Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-20

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INSTRUCTION for the cure OF Scrofaia, ia all its
various forms, Schirrus. Tumours in their incipi
cn stages, cu,aneons diseases, liver complaints dye
pepsis. govt. rheumatism, white sweings, asthma,
debility and all disorders arising from the dcrange-
ment Ut the digestive organs, upon tue
MEDICAL PRINCIPLES OF
DR.. "A. MARTIN, OF ST.4U.NTON.
By use OF the moderated vapour, sulphur, sulphur
sapour and sulphur wafer BATHs, which directed
tor chronic diseases of long standing The medicote
powerful auxi!iares in the cure oil the abovcmen,ion
ed diseases. = -
The eeeets.sf the Batas are
LIST. To eqnalize circulation of the blood, and
hence to remove codness of the hands aud feet and
TO lessen the determination Cow of the blood TO
the head
end To re establish insensibie perspira,ion, and
ton.
3rd TO diminish nervous irri,atiiity.
atn' TO remove the effects OF Mercury from the
system.
Before the Baths arc used the system mus. be pre
pored by internal and external treatment according
To the disease age and constitution of the patient
Fhe baths have been used in this for ouI yea
with great success, and without any accident OF tho
most trifing nature.
The establishment is large and co.nmodiors; one
half appi opriaed to the of the ladies-he other
half For the gentlemen. They are now ready to 90
into operation.
Dxg from treatise on arrangements of tho liver
Internal organs end nerco,l. system. BY James
johnson, II. ~, and member of The Royal College
of Physicians, London and Editor of the Nfedico-
Chrurgical Review Published in l226-parcs
los and 1913.
EXTRACTS.
ave now come to the external remedial measures
which are OF no meanimporance in this class of dis
"Thc tepid bath may claim precedence. Ifthe ex-
tensive chain OF sSmpafhes between the skin and in
ternaI organs be KEEP, in view, may easily account
for the benefit resulting from iudicous course of
warm bathing In asgmenting a mild cuticuar dis
charge from the pores of the surface, the warm bath
increases the internal secrefons particularly the BILL
airy; while at the time, it relieves the venous
geson i'll the portal circle, and Diet the sur
face OF the body II is, of course, in deficient sccre-
ton, torpor OF the hillary organ, that the bath
con be advantageous: where there is actual reun.
daney OF bile, which, by the bye, is seldom the case,
and never Of long standing, have already siewn,
the bath would be mere doubtful remedy. Though
as plethora in the portal circle almost Invariably pre-
cedes violent ogasm in tie secretory vessels of
the liver the tepid bath might be serv;ceable in de-
termning 10 the surface, and removing the
anterior tn, and thus preventing redundancy of
ton Speaking generally, however, il is ny far the
most potent and agreesbl external asure which We
put in practice for the relief Of those rabIe
morbid and anomalous feelings with which the class of
complaints under consideration is accompanied. The
vapor bath is sH eficacious than the liquid! and
where the circumstances Of The patient will permit,
ought to be preferred.
.IDisorliers 10 ,ph,eh The Bath is npDlicaLIe y,
Scott properly observes that there is large class of
diseases in this country, denominated bilious, which
arise from deficient, superabundan and depraved Sc
cretions OF bile; hence spring Heterogeneous of the
stomach, gddiness, feversh adj aches restless
ness at night, cramps and spasms, melancholy & many
OF those unhappy feelings to which the term nervous
has been applied.
Where the bile is deficient I'm quantity the effect,
of the bath only known by the occes returning by
degrees to their natural colors. and by gradual i'm
provemeBt of the health. With peopIe dsposed IN
bile, is necessary to keep the very open du-
ring the use OF the bath, for Of ITS effects as l
have sa and ON whe., IT'S ne tfcai tenGen
dane 10 Tn of II,,nt
final canal the consequences Of which should be OBJ
waited by axatves. Those ipconvenient effects of the
correct deprsved conditions OF the stomach and
hillary organs. Although this bath with little distur
bancc, produces many happy effects. let it not be sup
posed, that delicate, even strong people suffer no
Temporary Inconvenience. Let il always on tho con.
trary, be recoected that the advantages produced by
it be fully appreciated until the patient has
given up the use 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
ved.'
NoTE-Dr Johnson's Medical work is SO we'll known
that it requires panegyric from me; still feel it
my duty to shew to the public his ideas to use of
bathing, we'll TO justify myself. 10 benefit those
labourng under derans cTnents Of the internal organs
commonly termed Dyspepsia
At all times, grest truths Only established af-
ter forcing their way through the greatest obstacles
appears that man, SO often deceived, guards himself
against every kind of discovery. How many do We
see, who, yielding too easily TO the ascendsncy of
habits prejudices, and oentjInes of their passions
have declared themselves the enemies at least the
adversaries Of men who had other desire but that
Of enligb;eH;ng their contemporaries. How many ex.
anples to be found ia both ancient and modern
history in support of this assertion
Until the time of lIeryey, not the blood consid-
cred by the ancients kind of fluid, in a state of
stagnaton, without circulation rnotionl This learn
I'd physician discovered at least demonstrated the
circulation of the blood. All the old school WAS in
opposition, (as might have been expected to this in
novaton. The great Descartes, whom the word novel.
ty could not frgh,en, openly declares hnsrfits clam
pion, and gave further demonstration of it, But no.
thing could prevent Hervey from falling under the dis
grace of his soyeregns, James the 1t and Charles the
LIST; and his most implacable enemies those who
exercised the same profession which he did.
But without looking for examples amongst orr
neighbors our own country not free from unjust
preiudces against this Descartes, this transcen
dent genius, who the 6rst TO enter career which
worthy OF him alone, who has, by single stroke
we'll drawn the character of kind, when he saws
at is easy for to shake of his preiudces, as
IL would be for a man to burn his own house" Was
not he accused of atheism, who rndcavored TO prove
by new theory, the existence of C;odl And TO a.