Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-22

RolR a. b aine of at.ofs1S. u % sts
= yoEiopg forms, Hfhlgiot, JumouFs in kheir incipi
"a ette@ cuianeou. epeoses. liver cotnhairas, dys.
debility and al disorders arising nom the dcranae-
Ncol OF The dlEeetive ofkanss upon a : 80.
uBDicAL PRfNcIPLEs OF
DR. -. l.1RTIJN, or ST.AUyN-TO.N.
~ use OF the medisste1 vspsur, sulphur, sulphur
for chronic disesscs flone standing The medicated
baths employed with the vegetable decoctions, are
powerful suxisries u the cure ELL abovcmention-
9as eTseis a. iAs rst.. are
La. TO eQnalize . Circulation Of the blood, and
be4cc to- remove coldnesS ofthe hands and feet and
70 lessen the determination or Gov of the blood to
End. go re establish insensiblc persD;rot;on. and
thereeyt to relieve the symptoms OF internal infamma-
ton.
Srd. 20 diuinsh nervous irritabilty 8 ya ~
tth- 70 remove the effects OF Mercury from the
system s '94 ~ ' ~ p
Before the baths are used the system must be pre-
pared by internal and external treatment according
to the disease, ege and constitution of the patient
The baths have been used in this puce for four years
Win great success, and without my accident Of the
most t1ning nature.
The establishment is large ond commodious one
half apr oprated to the of the ad,esthe other
hall for the gentlemen. Phey are now ready to go
into operation. .-s
Rxtracts from treatise On arrangements of the liver
Johnson, Md, and member of the Royal College
OF Physicians, London, end Editor of the Medco-
Chirurgical Review, Published in Ises-pages
y los and 1919.
EXTRACTS.
"We nov come TO the external remedial measures
Shich are OF no mean importance in this class of dis
eases. e.si sli ',s- ~ ~ 49, =
'srhe tepid bath may claim precedenee Ifthe az
tensve chain Of sympathies between the skin and in
ternal organs be kept view we may easily account
for the benefit resulting from judicious course of
warm bathing In augmenting mild cutcular dis.
charge from the pores of the surface. the warm bath
increases the internal secrethons, particularly the bill
AIRY; while at the same time relieves the venons con.
geson IN the portal circle and determines the
ace OF the body. is, of course in deficient secre.
ton, or torpnr of the hillary orYan that the warm bath
can be advantageous; where there an 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
as plethora in the portal circle almost invariably pre
cedesany violent orgasm in the secretory vessels of
the liver, the tepd bath might be serviceable in de-
termining to 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 measP which we
put in practice for the relief of those innumerabe
morbid and anomalous feelings with which the class of
complaints under consideration is accompanied, The
vapor bath IS stH ecacous than the liquid and
where the circumstances of the patient will permit,
ought TO be preferred. lHtG. tgtur .aes :
Disorders 10 tehich The Bath is applicable DR.
Scott properly observes that there is large cass Of
diseases in this country, denomnsed bilious, which
arise from deficient, supersbunant and eprayed Sc
cretons of bile; hence spring arrangements of the
stomach, giddness feverish heat head aches restless
ness at night, cramps and spasms, melancholy & MANY
otthose unhappy feehngsto which the term neryous
has been applied
"Where the bile Is deficient in quantity the effects
OF the bath only known by the foeces returning by
degrees to their natural cofors and by gradual i'm
proyement OF the health. With people disposed TO
bile, II is necessary to keep the bow very open du
ring the use of the bath for one Of it's effects as
have said. and which much Of its beneficial tenden
cy depends - to produce flow of bile into the intes
tiBA canal the CONSCIOUS Of which should be OBJ
waited by hKative Those incunvenient effects Of the
hath arise frsm the very powers which enable il To
correct morn depraved conditions of the stomach and
hillary organs Although this bath with little distpr
bance, Produces many happy effects, let il not be sun
posel, that delicate, strong people suffer no
temporary Inconvenience. Let it always on the con.
trary be recollected that the advantages produced by
can never be fully appreciated until the patient has
given OPP the use of IL for considerable time Even
those who feel very sensible effects from IL at the
moment, generally IN the end fd thesr health impro
we'd" stHrl. .t s.rs-H-r. ~,
EoTE-Dr. 6ohnspn's Medical u ok is so well known
that u requires no panegyric from me; still [ feel il
bathing, as we'll to justify myself benefit those
hbourng under arrangements Of The Internal organs
commonly termed dyspepsa. Esas -1t - =
At all times, great truths we're only established az
ter forcing their way through the greatest obstacles
appears that man, often deceived, guards himself
against every kind Of discovery. Hoe many do we
see, whos yielding too easily to the ascentancy of
habits prejodces. and oftenimes of their passions,
have declared themselves the enemies or at least the
advernres Of uen who had no other desire but that
Cd enlghteuing their contemporaries. How many ex-
amPlos are to be found in both ancient and modern
history in support Of this assertonl s. .,.r a- s-r
uptil the time Of Heryey, not the blood consid-
cred By the ancieDts kind Of fluid, 10 state of
stsgnation, without circulation motioni This learn
ed physician discovered, at least demonstrated the
circulation Of the blood all the old school was in
opposition (Ss might have been expeced,) to this in
noVatIop. The great Descartes, whom the word novel
~ could not Tighten openly declares himself its cham
pion and gave further demonstration OF IL But no.
thing could prevent Heryey from falling under the dis
grace of his soveregns James the 1st and Charles the
1sti and his most mpiacabe enemies we're those Who
exercised the same profession which he did
But without looking for examples amongst our
neighbOrS,souT own country not free from unjust
prejudices against this Describes this
dent genius, Who the first to enter career which
was worthy ct him alone, who has, by single stroke
veil drawn the character of mankind when he saws
est is easy for TO shake of his prejudices as
II would be for to born his own house" Was
not he accused Of atheism, who endeayored to prove
by Reu theory, the existence of q Godi And TO a..
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