over-charged with the electro-vital fluid, through the nerres and the arterial blood, and so to apply my electrodes, accc^ding to well known elec- trical law, as to produce mutual repulsion, and the inflamma- tory action is sure to be repressed. I manifestly change the polarization of the parts. This thing is so perfectly regular and constant that I am entirely assured before touching the M a-,. KLEOTBICAL SCIRNCE. patient, what sort of effect will be produced by this or that ar- rangement in the application of the poles of the instminent. If I desire to increase or depress the nervous force in any given case, I find myself able on this principle, to produce the one efiect or the other, at will. Hence, I say, the nervous infit ence obeys the electric laws, just as does the inorganic elec- tricity. I find this subtle agent not in the nerves only, but also in muscle and blood — more especially in arterial blood. Indeed it seems to pervade, more or less, the entire solids and fluids of the animal system. And wherever it exists, its action is just that of an electro-vital force. Examples of this fact will appear further along in the present work. While, there- fore, I can not affirm the identity of animal electricity and animal vitality, the theory of their identification, to my view, best accords with the manilestations under correct therapeutic treatment, and I am unaware of any established fact to dis- prove it. Vegetable vitality, also, I regard as another modification of the electric force. The fact has been proved by repeated ex- periments, that galvanic currents, passed among the roots of vegetables, causes a quickened development of the plants to a degree that would be deemed inci'edible by almost any one who had neither seen it nor learned its rationale. I have seen it stated, on authority which commanded my credence, that by this process lettuce leaves may be grown, within a few hours only, " from the size of a mouse's ear to dimensions large enough for convenient use on the dinner-table." BZTENT 07 ELEOTRIO AQENCT. When we have settled upon the position that the electricity of the heavens and of the artificial machine are identical, and that their identity is essentially one with galvanism, magnet- ism, the electro-vital fluid of animal and the life-force of the veget-^wMii ■'i:X:»'' .>,^>,,,-r,-'>; r u ELSOTBIOAL 80IEN0E. simjpUcity of the meams by which the Alniighty condnoti Hi» material oporations. A single agent made to perform pi-ocesBes 80 infinitely numerous, diversified and apparently complexl How auiazingi Simplicity is complexity!— majestic, like the inind of Qod. THEORY OF MAH. Let the question now be raised— What is rmnf The answer will have much to do with the remedial system which I aim to teach. For this reason it is thus early introduced. My answer to the above question is -as follows: Man is a three-fold being, composed of a body materialy a body eUotri- oal, and a spirit rational and indestructible. Let the elements of this definition be a little amplified: 1. The material body. This ia composed of various metals, earths, carbon, phosphorus, and gases. I need not go into a representation of their multiplied and curious combinotions to form the many parts of the body complete. But these are the ultimate elements; and a most superb and wonderful structure they here compose. Yet, notwithstanding all the manifest Bkillfuiness of its contrivance, and the power of its accopa- plishmerit, arid the hiceness aud beauty of its execution, it were a useless display if unaccompanied with the invisible agents which compose the two other grand constituents of man, to wit: |he body electrical and the spirit, or mind. Without these, it would quickly fall into decay, as we see it whep de- prived of them, and would be resolved into its origin|J*ele. mehts again. But to our gross material bodies the 'Creator has added, 2. The body electrical. By this I mean that which has commonly been termed « nervous influence, " " nervous fluid, '* ♦'nervovital fluid," and « nervo-electric fluid." I object, however, to each and all of these designations. They are too restricted and specific. They all seem to imply that it is an # iJBiiVI ail MOM mm^ BLBOTKIOAL KOOXCm. 46 jhty conduct') Hia Iperform pi'ocesses Jarently complex I Imajestic, like the tanf The answer m which I aim to duced. >llow6: Jfan it a tly a body eUotri- s. tie amplified: of various metals, need not go into a IS combinations to But these are the ronderful structure all the manifest ver of its aocopi- I execution, it were le invisible agents uents of man, to mind. Without re see it whep de- > its origin|^*ele- odies the Creator in that which has " nervous fluid, '* iuid." I object, IS. They are too aplj that it is an agent or influence which appertains especially to the narvoiu system; whereas the entire organism is under its pervading force. I do not doubt but its chief action is in and through the nervous system; but it also pervades and, as I think, vital- izes the whole body. The nervous system seems to be cre- ated as one principal means for its replenishment,* and to serve .as the medium of its ministrations to the body at lai'ge. I chose to term it electro-viial fluidy or eleet/ro-wtttUty. My reasons for so designating it are the following: (1) It is demonstrably electrical in its nature. (2) It appears to be identified, or at least connected immediately, with the vitaliza- tion of the body. (3) I wish, by its name, to distinguish it from nmntal vitality, or the vitality of spirit. Whether, as a peculiar manifestation of the electric principle, it vitalizes by its own nature and action solely, or whether it be charged with another mysterious element — a l\fe-foroe — and vitaiixes by ministering the latter to the material organism, I will not positively affirm. Whichever it be, the name I assign to it seems sufiiciently appropriate. But I strongly incline to the theory that this electro-vital principle does itself, by virtue of its own nature, vitalize the system. In other words, I am dis- posed to think that God makes it the immediate agent of vi- talization, having constituted it the vie vitce of both the ani- mal and the vegetable kingdoms. Nor does this idea, as I conceive, necessarily conflict at all with the doctrine of cell-life, as maintained by the best physiologists of the present day. I al\sa sometimes style this electro-vital element the lody-eleC' trical, because it is certainly an entity, coextensive with and, in greater or W^ force, wholly pervading the visible, material body. At this point I will take the liberty to introduce, although * The frcuu of this will probably be explained if another edition should be called (or. r W ILEOTBIOAL SOIKNCOk soinewlint digressively, a few thoughts on the Diarmorioifs or VITAMTY OB LIFK. There are, as I suppose, the following several kinds of life: (1) Spirit Ufa; (2) Moral life; (8) EUotria life. (1.) There is ajpirit life. And here are to be made several suMivisions. [1.] Uncreated spirit life. This is the Hfb of God. Of the nature of the Divine Essence we know nothing; yet that God is a real, living entity, we do know. My own conviction is that of the divine essence and the divine life are identical; that God, a spirit, is necessary, infinite, conscious Yrtkun — the voluntary Originatx>r of all existencies besides himself. But as to what is the essential nature of this vitality — this eternal spirit-life — we can have no conception, only that this '.ife is God. [2.] Vrmted spirit-life. And here we make another sub- division. (a) The life of created immortal spirit This is a rational, intelligent entity, representing the spirit of man and of un- ombodied, created intelligences above him. Thic spirit God created as it pleased him — '■'■ in his own likeness" — a living, in- destructible essence; and as I suppose, its essence and its life the same. {b) The life of created mortal spirit, as the spirit of the beast. Of the intrinsic essence of this spirit, we are also necessarily ignorant. Yet, of its attributes we know that it has consoiouanesa, seniiMlity, and %oill. Of its life we know »& little as of its essence; both of which, however, as I con- jecture, are also one aud the same — ^the spirit substance being itself essentially vital. (2.) We pass next to moral life. Thio life is identical with holiness — the very opposite of that defilement that dharaoter- izes moral death, which is a state of Hn. Bat let me again subdivide. ,^, immmmm KLKCTRIC4L, 80IKN0B. 4ft e DiarmoTiorfs or Jral kinds of life: io life. be made several ife of God. Of lothing; yet that y own oonviotion life are identioal ; oioUS VlTAUTT — besides himself, his vitality— Ui is on, only that this ake anotlier sub- This is a rational, f man and of un- Thif spirit God jss" — a living, in- ssenoe and its life the spirit of the irit, we are also we know that it its life we know iwever, as I con- ; substance being is identical with t that oharaoter- ut let me again [1.] As to the moral life of Ood, it consists in his infinite moral purity — his veracity, Justtco and benevolence or love — qualities which, in their combination, make up his holiness. [2.] The moral life of man, a* alto of other rational crea- tures. This consists in his sympathy of spirit vrit/t, Ood in res|)eot to those pure qualities which constitute the Divine holiness. (3.) FiiuiUy, there is electric or physical Hfe. But hen* again there are varieties. [1.] There is animal life, as of man and the lower animals. This I have already represented as consisting in the electro- vital force. [3.] Vegetable life. This is another modification of the same essential principle — electro-vitality. But now to return to the physical or animal life of man — the electro-vital element. While this is in such immediate relation to the visible body on the one hand, it holds, also, on the other hand, an immediate relation to the mental part, both of man and of tho other animated beings of earth. It serves to transmit, through the nervous system to the mind, all sen- sations and impressions from the outer world. It, moreover, receives from the mind the action of its volitions and imag- inary conceptions, and conveys through the nerves the impres- sions or impulsions thus obtained to the various parts of the body, and there secures the fulfillment of the mind's behests. It appears to be only in this way that communication is had bet\}reen the mind and its outer body. The natures of spirit and of gross matter .are so totally unlike, that it seems imprac- ticable for the mind and body to come into immediate mutual relation, or to act reciprocally, without the aid of a medium — ethereal, semi-materi&l and serai-spiritual, such as is the c'.ectro- vital fluid. And the Creator has accordii |ly provi< d this mysterious, invisible medium between the two, and thus, in a ■\,. 48 BLKCrKICAJ. BCIKNCK. degree, extended man's likenesa to liimeelf by making him a trinity in unity. [3.] T/te mind or tpirit. Tliis is immensnraltly the highest and most importniit cotiHtitiient of mftii. His body materiul will full back to dust. His body electrical may be reabsorbed in the great ocean of natural electricity that fills the earth and the lieavens. But his spirit is immortal. His spirit made in the divine image, lives and acts, thinks and feels, independently of every other existence save Him from whom its being came. While in connection with its visible body, its good or ill, its bliss or woe, has, indeed, much to do with its bodily state. But, w^hen separated from this body, its high and more independent existence is at once asserted; and then its good or ill are deter- mined by its Author only in accordance with the workings and affections within itself. A spi-itual and indetiLrnctible being like its Creator, it can never cease to be while He exists. But our present concern is with the mind in its relation to that electro-vital medium between it and the body, and to tho body itself. The mind's influence upon both of these lower parts of the entire man is truly wonderful, although perceptible mostly on the material body. Few persons are aware how much the state of the mind aflfects the bodily health, although the degree is often very great. "Yet this is done by the mind's action, first on the electro-vital functions, and through these, by way of the nerves, upon the bodily tiseue. Changes in the mental states will, in this way, frequently produce changed polarization in the physical organs, and thus determine infal- libly the matter of health or disease. So, too, the condition of the bodily health will often determine irresistibly the men- tal state. Whatever bodily changes afiect the polarization of the electro-vital medium in any part of the organism,' do thereby produce corresponding changes in the mind. These views of the reciprocal action between mind and body, through the medium of the electro- vital element, may serve to XLKOTBIOAL BOIENOSi 49 y making him a a My the liigliest 8 body material iy be reabgorbed Is the earth and 8 Hpirit made in 8, independently I its being came. 8 good or ill, its Ddily state. But, ore independent i or ill are deter- h the wt»rking8 d indebknictible while He exists, in its relation to body, and to tho these lower parts ugh perceptible are aware how health, although fie by the mind's through these, le. Changes in }roduce changed determine itifal- 0, the condition istibly the men- i polarization of fusm,' do thereby mind and body, it, may serve to explain thoBe psychological wonders cxliibitcd in the cure of diwuses by the imngiiuition, as well as in diseases and oven death induced by the imagination. I would much like to un- fold find illustrate this bearing of the subject; and, also, in tho light of It, to show the philotopKy of one mind acting intelligibly on another mind, with, and even without, the aid of the physical organs, as is sometimes seen in the facts of niesmt^rism. There is another thought which I will offer in this connec- tion. I maintain that all functional action of our bodily or- ganism, ah imtio, is conducted by thinhing mind, through the medium of organic electricity or the electro-vital fluid. Every organ as a whole, and every life-cell in detail, is charged with this active principle. I believe that every one of them is con- trolled and guided incessantly in its propagating, organizing and entire functional force by inteU'/zent mind, acting through this wonder-working agent — the f ctro-vital fluid. In respect to our voluntary exercises, this organic electrical force is made stibject to our own mental activities, and executes its oifice upon the bodily organism mainly through the medium of the nerves. But, as regards all the i/n/voJ/unta/ry functions, I be- lieve that control is exercised directly by the omniscient and all-pervading Ood, although in accordance with his swn es- tablished laws. Once more of the mmd let me remark, that oonadentiouaneta, sensation, and will belong to it alone. The hody never thinks nor feels; nor does the organic electricity within it. The pop- ular idea, especially with the less educated masses, is that, if a man burn his finger, it is the finger that smarts. But this can not be true. Pain can exist only where consciousness in. And there is no consciousness in the finger, nor in any mate- rial part. Only the /iJnd is conscious of existence, even; and hence only the mind can be conscious of pleasure or pain. If a limb be paralyzed, by interrupting in any way the flow of ^^SfSS® 60 IXBOTBIOAL SOIENOB. the electro-vital fluid through its nerves, r.nd thus depriving the mind of its medium of communication with it, you may burn that limb to a crisp and thc^ subject will feel no pain. When you burn your finger or break your arm, you disturb the action of the electro-vitality in the injured part, deranging its poles. This electric agent instantly "^mmunicates its dis- turbance along the nerves to the brain, where it reports to the mind and tells where the disturbance is. The conscious mind takes cognizance of the fact and feels distress. i. THK LOWER ANIMALS. It may, by some, be objected that, if we regard sensation as existing only in the »■ ind, as affirmed above, then we must concede mind to the Ic wer animal tribes, since they are sub- jects of consciousness, sensation and -v-ill, as truly as ourselves. I admit this necessity, and unhesitatingly take the position, as has been already done in the classification u minds, that the lower animals are in fact endowed with a eomething higher and more spiritual than theii material bodies or their animal vitality — something which bears distinguishing characteristics of mind. I would not, however, be understood to say , or to implv. that they possess all the characteristics of our minds, even in a rudimental degree. I do not believe they do. My theory does not accord to them either reason or immortality. Yet, in respect to the latter, my views are less decisive, and my utterances usually more reserved. But I think their minds may, and probably do, perish with their bodies. Nevertheless, the existence of conciousness, sensation and will, in any orders, does evidently presuppose some sort of mental constitution. And such mental structure, in them as well as in us, must be distinct from and superior to the animal vitality — compelling service from the latter, and using it as a medium for commu- nieating with the body, and with the outer world in general. mim nid thus depriving n with it, you may will feel no pain, iir arm, you disturb red part, derangiiig mmunicates its dis- re it reports to the The conscious mind !S8. --•';..:-•-•.':':> , . . regard sensation as )ove, then we must since they are sub- 9 truly as ourselves, take the position, as &r minds, that the 1 something higher dies or their animal thing charactfiristics pstood to say, or to sties of our minds, lieve they do. My on or immortality. B less decisive, and I think their minds dies. Nevertheless, will, in any orders, lental constitution. 1 as in us, must be itality — compelling lediuni for eommu- r world in general. ELECTRICAL SCIENOK. THB VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 61 As to the vegetable kingdom, there is here, so far as we- can discover, only a duality of principle, viz: the material body and a modified phase of electro-vitality. These compo- nent parts appear to sustain to each other, in the vegetable, re- lations quite analogous to those of the corresponding parts in the anfmal. But here the mental part is wanting; and conse- quently there is no consciousness, sensation, nor will; and the electro-vital action is guided in its elaborate and beautiful op- erations for the forming and developing of the plant, and in all its vital functions, by the all-pervading mind of God. NATCBAL POLARIZATION OP MAn's PHYSICAL ORGANISM. The electro-vital fluid, in the animal economy, is subject to the same principles of polarization as the magnetic current from the artificial machine, or the magnetism of the bar-magnet. In the material organism of man, the great nerve-cenrers — the brain, the spinal cord and the gangleons — appear to act the p 't of fired magnets, charged with the electro-vital fluid. Indeed, there 7.3 mucl. reason to believe that this fluid is elab- orated within theee nerve-centers — more especially within the brain — from the inorganic electricity of the outer world, which is supplied through the lungs in respiration, and conducted thence to these laboratories by a remarkably interesting process. These nerve-centers, viewed as magnets of electro- vitality, require to be regarded as having each a positive nucleus in the interior, on wh^.ch are ranged the negative ends of the currents which go out from this positive nucleus in every direction to the surface of the medullary organ — so radi- ating, as it were, from center to periphery. And the nerve-lines and ramifications which issue from these great nerve-centers are polarized evidently in the same way — the electro-vital fluid being disposed with its negative ends to the positive sm'facei ■ nUawrtuwnnmu M Wih „., fc r-. r^c *, e 52 XLEOTBIOAI. SCIENCE. of the nerve-centers, and its positive or plus endd to the " vital organs," and especially to the surfaces of the organism as a whole. There are many other polarizations in the human sys- tem., subordinate to those mentioned above; but I have no room to speak of them in detail. No. I. — Polished walnut case, with brass-bound corners, and diawer under- «ieath the helix. Size of case lo^ inches long, 9 wide, and jyi deep* Tha ■brass works are nicliel plated. Veneered rosewood case, bound and ornamented with German silver, (See Kidder's Catalogue.) BLECTPrOAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES. There are two, and only two, primary classes of disease — those in which the electro-^ital force is abnormally positive, and those where it is preternaturally negative. The former dt to the af. 'e positive 1 I !e that, by the le e\ 's that X would remedy! Do yon not see that, by placing my negative pole on the already overcharged and inflanied eyes, I attract to them yet more of the electro-vital fluid, and so increase their positive condition and aggravate the inflammation? and that, by presenting my positive electrode to the eyes already morb or less paralyzed, I repel what little electro-vitality there wab there, ^id so make the nerves all the more negative and dead? And yet, I repeat it, this is precisely the plan of almost all the men who use electricity in therapeutic practice with any re- gard to :ts polarization. They treat a positive disease — rather a hi/persthenio disease, (for they seldom know anything of the electrical states of diseased parts), with the negative pole, and an azoodynamic disease, which is negative, with the positive pole I — all directly antagonistic to sciencti and snccess. But the great mass of physicians, who attempt to treat elec- trically, have no knowledge either of the electri(jal condition of the various forms of disease, nor of the distinctive and pe- culiar eflTects produced by either pole of the artiflcial current; and consequently all their use of this |)Owerful agent if entire- ly empirical — merely haphazard experiment. I may have raised an inquiry a few moments since which ought to be answered. I said, in effect, that in treating a positive disease, snch, for instance, as acute, inflammatory rheumatism or acute pleurisy, I would use the positive pole on the inflamed parts, and the negative pole on eith(*r some healthy part or on a morbidly negative part, if I conld find such. So, too, I said I would treat a negative disease, such as amaurosis or torpidity of liver, with the negative pole, placing the positive pole on either some healthy or morbidly jwsitive part. The query may hav^ arisen, " By placing the one pole or the other on a healthy pa'*t, do ^uu not derange the normal electro-vital action there, disturbing its healthy polarization ?" I answer, yea, for the time being, I do; and if this disturbing force were to be steadily continued for any considerable time, / iO SLECTRICAL BCIENOB. the disturl.aiice would produce manifest and serious dise ^. But then, a pole or electrode, placed on a healthy part, we generally raove, or ought ti move, more or less, every few mo- ments, which prc«rents the establishment of any perverted ac- tion in the part; and the moment the electrode is withdrawn, the normal polarization and healthy action are resumed. • • 'i . ' ' ., V8E OV THB LOKO CORD. It is often desirable to bring the entire parts of the patient, through which the current is made to pass, under one and the same kind of influence — such as shall make them all more positive or more negative. Especially is this true in many cases where we wish to run tlirough but a short space. For this purpose, there is frequent advantage in using conducting cords of unequal length. As my views on this point have been disputed in 3ertain quarters, I will endeavor here to place them in such a light that they shall not be rejected for want of being rightly understood. ' I have previously remarked * that for practical purposes, it is sufficiently exact to consider the magr,^tia cirouU as extend- . ing only from the jposUi/ve post, around through the conducting c<^>rds, the electrodes, and the person of the patient, to the negative post. We will so regai*d it at present. This circuit may be viewed as one continuous magnet, made up of several Bections or shorter magnets placed end to end — the positive end of the first to the negative end of the second, and the pos- itive end of the second to the negative end of the third. In this arranajement, the negative end of the first section is the negative pole of i je one whole magnet, and the pot. tive end of the third section is the positive pole of the whole magnet. The minimum qrantity of the magnetism is supposed to be at the negative pole, and the maximum quantity at the posi- , , ^Folarisationcf the Circuit, '^t^ti^. >'■! i" mmm t erious dise ^t. althy part, we every few mo- jierverted ac- is witiidrawn, esiiined. of the patient, er one and the thera all more true in manj rt space. For ng conducting lis point have r here to place ected for want al purposes, it 7uU as extend- the conducting patient, to the This circuit up of several —the poBitive , and the pos- the third. In section is the )Ofc tive end of hola magnet jpposed to be 7 at the posi- KLECTRICAL 8C(ICN0E. 61 tive pole; and the quantity is supposed to increaHe, by regu- lar ffraduation, from the negative to the positive pole. This being so, the quantity is the same in tlic positive end of either section and the negative end of the adjoinig section, at their point of contact. Now, in practice, the body of the patient, or bo much of it as is embraced between the two electrodes, may be regarded as the seooTul section in this magnet; and the cord connected with the positive post, together with its electrode attaclied, may be counted the^r«^ and moat negative sectioit; and the c(>rd con- nected with the negative post, along with its electrode, may bo the third and moat poaitvue section. And if this whole mag- net be more >ind more positive, by regular degrees through all the sections, frc la its negative to its positive end or pole, then the nearer any given part of it, say the aecond section — the pa- tient's person, may be to its positive pole in the negative post, so much the more positive that section or part \/ilI be. And the nearer such part or section may be to the negative polo in the positive post, so much the more negative it will be. If the cords be of equal length, the central point in the circuit or magnet will be in the second section — the person of the pa- tient, midway between the electrodes; and that section will be charged with the m^an quantity of the magnetic fluid. The central point will hold exactly the mean quantity. But if the cord in the^r*^ section be two yards long, and that in the third section be Jvttr yards, then section second — the patient's parts under treatment — ^will be nearest to the negative pole in the posi- tive post, and consequently will be charged with much leae than the mean quantity of the fluid, and will therefore be made so much the more negative. If, on the other hand, the cord in section first be four yards in length, and that in section third be only two yards, then the patient's body — section second — will be brought nearest to the positive polo in the negative post; and of course be charged with much m,ore than the mean ; KLKOTBIOAL flCIKITCS. (jimiitity of the mftgnotio fluid, and hence will be mndo bo much the more positive. It IB true that the positive and negative p)leB of nection second — the jmrts of the patient between the electnuies — will not be reversed by any such changes in the length or relative poBitiona of the conducting cords; nor is such reversal re- quired in those casee where the use of the long ooi-d is indi- cated. The only change of polarization called for in Buch cases, is that all the parts through winich the cuiTent is to pasB should, in greater or less degree, be affected alike, as be- ing made more positive or more negative. Of course these parts will be so affected in different degrees — those nearest to the short cord the moat/ those nearest to the long cord the least. The class ^i cases where the use of the long cord is more especially advantageous, comprises those in which it is desir- able to run the current out of the patient at the shortest ad- missible distance from the positive electrode. For example, in treating cynanchs tohsillaris (quinsy), if treating with the positive pole in the mouth, wo would not wish to run the cur- rent further than to the back of the neck; or, if treating ex- ternally, we would not wish to carry the negative electrode further from the positive than from side to side. Here tlie long cord, with the negative electrode, would be a special ad- vantage in subduing the inflammation. We would not care to inorease the inflammatory action, as we should necessarily do on the positive side of the central poiut, by using cords of equal length. Again, if treating a case of acute enteriS — inflammation of the intestines — we would not use the negacive pole at the sacrum or the coccyx. Keither would we wish to reduce the strength of the lower limbs by carrying the negative pole to the feet. Nor, yet again, would we care to endanger the thoracic viscera by running the current from the abdomen up to BLKOTMIOAL 80IEN0K. 68 I 1 be made bo )l<'8 of section U'ctrodt'B — will ^th or reliitive ch reversftl re- fj cord is indi- ed for in such e cuiTent is to ;ed alike, as be- Of course these — those nearest le lonff cord the f cord is more hich it is desir- the shortest ad- For example, reating with the to run the cur- if treating ex- jative electrode side. Here the be a special ad- oiild not care to d necessarily do using cords of — inflammation ive pole at the )h to reduce the negative pole to ) endanger the ) abdomen up to the dorsal or cervical v#»rtebrtB. The true way, in Mtch a caw, would be to connect the negative electrode with a long cord, and then to run the current through the inflamed parts, and out somcwliere from the lumbar vertebrue to the coccyx, by treating over tlie abdomen with the })Ositive pole, and placing the negative pole on the lower parts of the spiue. As the cords that accompany the machine from the manu- facturer are usually cut about two yards in length, every prac- titioner should supply himself with an extra cord, of at least three yards, to be used as the long cord. THB IMWARD AND TUK OUTWARD ODRBEMT. I have already said that when the conducting cords are of equal length, as for the most part they should be, the central point of the circuit will be in the person of the patient, about midway between tlie two electrodes. Now, since the current always runs from the positive to the negative the circuit will be in the person of the patient, about midway between the two electrodes. Now, since the current always runs from the pos- itive to the negative pole, and makes its whole circuit in that direction, it will be readily seen that, from the place on the patient where the positive pole is applied, inward as far as to the central point, the direction of the current may properly be said to be inward,' and that, from the central point to the place of the negative electrode, where the current comes out, its direction may be said to be outward. Wlien, therefore, a part is treated with the positive pole, or when the part under treatment appears anywhere between the positive pole and the central point, it is not unusual to say, it is treated with the inward current. And when a part is treated with the nega- tive pole, or when it appears between the central point and the negative pole, it is often spoken of as being treated with the outward current. .». Bc e;i. ' > ■ 64 ELECTRICAL 80IBN0B. MECHANICAL EFFECT OF EACH POLE. The mechanical effect of the forward end of the current, or that part of it which is under the negative electrode, is to re- lax, expand and weaken; while that of the rear end, under the jjositive elctrode, is to contract and strengthen. A moving ship disperses the waters at its bow, but draws them in at its stem. The bullet shot from a gun, in passing through a plank, leaves the perforation closed where it enters in, but wide open where it comes out. Thus, in physics, the advance end of a moving body tends to disperse the element through which it is passing, while the rear end tends to its contraction. Anal- ogous to this are the mechanical effects of the different ends of an electrical current in the living tissue. Wlien, therefore, we wish to relax a muscle that is unnaturally contracted, as by rheumatism or Otuerwise, we must bring it under the forward end — the outward current — the negative pole. If we desire to contract ligam^^nts or muscles that are abnormally relaxed, (iiot atrcj}hied), as in prolapsus uteri, we must subject them to the rear end of the current — the positive pole. Parte that are unnaturally contracted are electrically negative in excess, and need to be nade more positive. And parts that are un- healthily relaxed are too positive, and should be made more negative. "We make a part more positive by applying to it the negative pole, and more negative by applying to it the positive pole. Parts spas-inodicalf'y contracted are acute and positive; those peiynancfitly contracted are chronic and negative. EELAXED XSm ATEOPHIED OOlTOITIOKa. I alluded above to a distinction between a relawed and an atrophied, condition r)f an organ. There is such a distinction, .chich should be carefully observed while treating parts so af- fef^.ted. An atrophied muscle or organ becomes soft and flabby from lack of nourishment. But this condition is not properly gr wp i i w " •mmtmm ELKOTRICAL 8CTEN0K. 65 OLE. if the current, or lectrode, is to re- ar end, under the then. A moving ws them in at its through a plank, n, but wide open idvance end of a through which it ntraction. Anal- the different ends Wlien, therefore, ' contracted, as by iindei' the forward le. If we desire normally relaxed, ust subject them pole. Parts that egative in excess, parts that are un- ild be made more applying to it the ; to it the positive 5Ute and positive; i negative. TI0N8. a relcuned and an such a distinction, eating parts so af- les soft and flabby on is not properly one of relaxation. It is rather a diminution — a thinning mit of atoms, by wasting without replenishment. Such a condi- tion is always negative, and requires treatment under the neg- ative pole. On the contrary, relaxed parts, such as appear in prolapsus uteri, and in the sagging down of the diaphragm, with the thoracic and abdominal viscera, exhibit no lack of nutrition or of vital action. EelaxPtion is loosening of atoms from each other, more or less, without loss of aggregate weight; and implies a condition electrically positive in excess, and calls for treatment with the positive pole. GENERAL DIRECTIONS OF THE CUBEENT. Negative affections, as a general rule, are best treated with the upward-running current — the positive pole being placed at a lower point than the negative. Inflammatory affections, and other plus conditions, for the most part, should be treated with the down-running current, keeping the negative pole at a lower point than the positive. But these rules admit of fre- quent exceptions, which every practitioner's expe'ience will soon reveal. The downward current, running with the downward and outward course of the nerves, tends to depletion and weahiesSy for the reason that it runs off from the eyetem the electro-vital fluid. The upward current, on the other hand, running against the nerves, inward towards their source, feeds the syst^sm with fresh electricity, and gives a tonic effect. Yet for this purpose, it must not be too long continued, nor of too severe strength, lest it overtask and irritate the nerve-sheaths. In treating a. paralyzed organ, the current should commonly be run from a healthy part, whether that require it to be directed downwards or upwards. For example: In treating a paralyzed foot or leg, the positive pole shonld be upon the lower part of tho spine — at the coccyx — or even under the sole of the opposite foot. It is best to alternate between these \ iMWWMw' «6 BLECTUIOAL SCIENCE. positions. So in treating a paralyzed hand or arm, let the cnr- rent be run from the upper part of the spine, and frequently also from the opposite hand. With the negative electrode, treat all over the paralyzed parts. Yet it is well, in these cases, otiteii to reverse the direction of the current for a brief period at the close of the sittings, say one to two minutes, for the purpose of rousing the nervous susceptibility, and to prevent exhaustion from too continuously running off the electro-vital fluid. TREATING WITH ELEOTROLYnO 0UEEENT8. For decomposing and carrying off unnatural growths, as fis- tula, ficus, glandular enlargements and other tumors, it is often best to dilute the electrolytic quality of the galvanic current A B with one or both of the Faradaic currents, as by taking A C or A D instead of A B. But malignant and poisonous affections, as scirrhus and other varieties of cancer, and also cases of infectious virus, demand continually, or with but occa- sional exceptions, the primary galvanic current A B. In treating these malignant affdctions, the current should be run through as short a distance of heaUhy tissue as possible, yet 60 as fairly to reach the diseased part. And whether this part he brought, for a given time, under the one pole or the other, the opposite pole should be attached to the long cord, so as to throw the central point of the circuit, not in the person of the pa- tient, but out on the long cord, thus bringing the entire organic parts through which the current is passed on one and the same side of the center, and so, under the ruling influence of the eame pole. Those diseases which require the chemical or electrolytic currents should, for the most part, be treated under the nega- tive pole, particularly those which need the galvanic current A B, and also old ulcers and chronic irritation ofun/wyas sur- /aces. Glandular enlargement^ not of scirrhous character, and eylu8 condition to exist over a wide region, then, everything being overohargedt the visible :'^ No. 2. Physician's Visiting Machine. No. 2 is a four coil apparatus, producing ten currents of eleclricity, of com- nacVfrnm with an uprigkt stopfer battery, constantly ready for use many ^eeks wUhoul any atti^tfon. TSfcoil^box stand, upright m one «'d rf J.'' case where it is hinged. By springs underneath the hinges that fasten the coil- box to the case, the^battery'isLnn^cted to operate the coils f «" t«'?}«d down to a horizontal position, as seen in the figure. If ever desired the coil-box can be detached and connected with any ather battery by the '*o/"7 .^«.P' .°" the back part. This machine is about 6 inches long, 3>i wide, and 6 inches deep, and has a metallic handle for carrying -„,-,.»