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APPLICATION OF
MAGNET IN
TREATMENT OF
ILLNESSES
CHRISTIAN H. GODEFROY
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CHAPTER 1
The alchemists
The alchemists of the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries
attributed to the magnet the most wonderful properties and
applied all the secrets of their art for making diverse
preparations, which would facilitate and extend its application.
One of them macerated it with steel filings in the ash of certain
plants for extracting what Paracelse eventually called manna of
magnet, others believed that by exposing it to the sun after
10 The History of Magnets
Magnetic medicine
Towards the middle of the eighteenth century there was a
reaction against alchemist magnetism and the doctors came back
to the earlier practice with magnets.
Maxwell, a Scotch scholar and royal physician to
Charles II, practiced magnetic medicine with success and
published a book on the subject.
P. Kircher a German Jesuit scholar has a special place in
the history of magnetism. In several books which are still worth
consulting, he demonstrated all the diverse uses put to magnets
in the past; he furnished information on the methods employed
during his time and on the results obtained. As many authors
before him had said, he affirmed that the magnets kept in the neck
cured spasm, removed the nervous pains and facilitated pregnancy.
The History of Magnets 11
Mesmer
Towards 1770, Mesmer started attracting attention. He
contemplated about the existence “of a mutual influence binding
the celestial matter, the earth and the physical body. This
influence worked through a universal fluid spread out and
remaining in such a way as to not allow any void, and whose
refinement was beyond comparison and which by its very nature
was capable of receiving, propagating and communicating all
impressions of movement. It manifested, particularly in human
body, a property analogous to that of a magnet. The poles could
be distinguished as equally diverse and opposite which could
be transmitted, changed, destroyed or strengthened.”
Because of its analogy with the nervous fluid, he could
“cure immediately the nervous diseases and through it all the
others.” Penetrating the tissues it reestablished the harmony in
the organs by the uniform distribution of fluids whose movement
had been disturbed.
Mesmer then applied the magnet according to a theory, which
he had formed. Ordinarily he applied small magnets having the form
of the parts on which they were applied. He put them on both sides
of the body, on the middle of the body and on the spine at the back.
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CHAPTER 2
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Natural magnet, popularly called magnetic stone is a mineral
of iron. It is a substance of pronounced metallic shine, in a
freshly chipped surface has the color ranging from black as in
iron to bluish as in steel . It has the property of attracting iron,
cobalt, nickel and chromium.
All the properties of natural magnet can be transmitted to
those metals, called magnetic metals, especially to the tempered
steel, by various methods. The word magnet has become the
generic term applied to all material, which has the natural or
acquired property of attracting iron. Therefore a distinction is
made between natural magnets and artificial magnets. The later
ones are almost the only ones employed now.
All magnets, whatever may be its form and its volume,
possess a neutral line and two opposing poles, which can be
identified by placing it on iron filings. The iron filings will attach
themselves to the two poles with greater concentration, the
concentration will decrease as the neutral line is approached and
will become nil at that point.
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The poles
A magnet horizontally suspended by a string without torsion
or balanced on a pivot (magnetic needle), aligns itself in a fixed
direction which is approximately that of the geographical north.
This direction, which indicates the two poles of the earth, is
called magnetic meridian. The pole, which orients towards the
south, is called astral pole, negative pole, Bionorth pole; that
which orients towards the north is called the boreal pole,
positive pole, Biosouth pole. The positive pole of a magnet
repels the positive pole of another magnet and attracts the
negative, in other words, like poles repel each other, opposite
poles attract each other.
In the magnet two distinct forces are observed:
1. A physical force, which acts straight across all the
bodies situated in the entire magnetic field. It is with this force
that the magnets act on each other.
2. A force which I call physiological force because it is felt
on human bodies without acting on magnetic needles.
The physiological force seems to be subordinate to the
physical force because it is almost always proportionate to the
degree of magnetization of the pieces. It is a strong force that
can not be assimilated just as electricity can not be. By an
operation which transforms this force just as electricity is
transformed into heat, into light, into motion, I get a new force
more powerful, more in harmony with the vital force, which is
in us, and is assimilated more easily. It becomes more vivifying
and its curative value is considerably increased. It is to this
transformation that I give the name vitalization.
Physical Properties 21
Precautions to be taken
The magnets loose rapidly their vital properties. According
to the nature of the disease, the temperament of the patient, the
use he makes of it, they are used up after some time which could
vary between 1 to 6 months, , even when the magnetism, that is
to say, the property of attracting iron and of oriention does not
seem to have diminished appreciably.
The vital property of the magnet is conserved for 6 to 8
months if the magnet is not used at all and if it is kept in open
air; wrapped in paper or suspended on the neutral line by a
torsion free wire, thus permitting the magnet to orient itself, the
properties can be conserved for longer period. It is necessary
that they may not be put on objects of nickel, iron, cast iron or
steel, not allowed to be dropped, because the shock modifies the
vibratory movements which make the magnetism and the vitalization.
