The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-02
sulpAuroas Eun,igations

TIsHE subscriber has established Al ths
II MEDICINE STORE, lin a private part
OF the house, } four doors noftla ni The Bank %
Virginia. A BATH Tor the application oil SUI
pharaus famigations, tor ihe cure o. s9al,
Rhen,natis1n all diseases of the skin, Palsy,i
&c nc In Europe this mode Vi praet'at has
been pnrsued wis the hhppiest result, dis'
eases = the most pninin. anu ioathsome 10
which mankind IS subject have besa com
pleieig etadieated by few applications
Tai. remedy may be appiios at all senson',
without regnrd 10 age or sex,
As this praeiiee hAs been bal lately igsfedn'
eel into the United States, | will take The lib
cry aor the iniersaaiioh ot The ainletedl 10
s,fnctine some 6f the cases, from pamphlet
Published by Dr. Revere oi BALTIMORE
Usiesrsat Paalias.
One of the patien.s OF the Hospital OF -
lons about forty live years OF age, wa hi-
tackled IN Jane. 1914, with typhus lever,
1hen preyalen; In the Hospital. The nervons
symptoms 10 the case vere OF the most urgent
character, and terminated In d universal pail
sy i5f which the sulphur iamisat,ons were
tried The ratient teok ahem forty tnmigh-
tons hef health gradually improved. until Il
vas perfectly re.oslablsbed she IS nov well,
aud Is one oi the lauudreases Of The Hospital.
hoseeim .qa,cileq Of he foce
i lady of u saa guine temperament Ind been
sesernl months atdited with sinshlariy uhi
plea SAINT and obstinate foseolus Affection oi Tie
lace aud neck On ordinary occasions, very
little external appearance OF disease was per
eeptible, but upon the slightest excitement,
such as mcutal agitation, exercise or warmth,
However produced, a high degree OF flushing
cnsued attended with an intolorable sense ol
burning aud itching Ia shur the unpleasant
condition of this lady cannot easily be ina
gned
In the month Of October, 1871, she subject
ell herself e. four gcn.ral lamightions, taken
IN as many DAYS The immediate effect Of The
first wns npparentlytn aggravaie her complaint,
which, from the common effect of heat, was To
be expected. The third application seemed
To check the disorder completely. To t.ft the
efficacy Of the reWedy, sls nov exposed her
sell TO several hours TO the heat al u warm
IRE, when no Inconvenience resulted She re-
ceved fourth fonigalion, and has ever
since remained free from the disease. What
is most worthy oil remark ~ This case J., the
great aud sudden influence esered upon The
parts not subjected 10 Tie Immediate operation
oi the sulhnrous gas.
Rheumatic .agoe'ion ofibe Head.
A surgeon, thirty two years Of age, OF
good constitution, had suffered for Ave years,
pain, with n sensation Of pressure, and prick
ling in the scalp arising from n Sudden check
OK the Precipitation, from cold hnth. Du
ring The same Period the skin of The
body was covered with liver coloured spots,
which caused an indispensable itching These
paiRs OF the head had incapacItatcd him
IRON doing any thing that required at
feniion, he was therefore compelled 10 n
bandon his profession, and even botany,
his favourite study Five fpmgaions, taken
al IN tla pI Is inn.
ted the pains, removed the uncasiness in the
scalp, aud enabled BIN TO return to his usual
toecupntons. A month after thi. treatment
the cutirle was renewed over the whole boz
dy lsaw the patient eight mouths afterwards;
he still enjoyed sound healih.oi mind and BIO.
dy.
Chronic RhGkmaiism, Implicated Wih GoRk.
A man, aged ilty-fo years of good con
s,ituiiop, had been habitually Affected, for FIVE
years, with rheumatic pains, shifting from the
head 10 the breast, aud all the joints, and who
had govt alternately in each loot, received
three applications of the inmigntons, from the
10th 10 the 18th of April--thc first Of which
produced copions perspiralon. lie was delis
vered, Us il by inngic, from his pains, and the
aexbiity oi his limbs restored
Dry Teller
A man, forty thrce yeara OF age, an inhabi.
tant OF one ofthe ports of the Airiatie, had
been addicted for ten years with avery eyten.
sive tettsf, surrounding the neck and shout.
ders. The letter was dry, and often covered
with red points with separating tnmors, TO
which tac linen adhered. II was attend
ed with excessive itching The general health
was good, except >light chronic opthalma
attributed to tle sea MIR. lie rrcollt cted hnv.
Ing been inlurmed by his mother that she had
Suffered during her youth trom an herpetic e.
roption lie had tried atew remedies, among
others, a solution OF muriatie acid, rubbed up
on the part, without success.
After the irsttum6gation, taken on the ODD |
of June. the Itching diminished, aud, ms the
patient was therefore prevehodiroiu scratch
ing, the linen no longer adhered TO the bach. |
After the seventh application, the improve
meni wns truly astonishing, the itching hnv- |
ing almast entirely ceased An eruption, ar.
sing from the tnmgatons, appeared upon the
right nria, so rs TO interrupt the treatment !
bat :oartcen iumigations IN ten days compile
ted the cure
This establishment has hut recently gone in
10 operation have a number of inveternie
cases under my management, all of which have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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