Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-21

mcnt of the digestive organs, upon lie
MEDICAL PRINCIPLES OF
DR.. n. MARTIN, OF ST3J.TLOy
Dy use of the moderated vapour, sulphur, sulphur
'rpcur and sulphur water BArIrs, which are directed
oT chrouic diseases oforg standing. The mcdicated
baths emp Dyed with the vegetable decociions,
powerful auxilcres IN the Of the ubovcrsntien
Gu discusses.
71e ELECTS cft he Baths are
list. To cqualizo a circulation of the blood, and
hence 10 coldness of the hands and feet and
10 lessen the determination flow Of the blood to
tho head.
2ud. To re establish inscnsitc pcrspiration, and
Hereby To relieve the symptoms oil internal iuilsmna
zion.
3-d. To diminish nervous irritability.
18th. TO remove the effects OF Mercury from the
system.
Before the Da,hs used. the system must be pre-
pared by internal and external treatment, according
IN the disease, age and constitution of the patient
1e baths have been used in this place for four years
with great success, and without any accident Of The
most tri.'iur nature.
The establishment is largo and comulodious; one
bali app, opriatcd TO tho of the ladiese other
haiifur the gentlemen They now ready to go
INTO operation.
E%,Tacts from treatise arrangements of the liver
internal organs, and nervous system. BY James
Johnson, NJ De, and member of The Royal College
of Physicians, London, and Editor OF the AIedico-
Chrurgicnl Review Published in ie26-pagcs
lQ5 and 1918.
EXTR.4CTS.
''Wc now come to the external remedial measures,
which Of no importance in this class Of dis
cases.
.The tepid bath may claim prccedencc. 1.-THE en-
cnsive chain of sympathies between the skin and in
ternai organs he kept in view. easily account
for the benefit resulting from judicous of
warm bathing In augmenting mild cuticulsr dis
charge from the pores Of the suIlace the warm bath
increases the internal secre,Ons, particularly the bill
airy; while the time, relieves the
gcson in the portal circle, and determines to the sur
face or the body. II is OF course in deficient
ton, or torpor OF the hillary organ, that the bath
be advantageous: where there is an actual redun-
ddncy 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 inevitably pre-
cedPs any violent orgasm in the sccretury vessels of
the liver the tepid bath might be serv.ceable in de-
term.HnS 10 the surface, and removing the congestion
anterior TO, and thus preventing redundancy secre-
ton. Speaking generally however it is BY fer the
most potent and agreeable external which we
put in practice for tile relief of those nnumerable
morbid and anomalous feelings with which the class of
complaints under consideration is accompanied. The
vaPor bath is still ecacous thIn the liquid, and
where the circumstances of the patient will permit
ought TO be preferred.
''DsorderS 10 totich The Bath is applicable Dr.
Scott properly observes that there is large class OF
diseases in this country, denomnated bilious, which
arise from deficient, superintendent, and depraved
creiions OF BILE hence spring arrangements Of the
stomach giddiness feversh heat head aches restless
ness at night, cramps and spasms, melancholy many
OF those unhappy feelings 10 which the term nervous
las been applied.
"Where the bile is deficient in quantity. the effects
OF the bath are only known by the toeces returning by
degrees To their natural coors and by a gradual i'm
prOVeTnent of the health. With people disposed 10
bile tits necessary keep the bowels very open du
ring the Of the bath for ono uf its effects Ms
have said, and which much Of is beneficial tcuden.
cy depends is TO produce now Of bile into the intes
final canal, the consequences of which should be OBJ
Waited by laxatives Those converent effects Of the
bath arse from the very powers which enable it to
correct more dePraved conditions OF the stomach and
hillary organs. Although this bath with little dist,r
bance produces many happy effects let it not be sup
e. p enrle
temporary Inconvenience. Let it always oS the con.
tTary, be recoiiected that the advantages produced BY
i. be fully appreciated until the paiier, has
given Up the use o. it for considerable time. Even
those who feel very sensible effects from it at the
moment, generally in the end find their health impro.
Ycd."
NOTE-Dr. Johnson's Medical work is so well known
that it requires panegyrc from me; still feel
my duty TO shew to the public his ideas on the use of
battling, as well to justify myself, benefit those
hbouring under arrangements Of the internal organs,
commonly termed dyspepsia.
At all times, great (. tis were only established af-
ter forcing their way through the greatest obstacles
appears that man, SO ofen deceived guards himself
against every kind of discovery. How many do we
see, who, yielding too easily to the ascendancy of
habits, prejudices, aud oitenmes of their passions
have declared themselves the enemies least the
adversaries Of men who had other desire but that
OF eniightening their contemporaries. How many ex-
amples TO be found in both ancient and modern
history in support Of this assertion
Until the time Of Hervey not the blood consid-
cred by the ancients kind of fluid in n state of
ed physician discovered at least demonsrated the
circulation of the blood. All the old school was in
opposition, las might have been expected 10 this in
noyation. The great Describes whom the word novel;
~ could not fghten, openly declares hmsrIfs cham.
pion, aud gave further demonstration of it, But no.
thing could prevent IeTyey from falling under the dis.
grace Of his soyeregns James the 1st and Charles the
1s'i and his most impacabc enemies were those who
exercised the same profession which he did,
But without looking for examples amongst Our
neghbOrs, our own country not free from unjust
pTjudiccs against this Descartes, this raDscen
dent genius, who the first TO enter career which
was worthy OF him alone, who has, by single stroke
vel! drawn the character Of mankind when he saws
1T is as easy for man to shake off his prejudces as
1t would be for man TO burn his own house" Was
not he accused Of atheism, who endeavored TO prove
by new theory, the existence Of God! And 10 a.
void the prosecutions Of his enemies, was he not com
PEELED to seek an asylum in the frgd climates Of the
north, there to regain that tranquility which he could
not end in his country Melancholy fate Of Illus.
trious men! So much for the modcrns
What then may I not anticipate, whose new princi-