Ellsworth American., 1877-11-29
A TRIUMPH OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

dlysis Can be Crred-Surgery Surpassed
ia the Treatment or Deforma,ies-E Emphd-
tic Proof that q Ne,r Remedy for NerroHs
Disorders Has Been Found
Hardly any great revelation OF science or iri.
umph OF art has been received on its HTsi an
bouneemeni. with grateful faith py the inereda.
lous majority OF men. Gsileo announced the
fact that The world moved and the solid sed un.
belief o. the world made him recani the assertion
on beuded knee in sackcloth and ashes. Ri.ias
from n. ground amer this DENIAL Of asoertaipesi
ruth. he "a reported N have exclaimed l. FuR sr
svovr-"ii does move for all that" III, inlroIuc-
tioH Of the telescope. which has since given to
knoNledge Of the stars. was greeted with sim.
uar obstinate prejudice aud unb~licf In England
II va. announced inyention OF the al
One. and
sEw FHAsE oY soRcEsr.
In the realm Of medical sclonee this same phase
OF human folly has been Constantly witnesse,i.-
BATvey's announcement thAs the blood clrcalA
ted through the veins wAs received villa a hovi
oi iersIon scarcely less vigorous than that whic n
waited upon GAlileo's assertion that the world
circulated through space. HArycys pAilenih
abandoned him AMI the medical profession OF tha
DAY gave him An almost unan nous cold shoulders
subsequently his house was Aitarted ~ be
arc num5cr OF has CHERISHED books destroyed.
And aEain when Jennsr disca ayered :hc prevent
i've vlriucs Of vaccInatroL Isc neIieA .pcietts. ~
whios be vas menbeT forbade him 10 promul.
gAie ihe great truth on psia Of expulsion nom
don denounced him as q beAsuaI qnAct. And the
pulpit joined them. and declared poor Jcnner
and hts vaccine both TO be diabosieAl and mons
Gous.
- .ihAs been. though in a les. degree. With the
more recent dlscoyeues by ledicsl innoysEots,
u iA~ Of ann sthetios sad OF elecsrrity And
still. q, Calico said. The world does move for
all hat These obsery atlons are male bs Way
Of besPesking Tor another and remark Able rnedt
cal III iscovery. OuroSn city OF Boston AMI hy a
BSstoA phys'oian. the careful sNd anpr-judicei
attention whieh 1t deserves.
TAX ECLECTIC scuooL
OF medicine Is ia.t groSius IN popular favor. 1t
is iounded on the principle that there IL In all
schools OF thought something of value. and that
truth should be recognized and is tea lngs aiop
ted and used wherever thoy NAV be lonnd, OF from
whatever quarter they may come. To a ply .ician
OF this broad and literal school OF mc'iical theory
and practice beionss the honor OF having di.coV.
cred an entirely new and .Uccessiul method OF
ey reason OF ts con stAnily incrcAsIng prevalence
the disease OF The age. IL has hitherto been elsss
sd among ineuTabe Dslsdies.
cArsEs OF FARALrsIa.
PsraIysls may proceed from the brain which 4.
the seat OF sensation and voition. or from the
spinal marrow and nerves. by which &c sstlou
snd Foiitlon are conveyed 10 and from the brain
all over the body. or 4 msyt eccentric forms
OF idefeiopment and eject special iOc caiics In The
human orsanII .tion, dephSing the suserer It may
! be OF sight. or hrauss. OF smelling. The more
| frequent forms OF the disease are those u para.
| iyEed motion, and may be thus clAssHed Apo
PeIy OF The brain Congestion, or sorcning OF he
| spinal marrow and parIiAl paralysis. Nhen IRON
The pressare arsiug from = morbid grow n OF Ia.
NOR, or from mechanical rJury. or onen from
some unkoown cause. The paris supplied by a
particular part are psralyIed.
