Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ORIGINIAI. COMMfNICATIONS. h.'l
isui, can be restored to health by a judicious age 26 years, was a healthy child except
combination of hydrotherapy aud electric- some congenital urethral malformation, for
ity; with careful supervision of the daily which he was operated upon twenty times
life, especially as regards diet, bathing, in four years, chloroform being the aujesclothing,
etc. In prostatitis, seminal vesi- thetic used. Referred by Dr. Thomas W.
culitis, enlarged prostate, senile and spe- Murrell, of Richmond, \'a. Epilepsy
cific, no treatment has given me such satis- i
Grand
Mai ) came
on ten years ago.
factory results as the Morton wave and Severe attacks occurring every two weeks,
high frequency currents, administered with
the prostatic electrode in the rectum—the
Under X-ray treatments by Dr. Murrell the
attacks were limited to every three weeks,
metal electrode for contraction, and the Under the continued use of the X-ray and
glass vacuum electrode for chemical or hydrotherapy, with 30 grains daily of
bactericidal effects. Nitrous acid and ozone sodium bromide, he has been entirely free
are freely given off and penetrate to a con- from any epileptic manifestations for a
siderable depth into the surrounding tis- period of more than six months. There
sues. has also been a marked improvement in his
Of the many cases of senile prostatic mentality and general health. All of the
hypertrophv successfully treated during the orthodox remedies had been faithfully triedpast
six years, there has been only one re- ^V many of the leading clinicians; and this
lapse. Mr. II., age 73 years, of Richmond, patient was sent to me as a test case.
Va., was treated at the Mecklenburg Sana- P^f. Morton, of New York, claims most
torium four years ago, for an enlarged pros- excellent results in epilepsy from the use of
tate with retention cystitis, and a septic the X-ray and the milk diet, or a diet closecondition,
with chills and fevers. Six •>' approximating it.
treatments with the metallic electrode per .
rectum effected a complete cure, with no Healltalul Children.
return until a month ago. He was then hv J. Steven Brown, W.D., Hender.sonville. N. C.
agani troubled with frequent micturition.
There was very little enlargement of the Cienuine joy is the rare and rich blessing
prostate, but there was a relaxed atonic that rests upon those who have charge of
condition of the parts. All of his symp- healthful children. Little other human
toius subsided after a few applications of happine.ss is quite so profound as that elic-
ited by the possession of children morally,
the wave current ( metallic electrode for
rectum). The treatments produced a marked
improvement in his general health. In
those cases of enlarged prostate due to
gonorrhea, the results ha\ e been equally
satisfactory. This is not surprising when
we know that the i>rostate and the seminal
mentally and physically healthful. It is
surely in the physician's province to teach
mankind the proper modes of preserving
physical health. Nor is it out of his sphere
to instruct them that healthful minds and
morals should be in harmony with physical
vesicles are the culture fields aud nesting health.
places of the gonococci, and this is the only Men look to physicians as to those in
direct and tangible way of attacking them authority and competent to teach the great
in their strongholds. fundamental truths involved in the evolution
of healthful children. It would fill a
Chronic Rheumalism.
cyclojjedia to write out all the details.
Practically all of these cases should
. , ,. . , . • r While every child should be a law unto it-
cover under a judicious combination of
gglf and the medical advisor should indihydrotherapy,
electricity aud careful atten-
..jdualize his advice to suit each subject, it
tion to the diet and elimination.
^^^, ^^ ^^.^n j^ ^^^^^^ ^ f^,^, fundamental
Anthiitis Deformans. facts.
These cases will recover if treated early 1st. The healthy child should be well
and special attention is given to nutrition
and elimination. In neurasthenia, neuritis,
born. The parents should be sound aud of
good lineage. Let the youth know before
epilepsy, and the various neuroses, one they sow wild oats that their children and
should study carefully the various etiologi- grand-children and great grand children
cal factors, correct faulty metabolism, and must help in the harvest. Reference is
see that all the eliminating organs are prop- made not merely to so-called specific trouerly
performing their functions. bles, but to all that chain of ills arising
I have records of many interesting cases from improper modes of living. The unof
the various psychoses and neuroses sue- strung society woman and the drug habitue,
cessfully treated by physical therapeutic the idolater who worships the dollar so deagents;
but I will not tax your patience by voutly that he has but four or five hours a
reporting them. In closing, a brief allusiou
to one case may be of interest. Mr. B.,
day for sleep, little time for nourishment
and none for diversion, aud eveu the pro-