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CHAPTER 3
MAGNETIC MEDICINE
The magnet even without being vitalized, that is to say as it
has been applied up to now, exercises on the system a very
beneficial action. Vitalized, it becomes one of the most curative
agent that nature has placed at our disposal. It combines all the
advantages of classic medicine without their inconveniences and
dangers. But not withstanding its curative properties, it is not
always sufficient for curing an obstinate disease and above all for
bringing about as rapid a cure as may be expected by the patient.
Andry and Thouret in their second report dated the 1st April
1783, to the Royal Society of Medicine, posed the following
questions on the artificial magnets of Mr. Noble:
“Can we not administer magnets, in powdered form, whether
of magnetic stone or magnetized steel filings, inside?
Can we not give infusions of magnets by preparing
magnetized water after treating it in a way similar to preparing
what we call iron water?
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Magnetized Water
All the human magnetizers have employed successfully
magnetized water. When applied by the human magnetism it is
better than the treatment of magnetization by magnet:
nevertheless, it has a curative value that is not without importance.
Describing an experiment made for confirming this value,
this is what I wrote in my “Physique Magnétique”, P 221.
“Several years back, at the clinic of school for practicing
magnetism, number of patients, varying between 20 to 35 in
number at each sitting, visited the clinic every Thursday and
Sunday. I proposed to give them water magnetized under the
action of magnet so as to speed up the recovery. I did not boast
to them of all the properties of this water. I just said that I had
often seen its good effects on patients. Almost all accepted my
generous propositions and subject to the condition that they
would tell me the effects that they could observe, I gave each
one of them a bottle.
The water kept in a big vessel in my office room, was
subjected to magnetic action for one whole night through a horse
shoe magnet weighing 100 to 117 kilo. During the session I filled
up the bottles brought by the patients, they then took the bottles
to their home for applying. Those who were affected by piles,
problems of eyes, or skin diseases, applied it as lotion, as
washes and as compress; those who suffered from organic
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CHAPTER 4
ORIGIN OF DISEASES
All the functions of managing the animal, are under the
influence of two forces which exercise their action in two
opposite directions: on one part a positive, plastic, organizing
and conservative force of life; on the other part, one negative,
disorganizing and destructive force of life. When they act equally
on all the parts of the organism, the equilibrium is perfect and
we enjoy good health. But if the force which conserves increases
while that which destroys decreases, then the organic functions
are carried on with excessive activity; if on the contrary, the
destructive force increases and the force of conserving
decreases, the activities are diminished; and in both the cases
the equilibrium is impaired: that is how the disease sets in.
When an organ becomes ill, that is because it possesses too
much energy, vitality, excitement and it carries out its
functions with too much activity; or else it lacks energy, vitality
and excitement.
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Removing pain
Besides, the pain disappears almost as quickly by
exciting as by calming, because of anesthesia, which more or
less quickly succeeds hyperaesthesia. This is what explains the
result obtained by practitioners who having no idea of the polarity
do all their applications randomly.
In a large number of cases, the nervous diseases, organic
trouble and diseases of all types are rapidly cured by the
magnetic medicine. When there are major lesions, as in the case
of cancer, rumours, aneurismal, hardening, decays, anchylosis,
hemiplegia, locomotor ataxy, softening of the brain and spinal
cord, one can not depend on this method for cure; but one could
certainly obtain improvement.
The patients, who could not get any benefit by application
of vitalized magnets, should not loose hope. Many of them can
relatively easily be cured by magnetism.
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CHAPTER 5
THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION
It is generally thought that magnetism has real efficacy only
in nervous diseases. That is a mistake. Contrary to hypnotism
and independent of all suggestive action, magnetism is a vital
agent, with excellent curative property, which comes forcefully
in aid of nature’s forces of medication, and its affectivity is often
greater in organic diseases than in diseases of the nerves.
I cannot emphasis too much to make one understand - for
calming, one should apply the negative pole, Bionorth of the
magnet on the skin; and reciprocally, for exciting the positive
pole, Biosouth of the magnet on the skin.
The duration of the application should be proportionate to
the gravity or the oldness of the disease and the sensitiveness of
the patient. As a general rule, in the case of serious diseases,
and more so if there is pain, the magnet should be put on till the
disturbing symptoms disappear. Thereafter continue to wear them
whether during day or night and progressively diminish the
duration and the frequency of application, and stop completely
when the symptoms have entirely disappeared.
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Brain
Inflammatory diseases. Cephalalgy (headache), giddiness,
vertigo, insomnia, neuralgia, migraine, brain stroke, apoplexy,
encephalitis, meningitis, over excitement, restlessness, delirium,
delirium tremens, rage, madness, insane acts.
