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Identifier: 63910830R.nlm.nih.gov
Title: The application of electricity as a therapeutic agent
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Rae, J. H Rushmore, Edward, former owner National Center for Homoeopathy (U.S.), donor American Foundation for Homoeopathy, former owner
Subjects: Electric Stimulation Therapy Homeopathy
Publisher: New York : Boericke & Tafel
Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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gives a good idea of what is intended to be conveyed, theheavier arrows in one direction and the lighter ones inthe other, showing the difference in the intensity of thiscurrent. To produce the superinduced or attenuated cur-rent another coil is used similar in construction to thatfrom which the induced current is derived; only here in-stead of the battery current being used as a primary force,we employ the induced current upon the first coil of wire,and by its action, together with the magnetism of the ironcore, a current by induction is produced upon the second-ary wire, termed a superinduced current, similar to the in-duced but greatly refined. Fig. 3 represents this current. AS A THERAPEUTIC AGENT. 13 It will be noticed that the arrows are smaller, showing,the attenuation, and that the polarity is alternate as in theinduced. The superinduced current, while of sufficient Fig. 3.
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strength for all purposes for which it is applied, and verypenetrating, is almost wholly devoid of the shock so disa-greeable to persons of a sensitive organization. ELECTRO-DIAGNOSIS. The discovery and location of disease by electricity isvery simple, and the physician will be surprised after hehas used it a few times to see how great an assistant it is,and how perfectly truthful. The patient being stripped a cloak or shawl may bethrown over half of the body, but I prefer the nude con-dition. 14 APPLICATION OP ELECTRICITY Let the patient stand upon the negative electrode, whichshould be covered with a wet towel; then take the positiveelectrode in the left hand and pass the right hand gradu-ally over the entire body, and when the patient winces orshrinks you have found one bad spot. Continue until youhave found every weak or tender spot in the body. These will always exhibit themselves the instant theelectricity touches them ; and the character of disease mustbe determined by the phys

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