« Uo. 3 is another form of Physician's Visilir.g Machine. It hat ten c,,rrei^>. of the fame qualities as those' of Machine No. 2; but the helix remains hon^ rental in the case, which is a little larger than that of No. a. With rubber stopper battery. phenomena would be as rare and as difficult of attainment ab if all around were negative. How, then, can it be inferred, with any certainty, from such data, that there is a deficiency of electricity, rather than an excess of it? In the case of cholera, for instance the first stage, or during the "rice-water " dischargee, the condition of the system is, as id minus Con- ine wLr.t near, appear when to produce a n to exist over jedf the visible r eleclricity, of coin- ready for use many in one end of the that fasten the coil- i when turned dov/n ed the coil-box can two screw cups on wide, and 6 inches It hat ten cnrreiits helix remains hori- Fo. 2. With rubber f attainment ab it be inferred, ) is a deficiency stage, or during the system is, as ELEOTBIOAL SOIENOB. fP in other acute affections, excessively positive; but that, as the collapse comes on, it rapidly subsides into an intensely nega- tive state, thus asbuming the chief characteristic of a chronic condition. I have no donbt that the prevalence of cholera is often ag- gravated or mitigated by peculiar electrical states of the atmos- phere. • It appears altogether probable that such may be the fact; and I should presume that electrical treatment, properly administered, would be found eminently successful in this fear- ful malady. Again, in chronic rheumatism there might, at first view, seem to be frequent exceptions to the rule last above stated; but the cases alluded to are not such. It is often the fact, dur- ing chronic rheumatism, that soreness and severe pain are felt, e8i)ecially under the presentation of the negative pole, tlius showing that these points require to be treated with the posi- tive pole. But, in such cases, although the general disease of the system be chronic and negative, these sore and severely painful points have, for the time, risen i' their electro-vital condition, and so become acute and positive. But when chronic rheumatism is attended with only a dull pain, and that chiefly under exercise of the parts, and with little or no increase of pain under an application of the negative pole of the A D current, medium strength, and with no swelling, then the pain, the stiffness and the lameness are all marks of the negative state, and the parts must be treated with the neg- ative pole Oi the A D current, strongly at first, but diminish- ing in force, from tinie to time, as the patient becomes relieved. Alkaline affections — those causing excessive alkaline secre- tions — are elecU'ically positive. Acid or acidulous states are negative. HEALING. For healing wounds, burns, ulcers, irritation of mucous membranes, and cutaneous eruptions, the A D current is by cXW .,^uai 70 ELGCTKIOAL 80IEN0B. far the best. Recent wounds, contusions and burns are elec- trically positive. Old ulcers and irritations are generally neg- ative. DIAGNOSIS. ■■;';• 'v;-^''.:''-' To make a correct diagnosis, it is needful to bear in mind the following general principles: ■ -.: ■ 1. Wl«re tie organism is in health, the momentary appli- cation to the patient of the negative pole of the double Fara- daic current B D — the best for diagnostic use — in good me- dium strength,* will be directly felt, yet will cause no pain. Whatever muaoular contractions may be produced for the time, they are harmless, and need not be noticed. Wherever the electro-vital fluid io in excess, producing hypersthesia — too much vital action — the part is morbidly poaiti/oe; and, ex- cepting sometimes in the stomach and bowels, the B D cur- rent, of medium force, directed to that part under the negative pole, will produce sluirjp pain. But where a current of full medium strengtli can not be felt under the negative pole, there is a morbidly negative state — a deficiency of vital action — a condition of at least partial paralysis — anaesthesia. 2. In a state of health, different persons will have different degrees of sensibility to the electric current, depending on their varied nervous susceptibility. Again, the same person will be much less sensitive to the current when directed to the spine, particularly the lower part of it, and to the stomach, than when directed to most other parts. Also, where bones He near the surface, the periosteum — the membrane imme- diately investing the bone — is apt to feel more sensibly under the electrodes than the muscular parts. But these variations Boon become so familiar to the practitioner that he finds no diflSculty in making the proper allowances for them. ♦By a current of good medium strength, T mean one which, In the hands, is ordinarily felt rather strongly, yet not suificlenily so to produce distress. iP>i KtKCTBICAL SCIENCE. 71 irns are eleo- [enerallj neg- bear in mind lentary appli- double Fara- -in good me- luse no pain. uced for the J. Wherever ypersthesia — ti/oe; and, ex- the B D cur- r the negative jurrent of full Degative pole, of vital action ;hesia. have different depending on ) same person iirected to the the stomach, ►, where bones ibrane imme- sensibly under lese variations i£t he finds no • lem. 1, in the hands, It :e distress. In making an electrical examination, the two following questions present theiViselves to be answered: First, whether anywhere, and, if so, where is there a morbid electrical state in the body of this patient? Second, what is the electrical condition of that unhealthy part? Is it positive or negatived , These questions being answered, according to the tests just given, the well-instructed practitioner is prepared to go on and treat the patient judiciously, and with success, if success be attainable by any form of medication. Let me next say, it is hest, as a general rule, to make ex- amination with the negative jwle. The reason of this is that, since the current is always more energetic under the negative then under the positive pole, it makes itself more sensibly y room and the adjustment of apparel should be the Bnvi^'^ M l'^" "'•eatuient. To prevent improper chilliness, the room oug.jt t > be of such temperature that clotliirif^ is not required for bodily comfort — say, from 70 to 80 degrees, I'^ahrenheit. Seat the patient on a stool or chair, ■(a stool is most convenient), and yourself at his side, with your machine ready for use, on a table or bench before him, and a vessel of warm water within easy reach. If the patient be a man we let his trunk be disrobed, giving; free access to the back, chest and abdomen. If the patient be a woman, let her be fiovered with a ti-eating-robe, of which garments the prac- titioner should keep a supply. They are made much like a livdy's plain nightgown; but large and loose, so as to serve ladies of any size, and give ample room to work the electrodes under them. Her skirts should be dropped helow the seat, so tar that their bands shall lie acro^-^ her lap. Let us now suppose the machine to be working. We will take the B .T) current. Let it be of good medium strength. We regulate the strength by the quantity of fluid in the bat- tery, so far as vohime is concerned, and by means of the plunger as res ^cts intensity. The electrodes should be dampened with warm water. Let tlie sponge-roll^ (a very thin e.xpansion of sponge, quilted upon a muslin lining, and enveloping one of tlie tin electrodes), be made the jx)eiti\e pole, and be placed under the coccyx — lowest p-^rt of the spine. Then attach the positive cordj that is, the cord connected with the negative post, to another sponge-roll, to be held in the operator's right ^■M ELKCTR.OAL 801KN0B. 78 f> manifest, or t'xainiu. ticn lessary. And or infrcitious ajtprel'^uded e:iei;il rule, to given above, ent of apparel rent improper l>erature that iv, from 70 to stool or chair, ide, with your re him, and a 5 patient be a access to the i^oman, let her euts the prac- ; much like a as to serve the electrodes ?t/j the seat, bo ing. We will ium strength, id in the bat- of the plunger be dampened hin expansion nveloping one and be placed hen attach the the negative )eraior'8 right If'd; o', what is better, atta;;h it to u thir, flexible, metallic w istband, (br:>«8 is good, but metallic la , such as is used in ♦ immir-^ regalia, is best), underlaid with wet muslin, and ^stened around the right wrist This brings the operator's hand into the c'rcui*^ s the negative electrode or polo. Next, pass a moist, warnj sponcre all over the j>atieutV buck. Now, before the back bee* .nes dry, press the points of the two fingers • firmly, yet not r.icomfortably, upon tlie back of the neck at the base of the skull; thence move gradually downward by frequent touches of the same firm b»it gentle character, keep- ing one finger on each side of the spinous processes, until the whole length of the spine has been, in this maimer, passed over. If sharp pain or soreness be felt at any point, note that point; there is inflamed irritation there. Then return up to the right or left shoulder, and pass in like mjyiner, by frequent touches with one or two fingers, over jJl parts of the back on that side of the spine, down to the hips. Then in the same way, examine the shoulder and back on the other side of the spine noting as before, every ])oint, if there be any, where soreness and pain appear. After tins, pass over the entire neck; then over the front parts of the tho- rax and abdomen down to the jielvic bones, everywhere watch- ing for soreness and pain. Next go to the head. Wet the hair through to the scalp, becnuse dry hair is a bad conductor, and change to a very aqft B C current. Tlien go over all the head . ^ the Kanie manner as over the neck and trunk. Better reverse he poles on the head, by transposing the cords in tl'e posts, so 8 to make the manipulating hand the positwe pole. The liead s, or ought to be, extremely sensitive. You need not do iiiis, however, if the negative pole can be recjeived on the head without discomfort, as it sometimes can be. Com- mence on the cerebrum, and then pass to the cereliellural If, in the examination A the spine, the practitioner finds it uncomfortable to bear in his fingers a current of sufficient :^ -"■--•as ?. \:\^;: 74 £LECTUICAL St'IKNCB. strength to l»e diBtinctly felt in thiit part of tlio pntfent, he may use the Hide-spungo cup on the spine. But let him never use a current on another peravtt which he does not first apply to his own ' . .08, so as to know its intensity, Indeed, if one prefer t'^ ..<roce88, he '• - do HO although there !« advantage in nwing the fingers, tice, by their concentrated impressions he in more sure to detect disetise thivn by the broader face of the Hj)onge cup. Primaky Cki.l Battery, shown without the lid. Primary C!ell Battery, ,i8 cells, carbon and line elements, sir.e of cells 2^ inches long, horizontal le.igth, lyi wide, ^% deep. Polished walnut case, 17 inches long, 7 wide, \2% deep. Now, wlu rover there is found soreness or lanmnating p(dn Tinder tlie touch it is sure that the part is preternaturally positive — nioi'e or lees so, according to the degree of painful irritability. On the other haiid, if there be found a part ELECTBIOAL SCIEKOB. 7ft tlio patient, he let him never not first apply Indeed, if one whole process, 111; the fingers, more Bure to >onge cup. IE LID. 5, sire of cells 2^ ed walnut case, 17 imnating padn pretematnrally ree of painful found a part evincing much less than the nsnal sensibility found in the healthy corresponding part of other patients, it may safely be pronounced torpid or paralytic, more or less. It lacks sufHcient electro- vitality, is improperly negative, and needs to be treated V'ith the negative pole. It will often ha])pen that diseased action is found in parts where thepatient was entirely unaware of its existence until the practitioner's fingers or other electrode revealed it. Again, it will sometimes be found that there is no disease whatever in parts where the patient supposed disease to be active. But when we find patients to be especially nervous, it is not always best to tell them immediately just what our examinations have revealed to us — how severely or how little we think them diseased. It is sometimes better to humor, more or less, the patient's own views for a time; lest, by exciting him or her, we make a dif- ficult case out of one that might have been mastered with com- l)arative ease. In this matter discretion should guide us. Hut let me say further, what I deeply feel, that neither do I think it right to persistently conceal from patients, especially thoHC who are dangerously affected, a knowledge of their true condition. In my opinion, physicians often unwittingly incur an awful responsibility in this way, wronging their patients In the most vital and momentous of all interests — the interests involved in a due preparation for death, I believe the true way, in every such case, is for the physician himself, in a kind and soothing manner, to reveal to the patient, little by little, if need be, what he really thinks, or to ask the patient's pastor, or some other calm and judicious person to do it for him. I believe the visits of a discreet and affectionate pastor, or, in the absence of a pastor, of some other mild and Christian friend, to the bedside of the sick is, nine times in ten, not only no embarrassment to the patient's recovery, but positively favorable to it, and ought to be habitually encouraged, rather than restrained by medical practitioners. «/i-■^^;. ";■".' &^.. lA* VI'.''- -»,.*•♦ PRESCRIPTIONS. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. *?5i: The author wishes to caution the reader not to rely merely on the forms of treatment here prescribed, but to study thor- ou^ldy the principles taught in the preceding pages, until he shall have mastered them, and can judge for hinis(!lf of the correctness of these prescriptionf*. It should be remembered, however, that the diseases here considered are viewed in their simple or uncom/plicated suites. Where comj)lications exist, the treatment must be mcxliKed according to the judgment of the practitioner. In these instructions, it is always to be understood that the treatment prescribed is with cords of equal length, except when the long cord is especially mentioned. In most of the local diseases here named, particularly those which are electrically negative, it is desirable to supplement the local treatment prescribed with occksional general tonic treatment, where, in the judgment oi 'he practitioner, it can be given without detriment to the local aiiection. In all treatments, the electrodes should be moistened \nth warm water. f OENEUAL TONIO TREATMENT. Take the B D current, (A D is very good), of fair medium strength. Place the sponge-roll, N, P. (Negative Pole), at the coccyx — lowest jjoint of spine — and mani2)ulate with side- sponge cup, P. P. (Positive Pole), from the feet all over the lower limbs to and about the hips, occupying five to ten ;f9*- ■1 ELECTRtOAL MBDIOATIOV. n ,4 to rely merely t to study thor- pnuft's, until he hiiiiMCilf of the be remembered, viewed iu their plications exiBt, ;he judgment of erstood that the length, except irticularly those to supplement 1 general tonio ctitioner, it caa )n, ■..^■•^V'-r moistened vnth of fair medium ve Pole), at the late with side- jet all over the ing five to ten iiiinutcfl. Tlicn remove the N. P., substitnting for the »lK)nge-roll the end-sponge cup, and place this upon the spine at the lower part of the neck. Now manipulate with sido- H|K)nge cup, P. P., over the trunk generally, from the lower to the up])er parts, giving si)ecial attention to the spinal column by treating it scinewhat more than other parts. Treat the trunk sonje five to tifti!en minutes. Next, keeping the N. P. still upon the back of the neck, treat with P. P. over the hands and arms, up to and about the shoulders. Treat here two or three minutes. It has been customary, for the most part, in giving general tonic treatment, to make the P. P. stationary — placing it suc- cessively at the feet, the coccyx and the hands — and to manip- ulate above it with the N. P. But the better way is as directed above. The object is to reinforce the main nerve- lines and centers with electricity from without. The nerves branch off from their centers — the brain, the spinal cord, the ganglions, and the great plexuses — and run, in general, down- ward and outward from the trunk lines, in a manner somewhat analogous to the branches and twigs of an inverted little tree. If we place before us such a shrub, with the root upward and the branches pi)inting downwards, and then draw lines from the lowest point of tlic lowest twig to the outer ends of all the branches surrounding the main trunk, we shall see that our lines, instead of running in the general directions of the limbs will, for the most part, run across the twigs. But if we draw our lines from the outer extremities of the branches and twigs up to the root or near to the source of the trunk, we will find the lines, in the main, running nearly parallel with the branches. Now, let us substitute for this inverted tree the nervous sys- tem of a man, anr' -omember that the electric current moves from the positive t., the negative pole as nearly in straight lines as it can where there are good conductors, such as the nerves and muscles, an 1 it will at once appear that in treating 'm^ --=:'^>J 78 BLEOTRICAL MEDIOATIOW. m the lower limbs, If we place our N. P. at the coccyx, and <-,hen manipulate with P. P. over the feet and legs, our electric lines are riinningfrom all the surface extremities of the nerve rami- ficjitions, wherever the P. P. is moving, directly into and along these fine ramitications, and, tlirough the larger nerve-branches, up to the stationary K. P. Or, if we treat the trunk of the body by placing the IS^. P. on the spine, near its upper end, and then manipulate with P. P. from the iower part upward over the back, sides, abdomen and chest, our current strikes into the surface extremities of the nerves at every point where the electrode touches, and makes its way upwards, along the nerve-lines, to the great spinal cord under the K. P. — thus re- plenishing with fresh electricity all the ganglions, plexuses and nerve-trunks along the way. But if P. P. be made stationary at the lower end of the section under treatment, and we manip- ulate over the parts with the N^. P., the current strikes from P. P., across the nerve branches and conies out at their surface extremities wherever the negative electrode moves — so reaching but indirectly and imperfectly the trunk lines and their centers. COMMON COLDS. Electrical Treatment. — Take the B D Faradaic current — moderate strength. If the affection be mainly in the head, give as follows: First. A face hath. Let an earthern wash basin, nearly filed with tepid water, be placed on a table or chair before the patient, he holding the sponge-roll N. P. in his hands. 'No-'^ let him bury his face in the water as long as he can hold his breath. At the instant after his face is in the water, drop into til 3 water the tin electrode P. P. Repeat this process ao often i^ he recovers his breath, some eight, ton, or a dozen times. Second. Place the sponge-roll N. P. in the hands as before, and, making an electrode P. P. of yotir own hand, in the manner directed for diagnosis, clasp tlie nose of the patient 'If,' ELECrKICAL MEDICATION. 79 coccyx, and ihen our electric lines f the nerve rami- y into and along p nerve-branches, the tninh of the ar its upper end, iwer part upward p current strikes very point where ►wards, along the ISr. P.— thus re- ons, plexuses and made stationary t, and we manip- ■ent strikes from t at their surface ves — so reaching ind their centers. radaic current — ily in the head, sh basin, nearly chair before the is hands. JS"©^- he can hold his water, drop into process ao often dozen times. • I the hands as wn hand, in the > of the patient 1 between your thumb and finger, moving them up and down along the sides of the nose, and on the nose between the eyes, about five minutes. Hepeat the above forms two or three times a day. If there be hoarseness or cough, or stricture of lungs, or soreness of chest, place N. P., with loruj cord, upon back of neck, and -treat with P. P. over the front part of neck and breast, and wherever upon the thorax stricture or soreness appears. If therp oQ a feverish condition of the system, attended, perhaps, with pain in the head, place P. P. on the spine, a lit- tle below the cranium, and treat with N. P. long cord., all the way down the spine, and over the entire back, sides, chorax and abdomen. In this case let the current be rather mild, and be continued for a considerable length of time, with the view of bringing out perspiration. It is desirable that the pa- tient should receive treatment in bed, perfectly nrotected from any a>ol air that might restrain or check perspiration. In these c.ses, I not unfrequently treat with a light B D current a full hour, unless perspiration start freely in ehorter time, working over the trunk and limbs generally. But, wliile treating over the lower limbs, the P. P. should be upon the lumbar plexus, at the « small of the back." Treat once or twice a day until relief appears. After the stricture and soreness of the lungs are removed, and the general iebrile action is suppressed, it is desirable to g\\i. B. general tonic treatment. Medical Treattnent: — , ]^ . — Carbonate ammonia 3jj. Syrups, tolu ^. Syrups, prunus virginiana |jj. /,;, Whiskey |iv. ra. ;|W^^W^^B'l 1. ■liillilMiMPIIIIp mmm W- « 80 ELKCTRICAL MEDIOATIOK. pJ, Sig. — One teaspoonful to one tablespoonful every threo or four hours. Inhale the vapor of vinegar alternately every two or three hourg with the cough mixture. 1^. — Ammonia murias 3JS8. - Antimony et potassa tart grs. j. ' ^ Morphia sulphas grs. jss. Syrup, tolu Ijj. Syrup, zingiber Ijj- ^' Sig. — One teaspoonful every two liours. , ^. — Tinct. aconite rad gtt. xxx. Aqua 3Jv- «^- Sig. — Teaspoonful every hour or two, as iindioated. Homceopathio Treatment. — Common colds with fever, Acon- ite; in the chest, Bryonia; in the head, Hepur sul. and nux vomica; discharges from the eyes, Arsenicum.* Cephalgia. {Headache.) Symptomatology. — This is very often a symptom of some other a^ection. Yet we often meet with cases where headache is the only perceptible ailment. Headache may be caused by congestion of the brain and its membranes. Organic disease of the brain by indulgence in alcoholic liquors, by a disor- dered condition of the stomach and bowels, imperfect menstru- ation, mental worry and excitement. It is also a symptom of fevers, and nearly all other acute diseases. Electrical Treatment. — 1. Ne^-votu headache. Take the B D current — moderate force. Place P. P. on back of neck, just below the brain, and manipulate with side-sponge cup, N. P.> all the way down the spine and over the back. * Homoeopathic treatment given in this" vaxk, w«3 kindly furnished by Halsey Bros., Chicago. . , KLECl'KICAL MEDICATION. '«!' every threo or J two or three . 3jss. • ijj- . gtt. XXX. • SJv. m. oated. ith fever, Acon- r sul. and nux aptom of Borae svhere headache J be caused by Drganic disease rs, by a disor- erfect menstni- j a symptom of 7he. Take the ick of neck, just nge cup, .N. P.y Indly furnished by It may often bo necessary to apply the P. P. di recti j to the suffering part of the head. In that case, take the soft Faradaic current B C. K the fluid in the battery cell be fresh, use very little — just enough to reach well the platina plate and make the machine run. Wet the hair thoroughly to the scalp, where the electrode is to be applied. Seat the patient on N. P., or let him hold it in both his hands, (the former is the better way), and treat lightly over the affected parts of the head with P. P. Treat five to ten minutes, as may be required, and if the pain returns, repeat the treatment. Only a very light current can be safely applied directly to the brain, and that an inditced Faradaic current. 2. Sick Headache. The procuring cause of this distressing disease is involved in considerable mystery. It seems, how- ever, to be largely dependent on the secretion and discharge into the duodenum of an improper quantity of bile, and an irregularity in the peristaltic action of the upper part of the bowels, particularly of the duodenum, in which that action more or less is reversed, and thereby throws the biliary fluid up, through tb.e pilorus, into the stomach. After a time, tlie stomach becomes nauseated by its accumulation ; and the head, through nervous sympathy, is rendei-ed electrically positive in and <;Iia8 is made to ache. Yet there are certain char- acteristics of the disease whicli this view does not satisfactorilv ex])lain, and which must remain unexplained until advancing science shall reveal to us more perfect light. Whtm this disease has become habitual and periodic, it is vory obstinate, and requires persistent treatment — oiten for several months. Take the B D current with moderate force. Place the 1^'. P. on the spine, immediately above the kidneys, and treat with P. P. over the stomach and the duodenum;, (lying transverse- ly just below the stomach), five to ten minutes., Treat in liiis manner atkout twice a week. S9 ELECTKICAL MEDICATION. -^' ' \ ' It may sometin es be iiucessary to treat the head direc'Jy. It'ao, after the treatment above prescribed, add that prescribed for the head directly, in nervous headache, with this differ- ence, viz: instead of seating the patient on the N. P., or plac- ing the same in his hands, pass it over tlie stomach and duo- denum, unless the former may be already too positive. In that case, let the N. P. be at the seat. " If there is congestion of the brain or spir", use B. D. cur- rent. Apply P. P. tongue instrument t;0 the tongue N. P. over the neck, spine, chest, and body generally, ten to twenty minutes. Medical Treatment: — , ■ « }>. — Sulphate soda 3j« Aqua pura ^'v. m. Si^^. — Ona teaspoonful after meals. ^ . — Nitrite amyl gtt. xxv. Alcohol ^j. Aqua pura 5jj. Bromide potassa grs. 160. m. Sig. — Thirty to sixty drops in water every three to four liours. Should a cathartic be required : ' -^ ' ^. — Comp. syrup rhei |]v. Sig. — One tablespoonful as indicated, Hommopathic Treatment. — Nervous, Belladonna; neural- gic, Aconite and bryonia; sick, Nux vomica. ■..,_:" ,-;;.«. deafness. Symptomatology. — Deafness may be caused by disease of the organs of bearing and their appendages by catarrh, and it IP often seen in the low forms of tever, such as typhoid. In ■M^ ^j^t:..'' ,^'> KLECTRICAL MEDICATION. 83 I head direc'Jy. that prescribed ith this differ- N. P., or plac- rniach and duo- ) positive. In use B. D. cur- ! tongue N. P. ', ten to twenty . 3J. . gtt. XXV. . grs. 160. m. y tliree to four donna J noural- i by disease of f catarrh, and it m typhoid. In this latter case the hearing returns to the patient as soon as convalescence is well established — if at .11. The prognosis is very uncertain. This i ifirmity is often cured by our system, e 'en wh»ji; of long standing; and often, again, the treatment fails. The uncftaint)' arises from the difficulty in determining the exact patlu logical condition. Electrical Treatment. — Take the A D current, mild force. Introduce the ear electrode as the N. P. wiieu the disease is of long standing, or as the P. P. when it is of recent origin. Ap- ply the opposite pole to the back of the neck. Treat five to eight minutes, once a day for three or four days, and afterwards three times a week. If no success appears within three weeks, it will probably be vain to expect it afterwards. To the tongue apply P. P. tongue instrument, N. P. ear electrode to the ears alter- nately five minutes each. If the tonsils are enlarged, apply N. P. over the tonsils. Use the current reversor constantly while applying to the tonsils, which will bring the tonsils under the influence of each pole alternately, one-half of the time produc- ing a greater chemical or alterative effect. Treat each tonsil five to ten minutes, then apply N. P. to the neck, (back and front), five to ten minutes. If there is inflainiiiiitiou of tbe tonsils, apply P. P. to the tongue, N". P. long cord over the tonsils five to ten minutes, using B D current. If there is in- flammation of the nasal organs, eyes, ears or brain, apply P. P. to the inflamed parts. K. P. long cord to any convenient part a few moments, using mild force while treating the most sen- sitive parts. JS'oises in the head treat the same as for deafness. Medical Treatment: — ' •* ft. — Sweet oil of aln nds gtt. xx. Balsam copaiba gtt. x. Tinct. opii gtt. v. m. Let a drop or two fall into the ear night and morning. ft. — Sulphuric ether 3j. 'X'-^-.-^-.v, Si ELEClRIOAL MEDICATION. ■ Place one drop in the ear every night. It id ay be intro- duced on cotton. 3. — ^Tinct. lobelia 3j. Tinct. opii 3j' m. ' : If there is considerable pain in the ear, two to three drops on cotton introduced into the ear every s'x to twelve hours, will give temporary relief. Honi'^xopathio Treatment. — If from cold, Pulsatilla; catarrh- al, Mercurius; buzzing or whistling noises, Nux vomica; sen- sations o*^" obstructions, throbbing, dryness of the ear or dis- charges, Calcartsa carbon' 'a; nervous, Phosphorus, etc. INFLAMED EVES. Electrical Treatment. — If the disease oe recent and acute, but not infectious, as from sewing or reading by lamp light or other irritation, take the B D cui-rent, of moderate force. Treat ,..ai the eye-bath, filled with tepid water, having the eye open in the water. Make the bath the P. P., and place the N. P. on the spine at the upper dorsal vertebrae. Treat each eye three minutes daily. If the disease be acute and infectious, use the A current some four to six times, and then change to A D. Apply the current as directed above. , If the disease be chronic, or the lids granulated, treat with A D, very mild current, applying the eye-bath, N. P., to the eyes, and place the P. P. upon the spine, at the top of the back, Treat each eye three to five minutes three times i. week. In Ciises of simple inflf,mmation (not infectious), and that chiefly or entirely in the lids, it is often quite as well or better to treat over the closed lids with the finger, holding the sponge-roll 1*. P. in the same hand, or treat as follow^). Use B D current. Apply the index finger of the right hand, hold- ing the sponge connected with the P. P., to the eye, the fore finger of the left hand to the neck and ears transversely to the It roay bf intro- ... ij. ... 3j* m. two to three drops '"y to twelve hours, Pulsatilla; catarrh- , Nux vomica; sen- i of the ear or dis- iphorus, etc. )e recent and acute, ig by lamp light or of moderate force. water, having the he P. P., and place al vertebrsB. Treat se the A current A D. Apply the mulated, treat with -bath, N. P., to the , at the top of the three times a week, ifectious), and that ite as well or better inger, holding the at as follow^. Use 16 right hand, hold- ;o the eye, the fore transversely to the KLEUTBICAL MKDICATION. CD finger on the eye. Manipulate in this manner from ten to fif- teen minutes. Should there be extensive inflammation of the eyes, face, etc., previous to giving the above treatment, apply N. P. long cord of the B D current to the feet, and P. P. over the spine, chest and each side of the neck, between the clamole and scapula, twenty to forty minutes, to force the cir- culatory forces to the extremities. Also apply P. P. to the head, after moistening the hair, three to five minutes; mild force. Use the following medicines, in connection with the treatment, if desired, although this is seldom necessary. Medical Treatment: — 9. — Zinci sulphas grs. jv. Aqua roses |j> m. Apply to inflamed or acute sore eyes twice a day. 3. — ^Tinct. arnica 3j. Aqua pnra |j. V . Tinct. opii gtt. z. m. Apply to the eyes three or four times a day. If granulated, % '; I ]$. — ^Argeuti nitras, four to fifteen grains to the ounce of water, '':*.-'. '-vV: - ■;:r-- :■-■■■'"■.:: . '- " The strength of the wash to be varied according to the ur- gency of the symptoms. Apply with a camel-hair pencil on the upturned lids, about three times a week. Never apply while irritation exists by a previous application. HomoBopathio Treatment. — Excessive sensibility to light, burning tears and violent headache. Belladonna; ophthalmia acute, Aconite — a dose every two or three hours — or Mer- curius, if there is agglutination in the morning; chronic, Calcarea carbonica, a dose twice a day. Consult the Stepping Stone of Homcaopathy, by Euddock, for full treatment. ■i*^fkiii^^. ^reJite^Htfi i ia i i f ^ m f^' < ^ - nm puiii wp wii w » i i m 'a m mTtUir»vmtm^ \ i i f l Bk/it' ^ix& ■yti':/ '*■ ■'' J^- *-. ? 81 XtSOTRICAL MKDICATUW. !>' 1^- Amaubo8I8. {^ParalysiH of' the optic netve.'^ Symptomatology. — The eympfdins are imperfect vision, flr.shes of light aiid dark spota appearing before the eyes, pain ill the eye, and in some eases dilatation of the pupil. Electrical Treatrv^nt. — Vm B D cnrrent, moderate force, tliree or four times, and then cha ge to D. Apply the eye-bath, N. P., to the eye., and eponge-cup F. P. upon one of tlie upper dorsal vertebriB. Treat three to five ininiites on each eye three times e week. First give the electrical tixatment, then the following: Medical Treatment: — 5. — ^Ext. solid aconite pulv ^, / 1^ » . ^f^i M. Aconitino grs. jjj. Axungia |)> ni> Take about hah" a drachm c-f this ointment and apply on the forehead just over the eyea, rubbing it in well with the hand; repeating from one to three times a day according to circum- stances. Then take equal parts of bisulphuret carbon and hydrocyanic acid and mix. Fill an ounce bottle about half •uU of this mixture; shake it up; remove the cork and place tie open mouth close to the open eye looking into the vial, that the eye may receive the evaporation. Hold it thus to the eye about one minute. Uepeat three times a day. Keep the liver and bowels regxflar by means oi proper remedies; calomel, podophyllin and leptandrin. Homceopathio Treatment. — ^Zinc. met., Nux vomica, Chin., Bell., Hyos. ^ J. Stbabismus. (Discordance of the eyes.) If neither of the rectus muscles have been cut and cica- trized, and if the deformity be not congenital, it may ordin- arily be cured. » • ELKCTRIOAL MKDIOATIOW. imperfect vision, ore the eyes, pain le pupil. , moderate force, J D. Apply tlie P. upon one of J five ininutea on le following: . . . gre. XX* ■•• gr>ijil ... 3j. m. and aj>ply on the 11 with the hand; !ording to circum- huret carbon and bottle about half »e cork and place ing iiito the vial, Hold it thus to nes a day. Keep proper remedies; ax vomica, Chin., eyes.) en cut and cica- tal, it may ordin- ElectHcal Treatment. — Take B D current, with sinall point- ed electrodes. If the eye be turned inintrd, insert P. P. in the outer angle of the eye, so as to bear upon the rectus ex- tenius, and N. P. in the inuer angle, so as to bear on tho rectus intemus. Let the current be of such force as the patient can bear. Withdraw the electrodes frequently, to rest the eye, and then f^apply them. Apply the current in this manner six to ten- or twelve times at a sitting. The eye will soon become inflamed, but the inflammation will quickly go down. Treat daily, or on alternate days, as the eye can bear. After treat- ing some ten or twelve times, if the organ does not come into place let it rest a week, and the resume the treatment as be- fore. ■' '. If the eye "be turned outward, treat in the same manner aB directed above, except that in this case, the P. P. must be in- serted in the inner and the N. P. in the mitei' angle. If periodic squint, it probably arises from gastric derange- ment. Dentition, or ascarides neutralizing-cordial, and some of the preparations of santonine may be administered. Homoeopathic Treatment. — Gelseminum and Belladonna. Cataerh. {Chronic.) Symptomatology. — Chronic catarrh is an effection of the nasal cavities, pharynx and eustachian tubes causing deafness. The discharges are oftentimes of a foetid character and pro- fuse in qu«itity. Electrical Treatment. — If in the head, fi; ^t give face-hath, as in common colds, except with rev.'f'sed poles and changing to the A D current, very mild force. If in the throat or bronchial tubes, place the P. P. of the A D current, with /o/jy cord, on the back of the neck or in the mouth, and treat with N. P., soft current, upon the affected parts, eight or ten min- utes. Also, attach N. P. of the A B or A D current to the tongue instrument. Apply to the to7iguo. Then apply P. P. ■wr^-v, m:i-^ 88 ELEOTRIOAL MEDICATION. ear electrode to each ir alter'iately, tln-ee to five minutes. Thon apply N. P. wiii. .. Biiiall sponge attached to a copper wire in the right nostril, P. P. ear electrode to tlie right oar three to five minutes. Ohange and treat the letl nostril and ear three to five niinutos. Use the current revcrser constantly while treating the ears and nose, so as to produce a greater chemical and alterative effect on the mucous membrane of tho eustachian tube; ttien change. Apply N. P. to tho tongue, P. P. below the ear over the submaxillary gland, using the current reverser as above. Then apply P. P. to the back of neck about five minutes. Then take P. P. in the right hand and apply with the thumb and fore finger of the same to the nose aid inner corners of the eyes five minutes. Alternate the treatment with B D current every otlier day. Medical Treatment: — 3. — Sulphate aluminum grs. xx. Aqua rosse lij* ni. Pour a little in the hand, and snuiF it up the nose once' or twice a day for a few days, then occasionally, until relief is obtained. 3. — Permanganate potassa ^ss. Aqua pura , ^vjjj. m. Use as above, or dilute one-half in pure rain water (tepid), and use a nasal douche two or three times a week. Use No. 3 for ozena. > . 3. — White precipitate finely pulv grs. 8. Sugar, white, in very fine powder .... grs. 460. Mix thoroughly. Clear the nose by blowing it strongly. A small pinch of the powder may be snuffed up the nose once or twice a day, two or three times a vreek. Hommopathic Treatment. — Arsenicum iod,, MercuriuB. SLEOTKIQAL MEOIOATIOK. 89 to five minutes, clieil to (I copper to the right ear e left nostril and iverser constantly produce a greater membrane of tlio *. to the tongue, gland, using the P. to the back of n the right hand the same to the utea. Alternate grs, XX. !jj. m. ;he nose once* or r, until relief is • Svjjj. m. in water (tepid), week. Use No. . grs. 8. . grs. 460. ; ng it strongly, p the nose once Mercurius. Oatabru. (Aoute.) Symptomatology. — Acute catarrh is an acute inflammation of the lining membrane of the nasal passages. What is com- monly called a cold in the head is the most common form of this affection. EUotrical Treatment. — If in the head, treat as prescribed for common colds in the head. If in the throat, place N. P. somewhere on the dorsal vertebra?, and treat with P. P. tongue instrument in the mouth about five to ten minutes, and then with end-sponge cup externally upon the affected parts as much longer. Use B D current, in good medium strength, twice a day. Medical Treatment: — 9. — Aurum triphyllum, Indian turnip, . . . 3j. Syrup, ginger ^jj m. Sig. — One teaspoonful three or four times a day. 3, — Tinct. gelsemini 3j. Aqua pura « |jj. m, Sig. — One to two teaspoonfuls three to six times a day. 9. — Syrup, ipecac 5jj« Sig. — One-half to one teaspoonful every two or three hours. Hommopathic Treatment. — Hepar sulphur, Aconite, v'^am- phor, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla. Sympto'inatology. — Qenerally commences by chills, followed by feverish symptoms, headache, soreness of the throat, difficulty of swallowing, with a feeling of great depression. Sometimes the tbfi f-piveifis absent, even when the throat lesions are great. The breathing is difficult. Upon examination of the throat the tonsils and othc/ parts will be found swoolen and covered with a pecul- aa»a W . '«B 4 *e> ft ' w *; "' ii| m i ji>w..twi i r I I ■) . r; '^x « •« « 4. . -;,. . -. , .vt %. ^^' .% ^^.^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) w^ 1.0 I.I 1.25 "S||M |2i 56 lllitt |||||22 IIIIM ""'^ m 12.0 1.4 16 PhotogTBDhic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 1 \ '^V N> %\^ iv o^ .^ fe ' X" ... m? &:>/ f/j ^ I, #1 r. ^ CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques 90 \. ELKCTRICAL MKDICATION. r r E, I • r u*^ r iar whitish gray deposit, whicli is highly cliaracteristic of the disease; in some cases the tonsils prei^ent a hollow ulcpr of a l)urplish color, the disease gradually extends to tlie air passages; the pulse is generally slow and easily compressible. There is in many cases diarrhoea of an offensive character. The ni«;m. brane on the tonsils reappears after removal several times in succession, if of a malignant character, under medical treat- ment. Eleotrical Treatment. — Use the A D current, strong force. Place the N. P., long cord, upon the lower cervical vertebrae, and then treat, firat, with the tongue instrument, P. P., in the moutli. as far back on the tongue as can be borne, ten to twenty minutes. Wext, manipulate with sponge-cup, P. P., or the tin electrode filled with sponge, over all the fi-ont parts of the neck and throat, down to the chest, five to fifteen minutes. In conclusion apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the sub- maxillary glands, thorax and neck, generally five to ten min- utes. The following treatment may also be given once or twice a day. Apply N. P. long cord to the tongue, P. P. over the sub-maxillary glands, thorax and neck, generally five to ten minutes. Treat as often as once in two or three hours. Medical Treatment. — Gargle the throat every one to four hours with the following: ]^. — Hydrastis canadensis pulvis. Piper nigrum pulvis Chloride sodium Sodae boras aa 2|j. Aqua pura , Vmegar j ^ -Cayenne pepper 3j. Chloride sodium 3j. Cider vinegar ^'v. m. V ?^-T;fi^' >"^,'.'>^0'"?i"''" .^'f ''>!^>':' icteristic of the How ulerr of a le air passages; ibie. There is er. The inein- veral times in medicjil treat- it, strong force, •vical vertebrae, it, P. P., in the borne, ten to e-cup, P. P., or 5 fj-ont parts of Sfteen minutes. i*. over the sub- ve to ten min- given once or tongne, P. P. :, generally five iry one to four ■3j. 3j. • 3j- Ijv. m. KLEOTRICAL MKDICATION. 