New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-02
hot ELECTRIC BATHS AS A REMEDY.

HOT ELECTRIC BATHS ~ \ kEMED1.
DANGERS OF SUCKING The woUND-MODE OF APP
PLYING THE ELECTRIC SHOCKS IN THE BATH
THE REMEDY AVAILABLE AT ANY TINE BEFORE
TIE LAST SINKING SETS IL.
TO me EdfEOr OF The Trfbune'
SIR: am not surprised to find the precious
columns of TIL TRIBUNE SO literally devoted TO reports
Of scientific Investigations and DISCUSSIONS OF the causes
and phenomena Of hydrophoDl, because IL is matter of
nivers,l interest and importance Bat surprised
IN find among all the theories OF the treatment Of the
disease no suggestion Of that has been for many
years impressed on my mind. mean the hot pain
with hign current OF electricity or galyanism NY
reasons for such 70 me to have the ap
probation Of sense as well as some OF the tes-
timonies OF science
see that one OF your correspondents suggests the
friction OF the skin OF the wounded limb as
likely 10 draw the virus 20 tue surface and eliminate IL
through the pores And DR.. Hatden one OF the con-
cave OF savan,s who made the investigation in the Nc
Cornck case says be did not try he Russian Dath De-
eause there was no to do Sow suppose there
viii he no division OF opinion this 70 the TACT
that rabies or the cause OF it, Is poison Introduces
into the system whether the completed autopsy In the
case under mention shall scOse the fact that the fatAl
rezt Is produced BY action upon the muscular or
nerve matter OF the body IL natters no, "hicu ol
cure II any, must depend either upon the rucScss,.'
or expulsion Of the poison from He , ,
tenn. sucking the wound would certainty De tue naos
M u4-sOu performing she sucking was free iromah
scratcb or ABRASION OF tbe mucous msmDrane II mo-
me performance would very possibly % lAtal 70 w
performer Eat neither eauterzIG0n DOT lnclson ,
il seems promise any certain aappS s
the reason t,t IN the CORNER some bis us' SIN
i,efnrp the caustic can be procured ana fppbed d-
which the blood must have already lasoe a. d1e
nlete circuits OF system, so that the "ofA -
before tine remedy Is applied Toe stable Is pe
the steed Is stolen Aud "a the Iao. ~ ,be htef mart
certain that ~ incislOn the whole or even the chei pa
~ liza nosoned fluid been arrested anu Hiihula"u
from the circulation. And II any fsnsiAs' ZIG i1'u
ton aud development may go on 1880, ,A,,,s IN its
favor In the place. is never 700 late ~ N.Y.
Tor relief until the last sinking OF the patleht
can be resorted TO IN any STAG % Tue syn
dIuou OF the patient, when not IN an 1ct 10
N,yv CARPENTER and others taught US si5al wine
maj the skulls OF the most active and
gaus OF the body, In carrying on the Neste Vi ~ ~
$50 fnd.ed thai il throws OF more waste dalS, IN
,ntr1pos than do the intestinss In fact years 1so
case came under the writer's ObserVat sn ia
phia IN which the skin had 10 perform InS az nj
~ The inestnes NOg by the hot electric Dath s13 a.
19oo Ia 13D Fahrenheit, to which wsnld huu htsn
ammonIa or nitric agd, both, the pores OF tne sA
!woud be Sapdly opensd, inc siihoS ria rreesss Of
eimlnat N from the DlSod Oh AL MA to-
are useless or deeterious greatly aeceeraIed'
| acid and ammonia too"liig ,so po's 40 nentrg
would search every cell OF the SOFT issues suu ~
lie every particle " sson which might naNe
the na.nra aud fxa1ed VIA forces VI ~ n
1 would place tbs patient on ms DseA II 49,, ,r,fer
\ LEAVING only his mouth, nose, ana ears above WIZ
Then place the positiTe pole OF good bitterJ he9'
back Of his meek, aud tls hesats az ms Ss ian IA,
tinrc a hrief current ~ minutes. 1hch wrap ~,
patleuf M a laauket and lay MIN IN Ded Wouu IrPea
tns oath three Zines 0ay ailo"}nh ui- az
bstn much hot lemonade, with gehcfosus IN
riDu " gOua whisky WOnld he able % t'SAe' 80
lot see Llat d.. ,mnond Is warranted III IN 80
SION that true rabies Is ncur4ale uutl Az eAsa ~
treatment has been faithfully tried AT any rAte' huu'
life - toD precious 10 ht gree ahS " - ~,
| Ye,e.sk, ". T. June %, 1874