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ADVICE TO THOSE WHO ARE AFFLICTED WITH THE VENEREAL DISEASE. CONTAINING THE SYMPTOMS AT LARGE, WITH PRACTICAL NOTES, AND ADVICE TO THEM WHILE UNDER CURE. ALSO, Methods of preventing any future INFECTION, in either Sex.

By F. B. SPILSBURY, Man-Midwife, WARDOUR STREET, SOHO.

LONDON: Printed for the AUTHOR, and ſold by W. NICOLL, in St. Paul's Churchyard, and all the Bookſellers in Town and Country.

MDCCLXXXIX, PRICE ONE SHILLING.

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PREFACE.

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AS this is wrote for the benefit of perſons afflicted with the Venereal Diſeaſe, in its various ſtages; for the regulation of their diet and conduct on any emergency that may happen, when it is not in their power to apply immediately to their Surgeon; and alſo proper inſtructions for conducting themſelves while under cure; I have therefore not given any anatomy [iv]of the parts, nor entered into the minutiae of the diſeaſe, more than is neceſſary for reſtoring the conſtitution, and given means for future prevention. Such a ſmall work as this will appear peculiarly neceſſary to every one. In the firſt place, from the ſymptoms of the diſeaſe, prudent perſons will be on their guard, and libertines have a method to prevent any future injury; by which means poſterity will be benefited, and unhappy ſufferers will here have full directions; which will not only be acceptable to them, but to all perſons of either ſex.

ADVICE, &c.

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THE Venereal Diſeaſe* may be obtained three ways, viz. Firſt, By impure connection. Secondly, [6]By contact of parts*. And laſtly, Hereditary. Be it obtained which way it will, we aſcribe it to the French (i. e. the French Pox), they call it the Neapolitan; the Neapolitan, the Spaniſh; and the Spaniſh, the Indian. In its firſt ſtage it is called the Gonorrhoea, or Clap; in the ſecond, the Confirmed Pox, or Lues Venerea; and that every one may know when they have obtained this horrid diſeaſe, and to what ſtage they have advanced, I ſhall lay down every ſymptom as they occur.

GONORRHOEA,* ITS SIGNS.

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THE firſt ſymptoms are an agreeable ſenſation in the genital parts in general, and the teſticles have a creeping worm-like motion, which ſtimulates to venery; next a gradual diſcharge comes on; firſt, a limpid thin humour, which increaſes until it comes a ſharp, ſtinking, purulent matter; the parts inflame, and now great pain is felt in paſſing the urine, like ſo many needles; this increaſes to ſuch a height, that the patient dreads to make water; and from the pain and fear he does not let it flow, but paſſes it in jerks: his phyſiognomy [8]at this period is very unfavourable*. The miſery is now increaſed by a chordee, i. e. the penis becomes frequently erect in a diſagreeable manner, curved downwards with exquiſite pain. In thoſe that have long foreſkins, it inflames, cannot be drawn back, and is called phymoſis; in thoſe that are ſhort, it contracts, and ſwells up behind the nut ſometimes to ſuch a degree as to endanger the patient's life, and is named a paraphimoſis§. From the [9]inflammation, deep corroding ulcers* now appear, called chancres.

IN WOMEN.

IT makes its appearance in about three or four days; the patient feels a pleaſing irritation, which ſoon degenerates into pain; a prickling ſhooting [10]ſenſation within the parts, which inflame and ſwell, is ſore and painful; the urine is hot and ſcalding to ſuch a degree, that the patient dreads to make water; ſhe feels a contractive* and painful ſenſation in the lower part of her body, with a creeping motion within the ſides about the hips, dull pains acroſs the back. The diſcharge is at firſt ſlime; then thin, watery, ſharp, foetid, bloody; and, at length, becomes a deep green.

BUBOES AND SWELLED TESTICLES.

IN this ſtage, will ſometimes ariſe, either from ſudden colds, or the virus being repelled by improper treatment.

