The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perkinism
Perkinism \Per"kin*ism\, n. (Med.) A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, -- first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn. See Metallotherapy.
Usage examples of "perkinism".
Perkinism appealed to small matriarchies who felt obstructed by established lines.
But in spite of all this success, and the number of those interested and committed in its behalf, Perkinism soon began to decline, and in 1811 the Tractors are spoken of by an intelligent writer as being almost forgotten.