91 Gargle the throat every hour or two, using the liniment as directed below. Apply the following liniment to the neck freely, wearing a flannel clo^h around the same. ]^. — Aqua ammonia \ Tinct. myrrh et cjipsic \ SA |j. Tinct. opii ) Oil sassafras ^ss, m. 5. — Muriate tinct. ferri ^. Quinine grs.x to xx.m. Sig. — Five to ten drops, largely diluted with water, every two hours. HorruBopathio Treatment. — Kali bichrom, Mere, iod., Gel- sem., Arsenicum, Iod. Apuonia. {Loss of voice.) Symptomatology. — This disease may be caused by organic lesion of the vocal organs, such as ulceration; or it may be a purely nervous affection, or it may be produced by sudden and sevoi'o cold, especially if the vocal organs have been overtaxed by singing, etc. This affection requires treatment variously, as it depends on one or another procuring cause. Electrical Treatment. — If it be the result of recent " cold," inducing acute catarrhal irritation in the larynx, treat first as for common cold^ and close the sitting as follows : Place N. P., lon^ cord, of A D current, in good medium force, upon back of neck or in the mouth, and treat three to five minutes, twice a day, with P. P. over the front parts of the neck, most- ly over the larynx — Adam's apple. If it be from paralysis of the larynx, treat with B D cur- rent, rather strong force; placing P. P., long cord, on back of ■ m ri'tiif il l iii i i l i h iiWMMiiaai .m!i i . i iiiii. i i ! j!jjnyi-i h"' *••;■ tr' 1^" I- 92 KLEOTBIOAL MEDICATION. neck or in the mouth, and work with N. P. over the laryna, and somewhat over the air tube of the neck generally. Treat five to ten minutes daily., Medical Treatment: — 9. — Tinct. nux vomica §S8. Sig. — Two to three drops three times a day. 9. — Valerianate zinc grs. xx. Extract taraxicum qs. m., Fiat pilulsB, No. 40. Sig. — One or two every three hours. 9. — Phosphate iron grs. xxv. Extract senna 3jj. m. Fiat pilulse, No. 25. Sig. — One to three every four hours. Homoeopathic Treatment. — Oausticum, if recent; Kali bich., Phos. and Merc, if chronic. Croup — spasmodic. {Cyananche Laryngeal Symptomatology. — Spasmodic croup may be known by the sudden attack, generally during the night when the child has been apparently well during the day, and its almost total disap- pearance on administering electricity and some active anti- spasmodic. Treat as in Diphtheria. Medical Treatment. — 5- — ^Tinct. belladonna 3j. Sig. — One to three drops every one to four hours. Bl. — Tinct. cannabis indica 3j. Sii^. — One to three drops on sugar every one to four hours, alternately with No. 1. 5. — Syr. sanguinariae acetatis comp ^j* i t\- SSS^^SSSSB ver the larynm, iierally. Treat !88. grs. XX. qs. m., grs. XXV. 3jj. m. snt; Kali bich., ingea) I known by the the cliild has tost total disap. le active anti- 3j. )ur8. 3j. to four hours, ELECrBIOAL MEDKATION. 93 Sig. — ^Ten to 30 drops every half-hour, hour, two or three hours. 3. — Syrup ipecac Sj. Sig. — Ten to sixty drops, as indicated. 9. — Spirits ammonia c |j. Oil amber (rect.) |j. m. Apply with the hand to the nerve centers along the back, particularly between the shoulders, night and morning. 9. — C xl stillingia 3j- « cajeputi 3j. « lobelia gtt. xxx. " lavender gtt. xxx. « cinnamon " x. « sassafras " x. Alcohol !jj.i- m. As soon as the croupy cough begins, rub a little on the throat. Kepeat every hour or two. Give one or two drops on sugar every hour. Continue until relieved. HomoBojpathic Treatment. — Aconite, Hepar, Spongia. Ceoup. (PsettdomembranoV'S.) Spmptomatology. — The * symptoms of pseudomembranous croup are more insidious than spasmodic croup. The patient is restless, feverish, and inclined to expectorate, soon followed by cough and hoarseness. Expectoration increases, the sputa being of an albuminous character; the patient is better in the morning, but grows worse towards night, the pulse becoming quicker and the breathing difficult. The child throws back its head and grasps at the neck; the expectoration grows less, breathing more labored and the pulse quickened. The voice sinks to a whisper, and, unless relieved by treatment, soon be- comes comatose and expires. V RWMNp. ^ I 5 * *>. I k i- 04 ELKUTUIOAL MEDICATION. Treat cronp, whether membranous or spasjnodic, much the Buiiie as 18 prescribed for diphtheria, only, in the hitter 2):.rt of tlie form, treat less. Electrical Treaiment. — Apply P. P. of the A D to the tongue, N, P. over the back and chest; use cotds of equal length, five to ten minutes, P. P. to the back Qf the neck, N. P. over the lungs, five minutes. Medical Treatment. — 3. — Lobelia (lierb green in color) 3jj. Loaf sugar |jj. Aqua bulliens ?jv. Bruise the herb and mix. Steep, without boiling, about ten minutes, having the dish well covered. Strain, and add to each ounce one drop of bromine. Sig. — One teaspoonful every half-hour, hour or two hours, according to the urgency of the case. Usually the dose is required every hour. Besides this, fill a teacup half full of boiling water and drop into it one drop ef Bromine, not more than two drops, and hold the patient's face over this in such a manner that he'will inhale the fumes that arise. This treat- ment with the Electrical will obliterate the disease. Kinety- six per cent, will recover, if not taken in the last stage of the disease. How.ceopathiG Treatment. — Spongia, Ipec, Aeon. HEPITIZATION OF LUNGS. Symptomatology. — Cough and difiiculty of breathing; thick tenacious sputa; on percussing the thorax, there will be found an area of dullness corresponding with the affected portion of the organ. Ausculation gives a peculiar blowing or tubular sound, the air passing through only the larger of the air pas- sages. ElectHcal Treatment. — Take A D current, pretty strong force. >B|lfa<.iM*^W'-'*i#W>'-i*^***'^"*i'»^ ■■f^ ';»!-■■ .r. ■y/fK, ELECTRICAL MKDICATION. 95 xlic, niiicli the e latter j.v.rt of le A D to the cords of equal k of the neck, 3jj. lij- boiling, about liu, and add to or two hours, Ij the dose is ip half full of line, not more er this in such B. This treat- ;ase. Nlnety- 3t stage of the 3on. mthing; thick will be found ed portion of ng or tubular f the air pas- f^ strong force. Treat in front, over the lungs, with P. P., moving N". P., Irmg cord, on spine from neck to near the kidneys; that is, over all the dorsal vertebne. If the current be severely i)ainful, mod- erate it to endurance. Treat live to fifteen minutt-is, and apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the chest, generally five to ten minutes. Treat two or three times a day. The following treatment may also be given every other day. Use B D current, apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the body and extremities, generally live to ten minutes. If there should be indications of prostration, apply P. P. of the B D current to the feet, N. P. over the limbs and body, gen- erally five to ten minutes, once or twice a day. Medical Treatment. — Veratrum viride, Syrup ipecac, Deg- italis, Muriate of ammonia, Alkalies, etc., may be used in the iucipiency of the disease. When more fully developed, Iodide potassa may be given in one to two grain doses, every two hours. Poultices and sinapisms may be applied over the parts aftected. ASTHMA. Symptomatology. — Some of the symptoms of this disease are premonitory and by those subject to the affection give •warning of an approaching attack. Among those are chilli- ness, loss of appetite and an uncomfortable feeling on going to bed. The attack generally begins after midnight; the patient is aroused from sleep by a feeling of constriction across the chest, labored breathing and impending suffocation, attended with a wheezing noise; he gasps for fresh air, makes strong, voluntary efforts to expand his chest. The exertion of breath- ing gives warmth to his body, and he perspires freely. ElectHcal Treatment. — Use the A D current, medium force. Treat with P. P. over the shoulders and between the scapidiB, and with N. P. in front upon the lungs, heart and diaphragm. Treat ten to twenty minutes daily, for three or four days; after that, three times a week. In severe attacks HIMM k' k 96 'SLEOTRICAL MEDICATION. of asthma, it may bo necessary to coraraence by giving a general tonic treatment, before gical, as directed . Ij. m. wenty miniitea. . 3j. . 5jj. m. I hours. Diet obel., Ant. tart. v/nga.) 30ugh, difficulty I by coughing; rd, according to exists through- and hot at first; in a few days it somewhat mit- ' by resolution, the respirations It in a particu- ■minate by gan- I phy&^sal signs percussion, aus- i stage. "When affected side is lie part in every nchial murmur, portions of tlie KLEOTBIOAL MEDICATION. hings, and the voice resonant. Supuration. The voice and coiigh are less resonant, and coarse mucus rale is heard. Electrical Treatment. — Take the B D current, strong as- the patient can bear, and treat briefly — say five to fifteen minutes, several times a day, until relief is experienced. Place N. P., long cord, low on back of neck, and move P. P. over all the ujiper part of the lungs. Then remove N. P. to the lowei dorsal vertebrre, just above the kidneys, and treat with P. P. over the lower part of the lungs. If typhoid symp- toms attend, follow the above with placing P. P., medium force, on back of neck, close below the cranium, and N. P. at coccyx, five to ten minutes. Also, apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. over the shoulders, side of the neck, and over the body downwardly, and over the small of the back and kidneys, ten to twenty minutes. It may be advisable to apply P. P. tongue instrument accasionally to the tongue, N. P. over the back and chest, five to ten minutes, using mild force. If there is delir- ium, apply N. P., long cord, to the feet, P. P. in the right hand, apply the index-finger of the same to the eyes alternate- ly, while the first or second finger of the left hand is on the neck, or in each ear alternately, and transversely with the finger on the eye. Manipulate in this manner ten to twenty minutes. Then apply the fingers to the ears five minutes. Then moisten the hair, and apply P. P. to the head three to five minutes, mild force. Repeat the treatment in whole or part as indicated, two or three times a day, until you get con- trol of the disease. "When under control, treat often enough to keep it under control. Medical Treatment: — 1^. — Tinct. aconite rad 3SB. Aqua pura ^'v. m. Sig. — One teaspoonful every hour or two alternately, with Ko. 2. a.. U8 ELECTRICAL MP:DIOATIOM IJ. — Tiiict. belladonna 388. A({iia ])uru ^v. nL Sig. — Use alternately with No. 1. 3. — Tinct. veratriim virid 3j« Synip, ginger 3jjj. m. Sig. — Four to eight drops every two or three hours, until tlie fever is controlled. Cough mixture. ■ 3- — Ammonia carbonate 3Jtojj. Syrup, tolu 5jj. Syrup, ginger 5jj. Whiskey ^"v. m. Sig. — One to two teaupoonsful every three or four hours. Follow with tonic treatment and tonics when the fever abates. Ilomceopathio Treatment. — Aconite, Phosph., Bryonia, Tart, emetic. PuLMONAuv Phthisis. (Consumption.) Symptoinatvlogy. — In the earlier stages of phthisis the symptoms are a slight dry cough, particularly in the morning; quickened pulse; a burning sensation in palms of the hands and soles of the feet; dryness of the mucous meml)rane of the mouth and fauces. Chills and fever. The temperature is ele- vated, particularly in the morning and evening. Menstruation is deficient. Haemoptysis sometimes suddenly appears, suc- ceeded by all the symptoms of well marked pulmonary phthisis. These symptoms are intimately connected with the deposit of tubercles in the lung, softening may not as yet have commenced. Emaciation and debility soon show on the patient. The hectic flush soon appears on the cheek; indeed the symptoms of this dread disease are too well known to many a home. Physical signs are dullness and a feebleness of the respiratory murmur L ELEOTUtOAL MEDICATION. 99 3j. 3jjj- m. ee hours, until 3Jtojj. Hi- ^V. ra. )r four hours, le fever abates. Bryonia, Tart. in.) phthisis the the morning; of the hands rabrane of the )erature is ele- Menstruation appears, suc- jnary phtbisis. the deposit of re commenced. it. The hectic iptoms of this tne. Physical atory murmur in tlu' cliiviiMiliir region. In fact it is agreed on by tbe majority of writers tbat a dulhieHs in the clavicular region, together with an altered respiratory murmur, a quickened uulse, and a marked elevation of temperature bns only one inteqjretation, viz.: Pulmonary Phtbisis. As the disease advances, tbe tuber- cles soften and become diluted with broken down lung tissue; the expectoration of this matter gives rise to cavities or vc.nica. A careful examination of tbe chest at this time will give positive evidence of tbe existence of extensive leisons of the lungs. After tbe fonniition of cavities the peculiar gur- gling rale is heard if the cavity contains any fluid. If a portion of lung is solidified, bronchial breathing and bronchophony is beard, the lung may be solidified in one 'part giving those latter signs, while another portion may contain a cavity civing all the signs of a breaking down of lung structure, in the last stage, or as called by some writers, the third stage, which commences when cavities are already formed, and unfor- tunately terminates with death, is marked by an increase of all tbe foregoing symptoms, the cough and expectoration grows worse. There are night sweats and a colliquative diarrbcea, tbe feet and ankles become oedematous, the vital powers grad- ually sink. All the functions of life fail, and death closes the scene. After tubercles have been formed extensively in the lungs, and have softened doion over considerable area, carrying the polmonary tissue witli them into a state of pus, there is commonly but little hope of successful treatment. But where they are restricted to. comparatively small extent, and no ulcer- ation exists, they may be decomposed and absorbed away, or be thrown off in expectoration, and the affected parts be healed. Electrical Treatmen* — If the case be a recwht one, and acute fever, combined perhaps, with more or less inflam- mation in the lungs, use the A current, in moderate force, yet all the patient can bear without special distress. 100 KLKCTUIOAL IIKOICATIOM. t Pliice N. P., loTiff cord, upon the uppt»r dorKiil vcrtobrre for treating tho upper part of the liini^H, or upon the lower dorual vertehnu for treating their lower part. Tlien pass P. P. over all the affected parta. Treat in this man- ner five to fifteen minutes, daily, until the imflammatioii is HUpprt'HHed, which will 1)0 indicated by an abatement of the extri'!ue Hi'iisitiveiu'sn and lancinating pain under the electrode. Then, \i fever isk action continue high, remove tho N. P. *i) the coccyx or to the lower part of the sacrum, taking the Ji D current, mild force, with cords of eqiuil leri^gth, and li'eat, as before, with P. P. over tlie afiected ]>artB, and also over the thorax generally, and along down the spine to the lower dorsal vertebnu. Continue this treatiuent ten to fifteen minutes, daily, until the fever is removed, or nearly so. For this ))art of the treatment, it is best to use the hand as the P. electrode, and todifiuse the current over the whole ))lam of the hand wher- ever special soreness ap])ear8. It is better, also, that the patient receive the treatment in bed, secure from any chilliness or current of air, so as to facilitate perspiration. If the case be one of long standing, and more or less of 2>u8, or jnts and tubercles, be raised in coughing, take the A D current, with equal coras and ve7'y mild force. Reduce tho (piautity of battery fluid if necessary. Now place P. P. at the coccyx and treat with N. P., (the hand is here much the best), over all the diseased parts. Change occasionally by removing P. P. to back of neck with long cord. Tho object is to bring the diseased parts under a very light force of the A D current, such as is especially healing in old ulcers and chronic irritation. But if this action should at any time increase fever or inflammation in the liuigs, the poles must be reversed for one or two treatments. Use B D current in this stage of the disease, treat ten to twelve or fifteen minutes, daily, for three or four days, and after that, tliree times a week. $r MM thhI vcrtobrin >r upon the ' part. Then in tills iimii- 1 III flam nidt Inn itt-inerit of tlie the electrode. the iV. P. *o .kiii>e heart, producing intense sufiering. The pain sometimes extends to head, arms or lege, with a feeling of II iPliii 102 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. impending BufFocation and death. There may be dyspnoea and Jividity of the face. The extremities are cold, aiid the urine is passed in large quantities. There may he organic disease of the lieart and thereby complicate the affection. Some wi-iters give organic disease of the heart as one of the causes of Angina pectoris. The cause of the disease in many cases is very obscure. Electrical Treatment. — If nmi/ralgia, use B D current; if rheumatism, use A D. In either case, treat the heart with P. P., moderate force, placing N. P. at lower dorsal or upper lumbar vertebrae. Treat five to eight minutes, daily, until relief is gnnied. Rheumatism of the heart may be distinguished from neu- ralgia by its occasioning irregularity in the cardiac contrac- tions, commonly a sense of soreness and pain under pressure by the hand, and often perceptible enlargement of the organ, which neuralgia does not, and also by its pains being more constant — less ^tiul — than those of neuralgia. Medical Treatment: — 5. — Valerianate quinine grs. jv. Prusiate ferri " vjjj. Diaphoratic powder " xjj. m. Sig. — Fiat pulvis No. 8. Take one powder every two hours. Apply one of the following preparations to the parts affected. Moisten a linen cloth and apply. 5. — Fluid extract aconite ^zs. Chloroform 3jj. m. . 5. — Aqua ammonia 4. F. f ss. Chloroform §S8. Spirits camphor U. S. P Hjj. m. Apply as above directed. 'ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 103 ay be dyspnoea re cold, ai;d the may be organic 5 the affection, rt as one of the disease in many B D current; if the heart with dorsal or upper ;e8, daily, until ished from neu- sardiac contrac- under pressure t of the organ, ins being more . grB.jv. " xjj. m. rder every two ons to the T>arts • 3jj. m. ^ !88. . !88. ? liij. m. 5. — Fl. ext. hyoscyamus Ij. Valerianate ferri ; . . . 3j. Syrup, ginger !j. m. Sig. — Twenty to thirty drops before each meal; used in neuralgic affections, ansemic and debilitated states or condi- tion of females. Palpitation of the Heart. Symptomatology. — Palpitation of the heart may exist in the various structural changes of that organ, yet it frequently exists without any organic lesion whatever. It requires ex- treme care and observation in many cases to be able to diag- nose between organic disease of the heart and that which is purely functional. It is only by careful ausculation and percus- sion that we may be able to arrive at a correct diagnosis, and these means carefully applied, should be used in all cases to arrive at a correct conclusion. The differential diagnosis of purely functional cardiac derangement are, that in organic lesion the disease always advances, whilst that of functional is to occur at regular intervals; that active exercise always aggravates organic, but seldom increases and sometimes re- lieves functional derangement. Also, that the physical signs are soon developed in organic disease and remair jpermanently, while in functional derangement they seldom exist, and their appearance is apt to be irregular or periodic. This is commonly a symptomatic or sympathetic affection — ra/rely idiopathic — and disappears on cure of the disease from which it proceeds. ' It usually denotes nervous weakness, and often general debility. General tonic treatment is indicated, as far as can be given without interfering with the proper treatment of any local affections on which the palpitation de- pends. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, ai^ply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the thorax and chest, generally three to pppp 104 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. five mi mites; then apply K P. to the spine, three to five niiinites. Change and apply P. P. to the back of the reck. N. P. over the chest, stomach, liver and spleen, five to ten minutes. Change and apply P. P. to the feet, N. P. over the body generally, five to ten minutes. Treat once a day or every other day. "While treating chest as first dii-ected use mild force. Medical Treatment: — ft . — Valerianate ammonia 3j. Syrup, acacia |jV. m. Sig. — One ti two teaspoonsful three times a day. ft. — Valerianate ferri grs. xxx. Syrup ginger ^V. m. Sig. — One teaspoonful three or four times day. ft. — Tinct. prunus virginiana ^j. Simple, syrup Ijj- m. Sig. — One-quarter to one teaspoonful every four hours. Homaiopathio Treatment. — Cactus gr., Carbo. veg. TOKPID LiVEB. Symptomatology. — Inactivity of the liver may depend on a number of causes: such as organic diseases of the organ, obstruction of the bile ducts, malaria in its many forms. The tongue is coated, the bowels are constipated, and the alvine evacuations are of a pale clay color. There may also be jaundice. Electrical Treatment. — Take A D or B D current, full medium force. Treat with N. P. over the liver, at the riffht side, immediately below the short ribs, and thence backward and a little upward, as far back as the spine, holding P, P. on the left side, close under the ribs, for about ten to twenty minutes. Then remove P. P. to the spine, on back of neck, lik •■'??*>•; ■'?«f^';;<*ti; WM M three to five of the reck. Q, five to ten P. over tlie nee a daj or dii-ected use 3i. ay- gl-8. XXX. !jj. m. ir hours, veg. y depend on )t' the organ, forms. The id the alvine may also be current, full at the right ice backward ing R P. on n to twenty )ack of neck, ELUOTBICAL MRDIOATION. 105 ten to twenty minutes. Next, go with the P. P. to coccyx five to ten minutes; continuing, as at first, to manipulate with N. P. over the liver. Let the whole treatment occupy from twenty to forty minutes. Repeat the sittings about three times a week. If very torpid, daily. Jfedical Treatment. —li the bowels are constipated, admin- ister mild cathartics. Preparations of Magnesia, Seidlitz powders or Compound syrup of rhei and senna. Uusually enemas are all that are required. Make a solution of Epsom salts. Inject. Or Milk and water. Soapsuds may be used. Never irritate the intestinal canal to relieve the rectum of fcecal matter. Electricity and enemas will relieve tbe most obstinate cases. Medical Treatment:"— Cathartic for children: 9. — Creta preparata grs. xz. Hydrargyrum chlor. mit " v. m. Sig. — Make five powders. Give one every four hours. For adults: 5 — PilulsB Hydrargyri 3j- Aloes pulvis grs. z. Capsicum , " jv. Extract nux vomica " v. " colocynth, comp " xxx. m. Fiat piluljB, No. 20. Sig. — One pill night and morning. ]^. — Ext. belladonna grs. yj. '' gentian « zvjjj. m. Fiat pilulffi No. 15. Sig. — One to two before breakfast. SonyBopaihic Treatment. — Podophyllin. >c>>4i 106 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. Hepatitis. {Inflammation of lAver.) Symptomatology. — Pain in the right side, tenderness on firm pressure, hard and full, strong pulse, high fever and a con- siderable elevation of temperature, tension in the right side and a hacking, dry cough, constipated condition of the bowels, a pale and yellow appearance of the eyes and skin. Electrical Treatment. — Use the B D current with what force the patient can bear. Place JS". P. at the coccyx, and also somewhere on the trunk opposite to the inflammation. Then manipulate with P. P. over inflamed and sore part. Treat five to twenty minutes, once or twice a day. The following remedies may be used in connection with the treatment: Po- dophyllin, Leptandrin, Veratrum, Taraxicum, Sulphate soda, and Alkaline batlis. HomoBOjpathio Treatment. — ^Podophyllin, Mercurius. Enlargement of Liver. Symptomatology. — Symptoms are pain in the hepatic region, jaundice and its accompaniments, and on percussion the area of the organ will be found to be enlarged. On palpation and manipulation the size and boundaries of the organ will be found to exceed its normal state. The tongue is coated with a whitish brown covering, and the bowels are constipated. Electrical Treatment. — Take the A D current, with me- dium force. Place N. P., some five to twenty minutes, on left side, over the spleen; and then as much longer at the coccyx. Manipulate with P. P. over the liver. Treat about three times a week. If the enlargement be recent it will sub- side; if of long standing, its restoration will be slow, and somewhat uncertain. Medioal Treatment: — Q. — Chlorate potassa . 3fj. Aqua pura §v. m. I ELECTKIOAL MEDIOATIOH. 107 ver.) tenderness on fever und a con- I the riglit side II of the bowels, ikin. •eut with what aoccyx, and also imation. Then re part. Treat The following treatment: Po- Sulpbate soda, Jrcurius. hepatic region, ussion the area On palpation 3 organ will be is coated with )nstipated. rent, with ma- ty minutes, on longer at the Treat about mt it will sub- be slow, and 3ij. Sv. m. Sig. — One teaspoonfiil every two hours, Hoin " gelseminum 3jj. m. ' Sig. — Ten to fifteen drop every two or three hours, as the case may indicate. 3. — Infusion of marsh-mallow root. Use freely. Ctsi'itis. {Inflammation of the Bladder^ Eleotr'' :al Treatment. — Use B D current. W. P. long cord with the tensus in a mug of water. Then manipulate with the side -sponge cup over the small of the back and kidneys, ten to twenty minutes. Treat once or twice a day. Warm sitz baths, and Hofiinan's anodyne may bo used advantageously with prescriptions for rephritis. Homaopathio Treatment. — Aconite, Gelseminum, Tere- binth, Couth. D1ABKTF.8, OR Saciiarine Urine. Symptomatology. — The symptoms are thirst, headache, a dry and parched condition of the mouth, pain in the region of the kidneys and great debility. The urine is limpid and greatly increased in quantity, and has a sweetish taste and smell. The urine in all suspected cases should be tested for sugar. This disease occurs in two forms, diabetes insipidus and diabetes melUtus. In the first named form, the disease is readily cured. In the latter, it is very formidably, and is rarely, if ever, cured by medicines, especially when of long Ml ^iipnipiiiwiiiiii 112 ELECTRICAL MF-DICATIOIT. Btaiidirig. In tins latter variety of the disease, the urea 1h ah- »eiit iVtim the urine, and in itt: place is found more or less of sugar, often large quantities, Dnnglison says two and one-half ounces in a pint. The electrical state of the disease, in both of these forms, is negative in excess. Electrical Treatment. — 1. D. incijndua. Use the B D current, of moderate force. Place P. P. at the coccyx or on the upper dorsal vertebrce. or on both in alternation, which is better, and treat over the kidneys with N. P. five to eight minutes, once a day, for three or four days. If this should fail to cure, as it seldom will, go on with the same treatment three times a week. 2. D. mellitua. Take the A 1) current, of mild force. Place P, P. as in d. insipidus, and treat the kidneys with N. P. about five to fifteen minutes, three times a week, supplement- ing this with general tonic treatment, once or twice a week. Be patient and persevering. In bad cases, months will be required to effect a cure; but persistent effort, as above pre- scribed, will rarely if ever fail, unless the vital force is nearly expended. Medical Treatment. — D. Trsipidus. 5 — Aletrin grs. xx. Br'indy 5w m. Sig. — One tablespoonful, made into brandy toddy, and given three times a day. Batho the body with warm alkaline water three to six times a week. D. Mellitus. — ]9 . — Hy permanganate of potash ..••••••• 25J. Aqua pura |v. m. Sig. — One teaspoonful three or four times a day in syrup 01 acacia or emulsion of elm. 3, the urea la ab- morr or less of two and one-half . of these forms, Use the B D he coccyx or on •nation, which is P. five to eight If this should I same treatment , of mild force. Ineys with N. P, 3ek, suppiement- or twice a week. , months will be t, aa above pre- eJ force u nearly • • grs. XX. ndy toddy, and ;h warm alkaline . . fv.m, b day in syrnp oi KI.KOTRICAL MEDICATION. tl8 ^. — Tinct. opii cnmph Jj. Big. — Fifteen to thirty drops two or three times u day. The diet Hhould consist largely of wild game; also domesticat(>(i f^wls and animals. All articles containing sturch and sugar t>hoiil(l be avoidi'd. JIom m. Sig. — Take one teaspoonful in water three times a day be- fore meals. Keep the bowels regular by enemas of bran- water, salt and water, solution of epsom salts, etc. Eat ripe fruits, figs, etc. Jlomaeopathio Treatment. — Nux., China, Oarbo-veg. AODTE DiARKHCKA. Electrical Treatment. — Take B D current. Place N". P., long cord, upon the lumbar vertebrae and sacrum, moving it often along the spine, from a position opposite to the umbili- M!^ 1. 1 J, jijiii ij ujii^iiJiji^ipiif if jiij "VT i-'V'iy'^K^' Bi--^ 116 ELECTKICAL MKDICATION. CU8 down to the coccyx; and treat with P. P. over the ahdomen, and more especially wherever pain or sensationH of uneadiness appear. In severe cases, treat several times in a day — once in two to three hours, if required five to ten minutes at a time. Use current of full medium strength, if the patient can bear it. Jfed'ical Treatment. — Flux and diarrhoea compound. The best in use. 3 . — Comp. spirits lavender ^'v. Tinct. rhei 3Jv. Tinct. opii 3Jss. Oil cinnamon crtt. xxx. ra. Sig. — For an adult, one teaspoonful every two hours, until relieved. Electricity, when properly used, is the most effectual remedy known. Treatment. — One application of electricity, daily, according to directions above, and one teaspoonful of flux or diarrhoea compound, morning, noon and night. A desjjerate case of three weeks duration cured in three days. Chkonio Diarrh(ea. Electrical Treatment. — ^Take A D current, of very mild force. Place P. P. at the feet, and treat with N. P. over the lower limbs hriefiy; then over the bowels and stomach, both front and back, some five to fifteen minutes; then pass up with N. P. over the anterior parts of the chest, two or three min- utes; and next, place N. P. low on the back of neck, with P. P. still at feet, five to ten minutes. Treat in this manner once daily. If at any time the bowels should become unusually flatulent, and evacuations should increase in frequency, change the treat- ment. Place N. P. at hack of neck, as before, and treat about live to fifteen minutes with P. P. (force increased to moderate mmmmmmmm :/''s'-i»;-'' iiiiniiiwiiiiimii ';?■■' ■ "J'^'S^oryif ';^'-"V*^^''' T the abdomen, H of uneudiness a day — once in minutes at a if the patient mpouiid. The ^>- 3JS8. £rtt. XXX. ra. wo hours, until ffectual remedy jctricity, daily, poonful of flux it. A desiderate ;, of very mild N. P. over the 1 stomach, both en pass up with ) or three min- f neck, with P. n this manner sually flatulent, liange the treat- and treat about led to TTwderate ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 117 current) over the abdomen, daily, from one to three days, as may be necessary. After this, resume treatment as first above prescribed. I cured Governor Yates of chronic diarrhoea, contracted in the army, of seven years standing in sixty days, under the electrical treatment. A few months after he was cured he stated that he had employed the best physicians on the conti- nent (so considered), to treat him during the seven years, but without avail. He seemed to be astonished that there was such an agent, and that the medical profjssion were so ignor- ant of its valuable therapeutic propertie? or power. Articles used for chronic diarrhosa: Gallic acid — dose, three to ten grains; Geranio, Tanic acid, one to four grains. Sel- dom needed with treatment named above. ffomceopathio Treatment. — ^Arsenicum, Verat alb., Mer- curius. OoLio. {Of whatever Jdnd.) Electrical Treatment. — Use A D current, pretty strong force. In severe cases, introduce the rectum instrument N. P. long cord, or in mild cases, place sponge-roll N. P.. long cord, at coccyx, and treat with P. P. over all the abdomen, five to ten minutes. It may be repeated, if necessary, in thirty min- utes. Medical Treatment: — 1^. — Chloroform 3x Opii pulVis grs. xvjjj. Capsicum pulv 3js8. . HoflEmau's anodyne 3xv. A-lcohol .... 1 3xvjjj. m. Sig. — Five to ten drops every fifteen minutes, according to the severity of the case. «i 'i >:■%-. rV'ii-iJX^ jfc^tA^ .' ?> '^m^uMM^^~^i^:'-'^'A iy,:^:- 118 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. Colic pictonum, (lead colic.) 3. — Sulphuric acid gtt xxx. Aqua pura !)• i^i- Sig. — Ten to fifteen drops in water, three to eix times a day, for several days. During the time Lobelia emetics, vapor baths, and mild purgatives should be given. When the active stage of the disease has passed, give vegetable tonics, wine, porter, and a nutritious diet. Homoeojpathio Treatment. — Colocynth. In children, Oham- omilla. Choleba. (Malignant.) Electrical Treatment — As in cholera morbus, keep the patient perfectly quiet. Use A D current, JhiU medkim strength. In the early stage, or during the " rtce^cater " discharges, and down to thd time of collapse, treat the abdomen and thorax with P. P. having N. P., long cord, on back of neck, not too near the head. After treating so a few moments — say five to ten minutes — remove P. P. to the back, and pass it along close upon each side of the spinous processes from the lower lumbar up to about the middle of the dorsal vertebrae. Continue this about five to ten minutes. If cramping accompany the vomiting and purging, carry the P. P, a part of the time to the muscles in spasm, leaving N. P. still at the back of neck, with long cord. Repeat the above processes as often as once an hour until symptoms improve. Then reduce their frequency as the case will admit of. In the stage of collapse, place P. P., long cord, at the coc- cyx, and manipulate with N. P. over the entire trunk and arms, bestowing a larger share of treatment along the epine than elsewhere. Then remove P. P., long cord, to feet, gtt XXX. ^'. m. ix times a day, emetics, vapor '^lien the active B tonics, wine, hildren, Oham- rbus, keep the full medkim 7'" discharges, abdomen and . back of neck, few moments — ick, and pass it sesses from the orsal vertebrae. pnrging, carry spasm, leaving } an hour until icy as the case 9rd, at the coc- ire trunk and nt along the 7 cord, to feet, EI.ECTRIOAL MEDICATION. 119 and work with N. P. all over the lower limba and hips. Treat in this stage of the disease some ten to tiftoen minutes at a time, and repeat it, as the case seems to demand, once in thirty minutes to once in two, four or six hours, until improvement or death shall ensue. 5. — Ozonize the air of the room by the use of permanganate potassa and oxalic acid, equal parts, mixed and put on a plate or saucer; add a few drops of water, and cany the same around the room, leaving it under the bed of the patient, liepeat the ozonizing three or four times a day, holding the dish at arm's length, and walking so ao not to inhale the fumes, except- ing as mixed with the air. Or the air may be impregnated with bromine, mixed with water, or a solution of carbolic acid or with ozone, by the use of gas and a Bunsen burner. The following medicines may be used in connection with the treatment and disinfectants. Medical Treatment: — ^. — Tinct. galls alleppo sjjss. Tinct. opii sjjss. Spirits camphor jjjsB. Ess. peppermint Ij. Tinct. tolu 3j. Chloroform 3j. Sig. — Twenty to sixty drops in brandy every hour, until re- lieved. ]^. — Gum guaiac Ijj. Prickly ash berries ^'j. Gloves 3J' Cinnamon bark ^'. Gum camphor ?j. « myrrh ^*. , « kino |es. •1* ■■■tt ~ — -"^^'tr^giX 120 ELEOTKIOAL MEDICATION. Reduce all to a coarse powder, and add one quart pure brandy. Le^ stand ten days or two weeks to digest, shalcing tlie Ixjttle two or three times a day. Strain and press out. Add oil anise 3jj., oil pepper 3jj. to alcoliol ^jv. Shake well until dissolved, and add to the mixture. Sig. — One or two teaspoonsful every five, ten, twenty or thir- ty miimtes. In mild cases one teaspoonful every hour or two. IJ. — Chloroform 3jj. Tinct. camphor 3jj. Tinct. opii 3j' m- Sig. — Ten to twenty drops every twenty or thirty minutes, as the case may be. Homoeopathic Treatment. — Eubini's camphor, Cuprum, Arsenicum, and Veratrum. Choleea Infantum. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D or A D current. Apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the stomach and bowels, five to ten minutes. Then apply P. P. to the feet, N. P. over the limbs, five to ten minutes. Then apply P. P. sponge-roll to the coccyx, N. P. over the bowels and back, ten to fifteen minutes. The operator and assistant may take the sponges in their right hands and apply their left to the patient to modify the current so as to make it bearable to the patient. Repeat the treatment every six, twelve or twenty-four hours, giving the following: Medical Treatment: — 5. — Ammonia aromatic spirits gtt. xv. Tinct. catechu « xv. Ess. cinnamon « xv. Ess. anise «« xv. Syrup, simplex ^'. m. ■ H<''-t:- ELECTBICAL MEDICATION. 121 ae quart pure ligest, slialdng I press out. 1 Ijv. Shake twenty or thir- y Lour or two. 3jj- 3jj. 3j. m. iliirty minutes, hor, Cuprum, irrent. Apply i stomach and ?. to the feet, m applj' P. P. i and back, ten ; may tiike the to the patient to the patient, ty-four hours. gtt. XV. (( XV. (( XV. (( XV. Hi)- m. gig. — Five to twenty drops every half hour, on loal* sugar. ^. — Beef's gall 388. Brandy Sjv. m. Sig. — One to two drops on sugar, every four hours. Bathe the body with brandy in the early stages of the dis- ease, and give weak ley, in small doses. J^or a tonic: Give muriate tinct. ferri, two to five drops, three times a day, in sweetened water. Articles generally used with their maximum and minimum doses: Cannabis indica, gtt. 1 to x; Tinct. camphor, gtt. v to x; Tinct. n x's vomica, gtt. j to vj; Tinct. opii-champhorata and Oleum gaultheria. HomoRopathio Treatment. — Camphor, Arsenicum, Cuprum, Yeratrum. Choleba Morbus. Symptomatology. — ^The attack is generally sudden. The patient is seized with vomiting and diarrhoea, griping pains in the bowels, tenesmus, and cramps in the lower extremities. There is prostration and thirst. The pulse is frequent and small. Electrical Treatment. — Keep the patient quiet as possible on his back. Use A D current, strong force. Place N. P., long cord, at coccyx, and treat with P. P. over abdomen, five to ten minutes, and repeat, if necessary, in thirty to sixty minutes. If there be cramps, touch the contracted muscles with the P. P., for a few moments, without disturbing N. P. Apply P. P. to the nerve centers between the shoulders, N. P. over the stomach, liver and bowels, ten to twenty minutes. Medical Treatment: — 3- -Neutralizing cordial Tinct. of prickly ash berries , 'f.it.,;# ;•(>>/■ ^ 122 ELECTKIOAL MEDICATION. Sig. — Thirty to sixty drops every fifteen to thirty minutes, till vomiting and purging cease. 3- — Pulverized camphor grs. x. " capsicum grs. xv. Oil peppermint gtt. jjj. Morphine grg. j. Mix thoroughly; divide into ten powders, and give one every half hour. The diet should consist of rice, eggs, broiled beef, or the essence of beef. Avoid exposure to the sun and violent exercise until completely recovered. HommojpatUo Treatment. — Rubini's Champhor, Aconite, Cuprum. Dtsenteby. Sifmptomatology. — Dysentery is characterized by frequent desire to go .to stool, soreness and a feeling of weight in the lower part of the bowels. The diarrhoea is of a mucus char- acter, tinged or streaked with blood. The pain and tenesmus inci eases, the skin becomes hot and dry, the temperature ele- vated, sometimes pain in passing the urine, which is scanty and colored. The tongue is coated and of a light color, which soon changes to u dark brown. Brain symptoms sometimes show themselves in children and young subjects, and gravely complicate the treatment. Treat exactly as in aovte diarrhoea, except that P. P. should be moved more over the colon and rectum than in diarrhoea. Medical Treatment. — Give an emetic of ipecac or lobelia, if indicated. 3- — ^Podophyllin . , grs. x. Neutralizing mixt ^jjj. Pulvis acacia grs. x. Sig. — Mix and give one teaspoonful every half hour until mm ELEOTBIOAL MEDICATIOW. 123 thirty minutes, grs. X. grs. XV. g"- jjj- g''8- j. and give one e, eggs, broiled to tlie sun and phor, Aconite, ed by frequent weight in the a mucus char- i and tenesmus jmperature ele- sh is scanty and it color, which )m8 sometimes ts, and gravely It P. P. should n in diarrhoea, cac or lobelia, gl'S, X. f" ••• 3JJJ. grs. X. lalf hour until free catharsis is produced. Afterwards give the following an- tiperiodic : 3. — Chloride sodium 3j. Quinine gn. x. Oil gaultheria gtt. vj. m. Sig. — Triturate, divide into ten powders, and give one every two or three hours until all are taken, if required. 