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Otago Daily Times, Issue 9324, 15 January 1892, Page 3

THE EFFECT OF ELECTRICITY IN CASES OF BRAIN AND NERVE EXHAUSTION. (Reprinted from the Norfolk Daily Standard.) "Weak nerves, induced by .1 variety of causes—worry, overwork, and what not—are, unfortunately, the characteristic of our time. Efforts to cope with nervous exhaustion by means of physic have been diligently made for years, but tho result has beeu far from satisfactory. In only the simpler cases is any relief secured. Thab relief, again, is at the best temporary; and there is, on the other hand, the mischief wrought to the human frame by drugging it to be weighed. No wonder, therefore, that medical men and patients have been driven to despair, and that castaways on the Isle of Infirmity have long an;l hopelessly ilown their signals of distress upon the winds of heaven. Happily for them and for future generations, this signal has not been displayed in vain. The good ship Science has sten it, and has borne down to the relief. From the stores of this beneficent vessel has been sent out a truly efficacious remedy. Curiously enough,-it is an agent that has already done so much for us in a variety of ways. Its name is Electricity, which promises to do for the nerves of man what it has already done for his eyes, his intelligence,andhisloeomotion. Nay,'promise' is not the word—it has done it already, and is doing it at the present moment. And that our own word may not stand alone, we turn to authorities for evidence in the matter. The Consulting Physician and Electrician at one of the principal London hospitals, after duly weighing the case, says deliberately and emphatically:— 'There is no doubt electricity is one of the most powerful nerve tonics we possess. No agent so quickly restores the depressed condition of the system resulting from illness. In all cases of nervous depression, as from long mental strain or overtaxed bodily powers, general galvanism has proved a refreshing and most invigorating tonic The next point, therefore, to be considered is as to the best method of applying these galvanic currents to the system without ' shocks' or discomfort, and for this purpose we cannot do better than strongly recommend sill nervous sufferers to application of curative electricity.I'"' Mr J. Jenkins, of Upper Katteiy street, Duncdin, has, we believe, the most complete assortment of electric and magnetic instruments in the colonies, and his many years' close and patient study render him not only familiar with all the most recent developments of the science, but enable him to readily adapt his remedies to the patient's needs, thus securing the best results from the wonderful appliances in his possession. Instruments specially imported for applying the. " massage " treatment by electricity, should speedily acquire public patronage, as whilst being more effectual and less jjainful than manual "massage," it adds the advantage of convenience, as it obviates the necessity of removing tho ordinary garments. Testimonials of successful treatment by Mr Jenkins tiro widespread, but a visit to the establishment will be quite a revelation to even students of electricity.

- —- Twenty-one thousand pscple sloop nightly in the steamers on the Thames.