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Germicidal action of zinc-mercurj' ions, 441 Glass specula, 18 Goelet bipolar vaginal electrode, 70 coils, 366 Gold puncture electrodes, 217 Gonorrheal rheumatism, vacuum tube currents' in, 451 salpingitis, 129 Goodell speculum, 17 Grad, Herman, 394 Granger, AmM^, 208, 237 Granular erosion of cervix, 114 Graphite controller, 333 Ground connections, 378 Hardaway, W. A., 307 Hard tube, 408 Haultain, F. W. N., 193 Hayes, Plym. S., 307 Hedley, W. S., 332, 335 Hematosalpinx, 136 Hemorrhage, postpartum, 290 secondary, after major cataphoric operations, 222 Hemorrhagic metritis, 123 Hemorrhoidal needle, 304 Hemorrhoids, 303 ionic surgery in, 445 vacuum tube currents in, 452 Herdman, W. J., 345 High frequency currents, 383, 445 potential currents, 383, 445 tube, 406 Holtz machine, 376 Hydrosalpinx, 136 Hydrothermal applications. 80 Hyperemesis gravidarum, 288 Hyperplasia of uterus, 123 Hysteria, 88 Illumination of the vagina, 23 Impotence and sterility, 274 Incandescent circuit, 328 Incontinence of urine, wave current in, 453 Indifferent electrodes, 347 Indirect sparks, 380 Induction battery, diagram of, 359 current in labor, 289 stimulation, 66 Inglis-Parsons, 208 Inertia uteri, electricity in, 290 Institutional treatment, 312 Insulation of electrodes, 72 static, 379 Internal resistance, 322 Interpolar region, 45 Interpretation of x-ray plates, 423 Interrupter, 366 for Roentgen ray coil, 399 Intra-uterine applications, 70, 71, 78 Ionic sterilization in cancer, 442 in carbuncle, 445 in chancre, 445 surgery, 441 in cancer, 442 in cystoma of breast, 203 in hemorrhoids, 445 in tube]^cular adenitis, 442 Ions (atoms with electric charges), 47 Irido-platinum needle, 441 Jacketed pan for clay pads, 348 Jackson, Herbert, 411 Jenks, W. J., 358, 373 Jewell controller, 332 Keith, Thomas, 154 Kellogg, J. H., 387 Kennelly sinusoidal machine, 391 Kidder high-tension battery, 364 Knee-chest position, 79 Labor, induction current in, 289 Laceration of cervix uteri, 6, 123 Leclanche cell, 343 I^yden jars, 379 Limitations of electricity as a rem- edy, 36 I^ocation of faults in circuit, 356 Low tube, 406 Digitized by Google INDEX. 459 Magnetic induction currents, 358 Mammary cancer, 225 gland, benign tumors of, 202 cystic disease of, 203 Massage, 82 of abdomen, 272 Massey abdominal puncture needle, 164 cancer electrodes, 219 controller, 333 epilation needle, 441 hemorrhoidal needle, 304 miniature lamp, 24 portable dry-cell battery, 346 pelvic transilluminator, 28 rigid platinum electrode, 72 spinal elastic platinum electrode, 73 treatment of cancer, 205 tunneled rectal electrode, 306 vaginal electrode, 68 wall cabinet, 339 wired-cotton pads, 340 zinc-mercury cancer electrodes, 219 Intra-uterine electrodes, 74 Mcintosh induction battery, 363 sinusoidal apparatus, 390 Medicamental phoresis, 56 Megrowitz volt controller, 24 Menorrhagia, 107 Menorrhalgia, 98 nervous, 101 uterine, 102 Menorrhspasm, 99 Menstrual derangements, 96 pain, 98 Menstruation, delayed, wave current in, 448 scanty, 97 Mensuration of tumors. 14 Mercuric cataphoresis, 65, 441 ionization, 55, 441 ions in vaginal applications, 132 Meter, milliamp^re, 337 Metritis, atrophic, 125 chronic, 117 hemorrhagic, 123 Metritis, senile, 126 Metrorrhagia, 107 Metrosalpingitis, 126 Milliammeter, 337 Milliamp^re, the, 322 Miniature diagnostic lamp, 24 Minor applications in cancer, 222 Moles, 310 electrolytic surgery in, 440 Monopolar cataphoric operations, 220 vaginal applications, 69 Morse, Dr. F. H., electrode holder, 446 Morton, W. J., 373 wave current, 382, 447 Motor for static machine, 378 nerve responses, 59 Mucous membrane resistance, 355 NflBvus pigmentosus, 311 vasculosus, 310 electrolytic surgery in, 440 Needle for epilation, 308 Nerve irritability, 356 Nervous menorrhalgia, 101 prostration, 91 Neurasthenia, 91 static treatment in, 95 Neuroses of urethra, 293 >'ulva, 293 Normal formula of nerve response, 59 Nunn, R. J., 289 Ohm, the, 320 law of, 321 Operative reimplantation of cancer, 239 Opsonic index in ionic treatment, 207 Osteoscope, 409 Ovarian congestion, 142 menorrhalgia, 106 0\^aritis, chronic, 138 Ozone administration, 384 Palpation of the abdomen, 13 Parallel arrangement of cells, 324 Digitized by Google 460 INDEX. IVlvic affections, general causation, 5 peritonitis, 137 transit luminator, 28 Pessaries, 82 Phoresis ( electro-chemical propul- sion), 51 Physiologic basis of electro-thera- peutics, 32 Pigmented naevus, 311, 440 Plate holder in radiography, 403 Plates for radiographs, 401 Pocket battery for diagnostic lamp, 28 Polarity of an induction current, 368 of static currents, 384 test, 351 Polarization (accumulation of oppo- site charges about an elec- trode), 59 Polar regions, 43 Pole changer, 330 . Pope-Massey wall plate, Plate I Port wine mark, 310 Portable batteries, 344 for diagnostic lamp, 27, 28 Postoperative sequels, 144 Postpartum hemorrhage, 290 Postpuerperal metritis, 122 Posture in pelvic affections, 79 Primary coil, 362 current, 364 Prostate, hypertrophy, wave current in, 451 Purulent salpingitis, 129 Pyosalpinx, 129 Radiographic plate, 401 Radiography, 394, 414 Radiotherapy, 429 Reaction, zone of, 207 Rectal cancer, 245 electrode, tunneled, 306 touch, 21 Rectum, adenoids of, 306 benign tumors of, 303 stricture of, 305 Rectum, ulcerations of, 806 Reed, Boardman, 272 Reflex neuroses of pelvic origin. 