3- — Rhei pulvis 3j. Sod(B bicnrbonas grs. z. Oleum anisi gtt. vjjj. Saccharum alba 3j. Aqua bulliens I'jjj' ™' Sig.- -One teaspoonful every three hours until the discharges change to yellow. Homceojtathio Treatment. — Merc, sol., Arsenicum. Constipation of the Bowkm. Symptomatology. — This disease may proceed from either a ncfjatloe condition — a state of atony from lack of nutrition, or & partial paralysis of the bowels — or from a poaiti/ve condi- tion — a state of relaxation and consequent weakness of the muscular tissues of the bowels. In either of these cases, the peristaltic action of the intestines becomes enfeebled, and con- stipation ensues. Electrical Treatment. — In either case, use the A D current, of medium force. In the first-mentioned case, place P. P. at back of neck, or in the mouth with tongue instrument, and treat with N. P. over liver, stomach and bowels ; or place N. P. at the anus. Treat five to ten minutes. In the second-specified case, place N. P. at back of neck or on the dorsal vertebrae, and treat with P. P. over the bowels five to eight minutes. -■- 1^ :''/m ,,w„. 124 KLECrRICAL. MKDICATIUK. In both cnses, repeat the treatment daily until relief is afforded. Or, if the case bo chronic, treat daily for three or four days, and, after that, three times a week. It is well also to give general tonic treatment as often as once a week. The patient should be urged to retire and invite an evacuation regularly, about the same hour daily, whether success attend it or not. Enemas or soap-suds may be given to remove foecal matter. Medical Treatment: — 3 . — Pilulae hydrargyri 3 Aloes pulvis v)88 Capsicum grs. jv. Colocynth comp grs. xxx. m. Fiat pilulse No. 20. Sig. — One pill night and morning. 3. — Ext. belladonna gra. rj. Ext. gentian grs. xvjjj. m. Make eighteen pills. Sig. — One to four before breakfast, until corrected. Homosopathio Treatment. — Nux, Bryonia and Sulphur. HcEMOKRHOIDS. {PHeS.) Symptomatology. — Small reddish tumors found within and around the anus. They are divided into two classes, internal and external. External when outside of the anus, internal when situated within the anus. They sometimes bleed, and are then called bleeding piles. When the patient is of a scrof- ulous or tuberculous diathesis, piles may terminate in fistula; in some cases they cause constitutional disturbance, headache, loss of appetite, debility, etc. Electrical Treatm^nt.-^li the case be recent, take the B D current; if old, take A D. Place the patient in a recumbent M until relief is \y for three or ek. It IB well lis orico a week. e an evacuation uccess attend it to remove foecal 3. ^ss grs. jv. grs. XXX. m. . grs. vj. • grs.xvjlij.m. rected. id Sulphur. and within and slasses, internal anus, internal mes bleed, and tit is of a scrof- late in fistula; mce. headache, take the B D n a recumbent ELEOTRIOAL MKDIOATIGN. 126 po^*ition, and let the rectum instrument, P. P., be introduced, wet. Manipulate with N. P. along the spine upon the dorsal vertebrae, Where there is jyrolapaua ani, the sponge-roll, placed at the aniis, may be used instead of the rectum instru- ment, particularly for the first few treatments. Treat once a day or every other day. ' Medical Treatment: — IJ . — Fluid extract ergot |j. Aqua roBffi oj. Inject one-half to one ounce af>,er each evacuation of the bowels. ]9. — Sulphur grs. zv. Cream tartar 3j. Cane molasses Syjjj- Holland gin I^jjj' i^* Sig. — From one tea to one tablespoonful, three times a day — well shaken before taken. Ointment for same : IJ . — Tannin 3j. Cosmoline, or axungia Jj. Sulphate zinc grs. vj. m. Apply after each movement of the bowels. If the hoem- orrhoids are confined to the upper portion of the rectum, and are accompanied with hemorrhage, from five to ten drops of the oil of erigeron should be taken three or four times a day. H. — Oleum erigeron. 3j. Axungia |j. Potassa nitratis pulvis 3j. Acidum tannicum grs. z. Mix the lard, potassa and tannin thoroughly, dissolving the potassa; then add the oleum erigeron — mixing it well. Put «■ m: 12fi Kr.KCTKICAf- MKDICATION into large-moiitlied vials for use. Anoint the piirts after e>ich evacuation of the howels. The buwolfl sliuuld bo cvacuaLed by means of water enemas. Apply the ointment before retiring. Let fruit enter largely into the diet. Ilomoeopathio Treatment. — Haraamelis cerate or Aesculug cerate. EiiKUKATisM. {Chronio.) Electrical Treatment. — Use the A D current aheaya in rhcunuitic affections. If there be no visible inflamnmtion or fiwelling in the diseased parts, approach such parts in the same manner as in acute inflammatory rheumatism, except with reversed poles. The parts affected require to come under the X. I', rather than the P. P., and to be treated with consider- 'ihle force. Where joints are being dislocated, treat the parts with K P., quite mild force, so long as it can be done without exciting acute inflammation. If this should arise, it must be repressed with P. P. Treat chronic rheumatism about three to six times a week. Medical Treatment: — B- — Tinct. gum guaiac |jv. Holland gin ^v. m. Sig.— One to two teaspoonsful in water or milk, three or lOur times a day. Liniment : IJ. — Oil lini k; Oil origanum , ?gg. Spirits turpentine ?jj. Alcohol , «i\ Spirits ammonia. Ijsa. m. )iirt8 utter eiich ovacmitod by before retiring. 9 or Aescului !nt ahjoaya in Qiimiimtion or ts in the same , except with 5me under the with consider- parte with N. thout exciting t be repressed times a week. ^>. m. ailk, three or Sss. Ijss. m. Er.KcruioAr, mkdication. 127 A|>|>Iy to tl»o parts ftffectoin- iMlics under the bend of iicntc rheumatism may alno be used. Tlie tollowiiijLj is the most simpio, yet the nioHt effectual niedt> cine tliat I have employed in my 2)ractice for rheumatism: 3. — Sulpluir flowers 5j- to jj. Syntpus fH8cus,(New Orleans molasses, . • dark color) 5^'jjj' Whiskey S^jjj- ™' Sig. — One-half to one tablespoonful three or four times a day. Hoinceojpathio Treatment. — Rhus., Bryonia, Aconite, Cimi- cifuga. AoDTE Inflammatory Rueumatism. Symptomatology. — Generally manifests itself by chills, fever and thirst; the pulse is quickened and the temperature elevated; the joints swell and are very painful, and have a red inflamed appearance; movements of the affected limb causes great pain; the tongue is coated with a thick, white fur; the urine is high colored and ^Qvy scanty; the bowels are con- stipated. Electrical Treatment. — First ascertain if the kidneys be morbidly positive — urine scanty and too highly colored. If so, as is commonly the case, begin with the B D current, good inedJiim force. Place N. P. at the pelvis, and treat over the kidneys with P. P. flve to fifteen minutes. Let this be the commencement of every treatment until this difficulty is cor- rected. Also apply !N. P. to the feet, or between the knees. P. P. over the kidneys five to ten minutes. Next, change to A D current. If the disease be located in the hips or lower limbs, put the feet in warm water with the tin electrode N. P., or place the sponge-roll N. P. at the soles of the feet, and treat with P. P. upon and a little above the s I :.-*; 1 :■" •?«', ii*ij M «liilt*i*B(9ar. The piiin will coin iioiily siihrtidu under trcutiiuMit. If the disttiiHO bti at} luw ao Uie Hiiklod ur feet, use the long cord v/ith N. P. If the 8li(iulder8, ftrins or hiiiids bo affocted, treat them on the same j)rincii)l<'H aH are pn^scribed for the lower limbs; using the lon(/ cord with N. P. when the disease is below the elbows. When the disease is in the bauds or feet, or near to tiiera, if the shoulders or hips be not involved, it is often necessary, after three or four treatments as above described, to reverse the poles for a few moments, giving an ascending current; but still using the long cord with N. P. If the disease bo located anywhere in the trunk, neck or head, treat the affected part with P. P., placing N. P. on some adjacent part of tlie spine, and usually at a point somewhat lower down tlum the disease. For acute iiitlammatory rheumatism, treat two or three times a day. The length of time for each treatment must depend on the hjcation and extent of the affected part or parts. In this matter, the practitioner must decide for himself, or infer from the time prescribed in the treatment of other inflamma- tory affections. Use B D current. Apply P. P. to the inflamed joint. N. P., long cord ^ oj)posite mild force; increase as the inflamma- tion decreases, from time to time, until you have controlled the inflammation. If there is a high state of inflammatory action with fever, etc., apply P. P. nected with the tongue instru- ment to the tongue. The part applied to the tongue may be wrapped with muslin and moistened before applying, which will render it more endurable and enable the operator to use greater force over the body if desired. Apply N". P., long cord, all over the body, -W^orking downwardly to the feet, until there is a marked change in the temperature and feelings of the patient. Treat ten to twenty minutes. This treatment is ■-« i^ii??i*iti^SV; iiitiiiit call hoar. triM'nt. If the hmg cord v/ith , treat thcun on yr liinbB; using 'low tho olhowfl. r near to tiiein, )l'teii necessary, (1, to reverse the ig current; but trunk, neck or J N. P. on some point somewhat ro or three times it must depend rt or parts. In liiraself, or infer )ther inflamma- med joint. N. I the inflamma- '6 controlled the mmatory action 3 tongue instru- tongiie may be applying, which operator to use )ly N. P., long the feet, until and feelings of his treatment is KLKCrUICAL MKDICATIOH. 12U atlmirtsible in all general inflammatory conditions of tlio Bystetn. Kepoat the treatment from one to three times a week or oftener, should the inHiimmatory action reappear. A tonic trcittinent may bo given for a few moments occasionally, to equalize and harmonize tho circulatory forces. Medical Treatment: — 3. — Ilamamelis in decoction Fl. Jj. 2 every two liours alternately, with 1). — Tin«.t. cimicifuga rac § ss. Tinct. colchiciim sem ^ bb. m. Sig. — Ten to twenty drops. 9. — Iodide potassa ^ ss. Holland gin oj. Slg. — One teaspoonful three or four times a day. 3- — Propylamin gtt. xx. Aqua menth. pip 5jj' ™' Sig. — One tablespoonful every two hours if acute. If cnronic, same dose three times a day. Topically. — Vinegar, poultices of elm powder, flaxseed meal, plantain leaves, etc. Cathartics, — Podophyllin, Leptandrin, Taraxicum, Sulphate soda, Epsom salts, Citrate magnesia, Comp. syrup rhei et genna. 3. — Flowers sulphur f ss. Molasses ^'v. Whisky ^"v. m. Sig. — One dessert spoonful three or four times a day. Homoeopathic Treatment. — Ehus. and bryonia, alternately. 9 .*, ■ ■'■m i m K'-' 130 ELECTBICAL MLDICATION. Ascites. {Dropsy of the Ahdomen) Symptomatology. — Ascites may be dependent on disease of tlie kidneys, heart or liver, known by swelling of the bowels, and ii sense of fluctuation to the hand when rightly applied to the ab- domen. The breathing is difficult; the bowels constipated; urine high-colored and scanty; the face heavy looking and bloated; skin dry s.nd of a peculiar dirty sallow appearance. There is ii dry, hacking cough, and sometimes low fever. As the dis- ease advances, the patient can only get ease in a sitting post- ure. A Ibnmeu will be found in the urine in nearly all cases of abdominal dropsy. Electrical Treatment. — Use the A D current, moderate force. Give general tonio treatment; then place P. P. witli the feet in a vessel of warm water, or place the sponge-roll P. P. at 'Jie soles of the feet, and treat the affected parts a lew minutes with N. P., to quicken the absorbents. If the disease be in the feet or lower limbs, use long cord with P. P. while treating them. Next, plactt N. P. upon the lower part of the bladder, or, what is better, immediately below the pubic artic- ulation, and treat over the kidneys five to twenty minutes with P. P. Repeat the treatraont about three to six times a week. Medical Treatment. — Keep up an action of the bowels with the following : 3. — ^Extract colocynth cor .p " leptandrin " mandrake Gamboge pulv Soc. aloes Rhei Oleum mentha pip gtt. xv. m. Fiat pilulsB No. 120. Take from two to four every night. Take in addition, one ^ 3SS. ent on disease of i' the bowels, and ipplied to the ab- Dnstipated; urine ng and bloated; ranee. There is er. As the dis- n a Bitting post- i nearly all cases irrent, moderate place P. P. witlj le sponge-roll P. jcted parts a i\\v s. If the disease with P. P. while ower part of the r the pubic artic- nty minutes with 3ix times a week. ■ the bowels with a& 3ss. . . gtt. XV. m. in addition, one ELECTRIOAL MEDIO A.TION. 131 or two pills of elaterium (Clutterback's -^ grain), every morn- ing if the patient can bear it, until all dropsical appearances have disappeared. There are patients who cannot take the pills oftener than once or twice a week, but can, and should take the electrical treatment daily to strengthen, and pre- vent a recurrence of the disease when the course is com- pleted. Permit no relapses if you wish to succeed in curing the patient. This will remove five gallons of fluids in sixty hours (if the patient can spare and bear it). Bandage the limbs daily (should they be swolen), or have the patient wear silk elastic stockings. Use also, mineral and vegetable tonics, such as Tinct. ferri, the barks, etc. 3. — Tinct. cinchona comp ^j. Nitro muriatic acid 3j. Simple syrup ^j. ni. Sig. — One teaspoonful three times a day. 5. — Tinct. cinchona ^'v. Iodide potassa 3j. m. Sig. — One teaspoonful after each meal. I have, and shall grade the prescriptions to teaspoonful d-. "S generally, as per- sons would be less liable to make mist^'Kcs. The following may also be used : 51. — Potassa bi tartrate ^jss. Sulph, potassa |ss. Squills pulv 3jj. Tartrate antimony grs. jj. m. Sig. — One small teaspoonful every three hours in one-third of a glass of water. Only three doses each day during two days, and rest one. On the day off, give quinine every three hours, and one teaspoonful of the spirits of nitre with one-half teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia, every four hours in water. Give brandy freely; light nourishing food, essence A t1 f _-Jui%np^n! njiff^fjfi^ 132 ELECTRICAL MKDICATION. of beef, liuudage the waist and bowels, and tighten eacli day as the water recedes. Ovarian Dropsy. — Use A D or A E current; introduce the uterine electrode X. P. Apply P. P. over the tumor, ten to thirty minutes. Treat every other day with reversed currents. If at any time the parts become very sore and inflamed, use B D current, with N. P., long cord attached to the uterine electrode, or N. 1'. sponge-roll between the illii, P. P. over the abdomen. Use remedies prescribed for dropsy; one or another of them. J^. — Digitalis leaves (green in color) grs. jjj. Add to one teacupful of boiling water; cover, and let stand until cold; strain, take one-third at a dose on retiring until three doses have been taken. Use with medicines prescribed, one or another of them alternately, as indicated. Hommopathic Treatment. — Apis, Apocynum; (from heart) Digitalis. Neuralgia. Sijrnptomatology. — A sharp cutting pain, following the ctjurse of the nerves of the body, generally of an intermittent character. In many cases there is more or less constitutional disturbance; the urine is scanty and high colored, the tongue coated, the liver torpid, the bowels constipated and the patient anemic. Electrical Treatment. — If the disease be general in the sys- tem, moving from place to place, or causing transient acute pains here and there, give general tonic treatment, three times a week, for several weeks — perhaps a month or two, provided the case be an old one. This will invigorate the nervous sys- tem and equalize the electric action. Relief will be afforded soon; but for the sake of oure^ the treatment of an old case should be cttntinued as here directed. If the disease be local., use the B D current, with as much force as the patient can ightcn each day t; introduce the Q tumor, ten to versed currents, id inflamed, use to the uterine i, P. P. over the ; one or another er, and let stand >n retiring until cines prescribed, id. m; (from heart) 1, following the :' an intermittent jss constitutional lored, the tongue i and the patient eneral in the sys- ; transient acute nent, three times or two, provided the nervous sys- 'will be afforded t of an old case ! disease be local, the patient can BT.EOTBIOAL MEDICATION. 133 bear without irritating painfulness. Treat the affected part, or parts, with P. P., placing N. P., long cord, upon some ap- proximate healthy part, at a point a little lower down than the part in pain. The spine, when convenient, is commonly the best point for it. In treating the painful part, pass the elec- trode more or less also over the nerves adjacent to the one principally affected. Treat five to twenty minutes daily. Or in addition to the above treatment it may be advisable to give the inward and outward treatment occasionally. B D current, P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the body ind limbs ten to twenty minutes. Use cords of equal length. Conclude by giving a tonic treatment as directed in another part of the work. Medical Treatment. — Neuralgia of the stomach. 3. — Iodoform grs. xxx. Ext. nux vomica grs. xz. Ext. gentian qs. m. Fiat pilulsB No. 40. Sig. — Give one pill two or three times a day. Neuralgia of the head, face, etc. ]^. — Aromatic spirits of ammonia. ....... Jj Sig. — Ten to thirty drops in water before meals. Neuralgia Liniment. Ic^. — Chloroform fss Aqua ammonia 4 F. ^ss. Tinct. camphor made by U. S. D . . . . ^jj. m. Moisten a linen cloth and apply to the parts affected. iVlso inhale through the nose. 3. — Chloroform |] Gum camphor Sjj- m. Apply to parts affected. ji-^V^-V^Jl-j 184 ELEOTBIOAL HEDIOATIOK. J't Neuralgia general: 5. — Bellador.na grs. v Stramonium " vj. Cannabis indica " vj. Aconite " v. Opii « X. Hyoscyami " xv. Pulv. glycyrrhiza " qs. m. Fiat Pilulaj No. 60. gig. — One pill once or twice a day. HomcBopathio Treatment. — ^Aconite, Bryonia, Spigelia, Tine. val. Trismus. {Loclcjaw^ Symptomatology. — Difficulty of swallowing, stiffness in the back of the neck, rigidity of the muscles of lower jaw and Bpine. In some Ciises all the muscles of the body are involved. Electrical Treatment. — For traumatic trismus, use the B D current, of vigorous force. Let the wound be kept open and clear, except that soothing emollients may be applied. Place N. P. at the coccyx, or near it on the spine; and then treat, by firm but momentary touches of the P. P., over the lower maxmillary — pterygoid — muscles and nerves; indeed, over the entire lower jaw and its articulations. Treat five to ten minutes, if necessary, or until the jaws relax. Also apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the neck, chest, spine and bowels, also to the limbs. Time for the general manipulations twenty to forty minutes. Treat three to six cimes a day for a day or two, to neutralize and destroy the irritation of the nervous system. The head should also be treated as directed in delirium of typhoid fever. Use A B, A C or A D. Then treat eveiy day, or every second day. Medical Treatment. — Tinct. lobelia administered in small doses every fifteen or twenty minutes with warm ginger tea EI.KCTRIOAL MEDICATION. 135 may he given. Or Tinct. cnnnabis-iiidica in five to ten droj> close»i every two to three hours, Spiritns fru?nenti with small quantities of Tinct. aconite should be used for sponging the body two or three times a day. Mild cathartics or enemas to regulate the bowels. Or Sss. of tobacco added to one pint water, and make infusion. Inject every two or three hours until a.depressing efl'ect is produced. Common Cramp. Symptomatology. — Although either the positive or the ne- gative pole, applied to the healthy muscle, may produce spas- modic contraction, yet the negative pole contracts much more powerfully than the positive — a fact which shows an electrically pins condition in the nerves and muscles involved. Yet we know that cramps are more apt to attend a low condition of general vitality in the system than the opposite. From sevcival considerations, which cannot be detailed liere, I am led to think that cramps are produced, generally, at least, by a temporary or spasmodic reaction of the electro-vital force from an im- properly negative to an excessively positive state in the parts affected. Electrial Treatment. — My practice is, when the spasm is on, to treat the parts in cramp by momentary touches rapidly repeated, with the P. P. of the B D or A D current, good medium force, placing N. P. at the back of neck, if the dis- turbance be in an arm ; or at the coccyx, if it be in the leg or in the abdomen or cheat. In treating parts subject to cramp while the spasm is not on, give them, along with other parts of the syst/Cm, general tonio treatment. This elevates and equalizes the electro-vital action, and relieves the dilBculty. If in the stomach apply P, P. to the back of the neck, N. P. ovei- the stomach ten to fifteen minutes. If there is cramp in the limbs anywhere, apply P. P. of the ■'m liMMilitti m 130 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. A I) or A E current to the tongue, N. P. over the affected part, Huil beyond the same, ten to twenty minutes. Then npply P. P. to the spine between the shoulders (upper pari), N. P. over the bixly and limb, or limbs, ten to twenty minutes. Con- clude by giving tonic treatment as usual. If in the stomach treat by applying JP. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the stomach, liver and bowels, ten to twenty minutes. It may be advisable to treat as first directed in some cases or condi- tions of cramp. If the first does not succeed treat as directed here. Medical Treatment: — ^. — Linseed oil ^. Essence peppermint ^'. Tinct. opii ^'. Spirits camphor ?]• ^a- Sig. — One-half to one teaspoonful every fifteen to thirty minutes. lIom(Bopathic Treatment. — Eubini's Camphor pills. Tetanus. Symptomatology. — This is substantially the same thing as trtsmuit, except that it extends to other parts, and often to nearly all the muscles of the organism. Under ordinary treatment, it is almost invariably fatal. I am not aware that it has been sufficiently submitted to our electrical system to determine satisfactorily the question of its amenability to it. Yet I see no reason to doubt that, in the most cases, when taken within reasonable time, it may be cured. Electrical Treatment.— T!ie,e the B D current, in pretty strong force. Place the N. P., long cord, at the feet, and treat with P. P. from the medulla oblongata, or from the upper cervical vertebrae, all along down the spine, for several min- ates — say, five to ten minutes. Then pass with P. P. over the ELEC3TUICAL MEDICATION. 137 the affected B8. Then npply er part), N. P. minutes. Con- n tlie stomach ck, N. P. over lutes. It maj cases or condi- •eat as directed 3r pills. same thing as !, and often to nder ordinary not aware that ical system to inability to it. Jt cases, when ent, in pretty feet, and treat •m tlie upper • several min- P. P. over the whole trunk and liinl)8. Continue to treat until relaxation takes place, or all hope of relief de^>art8 Inward and outward treatment may also be given with the above. Apply P. P, to the tongue, N. P. over the body and limbs, twenty to forty ininutes. When relaxation ensues, tonic treatment should be given every day or two; or this treat- ment may be alternated every day or two with first given. Medic'M Treatment: — 5. Beef gall should be applied constantly to the wound if caused by one. Ekuitivk Cutaneous Diseases. Electrical Treatment. — ^Take the A D current, pretty vig- oroita force in acute cases; mild in chronic affectiong. If the eruption l>e inflamed and acute, use long cord with N. P. ; if sluggish and chronic, use long cord with P. P. Move the two electrodes parallel to eacli other, upon the patient, about two or three inches apart; and pass them over all the affected surface. Rei)eat the treatment daily in acute affections, and three times a week in chronic cases. Medical Treatment: — ]^. — Compound syrup stillingia oj. Iodide potassa 3jj. to jv. m. Sig. — One teasjioonful before each meal. Merrill's, of Cin- cinnati, is the best alterative and blood purifier that I have met with in twenty-five years. The body should be bathed with strong soap suds twice a week, while using the stillingia. Toppical applications are so numerous and varied, that we will not attempt to dictate further than we should advise physicians to procure Fox, on skiu dis- eases, or Anderson of Glasgow. Homixopathic Treatment. — Ehus., Hepar. sul., Silica. 138 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 1^: Paralysis. Smptomatology — Loss of irotion or sensftti'on, and in many cases l*<)th in the body when the disease is contined to the side of the body it is called hemiplegia. If to tlie lower half of the Iwdy, paraplegia. Ehvtrical Treatment. — Take the B D current, medium lOrce. If the piiralysis be in a lower limb, place V. P., long cord, upon the lower lumbar vertebrse, so as to reach the hypo- gastric plexus, aud treat with the metallic brush, N. P., five to eif^ht minutes, over all the affected parts. Then close the sitting with reversed poles, about one to two minutes, having P. P., long cord, at the foot, and manipulating over the parts affected, and especially over the lumbar vertebrae, with N. P. This is to prevent depletion" by running off the electro-vital fluid too much, and to force the electric current through the nerves in an upward and inward tonic-giving direction. If the disease be in an arm or hand, treat it in a manner analogous to the above; extending the treatment from back of neck to the affected parts. In cases of hemiplegia or paraplegia, run the current from the healthy side of the spine, (in hemiplegia,) or from a healthy part ol" the spine, (in paraplegia,) to and through the paralyzed parts, by placing P. P., long cord, on spine, and manipulating with N. P. metallic brush commonly upon the parts par- alyzed. Close the treatment with reversed poles for a moment or two, as in the preceding cases. Old paralysis requires con- siderable time to cure it. Treat about three times a week, occasionally omitting a week. A general tonic treatment may be given once or twice a week. If there is hemiplegia apply P. P. to the base of the cere- belum, on the healthy side, N. P. over the diseased part of the brain three to five minutes, mild force. Using cords of equal length. P. P. may also be applied with ear electrode to "y^'T "^'•tt: — ''^r—.'-rr? ELKCTBIOAL MEDICATION. 135) and in many ned to the side lower half of rent, medium ice P. P., long •each the hyjio- ish, N. P., five Then close the linn tea, having over the parts HE, with N. P. he electro-vital at throngh the reotion. If the nner analogous k of neck to the le current from from a healthy 1 the paralyzed I manipulating the parts par- for a moment 3 requires con- times a week, treatment may 3e of the cere- ieased part of Uti'ing cords of ir electrode to the healthy ear, N. P. to the opposite ear, ana over the disoftBod part of the hruin three to five minutes. P. P. may also be applied to the tongue, N. P. over the body and limbs five to ten minutes. This treatment may be given once or twice a week in connection with the above, concluding with the tonic treatment each time. Medical Ireatment. — Keep the bowels regular by adminis- tering Hmall doses of vegetable cathartics. Strychnia in the thirty-second to the sixtieth part of a grain may bo given every two or three hours in connection with the treatment. If there is softening of the brain give phosphorus in doses of one to three drops, three or four times a day. Bathe the afi'ected parts with diluted acohol, whisky, or liniment used for diph- theria. Homceopathio Treatment. — Merc. Alternate Ilhua ix. Nax when from mercury. Sciatica. Symptomatology. — Sharp lancinating pain in the course of the sciatic nerve in the hip, and downwards to the thigh. This is neuralgia in an ischiatic nerve, commonly the great ischiatic. Electrical Treatment. — Use the B D current, strong as the patient can well bear. Place the foot in warm water with N. P., .»r place the sponge-roll N. P. at the sole of the foot, (the former is the best), and treat with P. P. over the painful part, and also, more or less, over adjacent parts. It is also well, in order to prevent two. much exhaustion of the limb, to reverse the poles every third or fourth time; but in so doing, use the long cord with N. P., also give general tonic treatment occii- sionally. i have found an inward and outwiird treatment to be bene- ficial, given once or twice a week (in some cases oftener), in connection with the above treatment, to establish an equili- ■■■'.? i M 140 ELKCTRICAI, MEDICATION. briiim of the circulatory forces. Use A D or B D current, cords of eqiuil length. Apply P. P. to the tongne, N. P. over the ImmIv anil limbs, ten to twenty ininutes. If the pain be severe, !iypon, place P. P., long cord, upon some convenient healthy part, (the spinal cord, or other nerve centre which gives nervous service to the part af jcted, is best), and treat the i^ui—'W'wii loiimv pf|tliUli|lii1l.J.M ,«I.IW 142 ErKCi'RICAI. MKDIOATIOH. IohIoh witli N. p., It{//tt force, five to lilleen miiiutea daily. Medical Treatment. — 9- — Muriate tiiict. ferri |j. Qiiiniiio grs. xx. m. 8ig. — Ten drops in sweetonod wiiter every two or three hours. It may also ho diluted one-tburth to one-half, and ap- plied to the parts aftectod as indicated. B — Ilydrarg. cliloridum niit grs. xx. Simple cerate 5j- »»• Apply to the parts atFocted two or three times a day. Liquid cuticle or collodion may be used topically as indicated. Poul- ticing is seldom neccHsary. Jlomneopathio Treatment. — Rhus., Apis., Bell. Hkmobkhagk. {Lunga, Nose, Uterus, etc.) Electrical Treatment. — Take B D current, strong force. Apply P. P. to the open blood-vessel, or as near to it as pos- sible; j)laciug N. P., long cord, to some adjacent part, and as nearly as practicable, in the direction from which the blood chiefly comes. Treat two to ten minutes as indicated. Medical Treatment: — 3. — Tinct. cannabis Indica (English) JJ. Sig. — Five to ten drops every three or four hours. Very effectual. 3. — Salvia leaves puly 3j. lloain pulv 3J. Saccharum alba ^'. m. Sig. — One teaspoonfnl three times a day, in water. 5. — Oleum erigerou gtt. xxxjj. Alcohol Ij. m. minutes duilj. ■ n. K""!*. XX. m. |iy two or three rie-half, and ap- • grs. xz. • ZJ- m. es a day. Liquid ndicated, Poul- 3eIL us, etc.) It, strong force, lear to it as pos- !ent part, and as vhich the blood idicated. • I), r hours. • 3j. . 3j. • ^'. m. water. • gtt. xxxjj. . Sj. m. Verj EI.KCrUICAI. MKUIOATION. 143 Sig.--Onc teaspoonful every three or four hours, in water, affording to the urgt-ncy of tlio case.- Iluinoaopathio Treatment. — Uaniamelis extract. Or.i) Ulcers. Ehetrieal Treatment. — Take A D current. J f torpid, treat with mild forcf. Treat tlie sore with N. P., wliile P. P. ia iicid upon Home healtliy part, and UHually at a higher point. Treat five to fifteen minutes, three or four times a week. If hiff/i, inflammation be present, this must first be reduced by applying P. P., in pretty strong force, with N. P., on a healtliy part not far away. For this purpose, treat 8om° five to twenty minutes daily. Then, when the infiummation is sufficiently sulxiiied, treat as when torpid, with mild force and less fre- quently. It is best, when it can be 4one, to place the affected j)art in warm water along with N. P.; bringing the ulcer im- mediately above the surface of the water. Medical Treatment: — 3. — Axungia or osmoline |j. Oleum terebinth 3j. Acidum Bulphurlcum 3ss. m. Fiat unguontum. Mix the first two, then add the third. Apply to the ulcor. Use black salve for healing. Black Salve. ^ . — Cider vinegar ojj. Cera flava |j. Axungia and resin aa |f . Kura Ijv. m. Saturate the vinegar well with tobacco; strain and evaporate to one pint. Then add the wax, lard and resin. Melt; remove from the fire; add the rum, and stir until cold. Homoiopathio Treatment. — Thiya cerate. / 144 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. Recent Wounds, Contusions and Burns. Ehctrical Treatment.— Use the B. D. current, strong force as can be borne. Bring the lesion under P. P., and place I»J . P. at discretion, in view of the location of the injury. Treat five to eight minutes, twice or thrice on the same day. Unless the injury is very severe, no further treatment will be required. Healing will take place with little or no soreness or swelling. In severe cases, repeat the treatment whenever inflammation gets too high. If fungus — "proud flesh"-— should appear, treat that willi a small-pointed electrode, N. P., placing P. P. on a healthy part, not remote, using A C current, in pretty strong force. Use B D. current for recent wounds. Apply P. P. to the wound, 1\. P., long cord, upwardly from the wound, ten to fifteen minutes at intervals of half an hour, until relieved. Adhesive straps and liquid collodion may be applied to the wound to exclude the air and produce healing by first intention. Medical Treatment: — 3. — Aqua calcis |jv. Oleum lini |jv. m. Apply SIS indicated. \i fungus — "proud flesh" — should appear, burnt alum in fine powder, should be applied between times of treating with electricity. ^ — Carbolic acid crystals ^jss- Whiting qs. to form a paste. Knead well. A case treated. A knife came in contact with the knee of the patient, severing the ligaments of the patella. It cut down into the joint under the patella, deep enough to allow two fingers to be ins'^rted into the joint. The limb was made straight and firmly wrapped in this paste. In a few days the patient resumed walking. Homoiopathic Treatment. — Calendula. ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 145 Burns. ent, strong force P., and place N. le injury. Treat ime day. Unless will be required, ness or swelling, er inflammation —should appear, P., placing P. P. urreiit, in pretty ply P. P. to the e wound, ten to ', until relieved, e applied to the jy first intention. . . Ijv. m. i flesh"— should applied between .. Ijss. B in contact witl) ts of the patella. , deep enough to . The limb was e. In a few days Asphyxia. {Suspended Animation^ Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current pretty strong force. Place P. P. at back of neck — second or third cervical vertebra, and treat with N. P. over all the chest and along the lower margin of the ribs, so as to excite the pectoral mus- cles,. lungs and diaphragm. Medical Treatment. — In the absence of electricity resort to the following method for restoration: First, throw fresh air into the lungs, producing artificial respiration. Second, arouse the circulation, and restore to the body its natural warmth. To eft'ect these results: 1. Remove from the mouth and nostrils all obstructions to the free passage of air to the lungs; loosening the clothing about the chest. 2. Extend the arms in the direction of the body above the head, bringing them as near together as practicable. — Silvester method. Repeat the exercise of the arms and chest ten to fifteen times per minute, blowing into the mouth while exercising the same, and occasionally passing a bottle of ammonia past the nose, xlubbing and bottles of hot water may also be used to establish warmth in the body. Cakoeb. Symptomatology. — Cancers take on a variety of forms, dis- tinguished by diiferent names; but since they all require substantially the same electrical treatment, it is unnecessarv here to describe Caem. Electrical Treatment. — Begin with the A B current in pretty full volume. (The volume of the current is increased by increasing the quantity of battery fluid.) Use this for several weeks, and then change to the A D current. Treat daily. The time for each treatment must be determined by the judgment 10 M mw 146 Et.ECTKICAL MEDICATION. of the practitioner; varying it according to the peculiar ehar- aicter and location of the disease. If the cancer be on the face, or any part of the head or breast, place P. J', on die back of neck; but if it be in the stomach, aiterus, or any of the abdominal viscera, place P. P. on spine, A little higher than the affected part. Then treat the disease witlx N, P., long cord, so as to run the current immediately .(4it from tliR lesion, and yet bring the latter on the negative tside of the central point in the circuit; that is, within the jiesrative half of the whole circuit. Medical Treatment: — ^. — Chloride chromium 3j. Ext. str'uiioi'-lum %. IsVw thoi-oughly. Spread upon leather sufficiently large to «over the whole tumor. Apply twice a day until the mass assumes a black appearance, then apply a poultice of flaxseed anetil. If an e»char is produced, dress with Oxalate cerium unguentum until healed over. 3, — Permanganate potassa , . . . qs. Apply as thick as the tumor, in a glass cylinder, until de- jhtroyed. Poultice until healed. ^. — Chian turpentine (pure) i . . . 3J88. Sulphuric sEther (to dissolve) !i to 4 Syrup of acacia or ginger |vjj. sa. Sig. — Mix. One teaspoonful before meals. Ij, — Bruise and press the juice out of the full grown leaves of the common poke. Pour the same in a pewter basin or plate, and 8",t in the sun until it evaporates to a wax or salve. Procure the extract of the horse or sheep sorrell the same wray. Also red clover blossoms. Apply each separately or conjointly. i;A; he peculiar cliar- le head or breast, in the stomach, e P. P. on spine, treat the disease •ent immediately • on the negative it is, within the • • 3j. fficiently large to y nntil the mass ultice of flaxseed 1 Oxalate cerium . . . qs. ylinder, until de- . .. 3J88. ... lito^ . . . |vjj. SB. full grown leaves \ pewter basin or to a wax or salve. ) sorrell the same ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 147 Medical Treatment: — -If conjointly. ^. — Ext. sorrel ^sc. " poke 3jj. " clover 3 jj. " stramonium 3j. m. Spread on thin leather, and a])ply once or twice a day mtil destroyed. Poultice with elm, flaxseed meal, or rum poultice made of light bread until healed. 1^. — Sanguinaria canadensis ^ss. Chloride zinc ?s8. Podophyllin 3jj. Extract stramonium =S8. Carbo veg 3jj. Mix with water or hydrochloric acid, and apply on leather to parts aflected, if not in the region of an artery or a motor nerve. When the cancer is destroyed, make a poultice of rum and bread. Apply until healed. Cancer lotion: 3- — Nitrate potassa ^'v. Aqua ojj. Spirits nitre j^jj. Sulphuric acid §jj. Tinct. opii y v. m. Apply twice a day on cotton cloth; moisten with lotus until destroyed. Protect the clothing by applying cotton or cloths. If cancer is open, apply the following : 3. — Sorrel salve |s8. Ext. stramonium 3j. ra. Spread on thin leather and apply. "Will remove a cancer, if pei-sistently applied, until all the roots are destroyed. After removal, poultice until healed. Homceopathio Treatment. — Hepar sul., Silicea. ^ I 148 ELKCTRIOAL MEDICATION. Anemia ok Ciilokosis. (jGreen Sickness.) Symptomatology. — Marked by paleness of the skin and mu- cous surfaces, and a peculiar whiteness of the conjunctiva. The face presents a bloated and sallow appearance. The patient is debilitated and cannot bear exertion. There is pal- pitation of the heart. The circulation is irregular and weak, and on exertion, the breathing becomes labored. In females the menses are irregular and deficient in color and quantity, in some cases entirely suppressed. There is vertigo, dizziness, and sometimes fainting. Neuralgia is a frequent concomitant of antemia. This is a disease mostly or entirely peculiar to young women who have not menstruated, and disappears on the establish- ment of the monthly periods. Electrical Treatment. — Take the A D current. If any symptoms exist of an eifort of nature to bring on the menses, note the time of them, and regard it, in the treatnieiit, as the proper monthly period. If no symptoms of such a period are perceptible, the practitioner must Jix upon a time for it, and regard it accordingly. About four to six days before the periodic time, commence to treat as follows, using a moderate force: Insert the uterine electrode, N. P., wet in warm water, per vagina, untjl it meets the uterus; and manipulate with P. P. over the dorsal and first two lumbar vertebrae, and more or less over the back on both sides of the spinal column, some five to twenty minutes daily, down to the period fixed upon for the catamenia to appear. If they do not start, let the patient rest for some four or five days, and then begin with general tonic treatment. Continue this three times » week, until within a little less than a week of the periodic time, when the same treatment with the uterine electrode as was at first employed should be resumed, and again be continued to the time assigned for the menses. If no success should appear, return, al'ter a few days, to general ionic treatmetit as before. '-•■ ' -'- ■ - '-'■■THj vknt'uft.) he skin and mu- [the conjunctiva. pearance. The There is pal- gular and weak, red. In females or and qnantity, ertigo, dizziness, iient concomitant to young women on the establish- current. If any g on the menses, treatment, as the ' such a period are a time for it, and days before the using a moderate ct in warm water, anipulate with P. ebrse, and more or inal column, some jeriod fixed upon not start, let the d then begin with ree times » week, eriodic time, when ode as was at first continued to the ess should appear, eatment as before. ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 149 Let these forms of treatment be prosecuted until success crowns the effort. Ordinarily, not many months — perhaps not more than one or two months — will be required; especially, if the treatment be aided, on the part of the patient, by a good dgree of moderate exercise in the open air, and a free, nourishing diet. Medical Treatment: — 5. — Elixir calisaya and iron 3Jv. Whiskey Ivjjj. Phosphate of lime ^ss. Iron by hydrogen grs, xy. Aqua pura ^vjjj. White sugar |jv. m. Sig. — One to two teaspoonsful three times a day. Keep the bowels regular by enemas, or Ext. of dandelion, Comp. syrup of rhei. or senna, and mual doses as indicated. Wheeler's Oomp. Elixir of the Hypophosphites is an ex- cellent preparation for ansemic or dobilitated subjects. 5. — Syrup of the iodide of iron. |jj. Sig. — ^Ten to twenty drops in water three or four times a day may be used. Q . — ^Tinct. ferri chloridum fj. Quinine , grs. x. m. Sig. — Ten drops in sweetened water three times day. ^. — Phosphate iron grs. xxjj. Syrup, ginger 5jv- ^• Sig. — One-half to one teaspoonful three times a day. ^. — CitratA nniiiine and iron 3jj. Syrup, ginger Ijv. m. Sig. — One teaspoonful every three hours. Hom^oj^athic Treatment. — Ferrum red. pulv. sr 150 ELECTKrCAL MEDICATION. Nymphomania and Si-kkmatokkikka. H !■ I. k I i- i &-i Symptomatology. — Debility, pain in the head and back, pal- pitation of the heart, aching pain and a dragging nensation in the teeiicles, involving noctnrnal and diurnal emissions of semen. In all suspected cases the urine should be examined micntscopically for the presence of spernmtozo. The points to be gained are, to reduce the action of the ama- torial organs of the brain and the secretions of the testes^ and to contract and strengthen the tissue of the seminal vesicles and the ])i'ostate gland. Electrical Treatmetit. — Take tlie B D current. First, treat the lowest part of the cerebellum, on both sides of the spinal cord, with a mild force; using P. P. upon these organs of amativeness, and N. P. on the dorsal vertebrse. Treat five to fifteen minutes. Next, increase the current to medium force; and, taking a handled cup or mug, holding a pint to a quart, mostly filled with tepid water, drop the jtenis and testicles into it, along with the tin electrode P. P., and move K. P., long coi'tl, over the lumbar vertebrae. ' Treat in this manner five to fifteen minutes. Then place the P. P. on the pelvis, close above the penis, and again treat with N. P., long cord, over the small of the back, two or three minutes. Treat about three times a week. Treat the head occasionally as follows: Before giving the above treatment use B D current, apply N. P., long cord, at the base of the spine, P. P. in the right hanJ. Manipulate with one finger of the right hand over the eyes, whils the left hand is applied to the back of the neck, ten to fifteen minutes with mild force. Then apply the index finger of the right hand to the right ear. The index of the left to the left ear, five to ten minutes. If there is considerable excitement, irritation or inflammation of the brain, moisten the hair with water and apply P. P. of the B C or B D current to the head three to five minutes. ., i^aiifei,, - ■.A. and back, pal- ii<^ Kcnsition in emissions of d be examined tion of the ania- the testes^ and eminal vesicles it. First, treat es of the spinal these organs of B. Treat five to ) medium force; pint to a quart, ind testicles into ove K. P., lomj his manner five the pelvis, close loiig cord, over IVeat about three jfore giving the P., lo?ig cord, at iJ. Manipulate Bs, whil3 the left ) fifteen minutes )f the right hand 8 left ear, five to ent, irritation or with water and e head three to KLEOTKICAI, MKDirATION. 151 (fa female, the sponge-roll may he placed b»(twcon the labitt. Ajiply a cloth, moistened with water previous to ap])lying the sponge-roll. Otherwise treat tlie same as in males. Treat from three to six times a week. Medical Treatment: — ft. — Alumen 6ul})hate 5jj Camphor gum, pulv Ij- "i* Sig. — One-half teaspoonful twice a day. Remove the patient from exciting causes. 5. — Potassa nitratis §88. Alumen sulphas rj. Cam])hor gum, pulv 5j- Axungia or cosmoline ^ilj- ™' Apply with heat, once or twice a day, over the j»ube8 and genital organs. Wear a small sack of pulverized camphor on the small of the back, also on the lower part of the abdomen above pubes. Let the patient sleep on a hard matrass to pre- vent nocturnal emissions; the patient must sleep on one side. Put a good sized cotton thread spool on a piece ot tape. Tie the same around the hips; let the spool rest about midway betv/een the lowest lumbar vertebrje and coccyx, centrally between the illia. Should he or she turn on the back in their sleep, the spool will awaken them, if properly adjusted, and cause them to turn on the side, which will render them less, liable to amorous dreams. ft. — Muriate tinct. fern ?jj. Vinum ergot sj- m- Sig. — Ten to twenty drops in sweetened water, at 9 a. ir.^ 3 r. M., and on retiring. Give the patient nourishing and digestible food; let him eat freely of celery, if obtainable, if not give some of the preparations of celery made from the seed. '■'M -ISe ♦5 k- &i: h u s 152 ELEOTUICAL MEDICATION. containing three to five grains of the seed to the dose, and taken three times a day; or Celerinii, Richardson & Co., compose J of celery, coca, and viburnum verso, HomceopUhic Treatment. — -Phos. Prolapsus Utkei. {Falling of the Womh.) Elec'rical Treatment. — Take the B D current, of good me- dium force, and give general tonic treatment, on alternate days, ten to fifteen minutes, passing briefly over tlie several parts. Atlter thi?, treat fi'o to twenty minutes with uterine electroJe, iu the manner prescribed foi menorrhngia. Then close the sitting by removing the uterine instrument, substi- tuting the eponge-cup as P. P., and treating with it exter- nally, about five to ten minutes, over the pelvic region, while N. P. is stationed on the spine, at tlie firs'; or second dorsal vertebrce. On the mte'>''i'eninf days, treat only with the uterine elec- tiode, 08 above described. Elevate the hips to an angle of forty-five degrees, for a few moiients, on retiring, so as to throw the womb out of the pel- vis and up into the abdomen. Place the hands firmly t^o the abdomen above the pubes with sufiicient pressure to maintain the womb in situation until you lie down with the hips slightly elevated, which will take the strain oft* the overtaxed and weakened nerves and muscles, and strengthen the same by rest; rest being one of nature's great restorers. Astringent lotions may be injected in vagina once or twice a day, as fol- lows: Alum water; Tannin in solution; Tinct. kipo, diluted; Tinct. myrrh, say, .',88. to 3j. to one pint water. Injected with mild force, and email quantities each time, two or three times a day. LKUCOERHfEA. ( W/titeS.) Electrical Tfeatment. — Take A D current, ■^•v.'j,' mild /.roe. Introduce the vaginal electrode, IS. P., until it meets the w lose, and taken ., coinposej of omb.) t, uf good nie- ^ on altt'ri»ate 'er tlie several 8 witli uterine rhujia. Then lunent, siibsti- with it exter- 5 region, wliile r second dorsal e uterine elec- irees, for a few- out of fhe jMil- 8 firmly to tlie ire to maintain with the hips ' tiie overtaxed )n the same by s. Astringent e a day, as fol- kipo, dihited; Injected with or three times ry mildjaroe, it meets the ELECTRICAL MKDIOATION. 153 nterus, and manipulate with P. P. over the dorsal vertebrie five to twenty minutes, three times a week. Once or twice a week, on the int -vening days, give general tonio treatment. Omit treatment altogether for one or two weeks, once in two to three months. Considerable time is often required for the cure of old cases. ^edioal Treatment: — 3- — Flnid extract caulophyllum %. " " buchu Ij- m- Big. — One teaspoonful three times a day before meals. Um as a viginal injection the following : I^. — Permanganate potassa grs. j. to jjj. Aqua pura ., ^- i^- Q. — Permanganate potassa grs. v. to x. Aqua pura ^j. m. Having previously injected warm water to cleanse the parts, inject No. 2 once or twice a day. HonuBopathio Treatment. — Alumina, Sepia. Menorrhagia. {Excessive Menstruation^ ElectHcal Treatment. — If the menstrual flow is apt to ter- minate in hemorrhage, it is best to give general tonic treat- ments about three times a week, between the periods; and during the last four or five days before color is expected to appear, to take the B D current, mediiin force, and treat the uterus directly, once a day, with the uterine electrode P. P., while moving N. P. over the dorsal \ertebra3, about five to fifteen minutes, at the close of general tonic treatment. If there be no hemorrhage, properly, but only too profuse or too long-continued fiow of catamenia, the discharge may com- monly be stopped by one or two treatments, of eight to ten Iv I. 164 Ki.K«:TKi(;Af. mkdjcation. minutes each, with the uterine electrtnle, as presorihed above. Medical Treatment:— H. TInct. CannabiH Indicra (En. Sig. — Five to ten dropi every four hours. One or two doses usually suHicient to control the hem- orrhaire. Not udviHable to arrewt it etitirely during tlic time ot nieuhtrimtiiig. Should they ceaHe too wxm, apply P. V. of the B D current, on the spine between the HJioulders, N. P. over the bowels and limbs, ten to fifteen minutes, once or twice a day. Amenokkikea, {Supp'ensed Menstruation.') Eledrieal Treatment. — Treat as for chlorosis. Ihit if the case be recent — the effect of taking cold — l>egin, in the first few sittings, to treat ten to twenty minutes as for com- mon cold; then conclude tlie sitting by treating, about as many ininutes, in the same manner as prescribed for chlo- rosis. Medical Treatment: — 5, . — Tinct. cimicifuga 5j. Sig. — Ten to twenty dropc every two or three hours. 5,. — Tinct. aloes "'. " ferri chloride 3j. Fluid extract ergot 3J. Ess. wintergreen 3J Syrup, simplex sjv- m. Sig. — One teaspoonful every six hours. Not indicated in inflammation of the uterus or pregnancy. 5. — Wintergreen leaves zi- Aqua pura oj. m. itSlf. |rril)C(I above. Iinlicii (En. <>1 tlie hem- ^ the time ot I*. I*, of the f, X. V. over ••(! or twice u Ihit if tlie 1, in tlie first iiH for com- ii<;, ulK)ut as )ed for chlo- !]• Iiours. ■1 J- j- jv. m. indicated in ra. KLKrrKICAL, IIKUICATIUN. 155 Sig. — St<'<'p until the Htreiit^th is extracted. Stniin itiid drink one ounc^ every three or four hourti for four duyb Uifore menstruation in exjiected. IloifMtupathle Treatment. — Puis, sepia. DvsMKNOKKncKA. [Poinful MenHtruatton.) Electrical Treatment. — If the disease l»e occasioned by uterine dihplacerueiit, ol»i*tructin<^ tlie r>« vterl, tlie organ must be restored to its normal position. This can best be done by mechanical action. IJut it is most commonly o(!casioni'd by irritation of the mucous membraiu! lining tlie interior cavity of the uterus. Mucous surfaces^ under r74/Y>n«c irritation, are elec- trically negative. Therefore, in this case, if it be an old one, taking the A D current, very inllf! force., 'ipp'y the uterine electrode, N. P., to the oa uteri., and treat over the lower dor- B"-] and upper luniltar vertebrte with P. P., long cord. Treat five to fifteen minutes, three times a week. Vtwt I should add, that recovery from tliis infirmity, when occasioned by uterine irritation, 'vill be much aided by com- mencing each sitting with a (jeneral tonic treatment, and clos- ing with the treatment j'lst above prescribed. The last described form of dysmenorrhoRa is sometimes at- tended with spasmodic contraction of the oa nteri, thus pre- venting the catamenial flow. This may be readily relieved by applying P. P. to uterus, and N. P. to lower dorsal and upper lumbar vertebne. Medical Treatment: — IJ. — Tinct. gelsemini 3j. Spirits frumentum ?jj. m. Sig. — One-half to one teaspoonful every two liours. ft. — \^alerianate ammonia '. 3j. Syrup, simplex |jv. m. I. 156 KT-KOTRIOAL MKOIOATIOl,. Sig. — Ono-half to one toiiHpoonful every two or three hours. 3. — Tinct. opii, gtt., five to fifteen, as indicjited. 3. — Ext. solid hyoscyainl grH. X. «« gelHeniin " v- Quinine " xx. m. Fiat pilultn No. 10. Sfg. — Take one pill every tliree or four hours. Homoeojpathio Treatment. — CoUinsonia, Sabina, S -neoin. Eni.Ei-SY. Symptomatology. — ^Tlie patient fulls suddenly, and is seized with convulsions. The senses are suspended, and the subject paralyzed. The features are distorted, and the eyes fixed. During the convulsions the tongue is bitten, and a bloody, frothy mucus issues from the mouth. The tongue, on exam- •nation, presents old cicatrices, the results of former attacks, and this condition of the tongue is highly diiignostio of true epilepsy. The attacks return at stated periods, and generally increase in severity as the patient grows older. A few of the many causes of the disease named aro as fol- lows : Teething, irritation of; menses, suppression of; head, injuries of; sperinatt)rrh(Ba; masturbation, etc. Electrieal Treatment. — If from teething, wrap the metallic part of the tojigue instrument with muslin or t..nibric several times around the same. Moisten with molasses. Use B D current, mild force. Apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. in the left hand of the operator. Apply the right hand to the pa- tient's neck, throat, jaws, etc., to remove irritation. If the gums are very much swollen, precede with lancing. If from worms, use A D current. Apply P. P. to the tongue. Ma- nipulate with N. P. oyer the st raach, bowels and limbs, ten to twenty minutes, ot apply P. * . sponge cup to the back of the neck; N. P. over the body generally ten to twenty min- til roe hours. Iited. XX. m. a, S 'uecin. and is seized id the subject e eyes fixed, ind a bloody, ue, on exam. >rraer attacks, lostio of true and generally led art' as fol- ion of; head, > the ujetallic 111 brie several i: Use a D N. p. in the id to the pa- ion. If the ig. If from ongue. Ma- id limbs, ten the back of twenty min- BLROTRIOAL UKDIOAAOA. 167 ntea. Repeat as indicated. If amenon hcca (sn^preiiicd mi i- Btraation), as directed in anotl.or paru of t^ie work. If spArru- BtorrhflBa, as directed in another part oi the work. Medical Treatment: — "Worm medicine. 3. — Santonine gT%. xxv. Podophyllin ♦• j vss. Populine " xxv. White sugar 3J8B. m. Slg. — Mix thoroughly, and put in a ground stopper bottle. Dose for a child from one to three years old, one to three grains on retiring, for two or three days, when a small dose of castor oil may be given; or a dose may be given every four hours for a day or two, and foUoM'ed witli oil, if indicated. 9. — Hydrocyanate ferri 3j. Falv. valerian 3jj. Fiat pilulce, No. 120. Sig. — One pill night and morning. Oases yield to the treatment in four, six, nine and twelve months. Use electricity on principles laid down in the work for conditions as manifested from time to time. The treat- ment has been nsed successfully in chorea, neuralgia and other severe nervous affections. Prescriptions for the last named diseases: 5. — Hydrocyanate ferri g* s. jx. Sulphate quinine " vj. Extract opii « ss. Oonserve roses " qs. m. Sig. — Make nine pills. One pill every three hours. 5. — Hydrocyanate ferri grs. xxxvj Sulphate quinine " xxjv Extract opium aqueous " jj. « valerian alcoholic " x. m. dl 'v.. i.i'*!'!. i-V... 't(»r-B.Vj it*^.>T-: : :;-,-^,--'?' ' --.'ii-.tAiii- . v..^-^,.<~.~~^. ■ ffjjiiil\ppltllppplpli l i * 158 ELKCTRICAL MKDICATIOV. Sig. — Make thirh'-six pills. Take one cverv three or tour hours, as indicated. (See Tilden's Journal of Materia jLed- ica, P. 166-7-8.) Homoeopathic Treatment. — Ignatia, Bell., Ciipriira. Imi'otknce. Electrical Treatment. — Take tlie B D current, moderate force. Treat exactly as in spermatorrlia3a, except with reversed ■poles,, using the long cord, with P. P. Treat thrice u week. Also, P. P. to the nerve centers between the shoulders, and K. P. over the stomach, liver, bowels, pubes and limbs, to the knees, fifteen to twenty minutes alternately, with the first- named treatment, medium force. General tonic treatment should be given once or twice a week Medical Treatment, — ^. Dilute phosphoric acid. Sig. — Three to six drops to be given two or three times a day. !>,. — Tinct. cantharides gtt. j. to jv. two or three times a day. IJ. — Elixir of pyrophosphate of iron and soda. Sig. — (^ne to two teaspoonsful three times a day. Used in a numerous class of subjects of a nervous, delicate organization. DizziNEf?3 OF Old and Corpulent People. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D current, a])ply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the body generally down to the pubes, x.cn to fifteen minutes. Then apply N. P. to the inner part of the thighs three to five minutes. Then hold the sponge-roll between the thighs, and apply P. P. over the kidneys ten to fifteen minutes. This disease is caused by the kidneys failing to seciete the uric acid. It is therefore retained in the blood ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 159 three or lour Materia jifed- )riim. ent, moderate with reversed hrice u week, ildors, and N. limbs, to the itli the first- lie treatment acid. tliree timcB a ihree times a ia. vous, delicate 3PLE. |)ply P. P. to to the piibes, inner part of e sponge-roll idneys ten to idnejB failing L in the blood and carried to the brain. Frequently people fall dead witii this disease, simulating apoplexy. Treat once or twice a day for a day or two. Afterwards, two or three times a week. IJ.— Scilli martini a 3jj. to jjj. Spirits nitre dulc 3J^'- i"- Let it stand four or five days. Shake it daily. Sig._One teaspoonfnl three times a day. Ilomoeopathlo Treatment.— A-Qou., Beil., Nux vomica, Bry- onia, Puis. Inflammation. Soreness, or Tenderness of the Feet, from whatever cause. Electrical Treatment. —Fill a wash-bowl nearly full of tepid water. Put the feet in the same. Use B D current, apply N. P., long cord, under the toes, P. P. to the heels, five to ten minute.. Eeverse and apply N. P. to the heels in the water, P. P. over the feet five to ten minutes. Remove IS . P. and apply betwen the feet, in front of the ankles, apply P. P. to the outside of each foot five minutes. Treat once a day for two or three days. The hands, if inflamed, may be treated about the same way, and the same length of time. A weak solution of alum-water, tannin, or aromatic sulphuric acid may be used. Apply on retiring. Otitis. {InfiammMion of the Ear) Symptomatology.— Yam in the ear, sometimes of a very acute character. The ear in all cases should be examined with a speculum. The disease may terminate in supuration if not treated in the early stages of the disease. ' Electncal Treatment.— JJse B D current. Take P. P. in the right hand, apply one finger of the same to the inflamed ear, K P. in the hand of the patient, opposite inflamed ear, treat in and about the ear five to fifteen minutes. P. P. may pppiplilllivpilp^ 160 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. be applied to the jaw and neck five to ten minutes. ? loposing the above treatment to have been for the right ear and left hand of the patient, change and treat same way for inflam- mation of the left ear, or N. P., long cord, attached to the tongue instrument, and apply to the tongue, while the operator holds P. P. in one hand and applies the index finger of each hand to the ears, having previously dipped the ends of each in water. Treat five to ten minutes. Then apply N, P. to the base of the spine, or to one limb, or between the feet, and treat the ears as before, five to ten minutes with P. P. Treat once or twice a day until relieved. Medical Treatment. — 5. Introduce into the ear lint sat- urated with equal parts of Tinct. lobelia and aconite, to which may be added three to five drops of laudanum if the pain is severe. Orchitis. {Injla/iwmation of Testicles.) Symptomatology. — Pain, heat and swelling in the aflfected organ. The pain is of a very acute character. The scrotum is red, and the veins on its surface prominent. Electrical Treatment. — Use the B D current, place the scrotum and P. P. in a mug of water. Manipulate with N. P., long cord, over the abdomen, hips and back, ten to fifteen min- utes, once or twice a day until relieved. In addition use: Medical Treatment: — IJ — Tinct. arnica. 5jj- " humulus lupuluB |jj. " polygonum punctatum |jv. m. Make a bran poultice by saturating with the tinctures, and apply as indicated. 51. — Arnica flowers, hops and smart- weed, in the above proportions may be boiled together. When cold apply. -'Aiidsmk. ELECTIMOAL MEDICATION. 161 1 e ppOSlTt^ ear and leil for inflam- ached to the the operator inger of each ends of each )ply N. P. to the feet, and P. P. Treat e ear lint sat- nite, to which f the pain is es.) n the aifected The scrotum int, place the tewithN.P., to fifteen min- iiion use: tinctures, and in the above apply. Epistaxis. (Bleeding of the Nose!) Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current. Ta1;e P. P. in the right hand, apply two fingers of the same, ono on each side of the nose, N. P., long cord, on the back of the neck, which usually arrests bleeding in two to five minutej. Should bleed- ing recur, treat as directed, every fifteen to thirty minutes. Medical Trea^'^ent. — Styptic for hemorrhage. (Topical.) Red or styptic powder, composed of iron and alum. (See American Dispensatory.) Perchloride of iron has been used quite successfully, administered in epistaxis, hemoptysis, liem- atemesis, menorrhagia, uterine and other hemorrhages of a passive character. The dose is from five to ten drops in an ounce or two of water, and repeating it every one, two or three hours until relieved. Or Tinct. cannabis indica (English), three to five drops every half hour uiitil two or three doses have been taken. Gastkitis. (Inflammation of the Stomach^ Symptomatology. — ^Vomiting, pain in the region of the stomach, together with a burning sensation. The pulse is hard and wiry, the temperature is elevated, there is tenderness on pressure over the region of the stomach. The tongue is dry and red, the urine scanty and high colored; the vomiting persistent, every substance taken into the stomach being re- jected, if the disease is about to terminate fatally the vomited matter assumes the appearance of coffee grounds. Stomach. (Inflammation of.) Electrical Treatment. — Use the B D current, apply P. P. over the stomach, N. P., long cord, on the spine below, five to twenty minutes. Then apply P. P. to the neck, N. P. over the stomach, five to ten minutes. Then P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the stomach, three to five minutes. Treat once, II m jvfw m 102 KLKCTRICAL MKDICATION. twice, three times, or ofteiier the iirst day or two. If there should be determination of blood to the head, ap|)ly N, P. to the feet. Moisten the hair, and apply P. P., mild furce, to the head, three to five miimtes. Then apply P. P. to the hack of the neck, sides of the ne^'k, between the clavicle and scap- ula, five to ten minutes to each point or part named. Treat two or three times a day. Change as conditions change, spending less time and treating less frequently in this and all either diseases. Let the patient drink freely of ehn water. The tincture of arnica and aconite, or veratrum may be given in small doses alternately, every hour or two. Let the diet be light and digestible. Enemas of gruel, beef tea, etc., should be given if the stomach will not tolerate food. Cerebko Spinal Meningitis. Symjytomatology. — Characterized by pain passing up and down the spine, tenderness on pressure over the spinal column, headache, fever, delirium, rigidity of the muscles of the neck and back, almost constant symptoms. In some cases there is tetanic, convulsions and paralysis. The body may be bent backwards opisthotonos, or forwards emprosthotouos, or there may be only a simple rigidity of the muscles. Tlie patient lias difticulty in swallowing, the bowels are veiy constipated, and in some cases there is vomiting. The respiration is slow and irregular. The patient sometimes dies suddenly of asphyxia. Electrical Treatment. — (See "Wood's Practice for an elaborate description of the various forms of meningitis, myletis, etc., etc.) If there is a tetfiuic condition of the system generally, use A D or B D current. Apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. all over the body and limbs, ten to fifteen minutes. Devote one-half of the time to the spine, commencing at the base of the brain, and treating downwardly to coccyx. Use cords of equal length. If the above treatment does not relieve the patient, apply N. > ^%ft^^' U K ■SP •"W"^ Er.KCTBIOAL MEDICATION. 163 ro. If tlieie \Ay N. P. to iiild force, to to the back le and scap- mncd. Treat II thi.s and all 1 water. The y be given in it the diet be to., should be 3sing up and pinal colunin, s of the neck cases tlicre is may be bent juos, or thei'c Tlie patient y constipated, ration is slow suddenly of )r an elaborate letis, etc., etc.) ily, use A D or *. all over the ine-half of the he brain, and equal length, ent, apply N. Y. to the feet, P. P. to the upper part of the spine, ten to fif- teen minutes. Then apply P. P. hetween the ohivlde and scapula, on each side of the neck, five to ten minutes. Then moisten the hair, and treat the head three to five minutes, mild force. The above treatment is for the first treatn:ent given in a bad cj»ie. 'In milder cases, occupy less time. Repeat the treatments or portions as seemeth best. I should have stated, while treating the head, the eyes and ears should also be treated as directed for congestion or inflammation of tlie brain, etc., five to ten minutes. When reaction takes place, give general tonic treatments once or twice a day, with stlmu nts and tonics. No person except a physician should attempt to give this treatment, and not he unless conversant with the p^'ineiples taught in this work. The bowels should be relieved by enemas of water, a solution of Epsom salts, castile soap-suds, etc. Diet should be light, but nutritious. Aconite, belladona and dextro-quinine may also be used. Never use quiniue if there is inflammation or congestion of the brain. Komceopathic Treatment. — Hyoscyam., Hellab. Inflammation op the Spleen, Symptomatology. — Deep-seated pain, wiry pulse, tongue coated with a white covering, the temperature considerably elevated, the bowels costive. Inflammation of the spleen is intimately connected with malarial diseases. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. over the spleen, N. P. over the liver, on the back or at the coccyx ten to thirty minutes, dividing the time between the three points of application. Use cords of equal length. Treat three to six times a week. Medical Treatment: — 5 . — Valerianate ammonia 3j. Aqua pura i^. "M fj^sCm^^ wmm ^iMi ■9 wwi iiiiiiiiTiii''i'*iiiiii full i'' "1 B IQQ KLECTRICAI. MEDICATION. ScROFUi.oi 8 OiTii A I.MIA. ( Wit h InfolemiKx of Liyht.) Electrkal Treatment.— U^ electric' ty as directed for chronic ro.a eyes, Thee( are among the worst cases tliat physicians meet wuh in practice. • Ij, 0-lema raorrhna oj* i'hvA ext. Bcrofularia ".l'*'^- «t « Phytolacca 3JJ- « « Iris versic yj- Tinct. cinchona comp 3.j.i- ' Syrup, iodide ferri !^'.1.1J- ™- Sig._One teaspoonl'ul three to six times a day. 5.— Argenti nitras ?•'''• ^- *^ '^^• Aqua roBse 3J' '" • Paint the lids among the eye-lashes while the eyes are closed. In all cases of scrofulous opthalmia or granulated eye-lids, bathe the eyes morning and evening with tepid or cool salt- brine, medium strength. Let it go into the eyes. Typhoid Fever. Symptomatology.— The patient complains of pain in the head, and back chills. The tongue is covered with a brown or yellowish coating. There is in the l)eginning constipation of the bowels, which may soon -change to diarrhanv. The pulse is accelerated, and there is a marked elevation of temperature. There is a petechial eruption on the abdomen. The bowels are bloated and tympanitic. There is delirium generally, and the, lips and '.eeth are covered with brown sordes. The urine KLKCTRIOAL MEDICATION. i67 I'vectetl for meet wiih I- ij- ij- ^rs. X. to XX. 5J. m. 28 are closed, ted eye-lids, or cool salt- pain in the ii a brov/n or ristipation of The pulse temperature. The bowels jnerally, and The nrine is Hcanty and of a ('ark red color. The bo\v«>l8 continue to hlo.!*^; t'le cn cua'.i')nrt nrv sometimes watery, arid at others dark, <>ffent.i''e and bloody. There is cough and a crepitant rhoiicus. If the disease is ' ^otit to terminate fatully, the symp- toms will increase in Sf.d'ity. The patient becouu-ft stupid, with low muttering ^elir'um, picking at the bed clothes^ And fre *?■-, if there are indications of delirium treat the head congestion or inflamma,'on of the brain. The apply N. P. of the A D current between the il' Manipulate with P. P. side-sponge cup over the to thirty minutes. Then apply N. ?. to the feet, P. P. ;-ver the kidneys ten to fifteen minutes, using cords of equal length. Change and apply P. P. to the feet and N. P. over the spine and bowels upwardly five to fifteen minutes, let ten minutes of the time be devoted to the spine. Repeat the treatment or portions tliat seem to be indicated twice a day, once a day or every other day, or three or four days, as rcfpiired. For inflammation of th« stomach use B D current, lUMdernte force. Here let me caution you concernirig the use of electricity in the treatment of inflammatory conditions wherever located, that you must not iise any current of sufficient force so as to produce an unpleasant sensation, if you do, you will aggravate a'ld irritate the parts to which it is applied; but begin with a very mild, or light current, increase the force in proportion to I tr, :€'! in cli ige and V ?i' coccyx. ai:omen ten -^iw*wt*f*^«?- ^.(•*Ww.».J-»tll»^-," 168 ELKCTBIOAL MKDIOATION. the fiubsidaiice of tlie inflmiunation, thereby producing under thfl treiitnimit a nover-l'ailing atiojne or aoothiuo effect, 6»pe lally when 13 D aud the iong Mvd are uned with P. P. applied to parts iiifiauied. Apply P. P. over the stomach, N. P. lon4j cord, on the spine opi)o«ite, or at the coccyx, ten to twenty • •MiutOH. Tlien appiy P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over and below the stomach five to ten minutes. It is not politic 10 commence the treatment of this disease with hydra- ji^ogue cathartics. They, like undij^ostible food, are almost certain to prove disastrous to the patient. After givinif the electricid treatment the body should be bathed in vinegar and water, whisky and water, or soda water. If the ^jowels are constipated, give milk and water injections, or inject a solution of cpsom salts, soap-suds or warm water. If the stomach is engorji^ed with indigestible food, give an emetic of ipecac or lobelia, having previously given one-half to one j>int of warm ginger tea. Alternate the tea with the emetic every fifteen or twenty minu^^es, until the contents of the stoniacli have been ejected. Bathe the body frequently if there is fever. Do not administer medicines that will prevent the free u.-e of acids. Beef tea, pearl sago, weak gruel, fresh milk, the acid of cider vinegar, pickles aud lemonade, should be used freely, if craved by the patient. Pure whisky as a stimulant and neutralizer of the poison is indicated, more or less during the sickness, unless the person has a natural desire, or an acquired appetite for the sanae. Ad- minister the usual tonics in the absence of the fever. The tonic effoct of electricity is much better however. Tonics may be used with electricity. ^. — Sulphurous acid, dilute 3jj. Syrup orange peel 5jjj. ra. Sig. — Of this compound give fi-om twenty to thirty drops every three or four hours, until cured, (excepting when the patient is sleeping.) . ■.i^-;:,ji3-j:ie tally applied tf> N. P. lomj n t<» twenty nccrk, N. P. Il itt Hot with liydm- lii-e nliiiost !• giving the vinegar and e Uowels are ct a Hohition ? stomach is of ipecac or )iut ot' warm ery fifteen or ih have been ver. Do not use of acids, acid of cider ely, if craved f the poison ss the person e same. Ad- fever. The Tonics may tliirty drops ig when the Rest is natures great restorer. No wrecks, no losses, under the electrical and medicr.l treatment for fifteen years past. The following ujuy be used in the absenct* of electricity or in col- junction with it in cases of emergency. It has never been necessary to use it in connection with electricity in my prac- tice. Take eqvial parta of finely pulverized elm bark and white sugar, sufficient to make one quart of thin mucilage. Inject one pint of warm water into the rectum to remove all foecal matter. After the bowels have been evacuated, inject one pint of Argenti nitras, made after the following: Yj,. — Argenti nitras 388. to j. Aqua font oj. m. Let the patient retain this two or three minutes, when it may be evacuated. Then inject again one pint of warm water and retain a short time. After this is evacuated, inject one pint of the elm mucilage, more or less, according to ago of the patient. This should be retained as long as possible. When giving the enemas place oil-cloth under the patient to protect the bedding. In all cases of flux or diarrhoea this treatment will prove beneficial. In ulceration of the bowels repeat every fifth day until cured. I prefer the following treatment to the above for involun- tary evacuations of the bowels. Use B D current, apply P. P. sponge-roll to the coccyx. N. P., lon^ cord, over the bow- els and spine five to fifteen minutes, two or three times a day, until arrested. Should irritation follow the treatment, reverse the current and treat as above. Medical Treatment. — Tinct. gelsemini, aconite, veratrum, dovers, or diapheretic powder, should be used to control the fever during the intervals of treating. When tonics are indi- cated give general tonic treatment. Homceopathio Treatment. — Bryonia, Rhus., Gelsem., Bap- tisia. I K4 ■ ■^:it!^^'^',.:,X-'^,.ij'^ti('Ario>f. 171 face, which relieved the head proportionately, then-hy produc- ing an anort time grows face, somewhat more or less ess and head- r^hite covering, ily P. P. to the inflamed parts hove ten min- '. to tiie spiae f the spine or over, aronnd, and on each side of the neck between the clavicle and scapula ten to thirty minutes. Treat every two, three or four hours, which will relieve the patient of his severe suffering within twelve hours and enable him to rest comfortably, comparatively speaking. After having gotten control of the inflammatory action treat often enough to keep control until cured. For drawing and healing use Black salve. Poultices of elm, lin- seed meal or bread and milk may also be used. Boils. Electrial Treatment. — Use B D current, cords of unequal length, treat on the same principle. Cords or conductors of electricity are cords or conductors of electricity that are two yards long, more or less. Conductors of electricity of unequal length are one cord or conductor? of electricity two yards long, more or less; and one cord or conductors of electricity four yards long, more or less; or conductors of electricity used in such a manner as to make the conductors of electricity of imequal length in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases. Cords of equal length may be made practically of unequal length, by the operator passing the current through parts of his own body, as for instance by holding the electrode of one cord in one hand, while he applies to the patient an electrode held in the other hand. When matter has formed make an in- cision deep enough to remove the same. Heal with the Black salve. Honimojaathic Treatment. — Hepar sul., Silicea, Sulphur. Felons. Electrical Treatment. — Use the same current, B D, and treat on the same principles. The felon laay be treated iu a basin of water. Hom^o^thic Treatment. — Silicea, etc. .*1 :.l '§. M m IIMRiMillifiPBimw 5rt', m 174 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. »'■■ Apoplexy. Symptomatology, — Generally preceded by liefidacl.e, ring- ing in the ears, dizziness and vomiting; the respiration is labored, the face is swolen, the eyes fixed, the blood vessels of the head and neck beat rapidly and forcibly, the breathing is loud and sonorous, and it is irajjossible to arouse the patient from this comatose state. The attack is sudden, and in many cases the person drops dead at once. Electrical Treatment. — LTse B D current, a])ply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the body generally five to iiftten minutes: also, P. P. to the spine, N. P. at coccyx five to fifteen min- utes; also, treat the head as directed for congestion or inflaui- mation, three to five minutes; also, apply P. 1'. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the stomach and bowels five to ten min- utes. When reaction takes place give general tonic treatment. Repeat the treatment, or portions of it, as indicated. Medical Treatment: — ]^. — Hydrocyanate ferri 3s8. Pulv. valerian 3j. ni. Fiat pilulae jMo. 60. Sig. — One pill night and morning. From three to six months is required to cure the disease. If a female use — ^. — Hydrocyanate iron grs. xxvj. Sulphate quinine " xxjv. Ext. opium aqueous " jj. Ext. valerian ale " x. m. Make thirty-six pills. Take one every two or three hours, as indicated. (See Tilden's supplement to the Journal of 3fat. Materia, P. 167). Hommopathic Treatment.- — Aeon., Bell. ,:#;v^^' "■'.™t^/,' '■ ELECTKICAL MKUIOATION. 175 endaclie, riiig- rt'spiration is lood vessels of Itreuthing is |ise the patient I and in many \y P. P. to the teen minutes: a tifteen min- ion or inflani- iu the back of •e to ten min- >n Ic treatment. aled. 3ss. 3j. m. three to six lale use — grs. xxvj. " xxjv. " jj- " X. m. three hours, imal of Mat. Jaundice. Symptomatology. — Caused by the deposit of the coloring matter of the bile in the skin and other tissues. The skin is dry, the urine is also colored a dark brown, by the presence of the bile the bowels are constipated and the evacuations are of a light or ash color. The symptoms vary in ahnost every case," Sometimes there is pain in the region of the li/er. Jaundice is seen in many diseases, such as malarial fevers, aft'ections of the liver, organic diseases of the stomach, iuvolv- ing the neighboring organs. It may be caused by the arrest of a gall-stone in the biliary passage, or from any cause ob- structing the free passage of the bile from the liver. Electrixial Treatment. — Use A D current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the stomach and liver, mild force. Treat five to ten minutes. Then treat the liver as directed for torpidity, once or twice a day. On retiring, take thr^i^.--i'A'^Atii:-ic~i-i :if;. *'-'^'i.Nw(,>;i :'Z'^'^ff:- t*v : 176 KLECTUICAL MEDICATION. IJ. — Fluid ext. hydrangea, in half to one teaspoonful doses, may be given once or twice a day. Homoeopathio TVea^men^.— Mercury, China. YOMITING. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D or B D current, apply P. P. to the base of the brain, manipulate with N. P. over the stomach and bowels ten to fifteen minutes. P. P. may also be applied to the cerebellum three to five minutes (mild force.) Then change and apply N. P. to the liver, P. P. over the spleen five to ten minutes. Medical Treatment. — Vienna cholora drops, composed of Spirits of camphor and Tinct. secal cornutun. Sig. — Three to five drops on sugar every fifteen or twenty minutes. In severe cases it may be given every ten minutes. IJ. — Tinct. capsicum 3j. Syrup, ginger Ijjj- m. gig. — One-half to one teaspoonful every two hours. 