Startling new discoveries prove beyond all doubt
that "Electricity Is Life."
Men' of science demonstrate the value of electricity
as a cure for disease.
Seattle doctor tells about his remarkable invention.
"The word health now means a normal supply of electricity in the body, and the'
word disease means an insufficiency of tfrat power, " Prof. Edgar
Tha-t tb human body is electrical Is no longtr a
theory AmonK scientists and up-to-date physician. It
la generally conceded to be an absolute fact.
Professor Edgar 'L. Larkin, discussing the new
Ihy slology, writes as follows:
"A man. brain and body, is a battery, and nerves
correspond to wires. It is now certain that trans
mission of sensation over hem Is electric. Nerves
have been cut and a galvanometer Inserted. The needle
moved, proving that nerve power Is electric. The hu
man system Is an electro-chemic battery and the life
principle is electrical. The electric age is here. .Drugs
art hard bit on all sides, and an intelligent physician
tells me that he has almost entirely stopped their
use. The word health now means a normal supply of
electricity In the body, and the word disease means
an insufficiency of that power."
Dr. Albert J. Atkins, the eminent California scien
tist. Is still at work proving that every principle In
what we call our electrical science is merely borrowed
from the human body. We propel railroad trains and
automobiles by means of electricity and think it
wonderful, but the human dynamo has always known
how to propel Itself and with skill and almost abso
' lute safety in either walking or running, and now Dr.
Atkins shows us that the millionaire in his automo
bile and the hobo on foot are alike .carried forward
by electric force.
"With a man's stomach as the only electric battery
Irs. Albert J. Atkins and E. J. Lewis recently charged
an ordinary telephone apparatus so that it conveyed
sound," says the Sap- Francisco Examiner.
The experiment was made in the'presence of a num
ber of medical men and scientists of National repute.
"It demonstrates that the human body is an electrlo
battery.
"The experiment consisted in the swallowing of
1 wo platinum electrodes, so that they touched the
walls of the living stomach.
"By means of copper wire the electrodes were con
nected with a telephone ' and a microphone, a sensi
tive Instrument, which greatly Intensifies sound.
"There was absolutely no mechanical or chemical
k battery In the circuit, yet the moment the electrodes
were wallowed sufficiently to toueh the walla of the
'atomach human electricity flowed over the wires, ren
dering audible sounds. The electric charge measured
(from seven to eight volts on a Westoh galvanometer.""
Finds New Cure for Appendicitis
Tir. Harvey, Archibald, of New Tors: City, has "dis
covered that appendicitis yields to the action of eleo
trlclty pretty nearly as mists are dissipated by the
sun. When a case of appendicitis comes into Dr. Arch
ibald's office the physician trains the powerfully pene
trating electrlo ray upon the sore spot. Right away
the swelling goes dowrt, and the excruciating pain
stops short. And after five or six days, "after five or
six applications," Dr. Archibald says, the cure Is al
ways complete.
Electricity the Basis of Human Vitality
TProf. Jacauee . l,oeb, after tea years of research,
and experiment, made thin statement!
" A part of the rhemlcal energy of foodstuffs la
Transformed into electrical cnfrgr, which in turn
riven enerary to the muscles and organs of the body.
TMlectrlrlty, and not hrnt, is the life of the body.
These discoveries are going to upset the theories of
medicine as administered by the physicians of todny,
as It la settled that electricity la the basis of hu
man, vitality. "
The new cure is nothing more or lees than the
process of bombarding the congestion about the ap
pendix with electrlo rays and "a high frequency cur
rent. The treatment causes the blood to return to the
central circulation system, the congestion departs for
the simple reason that the cause of the congestion has
been removed and that's the end of the appendicitis.
v Keeps Old Age at Bay
"Electricity will restore the elasticity and buoyancy
of youth." declares a famous New York physician,
writing in the "Medical Times."
"No matter how old a man may be nor how young
in years, whenever his arteries begin to harden,- to
resist the Increased pressure of the blood, then he
actually Is old. Then the electric treatment must be
applied, and after a few times nature takes up the
work and carries It on, and the patient gets young
again or at least he is able to resist the encroach
ments of old age.
"By electric stimulus the system Is energized, the
blood made to circulate equally, the digestion aided,
the waste, products eliminated, the repair tissues are
assisted, and the normal workings of the bodily func
tions restored."