In the firſt, the notice of the patient is attracted by a pain in the groin, and upon examination [11]he finds a ſmall lump, the ſize of a pea; there is no inflammation externally, but, after handling, the part becomes more painful, and increaſes to the ſize of a nut; the part is more ſenſible, it throbs, the body is inflamed, a ſlight fever comes on, univerſal laſſitude, pains in the limbs, headach, thirſt, &c. Still increaſing to the ſize of a pigeon's egg, becomes inflamed, matter forms, and it is now at its maturity. The ſecond makes its approach with a painful worm-like motion in one or both teſticles; the running abates, and frequently ſtops; they ſwell and inflame; dull, heavy, burthenſome pains come on, with ſudden twinges and ſtitches extending into the loins; they now become a painful load; a fever ſucceeds, and the criſis is at hand, by either ſuppuration, gangrene, or cancer*.

THE CONFIRMED POX, OR SECOND STAGE,*

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Is now uſhered in by venereal excreſcences, or warts, which make their appearances about the private parts; they are neither hard nor ſoft, open, moiſt, or dry; they put on forms like pinheads, or ragged at bottom; ſome is pendent, others like a cock's comb, or mulberries. The firſt ſymptoms the patient feels, is an irregular intermittent fever, pain in the head, arms, legs, knees, great laſſitude and dejection of ſpirits; the pain increaſes, eſpecially at night; and when warm in bed, it is paſt bearing, nor can they get any [13]ſleep till towards the morning*; the head grows heavy, ſometimes with a dull pain ſixed in one ſpot, like a nail drove in by degrees; ſmall lumps ariſe on the ſcull, arms, legs, and thighs, (nodes) which become painful, and torment the patient alternately; ſcurfy places appear in different parts of the body, face, eye-brows, and forehead; gradually increaſing till it invades the hair, which it incircles, (the crown of Venus); the ears are corroded and filled up with ſcabby ſtinking matter, the eruptions increaſe, the lips become ſore, and crack; the mouth and noſtrils are now infected, and run a thick iſchor; the ſkin becomes rough, [14]and covered with branny ſcales; the eyes are dull, heavy, red, and ſtaring; the face becomes blotted, the neck ſtiff, the mouth ſore, the cheeks firey, the noſe ſwells, is diſtorted, and ſtuffed with ſcabs, the tongue enlarges, the throat is ſore, the hairy ſcalp is now covered with a cruſt, and loſes its natural colour, the hands ſwell, the nails grow thick and drop off, the voice changes, and the language is unintelligible, the lungs depreſſed, the mouth ſtiff and open, the breath loathſome and foetid, and the mind filled with wretchedneſs and deſpair. To cloſe this horrid ſcene, the burning pains increaſe, a heavy pulſe, univerſal weakneſs, dimneſs of ſight, hiccup, ſtranguary, difficulty of ſpeech and reſpiration, the nodes break open, the ſcaly ſcalp cracks, the noſe and throat is corroded, the teeth drop out, the breath is inſupportable, and the whole fabric is now a maſs of ſtinking carrion; if the malady continues, till limb from limb drops off, the vitals are attacked, and the unhappy ſufferer expires, the putrid carcaſe is hurried to the grave, offenſive to all.

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Having thus far given the hiſtory of the diſeaſe, from the beginning to the end, that every one may know how to avoid thoſe who are unfortunate enough to have any of the above appearances, I ſhall now proceed to give advice to thoſe who labour under its baneful influence.

