xcretory
organs, by which they are separated from the body; the deposits of fatty
matter between the muscular fibers are absorbed, and the agglutinated
fibers are separated.

[Illustration: Fig. 12.
Rubbing the Legs.]

As proof of these statements, it has been found by experiment and
observation that there is an increase of temperature in the parts
subjected to this action, which _must_ be due mainly to an increase in
the chemico-vital changes that are superinduced by the nutritious
elements of the arterial blood, particularly that element which is
supplied to it by the inspired air, oxygen. All the products of waste
are increased. The skin becomes more soft and moist, showing that the
amount of matter eliminated by it is increased. The urine becomes more
abundant, and the relative amount of urea, its most important
constituent, becomes greatly increased. The amount of carbonic acid gas
exhaled is increased, and further evidence in the same direction is
furnished by the very marked increase in the inspiratory acts,
necessitated by the increased demands for oxygen.

[Illustration: Fig. 13.
Oscillating the Legs.]

The local increase of the circulation incident to properly applied
mechanical movements, must produce a corresponding diminution of blood
in other, even in remote, regions of the body. Thus this treatment, by
its revulsive effects, is capable of relieving various disorders of the
head, chest, digestive organs, and pelvis. Nowhere, however, is the
effect more satisfactory than in affections of the brain and spinal
cord, whether characterized by loss of power, of sensation, or by
neuralgic pain. Any portion of these nerve centres suffering from
congestion, will find prompt relief in mechanical vibratory movements.

THE MOVEMENT CURE which we advocate is not a "Swedish Movement Cure,"
nor anything akin to it. It is the application of remedial forces by
complex structures, which combine a variety of mechanical powers. The
inventions are solely American.

[Illustration: Fig. 14.
Apparatus for Rubbing in a Recumbent Position.]

By means of this machinery, which is driven by steam power with great
velocity, we are able to apply _soft, pleasant, rapid vibrating
movements_ over the surface of the body, and thereby increase the
circulation of blood through the parts, raise the temperature, and
excite pleasant sensations. The movements can be applied by our
ingeniously-devised machinery to any part of the body t