Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-30

Il. various FORMS Schirrus, Tumours in their iucpi-
stages, cutaneous Diseases liver complaints dys
debility and oil disorders arising from the dcrange
ment Of the digestive organs, upon the
MEDICAL PRINCIPLES OF
DIR. a. MARTIN, OF ST.4UyNTON.
BY a use of the med,naed vspour, sulphur, sulphur
vapour and sulphur water DATus, which directed
for chronic diseases of long standing The medicated
baths employed with the vegetable decoctions, are
powerful auxiaries in the of the abovementien-
ed diseases.
The effects of The Baths are
ls.. To euualze a circulation of the blood, and
hence to remove codness of the hands and feet, and
to lessen the determination or flow Of the blood to
the head.
end To re establish insensible perspiration, and
thereby to relieve the symptoms OF internal inamma
3rd To diminish nervous rritability.
4th To the effects Of Mercury from the
system.
Before the Baths are used, tho 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 for four years,
with great success, and without any accident of the
triiling nature.
The establishment is large and commodious; one
half appropriated to the Of the lades-he other
half for the gentlemen They are now ready TO 60
into operation.
Extracts from treatise on arrangements of the liver
internal organs, and nervous system. BY james
Johnson, NJ. D., and member of the Royal College
of Physicians, London, and Editor of the Medico-
Chirurgical Review. Published in I696-pages
los and 1918.
49,, EXTRACTS
I'VE now come to the external remedial measures
which are OF no mean importance in this class of dis
"The te,.rd bath may claim precedence. Ifthe ex-
tensve Claim of sympahies between the skin and in
ternal organs be kept in view, may easily
for the benefit resulting from n judicious course of
warm bathing In aagmenting a mild cuticular dis
charge from the pores of the surface, the bath
increases the internal secreons, particularly the bill.
while 1 ne yenO
gestion in the portal circle, and determines the sur
face Of the body. II is of course, in deficient
ton, torpor of the hillary organ, that the bath
be advantageous; where there is actual redun-
daney of bile, which, by the bye, is seldom the case
and never of long standing, as have already shewn,
the bath would be more 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 serviceabe in de-
terminng the surface, aud 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 tile relief of those innumerabe
morbid and anomalous feelings with which the class of
complaints under consideration is accompanied The
rapor bath is stH more efcacIous th5n the liquid and
where the circumstances of the patient will permit
ought to be preferred.
Disorders To ,Oieh The Bath is applicable DR..
Scott properly observes that there is large class Of
diseases in this country denominated bilious which
arise from deficient, suPerabundant, and depraved Sc
cre'ons OF bilei hence spring arrangements of the
stomach, giddness feverish heat head aches restless
ness at night, cramps and spasms, melancholy & MANY
fthOse unhappy feelings which the term "nervous
has been applied.
"Where the bile is deicent in qua nifty the ef.c,s
of the bath only known by the foeces returning by
degrees to their natural colors, and by gradual inn
pr9ssmsnt OF the health. With people disposed to
ring the of the bath for of its effects, as
have said and which much of its beneficial tenden
CT depends, is to produce flow of bile the ines
final canal, the consequences of which should be OBJ
waited by laxatves Those announcement effects of the
bath arise from the very powers which enable it to
auA1 90 a..
hillary organs. Although this bath with little distur-
bance, produces many happy effects, let not sup
posed, that delicate or even strong people suffer
temporary Inconvenience. Let it always on the con-
trary be recoected that the advantages produced by
it be fully appreciated until the patient has
given up the of it for a considerable time Even
those who feel very sensible effects from il at the
moment generally in the end find Their health impro-
we'd"
NOTE-Dr. Johnsons Medical work is so werI knovn
that it requires no Panegyric from me; still feel it
my duty to shew to the public his ideas the use of
bathing, as well to justify myself, TO benefit those
labouring under arrangements of the internal organs
commonly termed dyspepsia.
At all times, great truths only established af
ter forcing their way through the greatest obstacles
1t appears that man. often deceived, guards himself
against every kind of discovery. How many do we
see, who, yielding too easily to the ascendancy of
habits, prejudces, and ohentimes Of their passions
have declared themselves the enemies or at least the
adversaries Of men who had other desire but that
Of snlghtenng 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, was not the blood consd
cred by the ancents kind of fluid, in state of
sagnation. without circulation motionl This learn
ed physician discovered, least demonstrated the
circulation Of the blood. All the old school WINS in
opposition las might have been expected to this in
novation. The great DESCRIBES whom the word novel
y could not rghten openly declares himself its cham
pon, and gave further demonstration Of it. But no.
thing could prevent HerVey from falling under the dis
grace OF his soVeregns James the 1s and Charles the
LIST, and his most implacable enemies were those who
exercised the same profession which he did.
But without looking for examples amongst our
neighbors, 'our own country not free from unus,
preJudiees against this same Describes this
dent genius, who the first enter career which
was worthy OF him alone, who has, by single stroke
so well drawn the character of mankind when he
sit is as easy for to shake off his preiudces 9s
1t would be Tor man to burn his own house" Was
not he accused Of atheism, who endeavored to nrove
by new theory, the existence of Godl And 10 a
void the prosecutions OF his enemies was he not com
PEELED TO seek an asylum in the frgid climates Of tbs
nortb there to regain that tranquility which he conid
not End in his country Melancholy fate of iIl