On the firſt appearance of the diſeaſe, let me injoin you to temperance, ſoberneſs, and chaſtity; three moral virtues here indiſpenſably neceſſary. Your diet* muſt be moderate, and roaſt meat is preferable to boiled; beef and mutton, to veal or lamb; the former is the more eaſy of digeſtion; but mutton is the eaſieſt of all. Avoid ſpices, or high ſauces; for, as it is in its firſt ſtage a topical inflammation, every thing which increaſes the circulation of the blood will promote the diſeaſe; conſequently all exceſſive exerciſes muſt be avoided, [16]ſuch as riding on horſe-back, leaping, jumping, &c. You may drink wine; but beware of intoxication, or you will ſuffer the next day ſeverely. Though at this time Venus attracts your thoughts, yet pay no homage at her ſhrine. In ſhort, eat when you are hungry, but ſmall quantities at a time; let your drink be moderate, and be ſatisfied when your thirſt is quenched. The paſſions of the mind have here great influence; avoid them; they irritate the diſeaſe; and when indulged to exceſs, they have been known to bring on alarming ſymptoms. I muſt lay particular ſtreſs on cleanlineſs*, eſpecially in the fair ſex; for without this the diſeaſe rapidly increaſes, from the corroding virus lying on the parts, or hid in the folds, by which means the irritation is increaſed, and conſequently the inflammation will extend, bringing on chancres, buboes, &c. which [17]in many inſtances, by timely care, might have been avoided: and to this end always waſh the parts with a little milk and water two or three times a day; or, what is better, a ſcruple of calomel in two or three ounces of roſe water; and between the folds put a little lint, which change every time. To thoſe who in the firſt ſtage uſe injections, retain them in the parts as long as poſſible; to let it come away immediately is of very little ſervice. By the improper uſe of aſtringent injections* the running at firſt is frequently ſtopped, and the unhappy ſufferer thinks he is cured, till, alas! appearances too ſoon inform him of his fatal miſtake. On the contrary, injections that are ſerviceable at firſt increaſe the diſcharge; your body ſhould be [18]kept moderate, neither bound nor looſe. If you find a painful ſenſation in your groin, or teſticle, and at this time it is not convenient to apply for advice, ſuſpend the teſticle in a bag, and rub it with a little mercurial ointment mixt with camphor; the ſame by the buboe; but remember, in the latter, rub rather below the part, that the lymphatis may carry it through the glands; but if they ſtill increaſe, apply a poultice of bread and milk, mixt with the blue mercurial ointment, which, in general, will carry them off*, or relieve [19]till you can get aſſiſtance*. If a phimoſis comes on, ſoak the part in milk and water, ſyringe the [20]glands with the calomel injection frequently, after which put up a little lint round the nut with a probe, [21]or ſkewer. The pariphimoſis treat the ſame; but always have your ſurgeon's advice, eſpecially in the latter, as delays here would be injurious. I would always adviſe, as long as any ſcalding continues, to drink plentifully of linſeed tea, or to eat gum arabic; theſe mucilaginous ſubſtances will abate the acrimony of the urine. If any hard knot ſhould ariſe, rub them with the ointment before-mentioned. Another ſymptom attending this ſtage, is a chordee; no pleaſant companion; but it is ſoon removed, by rubbing the part with a little ointment, and applying a plaſter of the ſame upon it.

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Having thus far given you cautions, I will now proceed to a more pleaſant ſubject, namely, ſymptoms of an approaching cure; which is, when the ſcalding abates, the diſcharge thickens, the green appearance gradually vaniſhes, yellow ſucceeds, till at laſt it is white, and does not ſtain the linen, and may now be called a common gleet, which is removed by balſamic medicines, freſh air, and moderate exerciſe; to which I will add, frequent topical cold bathing* If from ill treatment, or neglect, the urethra is filled with carnoſities, or callofities, ſo as to obſtruct the paſſage of urine, then bougies become abſolutely neceſſary; [23]but always be careful to tie a piece of thread round the top, bind and faſten it gently around the nut.

Though thus far I have treated it as a ſimple inflammation, and ſuppoſed it to be cured on that principle; yet always take ſome alterative medicine*, to guard againſt any lurking miſchief; for I am certain too great ſecurity here, or relying [24]on the words of boaſting pretenders*, has, in the end, been the ruin of many; for the diſeaſe lying dormant for a number of years, has afterwards broke out in the various forms above-men-mentioned, which, had they taken ſome alterative medicines, would never have happened. Where this is the caſe, alterative medicines are the ſpeedieſt and ſafeſt cure; they act without injuring the ſyſtem, and, joined with cleanlineſs, never fail in the moſt confirmed pox. The firſt thing to be thought of is frequently cleaning the teeth, and [25]gargling the throat, change of linen, frequently waſhing the body, and beware of catching cold. If any ſcaley eruptions appear, waſh them with bran and water; or warts, clip them off with a pair of ſciſſars, and apply the ointment over them. If your throat, or noſtrils are affected, uſe the fumes of mercury*, or apply immediately to your ſurgeon. If nodes ariſe, rub them every night with the ointment; keep the body temperate; and, in ſome caſes, it is adviſable to wear a flannel jerkin and drawers next the ſkin. When you find all the ſymptoms abate and vaniſh, leave not off your medicines too ſuddenly. After which I would adviſe a courſe of bark, exerciſe, change of air, and cold bathing, to take off the irritability the diſeaſe has cauſed in the ſyſtem.

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Before this advice is cloſed, I ſhall give a few hints on the uſe of mercury.

