. Electro-therapeutics and X-rays . he tin-foil of each beingconnected by means of a brass rod. One pole is connectedwith the insulated platform, and the other to the electrode tobe used. Before setting the machine in motion, the polesshould be brought together. In using this form of treatment,the sparks, as a rule, should be applied directly over the sparks produce a sharp, pungent sensation, known asthe electric shock. 134 ELECTRICITY. The Leyden jar sparks affect more profoundly the deepertissues of the body than do the direct or indirect form of treatment is especial
. Electro-therapeutics and X-rays . he tin-foil of each beingconnected by means of a brass rod. One pole is connectedwith the insulated platform, and the other to the electrode tobe used. Before setting the machine in motion, the polesshould be brought together. In using this form of treatment,the sparks, as a rule, should be applied directly over the sparks produce a sharp, pungent sensation, known asthe electric shock. 134 ELECTRICITY. The Leyden jar sparks affect more profoundly the deepertissues of the body than do the direct or indirect form of treatment is especially useful in tuberculosis ofthe knee-joint, or, as it is commonly called, white joint is perceptibly diminished in size after two or threeapplications, and, if the treatment is persisted with, a radicalcure will be obtained. STATIC BREEZE OR SPRAY. This method of applying the static current consists in thewithdrawal of the static charge from the patient by meansof a pointed metal instrument or wood electrode. There are. Fig. Method of Giving the Static Breezeor Spray. two methods of application, termed direct and indirect. In the direct method the patient is seated upon an insulated platform, which is connected with one pole of the battery by means of a chain or rod, and an electrode (brass, wood, or STATIC BREEZE OR SPRAY. 135 carbon, as may be desired) is attached by means of a chain tothe other pole. In the indirect method the patient is placed upon an in-sulated platform, to which one pole is attached, and the otherpole being grounded by means of a chain attached to a gas-pipe or water-faucet. Immediately after the battery is set in motion, the elec-trode is brought within five or six inches of that portion ofthe patients body which we wish to be brought under theinfluence of the breeze. The patient feels a pleasant sensa-tion, as of a cool draught of wind playing upon the partunder treatment. Care should be exercised not to bring theelectrode so n
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