A short account of the salutary effect of Doctor Launey's medico condensed air : describing a few only of the disorders which have been cured thereby : together with a description of the beginning, the process and actual state of the complaints of the respective patients when they applied to the medical apparatus for relief.

  • Launy, David Frederick
Date:
May 30, 1805
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Credit: A short account of the salutary effect of Doctor Launey's medico condensed air : describing a few only of the disorders which have been cured thereby : together with a description of the beginning, the process and actual state of the complaints of the respective patients when they applied to the medical apparatus for relief. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    . present, he ** / vits, Sec in -cCSf ids, who { denned Jir, [ 4 ] in London, in Paris, and in different places in America. The variety and number of which will be a fair specimen, to judge of the eminence of this new system of restoring health. For the present, he will only publish in this, a few certificates and affida- all different^ases, to give an imperfect idea to inval- may expecfVYom the effect of the Medico Con- explanatory of the beginning, the progress and state of their respective cases, when they applied to me for relief. The following, are a number of cases, in which the most part of the names of the patients are suppressed, either from motives of delicacy, against having their names appear in public, or lest they ro vht offend the physicians under whose treatment they were at the time they applied to me, having in some instances tried my experiments contrary to their advice, and in others, without consulting or obtaining their approbation. i3ut any one who may be interested to obtain further evidence of the facts stated, may be ascertained of their validity, by applying at the medical room. Mrs. Evans, from London, but for the last five years a resident of New-York, desired me to publish the following case of her own, for the benefit of any others who may labour under the same distressing pain, and to inform them where they may find in- stant relief. The above lady applied to me the 2d of March last, and inform- ed me that for 10 years past she had labored under the most se- vere pain in the pit of the stomach, which continued for half an • hour together, once, and often twice a day. The said pain was judged by eminent physicians, both of London and New-York, tD be the cramp ; but of a nature which led her to fear that every paroxysm would put an end to her existence, as it almost depriv- ed her of the p.ow,:r of breathing. In this dreadful situation she remained for ten long years. It is very remarkable indeed, that her case had resisted all medical aid, under the care of the most skilful practitioners, without having experienced the least benefit! But she has never felt the least of that distressing pain since hav- ing received the first operation of the meulco condensed air;—how- ever, she continued the application for 20 days to effect a perma- nent cure ; and has continued well, and resumed that fair com- plexion which indicates perfect health, which she had lost by de- grees from the commencement cf her complaint. A contusion of the foot by a fall of a heavy body upon the in- step, which materially effected the muscles, tendons and even the bone ; excessive pain, and symptoms of dangerous spasm immediately supervened: I applied the apparatus directly ever the part effected, and in ten minutes the pain entirely ceased, and ?n five minutes more, the integuments and injured parts, not-