3, — Oil capsicum ,, gtt. xx. Conserve of roses qs. m. Fiat pilulce No. 40, to be given in wafers. One pill may be given morning and evening, oftener if indicated. It is said that it will control vomiting in morning sickness and cholera. Rommojpathic Treatment. — Ipecac, !N"ux. Canker in the Mouth. Electrical Treatment. — Use AD or B D current. "Wrap around the metalic pai-t of the tongue instrument a piece of linen cloth, moisten with water, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P., long cord, over the neck, front and back, face and jaws ten to twenty minutes, once or twice a day. Alternate with the following daily, until cured. Apply N. P., long cord, to the f/^J N»,' ■a:.^ )%im^w' I, i fi i Mimi i iiMi iP Ht ynw* )oonful doses, urrent, apply ^. P. over the *. P. may also s (mild force.) iver the spleen composed of Jig. — Three to tes. In severe 3j. lours. gtt. XX. qs. ni. ne pill may be d. It is said 33 and cholera. irrent. Wrap lent a piece of ;he tongue, N. 8 and jaws ttin nate with the iff cord, to the ELKCTKICAL MKDICATION. 177 tougne, P. P. to the back of the neck, sides, jaws and face ten to twenty rainntes. 1^. — Muriate tinct. iron jj. Quinine grs. x. m. Sig — Fire diops in sweetened water every hour or two. Also gargle the throat with a solution of chlorate of potassa two or three times a day. Use the following alterative: R. — Comp. syrup otillingia jjv. Iodide potassa 3j- ni. Sig. — One teaspoonful r.hree times a day. ffommojpathio Treatment. — Merc, Acid nig., Glyceroie of ac., Mur. Crick in the Neck. Electrical Treatment.^— {]%q A D current, apply P. P. m. Apply with the finger to the goitre night and morning. Or the following r'P-y be used: T^. — Co8mo;iii3 iTJjj' Biniodide of mercury. 388. m. Apply once or twice a day with the fingers, or alternate every other day or two or more, with No. 1. Homaeopathio Treatment. — Gunther's goitre powder, Sapis albus. Alopecia. {Hair falling off.) Electrical Treatment. — Apply P. P. of the A D current on the upper part of the spine or hands of the patient or at the base of the spine; wet the hair and apply N. P. to the head, mild force, three to five minutes. Treat three to six timee a week. If the treatments produce an uncomfortable feeling iu the head, apply the N. P. to the base of the spine or feet, and treat downwardly with the P. P. ten to twenty minutes. Use the following restorative; Medical Treatment: — '^. — Sulphur lotum. 3j. Plumbi acetas 3j. Am:nunia muriate 3jJ. ^II'.' mm ■^ mi ii i i ^ i ii i m ii H) ;i lyn ^ ,^y- ! miit"W. ,<■■■' 182 ELKOTRIOAL MEDICATION. Glycerine Ijj' . nirits myricro S^JJJ- ' ..inaiwi nun t^^- AqiKi pnra 03. m. Shake before using. Apply once or twice a day. Use rain- water for wetting the hair. Hommojpathio Treatment. — Calendnline. Colic in Children. Electrical Treatment.— [5 iQ B D current, mild force, apply P. P. betwetm tlie shoulders, N. P. over the bowels and limbs to the knees five to fifteen minutes. If the child is restless let an assistant apply one hand to the nerve centers on the spine, then apply P. P. to the back of his hand, while the op- erator holds the N. P. in his left hand and applies his right hand over the stomach and bowels, as above. The application in this manner modifies the current so as to be felt by the as- sistant and operator but not by the little patient, unless too great a force is used. Treat once or twice a day until relief is obtained. The following may be used: Medical Treatment. — ]j . — Tinct. gelserainum 3jv. Ess. peppermint 3v. Syrup, simplex or ginger Sjj- 1^« gig. For a child two to six months old five to ten drops every half hour; six months to three years, ten to thirty drops. EomoaopatMc Treatment. — Chamomilla, Colocy. "VVoEMs. (Common round.) Symptomatology.— T)aq symptoms are various. The appe- tite is irregular, and the bowels are sometimes bloated. Irri- oj. m. lay. Uee rain- ild fovce, apply we'iB and limbs lild is restless centers on the 1, while the op- pplies his right The iipplication ) felt by the as- ient, unless too ly until relief is . 3jv. . 3v. • lij- ra- ve to ten drops 3, ten to thirty olocy. ouB. The appe- s bloated. Irri- KLKCnUOAf. lIKniCATION. ISU table temper. Picking at the month and nose; irritution about the fauces. The urine at one time will be scant and of milky appearance. At others, very copious and limpid. The irritation may be so great as to affect the nervous system and cause convulsions. If the worms are of the variety that in- fect the rectum, there will be constant itching and irritation, aud at tiiifCB a slight mucus discharge. They may also be found at times in the linen oi' the patient. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D current, apply P. P. to the tongue or back of the neck, N. P. over the stomach and downward to the thighs ten to twenty minutes every day or two. Medical Treatment, — ^. — Santonine grs. xxx. Podophyllin " x. Hydrastine " x. m. Fiat pulvis No. 20. Sig. — Take one powder three tijoes a day until the desired effect is produced. In some cases it may be advisable to give a small dose of castor oil the pecond or third day. HonUBOjpathio T'reatment. — Santonine. ASCAKIDFS OE PiN WOBMS. EleclHcal Treatment. — Use A D current, apply N. P. sponge roll to tho anus, P. P. over the back and bowels ten to twenty minutes. If there should be considerable inflamma- tion in the rectum, reverse and apply P. P. to the rectum, M . P., long cord, over the bowels and back ten to fifteen minutes before giving the first treatment. Medical Treatment: — ^. — Arge: d nitras , grs. yjjj. Aqua distillata |vj. m. mmr'i -% "S* "S"^' \ I m IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 141. ISO I.I JM IIIIIU 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 ^ 6" ► 1 L Photographic Sciences Corporation n. s? ,\ S i\ V \ % s & ■%' ^<%' 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ■mtrnttfir^fimf fe o ^J Lathic Treatment. — Cina, Santonine. CoENS. {Clavi Pedis.) Electrical Treatment.— li there is tenderness or inflamma- tion, place the foot in a basin of water with N. P., long cord, under the toes, using B D current, apply P. P. over the in- flamed parts ten to twenty minutes. Treat once or twice a day until the soreness is removed, and apply the following mixture: Medical Treatment: — ]^. — Alcohol Ij- Nitro-muriatic asid S^s. Oil rosemary 3jj. Chloroform 3jj. m. Apply and scrape around the corn with a dull knife until it is lifted out. For tetter or ring-worm apply with a brush. Repeat the treatment should the corns reappear. Homoeopathic Treatment.— C'dlc, Sulph., Arn. If in- jlained, Verat. vir. Whooping Cough. Symptomatology. — A convulsive, suffocative cough, return- ing in regular paroxysms, marked by a prolonged, stridilous inspiration, together with a peculiar tracheal rattle, and by short, quick efforts at inspiration. These whooping inspira- tions are repeated in succession, and thus the paroxysm con- tinue often for some minutes, followed by the expectoration of small quantities of mucus, and the paroxysm passes off", and the respiration becomes comparatively easy. Electrical Treatment.— K^i^Xy the P. P. of the A D or A E current to the nerve centers of the spine or to the back of fj.rtit mH^ ||ilV«W|fei'lfc>*- ai^ufc'&lMiJi MUMCi^tfa-sc^sacHRe T® en the worms , or inflaiTima- P,, long cord, . over the in- je or twice a the following 3jj- 3jj. m. 1 knife until it with a brush. A.rn. If in- cough, return- iged, stridilous rattle, and by •oping inspira- paroxysm con- xpectoration of passes off, and the A D or A to the back of ELECTRIC Al MEDICATION. 185 the neck, N. P. over the front part of the neck and chest five to fifteen minutes; change, and apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the neck and upi>er part of the spine five to ten min- utes. Treat two or three times a day. Medical Treatment: — ^. — Spirits ammonia Sj- Oil succini rect ii- ^• Apply with the hand to the nerve centers along the back, particularly between the shoulders, night and morning. 5. — Linseed oil ) Whisky Ua !j. m. Honey * Sig.— For a child, from one-third to one teaspoonful when the cough is troublesome. 5.— Tinct. Opii ^^^• Oil succini rect 3^8. Aqua ammonia S^s. Oleum oliva 3^^' ^" Apply with tiie hand, as in No. 1. Eomceopathic Treatment— BeW., Drosera, Ipecac. Debility of the Genital Organs. Electrical Treatment.— Bro^ the scrotum and tensus with the N. P. of the B D current into a mug of water, apply P. P. on the cerebellum, mild force, two to three minutes. Then apply P. P. to the back of the neck and down over the nerve centers between the shoulders, five to ten minutes. Then apply P. P. over the hernial rings and spermatic cords two to three minutes each. Conclude by reversed currents P. P. in the mug of water, N. P. over the spermatic cords, upwardly, five min- ^wB««^«^«[!|WP»?r ISO ELKCTRICAL MEDICATIOM. utes each. Also N. P. to the spine five minutes. Treat two or three times a week. Females. — Introduce the vaginal electrode, N. P., and treat as above. Medical Treatment: — 5, . — Aromatic sulphuric acid |j- Quinine grs. x to xx. m. Sig. Five to ten drops in sweetened water before each meal. Also apply one part of the mixture to four of water to the tes- ticles of the male, and over the ovaries of the female. ^ . — Muriate tinct. ferri %• Wine of ergot 5jj- J^^* Sig. — Five to fifteen drops in sweetened water, three times a day. Also use Tinct. Phos. and Nux Vom. Cystitis. {Inflammation of the Bladder^ Symptomatology. — Acute pain and a feeling of tension in the region of the bladder; diificulty of urinating witJi con- stant desire to do so. Also tenesmus and irritation of the bowels. Mucus and sometimes pus will be found in the urine. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the tongue, place N. P. long cord with the tensus in a mug of water five minutes. Change P. P., and apply over the lumbar region five to fifteen minutes. Change and apply N. P. to the base of the spine, P. P. over, above, and on each side of the pubes five to ten minutes. If a female, treat as above except apply the sponge roll between the labia, over the urethra, hav- ing previously moistened a cloth and applied to the parts namec. Treat one, two, or three times a day until relieved. Make an infusion of marsh mallow root, of which let the patient drink freely. Benzine may also be given in doses of three to six drops in water three or four times a day. Topical h JSi): X.m-i> i ei\ i»i ,]m it mi i»ii>* « - ' - ■■::!'S?P Mil Treat two P., and treat X to XX. m. )re each meal. ter to the tea- Tiale. three times a der.) of tension in ing witJi con- ■itation of the 1 in the urine, pply P. P. to 8 in a nuig of er the himbar y N. P. to the 1 Bide of the above except uretlira, hav- to the parts ntil relieved, vhich let the in doses of day. Topical KLECTRIOAL MEDIOATIOX 187 applications of the same may be made two or three times a day. HomoRophatic Treatment. — Aconite, alternate Canth. Hydkophobia. Symptomatology, — This disease arises from the bite of a rabid animal. The wound generally heals in the usual way, and it is many days after the healing of the wound that the disease manifests itself The symptoms are loss of sleep, rest- lessness, anxietr, headache, a horror of water, convulsive spasms and foaming at the mouth. Electrical Treatment. — Use A B or A D current; bring the wound under the influence of '/.le N. P. to neutralize and destroy the virus; apply P. P. on some adjacent part above and on a line with the wound. Treat ten to twenty minutes daily. Also apuly P. P. to the tongue, and N. P. all over the body and limbs ten to twenty minutes. Treat twice a day for a week; then once a day, every other day, or two or three days until cured. Treat the head two or three times a week, as directed for ccJngestion, inflammation, or delirum. Bath the wound constantly with the spirits of ammonia. Take from Ave to ten drops inwardly, well diluted with water, three or four times a day, or alternate with the following: Medical Treatment: — ^. — Muriate tinct. ferri Jj. Aqua pura |jjj. m. Sig. — One-half to one teaspoonful three or four times a day, or alternate tri-weekly with Ij. — Permanganate potassa grs. x. Aqua pura §jj- "!• Sig. — One teaspoonful three or four times a day. Make a stroiig solution of the permanganate, apply on lint to the wound. ^'i S'liSSiSftk M iM i g i^ji prw-gwyi^W ' WAi i aLL'"!! 188 KLECTBICAL MEDICATION. Glaucoma. Eleetrical Treatinetit.—Une A D current. Attach the cord connectea with the P. P. to the eye-cup, till the cup with tepid water, apjjly the same to the affected eye. Then apply the N. P. to the l)nck of the neck, patient's hands and ears, two to five minutes, dividing the time between the three points of appli- cation. Change and apply N. P. to the base of the spine; take P. P. in the right hand, manipulate with the index finger of the same over the eyes and temples, whilst applying the left hand to the back of the neck. Treat five to ten minutes. Repeat the treatment three times a week. Medical Treatment— S\g. — Oil of sassafras, one to two drops, taken on sugar, three to six times a day; or a tea made from sassafras bark, and taken in teacupful doses three times a day. I have found the above treatment to be more effective than any other. Hoinmopathio Treatment. — Bell., Kali., Hy. Milk. [Suppressed or Deficiency of.) Electrical Treatment.— Give general tonic treatment, then apply P. P. of the B D current to the nerve centers on the spine, N. P. over the breasts ten to twenty minutes daily, or every other day, with nourishing food, milk and wine, and moderate exercise; production usually follows in a few days. Ilomaipathic Treatment. — Aeon, or BeU., with fever; Bell. with brain symptoms. " A ' Lacteal syrup ' has been prepared under the direction of Dr. Ludhnn from the plant Coriandrum Sativum, which has been used in the United States for twelve years past for in- creasing the flow of milk, with ample success in most in- stances. It may be obtained at all pharmacies." — LadAjU Manuel, by Ruddock. ■^?r ^mpp ■ ^gr^ws"''-,--^^?^-- m mmm - ^^ 5-!;.r- ■rrifci'i _ l?_Jj ^ ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 189 Ittach the cord pup with tepid apply the N. vrs, two to five )int8 of appli- [le spine; take ndex finger of flying the left ten minutes. IS. one to two or a tea made 368 three times more eflfective treatment, then centers on the nainutes daily, lilk and wine, lows in a few ih/ever/ Bell. r the direction ativum, which ars past for in- !8 in most in- Jies. -LadAf's Mania-a-Potu. {l)elirium tremens.) Symptomatology. — Constant wakefulness, wild, incoherent talk. The whole body is in a state of tremor. The patient imagines that some person is going to kill or injure him, be- holds iinaginary persons or wild animals, which greatly ter- rifies him and prodnces great mental distress and excitement. The pulw is generally soft, the face fiushed, and the eyes suffused. Electrical Treatment. — Use B. D. current, apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. at the back of the neck, between the shoulders, ten to twenty minutes. Then apply N. P. to the stomach, liver and bowels, ten to fifteen minutes. Then apply K. P. to the feet, moisten the hair and apply P. P. to the head three to six minutes, mild force. Then take P. P. in the right hand and apply one finger of the same to the right ear, finger of the left to the left ear, alterna<^ing from left to right five to fif- teen minutes. P. P. may also be applied between the clavicle and scapula by the sides of the neck, five to ten minutes. Also apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the throat, neck, back, chest, and stomach, five to ten minutes. Last named treatment has a tendency to destroy the morbid appetite. However, it would be more effectual to give the general in- ward and outward treatment. Treat once or twice a dav, or every one, two, or three days. A general tonic treatment should be given three or four times a week. The following may be used in connection with the treatment: Medical Treatment: — B- — Tinct. quassia fj. " Colombo rad 3jj. «« cascurilla 3jj. « gentian 3jj. Aromatic sulphuric acid 3J88. Aqua pura oj. m. •m ty^r-te wrm'W?ffT'''l'^'^Wiree times a day. 5. — Tinct. opii Sjss- Fluid ext. gelseinimim Zi- ^• Sig. — Give fifteen to twenty-five drops morning and evening. '^. — Solid extract cannabis indica 388. Fiat piiulffi No. 15. Sig. — Give one every two or three hours until sleep is in- duced, or Battle & Co.'s bromidia, in teaspoonful doses, every hour or two. Ilomceopathio Treatment. — Bell., Stram., Nux vom., Hyos., or strong coftee in large doses. G1DUINK8S. {Vertigo Simple^ Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the neck, N. P. over the stomach, liver and bowels, ten to fif- teen minutes. Then apply P. P. to the spleen, N. P. to the liver, five to ten minutes. Change and apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. over the lumbar region ten to fifteen minutes. Treat diiilv or every other day. Let the patient inhale from a bottle of aromatic spirits of ammonia, a moment or two at a time, every ten to twenty minutes. Administer ten to twenty drops, largely diluted in water, every half hour. Spiritus frumenti may also be given. Conclude by giving a general tonic treat- ment if indicated. Hommopathic Treatment. — Bell., Nux vom., Puis., Aeon., Gels., Bry. Scabies. {Itch.) Smptomatology — This disease is caused by an insect which burrows itself in the skin between the fingers and other soft parts of the body. A vesicular eruption, which is accompanied by itching, makes its appearance between the fingers, and forms a light brown scab if allowed to dry. . ii;iW ii .» '' three minutes, mild force. Treat once a day every other day, or two or three «lays, as indicated. (See dropsy, for remedies, in another part of the work). JIomceojx''hic Treatment. — Apis., Bell. Varicella. {Chichenpox.) Symptomatology. — Manifests itself by small pointed trans- parent, red vesicles, many of which become pustular. They generall}' run their course in from five to six days without producing any very marked constitutional disturbance. There may be slight fever. Electrical Treatment. — Apply P. P. of the A D current to the feet, N. P. generally from the feet upwardly, ten to twenty minutes. Change and apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over ii?W i ^'< i A ii t i >» i f.j i Ojrfuiiiii . rtti .»i iAab i rtiWMia » Wto£* iii "i j i t f^ ^ ^ — • J^V i il tf artrttBiW i ni iil lf ^iiii^itfjij^JMilte' Mwai lam v=m BLKCTUK^AI, MKDirATION. 1»3 starting up hatlu'd wiUi ns often ac- rds of equal and ai)ply P. I en apply P. the saiiuj five rode P. P. in same to the lie left to the the fingers in index finger ft to the left ) the left eye s; tlien apply or three min- ead generally, ttached to the 1 heiid two to ery other day, , for remedies, pointed trans- iBtular. They days without bance. There L D current to , teu to twenty ue, N. P. over the hddy and limbs ten tci twenty minutes. Should there be In'gh fever use the lomj cord, while giving the inward and out- ward treatment. Treat as indicated. Use remedies prescribed for eruptive diseases, sojirlet fever, etc., in another part of tlio work. Ilest, j)ure air, nourishing food, panada, etc., are indis- l)en8iblo to rapid recovery. II. ?noeojHit/iic Treatraent. — Aconite and rhuB., Bell. Anoint with cumphurated cosinoline to allay itching. CoN(}K8TioN. {Oeneral or local.) Electrical Treatment. — First give general tonic treatment if the brain and lungs be not congested. Then apply P. P. of the B D current to the tongue, N. P. over the body ami liml)8 ten to twenty minutes. If the brain or lungs are congested omit the tonic treatment, and give the inward and outward treatment, by applying P.P. tongue instrument to the tongue, N. P., long cord, all over tlie b>»dy and limbs five to fifteen minutes. Then apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. to the back of the neck, sides of the neck, between the clavicle and scapula, ten to fifteen minutes, divide the time with the three points of application Moisten the hair and apply P. P. over the head, using a very mild current, three to five minutes. Manipulate with the fingers to the ears, eyes and ears, eyes and back of the neck, five to ten minutes. Treat once or twice u day, every day or every other day, three or four days. Wlien tonics are indicated, tonic treatment is also indicated. If local conges- tion exists anywhere, treat on the eame principles. After equalizing and harmonizing with electricity, uce remedies that will maintain an equilibrium. Ilomoeojxtthio Treatment. — Belladonna, Aconite. Nervous Prostkation or General Dibimtt. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the feet, N. P. over the limbs upwardly. Treat each limb ten 13 "« m r 104 ELKOTRIOAL MKDIOATION. miiiiitCH. Then iipply Kpi.ii^ro roll to the cocoyx, N. P. all over the body, inoiv cHiRXMally to tlio (*|)ine. ten to twenty miimtcB. Tlien iipply P. P. to tho hainl^ N. P. over the iiriiirt, between the rthonhU'rs, imd on the n.rk np to the base i.ftlie cerelwllnin live to ten minutes. Muir*ten the Imir iiii.l apply N. P. over the heatl, very uiihl tbree, one to two min- utes. If, at any time, the patient shonUl complain of h, fuii- neHU of the head, reverse th«> current u few momnt-* with N. P. to tlie feet; P. P. to the head, and back, and sides of the neek will relieve. Treat from three t«» si.x times a week. Ad- minister elixir calisaza iron, phos. and strychnia, whisky and rock-candy mixed, of which one teaspoonfnl mixed with water, may be taken from three to six times a day, or Wheeler's coin- jM.iind elixir of the hypophosphites alternately every two or three hoiirs, with the whisky and eandv, with exercisiii}; the lungs by inspiring deeply and expiring slowly. Nourishing food, with one-half to one pint of sweet milk, laken three times a day, with out-door exercise, will generally restore the lost energies in a few weeks. I£oma'o2Mthio Treatment. — Phos., China. Pkritonitis. (Inflammation of the Peritoneum.) Symptomufologi/.— Hard wiry pulse, an increase in temper- ature, a .^harp p'in in the abdomen over the part inflamed, the tongue is covered with a light brown coat, the abdomen be- comes tympanitic, and frequently there is vomiting and nausea. The patient lies on his back, and ])ressure on the abdomen causes great pain; the skin is hot and dry, the urine high col- ored and scanty. If the case is about to terminate fatally the extremities become cold, the eyes have an anxious expres- sion, the body is bathed with a cold, clammy perspiration, and the patient expires. The following we conceive to be a ra- tional explanation of the cause of the inflammatory conditions: We find that the circulatory forces have receded from the sur- mm KLKCTRIOAL MKDIOATIOK. 195 c, N. P. all II t<) twenty 1*. i)vt'r the to tlie Itiise lie hair uiu! to two min- n of A t'l.ll- nU with N. si(U'!* of the II week. Ad- , whisky ami (1 with water, iieeler's com- .•very two or ixerciriing the ]S'ouri8hiiijuj Ml three times store the lost oneum^ ise in teinper- inflained, the abdomen be- ig and nauisea. the abdomen irine liigh col- ininate fatally ixious expres- rspiration, and ive to be a ra- ory conditions: I from the sur- face and extr'-mities to the i)er!tonemn, which hun produced extensive intlainmation, Intlammation will always be in pro- ]>ortion to the recession of the forces, nervons force and circu- lation to the parts ir. flamed. Therefore, we find tiiat the polar conditions have changed, the surface has iiecome negative. an'vm' linim i w ij ia aiil^fr "i i ■fflwjjifwf^p""' I 196 ELEOTBIOAL MKDICATION. no matter where located, with the elec-trical treatment and usual medicines. The above statements are based on iilteen years experience with electricity. The following treatment may abo be i^iven occasionally: ,1.1 Apply P. r. to the tongue, N. P. over the body and limbs, live to ten nnnutes. When the usual tonics are indicated, give general tonic treatment as directed in another part ot this work, three to six times a week. Medical Treatment: — B._Quiuine S^^' f. * Gelsemm •'•' „ . »« xl. Capsicum Mix- divide into sixteen powders, give one every two or three hours. For fever, give aconite, gelsemini or veratrum to assist in controling it. A poultice of hops or hnseed meal may be applied to the bowels. When convalescent, give ^.—Muriate tinct. iron, Quinine !j. ^ grs. XX. m. Sicr— Five to ten drops in sweetened water, may be given every 'two or three hours. Bathe the body once or twice a day with weak lye and water, vinegar and water, or whisky and water. Equal parts. iro7na^oj>athic Treatment.-Acomi^, Bryonia, Mercurius. Emphysema. Symptomatology.-Mv in the cellular tissues. There are three ways by which air may make its way into the cellular tissues. ^,11 I. ^fi uBy a wound of the integument. By tno development of gas within its cells. 3> l 4 ' > ),"»,'>-i 'n .Wi»IB'»t%-^«S'^?'fr<*S *' 'jsOw^wiEWl.'' roatmcnt and icd on fifteen iig treatment Jy and limbs, are indicated, ler part of this grs. xl. " jj. »« xl. ! every two or li or veratrnm )r liubeed meal . grs. XX. m. , may be given je or tv?ice a day , or whisky and ia, Mercurius. sues. There are into the cellular 1 development of ELEOTBIOAL MEUICATION. 197 "By a fistulous opening through the lung communicating with the plural cavity." The disease may be confounded with empyema, from which it may readily be known by the resonance on percussion. The swelling is uniform and light, yielding a peculiar crepitant sound on pressure. Electrical Treatment.— Vse A D current, apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the chest, stomach, liver, spleen and bowels, ten to twenty minutes. Change, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. as above, five to ten minutes. N. P. also to the spine five to ten minutes. Change, and apply P. P. sponge-roll to the coccyx, N. P. over the body generally, ten to twenty minutes. Treat three times a week. Medical Treatment: — 5t. — Syrup squills 5]" *' senega 3J- « lobelia ■. §jj-ni. Sig. — One teaspoonful every hour or two. For an external application: 5. — Oleum tigilei 3j. «' olivia 3jJ- ni. Apply with the finger over the chest and sternv-i espec- ially, once or twice a day, until a pustular eruption is pro- duced. Omit application for a day or two before rea})plying. Perioabditis and Endocarditis. {Rheumatism affecting tlie Heart and its Membranes.) Symptomatology.— Penc&Td\t\s is caused by the metastasis of inflammation from other parts of the body, such as acute rheumatism, pleurisy, pneumonia, etc. It is also said to be an idiopathic affection. The symptoms depend much upon the sta.'e of the disease. There is fever, frequency of the p'xlw, i;(|i|iii"--i'--1"Vrr-'^'"' ' '•"r'"«''*«''"*aMi 198 ELKCTRICAL MKinCATION. pain in tTie region of the heart, cough and difficulty of breath- ing; ausculation gives a grating or friction sound. In the sec- ond or stage of exudation the pulse is irregular, pain, dyspnoia, cough, and a tendency to faintness. The face has ar anxious expression. The urine is high colored and scanty; there are friction sounds-: and valvular murmurs, due to endocarditis. In the third stage, or stage of effusion, there is bulging of the precardial region, displacement of the apex of the heart upwards. The area of dullness will be changed and enlarged. The heart sounds will be indistinct and muffled. If adhesions of the surface of the heart to the iiericardium should take place the action of the heart will be tremulous and unsteady. Endocarditis, as well as pericarditis, may be caused by met- astasis of inilammation from other parts of the body, such as rheumatism, pleurisy, pneumonia, etc. The symptoms are: the patient lies on his back, there is pain and uneasiness in the precardial region, with a sense of fuUness; the skin is h(.t, temperature elevated, pulse quickened and irregular, cough, dysi)uoea, the face livid, and a tendency to fainting. The physical signs are the normal systolic, murmur will change, according to the stage of the disease; an increase in the hearts action, producing a grating and bellows sound. Eleetricnl Treatment.— \]^Q B D current, apply P. P. tongue instrument to the tongue, N. P. over the body, gener- ally five to fifteen minutes, once or twice a day. Every al- ternate treatment, use N. P., Ion (j cord, over the body, as be- fore. N. P. may be applied to the coccyx, P. P. over the chest, left side especially, five to ton minutes. P. P. may also be applied to the back of the neck, N. P., long cord, over the chest, stomach, and bowels, five to ten minutes. If there is Boreness in the region of the kidneys, apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. over the kidneys, ten to fifteen minutes. A part or the whole of the above described treatment may be given at a sit- ting. Batlie the body in weak lye water, vinegar and water, ^JiVSji^i Wi .. A>..i ! ^ 1 ffi-i»»i#4^«» < #t'^ ^gftHs^Hl ^nH ItfiWll^lW^BiWf'^ , IW> KI.KCTKlC A r- M KUICATION. 1 9!) ty of breatli- In tlie sec- ill, dyspnoia, s ai- anxious y; there are ocarditis. s bulging of of the lieart mil enhirged. If adhesions dd take place toady. Uht'd by inet- body, such as niptoins are: asiness in the skin is hot, gular, cough, niurniur will n increase in vs sound. apply P. P. body, gener- y. Every al- body, as be- *. P. over the *. P. may also jord, over the If there is P. to the feet, A part or the ^iven at a sit- ir and water, or soda water once or twice a day. For fever, use tinct. veratruni, aconite, or gelsendni. AVhen tonics are indicated, give general tonic treatment. Also some of the preparations of Peruvian bark. Dextro-quinine preferable. Sommojpathio Treatment. — Aconte, Bryonia, Spigelia. No. 4. Office and Family Machine, shown without the lid. No. 4 has three coils, and six variations of the qualities of the currents, and ~ is operated by one open battery, which is for weeks and months constantly ready for use, without changing the fluid, and a l>o:ile acconi|ianies, into which the fluid can be poured whenever desired. Arranged to use the second coil in the primary circuit, when desired. The Ap|)aratus No. 4 and No. 5 are tticst in demand. Though presenting a good appearance, they are not made for show. The coils of all the genuine Dr. Kidder machines are constructed with reference to the medical tpialities of electricity without regard to expense — thus diffkkino from all the other induc- tion apparatuses which are constructed to get \ip a /lurl influence from the cheapest possible coils. *!?-*•.■-: 3 ■•fr-'jJ'aV iiii^3&t'l,iii.. ^*5S'' 200 ELEOTRIOAL MEDICATION. W Mumps. [Parotitis) Symptomatology. — Clianicterized by a painful swelling j»; it below the angle of the lower jaw, sometimes on both sides. The bowels are costive. The tongue is covered with a white coat, and the urine is high colored and scanty. MetaKtasis may take place, and the disease be transferred to the maniaiy glands in file female (which is very rarely the case), or to the testicles in the male. Electrical Tteatmcnt. — Use A D current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P., long cord., over the parts enlarged and in- flatned, five to fifteen minutes. Change and apply N. P. to the back of the neck, P. P. over the parts inflamed five to fifteen minutes. Treat once or twice a day. Should the dis- ease attack the testici . place the same, with tlie P. P. of the B D current in a mug of water, apply N. P., long cord, over the spermatic cords, abdomen and back, ten to twenty minutes, from one to three times a day. The N. P. may also be applied to the back, P. P. over the spermatic cords and abdomen, five to fifteen minutes. Fluid extract hamamelis may be applied to the testicles as indicated. Tinct. belladonna, five to ten drop doses. Tinct. gelsemini, two to six drops in water. Tlie tinctures may be be sriven alternately, every two or three hours. Ilomoeopathic Treatment. — Merc, cor., Aeon., if fever; Bell., with brain implicixtion; Puis., with inflammation of testicles or breasts. Bell, cerate. Enukesis. {Incontinence of Urine.) Electrical Treatment.— Use B D current, apply P. P. to the scrotum, N. P. over the abdomen, kidneys and bcick, ten to fifteen minutes, once or twice a day. Administer an infu- sion of lycopus virginicus as indicated, or R. — Tinct. l)elladonna 38S. Aqua pura Ijv. m. ,'.-^... ■\:\ KLKCTBICAL MEDICATION. aoi celling ji! it Ibotii sides. lith a white istanis may lary glanda (he t'ssticles ]y P. P. to l::o(1 and in- \y N. P. to ried five to Id tlie dis- P. P. of the / cord, over ity mi mi tea, ) be applied domen, live testicles as ses. Tinct. ires may be fever; Bell., of testicles ly P. P. to I back, ten er an infu- 7. m. Sig. — One teaspoonful every three hours. Homceo^athio Treatment. — Cantharides, Equisetuin, Gel- eem. SxRil iUABT. Electrioal Treatment. — Use A D current, attach N. P., long cord, to an urethral insulated silver-plated tip, electrode, introduce to the obstruction, then apply P. P. over the spine and kidneys ten to fifteen minutes, medium force, once or twice a day; or, place N. P. with the tensus in a mug of water, apply P. P. over the spine and kidneys, treat as above. Administer an infusion of marsh -mallow adlibitiim. Tinct. belladonna may also be given in th^'ee to six drop doses, three times a day. Homoeopathic Treatment. — Camphor, Nux vom.. Bell., in children; Aconite, from cold. Bladder. {Paralysis of.) Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. be- tween the shoulders and on the cerebellum, N. P. over the kidneys, spermatic cords, pubes, scrotum, etc., ten to fifteen minutes, once or twice a day. It may be advisable to treat with P. P. and scrotum in a mug of water, with N. P. over the kidneys and spine, pubes and spermatic cords, once or twice a week, ten to twenty minutes each time. Also admin- ister tinct. nux-vomica and cantharides in small doses, alter- nately every two or three hours. Apply P. P. on the tongue, N. P. with the tensua in a mug of water five minutes before giving the above named treatments. Homoeopathic Treatment. — Nux vomica. Aconite. CouP-DE-SoLiEL. {Sun-stroke.) Symptomaiology. — ^The patient falls down suddenly after ■exposure to the sun's heat. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the M :^\^}^ 202 ELKCTRICAL MEUlCA'nON. tongue, N. p. over the body generally ten to twenty minutes, two or three times the first day, or until reaction takcK place; also, P. P. to the neck, N. P. over the Htoinacli, liver and bowels ten to fifteen minutes; also, N. P. to the feet, P. P. to the head, eyes, ears, etc., mild force, as directed in other parts of the work. After reaction has taken place give general tonic treatments, as indicated with the usual remedies. Valerianate ammonia may be given in teaspoonful doses from one to three times a day in water. Should there be irritation of the stom- ach, apply N. P., long cord, opposite on the back, or at the base of the spine, P. P. over the stomach ten to fifteen min- utes; also, P. P. on the back of the neck, X. P. over the stom- ach five to ten minutes. Treat once or twice a day. Homoeopathic Treatment. — Glonoine, Bellad. Pyemia. {Blood Poisoninr.) Sijmptomatology. — Chills, fever, etc., a quickened pulse, high temperature, the tongue is coated with a brown covering, the bowels are relaxed, and there is in some cases a well marked diarrhcea; abscesses form in various parts of the body, but generally in the joints, lungs and liver, with more or less sick- ness at the stomach, etc. Electrical Treatment. — ^Use A B, A or A D current. Apply P. P. of the A B current to the tong\ie, N. P. over the body generally, ten to twenty minutes. Change to A D cur- rent, apply P. P. to the feet, ma.-ipulate with N. P. over the limbs ten to fifteen minutes. Then apply P. P., sponge-roll, to the coccyx, N. P. over the body, ten to twenty minutes. Treat once or twice a day, until improvement nuinifests itself. After which treat three to six times a week. If there should be irritation of the stomach, treat as directed for irritation or inflamTr.ation of the same. Stimulants may be used in propor- tion to the gradation of debility. Quinine, alcoholic liquors, pure whisky preferable, carbonate ammonia, alteratives, \y inmiites, ikcs place; liver iiiul bt, P. P. to otlitM* parts neral tonic Vak'riaiiato )iu' to three t' the stoin- :, or at the it'teen raiii- er the stoin- ened pulse, m covering, sveli marked e body, but or less sick- D current. P. over the ;o A D cur- P. over the sponge-roll, tv juinutes. i tests itself, here sliould rritation or 1 in propor- •lic liquors, alteratives, ELECTKICAL MEDICATION. 203 mineral acids, muriate tinct. iron, nitromuriatic acid and tinct. iodine, (see article on Snake-bites and Zymotic diseases), may be used, one or another of them, as required, with iiourisli- ing food and pure air, and a disinfectant for the room, com- posed of permanganate, potash and oxalic-acid, equal parts, put in a saucer and moistened with a few drops of water occasionally. Levcocytu^-mia. {White cell blood.) Symptomatology. — Produced by hypertrophy of the spleen, liver and lymphatic glands, in consequence of defective circu- latory forces. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D and B D currents. A]>ply P. P. of the A D current to the tongue, X. P. over the body and extremities generally, ten to twenty minutes. Then apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. of the B D current over the spleen and liver, spine and abdomeji, ten to twenty minutes. Change and apply P. P. of the B D current to the feet, N. P. over the limbs and body generally, ten to twenty miinites. Treat three to six times a week. Nitromuriatic acid, quinine and some of the preparations of iron should be administered, and special attention to hygienic measures given. Opium Poisoning. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D current, apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the front of the neck, chest, stomach and bowels, ten to twenty minutes, medium force, then apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. over the spine and kid- neys ten to twenty minutes; then apply P. P. to the head, eyes and ears, as directed for congestion of the brain, five to ten minutes. Change and apply P. P. to the feet, N. P. over the body, generally ten to twenty minutes. Repeat the treat- ment as indicated, until restoration or death ensues. If treat- ment is given before the patient is deprived of consciousness, it will seldom fail to restore life. " ^i^ a^ ms i!- i S04 El-ECTBIOAL MEDICATION. Strong coffee, ipecac, etc., maybe afliiiinistcred. Homoeopathic TrecUment. — Zinci sulpliiirt, Antiin. tart. Uterink Inkktia. {In Parturition.) Electrical Treatment.— Um B D current, apply N. P. to the sacrum, P. P. over the abdomen ten to fil'tcL-n minutes, llopeat the treatment every hour or two, using sufficient force to produce contraction of the abdominal muscles. Post Partcm H.emorkhaoe. Electrical Treatment.— V&q B D current, apply P. P. sponge- roll between the labia, N. P., long cord, over the body gener- ally and upwardly ten to twenty minutes, or introduce the vaginal electrode and treat as above. Treat every hour until arrested. Tampons composed of pieces of cotton cloth, mois- tened with cold water, may be introduced per vagina, until filled; let ':hem remain a few hours before removing and refill- ing; clotho may also be moistened in cold water and applied over the uterus. Stimulants should be given freely (whisky preferable), fluid extract of ergot or tincture of cannabis in- dica (English) may also be used. Sea Sickness. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the stomach, liver and bowels ten to fifteen minutes; change and apply N. P. over the liver, P. P. over the spleen ten to fifteen minutes; iS^. P. may ako be applied to the feet, P. P. over the spine ten to fifteen minutes. If there should bo considerable prostration a tonic treatment should be given in conclusion. Treat two or three times a day. If the foregoing treatment fails to relieve, apply P. P. to the stomach, N. P., long cordy opposite on the spine, treat ten to twenty minutes. m T--,- ELECTRICAL MEDICATION, 205 I. tart N. P. to li minutes. Jciuiit force P. sponge- ody gener- roduce the liour until loth, rnois- igina, until iind refill- nd applied i\j (whisky miiabis iii- P. P. to the bowels tea le liver, P. iiay alco be n minutes. ! treatment imes a day. '. P. to the reat ten to Medical Treatment. — Oxalate cereum, brandy, whisky, cam- phor, etc., may be used with the treatment. Homaojpatluo Treatment. — Nux, Ipecac, Bell., Cocculus. Writers' Gramp. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. tongue instrument to the tongue, N. P. over the arm, gener- ally to the finger ends, five to ten minutes. Change and aj)- ply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the aifected arm as before, five to ten minutes. Treat three to six times a week. Tinct. of bark, iron and stiychnia may be given in teaspoon- fnl doses three timas a day. Homceojoathio Treatment. — Bhus., Bry. Hat Fever. Elecincal Treatment. — Use B D current. Apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. long cord, over the nose, by hold- ing the electrode in the right hand and applying two fingers of the same, one on each side of the nose, three to five minutes, then apply N. P. over the front part of the neck and chest five to ten minutes, then apply N. P. to th ) base of the spine or feet, P. P. to the nerve centers, between the shoulders, five to ten minutes. Change. Hold P. P. in the right hand and manipulate with the fingers of the same over the eyes while the left hand is on the back of the neck, five to ten minutes. Treat daily for a week, then every other day until cured. If there are any other remedies that are of any value use them also. Homceoj^thiG Treatment. — Arsen. iod., Hepar sul., Sa- badilla. Numbness of the Lower Extremities. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current. Apply P. P. to the feet, N. P. over the limbs upwardly, fifteen to twenty min- utes for each limb. Treat once a day, or every other day, until ■4M ■*M v*a mmmm 206 KLECl'KIOAL MKDIOATIUN. relieved. Tlic treatment will force the 1)](kk1 u|>\viirn- plviiig tlie niiicli and . P. to the minutes. t any time the above so, and not tlier sugar itricted to tnltrane of J88 in the the urine 5titutional 7 P. P. to opposite. ence witli a very mild current, increase as tlio soronoHs anfe B Dcnrrunt, apply V. P., tonjfiio inhtruiiiftit, to tlif toiij^iic, N. P., lonrj cord,U> t\»> wpiiu', coin- moiiciiig at the Ihiho of tliu cen 'oclliun downwardly to the base of tho spine ten to fiftwn miniiteB, iiiild force; ehangn, use cords of equal length, apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. to the cerebelliiiii two or three minutes, then P. P. to the spinal col- nmii five to ten minutes. Treat three or four times a week until the soreness and iiifl.immation are removed from the ver- tebra'. Then alternate every other day, two or three days, with the general tonic treutm«'nt until cured, which will rarely di»- api)oint you in the incipiency of the disease. Counter irri- tants may be applied to the spine. Qanorens. Symptomatology. — The symptoma of this lesion are a ces- sation of pain in the part, the flesh assumes a dark purplish brown color, changing rapidly to black. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D current, apply P. P., tongue instrument, to the tongue, N. P. over the parts di&- eased, ten to fifteen minutes; change, and apply P. P. to some healthy part, probably to the nerve centers on the spine, N. P. over the parts diseased, ten to fifteen minutes. Treat daily un- til relieved. Other treatments may be given as indicated. Tonics, alteratives and stimulants, anodynes and narcotics, probably cathartics may be used. ITomoeojfcUhio Treatment. — Arsen. alb. and Carbol. lachesis. Hernia. Symptomatology — There is a well marked swelling in the groin or scrotum. The only swelling likely to be mistaken for hernia is hydrocele, from which it may be known by its pecu- liar form, hydrocele being of a pyriform shape. Hydrocele is semi-transpareut. On grasping a hernia with the hand and fl.KCTRirAr, MKDIOATIOW. S09 v., toiij;iio Hpiiio, com- to tilt) Ume IHIIp), IIHO P. to tho Hpiiiiil col- lies n we»'k rom the ver- 10 days, with rarely tli». ountor irri- n are a cea- irk purplish ppiy P. P., e parts di&- '. P. to some spine, N, P. eat daily un- 18 indicated, id narcotics, bol. lachesis. jlling in tho mistaken for by its pecu- Hydrocele is le liand and thfi pftfiont roiijfhiii^, there is an iiiipiiisc commniiicatcd to tho tumor \vlii(;li is not the case if tho tumor is a hy(lro('«>le. h'li'i'trieal Treatment. — U(»e A i) currciit, iiii'f the same to the neck, nd may also iigers before twice a day. ^ttS. XXX. jv. m. ;• two, as in- •ing. Tonics v^om. ply P. P. to nd 6})ine ten with a solii- f water three al (hydrastes ydras. line on the re sometimes nd tongne is the breath is u'ged. r P. P. to the )nt and back, relieved. of the chlo- :t of hydras- tes canadensis. Small quantities of one or another of them may be taken internally two or three times a day. Flower of sulphur may also be applied to the diseased parts and taken internally. HomoeopathiG Treatment. — Mercur., Kali., Chlor. IIyper^^thksia. {General and local) Electrical Treatment. — Hypersesthesia general: Use A or B D current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P., long cord, to the body and extremities generally, five to fifteen minutes. Change and apply P. P. to the back of the neck, Ys. P. over the body and extremities as before, ten to fifteen minutes. Treat once a day or every other day until relieved. Hyperesthesia local: Use B D current. If in the bowels, apply N. P., long cord, sponge roll at the coccyx, P. P. over the stomach and bowels, mild force, ten to twenty minutes. If there is hypersesthesia of the bowels, there will also be hyper- lEsthesia of the spine and kidneys. Therefore, change and apply N. P., long cord, between the thighs or knees, P. P. over the spine and kidneys, ten to twenty minutes. Treat daily until relieved. If there should be an irritable state of the brain, treat the head as directed for delirium, etc. Monobromide of camphor, in doses of three to five grs., properly prepared, may be given three to six times a day, or fluid extract of conium, three to five minims, as above. Enteritis. {Inflammation of the Bowels) Symptomatology. — Deep-seated pain in the bowels, par- ticularly in the umbilical region, tenderness on pressure over the bowels. The pulse is hard and wiry, the tongue covered with a dark brown coating, and the skin hot and dry. There is diarrhoea, and tke abdomen becomes tympanitic. There is also an elevation of temperature. The sudden cessation of pain and tenderness on pressure, are indicative of gangrene. jiiaiiffimT' *■■'■■■. 212 rLECTKICAL MKmCATION. Electrical Treatmejit—U^e A D current, if tVom typlioid fever, or if there is inflammation of Peyers gland, apply P. P. sponge roll to coccyx, or introduce tlie anal electrode per rec- tum, well oiled, N." P., long cord, over the bowels and spine fifteen to thirty minutes, mild force. Change. Use B D cur- rent, apply N. P., long cord, to the lower dor.>al vei-tebrae, P. P. over the bowels, ten to twenty minutes, mild force. Change and apply N. P. to the coccyx, P. P. over the bowels and lumbar region ten to twenty minutes. Treat from one to three times a day, daily, or every other day, as indicated. Poultices of hops may also be applied to the bowels. Dover's or diaphoretic powder, veratrum or aconite may be used to as.sist in controling the feverish or inflammatory action. Eomoeopathic Treatmefit.— Aeon, and Bell., alternate Bry. Metritis. {Infiammation of the Uterus) Symptomatology/.— DeeY> seated pain in the pelvis, hard and wiry pulse; pressure over the uterus causes pain. On examina- tion per vagina, the uterus is tbund to be tender on manipula- tion, hot and sometimes enlarged. Electrical Treatment.— Use B D current. Apply N. P., long cord, to the spine over the upper lumbar vertebrae, P. P. over the uterus ten to twenty minutes, mild force. Change and attach the vaginal electrode to the long cord connected with the N. P., introduce the electrode per vagina, until it meets with resistance from the os uteri. Apply P. P. over the uierus and lumbar region ten to twenty minutes. Change and attach P. P. to the instrument and apply N. P., long cord, over the uterus and lumbar region ten to fifteen minutes. Treat daily until relieved. Medical Treatment— Tinct. belladonna may be given in doses of five to ten drops, two or three times a day, or veratrum veride, gtt., one to two, every two or three hours. Spirits fBther nitrous in teaspoonful doses two or three times a day. ''i 4 ELECTKiOAL MEDICATION. 213 TInct. cannabis indica, in five to ten drop doses, twice a day. Cannabis indica will arrest menst!' ation, therefore it should not be given at such periods. Hom(BO]patlnc Treatment. — Aeon., Bell. Vicarious Menstruation. Electrical Treatment. — Use B B current. Apjily P. P., tongue instrument, to the tongue. N. P. over the body and extremities generally, ten to fifteen minutes, mild force. , Change and apply P. P., sponge-cup, to the back of the neck, N. P. over the body generally, as before. Change and apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. to the head, as directed in congestion or inflammation of the brain, three to five minutes. Alternate the above treatment every other day with the general tonic treatment until relieved. Medical Treatment: — 5. — Elixir calisaya, iron and strychnia .... |jv. Sig. — One small teaspoonful three times a day, before meals. HommopathiG Treatment. — Bryon., Ilamam. Poisoned "Wounds and Ztmatio Diseases. (The Value of Iodine in their Treatment.) Symptomatology. — Poisonous wounds caused by bite of rat- tle snake, rabid dog, cut made by a dirty knife, stepping on a rusty nail, etc. The bite of many wild animals, and in some cases also the domestic, are poisonous to the human system. A short time after the production of the wound the parts in- flame, swell, and become of a red or greenish color, there is fever, and in some cases headache, in many cases the absorp- tion of the poison into the circulation is so rapid and death follows so soon that there is no time for local symptoms to show themselves. This is notably the case in bites of some poisonous reptiles. Again, as in bites of rabid animals, the i ^ iA 214 ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. local lesion may be of comparative insignificance. The con- Btitutional disturbance in some cases is very severe, and very often abscesses form in various parts of the body. The following article bv H. M. Gauthier, M. U, St. Paul, Minnesota, was published in the Chicago Medical Review, September 20, 1881, pp. 4 to 20: « A short time ago I published in the Chicago Medical Be- view an article on the use of iodine in diphtheria. The treat- ment therein described seems not to have been thoroughly comprehended by many, as I have received numerous letters of inquiry on the subject. For the purpose of rendering my system of treatment more comprehensible, I propose in the present article to take up the use of iodine, not only in diph- theria, but also in other zymotic diseases. I do not make a positive diagnosis of diphtheria until I have found the char- acteristic diphtheritic exudation. The place on which this appears is painted with tincture of iodine. This painting is done at least twice a day until every particle of the exudation is destroyed. The general treatment, if the patient be an adult, is ten to twelve drops of the decolorized tincture of iodine, or eight to ten drops of the common tincture if the former tincture is not at hand, in a little water, and such doses are given every hour until the fever disappears, as it generally does^'within twelve to twenty-four hours. After that time the same doses are given every two hours, and after a while every three hours, until the patient is fully recovered. :No treat- ment otherwise, castor oil if needed. By this very simple treat- ment, I maintain that diphtheria is easily managed. The only trouble is how to apply sometimes the local throat treatment. "As a rule, I would say the treatment of diphtheria with iodine gives better results than ague with quinine. I have certainly been much better pleased with the former than with the latter. Diphtheria treated early will yield sometimes within twenty-four hours. The worst cases have never lasted •f^)f9?rsj I'H mii'.iiwM^v?^? ,■-" KLKCTRICAL MKUICATION. 215 in my experience more than eight dtivs. I do not coiiftider a case desperate until there is dyspna-a, accompanied with cya- nosis. I do not believe in the existence of cases that kill the patient at once. I have examined many such, and found by the throat that the disease had been present several days, f have treated as many as seven and eight at a time in the same building. I have treated diphtheria in Louisiana, in Manitoba, in Illinois and in Minnesota, and I have had mnch aliout the same results in the disease everywhere since lyt].'*, the time when I adopted my present treatment. "The way in which I came to use iodine in diphtheria is as follows: Twenty-eight years ago I went with a French party to establish a settlement in Iroquois ("oiinty. Illinois. The county was literally alive with serpents, and fevers were very prevalent. The prairie rattlesnake figured prominently, consequently rattlesnake bites were of frequent (KMMiirence. Such bites were almost sure death to man, and hardly ever failed to kill horses or cattle. I tried ammonia and other remedies without avail. I then heard of the expi-rience of Dr. Brainard, of Chiovgo, on local application of iodine by absorption under a glass tube as described in the United States Dispensatory. I tried it without result. On dogs it was a success, for the reason that dogs, as a rule, recover any way from a rattlesnake's bite, although they swell to an enormous size. I tried iodine internally, and simply painted the bitten parts frequently with tincture of iodine and covered them up with an emollient poultice when possible, which proved to be perfectly successful. Since that time I have never lost a case by rattlesnake bites. I have treated men, women and chil- dren; have treated them early and late, when they were swollen all over the body, when the eyes were glassy; some- times when they were vomiting blood and apparently in the throes of dissolution, and they would recover and do it quickly, so much so that I concluded it was never too late to ^ '3 gftir-Hi'»-*'1 216 ELECTRICAL MKDICATION. treat a prairie rattlosniike bite. Allow nie to cite two exam- ples. Two cliiklren, one American, the otlior French, both of them ten months old, were bitten at one year's interval between each case. The history of one case will tell the story for both, as they are identical. A child ten months old had been left alone in the yard in the afternoon. In the absence of the mother a rattlesnake came and bit the child on both hands ten or twelve times. I saw the case about one hour after the accident. The child had turned blue all over. From head to foot there was but a small spot of natm-al color, half the size of the hand, between the shoulders. I had given an unfavora- ble prognosis with such cases, but iievertheloss it recovered very quickly. I do not remember to have found it necessary to treat a rattlesnake bite longer than a consecutive period of two days. The colony lost so heavily in horses and cattle by rattlesnakes that I was prevailed upon to try my hand upon them. I had a lay assistant who managed to give his i)atients about one dessertspoonful of tincture iodine, properly diluted, and paint iodine over the bitten parts, but no poultice. They all recovered, commonly within twelve hours. I have success- fully treated at least one hundred and fifty, and about one liundi-ed to one hundred and fifty animals for rattlesnake bites. ■ Diphtheria and rattlesnake bites are classed by some authors as analogous diseases. Here I may be allowed to give to the medical public some little experience I have had with the so- called zymotic diseases. Eight or nine years ago, in Aurora, 111., a farmer, while cutting green stalks of corn cut himself very^ slightly over his knee. He did not mind that lor several days; but all at once, finding it very painful, he concluded to< come to me himself, a seven-mile trip. He ordered his horse:-, and went in an upper room to dress himself. But before lis horses could be harnessed he was taken with such pain as to be unable to move or be moved. They sent for me in a hurry. When I arrived I found the patient almost insane with pain; ^' W ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 217 IH' MO exain- 1, both of il between story for liiid been e of the loth hiiiuls after tlie ri head to f the size uiifrtvora- recovei'ed necessary period of cattle by land upon is patients Iv diluted, ce. They \'e success- about one iiake bites. lie authors pve to tlie ith the so- li Aurora, It himself or several eluded to< lis horses-, before h's pain as to fi a hurry, vith pain; be could not allow the people to walk on the ground floor of the house. The cut on his knee was small, not deep. It did not look much inflamed. His lips and nose were white and cold; no swelling worth mentioning. I applied iodine to the cut, covered it up with emollient poultice, and gave pretty fre- quent doses of iodine internally. In two hours the man was comparatively easy; he could be nndressed, broii;jfht to the main story of the house, and speak instead of howl. Four days after he rode to my office, and I closed the cut on hid knee with a strap of ]>laster; no furtlier trouble. " Six year.s ago, while in St. Paul, a man aged fifty, strong and hearty, came to me for malignant pustule. I treated him with iodine locally and generally, beside emollient poultice, and lie fully recovered. Five years ago I was sent for, a weak, antemic, little girl, five years old. The right side of her face was hideously swollen, but not red. From the chin to the roots of the hair appeared a small brown track that looked exactly like the chain stitch of a sewing machine. The family claimed it was the result of the bite of a ijoisonons spider. I ajiplied locally, and gave internally the iodine treatment; she jecovered w^ll, but not near r.3 rapidly as the cases of rattlesnake bite. One of my daughters, aged twenty, had the same misfortune of being bitten on the hand by a spider; she got well, but not rapidly. Six years ago, a man while handling ice cut his hand slightly with the ice tongs. The next day he felt deathly sick. Two hours after I was at his bedside; he was perfectly unconscious, and was a well marked CMse of tetanus. I gave him a hypodermic injection of decolorized tincture of iodine and painted very freely and frequently the scratch on his hand with the tincture of iodine, covering it up with a poultice. After a while he recovered his senses to a cetain extent. I then injected into his mouth, with a small rubber syringe, some tincture of iodine, properly diluted, and by that means gave him pretty free dosea. On the second or third day the con- ■\\ t. i V ■^ % 1 J "^wm 1^18 ELKCTKICA r, MKDICATION. tractions of the musoles ))egaii to give way, on the fourth day he came on foot to my office to pay me his respects. He has never experienced any further trouble. I do not chiim that these last few isolated cases will constitute proof that iodine is H 6j)ecific in all such diseases, but it may be well to try; par- ticularly in such cases as do not admit of treatment in the present sUite of medical science. Why not try the same treat- ment in rabies cunina. It would not be a new thing in syphilis. It seems well worth trying in dissection wounds. As to 'iph- theria and prairie rattlesnake's bite, it is not a theory but .», cer- tainty." A fjperior Pocket Induction (Faradaic) Apparatus, having rery expensive coils so as to get the desired ranges in the qualities of currents, in a very small space. It (>; crates by means of very little bisulphate of Mercury, gives very strong power, an 1 is more satisfactory in its operation than any other pocket apparatus made i" any country. (See award l>y the American Institute ir. 'hei catalogue.) Two handles and sponge-clasps with conducting cords accompany each apparatus. Sterility. Electrical Treatment. — UseB D current, apply P. P to the tongue, N. P. over the uterus, pubes and thighs ten to fifteen minutes, then apply N. P. between the thighs, P. P. over the cerebellum and neck five to ten minutes, or attach the N". P. to the vaginal electrode, introduce per vagina and treat the cerebellum and neck five to ten minutes. Conclude by giv- ing a general tonic treatment. Treat three to six times a weeeL liilSin'i'ii'i'i ■!■ < -*l i l l HII „- ' ■■ i', ' ^ ' | l !HU.- vm'>i ' -.'W-' ' ^ ' l^ , « fourth day 8. He has oliiiin tl»at at iodine is to try; par- lent in the suine treat- in Hvphilis. \h t(i 'iph- ■y but i cer- Tery expensive , in a very small cury, Rives very iny other pocket Institute ir. 'hei :ords accompany y P. P to the ten to fifteen '. P. over the ich the N. P. and treat the iclude by giv- 3 six times a ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 219 Medirnl T/wz/mm^.— Phosphorus, tonics, alt. lutives and stimulants may also be used. Homoeojiathic Treatment.— V^^o^., Baryto c, Cann., Sep. Night Sweats. Symptomatology.— K\Z^\t sweats are found accompanying many debilitating diseases, rtiore particularly phthisis. The patient awakens in the early morning and finds his skin and linen bathed in a cold clamtny perspiration. Electncal Treatment.— V^g B D current, apply P. P. to the feet, N. P. over the body, generally ten to twenty minutes, once a day Medical Treatment: — 5. — Aromatic sulphuric acid !]• Quinine ^ . • • grs xx. m. Sig.— Five to ten drops in sweetened water every two oi three houfs. Or better still. 5. — Aromatic sulphuric acid Sjj- Dextro-quinine 3j. "Whisky, pure Sjy* Simple syrup yj- ™ Sig.— One teaspoonful every two hours. Mommopatkic Treatment.— Chm., Arsen., Phos. ac, Muc. Anchtlosis. {To prevent and to cure) Electrical Treatment— Xi^Q A D current. If in the knee, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. above, around and below the joint, (sponge to prevent) metalic brush and sponge to cure, five to ten minutes. Then apply P. P. to the back of the neck, K. P. over the joint, ten to twenty minutes. Then apply P. P. to the hip, N. P. over the joint, as before. Then manipu- .. ^^^l,,m , m^, m '«i'w m njm, mw fym . -,,'■" ' - ' iff- ." ' "'iJW*!'.'? ' ! ! - " !'^ ■■ 'm ' ^^W . ' V8? 220 ELECTRICAL MKDIOATinW. late with V. P. and N. P. over the joint, hoMing them oppo- site ench other while treating the joint. Use strong force as the patient oun bear. Treat ten to twenty minutes. If at any time (hiring the treatment there should be too much irritation ])ro(luced, use lonff cord to remove the same, which may be applied as last named, or apply N. P. to the foot of aftected limb, P. P. over the joint. Treat once or twice a day. It re- quires from one to three months to cure a bad case of anchylosis, and only a few treatments to prevent anchylosis in any joint in the incipiency of the disease. Iodoform and iron in solution or in pills may be given two or three times a day, or compound syrup etillingia and iodide potassa. Breast. {Lacteal tumors of.) Electrical Treatment.— Use A D or A B current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the breast, ten minutes. Change and ai)ply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the breast as before, ten minutes. Then apply P. P. to one side of the breast, N. P. opposite, making applications around the breast so as to pass the currents in various directions through the tumor, usin<' cords that are of unequal length to the extent of the diameter of the base of the breast, which will bring the tumor under the influence of the short cord connected with the P. P. Treat ten to fifteen minutes. Treat daily or every other day. Medical Treatment: — Discutient and alterative lotion. 51. — iS'itrate potassa §ij. Aqua oj. Spirits nitre 5j. Sulphuric acid %. Tinct. opii Sjj- «. Apply once or twice a day on cotton cloth moistened with the compound until discussed. Protect the clothing by applying cotton or cloths. ■ ■■g-i.i!v:-:3.--iy' .^--T-?.- - -r. . •arri> •gttftrwn-;-'.-- gjafcaagft- Jf.r- W ' f y ii j i pt 'tffPf KLECTRIOAI. MUUIOATION. them oppo- iig force as If at any cli irritation it'll may be t of affected day. It re- bad case of anchylosis )d()foi'm and iree times a £sa. ent, apply P. tes. Change er the breast e side of the 1 the breast so jh the tumor, extent of the ng the tumor ith the P. Pc iry other day. I'e lotion. ened with the i by applying Syimiius. Symptomatology. — The primary symptoms of syphilis is a small, excoriated sore, with indurated edges, situated on tho mucus membrane of the penis, called chancre. It has been called by various deHignatioiis, such as Iliinterian cluincre, hard chancre, etc. The other Byin|)toniB are a copper-colored sore throat, a copper-colored eruption on the skin, a notclKul up- pearance of tlie teetli, nodes on the bones, enlarged and indu- rated glands, hemicranial pains, pains in the bones of the legs, falling of the hair, eyebrows and beard, ulcers of the tongue, thickening of the periosteum in various parts of the body. Electrical Trmtment. — Use A D current, drop the tonsus with the N. P. into a mug of water, apply P. P. over the kiiU Jieys five to fifteen minutes, then apply P. P. over the hernial rings on each side of the abdomen down to the pubes five to ten minutes, then attach P. P. to tlie tongue instrument, using A B current, five to ten minutes. Treat once a day or every other day until the ulcers are healed. For buboes, apply P. P. to the same, N. P., long cord., opposite on the back. Treat each ten to fifteen minutes daily, as above. Medical Treatment. — Keep the bowels regular by using gaits or podophyllin, follow with two or three grains of dex- tro-quinine every three hours for nine hours. 5. — Compound syp. stillingia ^V. Iodide potassa 3jj. nti. Sig. — One teaspoonfid three times a day before meals. If the patient is debilitated give the following tonic: ^. — Muriate tinct. ferri ||. Quinine. ., grs zx. m. Sig. — Ten to fifteen drops in sweetened water three times a day, after meals; cauterize the sores with solid nitrate of sil- ver; use the yellow wash three times a day. If there are bu- boes anoint with iodine ointment. J..**, 1. 1 1 J. J "I IJH •PW1"**)! •f^lf^Blllfl 222 ELECTP.iCAI, WK.niOATIOM. Yellow wash: 9. — Corrosive subllmito K|"* JJ- Aqua calcis 5jj- >"• Used in Byphilitic ciiaes. Blnck wash: ^.—Hydrarg. chloridi mit grs xx. Aqua calcib Ijj- "»• Uaed in similar cases to above formula. The following alterative flhould be used for three months; if a bad case, six months: ^.—Compound syrup Btillingia, Merrill's, of Cincinnati oj- Iodide potassa 3jj. to jv. gjg. One toaspoonful three times a day. Stmcope OS FAmrorOb Electrical Treatment.— Give general tonic treatment; then apply P P. of the A D current to the back of the neck. Manipulate with N. P. over the stomuch and liver ten to ht- teen minutes. Unloosen the clothing, sprinkle cold water on the face, moisten a cloth in cold water and apply to the t<,r«> head. Continue treatment and applications as indicated until relieved. The following may b^ ,; ven: Medical Treatment: — ]^. Aromatic spirits of ammonia !]• Sig —Fifteen to sixty drops in water every hour or two. Also inhale from the bottle, two to five minutes at a time, two or three times an hour. Eomceopathk Treatment— Q^m^\^., Ign., lod., Chin., Verat. Kifi-^--^^"^^ _i;f-'^l7; EI,ECrttlC.VL MKIHCATIoN. 22a ScAKi-KT KiVKK, Meahi.kh, Ktc. {/•Jnijtdv,; ilhenneif.) >•« JJ- jj- «"• in XX. •e months; if 0.1 • 3jj. to jv. atment; then of the neck, rer ten to tit- cold water on y to the fore- ndicnted until hour or two. tes at a time, .,Ohiu.,Verat. MEAHI.KH. Sijmptomatology. — MouhIch j^tMU'raiiv hejfins with catarrhal f«"-or, laHtiinf froui one t<> tlinH^! Syrup, tolu |1;.. Whisky (pure) 3JJ3- "*• Sig.-Two-thirds of a tablespoonful every three hours. Bathe the body with whisky ^nd vinegar, equal parts, once or twice a day. Or weak lye-water, soda-water, etc. Give nourishing food, electrical and medical tonics, also stimulants. Mastodynia. ^v;„«to7m^toZ.^y.- Phlegmonous inflammation of ihe breasts, terminating in supuration, generally occurs in women after parturition. A short time after delivery the woman may have a slight chill, followed by some fever, together with pain, heat, and swelling in the br3.tst. The pain is ot a throbbing ii^.iJE»*U. ■^^ ij':-,,i. ..- ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. 225 )f the disease, the following Shake up well, ■ee hours until e hours, with the med- h oleum tiglii there. This all-pox, and se- es. If there is every hour or •• 3j,l. • • fii- .. Sjjj-m- hree hours, qual parts, once ater, etc. Give also stimulants. tnation of the iccurs in women the woman may retlierwith pain, i of a throbhing character, indicating the formation of pus. In a few days the abscess points and opens spontaneously or is opened by the knife of the surgeon. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D or A E current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P., long cord., over the breast, live to ten minutes. P. P. may also be applied to the back of the neck, N. P. over the breast as before, or N. P. may he applied to the coccyx, P. P. over the breast five to ten minutes. If caused by suppressed menstruation, remove the cause by treating as directed for the same in another part of this work. If from cold use the following: Medical Treatment. — I^. — ^Valerianate ammonia grs. one to three every hour or two, or tinct. gelsemini gtts. three to six in water every two hours. Pancreatitis. {Inflammation of the Pancreas^ Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P., long cord, on the spine, back of the epigas- tric region, behind the stomach. Treat from right to left, downwa/dly over the left hypochondric region, ten to fifteen minutes. Then apply P, P. on the spine, back of the stomach, N. P. over the stomach, right to lel't, as before, ten to fifteen minutes. Treat daily until relieved. Medical Treatmei ' : — Valerianate ammonia one to three grain doses three or four times a day. Tinct. belladonna five to ten gtt. doses every three hours. Sinapisms may also be applied to the spine if indicated. PcERPEBAL Fever. {Childbed Fever!) Symptomatology. — Chills and fever, and sometimes peri- tonitis coming ^-n a few days after delivery. The pulse is quickened, and the temperature elevated. The tongue has a peculiar slimy appearance. The patient becomes delirious. In some cases there is persistent vomiting. IS ' f l:&k'&S&-^: jMmiM!"w,V ' j;tf!W;; ' . ? •>*^ •!*«- •I J •jiii,jufi»mi. 1». I'titr ' -';' ^}fh '. W" ' , !tt jft.^fiK!;? ' J|-y!^.'l^ "^-PB^I^ s?: ^^u 22G KI-ECTRICAL MEDICATION. Electrical Treatment.— li there is inflammation of tlie per- itonanim or internal organs of generation use B D current. Attach P. P. to the vaginal electrode, introduce per vagina and apply N. P., long cord, over the bowels and lumbar region ten to twenty minutes, mild force. Change and apply N. P., long cord, to the coccyx, P. P. ove) the bowels ten to twenty min- utes. Change and attach N. P., long cord, to the vaginal electrode, introduce per vagina and apply P- P. over the kid- neys and bowels ten to twenty minutes. Treat two or three times a day until relief is given, afterward as indicated.^ If the lochia should at atiy time become suppressed apply N. P. of the A D current, to the vulva or per vagina, P. P. over the bowels and kidneys five to fifteen minutes, once or twice a day, until relieved; follow with emollient injections to cleanse the parts, twice a day; favor the flow of milk by applying P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the breasts, five to ten minutes each, once or twice a day. Should the head beanne involved with indications of delirium, treat as directed for delirium, congestion or inflammation of the brain. If the lungs, as for pneumonia. - Tinct. gelsemini, veratrum or aconite may also be used. When tonics are indi- cjited, give general tonic treatment; also dextro-quinine in one to three-grain doses, every two to three hours, with nourishing food, beer, whisky, light wine, etc. HiEMATURiA. {Hemorrhage from the Bladder.) Symptomatology.— RtRmatwr'm sometimes occurs in certain epidemics, such as cholera, severe malaria fever, and in ty- phoid fever when the blood is in an impoverished condition; may be caused by the presence of a stone in the bladder or ul- ceration of the lining of the mucous membrane. The bladder should be searched for stone. Hemorrhage coming on after exercise or exposure, accompanied by twinging pain in the penis, there can be but little doubt that the homorrhage in this m'tiiirtini'ffiti'-iit--''--"'' ^ fi ^^ .■■>« i . it i« f i. lii -. a imatf ti * - ■*- mmmssssmmm ■MMMi ELECTKIOAL MEDICATIOX. 227 1 of tlie per- D current. vagina and ir region ten N. P., long twenty min- the vaginal ver the kid- two or tliree idicated. If apply N. P. P. over the twice a day, cleanse the plying P. P. i, five to ten s of delirium, lair.niation of et. geliseniini, nics are indi- uinine in one ;h nourishing urs in certain f, and in ty- ed condition; bladder or ul- The bladder ning on after ' pain in the rrhage in this case is from the bladder When the hemorrliage is from the kidneys the first urine voided is clear, the blood passing away in small clots toward the close of micturition. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current. Apply P. P. with the tensus in a mug of water, N. P., long cord., over the bowels and kidneys ten to fifteen minutes. Treat two or three times a day. If a female, treat the same way, except, apply P. P. between the labia, over the urethra. Administer tinc- ture cannabis indica, English, in five drop doses on sugar every hour until two or three doses have been given, if i-equired; or chloride sodium in one-fourth teaspoonful doses every hour, or oil erigerott in five drop doses on sugar every thirty minutes. H^MATEMESis. {Vomiting of Blood!) Symptomatology. — Generally attacks women, particularly those of a full habit, and at times when the menses are suj)- pressed. The attack is generally preceded by rigors. Puie blood is seldom vomited, unless caused by a corrosive poison or violence. There is a sense of pain and weight in the region of the stomach, which may be accompanied by a cough. Electrical Treatment.- —Use B D current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P., long cord, over the stomach, three to five minutes. Change and apply N. P. to the base of the spine, P. P. over the stomach, five to ten minutes. Also P. P. over the stomach, N. P. opposite, five to ten minutes. Treat once or twice a day. Tincture of cannabis indica may be given in five drop doses on sugar, every hour or two until ten to fifteen drops have been given. Alum-water or salt and water, in small quantities, one or the other, every hour, should the first named treatment fail, which is not likely to. Melancholia. {Derangement of the Mental Faculties.) Symptomatology, — A mental disease, or one of the variouK forms of insanity, marked by gloom, mistrust and mental de- M 'jL^UljJML, ^'"«^'iPP't'-y^;-'*f^ 228 BLEOTBIOAL MEDICATION. pre^sion The patient becomes incapable of attending to his business, shuns society, and seeks solitude. Takes a gloom)- view of life, talks of committing suic'de. This class ot patients are insane on one particular poir.t or train of ideas. Electrical Treatment.— M^Q B D current. Apply I . I . to the tongue, N. P, over the spine generally, commencing at the base of the brain and treating downward five to ten minutes, then apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the chest and bowels five minutes; change, and apply N. P. to the coccvx, moisten the hair and apply P. P. to the head, gen- eralfy three to five minutes, mild force; then manipulate with P P over the eyes and ears five to ten minutes; conclude by givincr a tonic treatment of five to ten minutes. Treat once a dav ^Divert the mind and thoughts of the patient from his re^l or imaginary troubles by change of air, scenery and associates. Tonics and stimulants, with light nourishing food, should be given in reasonable quantities. Lethargy. {Stupor, Coma.) Symptomatology.— K profound sleep, from which it is al- most impossible to rouse the patient. The patient lies with his eyes closed, but opens them when spoken to or called by name, and almost immediately closes them again. Electrical Treatment.-Xi^^ A D current, medium strength. Apply P P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the lower part of the chest, stomach and bowels five to ten minutes; change, and apply N. P. to the coccyx, P. P. to the spine five to ten minutes; then apply P. P. to the eyes, ears, etc., as di- rected in other parts of this work, five to ten minutes; iN. P. mav be held in the hands of the patient and P. P. applied be- tween the shoulders five minutes; conclude by giving a gen- eral tonic treatment if indicated. The above treatment may be «^iven every three to six hours, with stimulants and tonics, until relieved^ One to two treatments generally sufficient. HomiXopaihiQ Treatment. — Opium. ii" i . i n| ! ».- mmmm ing to his a gloomy lis cla8% of n of ideas, y P. P. to icing at the 311 minutes, er the client . P. to the i head, geii- ipiilate with conclude by Treat once a jnt from lli^^ scenery and rishing food, licli it is al- int lies with or called by urn strength, er the lower ten minutes; ;he spine five s, etc., as di- nutes; N. P. '. applied he- lving a gen- jatment may s and tonics, sufficient. ELEOTBIOAL MEDICATION. Scurvy. 229 Symptomatology. — The countenance is pale and the patient complains of great debility, loss of appetite, irregularity of the bowels and periodic fever. Petichaa or ecchymosis, often of a / large size, and of a bright red color, but soon becomes purple. These spots sometimes bleed, but the hemorrhage is generally from the internal mucous membranes, recurring at stated pe- riods of the day. The disease may prove fatjil from sudden eftusion-of blood into the pulmonary tissue, or from the mucus surface of the alimentary canal, and bladder. ElecPrical Treatiaent. — Use A D current. Apply P. P. tongue instrument to the tongue, N. P. over the face, jaws, neck and shoulders ten to fifteen minutes. Then apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. to the face over the parts diseased, also to the sides of •' the neck, between the clavicle and scapula, five minutes each. Treat three times a week, eating freely of fruits and taking out- door exercise. Use as a tonic five to fifteen drops of muriate tiiict. ferri, largely diluted with water, three to four times a day. Apply also to the diseased parts, once or twice a day, some of the tincture slightly diluted. Also give the following alterative: Medical Treatment: — 3. — Compound syrup stillingia ^j^* Iodide potassa 3j. to jj. Sig. — One teaspoonful three times a day before each meal. Should hemorrhage of the lungs or bowels occur: If from the lungs, apply P. P. of the B D current to the tongue, N. P., long cord, over the lungs and spine five to ten minutes, once or twice a day. If from the bowels, apply P. P., sponge-roll, to the coccyx, N. P. over the bowels and spine, ten to fifteen minutes, once or twice a day. Also give the following : Oil erigeron, in five-drop doses, on sugar; or tinct. cannabis indica (English), as above, every thirty minutes, until two or three doses have been given. *,i:s?5g n4awtSf%- --^■:tiL MflMip 280 ELKCTRIOAL MEDIOATTON. t- '.. V v»« ,«• •••• •••• 3j. m. 5. — Argenti nitras , Gura acacia Fiat pilulffi No. 32. Sig.— One pill every hour for hemorrhage ol the bowels. Eat acid fruits, such as oranges, lemons, etc. Hommopathic Treatmmt.—Bvyom^ Ferrum. Tenesmus. SymptormtoUgy.^K griping pain in the bowels, with a constant desire to go to stool. , -vt -n ; Electrical Treatment.— \^^^ A D current, apply N. P., loru, cord, to the coccyx, P. P. over the bowels and back ten to fifteen minutes. Change and apply N. P. between the il.a, below the lower lumbar vertebrae, P. P. over the boweta, ten to fifteen minutes. If there should be a bearing-down sensa- tion in the bowels, treat as follows before giving above named treatment: Apply P. P. to the coccyx, N. P., long cord over the bowels and spine, ten to fifteen minutes. Then give treat- ment as first described. Treat once or twice a day. Phlegmasia Dolens. Symptomatology.-ln&^^nm^^i^on of the veins of the lower extiemities, supposed to be caused by the pressure of the child in utero upon the iliac veins. Generally makes its appear- ance a few days after delivery. The patient complains of pam in the inguinal region, extending to the leg. On examination of the limb, the skin will be found tense, shining, and paintul to the touch. On passing the hand over the aff-ected part, numerous irregular prominences will be felt underneath the skin The pulse is quickened, temperature elevated, and the patient complains of thirst. The bowels are generally con- Btipated, the tongue coated with a white fur, which, as the disease advances, becomes of a brownish color, and the teeth and lips covered with dark sordes. The secretion ot milk is »■■ ELECTKICAL MKDIOATION. 