The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-27
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Electricity versus Mercury.

A correspondent reports TO the N. Y. Evening
Post, ne following case of The elimination Of Mer
curry from the human system by electr!cily
THE CASE.
Mr. Fr;edcmann. German mining engineer I'll
Urion county, North Carolina, was attacked with
congesiIve ehiIls in the month 81 July, 1904, The
ihrd .'>Deii'' Of which, in The Dialect OF The South
IS "rrckubed" extremely dan = rous. Mr.. tIIfde-
mann being al The house OF "a planter, and having
uo ffeguIHr' physician. there was administered To
HIM, according TO the common custom OF The cuun-
4ry, large quantities Of mercury, IN The form Of
calomel, which resulted III checking The chlls, but
which left the p,rat bndIy savalrd
When Mr.. Pariz first saw Frcdemnnn lie was
scarcely abie 10 arlicuIar, and was suffering from
pans III The head, particularly in The jaws,
which hail been broken. Mr.. Parlz says that I'M
medlatcly upon behuIdng The condition o! Friede-
mann, The question in his mind il it is pos.
sible by means of the electric fluid extract any
metallc substance from It's solution, Otherwise,
in 0 vessel, may it not also be possible, by the
same means, to extract the mercury from the hu-
man vCss
The hypo:h, ss Sc, med TO him plausible, and
unopPosed by any theoretical Objection, and lie
Iherei0Fe resolved practically 10 Test the valve OF
the suggestion. That this mi ght be done, Mr..
Fredemann speedily removed TO Charlotte,
where Dir. Pariz had galvanc battery, we'll suited
10 his purpose, and the experiment OF extracting
the mercury was successfully tried IN the presence
of (increduou~) Mr.. Graham, officer Of the U.
Siaes Mint, OF that place.
MIR. PartZ took single element OF a Bunsen
battery local and zinc) The zinc cylinder of which
is about nine inches high and seven inches in d.
ameier. Silver coin was attached TO either pole
of the battery, and placed in the mouth Of The pa
tent, one either side, betw cen The cheek and
jaw. Left thus few minutes, The positive pole
taken from the mouth, and placed in the hand
and again in few mInu'es changed 10 the mouth,
and SO on alternately during a half hour, when
line coin on The negative pole was removed from
The mouth and found 10 be covered vi heavy
coat OF amalagam
On the morning following this very satisfactory
experiment, the application again made--thiS
time behind the ears of the patient. Al the en-
pIraton Of IOriy minutes. the negc'.ye pole had
produced blister, whence ,xuded yeIIowish
white matter, and al last very small quantity Of
blood, when the coin removed, and again
found, as balnre, coated with amaIgam
In the FIRST experiment the coins used un-
covered and Friedemann was almost entirely free
from pain at its expiration. During the second
application, The coins were Gnvcloped i'll wcited
linen. On The day upon which the last expert
Rent was tried ("xperimrnt now no ongerO MIR.
Friedman returned 10 his duties at the mine, and
has not since discovered any indication OF the
presence of mercury in lis system! THIS dis.
coyery, simple in lis principle and easy Of APP
plicalon, is destined 10 be hailed with acclama
lions of thanksgiving by thousands suffering from
that terrible, and, hitherto incuruLIe maIady-a
mercnrialIzed system.
Should any OF The readers Of the Post desire to
test by experiment the efficacy and praclicabiIiiy
Of this remedy, let them observe The following
Your battery should consist OF only two
large elements, so to produce the required guam
MY oil electricity. To produce chemical action
you must have quantity. To act physologicaIIy
or upon the nervous system, intensity is required.
The one as obtained by single large element
The other by multiplying the clemens.
The proper apparatus secure d, common sense
will suggest TO nearly every one the proper place
for the application md the time necessary for the
effect.
These observations and dir c ions are Of course
intended only for the non professional.
Howlng this discovery will attract from the pro-
fession, ai>o that attention which its rranScendanl
Importance so maneStly demands.
! remain very truly yours,
ID. &. STURGES