Says Electricity Will Supersede
Drugs
There is a physician In Seattle whose vsuccess in
curing disease by the application of electricity has at
tracted world-wide attention. This physician Is Dr.
Samuel Hall.
Dr. Kali ts the Inventor of a remarkable device for
restoring electric energy to the body. With his appli
ance it Is possible to Infuse a steady, unbroken cur
rent of galvanic eleotricity into the nerves and vitals
for hours at a time without the least shock or burn.
lr. Hsll was asked recently to explain his method
of electric treatment for the benefit of the readers
of this paper. He makes the following statements:
"For the past 12 years I have maintained that elec
tricity is the power which runs the human body the
force that keeps the heart going, the blood circulat
ing and the various organs performing their func
tlons'llke an many-machines. I claim that electricity
works the miracle of digestion and assimilation and
converts the food Into the blood and bone, tissue and
muscle, and supplies the brain with power to think.
"I have had my theories confirmed by the world's
most learned scientists, and today the use of electricity
as a curative agent Is spreading to every corner of
th civilised world.
'"'While others were speculating and arguing over the
merits of electrlo treatment. I have gone ahead achlev-
tog results, and I can point .with pride to thousands
of cured patients who regained their health and
strength -through the use of my Electro-Vigor.
"Before I talk further regarding the use of my ap
pliance you must understand that the human body is
an electric organism, deriving its motive power from
the digestion of food In- the stomach. This electric
force generated in the stomach is taken up by the
nerves and conveyed to the different organs of the
body and is their life. So long as there Is sufficient
electric energy to satisfy the demands of nature the
vital organs perform their regular functions properly,
but just as soon as the natural electric force is over
taxed in any way the organs become weak and in
active, and sickness or disease is the result. Now you
can't cure the trouble until you restore the lost force.
Nature must have more electricity, or vitality, as it is
termed by medical men, in the ailing part. You cannot
renew this force by dosing the stomach with poison
ous drugs, which only help to drain away the vitality
. that you have. When every organ of the body has all
the motive power electricity It needs, disease cannot
exist.
"Now the purpose of my invention, Electro-Vigor,
is to restore this electric force In a natural, scientific
way. When the stomach Is unable to supply the de
mands of th vital organs you must assist nature by
filling your nerves with galvanic electricity.
"Electro-Vigor is " a generator of a powerful but
soothing current of electricity, worn about the body
while you sleep. It sends a subtle stream of electric
life coursing through the nerves and vitals for hours
at a time. Its touch Is gentle, without sting or burn.
There Is no shock. All you feel is a glowing warmth.
"Electro-Vigor fills the nerve cells with new life.
It drives out pains and aches, builds up vitality and
strength and cures to- stay cured all such trouble as
lumbago, sciatica, nervousness, rheumatism, insomnia,
female complaints, varicocele and all stomach, kidney,
liver or bowel disorders.
The Product of Experience
"I have devoted twenty years to the perfection of
my appliance, tl have removed defects as fast as they
appeared in actual use and have applied new features
from time to time, so that Electro-Vigor is in a
class by Itself.
"Electro-Vigor makes Its own power; therefore it
requires no charging. It is equipped with special dry
cells, which are longer lived,-smaller and more power
ful than any other dry battery. The current can be
regulated to any degree of strength by the pressure
of a finger upon the rheostat.
"Compared with Electro-Vigor, all other electrlo
body appliances are Inventions of the blacksmith's
hammer.
"It is not upon that point, however, that my success
has been founded. My immense business is due to my
knowledge of the effect of electricity upon the ail
ments treated, and the best way to obtain that effect.
I treat every case that comes to me as an individual
and direct the application of my appliance to suit the
demands of each particular case. When you consider
that eleotricity. which I supply, is life to the organs
into which I send It, you can see how I get my
results. My success is the result of my cures. If I did
not cure, my business would have died out long ago.
"When I say. that Electro-Vigor cures I don't ask
rou to accept my word alone as evidence. I have one
or more cured patients in nearly every town on the
map. I'll send you the names of those near you, and
you can ask them about my treatment."
Mr. Frank Bernier, of Pilot Rock, Oregon, says- 1
am well pleased with the results I have derived from
its use in so short a time. My health has improved
wonderfully and Electro-Vigor has removed every evi
dence of weakness and pain in my back and stomach.
