1) “The sense of pain as the result of electric irritation is considerably diminished, and sometimes entirely lost, in joints attacked by acute articular rheumatism, so that the patient experiences no pain, even when the distance between the coils equals naught[11], and both closure and opening are accompanied by the evolution of numerous sparks. At the same time the slightest pressure of the affected parts gives rise to the most intense pain.” “The diminution of the electro-sensibility appears in the majority of cases to be in inverse proportion to the severity of the disease and the intensity of the pain produced by mechanical irritation.” 2) “The enhanced tactile and thermic sensibility of the diseased joints is diminished by a faradization lasting from 5 to 10 minutes.” 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.