The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-08


from ii IN chronic ulcers. one reporting the
cure # a badly liberated tongue which had
resisted treatment for nine years Flee
triclty. while an admirable agent. capable Of
doing much good in certain diseases, is yet
capabeof much harm II IS notorious fact
that while only few successful cases are
necessary 10 make any remedy popular With
non-proicsional.. they are exceedingly slow
10 recognize that If Is also possible for the
same uisler certain conditions 10 DO more ~
less injury
Electricity as usually taken in disease l.
now held by people at large 90 Doe harmless.
and nof a few Of them have hattegie. and ap
plv d. 10 themselves aud friend, for every
conceivable aument As naturally expected,
in it's iudiscrimmate use, it s often ahnsel
and not only rarely ever docs the good II j.
capable Of, hut in many instance it docs ma
terial harm. Electricity can never BE- mum
hercd among the domestic rcmeIic-. ltis N
together too powerful. AMI for IFS correct ap
plicatian j. demanded not only un intimate
knowledge of the agent himself. but thf
thorough knowledge of the human systrr
and It's chanees IN health and disease ons
may know just the class Of diseases % issuitcr
90. and set more often do harm than gooI
with 10. IN certain cases of neuralgia. Tor in.
stance. it would Prove cure. in others, how
over. the disease would be made much worse
bv d.
Now. 10 discriminate between them wOulf
tax the skin of the most accomplished phy,i
clan Again. 81 cannot b. known that there
are several kinds Of electricity aud eac!
have their special action Ono kind might
h. used n ease and prove a benefit. where
as were another employed She diseas' woni,
boz much aggravated Beyond all that. 90
must he understood that On q suitable case
with % proper battery.'yet an uniformed
operator may DO harm simply by wrongly
applying the currents
A. every one knows. there are two. whai
are called poles. % every battery. Hold The
handles on these Ia the hands, and the cur
rent of electricity passes from one 60 ue
other. through The arms and upper par.
of the boly Now, supppmg person has q
neuralgis pam in some part OF bis body lie
puts one handle 10 the affected SPOT and
bol1s the other in h- haHi, or las 30 placed
elsewhere in contact with his skin lie finds
THAT "a few applications. made several times
precisely iu the same way hrn1 him relief
But now were bee 60 reverse matters and
apply the other pole 10 the affected spot
vtp hhcly instead 81 being benefited hs
wuud Doe made worse
llr Ocar Jennings. prominent English
pblsIc who practice m Paris. has recent
iy written an interesting little work. eu
Ufed Health Dos tie tricycle. THE doctor
himself has had much personal experience ia
fhcu-e oi fhe machine, and beside has own
conclusions. Doe ha. embodied n his work
those Of other writers on the subject il APP
pears that DE is the iir-t 90 can attention o.
tho medical usts IF the tricycle.. pfeS iou-ly
h.i to Boz means NJ sport. or. ai the most
of exercise lie recommends it in ease, OF
varico,e veins. hernia. hcmorrhod-. chronic
cont and rheumatic govt, obesity. and IN "a
general way. Co all who are growing more
than middle aged Men who follow -eden-
tarv occupations bcrnfO feel increasing stiff
ness about the joints. or have chronic consti.
patton. derive much good ifom cycling.
The machine. all know who have visited
London within few years. is now % familiar
.ieht n ifs streets. Messengers, newspaper
curriers'. bundle bows. even the plumDor
tinker. and mcu at uumbcrie-- other trades
noN Journey about the city on trNcle. DO.
1eniol..y made. convenient for holding then
wares. TOOLS. ctc ASIAN Instrument of Sport
nnI exercise. Sc IS doubtful if O. B, anywhere
el..as popular. ONE reason. OF course being
that tho streets Of London are SD We'll paved
ud well cared for. riding over them D. easy
and a pleasure Hts sam that there are Over
,0IuOl English metaphysics. The Prince Of
Wales and bis three daughtersare among the
number. and cl~rsynien, lawyers aud doctors
are Nell represented m IT,
ltaw1ears tnat large number Of persons.
including many doctors among them the
lat, d. Mahomed OF london, who bad va
nros, veins derived much benefit from the
tricycle. As 60 hernia, 10 S. mot pretended
that the use az the machine vii cure BE-. hut
cases are given Of doctors Who had hernia
and found 10 gone after riding for "a time
Ana English medical Journal. while recoenn-
iug the value Of the tricycle. as curative DO
many affections aud an excellent form of oN-
crci-e. yot consider, 10 as an exercise inferior
torowne and horseback riding Many wlll
dissent from such O verdict and a- for the
curative eject. certainly in tae matter OF
hemounoids riding the tricycle. cure, ihcm
while horseback riding viii often proiuce
Item.
According 10 Dr. Jenning, person must
bee well rhencd mp by rheumatism vino cam
NOT u-e th- machine and le cured hy d. ie
ten, of man who had consulted twenty
physician, aud failed % receiye any benefit
ADD vet at last was cured by the tricycle Hs
also give. the case Of "a man 20 years old who
was rarAlyzed ON one side, and vel rode 40o
mile, Hast year. 1t would .ppear that ia se-
lectel cases Of consumption cycling might
properly Doe advised Undoubtedly the sic
inns n the early stage would Doe much bene
flied if not absolutely cured 10y it.-Boston
Herald