In a message dated 98-02-20 00:33:46 EST, Ken Writes to John Leeke:

>>>electrical gadget that comes in a small black
wooden box. It consists of a black tube about 2" in diameter and 10" in
length.
At one end is the electrical cord, at the other a socket, approx. 1/2" in
diameter in which you place a glass tube. The device comes with two tubes,
each
about 8" in lenght and oddly shaped.. One tube flattens out into sort of a
1-1/2"
diameter bellshape, with a bend in the neck of the extension. The other
remains
slender and resembles an enema device for a hot water bottle. When you plug
the
device into the outlet it begins making static noises and emits a purple spark
through the tube. When you touch it against your skin a visible charge jumps
from
the tube to your skin.

 Do you have any idea what this device could be?<<<

You are the proud owner of Dr. Grapham's Electrofaction Stimulator (also
marketed under a variety of other names):

The Electrofaction Stimulator constitutes an entirely new discovery in the use
of electricity, as a remedial agent. It only generates a current of thermo-
galvanism when there exists a difference of temperature between the skin and
the electrode. In the treatment of disease, the stimulator and sufferer must
be placed in a darkened room. It sets free from moisture and air in contact
with the positive electrode, oxygen and ozone, and the force of the current
sends these neutral curative agents into the blood circulation beneath the
electrode. The same force, by the use of wired wood pulp tablets, having
medicine put on their surfaces, in contact with the body and under the
electrode, conveys the medicine into any organ of the body. The Stimulator is
constant - will last for years and has self correcting circuitry. It will not
get out of order. Its force is regulated by the degree of darkness surrounding
the stimulator and can be regulated by the person using it to meet the needs
in every case. It is intended for family use, as well as physicians. Many
hundreds of families have used it in home treatment, and state that they have
been able to cure many diseases at their beginning, thereby avoining danger,
suffering and expense. It is put up in compact form, with book giving complete
directions and explanations. This device makes it impossible to discern
electrofaction from electrofiction. Price complete, each $9.00.

I leave the details of exact usage up to you and your family.

Hmmm.... preventive medicine at such an early date. I wonder if it works on
rotting wood. Let's see, if we just step up the current a little here, tweak
the galena diode a little there......        Can I borrow your VOM?

                          .....this coat hanger doesn't have the right guage
wire.......

John (absolutely no association with John Leeke, Preservation Consultant)
Leeke