The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-25

Stretching tho Spine 10 Cure Nervous Dl~
eases aud AtaSln-Tho Discovery of tho
Hono1la of iInnging-Onc Man Tried ~
DO II Alone and Lot Ills Life,
$50 you have never heard Of tho hanging
curoN Ald we'll known member Of tho dlplo
matte corps 10 ~ thoothcrdny "You never
heard Of ltl Really thought oyory one
know about tho hanging curo,' "Whnt do
you moanf' We asked In an innocence "llang'
Ing u cure certainly. but ono somewhat
too effective 70 ho recommended 10 tho ordi
nary patient "NonWnHom was tho rcply
81 mean tho hanging euro ~ u remedy Tor
nervous diseases especially aud ataxa y
mo, | have never board Of II, toll mo
what you mcnn.n And lhoroupon our Wis
tor sot forth his explanation " tho now
method Of treatment, which ~ becoming ox'
coodingly popular
TnE APPARATUS uEp
at N n Russian Invention, hut II IA coming
Into vogue chiefly through Dr. Charcot, OF
tho SalpotrIora lls secret Ia thH that In
certain maladIca Of the nervous system, o.
poclally thoto which bring about oithor ioml'
paralysis or lncapacIty to move the limbs,
tho mischief ia duo 10 liz fact that your
spinal cord gotta 'crinklod up, and In ordor to
romody the evil you must stretch your spinal
cord.n
"That Ia easier said than donci how can
you stretch mans spinal oordr
"By hanging him." was tho answer, "by
hanging him In such way M 20 cause the
whole weight OF the body 30 fall upon tho
Gplno au means Of strengthening tho spinal
marrow II 10 very simple | am hanged
regularly twice woek, aud tho result IN my
case has been quito extraordinary, do not
nuifor from atnxia, but | have q very inyot'
ernto nervous complaint which has lncapaol.
tntod me for active work for somo timo past
am now almost completely wcll-at least,
aftor u course Of treatment at somo baths In
France hopo 10 DO completely restored 10
my former health, For years hayo suffered
many things from many phydcIans, and all
that they could do for mo was 10 alightly al
loviato tho actiyc irritation that was caused
by oyoroxcltlng tho nervous systomh
"But thought hanging was not u romody
for that, but for ataxap
"Quto true, aud whom | wont 10 tho Sal
INNll'lN NH'l NNlN W. WY ElNNN ANNlN W w
whether they would subject mo 10 Tho treat
mont, os my malady was at once declared TO
DO oyoroxcItomont Of tho nerves. Noycrtho'
lc,y, they strung mo up, and | experienced
very great relief
"Pray tell mo how they string you upn
"rhis wayn said The gontlcmon lntor
viowod, producing u diagram Of tho hanging
apparatus by which Tho patients nro sus
pended IN mld.nir Tor tho purpose Of stretch
Ing their spinal cords, Ono pnrt Of this rcsti
under the chin, tho othor under the back Of
the hcnd Tho patient 10 thcn hoistod or hli
feet and allowed 10 hang
GLOW long do you hangp
"At first not moro than ono minute, Aftor
ward h ls possible by practice 10 cytond the
period Of suspension TO rs much az thrcc oi
-four minutes hayo mover boon nblo 20 hang
moro than two minutes NJ q time. -Four
minutes s tho outsdo-no ono has been known
10 hing longer than that, and do not adyIfc
any ono 10 try tho experiment Ono wretch !
who made an Involuntary trial hanged him |
self In grim earnest llo was nlono aud found !
ho could not lower himself at the right timo |
Ho remained hanging until tho spinal cord |
mapped and he was found doad.n
us II then 30 dungcrousp
"Vcry dangerous II you suspend yourself |
without another person In tho room, Not AZ |
nll dangerous II you arc accompanied by q !
judicious and Trustworthy friend. am |
always hanged In the presence Of my doctor,
who takes care 10 lower mo os soon ~ tho SUE
pension has lasted two mnutos.n
DISCOVERED ny ACCIDENT
"What Is tho senNtionp
"Tho sensation Ia not difficult TO imagine,
IL any one takes you by tho chin and back Of |
tho mock and tries to pull your head on, YOU
can form somo conception OF what your feel.
ings arc when the weight Of your body ii /
hanging upon the spinal column, Attho end
of a minute you experience n sensation Of In
tense wearIness, and whom you are cut down, |
or lowered rather, to your feet you feel ~ II
you had walked TO tho top Of tho Eillcl tower
without resting, You are utterly exhausted,
but that soon passes OIL aud you ogporoncd
an almost Immediate relief Whom went to
tho Salpetrlero / went with young Ameri
can who had been for three years holplossly
paraly2ed Ho was driven 10 tho door and (,
carried IN a chair up the stops into tho oper !
ating .room. Ho was duly banged, and bo