The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-13
salplsureus Eumisations.

MlllltINE nJOliE, IN a private part
nj the housts) tour doors north at the Rsuk oi
ttfsmia, \ BAfli Tor the application Of sur
| phutous fumigs,tions, Tor the cure of eoul,
rheumatism, all diseases of the skin, Palsy
NJ. &c In Europe th, mode OF practice ha,
been pursued with The happiesi result din
eases the most painful aud loathso,ne 10
| which napkipd II subject haze bern eou,
| pletely erad,catcd by a few applications.
! This remedy npay he applied ut all seasons,
without reeard 10 ase urscn.
| \ this practice has been but recently intro
duced into the United States | will take lin,
liberty, (ior the Information Of thr afflicted
! oi extracting some of the enses, from pant
| riHet published by Dr. Revere, ri baltimore.
Unirtrd Pordiisis.
One Of the patients of che Hospital of 81
Louis, aiiont forty five yeHrs of aye, was at
tucked in June, lSl4. with II t,phus fever,
| thrn presarnt-in the Ho-pitnl. The ner,oas
| symptoms IA the case were of the most nsgerf
! elaracters and tcrminptcd in IA universal puls
| y, Tor which the sulphur tumigaiions Mere
! tfied. The patient took about forty lumiga-
tons her health gradually improved, Gnia it
| vas perfectly established he Is now well
and is ono of the laundrr~sr, Of the Hospital.
Et@oiW .idccioR Of The Fare
lady Of a sanguinc temperament Ind hren
| several mouths afflicted with singnlarIy an.
pleasant and obstinate rosrolus affection Of the
| iace aud neck, On ordinary occasions very
| Little external appcacancr at disease WIS per
| cepllde, but upon the slightest excitement,
such ts mental agitation, exercise or warmth,
however produced, II high degree oil Rushing
ensned, attended with an intocrable sen . OF
burning and itching. In short, the unpleasant
condition OF this lady cannot ea,il, be ima-
| gined.
In tfle month OF October. 1921, she subject
ed her,elf 10 four general lumigafofs, takrn
| III rs many days. The Immediate cllrct OF The
| llrsi WIS apparently Ia nSgrdNale hefeomplnini
which, from thc common cAcrf "i hent, nns 10
be expected. The third application seemed
10 check the disorder completely. IN test thc
efficacy o1 the rcucdy, She now exposed her
sell Tor several hours to the heat 81 uarm
| fire when no inconN cnicnrc resulted. She re-
ceired fourth tumigaton, aud has eyer
since remained free from the disease Whit
is nlost worthy OF rrGark in this case i. thc
| ereai aud spddcn influence cNrrled upon the
part mol sur lectcd to the immediate operation
lsol The nphnrouS gas.
Rhtrmatjc .4HIct5on ofMe Head
4 surgcon, thirty two ycars of ags, oi >
GOOD constitution, hsd suffered for five years
pain. y ilh sensation OF pressure, aud prick
- n
! OF the perspiralion, from n cold bath Du-
ring the same period, the skin oi the
body wis covered with liver eoloured spots,
whithradsed i'm in SNppor'al,leilchng. These
pains oil the head Fad incapacitated him
from doing any thing that required al
tcntion, b. was Therefore compelled r. H.
bandon his profession, aud even botany,
his fagourite study. FIVE tnmigotions, taken
trem the fourth To the eighth OF Dee, dtssipa-
ted the pains, removed the uneasiness III The
scalp, aud cnaDlrd bin to return 10 his usual
occupations. month alter hi, treatment
the cu'icle was renewed crthe whole DO
dy saw the pntirut eight months afterwards,
he still enjoyed sound health OF mind md bo-
dy.
Chrome rheumatism, complicated ,UjN Govt.
\ man. aged Ghy-four wears, of II good con
sttution had bcru hnlitunIy Affected, for five
years, With rheumatic pains, shifting from the
head to the breast, and all the joints, and Who
had govt alternately in each foot, received
three applications of the inmignliona from the
18th 10 the l5th of \pril--the Grst oi which
produced eepious prrspiraion. He was deli
Sercd rs il by magic, from his pans, aud the
ileflbllity OF his limbs restored
Dry 7tnp.
\ ran. forty -tlrN'c years Of age, mn inhab
tar 6t one of the ports OF the A'!rialic, In
been afflicted Tor ter years with "A very eNten-
siNe tettcr, surrounding the neck and should
drrs. The letter was dry, and often covered
with red points, with Suppnraling tuBf3rs, 10
" llich the linen adhered. II Was attend
cd With excessive itchiag. The general health
was good. except Slight chronic ollbania,
attributed TO the sea air. He rtcolla rted hay
ing been informed by his mother that she had
sefcred dnrin" her youth from aR herpetic e
rupion iic had 'r,ed few remedies among
others, II solution Of muratic reid, rubbed up
on the pnri, without success.
| Alter the ig-l lumigatinn, taken on the cd
u June. The ticking diminished, and, rs the
! patient WHs therefore prevented from scratch-
| ing, the linen no longer adhered 10 the bnrk.
! Aiter the seventh Application, Tire improve
ment was truly astonishing, the itehing hay-
ing almost entirely ceased IN c94lp'ion, ar-
sing trorn the lumigation-, appeared upon the
! right arm, 20 ia to Interrupt the treatment !;
but founeen fumigations in ten days compile
! ted tho core.
! This establishment has but recently gone in
10 operation. have n number ot invetcratr
casts under NV management, all OF which have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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