231 bowels. rels, with a N. P., lon4) back, ten to een the ilia, bowek, ten down senea- bove named (yjr cordf over n give treat- of the lower s of the child 8 its appear- lains of pain examination and painful iffected part, ierneath the ,ted, and the inerally con- i^hich, as the md the teeth u of milk is generally interrupted. Sometime? the disease assumes a periodic character. Electrical Treatment. — Use A D current, apply N. P., lonij cord, to the coccyx, P. P, over the bowels and kidneys, ten to thirty minutes. Change and apply P. P. to the foot of the affected limb, N. P. over the limb upwardly and over the bowels and spine, ten to twenty minutes. This is to force the blood .ind serum from the limb, and to cause theui to pass through theii* natural channels. Treat once or twice a day. If the bowels are constipated, give enemas of water, soap- suds, etc., to relieve them, or epsom salts in teaspooiiful doses, every four hours. If there is fever, give aconite or gelsemini, etc. The limb should be bandaged. Perhaps some of the dropsical remedies may be admissible. [See dropsy for the same in another part of this work.] Hoviceopathic Treatment. — Pulsat., Silicea. Gastkodynia. {Neiiralgia of the Stomach.) Treat as for dyspepsia. Symptomatology.- — A neuralgic affection of the stomach and closely connected with dyspepsia, appetite is generally im- paired. There is a peculiar gnawing pain in the region of the stomach, extending to the back, and a sense of constriction, somet'mes there is vomiting; the bowels are generally consti- pated and there is headache. If constipated, treat as for con- stipation. Medical Treatment: — 3. — Valerianate quinine grs jv. Prussiate ferri " vjjj. Diupheretic powder " xjj. Fiat pulvis No. 8. Sig. — Take one powder every two hoiars until relieved. Ho'mo&opathic Treatment. — Arsen., Nux vom. if?',. «?s 232 ELKOTHICAf, MKDICATION. MENiN(iiTt8. {^Ivjlammatlon t'tite, coiiAtipHted bowels, vertigo, with a hard houiuliiig pulse, the e3eH have a wild and anxious oxpreHsion, ringing in the ears, which in- creases as the disease advances. In the early stages of the diseae*} the pu])il of the eye is contrncttd, hut in the later stages is much dilated, and light hcconics unhearuhle, the eye brows are corrugated and the eyelids closeV | '^*fe''-<-'^Y rf^r''"'T"''-i^^ .,j. ■:'^ii V"-'^ ■'"'..■ ELEOTEIl'AI, MKIUCATION. 338 fthe Brain.) |confltipHted 'yi'rt have a |, wliicii iii- llf^OH of tllO in tlic latfi' l)le, the fve 'hi the eyes •rat u re very 'onvulsiont*; n subBiiltiis )i ration and ach the long ?et, apply P. clavicle and >rdH of equal er the body N. r. to the s head, mild ver the eyes, eliriuni, etc., I day, Aco- Wheu tonics lell., Bry. Tonsils.) is generally stipated, the q)ectorate6 a le breathing very painful £lectri(;al Treatiufid. — Use A D or V> D current. Apply P. P., tongue instrument, to the tongue, N. P., lotnj cor<1, over thu tonsils, ten minutes each. Change. Use cords of equal length, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the neck, back, chest and bowels, five to ten minutes. Then apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. over the spine and kidneys live to ten mintes. Treat two or three times a day. Medical Treatment. — Use remedies i)rescribed for diphthe- ria. See Diphtheria. JTomoiopathio Treatment. — Hepar sul., Bell., Merc, iod.^ Lachesis. Small and Powerful Galvano Caustic Battery. Patented, 1876. Dr. Kidder's GalvanoCaustic Batteries are unequalled as to their efficiency «nd convenience of operation. The elements are made movable horizontally in their relation to the fluid of the cells, so as to substitute continuously battery fluid which has recovered its allotropic power from having been released from action. One of these forms, consisting only of two cells, each 3^ inches long, 3^i wide and 4|i deep, will retain a platinum wire No. 19 at a white heat con- stantly for more than a quarter of an'hour. Hystkeia. Symptomatology. — The attack is sudden and irregular; almost wholly confined to females and to those of the nervous type. There is a sense of suffocation, the patient cries and laughs alternately. A ball (Glol>us Hystericus) appears to rise in the throat and choke her. There is clonic sjjasms of the muscles. The urine is pale and limpid and secreted in large •quantities. The only disease likely to be confounded with hysteria is epilepsy, from which it may be distinguished by the absence of the frothing at the ntouth and the biting of the tongue, signs never seen in hysteria, and only seen in epilepsy. i-A-:'.f^Si 'i* k:\:.:l^'ki ■ :a i ia8fcijkjiiafi)jiilg.a!^^ ii*' Wfflf 234 EI-KriHICAr. MIMfCATION. An attack of liyxterui may Imj teriuiimted in its incipicncy by dashing cold water on the face and exposed thorax, a ])rocecl- ing tliat is of no avail whatever in epilepsy. The dibeaso is seldein met with before puberty, and in many cases has it» origin in deranged uterine action. JEledrical Treatment.— Um B D current. Apply N. P. long cord to the feet, P. P. over the kidneys, ten to fifteen minutes. Then apply P. P. to the Imck of the neck and be- tween the shoulders five to ten minutes, ^foisten the l\air and apply P. P. to the head two or three minutes, mild force. Change and apply N. P. to the coccyx, P. P. over the uterus, ovaries, etc., ten to twenty minutes. Change and apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the thorax, chest, spleen, stomach, liver and bowels, ten to fifteen minutes. N. P. may be applied between the thighs, P. P. over the lumbar region, fiv^ to ten minutes. If there is considerable irritation of the organs of generation, N. P. may be attached to the vaginal electrode and introduced per vagina until it meets with re- sistance from the os uteri, and P. P. applied over the kidneys five to ten minutes, also over the ovaries five to ten minutes. If at any time the parts become weakene;^ under the treat- ment, reverse the currents and treat about me same length of time. Conditions may indicate tonic treatments and tonics, if so, they should be given also, as required. Treat once or twice a day until relieved, afterward three to six times a week until cu^-ed, omitting portions of the treatment from time to time as indicated. " Medical Treatment: — R. — Tinct. assafoetida ) .. _. > aa r). Sulphuric ether ) Whisky !jj- m- gig. — One teaspoonful every half hour, hour or two. •i|)i(j/icy by II ])r(»oec J- dispiise is [»e» }uiB its ply N. P. I to fiftoen k and bc- II tbe luiir mild force, tlie uterus, q>I)ly P. P. est, spleen, j^. P. may I bar region, ition of the tlie vaginal ts with re- the kidney* m minutes. r the treat- le length of and tonics, 3at once or mes a week 3m time to aa 5j. ^j- m. wo. KtECTRIPAr, MKIUCATIOIf. 285 B- — Bromidia in toaHpooiiful doses may be given every hour or two until sleep is induced, or ft. — Hyoscyamies grs. x. Nitrous 8Bther rjgg. Alcohol 3jv. Aqua fontana |x. m. Big. — One tablespoonful three or four times a day. • RomcMjpathio Treatmmt. — Aconite, Ignatia, HyoB. Susi'KNDKD Ri-ai'iRATioN Wiiii.E IN Slkkp. (C'aiute aiul treat- ment.) Symptomatology. — The cause of suspension, in my opinion, is a suspension of nerve force. May be produced from various causes, princij)ally from defective lungs. Henco tbe failure to take a sufficient quantity of oxygen or electricity into the lungs to keep the circulatory forces in motion, especially tlie blood, twenty-five pounds, more or lesfi of which muht make its revolution through the system in from three and a half to four minutes. I believe tliat electricity positive and najntive, on the principle of attraction and repulsion, circulates the blood and is the physical life of man, or motive power of the bod). (Why I power gone, no respiration, no life.) Treat as follows: Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the thorax, bronchia, lungs. stomach, liver, spleen, and bowels, ten to twenty tniuutes. Change and apply P. P. to the feet, N. P. over the body and extremities generally, fifteen to thirty minutes, mild force. Treat daily or every other day, as indicated. Medical Treatment: — ^. — Tinct. nux vomica. 388. «- Peruvian bark ^j^- ™' 8ig. — One teaspoonful in water after each meal. JJ^' M l I m ill J IP 236 KI.KOTRirAI, MKDICATtON. LoouMoToK Ataxia. Symptomatology. — Lobs of tlie coordiimtin^ | (iwer of the muHclt'p of the lower or upper fxtrt'initutc. depemJcnt on Btruc- tiiral IcHioiis of the posU^rior eolumiiH of the Bpiiial conl. The enrlicHt syiiiptoniH are cutaneous hyiM>rawtheHia, with Hhooting pains in the liinlm, deep seated pains in the trunk, the spinous and transvorKO i)rocesse« of the spinal column, and the muscles are tender to the touch ; the motor no'ves of the eyes are in some cases, particularly when the disease attacks the upper extremities, affected, producing straltismus and dis- turbance of vision. Those symptoms are soon folhtwiid by loss of the coordinating power of the muscles, the patient, on at- tempting to walk, cannot place his feet as he intended; he has a sprawling gait, the knees bend under him, and he complains of fatigue; on exertion the muscles are spasmodically con- tracted, the want of harmon;- in the muscular moveujents in- crease, and the patient, if standing, on closing his eyes can- not maintain an erect position, but falls to the ground; as tlie disease advances the muscles of the upper extremities become affected, and the patient can only grasp objects with difficulty. The causes of the structural lesions of the cord, producing ataxia, are exjiosure to cold, severe excesses, masttirbation, syphilis, typhoid fever in a severe form, exhausting hemor- rhages, prolonged lactation and a liereditary tendency. Electrical Ireatmeni. — Use A D current. Apply P. P., tongue instrument, to the tongue, far back, moderate pressure, N. P. over the cerebellum, very mild force, perceptible only to the patient, one minute; then apply N. P., commencing at the base of the cerebellum downwardly orer the spine and limbs, five to ten minutes; then apply N. P. to the arms, each three to five minutes; then apply N. P. over the front part of the body three to five ir-inutes; change and apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. over the cerelellum, one to two minutes, mild force; )wer of the it on 8truc- )inal cord, it'siii, with tlio trunk, column, and f»rvt»8 of the nise nttackri Ills mid (i'lti- iwtfd by I088 ticnt, on at- dod ; lie hiw e uornplaina idically con- )venient« in- ifl eyes can- Mind; as the ities become th difficulty, i, producing msturbation, ting hemor- ncy. ^pply P. P., ttte pressure, tihle only to iicing at the 3 and limbs, !, each three part of the L P. to the , mild force; ELKCTKIOAL MEDICATION. 287 then manipulate, holding P. P. in the right hand, with tlio in- dex fingers of each over the eyes and bark of the neck, eyei and earn, as directed in otlier j)artH of this work, five to ten minutes, niil MiMWiia If MimriT^ ll HHI I Jll.l l .l ll l l' W ' HMMMpI 238 ELECTUICAL MEDICATION. utes. This is to prevent inflanimation, thereby preventing adhesions. Treat every two or throe hours if indicated. A general tonic treatment may be given once a day. If the invag- ination is upward, the inward and outward treatment may be given once a day. Use A D current, cords of equal length, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. over the body generally, ten to fifteen minutes, or apply P. P. to the back of the neck, N. P. over the bowels ten to fifteen minutes. (Use medium force). Treat once or twice a day. The following remedies may also be tried: Inject one to two pints of tepid water per rectum, to displace the air in the bowels, then inject about one-half of a sedlitz powder, acid (dissolved in water), in a few moments the opposite half of a sedlitz powder, alkali. Imme (liatcly after im'ecting press a cotton roll to the fundament for a moment or two, when the enemas may be allowed to pass oif. Or use a force pump, and forco air into the bowels per ani. Or let two strong men or women, as the case may be, take the patient by the limbs, raise them per^.endicular]y and give the patient a good shaking down towards the head, the head being where the feet are usually found. The patient may be kept in this position one to three minutes at a ame. Whilst in this attitude the third person should knead tl e bowels thor- oughly with hie hands. This procedure may be repeated every hour. I have no faith in cathartics, believiiig them to do more harm than good. It may be necessary to give opiates or ano- dynes to relieve pain, the less the better. Beain. {Morbid condition of. How treated.) Electrical Treatmsnt.—JJse A D current, apjjly N. P. to the tongue, P. P. over the head generally, cerebellum espe- cially, one to three minutes, mild force. Change, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. to the ears, Eides of the head, one to three minutes each. Then apply N. P. to the base of the brain, downwardly over the spine, three to iivc minutes. k ^''i!-^* If l iirfi T '^^-^ rV A -' '^"'r ^--"■' '^^ ^CCj...., - l ^M' i ^^fw r^i ^ . ^ m i n-. i., . .m,. '«ftt"'*r'*'irr'«^"'*^!3r^ ' '*■-'' ) ii inii i» aii )j i i n i preventing iciited. A f tlie invaff- ent may be 11 al length, nerally, ten [lie neck, N. se medium g remedies tepid water inject about 3r), in a lew ili. Imnie dament for to pass off. per ani. Or t'e, take the ind give the i, the head ient may be ne. Whilst bowels thor- t)eated every 1 to do more iates or auo- ited.) ly N. P. to ellum espe- apply P. P. ead, one to base of the i'O minutes. ELECTKICAL MEDICATION. 239 Change and apply N. P. to the nasal apertures, each one minute, P. P. over the head, cerebellum especially, two min- utes, mild force. Change and apply N. P. to tlie coccyx, P. P. over the eyes and back of the neck, eyes a.'d ears, as di- rected in other parts of this work, five to ten minutes. Con- clude by giving a general tonic treatment. Treat three times a week. In addition to the above treatments, P. P. may be applied to the back of the neck, N. P. over the thorax, chest, stomach, liver, spleen and bowels, five to ten minutes. Medi/ial Treatment: — ft, — Iodide potassa 3j. Aqua pura ?jj. Whisky i\]. Oooip. syrup stillingia ^'j. m. Sig. — One tea to dessertspoonful three to six times a day. Chorea. {St. Vittis Dance.) Symptomatology. — Marked by almost constant involuntary movements of the muscles of one side of the face. The arms are thrown into various contortions. There may be lameness of one leg, which partly deprives it of its natural motion. The appetite is lost, and the bowels are generally irregular. Electrical Treatment. — Use B D current, apply P. P. to the tongue, N. P. to the back, chest and arms or hands, five to ten minutes, mild force. Then apply N. P. to the feet, P. P. over the spine and lumbar region, five to ten minutes. Then apply P. P. to the head, mild force, three to five minutes. Then apply P. P. to the eyes^ back of the neck, eyes and ears, five to ten minutes. Change and apply P. P. to the feet; let the patient hold N. P. in the hands five to ten minutes. Treat once a day, every other day, to three or four days, as indicated. Medical Treatment. — An infusion of wintergreen leaves may be taken in tablespoonful doses three or four times a day, i #sii»tej i wyAi'i;ir i »«te;ii i i 2^ ELECTRICAL MEDICVflON. with tonics, anti-spasraodice, egg-nog. nourishing food, and moderate outdoor exercise. To Destkoy the Foul Opor fF the Breath, Foul Odor of THE Axilla, and the Foul Odor of the Feet. mectrical Treatment. -"^k A D current, apply P- ?• to the tongue, N, P. over the stomach, five minutes Then ap- ply N P over the axilla, each live minutes. Then apply ^. P oveV each foot five minutes. If the person cannot bear the tongue instrument, P. P. may be applied to the back of the neck, or on the spine, between the shoulders. Treat three to six times a week. Medical Treatment: — ^. Permanganate potassa gp- ^'''* Aqua pura 3]^* ™' gig._One teaspoonful three times a day. For the axilla and feet: R Permanganate potassa 3j. ,. ... ?viii. m. Aqua pura 3VJJ Apply a small quantity to the axilla and feet two or three times a day. This will destroy the odor. A FEW OF the Many almost Mibaotjlous Ottres Performed BY Electricity, with Mediou-es as Auxiliaries, within THE PAST Fifteen Years, to October, 31, 1881. ApHoiaA, OB Loss of Voice. A case of three months standing, where the patient could not speak above a whisper, the voice --as restored in three weeks. The wife of R«v. S. G. Hair, cured in 1868. ..(^[(tgtV^^hjSS?^**!' ■■*"■■■ ELECTIilCAL MEDICATION. 241 food, and Odor OF ET. ^ P.P. to Then ap- I apply N. ot bear the ack of the at three to 8. XV. V. m. I- wo or three Pekformed rie8, within 81. fttient could *ed in three 68. H. 0. Edwards, merchant, had flrx for three weeks, at the ex- piration of that time had seventeen passages of blood a day. The day I took the case I gave him one treatment daily, and three doses of flnx or diarrhoea comp. Cured him in three days, in the year 1868. D. J. Noble — Lumbago of thirty years standing, cured in a ■few days; 1869. Christian Ilader was kicked by a horse on the side of his head; sufl'ered daily for three years; was cured by one appli- cation of electricity, about the middle of July, 1870. Granville Gibson was attacked with acute sore eyes August 22, 1867; three days afterward destruction of the under part of the lids commenced; by the fifth day sloughed olf. The destruction of the cornea commenced with increased pain and inflammation day and night, so that he could not rest a mo- ment. He stated that he could only compare the corrosiveness of the disease to a consuming fire. On the afternoon of the eighth day of attack he was conducted into my ofiice, blind and distracted with pain. Within one hour from the time I com- menced treating him with electricity he went from my office seeing, and was free from pain. I tre-ited him daily, used no medicines, for ten days, afterwards every two or three days fur two or three weeks, when his eyes were restored to their nor- mal condition so that he could, with his rifle, shoot a squirrel oflf the top of the tallest tree in the forest, which he did within thirty days from the time of taking the fir^t treatment. Phy- sicians who saw the case, said it was the worst case of acute sore eyes that they had ever seen in a practice of thirty years; and that was not all, they also said all the batteries in the uni- verse would not save his eyes. Wm. "Welch was attacked with ague in the fall of 1867, which continued for eleven months under the use of the usual remedies and patent medicines. I took the case, broke up the , .*';wr;„..; ttjtet i iMWW h^ nXO ELECTRICAL MEDICATION. agv.e in three .lays, and cured liim in six weeks without the use of medicines. Elisha Miles was journeying on horseback in September, 1809, his horse stumbled, fell to the ground and fell upon one of his feet, which bruised and sprained it so severely that twentv-four hours afterward he was obliged to walk on crutches, as he could not bear his weight upon his foot. He entered my office in that condition. Within thirty minutes from the time ^ I commence.1 treating him, he went from the office free troai pain and without crutches, and continued to do so. I applied electricity as for inflammation of the feet. Used B D current, long cord. Acute and Chronic Diseases. Typhoid fever, spinal meningitis, diphtheria, scarlet-fever, .neasles, pneumonia, etc., yield alike to the treatment; for in- stance- A child of Mr. Bowers, aged seven years, took typhoid fever grew worse under the treatment of three physiciaiis tor twentv-eight days. The twenty-eighth day of attack his tem- perature was one hundred and five degrees, had involuntary discharges from the bowels every twenty minutes. When he drank water it passed through him onto the bed; had also Sulsidtus temlinum. I took the case under the above circum- stances. The evening of the twenty-eighth day arrested the discharges and reduced the fever and temperature to a normal- condition within forty-eight hours; continued treatment about fifteen days. He made a good recovery within a reasonable time. A Remarkable Case. Liter, III, March 4, 1878. Editor Courier: As a plain farmer, when there is so much being said in the papers about the wonderful cures effected by different doctors, I wish to give you the simple facts of a re- .narkable case in our neighborhood, and hope you will publish x6 .,H^Vnd, 111. I at can be it, electri- •inciple of fe of man lember 17, vorthy en- fa ten man- d comniu- LSS, no one Therefore, 's Electric istitutioiis tied up his rseverance ed against the stubborn superstitions of those uneducated in his system of practice, and the many other barriers that usually attend the introduction of new theories, until he has gained for him- self an enviable reputation as a physician, and a permanent and profitable business in our community. '« During the past year he has substantiated his theory most effectually by treating and curing numerous acute diseases throughout the city and county, such as diphtheria, pneumo- nia, fever, etc. In fact, several cases of that dreaded and al- most universally fatal disease, diphtheria, have come to our knowledge of late, that had been pronounced incurable by other physicians, when Dr. Tipton applied his electricity, and speedily cured them. The fact that the Doctor has lost but one case in eight years, in acute diseases of any kind is, in our mind, the strongest evidence of the value and eflUciency of his system of practice." We would also refer yoa to the same journal, September 14> 1874, June 9, 1875, April 16, 1878. Extract from the Jacksonville Business College and English Training School Quarterly Report, 1881: " We would call attention to the announcement in another column, 01 Dr. Tipton's forfch-coming medical work. If the Doctor's success as an author is to be measured by his success as a practitioner, we have no doubt his work will be a great triuiTiph. The Doctor has now been practicing in thie city for over ten years and has, by electricity as a chief curative agent, performed almost miraculous cures in acute as well as chronic diseases." •MM ^^^ n»f 246 QUALITIES OF ELKOTRICITT. TO DIFFERENT PnYSIOLOGICAL SUMMARY AS QUALITIES OF ELECTRICITY. BT DR. JEROME KIDDER. Currents of diflferent qualities have not only different cliaracters of sensation, and different effects on muscular irri- tability, as recognized by nil who hr.ve v;arefnlly scrutinized in regard to theee vaiied electrical phenomei.H. but also onb Qa\i 'T' even when so weak in i*owi-R as not to produce any j)ain, out rather a pleasant sensation, will sho'v flashes of light when properly applied, as with large sin-face of wet sponge over the closed eye. Secondary currents produce light to the eye, that is, they exercise the function c'" the optic nerve without producing pain, only whon the tension of the current is increased to a certain degree in ratio with the diminished quantity. This effect is shown best by using the negative sponge ai, the eye, anu having not very slow, but moderately slow interruptions by the vibrating armature, as produced by Dr. Kidder's ap- paratus, yet the proper quality as regards tension or pitch is requisite. Another quality of current, even when the current is made strong enough to produce pain, will show no light to the eye — will not prercise the vital function of the optic nerve. The preceding facts show conclusively that electricity can be varied in quality so as to produce different effects on dif- ferent vital functions. It must not seem siranoe to lind electricity produced in many different qualitieti to have varied effects. There am in- deed, other facts recogni/ied as true, K.vd which !nigbt ;,jera stranger still — for ii ii well known to all chemists that the sam*? proportion and kind of atoms may fo?"m substaacos I ''^^^^^^^i^S****^^*^^ B j jJI j BM l J I L ' JMLlSffii ^' 'TWfWJiTf ^T?-- QUALITIES OF KLK TBICITY. 247 fGICAL different ular irri- inized in also ONE luce any ashes of e of wet I is, they roduGing ised to a ty. This the eye, irruptions dder's ap- • pitch is nirrent is I light to )tic nerve, ricity can ts on dif- :)duced in re anv in- igbt ;,jem that the lubstaiiccs 80 dift'ereiit in tlieir nature as to be recognized as entirely dif- ferent substances. For example, spirits of turpentine and oil of bergamot are ic.jntical in composition, being composed of ten atoms carbon, and eight of hydrogen, and the difference is recognized as merely that of the allotropio conditions and arrangement of the atoms. Also, light Is recognized as the effect of vibrations or wave motions in the e^her, which is everywhere; and the different colors result from fhe different length of these waves. (8ee Prof. Druper's Chemistry and otlier scientific text-books.) And yet, even the difference in the character of the vibrations or wave lengths of the ether gives a difference iw their chemical effects; for, indeed, it is known to be chiefly the yellow ray which causes the absorp- tion of tlie carbon from the caH)onic acid gas in the atmos- phere into the solid form of a tree, by the influence of the sunlight falling upon its leaves. And it is the indigo ray which is chiefly concerned in causing hydrogen and chlorine to unite by passing light through a glass vessel containing a mixture of the two gases. Also, sound results from vibrations in the atmosphere or other media. Yet sounds may have differences in pitch, and also differences in qualities of tones, having the same jiitch. Its effects are what the spirit of man receives as jarring dis- cords or sweet harmonies, and successions and qualities of tones, that inspire the emotions of courage and hope, or pro- duce solemn and mournful feelings. Considering the fact that mere variations or modifications in vibratory or wave motions produce dift'srences in effects, we should not think it strange, but should rather kxpect, that tlie magnetic i?ifluence which excites the electricity in metallic helices would produce currents modified in qualities, by vary- ing the physical condition of those helices; for, by varying tlie helices, we vary the medium of vibratory or wave motions re- aultiiig from polurizations whose phenomenon is electricity. :^^s:. J La^^ ^ >^ . A^»^^■:■A_^ «' j i >lj » A «ii ».^^ » ^^ «^ ^ ■»'■■ ^■ > ^ t! ^i'l< i .. ^lmi■ lk' \m^ia*ef*i » i » »i^ ^^ v i>^^ i ' ^^Wm\^ <^li^^% M^ 248 QUALITIES OF ELECTRICITY. It is because the terms quantity and tension, as applied to electricity, do not express the rcsil distinction in its qualities, that the terms are so generally misunderstood when thua used. The term intensity is often misuBed for power, but the difference is as plain as the difference between loudness and pitch in regard to sounds. A musical string conditioned for a given pitch does not change that pitch by a greater or less force of the blow causing it to vibrate; it simply changes its loudness. And in regard to electricity, the magnetic force upon the helix determines the power or strength of the in- duced current; but the intensity or tension, that is quality, is determined, not by the amount of magnetic force upon the helix, but by the physical oonatruction of the Mix itself. m^^'MM'!mi^0'^: ^■^rj^Tiry-; mum KLKOTBICAf. MEDICATION. 240 pplicd to qualities, hen thiid r, but the 'nes8 and \inned for ir or less Jianges its etic force )f the in- 'ttality, is upon the lia itself. Utkki;8, Ki.KirruKJAL Conditions of. In Antevkksioh and IIktuovkksion, or Anteflexion and Retroki.exion. In each there appears two opposite electrical Btates, positive and negative, or relaxed and contracted. To meet these two opposite electrical conditions use the vaginal and bell-shaped electrode, or combination, hinged or jointed electrode invente . — Permanganate Potassa 3j. Aqua Pnra S-''^'j- ^• Inject one ounce on retiring; or 5.— Tinct. Myrrh 3jj. Aqua Pura oj. m. Inject two ounces of tho mixture. [itovorHlon |iiM(i evory following 1*11 ic treat* l\\ R over ' tlie Hpiiio, tod to tlie m. PRESS REVIEWS. [From J. J. LAWRENCE, A. M.. M. D., St. l.ouii.] No progri'Hrtive pliyKicitm ciiii iiflunl to be without this work. £lk(;tkical Mkiucation gives the result of iiftccn years' clinical experience in tlie UHe of electricity an a curative agent. Full of practical and easily foll<»wod directions for the treatment of acute and chronic diseases with electricity and medicines. [From E. O. NEIL, M. D, M. R. C. P. S. Eno.] Member Koyal College Physicians and Surgeons, England. Ei.EfiTRicAL Mkoication. — By A. W.Tipton, M. I)., .FackBon- viUe, 111. An elegantly bound and liandsoniely printed work giving the electrical and medical treatment of diseaseB (acute and chronic), containing many good and practical suggestione as to the application of electricity. The work also gives the general treatment and symptonuitology of diseases in a concise and practical manner. [From the MEDICAL BRIEF, St. Louis, April, i88a.] Electrical Mkoication, — By A. W. Tipton, M. D., Jackson- ville, 111. This elegantly bound and handsomely printed work, of 256 pages, is really a vei-y valuable book. It contiiins not only the electrical but alscj the modern medical treatment of nearly («tt) 252 PRESS NOTICES. all diseases. There are no surplus words — it is concise and practical. We advise all our readers to get a copy of this book. Address Dr. A. W. Tiptoji, Jacksonville, 111. [From THE JACKSONVILLE (ILL.) JOURNAL, April 26, 1882.] Electrica;- Medication. — By A. W. Tipton, M. D., Jackson- ville, 111. Printed by Chas. J. Jolinson, Chicago, 111. This iu many respects is one of the most remarkable medi- cal works of the age. It is destined to have a large sale, and to bring electricity as a curative agent into greater prominenc«j than it has heretofore secured. No physician can aft'ord to be without a copy of this unique medical treatise. Dr. Tipton is to be congratulated upon the success which has attended his eftbrts to embody in a book of average proportions the results Oi his careful study and experience in the application of electr'^ity medically, during a successful practice of over fifteen years, as also upon the unqualitied endorsements which his work has received from some of the leading medical jour- nals of tht, country. We understand that the first edition is already about exhausted, and that a second edition is now in press. The work is elegantly printed, and in every regard attractive. [From the HOMCEOPATHIC NEWS, St. Louis, Api^il, 1882.] A Uevised and Enlarged EnrrioN of Clark's New System or Electrical Medication. — By A. W. Tipton, M. D., Jacksonville, 111. Many are familiar with the smaller edition of this work. The new one comes in fuller form, much enlarged and revised. Many additijr,:; have been made in respect to treatment, and we especially notice the insertion of prescriptions, homoeo- pathic and allopathic which may be of service. The homoeo- pathic list is not, however, as full as it might be. The same ' '' ■'■ ."•r"». ' w. ' , ' '"^*^^M>^^ii^M.h^g^l^fi^'^'^^^&^ '^^^ oncise and )py of thie 6, 1882.] , Jackson- .iio, 111. ible medi- i;e sale, and iroininenco ifford to be Dr. Tipton 18 attended ortions the application tice of over lents which Bdical jour- 5t edition is 1 is now in very regard iL, 1882.] f Ew System ton, M. D., ' this work, and revised, atment, and ns, homoeo- Ihe homoeo- The same TRESS NOTICK8. 253 general arrangements of the contents is followed in this edi- tion, though each department has been more generally ex- tended. The authors views on the use of the long cord are forcibly stated, and the directions for the use of the positive and negative pole are very concise and cleiir. Following a statement or general outline of first principles, theory and practice, specific rules are laid down for the treatment of dis- eases. To those using the electrical form of treatment these prescriptions are especially I'seful. Physicians desiring to adopt the battery in their practice will find this a compre- hensive and practical work. The author is well known as a gentleman of ability and distinction in this department of medicine. [From the JACKSONVILLE (ILL.) COURIER, Aprii. 29, 1882] A remarkable volume ni;ide its appearance in this city recently. The title of the book is '-A Kevised and Enlarged Edition of Clark's Electrical Medication," by A. W. Tipton, M. D. The mfchanical execution of the work is a model of excellence. It contains the symptomatology of diseases, au'l specific directions are given for the treatment of a hundred and sixty-rive different diseases, acute and chronic, by elec- tricity, followed also by allopathic, eclectic and homeopathic treatment for the same. The author presents the volume, not as a competitor of other systems of electrical practices, but as an independent system. Under the head of " Progress in Electrical Science " we find new views and theories presented not found elsewhere. It is well understood that electricity has been utilized and its importance appreciated. But that this agent has been applied to the healing art, or that it can be, with the effects claimed by the author, is not generally admitted by the profession. But within the last month many of the leading medical journals of the United States, and f-i . ~, ~i ). fi JjxijAifUteih. *i& •>l5?_ f#!^^&%WA*#feSrtM%»A/./4*n;iv}<*v-.}iM.i 254 PRESS NOTICES. some of the most eminent physicians, are giving this volure endorsement and praise; and from our knowledge of tho author's wonderful success with the agent (electricity), we might exclaim, " it works in a mysterious way its wonders to perlterm." [From the AMERICAN MEDICAL DIGEST, April, 1882.] Electrical Medication.— By A. W. Tipton, M. ])., of Jack- sonville, 111. Tliis work, according to the author in his preface, is a revi- sion and enlargement of Dr. Daniel Clark's work on electrical medication, " and was prompted chiefly by a desire to bring this system in its practical bearing more prominently before the medical profession." From reading this work we were impressed with the authors ti^ie disci plesh'n), and his si)ecitic adaptation of electrical medicine to almost every malady lo which man is heir. We were glad to notice that the author admitted that electricity would not supplant medicine or the practice thereof in either school; for he suppffiments the elec- trical with the medical treatment throughout. Whether the psychological theories advanced are correct as exhibited in the introductory chapters, we must leave to the clergy to solve; but that there are positive therapeutic virtues in elec- tricity we are ready to admit, and are always glad to read any literature on this subject which may tend to further enlighten the profession in the application of this subtle, powerful airent, which works in a " mvsterious way, its wonders to per- form." We congratulate the author on the appearance of his work, which is a gem, tyi^ographically, and we trust will meet with sufficient approval from the profession at large to fully remunerate the author for his labor, and require him at no distant date to give us additional facts in another "re- vised " and enlarged edition of his unique work. ^^'ju^.Jgml^ggg^l WWSWW<(«S|^pf!f ■ lis volu' "e re of tin Hcity), we ronders to !82.] , of Jack- is a revi- electrical to bring itly before we were is specific inaltidy to he author ine or the 8 the elec- liether tlie hibited in clergy to es in elee- read any enligliten powerful jrs to per- :arance of trust will t large to re him at ther <' re- ^,S'i I'RKSS NOTICES. 256 [From the MINNESOTA MEDICAL MIRROR, Cambridge City, Air.i»82.] A Revised and Eni.akoed Edition of Clark's Niry System OF Elkctkicai. Medication. — By A. ^V . Tipton, M. D., Jacksonville, 111. A very finely gotten up work, printed on extri heavy calen- dered paper and with better than ordinary binding. A glance at the title will fail tc attract much attention, from the fact that physicians bo universally attach very little importance to the electrical agent in the treatment of disease. This wo are convinced arises, to a considerable extent, from their want ot knowledge as to the proper method of applying it. Several yeaia ago we made some use of the battery but having no definite conception of its right use, failed, of course, to produce much impression, other than on the minds of the patients. With this imj)erfect test the electric machine was set aside, though the idea unvoluntarily remained that it ought to iiossess a great influence over the nervous S3'stem r.t least. We would advise our readers who have not already a copy of this book to get one; a perusal of the preface and introduction will elicit an interest. The very liberal and rea- sonable deductions of the author are convincing at once, that he is not " riding a hobby " or teaching any peculiar " sys- tem", but that his long and proper application of electricity has demonstrated erroneous opinions, and added to the science of treating disease. lie would not have the battery supercede the practice ot medicine, but teaches how it may heoome a valuable aid. [From the AMERICAN MEDICAL J()l!KNAL, St. Louis, April, 1882.] A Reviskd and Eni.ak(iki) Edition ok ("lark's New System OF Ei.KCTRicAi- Medication. — By A. W. Tipton, M. D., Jacksonville, 111. In point of binding, paper, print, and general make-up, ;--^ iiiVriV "■ V- ■^'- '"^- Ml: i .V \' 256 PHE8S NOTICES. this is ouo of the Hnest hooks I have ever seen. It is a heau- tiful book. It contjiins two liundred and fifty pages of read- ing inattei', of the most interesting and practical character. The subject of electrical medication is pi-esented in a different manner from that to be found anywhere else. And no matter how many works we may have upon the subject of electricity, we need this also. It does not teach us so much about the caring for and handling of batteries, but it shows how diseases tre controlled and cured v/'th *'!ectricity. And the author does not depend upon electricity alone in the treatment of disease. Throughout the entire work, the electrical treat- ment of each disease is carefully detailed, then the medical treatment is given; and that regarded as tlie most appropriate to aid in the cure is recommended, let it be allopathic, homoeo- pathic or eclectic. In this book we have a practice of med- icine characterized by variety — electricity, and all therapeutic agents employed by all branches of the profession. While wo may not be able to endorse all the author's views, we do know that he makes many practical suggestions and that his medical treatment recommended is exceedingly simple and practical. The book is unlike anything of the kind, and cannot fail to interest any reader. — Endorsed by The Weekly Medical Coun- selor^ Chicago. f J I. [From the G. E. MEDICAL JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia.] A Revised and Enlarged Edition of Clark's New Systkm OF Electrical Medication. By A. W. Tipton, M. I)., Jacksonville, 111. When a man writes a book in which he has something to say, and says that someti)ing in a way which carries conviction to the reader that the writer knows whereof he writes, and also presents the topics in clear, perspicuous ideas and forms, we say that man has written a useful book. Dr. Tipton has UiM. '' * ' %»ii?ia^8^«^!tejai^ >fflf»B«" 5 8 a beau- of read- haracter. different o matter ectricity, bout the V diseases e author itinent of cal treat- medical )propriate a, homoeo- e of med- lerapeutic While wc 3 do know is medical practical, lot fail to cal Coun- )RGI\.] ;w Systkm >n, M. I)., lething to eoavictioii rites, and ,nd forms, 'ipton has yi^p. »,W.)ilM|iJ|!,)«»,ii 1. g, ipj^^piiwiBjrpwp; ^-^JL-4-Ll^J^m4t;Ll ' piMj;^^ ! sg PRK88 NOTICES. 257 accomplished this important work, because he has made the subject of Electrical Therapeutics clearly and compreliensively plain to his readers in the way he has discussed the philosophy and principles of electricity, the nature and value of the dif- ferent cur.:ont8, the way they do their work, how they are modified, the varied manipulations of them to obtain results of a special kind and quality, the management of the instru- ment. In addition to the above we find a common sense and practical view Uvken of electricity and galvanisms as aids and auxiliary to drug therapeutics in the management and cure of disease, both acute and chronic. This is our opinion of the book before us. We have read it with pleasure, with profit, and recommend it earnestly to our readers. There are some novel ideas in it which we regard valuable. Dr. Tipton has presented these subjects of Electrical Therapeutics in a man- ner that will not fail to interest every reader, nor has he made a humorous bobby out of it. ;!V^ ■'1 ■.J m ;1 m IfflpB^piBW^ < e*^S3-s KEY TO ANATOMICAL CHAKT. 2oi) KEY TO ANATOMICAL CHART. m 19 :a 17 Branch of seventh nerve supplying the frontal muscles. Branch of seventh nerve supplying levator labii sup. Branch of seventh nerve supplying zygomat-minar. Branch of seventh nerve supplying orbic oris. Phrenic nerve supplying diaphragm. 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