Telegram-herald., 1889-10-01

Eo~ II = FffED TIE hanging cure es
reueay Tor nervous diseases especially, A2a
st2xlz
No, have never heard Of IL, tel re
wt4t you nean
AL3 L4sreupon cur visitor sst forth his ex-
p.aazt.on Il ihe new method Of treatment
which IS becoming exceedingly popular.
ii is 1Russi4a Invention, hl. Il = com
ing .lto vogue chieny through Dr. CasrooL
Of Tie SAlpelriefe. lts secret il tins, that
Ia certain uasl-diss q TIE nervous system,
especially those Which bring about either
SEM paralysis or inc2p&city 10 move the
hmbs. tie u isc1ief is due 10 tie fact that
your spinal cord gets 'orlnkled up, and, ia
order - remedy the eylL you must stretch
your spinal cord
'-lha. IS easier said than done; how can
you stretch a man ; spinal cordf'
by hanging hin" WAS The answer, 10y
hanging him IN such a way as 20 cause the
whole weight OF the body 10 fal upon the
spine as 4 means Of strengthening the
spinal marrow. II is simple. | am hanged
regularly twice week. and tie result in
NY case has been quite extraordinary. 90
not suffer from ataxla, out have al IN
yeterate nervous complaint, which has In
capacitated me for active work for some
time past l am now almost completely
well-at least, after course OF treatment
at some baths IN France hope 10 be con-
pletely restored 70 my former health. For
years have suffered many things from
many physicians, and all that they could
DO for me was 10 slightly alleviate the
active irritation that was caused Dy over
exciting the nervous system"
but thought that hanging was not q
remedy for that, but for atsxiaf'
Quite true; and when went 10 the Sal
petriere they were in grave doubt as 10
whether they would subject ne 10 the treat
ment, as my malady was AT once declared
TO be over-excitement Of the nerves. New
ertheless they strung me up and Isxpe-
rienced great relief"
"Pray tell me how they string you upi"
This wav," said the gentleman inter
viewed, producing the annexed diagram Of
the hanging apparatus by which the pa
tients are suspended ia mid air for the pur-
pose Of stretching their spinal cords. Ono
part of this rests under the chin, the other
under the back Of the head. The patient is
then hoisted of his feet and allowed 70
hang"
"Hov long do you hangf'
"At first not more than one minute. Aft
erwards it is possible by practice TO extend
VIC PCliOA VI oAo pCAo4OA W aS NUN a.
three or four minutes. | have never been
able TO hang more than two minutes at a
time. Four minutes is the outside-no one
has been known 10 hang longer than that,
and do not advise any one TO try the ex
pertinent. One wretch who made an invol-
untary trial hanged himself in grim ear
nest He was alone and found he could not
lower himself as the right time he re-
NAMED hanging until the spinal cord
snapped aud ho was found dead
"Is il then SO dangerous"
Dangerous If you suspend yourself with
out another person in the room. Not at all
dangerous if you are accompanied by lll
dicious and trustworthy friend. / am al
ways hanged in the presence OF my doctor,
who takes care to lower me as soon as the
suspen sion has lasted two minutes"
~ 2 is the sensationi'
"The sensation IS not difficult to imagine.
If any one taxes you by the chin and back
Of the neck and tries TO pull your head of,
you can form some conception Of what your
feelings are when the weight Of your body
Is hanging upon the spinal column. At the
end of a minute you experience q sensation
of intense WEAKNESS, and when you are cut
down or lowered rather 10 your feet, you
feel as if you had walked TO the top Of the