“The static head breeze. Direct method.”

Static electricity applied to the head via highly-conductive non-contacting crown. Used to “treat” many conditions, from headache to peripheral neuraligia.

Medical Electricity and Rontgen Rays. Sinclair Tousey, 1910.

“I have known for twenty years that vital force, which is the life of the nerves and organs of the body, was Electricity.”

Humans: Now part mechanical!

Daily Mail and Empire. Toronto, Canada. Nov. 3, 1900.

What a fantastic illustration. Medicine by candlelight! There were many ingenious devices to increase the luminosity of candlelight while magnifying the site being examined. It’s so weird thinking about examining someone’s eyes by candlelight these days…

The Science and Art of Surgery. Being a Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases, and Operations. John Eric Erichsen, 1872.