The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-24
5ulphurous Eumigatiors

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MEDICINE SHORE, dn u private par
oi the hous.,) i,m doors north Of lhe Banl %
s'fsinla, BAlll Tor the application al sul
phatons tamgations, Tor tn cure of Gout
rheumatism, all diseutes OF the skin. Palsy
Nc &c In Europe til, mode 81 practice ha.
been pursued with the bafriest result dis.
eases Nthe most painful and lonth snne tu
which mankind IS subject have been com
plelely efadica,ed bs Il lew applications
This remedy may IL applied at all seasons,
without fegnrd to age or sea
As tins practice has bren bnl recently miro
dncod into the United States, | viii TAXI the
liberty, 0or the INFORMATION Of the alllietedD
oil extracting some OF the oases, from n pam
phlot published by DR.. Revere, of Baltimore.
UHirtrSai PdraifsiS.
onG ot the patients oi the Hospital of 81
Louis, about oriYsfse years II age. nhs nj
tackled in june, ISL, with typhus fever,
then prevalent IN the Hospital. The eervous
symptoms IN the case were of the most urgent
character, aud terminated in universal pal.
y, for Which the sulphur tumigations were
tried The patient took about forty inmiga-
tons her health gradually improved until il
nas perfectly rc.esinhlished she Is now well,
and Is one ri the la'ndrcsses Of the Hospital,
Rostot@ .}Rtciion of The Fare
lady ri i sanguine temperament Ind been
several month, afflicted with sineulllly I'M
pleasant aud obstinate roseolus aiic ct,on of the
taee aud nerh. On ordinary occayions, very
little eNtefnal appearance of disease wis per
eepthe, but upon the slightest excitement,
such as mental agitation, exercise or warmth,
however produced, high degree of llnshiug
ensued, attended with nn intolerablc SENSE OF
burning aud itching. In short, the unpleasant
condition oi this Lady cannot easily be imo.
gined
In the month OF October, 1871, she ubieCt-
ed herself Ia four general tnmigations, taken
in as many dnNs. The immediate effect Of the
hfst was apparently II hggraeate herGomplalnt,
which, from the common elect Of heat, WIS to
be expected. The lhird application seemed
10 check thu disorder completely. To test The
efficacy oi the rrmrdy, she NOW exposed her
sell for several hours 10 the heat OF warm
fire, when IL Inconvenience resulted. size re-
ce,Hed Il fourth lnmigalun, aud has ever
since remained free from The disease. What
Is most worthy ot remark IN this ease j., the
great aud sudden influence eNffted upon the
part not subjected IL the immediate operation
ol tic sulrhurous gus.
Rheamotte .iBiefion ofhe Iicad
surgeon, thirty Two yeus of age. of n
good constitution, had suffered tor five years,
pain, with sensation OF pressure, aud prick
ling in The scalp, arising from "A andden check
of the perspration, from a cold bath. Du
body was covered with liver eooured spots,
which caused an indispensable itching These
pains of the head had ineapacilated him
from doing any thing thai required at
tentiou, he WAS therefore compelled 10 n
baudUn h profession, aud even botany,
his lavourile study. live lnmigauOns, takrr
from the fourth 10 The eighth ol Dee, dissipn-
ted the ,mns, removed the uncr,ucss in the
scalp, and enabled him 10 return 70 his usual
occupations. A month after TIL, treatment
the cuticle was renewed over the whole bo-
dy | saw The patient light months afterwards
he still enjoyed sound health OF mind and bo-
dy.
Chronic Rheumatism, ompticdtedwih Cont.
A man, aged llty-ionr yenrs, Ola good con
stitution, had been llabituaIly affected for lvo
years, with rheumatic pains shifting from the
htad 10 the breast, aud all the joints, ard who
had goni alternately in caeh foot, received
three applications OF the iumigatons, from the
l.flh 10 the lsth OF Apri-ihe FIRST oi which
produced copous perspirnlion. lie wa deli
vcred, as il by nIaaie, from hi. pains, and the
neAhliity OF his limbs restored
Dry 9.et,r.
A man, forty-three years of aye, an lnhabi
tanl Of one ofhc ports Of the Adriaie, had
been afflicted for ten years with avery eAtcn-
sive letter, surrounding the mech and shout
ders. The letter WE dry, ard often covered
with red points, with snppuradng tumors, 90
which the linen adhered. II was attend
ed with excessive itching. The gcncrnhealth
was good, except IA slight chronic optbalnlia,
attributed To The sen air lie recolcctfd hay-
in4 been informed b. bis mother that she had
suffered during her youth from an hcrpetlc e.
rupton He had tried n few RENEE dies, among
others. II solution Of mTiaiie acid, rubbed up
on the part, without success.
In. frl, In Il