The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-29
(Boston 'ost.)

That the modern house of the near
future viii! be equipped with electrical
apparatus which will. without the in
mates knowing il. keep them constant
ly charged With electricity, thereby
warding off man OF the ills and aches
that flesh has hitherto been heir TO, is
the prediction made by DIR. John p.
sutherland. dean of the Boston Uni
Nersity School of Medicine.
In rearing babies, in keeping off old
age. i'll "tonins up" the rundown
system, in stimulating the p%hyslaues
of men and m confined through
out the day in offices and factories,
and in general in conducting TO the
better growth and development Of the
human body, high frequency apparat-
us has been extremely valuable.
Hitherto this apparatus has been
confined mostly to direct contact of the
patient with the poles of the coil. but
it has recently been demonstrated that
the intervening air, poor conductor as
it is. will serve to conduct the high
VoltaSed current for q distance of
many feet.
This means. according to exports in
elertro-therapeutics. that il will be
possible 10 Undue persons with this
electrical tonic without it being nee
essary for them to come into contact
with any machine. without. in fact,
their even knowing that they are be-
ing influenced by its subtle waves
Inc hlgn frequency current. among
its numerous effects. oZonates the air.
Ozone, II form of the element yygen
is normally found in small quantities
in fresh air. and its properties az a
stilnulant and a tonic are Well known.
Thus. the high frequency current,
throwing off ozone. is supposed to
Nitalize the air. giving at least one OF
the most valuable qualities of fresh
outdoor air.
But the production of ozone" says
DR.. Sutherland. is only one of the
valuable effects of the high frequency
current: Fresh air. outdoor air, is al
ways charged with more or less cleo
tricity. and it may be inferred that our
bodies are to some extent dependent
upon its action.
Accordingly, although fresh air
and h atmosphere surrounding the
high frequency generator are by nc
means the same think. the latter
serves to ammeliorate many Of the ills
which the former will in a less degree
counteraCt.
The use of the high frequency cur
rent does not obtain so widely as
might be expected: and physicians in
this country have not. for one reason
or another. taken it up. To my mine
however. 1t is of greater value than is
generally recognized.
-! am not an electrical therapeutist,
and ] do not profess to be an expert
on the subject; but I can say that |
have used the high frequency appar-
atus in general practice with desirable
results. ] have two machines il my
office. and 1 often have occasion to
use them.
1t has been my experience hat the
apparatus is of value especially in the
non-infectiouS diseases. such as rheu-
matism. nervous Indigestion. head
aches. general debility and the various
other ailments. most of them chronic,
which we have much difficulty in
Classifying as we'll as treating.
These ailments arise from what is
known as auto-intoXication. They are
to be distinguished from all infectious
diseases or diseases. which are caused
by germs.
"Taese non-infectious diseases arise
from a arrangement OF the system OF
chemical processes which normally
occur in every healthy human body.
diseases may, in fact. he called
chemical as opposed to biological
that is. arising from germs.
THE human body is d laboratory in
NiilCII are constantly OCCuIIlIlS II mum
Der of chemical changes. For instance,
when starch is taken into the stomach
it is changed first into deXtrine, then
into glucose and finally into sugar be-
fore it can finally be assimilated by
the blood.
This is an example of the chemi-
cal changes which are constantly oc-
curing in the human system. These
chemical changes are closely related
and interrelated. In fact. it may be
said that in the human body there is
always a chain of chemical changes
occurring. Now, provided n one of
the links Of n Of these chains is
broken: that is. if any one OF the func-
tons becomes IL of order, we get q
condition which probably brings on
some ailment or other.
1.-THE various troubles I have men,
toned are supposed to arise from
faulty chemical reactions. as I have
described.
Although the effect.of the high
frequency current and Of electricity ia
general upon the human body 10 not
altogether understood. 1t IL safe. to Say