In principle, for ordinary cases, apply a magnet on the
forehead, and in very complicated cases, apply it one on the
nape of the neck and another on the throat simultaneously.
In diseases appearing periodically like migraine, neuralgia,
the magnet should be applied as soon as the symptoms indicating
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Ears
Inflammatory diseases: Ear ache, (otitis-otology) flow,
(otorrhoea), and catarrh of the ear.
Apply the magnets with the Bionorth surface on the forehead,
one on the crown of head, or better still one of the poles reaching
towards the affected ear. In the case of pain, apply another magnet
on the neck with the Bionorth pole pointed towards the ears.
Compresses, injection of magnetized water in the ears. Water
should be magnetized negatively.
Weakening diseases: Singing in the ear, noise, deafness.
The same magnets as in the preceding case, applied in the
same regions, but the Biosouth surface towards the skin.
Injection, compresses with negatively magnetized water.
Eyes
Inflammatory diseases: Lacrymal tumours, oedema of the
eyelids, conjuctitis keratitis, problem of retina, iritis, ophthalmia,
blepharitis.
Magnet with faces Bionorth on the forehead. In serious cases,
apply another magnet on the nape of the neck.
Compress on the forehead and magnetized water of mixed
pole; wash and bathe the eyes either with rose water or plantain
water negatively magnetised.
Weakening diseases. Motes in the eyes, loss of vision, dazzlings,
glaucoma, cataract, weak sightedness, color-blindness, amaurosis.
Same magnets but applied with Biosouth surface towards the
skin, on the same regions.
Compress on the forehead with magnetized water of mixed
poles, wash and bath with positively magnetized oil.
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Spinal marrow
Inflammatory diseases. Spinal meningitis, locomotor ataxy,
acute myelitis.
Magnetic belt with face Bionorth towards the back, magnets
on the shoulder blade. If there is gastric trouble, apply at the
same time magnets on the stomach, put only 2 hours after a meal.
In the case of insomnia magnet on the forehead during the night.
Food and drinks magnetized negativity or in a mixed way.
Lotion or rub downs on the vertebral column with the same
magnetized substances in the same way.
Weakening diseases. Softening of the marrow, sclerosis,
progressive paralysis, progressive muscular atrophie, chronic
myelitis, shaking, infant paralysis.
The same magnets as in the preceding case, placed on the
same regions but with the face Biosouth towards the skin.
Food or drinks positively magnetized or magnetized in a
mixed way. Lotion and rub downs on the vertebral column with
substances magnetized in the same way.
Kidneys
Inflammatory diseases: Albuminuria (Bright’s disease),
nephrite, pyelitis neuralgia of the kidneys, renal colic.
Bionorth magnets in the region of the kidneys.
Food and drinks magnetized with negative pole or in a mixed
way; lotion and rubbing on the kidneys with substances
magnetized with negative pole or in a mixed way.
Weakening diseases: Gravel. Same magnets as in the
preceding case, placed on the same region but with Biosouth face
towards the skin.
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Stomach
Inflammatory diseases. Acidity of stomach, pyrosis, gas,
eructation, vomiting blood (hematemesis) glairy or bilious,
indigestion, stomach cramp, stomach pains, acute gastric, sudden
pang of hunger, bulimia.
In the less serious cases: Bionorth magnets on the stomach
region, sometimes on the front side of the body sometimes on
the back side. In more serious cases put stronger magnets. A
magnet in the wrist always modifies these cases favorably.
Food or drinks magnetized with negative pole for the serious
cases and in a mixed way for the others.
Weakening diseases: Heaviness, dilation of stomach, lack of
appetite, stomach upset, nightmare, dyspepsia, nausea, and
chronic gastritis.
Same pieces as in the preceding cases, on the same regions
but with Biosouth face towards the skin. In the case of nightmare
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and insomnia, apply at the same time a magnet on the head, during
the night, for calming effect.
Food and drinks magnetized with negative pole for serious
cases; in other case magnetized in a mixed way.
Intestine
Inflammatory diseases: Colics, cramps, spasms, entéralgie
(neuralgia of intestine), enteritis, gastric-enteritis, peritonitis,
diarrhea, dysentery, cholerine, tubercular affection.
If the case is not so serious, Bionorth magnets on the region
of intestine. In serious cases, series of magnets sometimes on
the region of intestine sometimes on the region of kidneys.
Foods and drinks magnetized with negative pole or in a
mixed way, rub downs, washes, baths of the hip with substances
magnetized in a mixed way.
Weakening diseases: Constipation (heating), swelling of the
abdomen, gas, flatulency.
Same magnets as in the preceding cases, but with Biosouth
face towards the skin.
