The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-21
Sulphurous fumigatioas

EFIE subscriber has established NJ nis
4 MEDICINE STORE, Qn private part
oi the hoaseA four doors north OF the Bank OF
Virginia, a BARN Tor the application OF sul
p.lulaas fumigatiuns, for tue cure oi Cont
liheamatism, all diseases oil the skin, Palsy
&c &c In Europe this mode oil practice has
been pursued with the bappies result, lis
eases the most painful and loaihsone 10
which manknd IS subject, have been Gem
plctely eradicaied by lew applications
This remedy may be applied al all seasons
without regard 10 age or sex.
As This practice has been but recently intro
dnced iuto the Juiled States, | VIII TAXI the
liberty, flor the information OF The afilicfedij
Of extracting some oil the cases, from pam
phlet published by DR.. Revere, Of Baltimore
Unipersai Paraiisis.
One of the patients OF the Hospital oil -
LOUIS, about iorty.hv years OF ase, was AZ
.acAed in June, 1871, with typhus fever,
then prevalent IN the Hospital. The pervous
tvmnIpns in the case were oi the most urgent
enaracier, and terminated In universal pal
sv, for which the sulphur fumigations were
tiled Tue patient took about forty lumlga-
t,oas her health gradually improved, until IT
YEAS perfectly re established she is now well,
and IS one OF the laundresses of the Hospital.
Roscoius Affection Of the Face
A LADY oi n sanguine temperament had been
several lnonths afflicted with a singularly un-
pleasant aud obstinate roseolus affection oil The
face and meek On ordinary occasions, very
little external appearance Of disease was per
ceptbie, bat upon the slightest excitement,
such as mental agitation, exercise or warmth
however produced, n high degree of flushing
ensued, attended with an iniolerable SENSE OF
burning aud itching. In short, the unpleasant
condition OF this lady cannot easilY be imn-
eacd
la the month of October, 1921 she subject
cd herself to tour general inmigaiions, taken
IN AS many days. The immediate effect OF the
nrst was apperentlyto asgravate hereomplaint,
which, IRON the common effect OF heat, was to
be expected The third application seemed
20 check the disorder completely, To test the
efficacy OF the remedy, she now exposed her
self for several hours TO the heat OF a warm
fire, when no Inconvenience resulted She re-
eeived fourth fumigation, and has ever
since remained free from the disease. What
is most worthy OF remark IN this case is, the
great and sudden Influence exertod upon the
parts not subjected 10 The immediate operation
OF the sulpburous gas.
Rheumatic affection Of the Head
A surgeon, thirty two years OF age, of a
good constitution, had suffered for FIVE years,
pain, with sensation OF pressure, and prick
ling in the scalp, arising from sudden check
Of the Precipitation, from cold bath Du-
ring the same period, the skin of the
body was covered with liver coloured spots,
which caused an insupportabIe itching These
pains Of the head had incapacitated him
from doing any thing that required at
tantion, he was therefore compelled 10 a.
bandon his profession, and even botany,
his favouriie study Five lumgatons, taken
from the fourth to the eighth of Dec, dsspa-
ted the pains, removed the uneasiness in the
scalp, and enabled bin 10 return 10 his usual
occupations. A month after this treatment
the cuiicle was renewed over the whole boz
ay lsaw the patient eight months afterwards;
he still enjoyed sound health OF mind and boz
dy
Chronic Rheumatism, complicated Nth Goui.
A man, aged hityiour years, ola good con-
s'itution, had been habitualy Affected, for five
years, with rheumatic pains, shifting from the
head to the breast and all the joints, and who
had govt alternately in each foot, received
three applications of the lumgatons, from the
18th TO the 18th of April--thc first of which
proAuced copious perspiration. lie was deli
vered, as II by magic, from his pains, aud the
1eAibllity of his limbs restored
Dry T'eHr.
A man, torty-three years OF age, an inhab Z
tant OF one of the ports OF the Adriatic, has
been afflicted for ten years with "A very extern
sIve letter, surrounding the neck and should
ders. The letter was dry, aud often covered
with red points, with suppnraing t1mors, to
which the linen adhered II was attend
ed with excessive itching The general health
was good, except slight chronic opthalma,
attributed TO the sea air. lie recollected hav-
ing been informed by his mother that she had
suffered during her youth from an herpetic e.
rupton He had tried few remedies, among
others, a solution of muriaic acid, rubbed up
on the part, without success
After the first fumigntion, taken on the ODD
Of June, the itching diminished, and, as the
patient was therefore prevented from scratch
ing, the linen no longer adhered TO the back.
After the seventh application, the improve
meni was trily astonishing, the itching hav-
ing almost entirely ceased. An eruption, ari.
sing from the fumigations appeared upon the
right arm, so as 10 interrupt the treatment
but fourteen fumigations in ten days compile
ted the cure.
This establishment has but recently gone in
10 operation. have n number of inveterate
cases under my management, all of which have
improved greatly beyond my expectations,
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