After eating I uBed to feel very drowsy and sleepy,
but this trouble has been overcome. I sleep well at
night and feel refreshed upon arising and have no
more tired feeling as if life wasn't worth living. I
feel much stronger. In fact, I am much better in every
way. and I am very thankful that you were so per
sistent In your effort to convince me that this treat
ment was the right one for me to use.
, -I certainly will always recommend Electro-Vigor
for I am convinced that it will help others in the
same way that it has helped me."
.Mr;. c'rus Hendershott of Route No. 1. Box li,
Molalla. Or., writes: "It is thirty days today since i
began using Electro-Vigor, and although I have not
given it proper attention it has brought me wonderful
results. I sleep better, eat better, my food digests
better and your Electro-Vigor has cured me of consti
pation. There i9 not a symptom of my old trouble
but yielded to the effect of the current, and I have
gained three pounds in thirtv davs.
"I am recommending it to every one in this part of
the country, and many talk of securing It soon. I
would not take its weight in gold If I could not get
another, and you are at liberty to use mv name and
give my address to any one who can call on me or
write, and I will gladly give my time in telling what
it has done for me.
Mr. Elton Johnson, of BPS Harrison avenue. Astoria
Oregon, writes: "I am getting along very nicely
after using your treatment. There is no doubt about
Electro-Vigor curing any one who uses It correctlv.
The appliance has given me good satisfaction, for all
traces of Rheumatism In my legs and hips have en-
jfetlier.
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,.TMr:1 "Adolph Neilson, of Tillamook, Oregon, writes
I will write and let you know that I have used vour
Eleetro-- Igor seven weeks, and it is certainly a won
neTite i'VES11 1 na: e "tor. pains and my ap
Fk .e.,,s betteri y catarrh Is gradually yielding to
the Influence of Electro-Vigor. I will always recom
nL2"." aPP'lan'.? to any one who may appTv M
me. for I have found that It is an honest remedy.'"
Health Without Drugging
M. n-Arsonval. a well-known savant of the Pay.
loloa-tral Institute of Paris, in an address at the
Institute said that electricity would be the medi
cine of the future. He showed that It la excellent
or -certain maladies, and described the difference
"'tween sudden shocks and the slow t method by
which it pervades the system without the patient's
consciousness.
"I know that many people are skeptical about testi
monials, and perhaps they have a reason to be.
Quacks and medical fakers have fooled the public so
often with bogus letters of praise that It is bard to
believe any. I guarantee that all testimonials I pub
lish are genuine and will pay f 1000 for proof that
any of tliem were bought.
THE SUJfDAT OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, UECE3IBER 26, 1909.
L . Larkin.
The Danger in Drugs
"Many people believe that when
a drug gives relief 11 Is doing good.
That's a big mistake. Drugs can
only give temporary relief, and it
is always at the expense of tBe
nerves and vital organs.
. "If you have a pain or an ailment
of any kind, you don't want to fool
yourself into the hyjief that you
are getting well when you are not.
That's all you do when you dose
yourself with drugs.
"It Is easy enough to stop a pain by stupefying the
nerves with poisonous dope, but the pain will return
as soon as the stupor passes off. You can iTorce an
organ to act by giving it a powerful stimulant, but
you can't restore its natural Btrength that way, and It
will be weaker than ever when the drug stops working.
"That Is why temporary relief is dangerous. Drugs
do not remove the cause of disease, and every minute
that they give rellefthe disease is getting a firmer
hold upon your system. As long as the cause remains
the trouble stays there, and the only way to get rid
of it is to assist nature. Nature wants strength, vital
ity, power to fight disease and drive it out, not poisons
which only make it worsen
"Electricity is nature's medicine, and the proper use
of It will restore you to perfect health..
"Disease always results when you break nature's
laws. If you continually overwork the stomach you
will have stomach trouble. ' If you abuse any organ
of your body you must suffer for It afterward. Then
the real cause' of disease is duetto the inactivity of
some .part of the body machinery. The reason any
organ breaks down or fails to work properly is be-
How the Nervous Sys
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by the Human Stomach,
:ause it has not enough vitality to withstand the strain
when It is overtaxed. This vitality Is nothing more
than electricity, ?the motive power of the human body.
