The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-15
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MEDICAL.


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tnJ Much misery and Inconvenience, aud
sometimes loss oil liz, results ho,n the couia-
sion winch ensues upon The nappcnIug ofnec,-
drnts, the evil effects al which nIg HI hr obt lated
II the proper remedies wel. genctal, known.
/ hus when persons ATE severely burned eitho,
the most appropriate and electual remedy Is
not known, a. Is lol gotten IA the pldsl ul the
confusion, aud The violence of the sympathy a
mongsi those who are prtseni, n much unnrcess-
any suffering results FROM the wlut III the proper
remedies, o. of sufficient self possr,stou 10 apply
them There ought 10 be taught ~ every E,m-
~ asorl oi medical catechism, ~ 81 bat. fpr ~.
stance, u Ia be done IN casf OF u Chnd ; clothes
laktng hre, what a. tasc OF ~ bad sHald what
IA ease OF nsnnlrifa - 81 me lungs ~ the nose
what i0.aSe of beng ualf drowned " nat Ia
case Of DE bite OF a snake - the ting OF bee
nc. aud In every family The la4 redltnis sIauid
be kept constantly ut hand, .aliieieni ~ lri.,
ipr single ease. We shall eao such rorut4.
ocoAs tonallv sappear IpUst supple and best a.
daptcd 10 chses al most oDnmon occurrence
aud II there should seem t0 be "a ii,cn ANY thing
erroneous. We will thank our medical leadcis
ol whom theIc are many, who are hheWtse tposi
intelligent farmers, 20 comment upon them We
must GriNe thenl chiefly from late nuiknr- III.
uIf library iiore follows few IRON u,e Du-
nestle Physician.
AFoPLEiY
General bIood.lcung should always br ote.
lerlsd ~ rn. FIST instance local aud It sbuuld
he continued unlil dccded effects are pe, ., p,i.
bile al the system
ErfLniSG PROM THE HOsE.
In Vcly interesting case oil this affection
communicated 10y the late Df. james kent Plat
to his freud ptoicS,erJ. d, l. elk, OF tbs Guy
aud which threatened 10 terminate fatally. In
"A, 81, NIL, 4
aud shoulders, proved almost Immediately snc.
Ces5lu.
In cases Of extensive INJURY from this cause,
one oi the most snccesslul applications, hitherto
resortcd to. la, hren the on ol tprprnun, |
the acton winch occurred ~ lsl5, I,tuern ine
| u ; lrlpatr G1ei r'crr and a. A,grllnt aI.ait
yearly fifty men DclongIn, 10 The iDrn, "ofr
severely burut, by the cApinslon Of uur al t6g
! large guns. SOME Gf ihcse men we IA IA u,sgf
/ piln,bie condition, aud suffered the most rApnl.
ste lornCuis luey were taken apnn To- TN
cockpit, aud .Yrrns OF lurpcn' nr heroA poai-
ed iycr thctr naked wounds 1ary ali ia Wi.
POSSES
! Dr. Paris lays down ta1ee indications T., bc
/ IL filled, whenever II 10 oscrrtaHncd ihu II pot
/ sonous substance has tonn3 is way 10 t.e all
n,entlIy cdnai. These indications aie,
/ Fusi. iHr immediate erect ,urut ot iuc poison
+ frou the boy, by the operation Of Von.ite., aud
pmsing.
/ secohd. Tie decompo sIion of The remaining
/ potion, aud the ado non oi measures u,st CT.
Cuidted to oL,iate It's absorption.
/ lnrd. 10 anticipate the occurrence al the
! consecutive PHENOMENA aDd 10 c"Inb.d them by
a. Appropriate treatment
i sometimes II be,pncs necessary 10 fulfil he
sp.nu1 ,udt,att,n L,,tntp tiTst "a, ..,,a. ~
acids aud alkalies having been ti,cn MO rhe
! stomach. The hfst ohjecl here siInud undoubi-
F j., Jc 10 utulra.ile them aud dilute them IL
+ soon as possible, aud then 10 c&Ete vomiting.
I lbe s,mlis 10 be preferred, IN eenetal, are
i the snlpatc 81 lluc o. eoppef. l.cy de- not -
I qune much dltiutOu fOr tdrir aotlnn,a Cn luln-
! stance ul great importance Ia cases Of polsOns
/ w6ich at by Long absorbed. Ia the uexf
/ place thry act eNprdhousig ; dosr OF hieen
Grams oil either Of tncse anhsihnc,s producing
/ almost instantaneous gomUn2. without exciting
/ tue NAUSEA ohnidcr, l,tic Of uflrr enciics, and
w'ich occasions u srate OF the system highly Ia.
'olable 10 Assumption.
! Ogium.--ln addition TO the means recommen
ded IA the text, lor the recover. vi persons pni
soncd by opium, am happy 10 mention on,
winch has proved very ehitaclous in this c0un
Try It Is the a!lusiun OF cold water upon lin
head aud back Ia Philadelphia, and Ia this q
~, II has proved successful IN nun.bef ul in
stances, aud Ia Kentucky II has lately been II ie,
and also found successful. One case thai WA
OF an nthni aged only seven week.. Il la
been Ia Il deep sieeprIsht hours, WIS ailrcie,
with vorni cousnisions. laborious BREATH :
and suspended degluiiIiOn. Altar CONTINUING
the aiiuslpu ~ cold water tor fifteen nI.iiairs
The :, uiiduins weie relieved. An eue.ic and "a
tta.,IC eCul Ilelcd tle csles