In the firſt place, I do not agree with ſalvation, even in the worſt of caſes. It is from this imprudence that this ſacred medicine has been thrown aſide; a medicine which, when adminiſtered with caution, is not injurious to the human frame; on the contrary, expel it from the Materia Medica, how many millions would ſuffer from the ſcurvy, gout, rheumatiſm, yaws, bilious complaints, &c.? It ſhould be given in ſmall doſes, without any perceptible action. In this manner, what are its effects? it increaſes the action of the lymphatic ſyſtem; the conſequence is, the glands, before obſtructed, have now a free circulation, the offending virus is abſorbed, and thrown off by the pores of the ſkin, urine, ſtool, &c. the blood is purified, and the body now reſtored to health. On the contrary, if too large a quantity is taken, a foul breath, rotten gums, carious teeth, &c. enſues; [27]the glands are irritated to ſecretions beyond their power, the appetite is loſt, the inteſtinal canal affected, the head ſwells, the tongue hangs out of the mouth, and ſaliva is continually running from it; copious ſweats, and univerſal debility follow; at this period few come near him, from the offenſive ſmell. Suppoſe he ſtops here, and the diſeaſe is cured, how dearly is it paid for, when ſo ſafe a remedy is at hand? He lingers out the reſt of his life with a debilitated, irritable conſtitution.— How many by this are brought to an early grave! From this cauſe ſalivation is now juſtly exploded.

To ſum up the whole, I would adviſe, that in the firſt ſtage of a gonorrhoea, or clap, the method of cure ſhall be to leſſen the inflammation and irritability of the ſyſtem, to promote gentle perſpiration, to correct the acrimony of the fluids, and to protect the body from infection. Injections that will abate the inflammation, that are void of aſtringency, are preferable; they are applied to the [28]part diſeaſed, and certainly will cure more ſpeedily than medicines taken by the mouth. With proper injections, where they have applied as ſoon as they have diſcovered the injury, I have completely cured, in a few days, the moſt virulent gonorrhoea. What medicines are taken internally ſhould be anti-inflammatory. After this, when the ſcalding is abated, the colour gone, a ſimple gleet only remaining, balſamics are the moſt proper; but, after all, it is prudent to guard the conſtitution by a few alterative medicines. In the lues venerea alteratives are what we muſt depend on; but when joined to balſamics, and others that will promote a gentle perſpiration, they are ſure of ſucceſs. By theſe principles I have always ſucceeded in the worſt of caſes; and weak debilitated habits, ariſing from exceſſes of any kind whatſoever, by cordial tonic medicines, cold bathing, change of air, and exerciſe, are ſure to meet with relief.

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I muſt here guard youth from that diabolical practice of machinery; ſo far is it from being a preſervative, that numbers have been poxed from too great a ſecurity. There is now another faſhionable vice, no leſs injurious in debilitating the ſyſtem, by forcing nature further than her ſtrength will bear, and bringing on a train of nervous complaints; I mean, whipping. I cannot help wiſhing, with Dr. Faulk, that fools who laſciviouſly uſe this exerciſe to ſtir up their luſt, might be ſwitched after emiſſion, as they endured it before; which would ſoon cure them of this diabolical practice.

To conclude; I ſhall now lay down the moſt ſafe means of preventing this loathſome diſeaſe. After intercourſe with a ſuſpected perſon, always waſh the parts with a little warm water, or ſoap; or if not at hand, your own urine. Be careful to waſh between the folds, or round the glands; and when you get home, uſe the following—calomel [30]1 ſcruple, roſe-water 2 ounces*, and leave ſome of it on. Some throw it up the parts with a ſyringe, and they are ſure of ſucceſs; even if a ſlight gonorrhoea has taken place, it will cure without any further application. In women it is the beſt, eaſieſt, and ſafeſt remedy; not only here, but alſo in the flower albus; it being thrown up the vagina 3 times a-day, and the patient taking a little bark to ſtrengthen and brace the ſyſtem, nothing elſe is further required. By having this by them, they may at all times keep free from the diſeaſe. Some chuſe to rub a ſmall quantity of blue mercurial ointment on the groin and parts; this too, like the other, is certainly deſtroying the infection [31]in the bud, and adviſable when the other cannot be procured; but there is one caution, always to have the calomel pure and mild: what I prepare for the purpoſe, and for private practice, undergoes a number of waſhings in lime water, &c. to take off every minute particle of acid.

