A treatise on the nature and treatment of seminal diseases, impotency, and other kindred affections. With practical directions for the management and removal of the cause producing them, together with hints to young men ... / by Homer Bostwick, surgeon.

  • Bostwick, Homer
Date:
1849
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Credit: A treatise on the nature and treatment of seminal diseases, impotency, and other kindred affections. With practical directions for the management and removal of the cause producing them, together with hints to young men ... / by Homer Bostwick, surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    with Basilicon ointment. A very large quanth ty of serum was discharged. I kept it open as long as I could with the ointment. This treat- ment had the effect to arrest those creeping and rollino' sensations which he described. O Every time I saw him, he said he felt better. The swellings which I have spoken of became much smaller, and when I removed the seton, had quite disappeared. By the use of the bou- gie, I soon dilated the urethra to its natural size. He could now feel refreshed b}^ sleep, his food tasted more natural, the night emissions were very much diminished in frequency, and after I had succeeded in reducing the chronic inflam- mation which involved the parts, I placed him upon tonics and cold bathing, cautioning him to avoid every description of alcoholic stimulant. He took If Ferri lodicli, 3j. Aquse destilL, [See prescription No. 36.] After using this tonic for about two weeks, I discontinued it, and ordered the following med- icine : If Pulv. Colomhae, Pulv. Gentianae, ^j. Pour on this three pints of boiling water, and allow it to simmer before the fre for three hours, strain, and