Improvements in Medical Appliances for the Cure or Relief of Nervous and other Diseases in Man and Animals.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mr., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 25th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Medical Appliances for the Cure or Relief of
Nervous and other Diseases in Man and Animals.
HENRY GOTHWICKE WHITING Medical Electrician 11 Poultry Chambers, Poultry,
London E.C. & Hinchingbrook, Crouch Hall Road, Crouch End, Highgate N. do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This Invention has for its object improvements in medical appliances for the
cure or relief of nervous and other diseases in man and animals. It is well known
thai magnetism has a very potent influence when applied for the cure of nervous
and other diseases and many arrangements of apparatus have already been
designed and Patented for the convenience and effectual application of magnetism
for this purpose. According to my Invention employ magnetised plates of thin
steel, specially tempered, which are perforated and I obtain a polarity not only at
the ends or the sides of the bars or plates but also around the circumference of
the holes. also according to my Invention combine with the magnets, crystals
of quartz or flour spar or it may be of other substances in such manner as to
intensify the action of the apparatus but it is not essential that these agents
should be used in combination.
In order mechanically to protect the magnets from oxidation from contact with
the moisture of the body, I cont them with nickel, silver, tin, and other electro
plate substances and cover them with vegetable parchment and attach to them a
woven fabric and insert them in boots, shoes slippers, socks, brushes, hats, respi-
rators chairs, couches beds, medical bandages, trusses, surgical instruments & every
kind of articles of clothing worn by man also the coverings of horses and other
animals.
In some cases 1 use magnets of wires woven together to form a gauze, such
magnets having considerable power and being flexible are very suitable for use
according to my Invention; or I can employ flexible magnets produced by incor-
porating particles of steel or iron with India rubber or such like material.
ARTCHI 11003.
H. G. WHITING,
Medical Electrician,
11, Poultry Chambers, Poultry, London, E.C.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Medical Appliances for the Cure or Relief of
Nervous and other Diseases in Man and Animals.
HENRY GOTHWICKE WHITING Medical Electrician 11 Poultry Chambers Poultry,
Cheapside London E.C. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention has for its object improvements in medical appliances for the
cure or reliet of nervous and other diseases in man and animals.
It is now well known that magnetism has a very potent influence when applied
to the cure of nervous and other diseases and many arrangements of apparatus
have already been designed and patented for the convenient and effectual applica-
cation of magnetism for this purpose.
According to my Invention I employ magnetised plates of thin steel which are
perforated, and 1 obtain a polarity not only at the ends or the sides of the bars
or plates, but also around the circumference of the hole. This is done by making

page_text: Figure 15 represents a brush and the magnet or magnet and crystal are placed in
ile interior of the brush.
Figure 16 shows a boot and the long magnet or magnet and crystal are placed
between the two soles of the boot.
Figure 17 is a drawing of a hat the magnet or crystalline base are placed within
the lining of the hat in such positions as to cover several nerve centres of the
brain.
Figure 18 is a drawing of a respirator the magnetic elements are inserted in the
interior of it at different points to obtain suitable polarities.
Figure 19 is of a friction band the magnetic bars are place across the band. This
is for magnetic friction of the skin.
Figure 20 shows the form of magnetic bar inserted between the soles of boots, shoes,
& slippers also in socks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is
The improvements in medical appliances for the cure or relief of nervous and
other diseases in man and animal substantially as described.
In witness whereof 1 the said Henry Gothwicke Whiting have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 25th day of October in the year of Our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
HENRY GOTHWICKE WHITING,
HENRY GOTHWICKE WHITING,
Medical Electrician,
11, Poultry Chambers, Poultry, Cheapside, London, E.().