The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-25
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fnteMpTdHce II DiSCage.-lbe last number OF
the American Journal uithc Medical Scien ees con
tains an ESSAY lnemprrsnoe Considered as a
disease Other diseases, says the ntuer, (which
natural appelies md passions are morhidy es-
cited, have. found theif places IN All systems Of
! medical nosology, white morhd thirst for in
tuxicaling liquors has been considered moral
disease, ID De treated with moral remedies.
They have found sympathy too, while ntem-
perance, Instead of being cured With medicines.
has ONLY heru branded with nsmy
The seat of this disorder is the stomach ana
is produced by perverted or distorted action OF
that yscus. IN other Diseases palliattVes are
useful not so in intemperance. Nhie nothing
so quickly ioleves the gnswng pain rs the stirn-
Ilaiing draughi, the remedy ultimately, anu in
dueeth, mere asses all thc symptoms of the dis
order. The class oftoucs, particularly bitters,
with on without vine OF spirits, often prescri-
bed IN dyspepsia, IS considered liable the same
objection.
In every iniemperate man there is an i'm
mnfable association IN his mind between sfimu-
lating liquors AMI the rclief they afford TO all
the unpleasant sensations Which have desert.
bed As !ofmp" MS disease. To him the hottie
Is catholl'on IL relieve anorexia, gas.roynA
hatplenee, uat~ea ynmiting cholic anh isIok
Gloomy Feelings Which are worst than ali. h
produces an III, ant change iron pain TO plpa.
sure, from des ar 10 hope, and nnnSfouns tim
'ho'nY rugged Wilderness of world into q
paradise in VAN do we prescribe temperance
TO such patient. He suRrfs what iAese who
have not had his dseasc to tie. ,ame csi.Hf car.
not conceive. But his remedy is Al hend. and
he flies to it as The osly cons, lnfr.r left him,
10 cure him We must break ~ this association
aud convince him oy actual sensations. That his
remedy has lnSt lis cCrc, W. must likewise
'hHpge The aciion ofthe stomach, and restore /.
to its healthy standard"
Dr flush relates an aupcdoie Of his having
cured negro man Of taste for spirits by the
use OF en4e'ic tartar 1t required 40 divination
10 'rcern uat Chamber nosiru,n possessed
TINS Ingredient The tarifita of antnonv by
communicating Disgusting quality to the huiis
- dissolved in, readily breaks up the assocs
ton in the patients feelings. between his dis
ease and the relief from stimulating liquors 100
I fheae iqsors, with this infusion, increase in.
stead of relieving the disgust and oathine of thes
stomach, and prodoce an ndomable repug-
nance against them - Bat The best mode of adj
minstering the tartar emstc, is moi IN rmeli>
buses. as in Chambers medicine, but in aIlela.
tive aud slightly nausca,ag doses " Chronic
diseases require chronic cures
Convenient preparation Of the medicine is
4 eIs OF tartric of antimooy dissolved Ia or
of boiling water-baif an ounce OF the solution
'" ~ F'' h''o n hail pilllf tiftr OF quart 81 Ile
PATIENTS iaVOrlte liquor, aud 10 be taken daily
IN divided portions lCseve,e vomiting or pur-
glng ensue, should direct laud,num 10 allav
the irritation and diminish the dose In every
patient It should he varied according to as eff
lects. In one instance 10 a patient vino lived
ten miles rom me, sever vomiting was produ
ced more. think. from excessive drinking
than the of the remedy He recovered
nom IT, however, without any other bad effects.
In some cases the change suddenly produced in
the patients habits has produced considerable
iassinde and debility, which of bur short
duration. IN majority of cases no other e-
tectS has been perceptible than slight nsuses,
some diarrhGa and gradual bat very uniform
dstaste to the mrnstruum.
In answer TO the question, will il always cure;
my experience does not enable me 10 give po-
shiVe answer. That II will always when fairly
tried, produce temporary benefit have no
doubt. ihave as little doubt that the remedy
10 the hands nf intelligent medical men, judicl-
ousH administered, and cautiously preserved in,
will do more to eradicate intemperance than all
the merely moral causes which eau be brought
TO bear against the practice"
Curious Letier.-N hen The Persian ambas-
sador visited England, about twenty years
ago, he brought letter from the King Of
Fersas ehiet wife 10 the late Queen Char
ioi'e. copy ofihis curious epistIe is given
oy Mr. Morier, in his entertaining hook emit
tied The Adreniures Of Raiji Baba in Eng.
land, IN which he informs the reader. that
- the sanction ofthe highest authority has been
given 10 the publication Of this
original letter 1t is rs follows:
with prayers resembling the chaste gar
menl OF the Virgin Mary acquitted of fafsa
accusation, and with ssluiion true AS the
testimony OF isau given in favor of his moth
ers virtue, we hail your majesty, our oeloy-
ed sister, whose court is resplendent rs Para
d'se the pearl of the she'll of AUTHORITY the
lovely Venus 10 lbe sky OF greainesa liz ..