Foods and drinks magnetized with positive pole or in a
mixed way; washes, baths of hip, vigorous rubbing with
substances magnetized in the same way.
Spermatic passages
Inflammatory diseases: Neuralgia of glands: spermatic,
priapism, orchitis, hydrocele haematocele, gonorrhea, inflammation.
Bionorth magnets on the region of bladder; at the same time
series of magnets on the kidneys, and a strong magnet kept below
the testes by a suspender.
Local bath, warm lotions, injections with substances
magnetized with negative pole or in a mixed way.
on the wrist. In the first case put also a magnetic pen: fix
magnets on the pen with the face Bionorth towards the skin.
When the feet and legs are affected, according to the gravity
of the cases, magnets on the instep or magnetized slipper
under the sole of the feet. For coxitis or sciatica, apply a
series of Bionorth magnets on the region of kidney and
magnets on the painful places; for Pott’s disease magnets on
the place of pain.
Gentle and prolonged rubbings, washes with substances
magnetized in a mixed way.
Weakening diseases: rickets, deviation, deformation of size,
weakness of muscles, shaking of the limbs, dryness, stiffness,
snapping of joints, paralysis, cold at the feet.
Same magnets as in the preceding cases with Biosouth face
towards the skin.
Vigorous rubbings, lotions, washes with cold substances
magnetized in a mixed way.
CHAPTER 6
IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS
The vitalized magnets should not be used for several
illnesses because it often happens that the illness that has been
cured or relieved, can be communicated to another. It seems that
an exchange takes place between vitalizing principle of the
magnet and the principle of the disease. Sometimes even it
happens that the magnet which has lost its force of attracting iron,
because of curing a disease, if it is used again for curing some
illness, the symptoms of disease cured reappears, symptoms
which again disappear when the magnet is made stronger.
Therefore in principle, a magnet should be used for only one
patient, when he is cured, the magnet should be considered as
dangerous and should be destroyed.
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CHAPTER 7
TYPES OF THERAPEUTIC
MAGNETS
The strong magnets recommended should have at least 500
gauss (the unit of measuring the magnetic force) for having a
therapeutic effect.
A series of magnets can be made by stitching magnets inside
two layers of cloth, identical faces in the same direction and
applied then with a bandage.
A magnetic belt is a belt to which magnets have been fixed
inside the belt with sticking plasters.
A magnetic slipper is a slipper in which perforations are
made and in each of which small magnets are put.
A strong magnet must exceed 2000 gauss. The heavier it is,
the wider is its field of action. They are utilized for acting on
internal organs.
A magnetic pen is a pen on which magnets have been
fixed with Bionorth face towards the skin at places where one
holds the instrument.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Index of Chapters
Preface ....................................................................3
Chapter 1. The History of Magnets .....................5
It cures joint pain ............................................................................ 7
Paracelse and organic maladies ..................................................... 8
The alchemists ................................................................................ 9
Magnetic medicine ........................................................................ 10
The perfection of the method of manufacturing ............................ 11
Mesmer ........................................................................................ 12
Therapeutic action of magnets ..................................................... 13
The report of the Royal Society of Medicine ................................ 16
The period of forgetfulness ........................................................... 18
Chapter 2. Physical Properties..........................19
The poles ...................................................................................... 20
Precautions to be taken ................................................................ 21
Chapter 3. Magnetic Medicine ...........................23
Magnetized Water ........................................................................ 24
The two applications of magnetic medicine .................................. 27
Chapter 4. Origin of Diseases ...........................29
Removing pain .............................................................................. 32
Chapter 5. Therapeutic Application .................33
Brain ............................................................................................. 34
Ears .............................................................................................. 36
Eyes ............................................................................................. 36
Nose and Nasal fossae ................................................................. 37
Mouth and Teeth ........................................................................... 37
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Spinal marrow............................................................................... 38
Kidneys ......................................................................................... 38
Throat, Larynx, Pharynx................................................................ 39
Heart and aorta ............................................................................ 39
Lungs, Bronchia, Liver and Spleen. .............................................. 40
Stomach ....................................................................................... 41
Intestine ........................................................................................ 42
Anus and rectum ........................................................................... 42
Uterus, Ovary, Bladder, Urethra, Prostate.................................... 43
Spermatic passages ..................................................................... 44
Paralytic diseases: Seminal losses, impotence ............................ 44
Joints, Bone, Muscles and Tendons, Sciatica, Pain in general ..... 44
Blood, Circulation, Nutrition and Assimilation ................................ 45
Skin diseases, Injuries due to sports ............................................ 46
Nervous diseases: Neurosis ......................................................... 47
Chapter 6. Important Observations ..................49
Chapter 7. Types of Therapeutic Magnets .......50
Bibliography ........................................................51