Now, to cure the disease you must renew the vitality
or electricity of the part that causes the trouble.
When this Is done the disease cannot exist, for the
cause is removed. .,
Electricity for Weak Nerves
great many people suffer from ailments caused
by weak. Impoverished nerves, and try to cure these
troubles by dosing their stomac'is with drugs. It Is
Impossible. .Drugs are poiso; :-, t.ij poisons wreck the
nerves.
"If you are run down, nervous and unambitious; if
you suffer frequent headaches and have spells of
despondency, it means that your nerves are starving
for new energy, electricity. That's all they need, and
nothing else will restore them.
"Electro-Vigor saturates the nerves and vitals with
electric life while you sleep. It builds up Btrength
and vitality in every organ and drives out pains and
aches.
"If there was any nourishment In drugs, they might
do some good, but you know there is not. Drugs are
drugs, stimulants, narcotics, antidotes, poisons, not
food. Electricity la nerve food nerve life. It soaks
Into the nerves and is taken up by them just as a
sponge absorbs water. It nourishes and vitalizes the
parts which drugs cannot reach.
"Every dose of drugs that you put into your stomach
weakens your nerves. Every time you kill a pain or
an ache, by stupefying the nerves with poisonous
drugs, you are hurting them, and anyone can see that
In time, by steady dosing, your nervous system will be
completely broken down.
Mr. F. W. Jolley. of Box 78S. La Grande. Or., writes:
As I have been using your Electro-Vigor for about five
weeks, I can say with perfect candor that It has done
more good for me than all the medicine I have' ever
taken in my life. Because of this, I feel It my duty
to recommend it to others for T consider it one of the
surest cures for disease ever introduced1. Surelv It is
the most wonderful cure of the present day and age."
"You know that rheumatism is caused by uric acid
in the blood. There's only one thing on earth that can
get at this uric acid and drive it out of your system
that's electricity. It soaks into every vein and tissue
of the body and drives the poisonous matter through
the circulation, back to .the 'kidneys, which filter the
blood of all impurities. ' ,
"My Electro-Vigor has cured some of the worst cases
of rheumatism after drugs and other methods had
failed. When electricity goes in the body rheumatism
must go out.
"No pain can exist in a body charged with electrfh
life. Tou can have no rheumatism, no Inactive parts, be
cause the life generated by this grand force gives
health and strength to every organ.
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"There is no excuse for
men being old at sixty,
complaining about pains
in the back, stiffness in
the shoulders and legs,
that "tired feeling," nerv
ousness, indigestion and
constipation . It should
not ""be. Nature started
you with a constitution
that ought to have held v
you good until you are
eighty, and you ought to
feel like a boy now. But
you have overdone some
. things and wasted your '
vitality. You still have
the - constitution, but lack
the force. That Is elec
tricity, and Electro-Vigor
will restore It.
Mr. George W. Cox, of Roseburg. Oregon, writes:
"I want to tell you that I am perfectly satisfied with
your Electro-Vigor treatment. I have now used It iust
thirty days and I have been relieved of all the pains
and aches which troubled me greatly; I am gaining
strength and feel better in every respect. In view of
the' fact that I am seventy-three years of age, I con
sider that this Improvement realized in such a short
time is something remarkable."
"Look at the men who have used Electro-Vigor and
you will see men of force, men of power and confi
dence, men who respect themselves and are respected
and admired by their fellow-men.
"Wouldn't you like to be the man you were a few
years ago; to have the same ambitious spirit, the
strength and vitality that you used to possess?
Wouldn't you like to be -free from pains and a(hes,
and to feel that you are the equal in strength of any
man your age? You can be. .
"All that you lack is -'vitality new life. You are
. like an engine without steam you haven't the motive
power to keep the machinery of your body working
properly. Anything that will restore your 'steam'
will make a new man of you. Drugs have been tried
and have failed. You know that; but Electro-Vigor '
cannot fail; it is 'electricity, and "electricity is life."
That is what you require, and -a few weeks' use of
Electro-Vigor will give you health and happiness.
Women Saved From Dan
gerous Operations
"A large percentage of women's ailments are so
perplexing hat operations are often recommended by
physicians. Such operations are not Only dangerous,
but they sometimes cause serious complications.
