Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-18
A TRIUMPH OF MEDICAL SCIENCE


The Discovery u Boston Physicidn-Pa Par
diysis Can ~ Cured-!Surgery Surpassed
ia ne Treatment u Dcformaties-E mphd-
tic Proof that Ns,e Remedy for Nervous
Disorders Has Been Found.
Hardly any great revelation OF science or irl.
umph 81 art has been received on it, nr.t an.
hounccment. With grateful L2llh uv the iaerrda-
Ious maj YrtIy 81 mca. calico announced the
iart that the world moved AMI the roHii Gel IN.
belief Of the world made him recAnt the assertion
ON Blended knccs in sAckcloth ana a-hcs Risias
from the ground after this denial Of asccrtaine,l
truth. he !. reported to have exclaimed 3 rrR -
htoFE-'It does move Tor all that III. inirohur-
ton ol the tclr-copr which has since gwen to Us
knowledge ot The stars. was greeted with a Elm
liar obstinate prejudice and unb~hcf. 10 England
It VA. announced as an Invention 81 the Epl
ouc, and
SEW rHAsE oF soICERl
10 the realm Of medical science ;hi- same phase
of haman folly has brea constantly witnessed ~
Har'oy's announcement tina. the blood rirculA
tTd through the yctns was received wilh a how !
OF usTison scarcely less YigaFou. than that whtrh
~al1ed aPon "Ahleo's assertion that the world
cireH ated through space. Ilaryey's patIcuth
Abandoned him nd the medical profession OF IND
day gave him an almost unanimous COLI shoulders
subsequently his house wac aitar Scd ~ a mobe
arc number Of his cherished books ic-t,otcI.
And again, when J~nner discovered .he prevent
fe Yirtnes q vaccination. sse nle ical -.ri"t."- ~
iGetr pale o. m@asSzszst. tst@it, u i ',
don denounced him 4 besstI1I guack ard th,,
P1Ass.. I9lned them, and drrlar1 poor Jcnucr
$40 svAcosas both 60 De ii-boiieai aaI mons
truu-
>oahas been. thou "a ID A les degree. van the
more recent di,coveries by - c,iIcal lnupvator-
Of NE uses % .thrtics and Of lrctrclty. And
suii, A. Calico said. The world does mny, Tor
al that. Tte.e observations are made bt Ny
Of bc-rrakIDg Tor anotbc- and remarkable l.Ic,il-
cal discovery, our own city OF Boston aGi ~
at,egtion ~hich 1t deserves.
rus ECLECTIC SCHOOL
"I mcdEine i last growins To popular favor. IL
y t'uhaci on ne principle that there j. in all
stA""ls OF thought something Of value and tAAt
Huth shSlId he Tccos uiEcd and H. teAs hin. aInp
tel and ased wherever they NAV be .ound Of iran,
"hAtcvd quarter they may come To a phy.lciau
OF this bsoAd aud liberal school OF ttrr
and prarhee belong, the honor OF havin. dt.roy
cred an eSiIreiy new and successful method OF
e"mbAins paralysis. PAralysi. may L. termed
~ reason rs con siantly Increasing prevalence
the d'seas % the age. IL has hitherto been c.s..
al anon. ncurable maladirs
CAUSES or FAKALlsfs
Paraiysk may proceed from the brain winch ~,
the seat .i sensation and yolItion, OF from IN
spinal nAsOs and nerves. by which -eu eaton
and 'o!'aotare conveyed TO AMI from the brain
all over The 'Oiy, or 1t maytake eccentric FORM
OF deEtopuni ande feet special localities IN The
human orgAtzatIoB. depfiying the sufferer II NAV /
be oil slshl'or h"aring, or smslling. The more /
frequent Torn u the disease are those Of nara. \
ELed motor aud may b. Ihus CLASSIFIED Au1.
p!rNy oil ths tain, congestion. or soueniu. OF III. 4
splnAI marr1' and partial paralysis, when from 4
The pressure risiug from morbid growth or tn.
