The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-22
S5ulpllureus Eumigations

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of tbe house -four doors north ot the Bank oi
Virginia, 4 BAfu fur the application Of sui
pbnfou. Fami gntiens, Tor Tie cure Of Cont,
kheuHatisai, al disestcs of the skin, Palsy,
Ae. 4c. In Europe lAis mode ct practice has
been pursued with The happicfi resulti dis.
cases =" the most painful aud loaltsome 10
| which mankind Is subject. have been com
pletrly ersdiculed by few applications.
Thu remedy may be spplied nj all seasons
! without regard 10 nge 81 sex.
As this practice has been but lately iutrodn-
oed into the United States, will iako the lib
| crly (for the information of The aiilicted) 10
| extracting some OF the cases, from pan phlet
published By Dr. Revere Of Baltimore.
Uairefmi paraius.
one Of The patients ol the Hospital of St.
LOUIS, abonl forty i've years OF age, was al
tackled in June, lsl1, with yphus fever,
then prevalent in the Hospital. The nervous
symptoms in the cnse wert OF the most urgent
ls'haraeter, aud terminated IN universal pal
-, Tor which the snipha iunigaions were
tried The patient tod, about forty iumiea-
tioas her health gradually improved, until il
Was perfectly rc.establshed she Is nov well,
aud IS one al The lauedresses of The Hospital.
Roseoi,ls affection ef The Iaee
lady oi sangninc temperament had been
seYeral months afflicted with sngnlarly IN
pleasant Hnd obstinate roseolns affection Of the
tace aud neck. On ordinary occasions, very
little external appearance of disease was peri
ceptiblc, b6 npoe ihe slightest excitement,
such a, mental agilniioa exercise or warmth,
however prninced, u high degree OF flushing
cnsned, attended with an intolelable sense OF
burning aud itching In short, the Unpleasant
condition ct this lady cannot easily be imn-
glued.
In The month Of October, 1921, she subject
ed herself 10 ionr general lumgaiion, taken
10 Is many days The immediate effect Of the
hrti was apparently 10 asSrafatc hereompani,
which, from th" common elect of heat was to
b. expected The thi,d application seemed
To check The disorder completely. To to- the
cheney OF the reuIedy, she nov exposed her
sell ior several hours to the heat ot q warm
IRE, when no Inconvenience resulted She re-
ccncd n fourth tun Atlon, aud hns ever
since remained fff, from the disease. What
Is most worthy oi remark in this easc Is, HE
great aud sudden influence csrtted upon the
pansnot subjected 10 The immediate operation
Of the sulphnfous gas.
Rheumatic affection Of The Hepd
A surgeon, THIRTY mo venrs Of age, of a
good constitution, had suffered fof htc years,
pain with sensation oi pre- sure, aud prick
ling IN The seaip, arising from sudden check
ot tic perspfatoa, rom = cold bath Dn-
ring The same period, the skin of the
body was eoPcred with liver colorred spols.
which caused niasnpporlablcilch These
palas Of the head had incnpeelntcd rim
from doing any thing that required al
tentlon, he was therefore compelled 10 A.
banion lis profession, and even botany,
his thyourilc study Five inmigations, taken
from The fourth TO the eighth of Dee, dissipa-
ted The pains, removed the uneasiness in lie
scalp, aud enabled bin 10 return 10 his usual
ocenp0tions. A month after this treatment
the cuticle was renewed over the whole bo-
dy saw the palient eight months afterwards,
he still enjoyed sound health of mind and boz
dy.
Chronic rheumatism, complicated Nth Gout.
A man, aged fifty -t0ur years, OF II good con.
stitntion, had been habituall affected, for five
years, with rheumatic pains, shifting from tn.
bend To the breast, aud all the joints, aud who
had govt alternately in each loot received
three applications oil the fumgaiions, from tle
10th 10 the 18th OF Aprl-athe lrst of which
produced eopous Precipitation lie was delis
vered, Us u'hy meeic from his pains, end the
disability OF his limbsVestored
Dry Tdter
man, forty 'three years of age, an inhah-
tant OF one otthe ports of the Adfintie, hid
been afflicted for ten yours with n very exten,
slse letter, surrounding the neck aud shnif.
ders. lhe letter was dry, aud often covered
with red points, with suppnrating tumors. 10
which the linen adhered. IL was attend
ed with excessive itching. The general health
was good, except slight chronic ,opihalmia
| attributed Ia the sen air He reeoliected hay-
ing been informed by his mother that she Lad
suffered during her youth from an hurpelc O.
| ruption. lie had tried alew remedies, among
/ others, IA soetion oil murlaic acid, rubbed I'M.
on the part, without success
| Atterthe first tumigatoa, taken on the o2d
OF jilne, the itching diminished, and, as the
patient was therefore prevented from scratch.
| ne, tie linen r0 longer adhered to the back.
Aiier the seventh application, the improve
neHt was truly astonishing, the itching hnv-
ing almost entirely ceased. An eruption, ari-
sing from the tumigations, appeared upon the
lfishl arm, 81 as 10 interrupt the treatment ;
hut iourteen iumigatons i'll ten days compile
ted thu cure
lh' establishment has but recently gone in
10 operation have number of inveterate
cases nndermy management, all ofwhich have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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