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Title: The skin; its care and treatment
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: (Maurer, Ruth D. Johnson, Mrs.), 1870- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Skin
Publisher: Chicago, McIntosh battery & optical company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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cream and perhapsuse a little positive electricity. 3rd—In eczematous cases water nearly invariably pro-duces a decidedly unpleasant effect, often bringing abouta second eruption. Hence it should always be avoided. Aside from the conditions mentioned the electrolyticcup will be found not only a valuable but an excellent pre-liminary to all massage treatments. It is easily used, isextremely popular and remarkably beneficial. This cup is made of a hard composition, the only metalbeing the inlet and outlet tubes. Attached to the inlet tubeis a small metallic arm into whkh the tip of the conductingcord fits. This cord is attached to the battery. The other cord isattached to an electrode given to the patient and is heldduring the treatment. The solution in the supply tank flowsthrough the rubber tube into the metallic inlet tube, where THE SKIN 135 it becomes charged with electricity, then against the faceof the patient and out from the other tube into the receptacleplaced on the floor.
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Emily Lloyds Electrolytic Cup As a result of this treatment, the skin is only liftedgently (not stretched) from its old grooves and at thesame time cleansed and stimulated in a most remarkablemanner. This process is so extremely beneficial in enliven-ing the skin, that even where there is a tendency to irritateand become scaly, an occasional treatment will be foundbeneficial, while in all other conditions it is invariablyproductive of the desired results. In all of the treatments the negative galvanic currentis employed unless there is a strong indication against itsuse. It has a tendency to soften and dissolve and hence isespecially good for preliminary work. 3 a CD 0) 3 3 136 I HE SKIN When used from a battery of cells, from six to eightcells may be brought into circuit at first, gradually increas-ing these as indicated. With a wall plate, about rive milliamperes may beused, adding or reducing as the occasion demands. The only indication against the use of the negativecurrent is fou

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