Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-21

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stages, ou,aneous diseases liver complaints dys
pepsa. govt, rheumais,n, white swellnvs asthma,
debility, and all disorders Arising from the dcrange-
ment OF the digestive organs, upon the ~
. MEDICAL PRINCIPLES or
DIR. "A. MARTIN, or ST.4UyNToN !
BY use of the medicaied vapour, sulphur, sulphur
vapour ADD sulphur water gkrtIs which are directed
for chronic diseases ofoug standing. The medicated
powerful auxiiaries in the of the abovemen,on
The effects The Bctks ere .at.E. i,
LIST. To equalize circulation of the blood, and
hence TO removes coldness the hands and feet, and
to lessen the determination or dow of the blood to
the head. $500 -r,a -s-
end. To re establish iuscnsiblc perspira,ion. and
thereby to relieve the symptoms OF internal nflamma-
3rd. To.diminish nervous irritability.
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 otbe patient
The baths have been used in this place for four years.
with great success and without any accident of the
most tritling nature ersa ~ G
/ The establishment is large and commodious one
half app, oprated to the use of the lades-the other
half for the gentlemen. They ready to 20
into operation. =.
Extracts from treatise arrangements Of the liver
/ Internal organs, and nervous system. BY James
Johnson. VI. D., and member of The ROYAL College
! of Physicians, London, and Editor of the Medco-
Chirurgical Review Published in I8e6-pages
los and 1913. $50. ....-.. -, :"
;, EXTRACTS. -..uss.as rr.ra
eve now come to the external remedial measures
which are OF no mean importance in this class Of dis
cases. ... ... ...
'"rhe tepid bath may claim precedence. 1.-THE ey.
tensve chain of synpathies between the skin and in
ternai organs be kept in view may easily account
Tor the benefit resulting from judicous Of
warm bathing In aHgmentng mild cuticulsr dis
charge from the pores of the surs~, the warm bath
increases the internal secrctiuns particularly the bill
aryi while at the time, it relieves the veaous
geSon IN the portal circle, and determines TO the
face Of the body II is, Of course, in deficient sscre
ton, torpor of the hillary orgGu5 that the bath
can be advantageous; where there actual redun.
daney OF bile, which, by the bye, is seldom the case
and never long standing, have already shewn,
the bath would be 4 more doubtful remedy. Though
plethora the portal circle almost inyariab!y-prc
cedrs any violent orgasm in the sccretoTy vessels Of
the yeE, the tcpid bath might be scrviceahe in de-
terminng the surface, and removing the congestion
anterior to- and thus preventing redundancy OF
ton. Speaking generally however, ii is by far the
most potent and agreeable external measure which yc
put in practice for t relief Of those Immune Fable
morbid and anomalous feelings witwhich the class Of
complaints under consideration is accompanied. Fhc
vapor bath is stl eficacious than the liquid and
where the circumstances Of The patient will permit
ought to be preferred.
Disorders 70 ,9h''t he Eatt is GppHegJIe Dr.
Scott pronerly observes that there is arre class oT
diseases in this country, denomnated bilious which
arise from deficient supegabundanL and depraved Sc
cre,ions of bile; hence spring arrangements Of the
stomach gidQiness teVgr5h heat head aches restless
at night, cramps and spasns, melancholy, 9: many
oFthose unhappy eengs TO which the term "nervous
tas been applied .....
"Where the bile is deficient in quantity the effects
of the bath only known by the oeces returning by
degrees to their natural coors, and by gradual i'm
prOVemcnt Of the health. With people disposed to
bile, it is necessary keep the bow very open du
ring the use of the bath for of ats effects, as
have said and which much Of its beneficial tenden
cy depends, produce Gov of bile into the ntes-
tina1 canal the consequences of which should be OBJ
Waited by laxatYps. Those or,
bath arise frsm the very powers which enable /, to
correct more depraved conditions Of the stomach and
hillary organs. Although this bath with little dssnr
bance produces many happy effects let it not be sup
posed, that delicate, even strong people suffer no
porary inconvenience. Let il always on the con-
rary, be Pecoected that the advantages produced by
can never be fully appreciated until the patient has
given up the use OF 1t for considerable time Even
those who feel very sensible effects from it at the
we'd" ''''
NOTE-Dr Johnson's Medical work is SO well known
that 1t requires no panegyTc from me- still feel
my duty TO shew the public his ideas on the use of
bathing, as well to justify myself benefit those
abouring under arrangements of the internal organs
commonly termed dyspepsia.
AZ all times, great truths were only established af
ter forcing their way through the greatest obstacles
appears that man, often deceived, guards himself
against every kind of discovery. How many do we
see, who, yielding too easily TO the asccndancy of
habits, prejudces, and oftentnes Of their passions
have declared themselves the enemies or at least the
adversaries of men who had other desire but that
OF eDlghtenlng their contemporaries. How many eS-
amplcs to be found in both ancient and modern
history in support of this assertion?
! Until the time Of Heryey not the blood consid-
cred BY the ancIents kind Of fluid in n state Of
stagnation, without circulation motioni This learn
cd physician discovered, at least demonstrated the
circulation of the blood All the old school was in
opposition las might have been expectedJ 70 this in
notSton. The great DESCRIBES whom the word novel
y could not Brighten, openly declares Lmsrlfits cham
pon, and gave further demonstration Of IT, But no.
thing could prevent Heryey from falling under the dis
grace Of his soveregns James the 1st and Charles the
lst and his most mplacable enem'es we're those who
! exercised the same profession which be did.
But without looking for examples amongst orr
neighbors our own country not free from unjust
preudices against this same Descares, this transcen
dent genius, who the first enter career which
was worthy OF him alone, who has, by single stroke
so we'll drawn the character Of mankind when he saws
it is as easy for to shake of his preiudiceg as
Il would be for a man 20 burn his own house" Was
not he accused of atheism Who Gndeayored 10 prove
by new theory, the existence Of God? And TO a.
void the prosecutions Of bis enemies Ua he mt cop