THE END.

Appendix A POSTSCRIPT.
No. 120, WARDOUR STREET, SOHO.

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The AUTHOR ſtill continues to cure the VENEREAL DISEASE, in all its different Stages, from the SIMPLE GONORRHOEA to the CONFIRMED LUES, taking the utmoſt Care of the Conſtitution.—Weak, relaxed, and debilitated Habits, proceeding from Irregularities, injudicious Treatment, or any other Cauſe, are ſpeedily reſtored to Health and Strength.

☞ Advice to poor Perſons gratis.

*⁎* All Letters, Poſt-paid, will be duly anſwered; or, Attendance of required.

Notes
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In ancient records, 1376 and 1398 public ſtews and brothels were tolerated under certain regulations; and thoſe girls that had the Burning, as it was called, were ſeparated from the reſt, and forbid to lie with man while ſhe had it. Falſtaff hints at the diſeaſe in the Second Part of Henry IV. Act II. Scene IV. —"Fal. If the cook help to make the gluttons, you help to make diſeaſes, Doll; we catch of you, Doll; we catch of you; grant that my poor virtue—grant that—." Alſo ſee Leviticus, chap. 13, 15, and 20.
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Midwives ought to be exceſſive careful to have no cuts or ſores on their fingers, as numbers of caſes have occurred, where they have obtained a confirmed lues by the contact of parts.
What is commonly called the Dry Clap, is when there is no diſcharge, with difficulty of making water; from the increaſe of the ſwelling and inflammation an iſchury, or total ſuppreſſion of urine, is the conſequence.
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I believe the gonorrhoea to be merely a local complaint; the lues venerea, conſtitutional. This is proved in the hoſpitals every day; for if a patient ſhould go through a ptylyſmis, or ſpitting, and contract a gonorrhoea, during the cure, the conſtitutional diſeaſe would be removed, but the local continue.
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This is called a dyſuria, an inflammable ſymptom: young people, at the firſt time, have it worſe than others.
So called from its ſimilarity to a chorde binding down the penis.
There is ſometimes veſicles, or bladders, filled with water on the ſurface.
§
I have known it to ſwell, and contract, till the inflammation increaſed ſo as to ſtop the circulation in the nut, which by this means mortification came on, and they have loſt this part.
*
Venereal ulcers are always known by their being jagg'd at the edges, and running in different ways, with a ſlough-like appearance.
The firſt appearance of a chancre is not unlike the thruſh in the mouths of children. Parents cannot be too careful who ſuckle their children, as they may obtain this diſeaſe from a ſmall chancre on the nipple, or on the breaſt of the nurſe; nor can youth be too careful who they ſalute, as proſtitutes frequently have ſmall ulcers on their lips, tongue, &c. Whenever theſe appear, even in the ſlighteſt manner, we ſhould conſider it as the confirmed pox, and treat it under that head.
*
From the inflammable attack of the virus in women, there is a peculiar conſtriction towards one ſide or the other in the vagina, which anſwers to the chordee in men.
*
When the pain and inflammation in the teſticle abate, the running returns; if the inflammation runs high, it is then that bleeding plentifully is of ſervice; alſo purging, fomentations, &c. which muſt be left to the ſurgeon's care.
*
Women may have the dry or latent pox for a length of time in their habit, as long as their menſtrual diſcharges continue; but the moment theſe ceaſe, the whole frame falls into confuſion.
*
I have obſerved in the hoſpitals patients labouring under nocturnal pains from a venereal cauſe, that when they have had no reſt for a month, &c. before they come into the venereal ward, they have not been in the ward above two days, before they have generally good nights, owing to the minute particles of mercury floating in the atmoſphere they breathe.
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Neither purging nor a low diet are neceſſary in the cure of the gonorrhoea; draſtic purging will increaſe the inflammation.
*
A ſpecies of lues venerea prevails in the weſt of Scotland, which the natives call Sibbins, or Sivvins, owing to uncleanlineſs.
*
Aſtringent injections are ſuch as the vitriol, alum, and the preparations of lead. About 10 or 15 drops of the extract of lead, in four ounces of ſoft water, are ſometimes neceſſary to waſh the parts when a pariphimoſis takes place; it acts as a ſeditive, and will abate the inflammation; but ought to be ſparingly uſed.
*
