utes."

3) "From 5 to 10 minutes faradization causes a reduction of the
previously heightened temperature of the diseased joints to the
normal standard, or even below this."

4) "The subjective rheumatic pains which are augmented by
pressure and motion, are diminished by faradization. This
diminution is sometimes so considerable, that the joint, which
prior to the faradization admitted of no movement, is able to
execute passive and active movements with tolerable facility."

5) "The rheumatic pains as well as the temperature of the
affected joints remain diminished after the faradization for 3,
4 and even 5 hours; they then gradually return to the previous
height. At the same time the duration of the paroxysms of pain
becomes shortened, and the intensity of this diminished."

6) "Although the rheumatic process takes a more rapid course
under the influence of faradization, and incommodes the patient
less, we have nevertheless made the observation in one case,
that the tendency to recurrence is not diminished. The attacks
however become more brief and milder."

7) "From what has here been said it follows, that daily
faradizations, lasting 5-10 minutes, diminish the severity of
acute articular rheumatism, restore the perverted cutaneous
sensibility, and cause a reduction of the temperature of the
affected joints."

8) "Several of those suffering from the pathological processes
mentioned, received no medication in addition to the
faradization, and yet made a tolerably rapid recovery."

I might adduce further testimony of the value of electricity in recent
cases of rheumatism, were it necessary to do so. The results in my own
cases however have long since satisfied me of the utility in this
respect of faradic not only, but also of mild constant currents.
Accepting this as matter of fact, let us next inquire where and why we
are to give _general_ electrization--in other words, the electric
bath--the preference over local applications.

Where the manifestations of the disease are limited to a single joint,
or at best a very few joints, or where we have to do with a case of
muscular rheumatism--to one group of muscles, local electrization, as
_symptomatic_ treatment, will answer. Where on the one hand however many
joints, on the other the muscles of entire limbs, or even more, are
involved, the advantages of a metho