DIsEAsEs OF IHE BKAIx
and spinal marrow. undoubtedly produce The ma
JoFiiy OF all parAyuc attacks. TAXING lhis fact
IN connection With another tact equally certain
namely, that this fasi going age impose. Al er
ce.sI'e strain on our brAinaI nnd spinal strength
and &C have an explanation Of the yearly increase
In The number OF victims OF Tie disease ANY
seieatac discovery. therefore. which shall giveus
an encient remedy Tor this Too cosmpn ma Ady OF
m'sdeTn days, worthy to take rank among the
great be eiAetous which the researches OF great
mlnds have from time to time conferred upon The
race. The method TO which We have alluded a.
supplying lust such
An EFPEcTUAL ASrIDorg
for paralysis as is admitted to be sraat me.iios,
necessity OF the period Is that In daily sc the
Medical Home and Retreat, established by Or.
George ". Rhodes. . Boston physician Of high
standing and reputation. on the corner of " Al
than street and shzwmut avenue-So sas on the
lAsI named thoroughfare. HE discovery as III.
result Of severe accident which happened to
himself And the effects OF which made hun q
paralytlc sufferer OF what seemed, for time. to
be hopeiessly lncarable type.
DR.. Rhodes was thrown from his carriage and
sustaised complicated injuries which defed ell
medical skill, and leit him. as he then believed. a
permanently maimed and para dyed man
Thrown back upon his own resources, he began
sLRIEs OF EXPERIMENTS.
tie bAI AlreAIy received thorough medical ed
ucaiion AMI framing. and had . complete knowl
edge Of chemistry. IL occurred to bim that posi-
bly, there we're powers in the electric nuid used
as an applicant OF chemical properties. not vet
dreamed vi in the philosophy OF medicine. Adopt-
ing the electric principle, therefore OF searching
for truth wherever it might be found, he proceed
ei with . series OF feIperIments upon his own per.
sou. When be resolved upon these experiments
Cae OF his legs was go badly twisted that in sit
ting down he was compelled To use it A. cushion Ia
drawing up the whole of the leg, hip and thRhs
into an unnatural and constrained position sev,
erai inches above the ground. The paralysis Va
SO complete that these limbs had all 0Ithered and
shrunken. There seemed, indeed. little hope that
any spark of vitality remained in them Never
theless. DIR. Rhodes persstently followed his idea.
He nrst compounded . powerful chemical prepar-
stion having for its object the stm ulation OF the
torpid and apparently dead nerves Of the affected
parts, and then invoked the Aid of the electric bat
tery to apply ii. At drsi success seemed doubt
ial, but amer number of only partially sAtisfac
tory attempts TO nnd the seat Of the malady, the
difficulty was surmounted. the snrunken limbs
began to regain the normal size, the sleeping
nerves we're aroused to action again, the wasted
muscles grew flesh covered the neshless bone
and DIR. Rhodes found himself . perfect man IN
every respect sound in every limb, healthy, ro-
bust and vigorous. He has for several years past
sh,s happy experience and has extended M en shis IL
method Of treatment, with equally gratifying suc-
cess to other forms OF brainal and spinal diseas-
es-such as epilepsy, apoplexy. commissions. hy-
steria. melanchOla. and the like. His cures are
nov numbered by scores and there gennineness
sttested by the best of testimony. There Is moth
Ing Of Quackcry about his methods, As q call At
THE HOME AND RETREAT
will demonstrate 10 any who may desire 70 secure
for themselves or their friends the advantages of
such . resort. They will fnd handsome man.
zion In . pleasant secluded and fashions BILE part
of the city. oSgAnxed in the most efficient ms nner
and conducted so as 70 secure all the benefits OF
hospital and at she same time retain all the
acteristics Of home So large . number OF sp-
plicants have sought admission 10 this excellent
Institution during the past year that DR. Rhodes s
now engaged in endeavoring to secure q larger
estaDiishment for their accommodation. HzyinY
personally examined the institution and observed
the details Of its internal economy, We would
recommend It ~ one Of the best resorts open to
sufferers from any Of the mAlAdies above emu.
meIated. lySl