The skin, its care and treatment; teaching every detail of this important work in a simple, concise and practical manner (1904) (14780594031)

Identifier: skinitscaretr00maur (find matches)
Title: The skin, its care and treatment; teaching every detail of this important work in a simple, concise and practical manner
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Maurer, Ruth D. (Johnson), 1870- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Skin
Publisher: Chicago, McIntosh Battery & Optical Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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le, as otherwisethe work will be useless. The bleaching lotion mentionedelsewhere has been found most excellent for this purposeand may be used by moistening the cotton thoroughly andplacing it in the positive electrode. The negative electrodemay be used with cotton moistened with salt and water andheld on some indifferent portion of the skin, or as indicatedin Figure 17. At least fifteen minutes may be spent foreach treatment and the current from six cells may be em-ployed to begin with, gradually increasing them to ten asdesired. Where the effect of a general bleaching is desiredthe current may be used longer, say twenty minutes, chang-ing the poles, instead of using the positive alone, by sub-stituting the negative occasionally. Treatments of this kindare better given after the water massage has been used, andwill be found to be most effective when they are given atleast three times a week. Mild discolorations may be re-moved with greater ease and will demand far fewer treat-ments.
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Figure 17. .Massage with Use of the Faradic Current. THE SKIN. 155 USE OF ELECTRICITY IN MASSAGE. In massage of the skin, where there is a desire to stim-ulate, the Faradic current is usually employed. In additionto the desired effect there is a pleasant tingling sensation,which to many people is really most soothing. Neuralgicpains of the face and head are quickly relieved by this cur-rent, while nervous headaches vanish so speedily that thecure seems remarkable. The Faradic portion of the battery is used much as thegalvanic section. The current is produced by immersingthe plates in the solution, and the fact that this portion is inworking order may be told by the humming, buzzing noisethat commences as soon as the plates are in position. Thecurrent is utilized by attaching the conducting cords to theposts marked P and N and increasing the strength if neces-sary by extending the littleshield that projects from theright of the coil. In massage work the patientholds one electrode in he