85 Relaxation of abdominal walls, 270 Resistance, 319 Rest cure, author's modification of, 95 in hysteria, 88 Retroflexion, 260, 269 Retroversion, 260, 266 wave current in, 448 "Rheostats," 333 Rheotome, 366 Rockwell's high-tension battery, 364 Roentgen, Conrad, 410 ray coil, 398 interrupter, 399 stand, 403 tube, 404 rays, 394 Ruby lamp, 404 Rudiments of medical electricity, 315 Salpingitis, mercury ions in, 135 purulent, 129 vacuum tube currents in, 450 wave current in, 448 Salt water on electrodes, 353 Scanty menstruation, 97 Sealing wax insulation of electrodes, 72 Secondary coil, 365 current, 365 Seminal vesiculitis, vacuum tube cur» rents in, 451 Senile metritis, 125 Series arrangement of cells, 323 lamp, 334 Sheldon, Prof. Samuel, 373 Shunt controller, 336 lamp, 334 Sigmoid flexure, diseases of, 303 Simpson sound, 20 Sims's position, 21 speculum, 22 Singing rheotome, 366 Sinusoidal current, 387 Digitized by Google INDEX. 461 Skiagraphy, 394, 414 Skiameter, 409 Skin residence, 355 Slocum, Harris A., 294 Smith, Lapthom, 185 Snow, Dr. Arnold, 447 William Benham, 373, 445, 448, 451 Soaped electrodes, 68 Soft tube, 408 Solution for acid batteries, 347 Spasmodic stricture of anus, wave current in, 450 Specific resistance, 320 Speculum, bivalve, 17 cylindric, 18 Goodell, 17 Sims's, 22 Spinal applications, 66 Stand for x-ray tube, 403 Static charge, 379 electricity, 373 electrodes, 385 induced current, 383 insulation, 379 sparks, 381 spray, 380 Stationary battery, 342 Steavenson, Dr. W. E., 439 Step-down transformer, 26 Sterility and impotence, 274 Sterilization, area of, 207 Street main currents, 328 Stricture of rectum, 305 of urethra, 292 Subinvolution, 122 recent, 291 wave current in, 448, 449 Superfluous hair, 307 Swan, Dr. John M., 441 Switchboard wiring, 330 for both currents. 340 for cells, 341 Table of resistances of wire. 320 of specific resistances, 321 Tampons, 81 Temperature efl'ects of current, 57 Titus, Dr. Edward, 451 Toepler-Holtz machine, 376 Test for current, 351 for faults in circuit, 357 for polarity, 351 of street current, 329 Tight lacing as cause of disease, 3 Transformation of alternating cur- rents, 393 Transillumination of pelvis, 26 Tray for radiography, 404 Tripier, A., 31 method in displacements, 266 Tubercular adenitis, ionic surgery in, 442 Tubular speculum, 18 Tumors of breast, benign, 202 Tunneled rectal electrode, 306 Ulcerations of rectum, 306 Units of current, 321 Universal therapeutic controller, 333 Unslacked lime as a dryer, 396 Urethra, neuroses of, 293 stricture of, 292 spasmodic, vacuum tube currents in, 452 ulcerations of, 292 Urethral caruncle, 292 Uterine discharges, diagnostic value. ' 112 hyperplasia, 123 menorrhalgia, 102 sound, 20 Vacuum tube currents, 384, 445 in caruncle, 462 in fissure of anus, 453 in hemorrhoids, 452 in salpingitis, 450 in subinvolution, 449 in vaginismus, 452 Vaginal constant current applica- tions, 67 douche, 80 Digitized by Google 462 INDEX. Vaginal electrode, 68 induction applications, 69 puncture, 160 specula, 17 swabbing, 81 V^aginismus, vacuum tube currents in, 452 Vagino-abdominal applications in fibroids, 165 Van Houten & Ten Broeck static ma- chine, 396 Vant Hoff on electrolysis, 46 Vesiculitis, seminal, vacuum tube currents in, 451 Vetter current tap, 331 Volt, the, 318 control, 336 Voltage, measurement of, 338 Volume of current, 321 Vulva, neuroses of, 293 Waist constriction, 3 Waite &, Bartlett static machine, 377 Wall plates, 338 Warts, 310 electro-chemical surgery in^ 441 Water cooling tubes, 408 de Watteville current combiner, 368 Wave current, Morton, 382, 447 Wax, sealing, as electrode insulation, 72 W^hnelt interrupter, 399 Westinghouse currents, 328 Weston meter, 337 Wet cells, 342 Wimshurst charger, 376 Wire "rheostats," 333 Wired cotton pads, 349 X-ray coil, 397 dermatitis, 435 plates, 401 tube, 404 Zinc-mercury cancer electrodes, 219 intra-uterine electrodes, 74 ions, germicidal action of, 441 in carbuncle, 445 in chancre, 445 in hemorrhoids, 445  