The New York herald., 1845-12-08
Ciinieue mt the University OF New York
Medical Department..

There were quite q number of cases treated at the
usual very large class assembled 10 hear the treat
ncnt prescribed Tor them by the Doctor.
! Case No wss the Young woman with syphitic
sffec d the bo of the nose. who has presented
herself OF the Clinque every Saturday for two three
weeks past She has under the treatment that has been
adopted, recove ed smost entirely. Sac ordered
70 persevere in the use OF the same.
No. IA little girl with strumous affection of the
meibomian glands of tn eyelids producing n morbid
Of the roots Of the eye lash that the patient
viii frequently loso them almost entirely. The Pro.
lessor ordered the application OF the tuty DIN
mem.
No. 4wnsa man who stated that his age was only 40
years, though he looked fully 70 years old. This
had several huctuating umo his breast bone which
bone the Professor thought was also carious he
commanded the early opening Of these umors, and to
put paten. under of ydriodate
potassium In commenting tots case, the Professor
made quite lengthy remarks the unfortunate crcum
stances attending the of the scrofulous da
thesis and its cations in all is distressing FORMS
the most formidable. and unfortunately, the most com
Of which Is that terrible scourge to the faret nd
tho males, via: tubsrculous consumption. He then
spoke OF tho similarity that existed between the results
oisy disease and the eprosy eastern
He also in his opinion the idea that the
syphiiitic tant never ap cared in Eur pc until af
the return Of Columbus RON the discovery Of this
try, somewhat Of an i'm putaion the Aborginals
OF This continent which was not founded fact He
thought that this disease had existed from the
ment Of the world, and that this opinion could be sup
ported by many Of the facts detailed by ancient writer's
NO. was case Of strumous affection Of the eye OF
chd. both corntis and as
these always are by great pain or to the
lightso much that the nateot cont uaily keeps
eyes covered h- prescribed small quantity Of the
perchloiide OF mercury to larger quantity of the tnc
OF bark.
No. b was case of young man affected with peri
orsIits the secondary effect ofsyphiis He put on
the Of by driodste OF potassium.
No 7. A man with stfumous affection of the lynn
phaic glaods of the neck, which much enlarged
side The patient also com planned of severe
shooting pains about the small ofBs back which, in the
opinion OF the Professor were symptomac OF the forma
tioe OF psoas abscesses This very similar In
its general features to that before the class
Few weeks where the enlargement Of the glands had
been iimnishcd but 1t was found that in proportion
they dmini.hsd that symptom Il dissemination Of the
scroiuous dia'hsss towards the lungs had developed
themselves He stated that in this similar result
must De susried sganst though that ON the appear
snos Of the patient he feared, such would ultimately be
the result with him.
Thors we're several other cases Of strumous nature
which wore all the subjects Of very
from the Professor In ALL the number of case
and prescribed for amounted to eighteen and quite
large number we're left over till next Satu rdsv -
The large number Of students ere attending TIN
lectures at this institution speaks well for its onward
progre and the attention that they appear TO besto to
tho instruction given them by their Professors shows
that they appreciate the benefits I, he derived from
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