Man physically, mentally, and spiritually considered : essays on the relation of natural laws to the restoration and maintenance of health / by B. Copson Garratt.

  • Garratt, B. Copson.
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[1883]
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Credit: Man physically, mentally, and spiritually considered : essays on the relation of natural laws to the restoration and maintenance of health / by B. Copson Garratt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    because Magnetism is silent and almost imperceptible in its action, like other beneficent forces of Nature. 11 The effect of Galvanism upon the nervous system is often violent and painful, whilst Magnetism acts insensibly, though directly, upon the blood, and thus affects the secreting glands and surfaces. “ Galvanic appliances require constant care in order to preserve their effective activity and curative powers, and by their action on the nervous and epidermic tissues, often induce local inflammations, which develop into ulcers, difficult to heal. “ Magnetic appliances need no such care, being simply worn as an ordinary garment. “ Galvanism demands actual contact with the body, the intervention of any non-conducting substance, such as silk, paper, or air, neutralising its due action. It is also necessary to connect the metal plates with the body to receive the current from an induction machine. “ Magnetism, on the contrary, has no need of a conductor, as it passes uninterruptedly through the wearing apparel, penetrating the tissues of the body and the interior organs with the greatest facility. “ Mr. Garratt explains that the term Odo-Magnetism was originated by Beichenbach, and applied to that inappreciable and subtle Magnetic force which constitutes the curative principle in all forms of Electricity. The name was borrowed from Odin, the old Scandinavian Deity, who was repre- sented as a power influencing all Nature. “ Mr. Garratt’s special system of treatment consists in the application of Aura or Currents, obtained from permanent Magnets, enclosed in comfort- able garments, energising nerve centres and vital organs simultaneously. Specimens of Magnetic appliances used in connection with this treatment were exhibited in Class 10, Medical, at the International Exhibition of Electricity in Paris. The extreme lightness and flexibility of the garments employed permit the concentration of a high degree of power on any part without the least inconvenience or objectionable weight. The Magnets also possess the merit of retaining their powers indefinitely. We have explained as clearly as possible, from Mr. Garratt’s pamphlet, his mode of treatment; and we will add, in conclusion, that all persons desirous of consulting him may do so gratuitously.”