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needle itself. So although you are now getting more total stimuli the brain can't focus too intently on one because of the competition of the other and this cuts down the degree of discomfort.

When she is working right on the edge of the jaw line you can pull the skin down away from the bone with one hand. This helps because the skin is so thin right over the bone that some of the current gets to the surface of the bone which is very heavily covered with nerve ends and so is away from the bone and there is more subcutaneous tissue to push against and take up the shock.

But finally, and this is what you have been waiting for, I have developed a product. That is my brother who, as some of you know, is a chemist, did. Local anesthetics are of little value on the intact skin because they are not absorbed thru it. This product tentatively named "Lectro-Caine" not only contains a local anesthetic but also spreading and penetrating agents to help it enter the pores. In addition it has an antiseptic, a skin conditioner and substances to maintain the skin in the optimal condition for the electrolytic process. Skin must be moist enough to conduct the current successfully and an oily material cuts down the electical efficiency. On the other hand too much moisture leads the cur- rent over the surface of the skin thereby burning it instead of feeding off of the end of the needle at the bottom of the follicle. These factors were worked out in conjunction with my operator. only has it worked successfully on me but several other TVs report success with them too. The oper- ator has used it on several women patients with specially sensitive areas too and it has helped them greatly.

"Lectro-Caine" doesn't numb the skin completely but it reduces the pain to about 10 or 25% of what it would be without it, provided that the product is used correctly. About 10 minutes before the treat-

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