Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04
A TRIUMPH OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.

The Discovery II q Boston PAysiciaa-Pdr-
diysis CgH be CHrcl-Sfrgery Surpassed
d. he Treatment ~ D,f,rm4ties-E myhd-
tic Ir,of ha' Ne,- Remedy for Nerrou.
Di.arf,rs Has Been Pound
Hardly any great revelation Of .rience or irl-
umph ol at hA- bccu received 90 ~ dr.t an.
naUncencnt. vita grateful faith uv the iueTrda-
ln4s m1J ~ at men tisllicp announced The
ias; that thc wofsd moved and The spi!l Gel un.
t'ict 81 the Sorl made him re- ant the assertipn
on u"ut't knees n sA'A clath and ashes. Rising
from he ground airr ms dcnial Of asccrtainc,i
trlth. De- IL frI.urtaI 90 have cKcial-iei D. rtK -
NJ uNi 10 '-. move Tor all thst' IIts intro.iur.
0. % i g." ir.~-rHl'". which has since gwen To-
AaHN ."i-r 20 ilT -ttfs, "A' greeted wiih SIM
tsr ut-tr .l' YrvI 4ltrc And uuDrilet In Ensiaud
% va announced a. al invention 81 the h',l
one. ALI!
SAW rHtsL 90 spI'AKI
In the realm 81 medical scicloe his .atnc phase
Of human foilY has bccH constantly witnessed "a
liarNsA'- announcement tAA the blood Circuia
I'll through the veins wa received vita a hns /
Of 4. Piston srrrcly less vigorous than thsg which
, ~sAFi upon 1AiIlce'- a--crt"n uhti The Wotid
'itrg 4ts-l through space HarNrs's pAtIenth
auaniunci ban An'i the medical profession OF tbi
HAf cav hin 20 moot Unanimous cold shoulders
Subsequently as house va. att4yacd - Inlbr
a.. aufah,r q M cher -he4 book. destroyed
AM AsAIu- "h"u i"Tn"r ier.'cfcl .hr pr' vent
lac ylftr"- ul sarrta4tpo go itetl -~i.S"- "t
khiCt be- st- a MEGA Der forbade hsu tn ifIutuui-
gate %" great truu nn pain uf expulsion from
their la'r "l u.rtitrrsut,.. lie fA,Gt. Of Lon
don denounced Aia 3. a.a~lal quArE. aud 10,
rDiiH. J'tuvl ;avG. aud rularrd poor JenutT
A"' A's vaccine both 10 Doe .-b".ieal aud mon--
80 lth4. been. though ia a Ir.. degree. with the
more rr''nt ui-re@rr.rs ul rdicAl iunoyaEOrs,
% .c u-s- rs Iursthct.'s aHd % rlcctrtrity. And
IT. calico sA.t. b The world does move for
a.. that. lle-r "b-cr' alton. are male bN w.y
81 oe-p~at4ug Tor AnotAc- AL remark able iue,ii
cal discovery, our own clty of iio-ton and by a
Boston l+ts-lr4aa. ne careful and unYrrJudicsI
attention "hich i deserves.
rk ECLECTIC SCHOOL
u medicine = ia.i growing IN popular favor 1t
IL founded on the principle that there Is IN ali
schools ~ thought -umcthing Of value and that
truth should PEE fvcos nized and It's teaching adop
Ted and usesi Wherever thry may be ,ound. IRON
Whatever quarter they mAy come. To ply stefan
ui tli- Dad aua I-bvr Al school Of medical theory
and Practice belongs The honor oil having Ii.ooV.
cred an entirely heN and successful method OF
cotnhAuEg DarAlg is. FATAly -i- may b. termed,
By rv-Ou - It. con -LAnIiy increasing prevalence
The disease 81 The age. II has hitherto been Glass
81 Atpyus IucuEa5.u iuAla4tes.
CAUSES OF PARALYSIS.
fa5all cdr may proceed from The brain which Is
the seat OF sensation AMI Itlon, or from the
spinal marrow and u.rvrs b. winch sen satlnn
anI Nuiuon are conveyed t. ami from the brain
all over ihc body, or Il n4ay take crceutrtc forms
Ol Development, aDdcncct special localities IN the
human of Z AniZAlvu, defIlEiNg IL" sufferer u
Ge OF shi or h"auhg. or smelling. The more
Igsqucnt Ionn- al the disease arr those Il para.
lyAed motion, aud may * thI- clA-sIded Apo
pleAN OF The brain, congo ton, or sOitcuing OF the
spinal marrow AnI partial paTAly ST.. when from
tic pressure arising from morbid grown or tu
NOR. Or FROM mechanical II jury. or uflen from
come unknown cause. the pATt- supplied Ly a
particular part are pArAiy kei.
