The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-04
sulphurous Ewmiga,iens

MEDlClS4. STORE, IN private par
nj In. baa.eA t,tur doors nofih oi the bank oi
Virginia. \ Btlll Tor The application Of S''l
nharaus FumgaIions, tot tue cure oil tout
Rheumatism, all diseases Of the skin, falsyf
&c NC IN Europe this mode OF practirc mas
been pursued hith ike bhpp'cd result a's
+ases :. the mel painful and losthsome 10
which mankind is subject" have been com
pIetels eralieaied b, > Few applications
The remedy may pc aPplnd al All seasons
without fegard 10 age or SEA.
\ this practice has bren but recently miro
dnced into tie Omitted States. | will take the
liberty, ffor HE information Of The aihirteh1
of extracting some OF the cases from pam.
phlct pahlished by Dr.. Revere, oil Baltimore
l;.irt--ai PcraliI,
One of the ratienis oi the Hospital OF -
louis about feriy-hse years OF age, was AZ.
Tackled in June. fsll, With typhas lever
then prevalent "a thu Hospital I've nervous
kYmniatris IN the case were ei the most urgent
character aud terminated IN a nniNersh pat
sy.ior which the sulphur fnmisatious were
Iried The lalisnt took ahoet ioriy inrisa.
tons her health gradually improved, until II
wax neriartly rc.esiallsheI she Is oOH well,
aal Is onf ei the laaudscsses OF The Hospital
Rpsteiv 4deeiioa u The Fac
\ lady Of a sahginnc Temperament had been
pleasant aud Oh iinair ioseous affection Of the
taee and neck On prdiaafy occasions very
ltlle external appearance oi disease was per-
ceptlble. hut anon the slightest excitement
such a. lurnta, agitation, exercise or warmth,
however produced, high degree Of flushing
ensued aitended with an iiEolerable sense oi
barniag aud itching In shoa, the unpleasant
,ondition OF this lady cannot easily be ina
glued.
l. r = In e..l.t
"a herself 10 tour general tumigntlons, taken
IN ~ many days The immcdnie effect OF the
hr.t WIS apparently 10 aggravalc hereomplalni,
Which, from the common effect OF heat, was To
be expected. The third application seemed
90 cheek the Dir order completely. 10 test the
efficacy Of the feWcdy, she nov exposed her
sell for several hoars TO the heat ot u warm
fire, Nhen no neonsesienec,resullcd. She re-.
viewed n fourth iamigalion, and has ever
snce remained free from lhc disease What
IS uos worthy OF rcmnrl in this ease Is, the
great aud snddeu Influence eserted upon the
iartsnot subjected 10 tic immediate operation
oil the sulrbnrons gas.
Rtenmahc affection Of ht Head.
4 surgeon, thirty two years oi aye, Of n
good constitutions had suffered icr 1--WE years, |
pain, with a sensation et pressure, aud prick
ling IN the sralp, arising from u sudden cheek
Of the persfiraiion, from a cold hath. Du- |
ring The same period, the skin oi the
body was covered with liver celoared spots,
which caused an insuppoftblc itching These
pains OF the head had incapacitavd him
from doing any thing that required ut.
trntion, lac was therefore compelled 70 u
bandon his profession, and even botany,
hs favohritt study, Five fnmigaiions, taken
from the fourth 10 the eighth OF Dee, dissipn-
ted The pairs removed the nneasincss III The
al al tfu 10 rot In usun
occupations a month after this treatment
the ruiicle was renewed over the whole bu~
dy lsaw the patient Fl GIT months afterwards,
no still enjoyed sound health Of mind aud no.
DIV
Chronic Rheumatism, complicated Nth Goui.
A man, nged Glty-iour years, ola good con.
situlion, had been hebta4ly ale eted for five
years, With rheumatic pains, shifting from the
head 10 the breast, and all the joints, and who
had govt alternately in each loot, received
three applications OF the iumigaions, from the
10th to the .l7lh OF April--the first Of which
produced coplous perspirhion. lie wns deli
vcrel, as il 10y magic, from his pains, aud the
fs bility OF MS Innbs restored
Dry Ttiter.
man, forty-three years of arc, sn inhaba
TINT ot one the ports OF the Adriatic, ha
been afflicted for ten years with avery esten.
s.ve letter, surrounding the nerk aud should
dcrs The letter was dry, md often covered
with red points, with suppurating tumors, tod
which the linen adhered II was attend
ell with excessive itching The general health
was good, except n slight chronic opthaImia,
attributed to the sea air. lie recollccted huV-
inu been informed lay his mother that she had
suffered during her youth from an herpetic e
ruption lie had tried few remedies, among
Others u solution OF mlrntic acid, rubbed up
on the part, without success
Allcrthe first iumigation, taken on the o2l
OF Jane, the itching diminished, and, as the
patient was therefore prevented from scratch
Jug, the linen no longer adhered 10 the back
After the seventh application, the improve.
ment was truly astonishing the itching hay
ing almost entirely ceased. An eruption, ari-
sing from the IumigatIons, appeared upon the
right arm, 50 As TO interrupt the treatment
but foar;uen iunigations Ia ten days compile
sed the care.
This establishment has but recently gone in
10 operation have n number OF myeterate
cases under my management, all OF which have
Improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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