Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-08

debility and all disorders arising from the dcrange.
ment Of the digestive organs, upon tue
MEDICAL PRINCIPLES OF
DIR. a. MARTIN, OF 7.4UNTON
by use OF the moderated vapour, sulphur, sulphur
vepour and sulphur water Barns, which directed
for chronic diseases ofong standing. The indicated
baths employed with the vegetable decoctons, are
powerful auxiiares in the OF the abovementi0n-
cd diseases.
Tie effects IF he Baths are
Ist. To equafze n circulation of the blood, and
hence to remove codness of the hands and feet, and
TO lessen the determination flow of the blood
the head.
end. To re establish insensibe perspiration, and
thereby to relieve the symptoms OF internal iulamma
ton.
3rd. To diminish nervous irritabilty.
9TH. To remove the effects of Mercury from the
system.
Before the Baths are used the system must be pre-
pared by internal and external treatment, according
TO the disease, age and constitution of the patient
The baths have been used in this pace four years.
with great success, and without any accident of the
mos, triing nature.
The establishment is large and commodious one
half appropriated to the of the ades-the other
half for the gentlemen. They now ready to GO
into operation.
Extracts from treatise arrangements of the liver
internal organs, and nervous system. By James
Johnson, NJ. D., and member ofthe Royal College
of PLY sicians, London, and Editor of the Medico-
Chirurgical Review Published in 1926-pages
los and 1913.
EXTRACTS
ave now come to the external remedial measures
Shich OF mean importance in this class Of dis
"The tepid bath may claim precedence ifthe ex-
tensve chain of symPatlies between the skin and in
ternal organs be kept in view, may easily account
for the benefit resulting from a judcious course of
warm bathing In aagmenting a mild cuticular dis
charge from the pores of the surface, the bath
increases the internal secretions particularly the bill
ary while at the same time, 1t relieves the
geston i'll the portal circle, and determines to the sur
face of the body II is of course in de fcient secre
ttDn rpf he a.. I.,
can be advantageous; where there is actual redun
daney OF bile, which, by the bye, seldom the case
and never Of long standing, as have already shewn
the bath would be mure doubtful remedy. Though
plethora in the portal circle almost invariably pre-
cedes violent orgasm in the secretory vessels of
the liver, the tepid bath might be seryiceable in de-
termning the surface, and removing the congestion
anterior to- and thus preventing redundancy of secre-
ton Speaking generally, however, it is by far the
most potent and agreeable external which we
put in practice for tire relief of those innumerable
morbid and anomalous engs with which the class of
complaints under consideration is accompanied. The
vapor bath is sth more efcacous than the liquid and
where the circumstances Of the patient will permit,
ought to be preferred
disorders 10 toh,Ch The Bath is applicable Dr.
Scott properly observes that there is large class Of
diseases in this country, denOmnated bilious which
arise from deficient superintendent, and depraved Sc
cretions of bile hence spring arrangements of the
stomach gidduess feYersh heat head aches restless
at night, cramps and spasms, melancholy, & many
ofhose unhappy feelings to which the term nervous
las been applied.
lectS
of the bath only known by the foeces returning by
degrees to their natural colors, and by gradual i'm
Provement of the health. With people disposed to
bile necessary keep the bowels very omen d,
ring the Of the bath for one of its effects as
have said, and which much of its beneficial tenden
cy depends, is produce aow of bile into the intes
final canal, the consequences of which should be OBJ
waited by laxatves. Those nconve effects of the
bath arise from the very powers which enable il 90
correct depraved conditions of the stomach and
hillary organs. Although this bath with little distur-
bance, produces many happy effects. let be sup
posed, that delicate, strong people suffer no
temporary Inconvenience. Let it always the con-
trary be recoected that the advantages produced by
it never be fully appreciated until the patient has
given up the use of II for a considerable time Even
those who feel no very sensible effects from at the
moment generally IN the end find their health impro-
we'd"
NOTE-Dr. Johnson's Medical " ork is so we'll known
that it requires no panegyric from me; still feel it
my duty to shew to the public his ideas on the use of
bathing, as W ell to justify myself benefit those
abourng under arrangements Of the internal organs
commonly termed dyspepsia.
At all times great truths were only established af
ter forcing their way through the greatest obstacles
1t appears that man, often deceived guards himself
against every kind of dis very. How many do we
see, who, yielding too easily to the ascendsncv of
habits, preJudices and oftentimes of their pass;ons
have DECLARED themselves the enemies or at least the
adversaries OF men who had other desire but that
ct eDlghtenlng their contemporaries. How MANY ex
amPles are TO be found in both ancient and modern
history IN support of this assertion
Until the time of Hervey, not the blood consid.
sagnation, without circulation or motioni This learn
ed physician discovered at least demonstrated the
circulation OF the blood. All the old school was in
opposition, las might have been expectedD TO this in
noVaton. The great Descartes, whom the word novel
y could not frghen, openly declares hmsrlfits cham
PIon, and gave further demonstration of IT, But no.
thing could prevent Hervey from falling under the dis
grace OF his soveregns, James the 1st and Charles the
lsti and his most implacable enemies were those who
exercised the same profession which he did
But without looking for examples amongst orr
neighbors, our own country not free from unius,
PreudiceS against this Describes this transcen
dent genus who was the first to enter career which
was worthy OF him alone, who has, by a single stroke
SO we'll drawn the character OF mankind when he saws
Ut IS as easy tor man to shake of his preiudces az
II would be for man to burn his own house" Was
not ne accused OF atheism who endeavored 10 rrov
by new theory, the existence Of CodP And IN |
void the prosecutions OF his enemies, was he not corn
peued TO seek an asylum IN the frgd climates of the
north, there to regain that tranquility which he conId
not find in his own country Melancholy fate of lila.
trious men! SO much for the moderns