The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-30
So,phurous fumi5a,iens

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.at, aar the information oi tie "Hitti'y 10
s.,i.a.flng some at the cases lfnm pun me-
faaI.sbed by u Revere "t Baltimore
lui,.ral Pa,a us.
One of the patients al The il"'pahi "' ~
4uass about iarty -hse years al az W. ~
talked IA June, lHtl. Win lAthus ie'''=
t,,n ers,nIeat IA The Hospital The nervous
.,,,,,'.,a,. in ibr case were al The mps argent
character, aud e rmlaafei "A nr'Nersal PAT
"a. Tor which The sulphur tunn sallans W'fe
fr,rd The pallcut took about l'ny inmigh-
tt.p4. her health gradually improved nntil II
W.T. nerrctl, re.c.tahlishcd she Is noH Nra'
and Is one OF tie lauadfr,scs ol the Hospital.
Rosrol Affection Of M fdee
A lads ol "a sau .ulne fcmperamcni brd been
several months afflicted with slnRalsfiy uh
plrA,nnt aud obstinate ro,cOlns aFecueh ol the
t,cc aud neck On ordinary occasions, very
Iifdr external appcaranrr of disease vas per
e,ptible, bat upon the slightest excitement.
lrb ~ mental agitation, eArrelsc or warmth,
pnvrser produced, a high degree OF flushing
rnsurd attended with An iutoleral,le sense OF
burning aud itching In ~hnrl. the unpleasant
condition of this lady cannot easily be INA
gined.
Ia the month Of October, ls2l she subject
"a herself to tour general tunigat'ens, taken
- as many dnss The Immediate elect OF Ire
first was apparently IL tsgrataie her eomphnt,
which, from the common elect ol heat, WAS 10
DE expected. The third application seemed
10 check the disorder completely 10 test the
ei,icncv OF the rctuedv, she nov exposed her.
self tor several hours 10 the heat OF warm
IRE, when no Inconvenience resulted She re
ceiyed a fourth fungR,ion. and Inns ever
since remained free from the disease Nhnt
Is most worthy oil remark Ia this case Is, the
great and sudden influence eserted upon the
plrtsno subjected TO the immediate operation
vi the sulfhuroas gas
RitumHic Affection Of The HcGd
4 slrPruu thirty two years OF ave, OF n
good constitution had Suffered for five yenrs4
pain, with H sensation oil pressure. aud prick
fling in the scalp, arising from sudden check
OF the perspration, from cold bath. Dn
ring the same period, the skin of the
body was covered with liver colonred spots,
which caused ninsupportaheitc lhng These
dams oi the head had incapacilated lin
from doing any thing TINT required at
tention, he was therefore compelled to u
bandon his profession, and even botany,
his favourite study Five fumigalions, taken
from the fourth 10 the eighth Of Doc, dissipa-
ted the pains, removed the naoasiness IN The
scalp, aud enabled bin TO return to his usual
occupations \ month after this treatment
the cnice was renewed over the whole boz
DIV lsaw the patient Eight months afterwards
he still enjoyed sound health Of mind and bo-
dy.
Chronic Rheumatism, complicated teih Gout.
A man, aged 6ity-ionr years, of good con
stitution had been habitually affected, Tor five
years with rheumatic pains, shifting from the
head 10 the breast. aud all the joints, and who
hal gout alternately in each foot, received
three applications of the tumigations, from the
l5tr Ia The 18th Of April-the first of which
produced copions perspirntion Tie vas deli
vered. rs If ny magic, from his pains, and the
Reliability of his limbs restored
Dry Tetter.
A man, forty three years oi age, an lnhGhi
tant OF one ofthe ports Of the AdrIatio, had
been afflicted for ten years with avery eaten.
sivc letter, surrounding the neck and Shout
dcrs The letter was dry, and often covered
with red points with Suppuraing tumors, TO
which the linen adhered. Ii was attend
ed with excessive itching. The general health
was good, except slight chronic opthaImia
attributed 10 the sea air He rrcoeeted hay
ing been informed by his mother thai she had
suffered during her youth from An herpotic .
ruption. lie had tried few remedies, amonE
others. a solution OF murintic acid, rubbed up
on the part, without success
After the ffsl lumieation, taken on the ODD
OF June, the itching diminished, and MS the
patient was therefore prevented from scratch
ing, the linen no longer adhered TO the back
After the seventh application, the improve
ment was truly astonishing, the itching hay
ing almost eNtirely ceased. An eruption. ar
sing from the tuInisatons, appeared rpon the
right arm, so as TO interrupt the treatment
hut fourteen fumgations in ten days compile
ted the cure.
This establishment has hut recently gone in
10 operation. | have number of inveterate
cases under my management, all of which have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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