The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-26 00:00:00

TREATMENT OF ENVENOMED 'FOUNDS.

It is well known that the volatile alkalies are the moat
efficacious remedies for the venemous bite of the viper and
the stings of several insects which transfuse venom into
the flesh of those whom they assail. But howev,r potent
this specific may be, when administered in time, it has
been frequently found to fail in its Effect, owing to some
cause hitherto undiscovered. The following case, pub-
! lished by the Agricultural Society of the department
l'AriCge (France), and inserted in its Journal, clears up
the mystery, and furnishes us with the information it was
'so important for us to have.
A shepherd of the neighbourhood of Foix, bitten in the
i leg by a viper, suffered the most acute pain, notwith-
standing that had sought relief from several popular re.
medies—such as binding up the wounded part, enveloping
I it in fresh earth, &c. called in sixteen hours after the bite
was given. M. Quod, a medical practitioner at Foix,
ordered volatile alkali, in a liquid form, to be frequently
repeated, and the dose to be increased each time. Far
from obtaining any success, however, he was beginning to
despair of his patient, when it occurred to him to try this
effect of dry friction upon the almost lifeless parts.
The skilful practitioner was much surprised to find the
rubbing excite the pungent odour of the alkalies. He con-
eluded that these liquors had not acted, because, in place
of remaining in the interior of the body, they almost wholly
escaped by the pores of the skin ; and he immediately
caused some olive oil to be brought, with which he oiled
I all the members of the pvtient. No sooner had this
lini-
ment been applied, than the bid symptoms began eta dints-
', pear, and the cure was so rapid that, two days after, the
shepherd was able to return to his occupations.
In Egypt Dr. Larrey had already employed oil in treat..
in 7 wounds from the bite of venomous animals of that part
of Africa; not, however, through the medium of friction,
but as a drink, and mixed with the volatile alkalies. 'This
method almost always succeeded with him.—Frene4
Par'

The Gazette of Saturday night announces that the Kt
had appointed the Rev. John flume Spry to the Rater(
of St. Mary-la-bonne, void by the death of Ll*. tledapb
The same Gazette also notifies that the Duke of York had
appointed the Rev. Lawrence Gwynne one of his Domestic
Chaplains. Authority is also given to the lion. and Rev.
Mr. Neville, Master of Magaalcit College, Cambridge. to
take the surname of Orem/ilk.
CANA n.t.—The folawing is a comparative AtaterOmi OF
the arrivals at Queb:c on the 26th of May, isei, ■nd thv
same period in 15•23. There is no instance when so mhay
vessels were in port so early in the season. It is gratifying;
to find that a greater number of them than usual have
proe:eiled to Montreal, that port being now easily reacheil
by the use of the tow bnat. There are undoubtAly better
ports,
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