Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleGalvanism as Therapeutic Agent: Perkins's 'Metallic Tractors' and the Placebo Effect.AuthorsGreenway, JohnAbstractDiscusses the role of narrative in the therapeutic agent. Information on the cartoon `Metallic Tractors,' by James Gillray; How the placebo effect is induced in patients; Importance of galvanism as a clue to the mystery of life.SubjectsNARRATION; ELECTRICITY; CARICATURES & cartoons; THERAPEUTICSPublicationANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes & Reviews, 2001, Vol 14, Issue 4, p24ISSN0895-769XPublication typeAcademic JournalDOI10.1080/08957690109598172