DiskAsEs OF ruk BRAIN
q nj spinal marrow undoabt edly produce the ma
l4rItg OF all paFatE attacks lakluy f-rt
IN connection ~ItB another tact equally certain
namely, that TIN. last going age ImpVscs an eI-
and rr have an explanation OF the early increase
Ia the number OF victims OF the disease. ANY
scientific discovery, therefore which shan give
an ehcient rciOsdy Tor this too eohimOn mAlady OF
m'dern day, worthy TO take rank among the
great BE- eiaeIions when the researches OF great
minds have IRON Time to time conferred upon the
race. The method to when We have alluded
supplying iuet such
A. LFFLCTIAL ASrIDoTE
for paraly ss As Is admitted 10 be a great medical
>-ity ut the period, - that IN daily use At The
Aeical Home aud Retreat. established b. Dr.
george " Rhodes. = Boston physician oi hlzh
standing ant reputation. on the corner of " al
than street ami >hIwmut avenue-No. 2s5 the
ls-t named hoTOu2hiare. His discovery the
re-uit OF accident which happened to
himself and the effects OF which maze him a
paiais Ice sufferer OI what ed for a time, To
be a hu 'lrs-ly incurable type.
BT Rhodes was thrown from his carriage and
su.IatI.d complicated injuries which dened all
medical XIII, and let him. as he then believed
permanently manned and para iyzed man
thrown back upon HI own resources, he begau
SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS.
lie had already rece. wed { thorough medical ed
ueaiion ami training aud had complete knowI.
e.tg. OF chemistry II occurred to nm that possi
bly, there were powers ia the electric fluid used
ss An applicant OF chemical properties. not yet
dreamed OF In the philosophy OF mediciae. Adopt
ing the electric principle, therefore, searching
for truth wherever IL igit be found, he proceed
Ell with series ofeNper!ments upon his own per-
When he resolved upon these experiments
of his legs was 30 badly twisted that In sit
ting down he was compele led TO use II as axashion.
drawing up the whole of the leg, hip and this CHS
into an unnatural and constrained position sew
erai inches above the sToand. The paralysis VIA
so complete that these limbs had all wiihered aud
shrunken. There seemed, indeed, little hope that
any spark of vitality remained in them Never
theess, DIR. Rhodes perslstently followed his idea
He fret compounded n powerful chemical prepar
alton, having for its object the stimulation OF the
torpid and apparently dead nerves of the affected
paris and then invoked the aid OF the electric bat
terry 10 apply ii. At drst success seemed doubt
lui. but amer n number of only partially satsfac
tory attempts TO find the seat of the malady the
difficulty was surmOunted. the snrunken limbs
began 10 regain the Ir normal size, the sleeping
nerves were aroused TO action again, the wasted
muscles grew. flesh covered the feshiess bone.
aud DIR. Rhodes found himself perfect man in
every respect sound in every limb, healthy. ro-
bust and vigorous. He has for several years past
given 10 sufferers from paralysis the benefit OF
IhIs happy experience, and has extended this
method e ogDztmeni, with equally gratifying sue
cess. otAor forms of brainal and spinal dfseas-
es-such - epilepsy, apoplexy commissions, ny
sierra, melancholia, and the like. His cures are
nos numbered by scores and there gennineness
aItested by the best of testimony. There IL moth
ing Of quackcry about his methods, as y cali At
TIM HONE AND RETREAT
will demonstrate to any who may desire to secure
for themselves or their friends the advantages Of
such Il resort. They will fad a handsome man.
zion pleasant. secluded and ia hiona Bile part
of the city, organized in the most efficient mu
and conducted SO as to secure all the benefits OF .
hospital and at the same time retain all The char
acIeTistics OF home. 30 large a number OF APP
plicants have sought admission to this excellent
instii uton during the past year that DIR Rhodes is
now engaged an endeavoring Ia secure y larger
establishment for their accommodation. Having
personally examined the Institution and observed
the details OF its internal economy, we would
recommend u rs one Of The best resorts open 70