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Show AN ELECTRIC CURE. It would seem as if electricity were becoming man's servant in almost every sphere. The latest attempts at utilizing the wonderful fluid are in the direction of curing consumption. According Ac-cording to reports, experiments have been made in London arid that remarkable re-markable results have followed. According Ac-cording to the Herald's European edition, edi-tion, we learn that: "These experiments, for the most part, have been conducted by Dr. A-J. A-J. Bokenham, an eminent west end surgeon, sur-geon, in the course of his private practice, prac-tice, but vith the knowledge and approval ap-proval of leading consumption specialists. special-ists. For various reasons, but principally princi-pally because ot evil results which might ensue if the system were used by any but the most experienced medical med-ical men, with a perfect knowledge of the forces they were dealing with thi experiments have been quietly conducted. con-ducted. Applications for details of the methods used have not been encouraged." encour-aged." We need only enter into the details of the two systems employed. In fact the accounts given us are rather too technical, and we are not sufficiently acquainted with either electricity or the medical theories concerning consumption, con-sumption, to give any opinion upon the subject. However, we may say that: "Dr. Bokenham's experience is that in very bad cases of consumption the cough has been greatly reduced, night sweats have disappeared, the appetite has improved and there has been a great gain in weight and general health.' So that even if the consumption consump-tion bacilli have not been destroyed, it is certain that their cirulence has been much decreased: that they have been brought under control and that the patient pa-tient has felt cured.'' It is quite within the range of possibility possi-bility that this terrible disease could be cured by the means thus used. In fact we are told of several cases of apparent cures, and of one particular bad case. Anyway, if the discovery should result in a successful treatment of a disease that has baffled all human skill heretofore, the world w ill be deeply deep-ly indebted to the one who produced such happy, results. But we prefer, before be-fore taking all that is said for granted, to await further developments and more positive experiments. |
