Chapter 2

PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS.

Characteristic differences between the electric bath and other methods of electrization--Effects on sleep; on general sensation; on the change of matter; on the pulse and temperature; as a stimulant and tonic; on general nutrition; on the digestive apparatus; on the sexual apparatus--Sedative influence--Affects cranial nerves--Cutaneous sensation--Its freedom from pain--Muscular contractions--Effects on the mind 31