Observations on the properties of the air-pump vapour-bath, pointing out their efficacy in the cure of gout, rheumatism, palsy, &c. : With cursory remarks on factitious airs, and on the improved state of medical electricity, in all its branches, particularly in that of galvanism, and their efficacy in various diseases / by M. La Beaume.

La Beaume, Michael.

Date:: 1818

Credit: Observations on the properties of the air-pump vapour-bath, pointing out their efficacy in the cure of gout, rheumatism, palsy, &c. : With cursory remarks on factitious airs, and on the improved state of medical electricity, in all its branches, particularly in that of galvanism, and their efficacy in various diseases / by M. La Beaume. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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continuance, without any hope of returning to re- gular work ; most ofthem had tried the usual means in vain. By the use of galvanism they were relieved in different degrees, but all sufficiently to be re- stored to their employments. 1 have seen several of these lately, who, although they have not used the galvanism for some months, said they con- tinued to work witho ut any inconvenience. Some, in whom the disease had been wholly removed, remain quite free from it; some have had a re- turn of it, and have derived the same advantage from the galvanism as at first. In some labour- ing under the most chronic forms of phthisis, in whom the symptoms had lasted several years and habitual asthma had supervened, the relief ob- tained from galvanism was very great, notwith- standing some admixture of a pus-like substance in what was expectorated. Observations similar to the foregoing, there is reason to believe will he found to apply to dyspepsia^ but as I have made but few trials in this disease, except where it was com- plicated with asthma, the removal of which no doubt contributed to a more healthy action of the digestive organs, I cannot yet speak with cer- tainty of its effects in this disease, though I have repeatedly seen from the same effect on the biliary system which arises from calomel; a copious bilious discharge from the bowels coming on within a few hours after its employment. This seldom happens except where there appears to K

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