An Electrical Healing Apparatus.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1893-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1893
An Electrical Healing Apparatus.
1, WILHELM EDUARD FRANZ RUCKERT, Merchant of 21 Sedanstrasse
Dortmund, in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an apparatus for producing waves or vibrations of
electricity within a closed space for the purpose of healing certain ailments such as
headache, tooth-, ear-ache, neuralgia etc. when the parts of the body affected are
brought into close contact with these waves.
The invention rests on the scientifically proved fact, that so-called long waves
are produced when an electric current is made to pass between two wire points
placed at a small distance from each other.
Fig. 1 shows the apparatus in longitudinal section,
Fig. 2 in plan with the lids e and v removed.
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kis a chest containing two dry elements e and e', coupled to produce a strong
current. Metal-wires d and d pass from these elements through two small glass
vessels and gl separated from each other, and which are contained in the chest n.
These glass vessels are filled with water. The wires d and d' pass out through
the vessels and g' and through the vessels k' to the reservoir p, which consists
of card-board or vulcanite, and where they are attached to two aluminium
plates A and B not in contact with one another. These plates A and B stand
on end in the vessel ¹, and plate A is bent so that it forms two limbs a' and a²,
whilst plate B is set in the middle of the bent plate A, and is thus almost
surrounded by it. The wire which proceeds from the carbon pole is connected to
plate B, whilst the wire proceeding from the zinc pole is in contact with the plate A.
The plates A and B have a thickness of 1-2 mm., the distance of the back of the
bent plate A from the middle plate B is 6 cm. the distance from the front of the
plate A being 0.5 to 0.8 cm. Both plates are provided with several rows of
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sharpened wires f placed at regular distances of 1.5 cm. from each other.
wire points of the positive plate are opposite to the points directed inwards of the
negative plate at a distance from them of 3-6 mm.
The positive electric current proceeding from the elements to the inner plate B
and from here to the wire points streams to the points of the exterior plate A and
forms with the negative current of this plate long waves (acther vibrations). The
circumstance that the current in passing from one point to another emits no sparks
-which absorb the greater part of the electricity-occasions that the whole of the
same are turned into long waves which following the direction of the points of wire
stream out through the openings in the chest A. The waves exercise a magnetic
healing power in their action on man; head-, ear- and tooth-ache are quickly
dispersed. For this purpose the opening s is brought into close contact or in the
immediate vicinity of the affected part, and relief is given in a few minutes.
In order to weaken the effect, an aluminium plate C is placed before the
plates A and B at a distance of 3-6 cm. this shutting off the openings in chest.k.
In consequence of the wires d and d' being led through the glass vessels g and g¹
filled with water, the electricity has a beneficial effect on the body.
Fig. 3 shows a modification of the apparatus in longitudinal section. This
consists of a cylindrical cardboard-case h; A and B are the aluminium plates,
d and d the conducting wires, the aluminium wire points; C the plate for
weakening the action; the wires are connected to two elements. This apparatiis is
easy to manage and transport.

page_text: 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 I
claim is
1. An apparatus consisting of a cardboard or hard rubber vessel provided with an
openings, containing two aluminium plates A and B which are provided at regular
distances with sharpened wires in such a manner that the wires of the positive
plates are exactly opposite to the wires of the negative plate; and of conducting
wires d and d¹ two elements e and contained in a chest k, for the purpose of
producing electrical waves for healing purposes, substantially as. herein described
with reference to the accompanying drawing.
2. In the apparatus claimed under 1, the use of an aluminium plate C placed
between the opening in chest and the plates A and B for the purpose of
weakening the effect of the waves, substantially as herein described with reference
to the accompanying drawing.
3. In the apparatus claimed under 1, the use in an auxiliary chest n of glass
water vessels and g through which the conducting wires d and d¹
g
before
pass
proceeding to the plates A and B, substantially as herein described with reference
to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 1st day of November 1893.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.