Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-27
"cuPRic ELECTROLYSlS."
| How the Mysterious Agent May Be Utilized
| to Control HemOrrhages.

How the Mysterious agent May Be Utilized
to Control HemOrrhages.
One of the most wonderful of modern
discoveries in the region of electrothera-
Nv is the system of ''cupric electrolysis'
brought out by Gautier of Paris, by which
metallic deposit can be made on any
part of the body, internal or external. The
process will be understood by recalling
the fact that an iron needle connected to
the positive pole plunged intoIhuman It's
sue is quickly attacked by Sac oxygen.
and chlorine set free at this pole is con-
verified into oxychloride of Non, double
salt, and is soon completely destroyed.
The same is true of any metal attacked
by oxygen or chlorine. A copper needle
or bulb or other conveniently shaped cleo
trode penetrating tissue or laid against
mucous membrane, especially within the
cavities of the body, is converted into oxy-
chloride of copper, zinc into oxychloride
of zinc, and so on. This method has only
recently been introduced into this country,
but its benefits promise to be farreaching
when it is brought into general practice. /.
In genealogical work especially 1t Sc
cures results attainable by no other means,
as the introduction of the positive copper
sound affords not only the intrinsic adj
vantage of the current, but also the fur
tier beneficial action of an antiseptic salt
whose permeation into the tissues contrib
utes to their strength and nutrition. In
other words, the metallic deposit is first
made. and then by what is termed cat
aphoresis" driven into the tissues. 1t is
highly probable that this will be the treat
ment of the future in catarrh cases. A
copper bulb, through which an electric
current is passing is swept over the nasal,
throat and mucous membranes and depos-
it's and drives in the copper salts.
This method is both rapid and painless,
and it's effects are described as magical.
An eminent acknowledgements states that
in his hands its results far surpass the
most sanguine claim of any other treat
ment 1t is also likely to create new
practice in the antisepticizing and healing
of unhealthy alterations and discharging
cavities, the dispersion of tumors and the
reduction to a healthy state of the granu-
lar eyelids of con unctivitis. DR.. Augustin
Goelet now calls attention to the adapta-
blity of this principle to the control OF
hemorrhage, especially in connection with
internal operation. such as have frequent
ly to be carried out in gynecology.
DR.. Goclet does further commendable
service by showing wherein it has at times
proved unsuccessful and pointing out how
failure can to n great extent be avoided.
He insists that if the applications are per-
severed with and are properly made. they
will in the majority of cases control an
active hemorrhage. One point of supreme
Importance is that there should be actual
and complete contact between the cleo
trode and the surface acted upon, and for
the attainment of this object the use of an
enlarged and posi- ply egg shaped electrode
may at times be advisable. 1t is most sat
isfactory to know, on such authority, that
electricity can be so effectively applied
to a disastrous ailment against which ev-
cry resource of the physician has hereto
fore but too often proved powerless.-St.
Louis Globe-D Democrat.