There certainly is no occaſion to bring the buboe to ſuppuration, giving the patient unneceſſary pain and trouble; I do, and always think it adviſable to ſuppreſs them, eſpecially at the beginning, as they frequently ariſe from irritation, which cauſes inflammation in the glands, and hence obſtructions. I muſt here aſk the gentlemen of the faculty, if abating the inflammation, leſſening the irritation, and by any means removing the obſtructions, can pox the patient? On the contrary, I think letting it proceed to ſuppuration, and expoſing a ſurface to the air, is the moſt likely means in the world. [I knew a worthy practitioner in the country ſo bigotted to the idea of a ſuppurated buboe curing the diſeafe, that after he has applied his cauſtic, he ſeldom took any further notice of it.] But if the patient applies too late, and ſuppuration is at its height, I ſeldom open them in men—in women, never. If an opening is required, I guage the lancet between my finger and thumb, and by drawing the ſame acroſs the buboe, from left to right (and vice verſa, as occaſion may require) open it with eaſe and ſafety; by this means the patient is not frightened with the knife, nor tortured with the cauſtic. The dreſſing cannot be too ſlight; and for the firſt day or two apply a poultice of white bread and milk mixt, with a little mercurial ointment over all; this takes off the callous edges, ſo much complained of when the knife is uſed.
*
Buboes ſometimes, by ill treatment, or a bad habit of body, become phagedenic, i. e. when the lips of the wound are hard, looſe, and for the ſpace of an inch does not adhere to the ſurface of the ulcer; underneath this a probe may be paſſed; all round there is a livid appearance, diſcharges a thin fluid very different from the true pus. Some practitioners have been induced to give mercury at this time, while ſuppuration is going on, and likewiſe after matter has been evacuated, which will irritate, inflame, and produce a truly phagedenic ſore; when this is the caſe, I would recommend the bark and ſarſaparilla; the patient at the ſame time ſhould have a milk and vegetable diet, with country air. There is no medicine that ſo ſpeedily removes the effects of mercury, as ſarſaparilla given in powder or decoction, and bark will ſtrengthen the ſyſtem. After this treatment has been uſed for ſome time, and the ſore brought into a good ſtate, it will be apt to ſpread, and break out again, from being affected by the venereal matter returning, when mercury muſt be had recourſe to, but with a great deal of caution. If the ſore ſhould again have phagedenic appearances, mercury muſt be deſiſted from, and the bark and ſarſaparilla as before; and when at a favourable ſtate, the mercury again continued. Theſe kind of ulcers are the moſt difficult to cure in all ſurgery; outward applications ſhould be mild; the beſt is a white bread poultice.
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The parts are always, after a gonorrhoea, relaxed, or lame; and nothing is more conducive to reſtore the tone of the fibres than topical cold bathing: what I mean by this is, to pour a bottle of cold water on the parts as ſoon as you riſe in the morning; this ſome call cabbaging.
Where there are ſtrictures in the urethra, the urine is always divided into two ſtreams; and there is always matter on the bougie where the ſtricture or ulcer is. A bougie will ſometimes cauſe a chordee in an healthy perſon; but, as above, it is the moſt painful at the part affected.
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Mercurials, in ſmall doſes, are the beſt alterative medicines; and during their courſe I always give the following diet drink—Take of ſaſſafras chips 4 oz. ſarſaparilla 2 oz. guaiacum ſhavings 3 oz. mezerian root 2 drams; pour on this three quarts of boiling water, and when cold, it is fit for uſe; a gill four or five times a day.
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It is become the faſhion, in modern quackery, to advertiſe to cure without taking a ſingle grain of mercury. True; ſo I am ſatisfied it is frequently done; but if there be one out of five that have any virus left in the conſtitution, it ought to induce all to take a few ſmall doſes. I am certain it is from this our hoſpitals are ſo crouded—from this lurking miſchief breaking at a diſtant period in various forms, well deſerving the name of Hydra.
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The beſt method of applying mercury in fumes, is to put ten or fifteen grains of cinnabar on a hot iron, drawing the ſmoak into the throat, or up the noſe, twice a day, through a funnel.
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I cannot ſpeak too highly of this preparation; it is the moſt ſafe and efficacious application to old ulcers and cancers of every kind, it producing good matter in a few dreſſings; and when the ears are affected, and diſcharge a foetid matter, they ſhould be ſyringed with it three or four times a day.
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