“He attended lectures on many different topics but he was particularly interested in those on electricity, galvanism and mechanics.”

“The friends were deeply engaged with the scientific ideas of their day, including those of galvanism, or creating life through electric impulses.”

“This electrical potential is called galvanism and is the reason why we put zincs on boats.”

“Erb and Remak in Germany, Beard and Rockwell and Althans in America, have used it with advantage, in the forms of galvanisms and faradisms, in the treatment of joint troubles.”