A manual of practical medical electricity : the Röntgen rays and Finsen light . mer and Co. relieves one of the necessity of holdingthe electrode in position. If the surface be moistenedwith warm water, this electrode will, after a little tem-porary pressure, adhere fairly firmly to the skin. It is often a convenience to be able to make and breakthe current without having to remove ones hand from Fig. 58.—Make-and-Break Electrode Handle. the electrode. Fig. 58 represents an electrode-holderfitted with an arrangement for making and breaking thecurrent. A convenient form for a large indifferent


A manual of practical medical electricity : the Röntgen rays and Finsen light . mer and Co. relieves one of the necessity of holdingthe electrode in position. If the surface be moistenedwith warm water, this electrode will, after a little tem-porary pressure, adhere fairly firmly to the skin. It is often a convenience to be able to make and breakthe current without having to remove ones hand from Fig. 58.—Make-and-Break Electrode Handle. the electrode. Fig. 58 represents an electrode-holderfitted with an arrangement for making and breaking thecurrent. A convenient form for a large indifferent electrode is thatfurnished by a number of small pieces of carbon enclosedin a cover in such a way as to form a flexible pillow (Fig. 59)- Current Combiner. Dr. De Wattevilles key for galvano-faradization is anarrangement to permit of the galvanic and faradic currentsbeing used simultaneously. Fig. 61 represents the con- 104 A Manual of Practical Medical Electricity nections. When the arms are on the side marked G, thegalvanic current passes to the terminals ; when they are. Fig. 59.—Pillow Electsode. pulled over to F, the faradic current ; and when they areplaced in an intermediate position, both currents. The


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