Electropathy : a new method of treating disease by electricity.

Date:
1883
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Credit: Electropathy : a new method of treating disease by electricity. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    useful. In pulmonary diseases, for example, BRON- CHITIS, ASTHMA, SPASMODIC COUGH, they are found to be of the greatest service, relieving oppression, diminishing expectoration, soothing cough and easing pain and uncomfortable sensations. The great Dr. Laennec thought very highly of the employment of magnets in all chest affections. Hahneman, the founder of Homoeopathy, con- sidered them a most valuable addition to his Materia Medica. The Pall Mall Electric Association manufacture magnetic appliances that have been proved to be of the greatest value, notably the Electropathic Chest Appliance. Numbers testify to the efficacy of this apparatus, which is in the form of a chest and back protector, and powerful, though light, magnets are placed in it, so that their magnetic influence is exerted to the best advantage. CHAPTER III. Having briefly mentioned the different forms of Electricity, this chapter will enumerate some of the principal diseases in which Electrical treatment is useful.