Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-22

oeoity, ana all disorders arising from the dcrangc
inent OF the digestive organs upon the
MEDICAL PRINCIPLES OF
DR. a. MARTIN, OF ST.AUyvTON.
Ky use OF the medicatcd vapcur, sulphur, sulphur
vapour and sulphur water Barns which are directed
for chronic diseases orlonr standing The lnrdcatcd
baths omployed with the vegetable decoct;uns are
powerful auXiaries in the cure the abovcmcnton-
cd diseases,
The effects q he Baths are
LIST. To equalize circulation of the blood and
hence 60 GOODNESS ofihe hands aud feet. and
to lessen the determination or flow OF the blood to
the bead.
end To re establish insonsibie perspiration. and
thereby to relieve TIE symptoms OF linamma-
ton.
srd. TO diminish nervous irritobilty
9TH To remove the effects OF Mercury from tho
system.
Before The Baths arc used the system must be re
pared by internal and external trcatment, accor,n
~ the discase, acc ard constitution of tire patient
The baths have hccn used IN this paco iur four yea
with great success, and without any accident OF the
trlinT naturr
The establishment IS legs anl co,nmo,licus: ono
hail rp"priotet tn tho use of the ,des--,he other
into opn-c'ion
Eyrncts from treatise On Gcranrcmcns ofthe liver
latcrnai organs, and nervous system. Bv james
Johnson, " r.. md member ofhe Royal College
Of PhySlci1ns London and Editor of the ATedico-
Chirurgica Review. Published in I2o6-nancs
los and 1913.
EXTRACTS.
owe now come to the external remedial measures
which are OF no mean importance in this class OF dis
"rhc tepid bath may claim precedence Ifthe cx-
tensve chain of sympa,hcs between the skin and in
icrnal organs he kept in view may easily account
Tor the benefit resulting from judcious course of
warm bathing In augmentng mild cuticuIar dis
charge from the pores of the surface, the warm bath
increases the internal secTetGns, particularly the bill
airy; while At the time ii relieves tho vcnps con-
SeSon IN The portal cjrc,, and determines the sur
face ofthc boIy. u is, OF course in de fcent score
tion, orHur Of the biury cr,qr that The warm bath
can DE advantageous; where there is an actual re,nn
dancy c! bile, which, by the bye, is seldom the CASE
md never ct long standing, have already s,ewn,
the bath would be doubtful remedy Though !
as plethora in the portal circle almost invariably pre-.
cedes any vOlen, orgasm in the secretory vessels of
the liver the tepid hath might be scrvceable in de-
terminnE the surface and removing the congestion
anterior To, and hS preventing redundancy of secre-
ton Speaking generally, however, it is By far the /
most potent AMI agreeable external measure which VIC
put in practice for Tire relief Of those inuuerlhlc
morbid and anomalous feelings with which the class Of
complaints under consideration is accompanied. The
vapor bath is still more ecacious h1n the LIQUID and
where the circumstances of the patient VIII hermit,
ought to be preferred.
Disorders 10 'ci'eh he Bath is appHcaJls Dr.
Scott properly observes that there is large class OF
diseases in this country, denominated bilious, which
arise from deficient, superabundant and depraved Sc
creiions Of bile; hence spring arrangements of the
stomach gddness feverish heat head aches restless
ness at night, cramps and spasms melancholy {. many
Of those unhappy feelings TO which the term nervous
las been applied.
Y
OF the bath cny known by the oeces returning by
degrees 70 their natural colors, and by gradual i'm.
rrovement Of the health. With people disposed TO
bile, II is necessary TO keep the bowels very omen @
ring the of the bath; for one oG its effects as
have said, and which much of its beneficial tcndcn
cy depends IS 20 produce flow Of bile into the ines
final canal the consequences of which should be OBJ
waited by aXatvcs. Those inconvenicnt effects of the
bath arse from The very powers which enable i To
correct dcpraved conditions Of the stomach and
hillary organs Although this bath with little distur.
ms t1F. cfl. L.,
posed, that delicate, strong people suffer no
temporary Inconvenience Let it always on the con
tary, be reco!eced, that the advantages produced by
can never be fully appreciated until the patient has
given up the use of it for considerable time Even
those who feel very sensible effects from it at the
moment, generally in the end end Their heaIih impro-
Yed"
NOiE-Dr. Jo.son's Medical ~ ork is so well known
that requires paneGyric from me; still feel il
my duty TO shew 10 the public his ideas on the use of
batting, as well TO Justify myself benefit those
abouring under deran5 cmets oc 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 preudices and oftentncs of their pass;onq
have d. eIared themselves the enemies least the
adrersaries Of men who had other desire but that
OF enlghtening their contemporaries How many ex.
amples to be found in both ancient and modern
history in support Of this assertioni
Until the time of Hcrvey, was not the blood consd-
credby the ancients kind of fluid, in state of
sagnaton, without circulation or motionl This learn
cd physician discovered or least demonstrated, the
circulation Of the blood. All the old school was in
opposition, las might have been expected TO this in
novation. The great Describes, whom the word novel
~ could not frghten openly declares hmsrlfiis cham
pion, and gave further demonstration Of IT, But no.
thing could prevent Eeryey from falling under the dis
grace OF his soveregns James the is and Charles the
1st and his most mpiacable enemies were those who
exercised the profession which lie did.
But without looking for examples amongst oar
neighbors,'our own country moi free from unjust
pTeiudccs against this DESCRIBES this tTanscen-
dent genius, who the first TO enter career which
was worthy OF him alone, who has, by single stroke
60 we'll drawn Che character Of mankind when he says
ct is easy for 20 shake of his preiudices as
IL would be for man TO burn bis own house" Was
not he accused Of atheism, who endeavored TO prove
by new theory, the existence of Cod And to a.
void the prosecutions of his enemies was he not com
PEELED TO seek asylum In the rgd climates Of the
north, there to regain that tranquility which he could
rot End in lis own country Melancholy fate Of illus
81, r,pf1 CO. much fYr ftte rr,ytor