Thousands of women are uselessly butchered who
could be'eured by my electric treatment In the privacy
of their own homes.
"I find, in most cases, that all auch women need Is
new strength, more vitality and nerve force. When
the organs of the body are denied the vitality .neces
sary to perform their proper functions, inactivity and
. disease result.
"Electro-Vigor renews the activity of the organs
and builds up vitality and strength where It is needed
by infusing the body with a glowing current of elec
tric life. ,
"A patient asked me the other day why, !t is that
faradic batteries and static machines do not give such
results as Electro-Vigor.
"That's because you can't stand the treatment for
more than a few minutes at a time. A nervous person
can't endure it that long on account of the shock,
When a man tries that method and finds that It does
not help .him he naturally concludes that electricity Is
no good.
"Xot, my jystem is different. Electro-Vigor pumps
the current Into the body for six or eight hours every
day or night, usually while the patient sleeps.
"The delicate nerves are not Jarred or shocked by
this current, as It goes in them Just like a drizzling!
rain saturates a newly ploughed field. They absorb
It. drink it in. and as It is their life, they grow strong
with it.
"Poor digestion, inactive liver, constipation, sluggish
heart, slow thinking, dormant energy and laziness are'
all due to lack of electricity. Understand that elec-',
triclty is the motive power of the human machine, the'
power that keeps the organs alive, and you will see'
what I mean. In such cases you will see how Electro--Vigor
will pump action into the body. It renews the
electric life and transfers the sluggard Into a bundla
of vigorous energy. -
"Because you have experienced with faradic batter
ies or taken electric treatment from physicians with
out being cured is no reason why my method should
prove a failure. The doctor's battery can only be ap
plied for half an hour at a time, and that is not
enough, to effect a cure. . Besides, that method is In
convenient and expensive. Electro-Vigor can be used
all day or all night without interfering with your wqrlc
or rest. 4
Mrs. H. C. Stanton, of Roseburg. Or., writes: "I
have never regretted the price I paid for Electro
Vigor, for It has completely and permanently cured me
of stomach trouble, and I am thankful Indeed for this
relief."
Mrs. V. O. Fisher, of Portland. Or., 67 E. 16th St., No.,
writes: "Your Blectro-Vigor has done me "a world of
good. I feel like another woman. My nervous condi
tion I consider entirely cured. I started using your
appliance full strength and got a little too much cur
rent, which created a feeling of lassitude, but this has
been overcome by a more careful adjustment of the
appliance according to your directions.. I find that
my circulation has been greatly improved also."
Mrs. C. E. Gaylord. of Halfway. Oregon, writes: "My
principal ailments when I began using Electro-Vigor
were Sciatic Rheumatism, stomach trouble and a ter
rible soreness and pain deep in the body just below
the shoulder blades. After using Electro-Vigor for
thirty days, my rheumatism has entirely disappeared.
My stomach trouble is much better and the bloated
condition in my whoU body is entirely overcome."
Mrs. H. W. Schenck. of Junction City. Oregon, writes:
'It is now three months since I began using Electro
Vigor and I would not take the price of It, under any
consideration, and be back into my former condition.
Your appliance is gradually curing me of a condition
which I never hoped to be relieved of."
Prejudice Against Advertised Treatments
"There is a whole lot of prejudice against adver
tised remedies, due no doubt tS' the large number of
quacks and schemes that have foisted worthless treat
ments on the public during the past few years.
"If it were not for this prejudice, I would not be abl
to handle all the business that would come to me.
The, many fake electrlo belts and so-called "vltalizers"
advertised by charlatans have made everyone skeptical,
but I know that I have a good thing, and I'll hammer
away until everybody knows it.
"'Any organ of the body, any part that lacks th.
necessary vitality to do its work as nature intended,
can be restored by my method.
"It gives strength; it makes the blood rich and
warm; it vitalizes the nerves and puts vim into the
brain and muscles; It just makes a good man out of a
bad one In every way.
"With Electro-Vigor I cure rheumatism in Its worst
forms; I cure pains and aches, weak nerves, general
debility and any other trouble which can be cured by
restoring the life force.
"No matter where you live, I can treat you as suc
cessfully as If you were here In my office."
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Don't spend another cent on doctors and their worth
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