Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1917 — Bleeding Useful at Times. [ARTICLE]

Bleeding Useful at Times.

For ages one of the customs of Chinese physicians has been to thrust fine needles into the body to let out pains and various maladies and it appears that bleeding in this way is often really useful. After long observation in China Dr. James Cantlie reports himself so much impressed with the results that he has adopted the procedure himself for certain cases. Needling seems to lessen the tension in the inflamed part and to relieve neuralgic and rheumatic pains, swelling and stiffness from sprains and fractures, and especially the indefinite hip pains usually called sciatica.