Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-03-22
A TRIUMPH OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.


prosperous term.
TRIUMPH OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
The Discovery Of a Boston PhysicidR-Pdr-
digsis Can be Csred-.SHrgery lSUrpdssed
ia the Treatment Of Deformdties- Empha-
tic Proof that Ne,c Remedy Jor Nervous
Disorders Has Been Found.
Hardly any great revelation OF science tri-
umph Of art has been received on its fret an.
nouncement, with grateful faith by the ncredu.
lous majority OF men. Calico announced the
fact that the world moved and the solidi Gel un.
belief Of he world made him recant the assertion
on Blended knees in sackcloth and ashes. Rising
from the ground AFTER this denial OF ascertaincd
truth. be is reported tn have exclaimed FUR sE
sUovE-"It does move Tor all that iii. inlrodue-
ton Of the telescope, which has since given TO
. knowledge of the stars. was greeted with = sim
liar obstinate prejudice and unbeiief In Engl land
u was announced invention of the T. I'll
One, and
A NEW rffAsE oF soRcxRY.
In the realm of medical science this same phase
of human folly has been constantly witnessed -
HArrey's announcement thaI the blood eircalA
ted through the veins was received with howl
Of dersion scarcely less vigorous than thai which
waited upon Galileos asser tion that the world
circulated throngn space. Harvcys patients
abandoned him = nj the medical profe -sion of the
day gave him an almost unanimous cold shoulder
subsequently his house was at,scked BY a mob.
ann q number of his cherished books DESTROYED
And agAa when Jenner discovered The prevent
I've virtues OF vaccination. tn medical societies
which be was member forbade him TO promul.
gate the great Truth on pain OF expulsion from
their pale OF membership. The faculty Of Lon
don denounced him "a a beAstial quack. and the
pulpit joined them. and declared poor Jenner
In 10 a lah md
trous.
10 II has been. ugh In a less degree with the
more reesnt discoveries by edical innoy ators
Of the uses Of anesthctics and of rlec,ricity And
stii, Calico said. The world does move for
all that These observations arc made By way
OF oespesking Tor anothe- and remark able medi-
cal discovery, our own city OF Boston and by \
Boston physician, the careful and unpreJadic ed
attention which IL deserves.
TaK ECLECTIC SCHOOL
OF medicine IL last growing In popular favor 1t
IL founded 90 the princi pie that there Is In all
schools OF thought something OF value. and that
truth should lie rccos nired and Its teachings Aiop
ted aud used wherever they NAV be found or from
Whatever quarter they may come. To a phy sicla
OF this broad and liberal school of mcdicA theory
and practice belongs the honor OF having discov-
cred an entirely new and successful method OF
combating paralysis. Paralysis may be termed.
BY reason of IL con stautly Increasing prev enee
the disease OF the age. 1t has hitherto been elss.-
eli Among incurablc malAdtes.
CANtks OF PARALYSIS.
Paralysis may proceed from the brain which Is
the seat of sensation and yoiitlon, or from the
spinal marrow and nerves. BY which sen sation
and volttion arc conveyed 20 and from the brain
all over the body, or II may take eccentrie forms
OF Development and effect special alties in the
human organization, depriying the sufferer IL may
be of sight, or hearing or smelling. The more
frequent forms q the disease are those Of para.
iyzs-i motion. and may be thas classified Apo.
peny of the brain congestion. or softening OF The
spinal marrow; and partial paralysis, when from
the rvcs.sse srsssag from, a morbid Ers~th tu
NOR, or from mechanical injury. or ofien from
some unknown cause. the pari- supplied by a
particular part arc pAralyzcd.
DISEASES OF rHE BRAN
and spinal m arrow. undoubt eily produce the ma
lorty OF all paralync attacks. Taking this fac,
IN connection with another tact equally certain
namely, that thi. fast going age imposes an sx-
cessNc strain on our branAl and spinal strength
and We have an explanation OF the yearly inereAs
In the number OF victims Of the disease. ANY
scientific discovery. therefore which shall giyeus
an Efficient remedy tor this too conmon malady oi
modern day.. Is worthy to take rank among the
great ber efactions which the researches OF great
minds have from time to time conferred upon the
race. The methoi TO which we have alluded al
supplying lust such
A. ErFEcrUAL AsrIDoTE
for paralysis as Is admitted to be A great medical
necessity OF the period is that in daily use the
Medical Home and Retreat. established By DR..
George " Rhodes, a Boston physician of hIgh
standing and reputation. on the corner of " al
than street and shawmut ayenue-No. 80 on the
last named thoroughiare. His discovery was the
result of severe accident which happened to
himself and the effects of which maze him =
paralytlc sufferer oil what seem ed, for n time 10
be hopeles-ly incarable type.
DIR. Rhodes thrown from his carriage and
sustain I'd complicated injuries which dened all
medical skiiI, and let him as he then believed
permanently MANNED and paralyzed man
Thrown back upon his own Resources. he began
sERiEs OF E1rEnsESrs.
lie had already received l. thorough medical ed
ucaion and training. and had a complete knowl
edge OF chemistry. IL occurred TO him that pos T.
bly, there were powers In the electric huid used
apple ant OF chemical properties not We,
dreamed OF IN the philosophy OF medicine. Adopt.
ing the electric principle, therefore, oil searching
for truth wherever II might be found, he proceed
ed with a series ofeNperments upon his own per
son. When he resolved upon these experiment.
enc OF his legs was 50 badly twI sted that In sit
ting down he was compelled 10 use IL as a cushion
drawing up the whole of the leg. hip md thigh
into unnatural and constrained position sew
erai inches above the ground. The paralysis was
so complete that these limbs had all withered aud
shrunken. There seemed indeed, little hope thai
any spark of vitality remained in them Never
theless. Dr. Rhodes persistently iollowed his idea
lie fret compounded q powerful chemical prepar
alton, having for its object the stimulation OF the
torpid and apparently dead nerves Of the atfect ted
parts and then invoked tue aid of the electric bat
terry to apply IL. AT hrst success seemed dous
iu. but ailer n number of only partially satisfac-
tory attempts To ind the seat Of the malady, The
difficulty was surmounted the snrunAen limbs
began to regain their normal size, The sleeping
nerves were aroused to action again, the wasted
muscles grew, flesh covered the neshless bone
aud DIR. Rhodes found himself 4 perfect man In
every respect sound in every limb, healthy, ro
bust and vigorous. He has for several years pas
given to sufferers from paralysis the benefit Of
this happy experience. and has extended thi,
method OF treatment, with equally gratifying sue
cess, to other forms Of brainal and spinal thseas
es-such as epilepsy, apopiexy commissions. by
stera melaneholla. and the like. His cures are
now numbered by scores and there senuinenes.
sttested by the best OF ties timony. There is moth
ing Of quackery about his methods, as a cali at
THE HOME AND RETREAT
will demonstrate to any who may desire TO secure
for themselves or their friends the advantages o.
such a resort. They will hnd handsome man
sion in n pleasant secluded and IA iona BILE par
of the city, organized in the most efficient IN ne
and conduc ted so 10 secure all the benefits OF
hospital, and at the same time retain all the ch ar
acteristcs of a home. So large a number OF ap
plicants have sought admission TO this excellen
institution during the past year that DR. Rhodes II
now engaged in endeavoriDg to secure large
establishment for their accommodation. Hayins
personally examined the institution and observed
the details OF its internal economy, we woult
recommend II as mpe of the best resorts open Il
sufferers from any Of the maladies above cru
nef ated. ly5l
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