The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-14
sulphurous Eumigations
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Rheumatism. al disea>es OF the skin, Palsy.
&c NC. Il, Europe this nsase Of rraetiee has
been pursued With the happiesf result dis
eases = she nsost painlal and ioalhsome 10
which mankind - salsItni, have been com
illeicly eradieaIed by te@ applications.
This remedy may be applied al all seasons,
without regard 10 age orsex.
4 this Practice has been bnt recently intro
h.eod INTO the uniied States, ! will take the
3, edy, ,for the information of the ailllcted,)
extracting some oi the caseal from pam
p..let published by Dr. Revere, OF Baltimore.
Uniutrsaf Pdraisis. ls
one of The patients OF the Hospital Of 81
Louis, about loity.hSe years oi age, wns al
tackled in june, Isii, With typhus fever
then preyaeut la the Hospital The nervous
SYMPTOMS III the case were of the most urged
character, aud terminated in a universal pol
sy Tor which the sulphur fnmigations were
tried The patient took about forty inmga-
lions her health gradually improved, until II
was perfectly re-cstablished she Is now well,
and is one oi the laandresses of the Hospital.
Roseoips .iVtoiioH Of The Fare
A lady OF a saHenine temperament bad been
several months afflicted with a singularIy un-
pleasant and obstinate roseosus affection OF the
face aud neck. On ordinary occasions, very
little external appearance oi disease was per
reptible, but upon the slightest excitement,
such as mental agitation, exercise or warmth,
however produced, high degree of flushing
easged, attended with an intolerabe sense oil
burning ond itching. In shor, the unpleasant
condition OF this lady cannot easily be ina
gined. -
In the month OF October, 1921, she subject
ed herself to four general iulnigaiions, taken
in rs many days The immediate effect OF the
lFst was apparently 10 aggrasatc Der complaint,
which, from the common effect OF heat, was TO
be expected The third application seemed
10 check the disorder completely. To iest the
efficacy oi the retuedy, she now exposed her
sell Tor several hours 10 the heat OF warm
fire, when no Inconvenience resulted. She re-
ceived fourth tumgaion, and has ever
since remained free from the disease What
Is most worthy OF remark in this ease is, the
great and sudden influence exerted upon the
parts not subjected 10 the immediate operation
oil the suphurous gas.
Rheumatic affection Of The Head.
surgeon, thirty Two yeafs OF age, OF
good constitution, had suffered Tor 1--WE years,
pain, with q sensation OF pressure, aud prick
ling 10 the scalp, arising from sudden check
OF the pesp'raion, from a cold bath. Dn-
ring the same period, the skin Of the
which caused an instppor,nblc tcinng These
pains of the head had incnpaci,aIed him
from doing any thing that required al
tention, he was therefore compelled IL n
bandon his professions and even botany,
his favourite study Five fnmigations, taken
from the fourth To the eighth OF Dee, dissipn-
ted the pains, removed the unoasiness IN the
scalp, aud enabled bin 10 rpturn 10 his usual
occupations. A month after this treatment
the cutiele was renewed over the whole boz
d. lsaw The patient eight months afterwards,
he sti enjoyed sound health OF mind aud boz
dy.
Chronic RAcumGttaa. compticdteduih GoW.
A man, aged htty-tour years, ot good con.
stitution, had been hnbilualy 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 iumgalons, from the
10Th 10 the 18th of April-the first OF which
produced oopions perspiration He was deli
vered, as If by magic, from his pains, and the
1lexblity of his limbs restored
Dry 2ther.
man, forty three years OF age, an inhab :
tant of one ithe ports of the Adrialic, ha.
been afflicted for ten years with very exten.
sive letter, surrounding the neck aud should
derf. The letter was dry, aud often covered
with red points, with suppuraiing tumors, 10
which the linen adhered. 1t was attend
ed with excessive itching. The general health
was good, except a slight chronic opthalmia,
attributed TO the sea air. He reeollcelcd hav.
ing been informed by his mother that she had
suffered during her youth from an herpelic e.
rupton He had tried few remedies, among
others, solution of muriatc acid, rubbed up
on the part, without success.
After the first lumgstion, taken on the 22d
Of June, the itching diminished, aud, ms The
patient was therefore prevented from scratch
ing, the linen no longer adhered 10 the hack
After the seventh application, the improve.
ment was truly astonishing, the itching hav-
hlg almost entirely ceased. An eruption, ari-
sing from the fnmgatons, appeared upon thu
right arm, so as TO interrupt the treatment
but fourteen iumigations in ten days compile
ted the cure.
This establishment has but recently gone in
to operation. have number OF inveterate
cases under my management, all ofwhieh have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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