The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-08
sulphurous Fumigations

III subscriber has established at Ii.
MEDICINE STORE, lin a nFiya,e ~, -
Of the house,) four doors north or H.. ~ ihL
Yirginia, BATH for the application - oi
phlrous fnmigations, for the cure Of c 9a,-
rheumatism, all diseases of the slim PM sYn'
&C. &c. In Europe this mode of urac,;es
been pursued with the happiest result A.; ''
eases the most painful and loathsome :
which mankind Is subject, have been ro,a
pletely eradicated by few applications.
Tbs remedy may be applied at all season,
without regard TO age or SEA
As this practice has been bu, recently int.
dnced into the United States, | will ,,ta ,t-
liberty, uor the information of the afflicted,
OF extracting some OF the cases, from NM
phlet published by DR. Revere, of Baltimore
| UHifersai Paraiisis.
One OF the patients of the Hospital of 6,
Louis, about fony-fye years OF age. was .,
tackled in June, 1914, with u typhus feyes
then prevalent in the Hospital. The neryaa,,
symptoms in the case were of the most urgent
character, and terminated in universal nal
! sy, Tor which the sulphur fumigations wero
tried. The patient took about forty fumigs-
tons her health gradually improved, until !,
was perfectly re established she is now vol
and is one OF the laandresses OF the Hospital
Roseoius affection of the Face.
| lady OF Il sanguine temperament had bee,,
several months afflicted with singuarly m
pleasant and obstinate roseOlus affection of H..
face and neck. On ordinary occasions. ver,,
little external appearance of disease was ness
ceptible, but upon the slightest excitemsn,
such as mental agitation, exercise or warmtl'
however produced, high degree of nushins
ensued, attended with an intolerable sense Fl
burning and itching. In short, the Unpleasant
condition OF this lady cannot easily he ina.
! gined
| In the month of October, 1921, she sub;ec,.
ed herself 10 four general fumigatons, tskr,,
IN as many days. The immediate effect of the
brst was apparentlyto aggrayate hercomplaint-
which, from the common effect of heat WINS In
be expected The third application seemed
| to check the disorder completely. To test the
efficacy of the remedy, she now exposed her,
self for several hours TO the heat of "A war.
| fire, when no Inconvenience resulted She re-
ccived n fourth iumigation, and has eve,
| since remained free from the disease What
is most worthy OF remark in this case is, Tho
great and sudden influence excrted upon the,
partsnoi subjected to the immediate operation
oi the sulphurous gas
Rheumatic affection Of he Head.
surgeon, thirty tive years OF age, of
good constitution, had suffered for five wears.
pain, with sensation Of pressure, and prick
ling in the scalp, arising from sudden check
of the perspiraton, from a cold bath. Du-
ring the same period, The skin of the
body was covered with liver cooulsd spots.
whichoaused an insupportable itching. These
pains OF the head had incapacitated him
| from doing any thing that required at
tention, he was therefore compelled TO a.
bandon his profession, and even botany-
his favourte study. Five fumigations, taken
from the fourth TO the eighth of Dec, dissipa-
ted the pains, removed the uneasiness i'm the
| scalp, and enabled bin to return 10 his usual
occupations tnonth after this treatment
lhe cuticle was renewed over the whole bo-
dy. IsaM the patient eight months afterwards.
he still enjoyed sound health of mind and boz
| dy.
Chronic rheumatism, complicated aoith Govt.
man, aged ffty-lour years, OF IA good cal-
'titution, had been habitually affected, for five
years, with rheumatic pains, shifting from tho
head to the breast, and all the Joints, and who
had govt alternately in each foot, received
three applications ct the fumigations, from the
18th to the A7th OF April--the first of which
produced eopious perspiraton. lie was deli
vered, as il by magic, from his pains, and the
flexibility OF his limbs restored
Wy IfHeF.
A man, foTy-three years of age, an inhabf
tant OF one the ports OF the Adriatic, had
been afflicted for ten years with d very eAten-
size letter, surrounding the neck and shoul-
ders The tetter was dry, and often covered
with red points, with suppuratiHg tumors, To
which the linen adhered II was attend
ed with excessive itching The general health
was good, except slight chronic opthalmia,
attributed to the sea air. He recollected hay
ing been informed by his mother that she had
suffered during her youth from an herpetic c.
ruption. He had tried few remedies, among
others, solution OF muriatic acid, rubbed IN
on the part, without success.
After the first fnmigation, taken on the 2od
OF jane, the itching diminished, and, as the
patent was therefore prevented from scratch
Ing, the linen no longer adhered TO the back.
After the seventh application, tile improves
ment was truly astonishing, the itching hav-
ing almost entirely ceased An eruption, ari.
sing from the fumigations, appeared npon the
right arm, SO rs to interrupt the treatment
but fourteen iuntigations in ten DAYS compile
ted the cure.
This establishment has but recently gone in
to operation. have number of imveterate
cases under my management, all of which have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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