The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-03
Su,phurous Fumigations

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of the house,l four doors north Of the Bank Of
Virginia, \ BATH for the application OF Sui.
phulous fainigalions, for the cure of Cont
| Rheumatism, all diseases Of the skin, Palsy
&c Sc In Eurnp. tbs mode .. practice lia'
been pursued with the happiesi result; Dis
eases "the mesi painful and loathsome To
which mankind = subieei,. have becn com
plciely eradeated by ~ tew applications.
This remedy may be applied nj all seasons,
without regard 10 aee OF scS.
4 this practice las been but recently intro
duced into the United States, | viii lake the
liberty, lipr The information OF the afflicted
Of extracting some Of the enses. from pam
phlei published by Dr. Revere, 81 Baltimore.
Unirrrsdi Paraiisis.
onc Of the patients OF the Hospital Of 81
Louis, about ioay-hve years of age, nas at
tsacked in June, l8l@, with a tyrims fever
tien prevalent IN The Hospital. The nervous
symptoms IN the case were of the most urgent
character, aud terminated in universal pal
" tor which the sulphur funigations we're
tried. The patient took about forty inmiga-
lions her health gradually improved, until il
was perfectly re- established she Is now well,
aud Is one OF the laendresses of the Hospital.
ROtoim affection OF The face.
several months afflicted with a sinenarly IN.
pleasant aud obstinate roscolns affection of the
face aud neck On ordinary occasions, very
little external appearance of disense was per
eoptible, bal upon the slightest excitement
such "A, nleninl agitation, exercise or warmth
however produced, d high degree Of flushing
cnsued, attended with an inloIefable sense oi
burning and itching In short ,.lhc unpleasant
condition OF this lady cannot easily be INA
gined.
In the month Of October, 1921, she subjeoi
FL herself 10 four general fnmigntions, taken
iu n mnny days The immediate effect OF the
fret wns hpparontlyto aggravalo hercomplaint
which, from the common effect OF heat, was Ia
be expected. The third application seemed
10 cheek the disorder completely. To test the
efficacy of the feuedy, she now exposed her
| sell for several hours 10 the heat OF warm
| fire, when no Inconvenience resulted. She re-
eeIsed n fourth tnmightion, aud has even
since remained free from the discs Sc. What
| Is most worthy of remark in this case is, the
great aud sudden influence eXerrd upon the
parts moi subjected TO the immediate operation
Of the sulphnrons gas.
Rheumatic affection Of hr Hcad.
surgeon, thirty Two years OF age, of n
good constitution, Ind suffered for five years,
min, with sensation oil pressure, nnd prick
ling in the scalp, arising from sudden check
Of the perspirniion, from cold bath. Du-
ting the same poriod, the skin of the
body was covered with liver coloured spots,
Iavhicleaused un insdpportahlc itching These
thins of the head had ineapnclated him
from doing any thing that required at
tention, he whs therefore compelled 10 n
hnndon his profession, and even botany
his fayourite study. Five iumigniions, taken
from hefourth TO the eighth OF Dec, dissipn-
| ted The pains, removed the upeasiness in The
| scalp, and enabled bin TO return 10 his usual
occupations. A month after this treatment
the cuticle was renewed over the whole DO.
dy. Isaw The patient eight months afterwards
he still enjoyed sound health OF miud and DO.
| dy.
Chrome Rheumatism, complicdie1pih Govt
a man, aged fifty -fonr years, of n good con.
sttntion, Ind been hobitrlnlly affected, for FIVE
years, with rheumatic pains, shifting from the
hcnd 10 the breast, and all the joints, aud who
had govt alternately in each foot received
three applications of,iic iumgnions, from III,
10Th 10 the 9Th Of apri--tho FIRST OF which
produced copious perspiration. lie was deli
yered as If by magic, from his pains, aud the
lleSibility OF his lmbs restored
Dry Ttitr.
man, forty three years of ngc nm inhab
tnFit OF Que ofth ports OF the Alriatic, ha
been afflicted for ten years with II very eAtcn
sNe tetfer, surrounding the neck and shoult
ders. The litter was dry, and often coveret
with red points, With snpFurating tumors, I,
| which the linen adhered Ii was attend
ed with excessive itching. The general healtl
'"ns good, except slight chronic opthsimin
attributed To the sea air. He reCollcrtcd hav
| ing been informed by his mother thut she hac
suffered during heryonth from an herpetic =
ruption lie had tried II few remedies, among
Others solution of murinlc acid, rubbed up
on the part, without success
After the first tumigilion, taken en- the ~
OF June, the Itching diminished and as thf
| patient was therefore prevented from scratch
| ing, the linen no longer udhered 10 the back
After the seventh application, the improve
ment WIS truly astonishing, the itching hay.
ing almost entireIyceascd. An eruption, mi
sing from the tumigations, appeared upon the
| right nrm, 81 as 20 interrupt the treatment
but fourteen tGmigations in ten days compls
| ted the cure.
This establishment has hut recently gone in
| To operation. have number of invctcrat.
eases under M management all of which HAYS
improved greatly beyoudmy expectations.
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