The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-12
sulphurous Fumigauons

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| THnIE subscriber has established At his
1 MEDICINE STORE, lin prisaiepart
Of the house lsur doors north 81 the Bank Of
Virginia. A BNsH for the application Of sui
fhuraus fumissions, for the cure 81 Goai
| Rheamaiism. aH diseases If The skin Palsy
Ne. a. H. Europe this moIe OF practice has
! been pursued Is ith the haF;iest result dis.
easas 4Ihe most p8ulul and loaihs8me 70
! winch ua4uiiudis subject have been com.
3a.efelY uraaiaatrd ty iow applications.
1hia rsma5y npy lee applied at ali seasons,
/ without regard IL a.e or scr.
, tins pfer.ire hH. been bat lately intfoda
cd ifa lhe United States, will take The lib
F efY for tie information Of the aillicied) 10
+ extracting some oi the casrs, from "a pamphlet
published by pr Revere OF Baltimore.
UtffffuI pGrahus.
One 81 the palieni- ol the Hospital IF 81
Lou, about fofiylssc years oi aaei was al
lacked IN June, ISL, viii q typlus fever,
Kfbea prevalent IN TIE spital, Inv nervous
4mpf1ns IN t,e case were oi The mort urgent
character aud terminated IN uHi' ersal pal
IS, fer which the sulphur iumigarons we're
tried lie patient took about forty inmiga-
tioHs her health gradually improved, until II
Wa perfectly re-esiabi.hed; Ahe Is HOW well,
and Is one oil the iauudressce OF the Hospital.
R0reoiee bBtcti0nof he FACE
lady ola sanguine temperament had been
sctcrH months afflicted with sngulary nn-
Pheasant aud obstinate roseolus aiiegtio OF the
lace and neck On ordinary occasions, very
little estefnm appearpncc of dsease was per.
ceptibIe, but upon The slightest excitement,
sneb mental agitation, exercise or warmth,
however produced, high degree of flushing
81 ned nttendedtwith an intelernbe sense 81
burning and fohns. ~ short, the unpleasant
condition OF lis lady cannot easily be inn
giued
In thr month Of October, 1921, she subject
ed Herself 70 -four general lumgHtions, token
III n nin'lf days. The immediate effect oi the
brsi W. apparently Ia aggravate hercompIaint,
which. II I'm the common effect Of heat, was 10
be expected. The third application seemed
10 check the disorder completely To test the
elaeseg oi the reuedy, she now exposed her
ell Tor stteral hours 10 the heat of a warm
IRE when no Inconvenience resulted. She re-
ceited a fourth lumigalion aud has ever
since remained iier from the disease What
j. most worthy of remark IN this case Is, The
groai aud sudden influence esrred upon the
partsnbi subjected ia the immediate operation
oi the spl Ihurons gas.
Hrmaiie .1Rcrton oCihe Head
surgeon, thirty two years Of age, of n
good constitution. had suffered for Eve Years,
paln. with "A sensation Of pressure aud prick
hnp IN the sealp, arising from sudden cheek
ol tlir persprnti9n, from u cold bath. Du-
iing The same period, the skin 81 the
body W.T. osefed with liver cOloured spots
Whielifansed an insupportnhloiichin These
pnins oi the head had incapacjt0tcd him
from doing any thing that required at
iention, hr WINS therefore compelled To It
bnndon hi profession, aud even botany
his ltnonrllc study. Five tumigations, takes
from The fourth 10 The eighth of Dee, disspa-
ted the pains removed the uncHsucss in the
scalp, and enabled BIN TO return 70 his usual
occupations. month after this treatment
the enticle was renewed over the whole be-
dy. isaH the patient eight months afterwards,
he still enjoyed sound health Of mind and bo-
dy.
Chronic Rhenmciism, complicated NTH Goul.
A man, aged hity-iOur years, OF a good cou-
stitation, had been habiunlly affected, Tor five
years, with rheumatic pnius, shifting from the
head Ito The breast, aud all the joints, aud who
bad gem alternately in each foot, received
three application, Of the lum,gatious, from the
10Th 10 the llh ct hpril--thc first OF which
produced ropions perspiraion. lie was deli.
vefed, rs IL by mage, from his paius, aud the
llexibiiy 0t his limb, re .tOrcd
Dry Idicr.
A man, foriy-ihree years ct ngc, mn inhali-
tant OF one oil the ports at the Adriatic, had
been afflicted for ten years with a very extern
slve totter, surrounding the neck aud shout
ders The letter WAS dry, aud often covered
with red points, with supnurating tunors, 10
which the linen adhered II was attend
ed with excessive itching. The gencralh health
was GOOD, except Slight chronic ophalmia,
attributed h the sen air lie rrcollccted hav-
ing been informed by his mother that she had
suffered during her youth from an herpeic u
rupiion lie bad tried few remedies, among
others, solution OF muriatic acid, rubbed up.
on the part, without success
After the first iumigauou, taken GU the odd
OF June, the itching diminished, and, rs the
patient was therefore prevented from scratch.
Ing, the linen no longer adhered to the back
htter the seventh application, the improve.
ment was truly astonishing, the itching hav-
ing almost entirely ceased. An eruption, ari.
SIM from the Limitations, appeared upon the
right arm, So as 10 interrupt the treatment
bul fourteen fumigations ia ten days connie
| ted tie cure.
This establishment has but recently gone in.
! Ia operation. | have number of inNetcrate
cases under my management, all of which have
improved greatly beyond my expectations.
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