NOR Or from mechanical IL jury, or often from
some uhkh0~ cause the paris supplied by a /
particular I-A1Are paralyEed
LEASES oF THE nK.lS
ami spinal utsow, undoubtedly proauc. tho ,u,
(ofhy' OF an iIaIyuc attacks. Taxing this fact
10 connection 18th another tact elualfy certatn
namely hat u. fast going age imposes an-x.
ce--INe strain oar bTain4l and spinal .trrnyth
and &c ha'e asNPlaHatiJn OF the yearly lncr.s.a |
in the nutbeiof victims Of the ,ii-cs.r ~
-cieniihc dico'Ty, therefore which shall gwen.
an eiiicieni 'erpey Tor this TOO coAnlonmti,Jv ~
modern day. ~orthy to take rank among thr
great be- eiA,iioi which the researches oi grrat
minds have nom me to time confer. ed upon the
race Ing mel' TO which We have alluded a.
supplying iustsu
- LEcrUAL ASrIporH
for paralysis As Emitted to be great medical
necessity OF me Pod Is that in daily use al IN.
Medical Home an Retreat. established III IL
George W. Rhodes BOstun physician Of hIyb
standing ann Tepuion. on the corner Of Wal
than street and siEnut aycnue-No rs on the
la-I named th9ron4AFc. His discovery vaa tha
result OF severe sident which happened 10
himself ana 'Ac ects of which maze him 4
para tlc snnT,y what seemed, for a time to
be hopelsssIy ntable type.
Dr. Khodes ahNrown from his carriage ana
sustained eomphsd injuries which deIed iii
medical skiil, ana him AS he then believer a
permanently mair ana n,rn1y,ed ''I ~ d
thrown Oack upon own resources, he began
sEkihF EXPERIMENTS.
lie mad alieAdy reo'd thorough medical cd.
a e On am had complete knowl-
bly, there were powers the electro GYii ,sat
as an applicant OF cheaI proneriies rnt -,
dre.m an. p U she Pfti'1y Of medicine. Adopt. y
ing the e'ee''F i'' ., therefore OF searchtnp | A.
for truth siIere, er itmt he faund = 'rs J
ed Win series Of ye ents upon his own per :"
son. When he resordpon these exnerimen,.
enc OF his legs was ally twtstai ~, ~ ny
ting down he was coInpi to use il q. aan.h, si'-
drawing up the whole he lao ~. .usnion,
into unnatural and ,trainei 1872. dnu .hens
erai inches above the grd Tba Ppor saton, sew -!
complete that these IT had ali r.,,h! ~ va, w
~, u ~ ri,,;,s ran deed little hope that
theless, DIR. Rhodes persi4Iv ,atis.ii -'eser- pc
He first compounded pef,I chcn',.ai ~" . urea.
$500 49, :. ne ~ .nn, stimulation OF the
parts, and then invoked tiS ar ~. i liz
~ ~ 49, ~. =. <:ss seemed doubt I
i1.. "ua ai.e, - as 49, " partially satjsfac-
difficulty surmounted snr,n ta f,, we
began to regain tbei nor1 ~ ai. ,iiioe .
nerves were aroused to sctigaip ~ p,g lie
muscles grew. flesh coyeree nashie IL "asteh
and DR.. Rhodes found him $500, oohe' | An
every respect sound in eye, h,i man IN u
bust and vigorous. He has a.. iuaiiny TO- A
given to sufferers from par, iba iers past A
this happy experience, and a~,oDio u W
method OF treatment, with 60 ,ra,i,,'. WIS
cess, to other forms Of branA s,iS, ~ SUI "0i
es-sueh as epilepsy, apoplexA vpIsians h
sierra, melaneholia, and the t.il ny Bnt
numbered by scores and s Sunes are a
attested by the best of testimo a ~ ne y
ing oil QuacAcry ABOUT DIS metf,. a =. n :, WI
THE HONE AND RE- p
will demonstrate to any who ma - a., 49, Ken
for themselves or they friends tan, secure n
such a resort. They win and $50 vii
sion in pleasant, secluded and ~ ii man Nj
of the city, organized in the most pe part Are
and conduc Ted as to secure alt aneI Al
hospital. and at the same time ret IN oi III
acteristics of q home. So large an ne o"ai- him
plicants have sought admission toI ., ap mi
Institution during the past year thsehssent -
now engaged IN endeavoring to enoues ls
establishment for their accommod' iaIseI
personally examined the institution, .ia,nS -
the details OF its internal econoI"
recommend it rs one of the best RI nouIu III
sufferers from any Of the maladeSpen 10 Esq.
mel ated, lY5ie Gnu low