Silent Physician - Electricity Is Life © 1904 Mills Novelty Co.
Here as well, the large dial contained messages for scores based on how long the person held on to the shocking machine; "Electricity if properly applied will benefit any one" was shown for a range of the lowest scores while "Exceptionally fine condition of the entire system" indicated the highest score. Spirometers that
measured a user's lung capacity followed similar competitive health formats.
Height : 78.5in. (1.99m.)
Mills Novelty Co. proclaimed "Electricity, the Silent Physician. Treats all forms of muscular ills. Good for the nervous system too."
As an extra incentive, many of these health-based testers returned the spent
coin for exceptionally high scores of healthiness.
Machine's picture.
Book "History of Digital Games Developments in Art, Design and Interaction", Andrew Williams, © 2017 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, page 4.
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