Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-24
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To the Editor of 10 Columbian Mirror.
an rxt,oa from . Be3.ee's EgrI
on pn'maasry CogtaMaiics' -
london, 1899.
+" Hsppi'y. tbt clcceffve eadcavoura Of
Fo5rh ohsGci nspro7nite b.iiliepr 'era i"r
hnma.,ify. aH eTyttpsi remedy for con-
lemp,;on leema 20 have heen nearly aicer-
tanned and oa reyetsips 30 tae hi'torv os (
tic moi brilliant adcovcry ia pathology, .
ard this the ncf sG.fid discovery in medi- |
cine, viii az ear iogular. that they iheuld !
have beJa approached By 'he fame gradual
acps, rhe p.e5ecedors OF Harvey were &c
onsintei viii. fash prooFs Of S6e ejaculation
OF the blood, that It rs aeopiGiog thew did
10, combine them 20 40 to Leave no doubt
IA their own miajs, or in tie mirds Of o.
ID ~. r. Ike manner there exihed. befo'e
tire two phv'iciaus who have vaught its fafe,
cafy. and cffeAual employment. fuch proofs
OF HE ntiph'bihcz; powers of INC Fox love,
that one mua wonder its ufe had MOI.
plumber of years ego, became geoeral.
E" The faas puhlilhed ny DR. Darwin and
others about the fans period, (IT8S 10 FAR
overcame the appreheniinns OF large por-
Sion OF fhc faculty, a, 20 induce them 20 pre-
fcrilsr Foxgove in Droply. A the period
ucceGsry for It's exhibition in Dropfy is but
ihori, its violent effects appeared lsls intol
rsbIe But there could he no hope Of heal
in- ulccrs of ,he lungs u 10 ihort line and
the uCe of 70 formidable remedy in con-
f.mplion feemed either 10 be reiecied by The
common feelings Of patient and phy6c;an.
or q c II was aduinifered with degree Of
tiraidiiy which could not fail TO dep i've il Of
is efficacy
al ibis iituasion he uCe OF the FoxeIove
10 confumption remained aud the & K were
lrf: with u relief, and Thou, hope, i'll d.
- axe, AID DE-, Fow'.r. Id by an enlight
eued view of cauie aud efTea, fcemed o hay,
difcgferej wha' long had been he univerfl
with, but hardly, perhaps, the expee'a'ion
ID Drake propoGed to h;mfeif two Objects
,-tIe hoped thaskhc Foxglove, by promot-
Jog abforption would preveut that hurful
change in he ulcerous difcharge which ne,
in common with Dr. Da win frppoies 20
be produced By the coatsa Of sir he
fame Jime b. powerfully re arding 'h' loo
OF the ar,erial fyRem, thr fecretion of ma ter
might be diniui.hed or !ufpend.d II,
doubted indeed whether ny the cautious apo
continued uGe OF Foxgioye, he mould he a. |
bic to .ecder 'hefr con!equences fufHcienth !
permanent 10 promote cure H had ~ |
ia!isfsaion however 10 find in two inaance,,
that she Pulic could be lowered 90 fony |
0rokes in minute, ard he depreffou CONT |
nued till complete and Permsnen. cure vas
sffetfed."
DIR Fowler's attention was directed % !
'he Foxgloye, es remedy likely to be re |
ful IN phthifs, by us alnnoa uriforn eTe6s |
20 rendering the sesioR Of the arteries more |
low than natural, at the lame time !; Teens !,
20 excite the abforbents Dfsafed parts Of /,
che body may be removed 10y deprivins {
them of al fupply % blood, and even by d. |!
niHieilg, to certain degree, the natural
fupply while The sblorbent veTtIs are left e. |
sa in full force. NV friend hoped thu, !
this might be e-feaed by the operation o. |
Fozgloye on the tubercles 10 the fnhaance |
Of the lungs: and, proceeding upon tn
idea, he has been fuecefsFul in many -sfes o.
confirmed coufnmp,ion, in lone o. which |
the patient issmed not to have many day. |
10 live %
- 10 hs letter TO the aurhor, many months |
ago, he expreiTsd The fpllel confidence tha, |
'nis treatment would generally fucceed |
8o,h ,heis phylicians thought sod atted in.
dependentiy of on another. In csf=l Of |
pulmonary difeaie, where the exiaence Of |
tubrrcles ives Indicated by every fymptom, !
and where they ,eemed ready TO break out !
II open "lrera. have fully verified their
CELEBRATIONS, and daily Zee many patients |
IN pulmonary coufump,ion, advancing to-
ward rscovery with 10 firm pace, that. |
hope, confumptiou will, hepceforward, 90 /
regularly be cured by the Foxglove, as sgue
by psruviaa bark 1t ia eviden, that no |
new cafes need be fuFered TO advance De-
yond the HrB Gage, and few iutoit
mean not to conceal that the Fox
glove is dangerous, which means only
ihs' It's a powerful medicine---I FAY nothine !
ui .as mannsr in which 1t fhould be admnif- !
tered, bscsuie no perion unp,acticed 10 ply |
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