The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-09-18
THE neao eivc /or ihe Rheumatism.
aCUPUA CTUR.aTION.

.aCUPUN CTUR.aTI0M.
From the 18Th volume Of tho {" Journal Uni.
vorsel des Scisnces Medicsls," we selece
the following case -
IA woman had suffered for seversl aays
with wandering pains, which daily increased
IN violence at ell times, however, tbcro
wee Gxed pains in tho shoulder and right
arm, which, a, intervals were SO excruciaiing,
,ha, she could not avoid cying out. She wss
IN 'his s'ste when she called 10 consul, me
perceiving, howeye,, no change in her pulse,
nor any increase Of heat, nor redne,s Of tho
SUI face, nor swelling IN tho affected part, I
considered the case simple rheumatism, sud
passed tho needle in The q IN at The place
pointed our by the patien, as the scat Of tho
eEectiop, between The 6b,es Of tho triceps
muscle. The pain was driven TO the foro
arm, ara into he hand by The second punc-
tu'e end a third csused il wholly 10 depart,
aud The woman, with joy end su'przo, sx-
claimed she was cUted."
Nj. Churchill, Of London, speaks very do
crdedly in favor of this RENE dy in /" local dis
eases Of the muscular aud fbrous structure OF
the body" The fis case in Mr.. Churchill'S
collection, which we shall tsnscribe, is thsc
OF brick layer. The body Of this man was
bent nearly st right angles with the thighs,
and bi, coun,ennnce indicated acute suffeting.
He had been attacked, no said, three days boz
io'e, with da'ting psips IN The loins and hips 3
every motion Of the body produced an scuto
spasmodic psin, resembling en- electric shockS
aud The attempt TO raIse The body 10 sp up.
right position was attended b., such insuppott-
ab,s agony as obliged hirn 10 continue In This
state al flsxioo, rather than encounter il by
altering his position. There wss no moe
constitutional disturbance than was 10 be ex-
pected from three days and nights OF con.
stan, paio the pulse wss iiuIe quickcosds
and The tongue white, but I sitributed this
detangemept 10 the irritation set up by tho
pain, end loss of reat. ] directed him To-
place himself sctoss chair for suppor, dur
ing tho operation, and ] INN odia,oiy intro
duced a need OF sn inch spd an half in length
toto the umbs mass on the tight side of tho
spine /; in Two minutes time, I observed thar
he seemed to rest tho weight Of his body
moro on his limbs. Ond in tho osxt instant.
wiihoo, any inquiry being made, he observed
that he fell his iimts stronger from tho psim
having isf, his hips. lie nezi plainly indies
| tod that the disesse was icssened, by raising
being desired to remain OF rest through fcsr
| of the needle being broken. Ate. sx min
| utes, IL was withd'swn (; the man arose, sd-
| ius,ed his dress, expressed his as,ontshmene
and delight Q, the sudden removal Of his dls-
esse, snd having made his grateful scknow-
iedgemen,s, left the house With facility 90
though he had neve, been sm cssd.
.,,.'
Circunssonfici Evidenee. The London pa
pers de,sii the csse oi two men, William Ma
din aud William Dubney, who were ssntsne-
ed OF the lssi Nottingham sssizss, 10 trsos-
! pota,ion for life, efter conviction on cifeum-
| stsn,isl evidence. Il turned out thst they
were innocent OF the scrime vith which they
| had heen charged. They were actually on
| board the vessel, which wss only waiting Tor
| a fair wind, 10 convey them TO New South
| Wales, when IL appeared they had been mis-
| ,sken for oiher chsrscters, and representa-
| ton of the fac, having been made to The King,
| gentle man holding q high official situation
| was d,ected 10 pske the necessary inquiries,
which proved 80 Satisfactory, that his rDs sjss,y
was induced without delay TO grant them Z
| f,ee psrdon. Had the crime for which they
were tried been OF capital nature, II Is Uo'o
than probable these two inDocen, men would
have been executed before any thing could
] have been done Tor their seiiei. A. II wss
they were indebted for ihei' deliyersoee from
perpetual bsni,bment from their families
their county and their friends, to the mere
cireums,ance Of the wind proving adverse.
On their return to Nottingham, they were
imme ediste,y received into tho employ ment oi
respectable gentleman Of that towa.
NO.
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