An essay on the history of electrotherapy and diagnosis; . ome improvement was noted, but Franklinrecords that he never saw any improvement after the fifth day,a fact which was also noted by the patients themselves, who,either through disappointment or from the unpleasant severityof the shocks, usually returned home and did not apply forfurther treatment. Franklins letter, as may be anticipatedfrom his general character, is a model of candour, and standsin marked contrast to the exaggerated statements of Pivati,Winckler, Bianchi, and certain other workers about this freely admits that
An essay on the history of electrotherapy and diagnosis; . ome improvement was noted, but Franklinrecords that he never saw any improvement after the fifth day,a fact which was also noted by the patients themselves, who,either through disappointment or from the unpleasant severityof the shocks, usually returned home and did not apply forfurther treatment. Franklins letter, as may be anticipatedfrom his general character, is a model of candour, and standsin marked contrast to the exaggerated statements of Pivati,Winckler, Bianchi, and certain other workers about this freely admits that he doubts whether the temporaryimprovements were due to his treatment, or to the excerisenecessitated by the walk to his house, and adds that he wishes HISTORY OF ELECTROTHERAPY 27 the advice of a skilled physician could have been obtained todirect the treatment, administer suitable medicines, and attendto the patients general condition. The Abbe Nollett also admits that during an experience offifteen or sixteen years he had not known of a permanent cure. Abbe Nollett. from electrification, though he adds that he had also notnoticed any ill effect. That no ill effect was recorded from electrification is alittle remarkable, in view of the powerful shocks given and thestupid methods of administering them. Thus, in 1755, Leroypublished the accounts of some experiments conducted by himupon a youth suffering from amaurosis. The shock used wasfrom a Leyden Jar, the coatings of which were connected to 28 AN ESSAY ON THE two wires, one wound round the patients head and the otherround his leg. With each discharge of the jar the blind man
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