The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-15
Suiphurous Fumigations

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I HE subscriber has established at his
| ! MEDICINE STORE, lin a private part
OF the hou.e,) four doors north of the Bank of
Virginia, A BATH for the application Of sui
phuIoas fnmigations, for the cure of soui,
| rheumatism, all diseases OF the skin, Palsy,
&C. &c. In Europedhis mode Of practice has
been pursued with the happiest result dis
eases 4" the most painful aud losthsoue To
which mankind Is subject" have beea coin
pietrly eradcated by few applications.
This remedy may b. applied at all Seasons,
without regard 10 age or sex.
As this practice has been but recently intro
dncod into the United States, | will take the
liberty, (tor the information of the alliietedD
.of extracting some OF the cases, from pam-
| pllet published by DIR. Revere, OF Baltimore.
Unireysot Paroiisis
One Of the patients of the Hospital of St
Lonis, about forty FIVE years OF age, was at
tackled in June, 1914 with typhus fever,
then prevalent in the Hospital. The nervous
| symptoms in the case were Of the most urgent
character, and terminated IN universal pal
sy, for which the sulphur fumigations were
tiled. The patient took about forty fumiga-
tons her health gradually improved, until il
! was perfectly re established she is now well,
and Ia one OF the laundressos of the Hospital
Roseoius affection Of The Faee
lady OF "A sangune temperament had been
several months afflicted with singularly un-
pleasant and obstinate roseolus affection Of the
face aud neck. On ordinary occasions very
iituc external appearance OF disease was per
ceptbln, but upon the slightest excitement,
such n mental agitation, exercise or warmth,
however produced, high degree of flushing
snsnedI attended with an intoefablc sense of
burning aud itching. In short, the unpleasant
condition Of tbs lady cannot easily he ina
gined
In the month Of October 1921, she subject.
I'd herself To four general fumigatiOns, taken
in AS many days. The immediate effect of the
hfst was apparently 10 aggrayate hercomplaint
which from the common effect Of heat, was to
be expected. The third application seemed
TO check the disorder completely. To test the
efficacy of the reucdy, she now exposed her
sell Tor several hours to the heat of warm
fire, when no Inconvenience resulted. She re.
ceived II fourth fumigation, and has ever
since remained free from the disease What
is most worthy Of remark in this case is, tue
great and sudden influence exerted upon the
part not subjected 10 the immediate operation
OF the surhurcts gas.
Rheumatic affection Of The Head
A surgeon, thirty two years of age, of
good constitution, had suffered for FIVE years,
pain, with a sensation OF Pre- sure, aud Prick
ling in the scalp, arising from sudden check
OF the preparation, from cold bath. Du-
ring the same period, the skin of the
body was covered with liver coIoured spots,
which caused an lnsupportabe itching Those
pains OF the head had incapacilatcd him
from doing any thing thet required at
tenton, he was therefore compelled TO A.
bandon his profession, and even botany,
10 10, Il
from the fourth 10 the eighth of Dec, dissipa-
ted the pains, removed the uueasness In The
scalp, and enabled BIN 10 return TO his usual
occupations. month after this treatment
the cuticle was renewed over the whole ho-
dy. isnw the patient eight months afterwards
he still EN- oyed sound heelth Of mind and be-
dy.
Chronic Rhcmnatism, complicated udh Govt.
A man, aged ffty-lour years, of "A good cog
stitution, had been habitnally affected, for five
years, with rheumatic pains, shifting from the
head 10 the breast, aud all the Joints, and who
hnd govt alternately III each foot, received
three applications of the fumgatons. from the
10th TO the 18th of April--the first of which
produced copious perspration. fIe was deli
yered, as II by magic, from his pains, ard the
lloxibllity OF his limbs restored
Dry Tttter.
man, torty-three years Of age, an inhabi-
tant OF one OF the ports Of the Adratic, ha
! been afflicted for ten wears with a very extern.
slvc letter, surroundings the neck and should
ders. The letter was dry, and often covered
with red points, with suppurating 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 recollccted hay
ing been informed by his mother that .he had
suffered dpring her youth from an hernctic q.
rupton lie had tried n few remedies, among
others, n solution Of muriatic ncid, rubbed up.
on the part, without success
After the first fumicatian, taken on the Odd
of June, the itching diminished and rs the
patient WIS therefore prevented from scratch
inc, the linen no longer adhered 10 the back.
After the seventh application, the improve
ment WAS truly astonishing, the itching hav-
ing almost entirely ceased An eruption, ari-
sing from the tumigations, appeared upon the
right arm, SO as to interrupt the treatment
hut fourteen iumigations in ten days compile
ted the cure.
This establishment has but recently gone in.
10 operation. have a number of invelcrate
cases under my management, all oil which have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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