Ellsworth American., 1877-11-15

liar obstinate prejudice and unbelicL In IN, land
u Wa announced as an iuyeuiion oi The k,iI
one, and
SEw rHAsE OF spRcFRl
In the realm Of medical - leucc tht. same h,s.
o. human folly has been Constantly witnessed -
Har'cy's announcement thai the blood cir,ul.
t"i through the yctn- wa- received with a hos I
Of deris"n scarcely less ylgorpu. than THAI uhfrh
circsl latsd through space. Harvey patlcnth
abandoned him and the medical professiun oi I'D
lay gave ham an almost unAB lmous co ID shoulders
subsequently hfH house wa atfatGcd ~ = rnatse
arr number of hIs chcrish~gi book. dc.tf.y.f
Ana again. when j~Turr discovered nc prevent.
we w lucA ol Fa0clnAtioL. =" mctcl -oet"ti"- at
which b" was a mcaorr forbade h3m to promuI.
gate the great uuth on pain Of expulsion from
their pale OF m-mbcrship. Tie faculty. of Lon
don denounced han as ucAsIiRl quAsk. and the
pulpit i'Iued them, and declared poor Jcnntr
and De vaccine both - be di.bolieal and mon
irou-.
- ha. been. though tn a les degree. with The
more recent discoveries by cdicAl inpoyAtors
"i NE uses ui ana -ihetics and OF elcctucIJy AMI
sit, a. b4lHro said III" world does move for
all that ILe.e observations arc made bs W.v
Of bc-reAIius ior Anothe- aud remarkable rnc-ii-
cal discovery. our own city OF Boston ami hy a
lso-t"n pHy-Irlsn, the careful aud lu.r, Judi /
attention which II deserve.
rHK EcLEcTIc SCHOOL
oi mc'iirinc = fast growing N popular favor. II
- founded on the princi pie that there j. in all
schools OF thought something OF value, aud that
trsih -ouia hc rccos nHcd and its tea Atug, auli
ted And usei he rcy-r lhcy NAV pc .ound or from
whatever quarter they may come. To ply -iclan
OF tAas broad AhI liberal school at mciical theury
and practice belong. The honor ui having llscoy-
rrcd an cni!rciy new and .urcc.sIu! u4,iho,i %
cauSatltg x par.lbsis. PArAl.-i- NAV b.. termed
y reason ui u con -tanils increasing prev aeues
The disease oi The age Il has hitherto been eI...
81 among !ncurAhic mal4itcs.
CAUsEs oF FAKALIsIs
faraiysls may proceed from the brain which d.
the -eAi OF cessation and vollti. a. OF from th,.
spinal maTrps and nerves, by when seu.stl,,s,
ahd SoliIon are conveyed 10 ami from tn. bra IA
ali over TIE body. or Il may take erocutTic ioTt-
% do't iopmcHt, and f,tt zpccIAi loc4Irs IA Tie,
human organization, dcp living the Jerrr 4 NAV
be OF stghf Or h"arihg or M Hing. The more
frequent forms II the disease arr those - 80.
lyAeI inot4ou sBd may bc th1s rlassu.d Apo
pc ~ oi The brain, congestion. soitcuing The
.r'"a+ mAfty. anu partial paralysis, when from
or % 90 from -s ,aeelho lD4 - roSh th 9[ & a
some unknown cause. th- parI. supplied by /.
particular part are pArAlyGcd.
DIsEAsEs on THE nEAIN
mi spinal IN nov. undou btedly produce the ma
gOflt OF all pAra!yuc attacks. IaAlng iht- fact
40 connection ~lth another tact equally certain.
namely that III. fast gong age impones An -x-
c---Ive strain our brainAl aud srinAl .trrnrtl
aud ~ have an explanation OF The yearly incrrase
IN the number Of victims OF The disease Auy
scientific discovery, therefore which .hAll given.
An efficient remedy Tor this too zmon ia alady OF
modern dAys. worthy 10 take rank among the
great be eiAetIons which the reseaIshes OF sr. AT
minds have from tisr 10 time confer. ei upon The
race. The meIhpd TO which We have alluded a /,
supplying iusl such
A. LfEECTUAL ASIIDorE
for paralysis as is admitted TO be A grc.t neli,,t
nece--ty Oi the period IL that Ia daiiy use Al Tie
NeilcAl Home aud Retreat. established b. Dr
george w khodes, Boston physician OF hlsh
standing and reputation. on the corner OF " al
than street and >hawmut Avenue-No "a. on the
last named thoroushlafe. Has discovery n as the
result Of 4 severe accident which happ.u.d 10
himself and the effects of which made hmm /.
parAlytic ufeTcr OF what seemed for A titpe tn
be = hopelc.sy incurabe type.
hntH D.
sustain sd complicated injuries which deded all
msdlcsl skill, and ieii him. as he then believed "A
Eermananily mA!med and paraiyEed man
Thrown back upon his own resources. he began
SERIES oF E1rEmNExrs
He had already received { thorough medical ed
ucAiIOn and training. and had a complete knowi.
edge Of chemistry. 1t occurred to him that posi-
by there we're powers in the elecinc fluid used
a an applicant OF chemical properties not yet
dreamed oi In the philosophy oil medicine. Adopt-
ing the electric principle, therefore oil searching
for truth wherever u might be found, he proceed
eli with series ofexperIments upon his own per
son. When he resolved upon these experiments
one of his legs was 80 badly twisted that In cit
ting down he was compelie Ell to use II as Asushiou
into an unnatural and constrained position, sew
eral inches above the groand. The paralysis wa
so complete that these limbs bad all wIlhered and
shrunken. There seemed, indeed little hone that
any spark Of vitality remained in them Never
theless DIR. Rhodes persi.tently followed his idea
lie fret compounded a powerful chemical prepAr-
torpid and apparently dead nerves Of the affected
parts, and then invoked tie aid Of the electric hat
tery to apply il At hrst success seemed doubt
iuI. but amer number of only partially sati-fac-
tory attempts to find the seat OF the m alady the
difficulty was surmounted, the snrunken limbs
began to regain their normal size the sleeping
nerve. were aroused 10 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
given 10 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, apopiexy. commissions, ny
steria, melsncholia. and the like. His cures are
nos numbered by scores and there genuinepess
sttested by the best of ties timony. There is moth
ing Of qaaekcry about his methods, as call at
THE HOME AND RETREAT
will demonstrate to any who may desire to secure
for themselves or their friends the advantages of
such a resort. They will had a handsome man.
sion IN pleasant, secluded and fashions BILE part
of the city, organized In the most efficient m inner
and conducted so as to secure all the benefits OF
hospital, and AT the same time retain all the char
Leteristcs Of q home. SO large a number OF ap-
plIcants have sought admission TO this excellent
Institution during the past year that DIR Rhodes is
now engaged IN endeayoring TO secure a larger
establishment for their accommodation. Having
personally examined the institution and observed
the details of its internal economy we would
recommend II as one of the bs resorts open to
sufferers from any of the maladies above emu
HleTated. B5I