Ellsworth American., 1877-06-21
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for paralysis as Is admitted to be great medical
nect ,sIty OF the period, Is that IN daily the
hc.lical 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- rs on the
last named thoroughiare. His discovery was the
result OF a severe accident which happened to
himself and the effects of which made him a
pAralytic sufferer OF what seem ed for a time, to
be a hopees.ly lncurable type.
Dr. Rhodes was thrown from his carriage and
sustain ID complicated injuries which dehed all
IN edical skill, and lett him, he then believed, a
permanently MANNED and para iyzed naS.-
Thrown back upon his own resources. hs began
SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS.
lie had already received { thorough medical ed
ucaiion and training, and had a complete knowl-
edge Of chemistry. 1t occurred to him that pos 81
bly, there were powers IN the electric fluid used
as an applicant OF chemical properties. not yet
dreamed OF in the philosophy OF medicine. Adopt
ing the electric principle, therefore, oil searching
for truth wherever it might be found, he proceed
ell with a series ofexperlments upon his own per-
son. When he resolved upon these experiments
one of his legs was so badly twisted that in sit
ting down he was compelled to use it as cushion,
drawing up the whole of the leg, hip and thighs
into an unnatural and constrained position, sew,
eral inches above the ground The paralysis wa
so complete that these limbs had all wthered aud
shrunken. There seemed, indeed, little hope that
any spark of vitality remained in them. Never
theless. Dr. Rhodes persstently followed his idea.
He first compounded powerful chemical prepar-
alton having for its object the stm ulation oil the
parts and then invoked the aid of the electric bat
terry to apply il. At first success seemed doubt
lul but after a number of only partially satisfac
tory attempts To find the seat of the malady the
difficulty was surmonnied, the snrunken limbs
began TO regain their normal size the sleeping
nerves were aroused to action again, the wasted
muscles grew. flesh covered the neshless bone.
and DIR. Rhodes found himself a perfect man in
every respect sound in every limb, healthy ro-
busi and vigorous. He has for several years past
given to sufferers from paralysis the benefit of
this happy experience, and has extended this
method OF treatment, with equally gratifying sue
cess to other forms of brainal and spinal diseas-
es-such as epilepsy, apoplexy commissions, hy-
steTia, meancholia, and the like. His cures are
nov numbered by scores and there genuineness
sttested by the best of ties timony. There is moth
ing of quackcry about his methods, as a call at
THE HOME AND RETREAT
will demonstrate to any who may desire to secure
for themselves their friends the advantages of
such a resort. They will fad handsome man.
sion in pleasant, secluded and fashiona BILE part
of the city, organized in the most efficient manner
and conduc ted to secure all the benefits OF a
hospital, and at the same time retain all the char
acteristics of a home So large a number OF ap-
pcants have sought admission to this excellent
Institution during the past year that DIR Rhodes is
now engaged in endeayoriDg to secure larger
establishment for their accommodations Having
personally examined the institution and observed
the details of its internal economy, we would
recommend 1t as one Of the best resorts open TO
sufferers from any of the maladies above emu.
merated. ly5l