The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-26
Sulphurous Fumigations

THE subscriber has established at his
Il MEDICINE STORE. On "a private pan
Of the house, four doors north OF The Bank ol
Yirginia, BATH for the application Of oul
phurons FuuieaiioBs for tie care of Gonl,
Rheunatism, all diseases Of the skin, Palsy
&c. &c. In Europe this mode Of practice h,
been pursued with the hapiest result dis
eases 'the most painful and loathsome 10
which mankind is subject" have been rom
pletely eradicated 10y few applications.
This remedy may be applied at all seasons
without regard 10 age or sex
As this practice has been bnt recently intro
dueed into the United States, | will take the
liberty, Uor the information of the affictcd)
OF extracting some of the cases, from pam
phlet published by DR. Revere of Baltimore
Unirtrsai Paratisis.
One of the patients of the Hospital of ST
Louis, about forty five years of age, was at
tackled IN June, 1914, with a typhus fever,
then prevalent in the Hospital The nervous
symptoms IN the case were OF the most urgent
character, and terminated in a universal pal
sy, Tor which the sulphur fumigations were
tried. The patient took about forty fumiga-
tons; her health gradually improved, until il
was perfectly re-established She is now well,
and IS one Of the laundresses of the Hospital.
Rossolus affection Of the Faec
lady OF a sanglline temperament had been
several months afflicted with a singularly UNI
pleasant and obstinate roseolus ale ction Of the
lace and neck. On ordinary occasions. very |
little external appearance of disease was per, |
eepuble, hut upon the slightest excitement,
such As mental agitation, exercise or warmth, |
however produced, high degree of flushing
ensued, attended with an intolerable sense of
burning aud itching In short the unpleasant
condition OF this lady cannot easily be ina.
gined.
in the month of October, 1927, she subject |
ed herself to four general fumigations, taken
~ rs many days The immediate effect of the |
nst was apparentlyto aggravate hercomplaint !
whlch, from the common effect OF beat, was 10
be expected The third application seemed
TO check the disorder completely 10 test the
efficacy OF the reuIedy, she now exposed her
sell Tor several hours to the heat of warm
hre, when no Inconvenience resulted She re.
cetPed fourth fumigntion and has ever
since remained free from the disease What
IS most worthy 1f remark in this case is, the
great aud sudden influence exered unon the
PaFtsnot subjected 10 the immedi operation
Of the sulphurous gas
Rheumatic affection ofhc Head.
A surgeon, thirty two years of age, of
good constitution, had suffered for five yenrs.
pain, with Il sensation OF pressure, and prick
ling III the scalp, arising from sudden cheek
ot the perspiralion, from cold bath Du-
ring the same period, the skin of tho
body was covered with liver cooured spots,
which caused an nsupportablc itching. These
pnins OF the head had incapacitated him
rom doing any thing that required at
enllon, he was therefore compelled to a.
oandon his professions, and even botany,
his favourite study. Five fumigations, taken
rem the fourth TO the eighth OF Dec dissiga-
led the palms, removed the uneasiness in the
scalp, and enallted bin 10 return TO his usual
occupations. \ month after this treatment
The cutiCle was renewed over the whole bo-
iy lsaw the paticnte light months afterwards
he still enjoyed sound health Of mind and DO.
ly
Chronic Rheumatism, complicated wiM Gort.
a mnn. aged ffty-four years, ola good con-
'ttution, had been habtunllv affected, for five
years, with rheumatic pains, shifting from the ,,
lead 10 the breast, and all the Joints, and who
md gont alternately in each foot, received
hrce applications OF the fumigations, from the
18TH 10 the l1th of April--the first of which
Produced copious perspiraton. lie was deli
iered, as II ny magic, from his pains, and the {
leNibiity OF his limbs restored
Dry Teller.
man, forty-three years of age, an inhab
ant OF one Of the ports of the Adriatic, ha S
pe''n afflicted for ten years with very extern \
'lfc letter, surrounding the neck and should !
iers. The letter was dry, and often covered {
with red points, with suppurating tumors, TO t
which the linen adhered 1t was attend a
I'd with excessive itching. The general health {
was good, except n slight chronic opthalmia, a
attributed To the sea air. lie recollccted hav- q
ns been informed by his mother that she had q
suffered during her youth from an hcrpetc G. i
'uption. lie had tried few remedies among I
others, solution OF muliatic acid, rubbed up $
Oh The part, without success I
After the first tumgation, taken on the 22d I
pi June, the itching diminished, and, as the /
patient was therefore prevented from sCra,ch-
ng, the linen no longer adhered to the back. ]
Alter the seventh application, the improve :
ment was truly astonishing, the itching hav- :
ng almost entirely ceased. An eruption, arr
'ing from the iumigatons, appeared upon the
1Sht arm, so as to interrupt the treatment Il
)ul fourteen tumigationb in ton days compile
ed the cure
This establishment has but recently gone in
o operation. | have number of invetcrate Il
iaSes under my management, all of which have ]
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
BENZ. T. OWENS
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