Electricity a Cure for Tuberculosis

Wonderful Results Said To Have Been Effected by Means of Tesla's Oscillator.

TOLD OF THEIR CURES

Physician and Clergyman at Dr. Carroll's Clinic Declared Treatment Had Saved Them.

Current Thus Applied, It Is Said, Does Not Produce Death, Because Waves Are Synchronous with Life Force.

"Electrical oscillation" as a new treatment for tuberculosis, was demonstrated, and the Immediate benefits derived from it by men in the last stages of the disease were testified to at an interesting clinic yesterday in the offices of Dr. Craft C. Carroll, No. 21 East Twenty-fourth street. Dr. Carroll declares that by the application of a new principle evolved by Nikola Tesla he can cure the worst cases of acute tuberculosis. Dr. E. P. Iliff, of Newark, a specialist in lung diseases, who, three weeks ago, was declared to be dying of consumption by his brother physicians, received his third treatment of "electrical oscillation" yesterday at the clinic, and then ran to catch a car on his way back to Newark. The Rev. S. W. Switzer, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, in Harrison, N. J., who had been sent to Dr. Carroll in the last stages of consumption, told of his remarkable cure. Dr. John B. Rich, president of the American Microscopical Society, declared that it was the most wonderful demonstration of positive beneficial results that he had ever seen in the treatment of germ diseases.

CHARGE WOULD KILL ORDINARILY.

Nikola Tesla had worked for two years on the apparatus which Dr. Carroll used yesterday in his first public clinic. It was Dr. Carroll's idea to apply the new principle in electricity evolved by Tesla to the treatment of consumption. Mr. Tesla had, predicted that oscillation would accomplish wonders, but he had not thought of using it as a germ killer.

By applying the electrode of the Tesla machine, Dr. Carroll drives through the affected part a quantity of electricity, which if applied in any other way would cause instant death. With the Tesla "oscillator " he handles between two and three thousand volts of electricity with impunity. Dr. Carroll says that after the oscillation treatment all tubercular matter is eliminated from the system by the emunctories — the liver, kidneys, bowels and general glandular system. The treatment is one of destruction to the germs.

Dr. Iliff told how he had contracted tuberculosis from his patients about a year ago. It had developed in the aorta, which is the artery leading from the heart to the pulmonary system. Stenosis of the aorta resulted. The tubercular matter had clogged the aorta about one inch from the entrance to the heart, so finally the heart could not pump blood to the extremities. A dropsical condition ensued. Dr. Iliff said that in forty-eight hours four weeks ago he increased in weight thirty pounds.

PHYSICIANS HAD GIVEN HIM UP.

"I was removed to Dr. Carroll's office in New York ten days ago," said Dr. Iliff. "My brother physicians protested against my being removed. They said there was not the slightest chance of recovery. They even predicted the hour I was to die. I took my third oscillation treatment to-day. I am now attending to my practice again in Newark and am on the speedy road to complete recovery."

The testimony given by the Rev. Mr. Switger was almost as remarkable. He had contracted acute tuberculosis four years ago. When he was moved to Dr. Carroll's house the physicians of Newark and Harrison told him he had six weeks to live. He was back attending to his pastoral duties in less than three weeks, and declared yesterday that he had completely recovered.

Henry J. Rice, a patient who had been put under the electrical treatment for the first time on July 9, when he had a respiration of 36, yesterday, it was said, had the full use of his lungs. His respiration was 12. He had had tuberculosis of the lungs for five years. The lower third of the right and left lungs was hepatic. There had been a cavity at the left of the heart bone, so Dr. Carroll said, as large as a silver dollar.

Dr. Carroll says that the cavity has entirely disappeared, and is refilled with new lung tissue.

LIFE FORCE ELECTRICAL FORCE.

Asked for an explanation of the treatment, Dr. Carroll said: —

"All life is a force manifestation in which electricity plays a part. Life force, spirit force and electrical force I believe to be one and the same force. Disease or unhealth is only a difference of potential that requires to be brought into a state of equilibrium in order to be brought into a state of health.

"The reason why this high oscillation does not take life is because the wave motions of the machine are in synchronous harmony with the life force in the body."

Dr. Carroll declined to allow the Tesla machine to be seen. All of the apparatus that was visible was the glass electrode, which was spoon shaped and hollow. While the current was on there was an opalescent blaze or a series of big sparks in the electrode, which was applied directly to the part affected.

Dr. William F. Holcombe, of No. 78 Lexington avenue, who was present, was unwilling to give a definite opinion as to the treatment until he had attended other clinics.

"Most doctors frown on anything new. but I believe in investigation. It may be that Dr. Carroll has hit on a valuable discovery."