Evidences of the efficacy of Doctor Perkins's patent metallic instruments.

  • Perkins, Elisha, 1741-1799.
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[1797]
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Credit: Evidences of the efficacy of Doctor Perkins's patent metallic instruments. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (. J4 j ral cafes myfelf with peculiar fatisfaetion andfuceefs. 1 he nVft was a young lady, who had run the point of a pair of fciflbrs in her hand ; the fecond was Mr. Ifaac Carlile, v ho had received a wound in the top of his foot, from a rufty 7>ail; the third,awomar. who was greatly afflicted with an inflammatory rheumalifm ; the fourth, a woman who dif- fered with the rheimiatfm in her arm, for three weeks; all of whom were relieved in about an hour, to the afro- nifhment of a number of witnelfes ; befides feveral others who have experienced in a greater, or Iefs degree, their beneficial effects. I conceive it my duty, to make this declaration, for the encouragement of my fuffering fellow creatures : And am, With fentiments of refpect, Your's, THOMAS FLEESON. Dr. ELISHA PERKINS. Extract from the report of Dr Frederick Dnlcfo, Surgeott's mate in the army cf the United States, dated Fort Johnfon, South Carolina, 29/// March, 1797. In a former letter I mentioned the indifpofition of captain Kaltaifen[tiie commanding officer of the gafrifon] and, as the application by which he has been relieved, is Worthy of notice, I have taken the liberty of repotting it to you- For about two years paft, he has been much afflicted with afpafmodic affection on the left fide of his head—but for feveral months, it had become Oi very frequent and violent, as to affect his fenfes in a great degree—all the variety of application1? which have been, afforded him not the fmallefr. relief—and I doubted of his ever obtaining it, at his advanced age.* A few days fince, he was fo vio- lently attacked, that the intellectual functions were en- tirely deranged, and I apprehended very ferious confe- rences. In this fituarion, Ipurchafed afet of Dr. Perkins's patent Metallic Tractors, which, after the firll operation, afforded him fo much relief, as held out thepleafing prof- peel of his entire recovery. After lepeating it for a few days, he became perfectly eafy and free from pain, and his mind reftored to its natural Ih-ength 3 no indifpofition remaining, bntwhat is conlequent on age.1' Philadelphia, May 27, 1797. * Seventy-three years.