108 DISEASES OF THE MALE SEXUAL ORGANS. 



faoe of the thighs, and then lengthwise in the perineum. Such a sit- 

 ting should last two or three minutes. Moreover, about three times a 

 fortnight the copper pole should be applied, by means of a catheter- 

 shaped rheophore, to the vicinity of the ejaculatory duct, and passes 

 should be made with the zinc pole in the direction of the spermatic 

 cords. If there are any particularly insensible places, Benedikt uses 

 Faraday 's galvanic brush, and, if the testicles are peculiarly insensible, 

 he passes a strong current through them. The sittings should take 

 place every day, and be continued for some time, as improvement did 

 not take place for months in some cases. 



Schultz, in Vienna, has for a long time used the induced current 

 for pollutions and impotence. Under this treatment the success was 

 very poor; but he claims that it is much greater since he has com- 

 menced using a constant current. He places the positive pole over 

 the fifth dorsal vertebra, the negative over the sacrum or to the peri- 

 naeum. Each sitting lasts from one to three minutes, and they are re- 

 peated three or four times a week. Schultz employs a battery with 

 twenty or thirty DanieTs elements of medium size. 



