An account of the new and successful treatment of indigestion, bilious and nervous complaints, deafness, blindness, etc / by M. La Beaume ... with cases to prove the medical efficacy of his portable sudatory or warm-air bath.

  • La Beaume, Michael.
Date:
1821
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Credit: An account of the new and successful treatment of indigestion, bilious and nervous complaints, deafness, blindness, etc / by M. La Beaume ... with cases to prove the medical efficacy of his portable sudatory or warm-air bath. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    she was sensible of moisture upon her legs and feet. A few minutes after, on feeling her pulse, I found her hand quite damp, and in less than half an hour, a copious perspiration was pro- duced, The pulse, which was before full, strong, and frequent, became soft, and was » considerably lowered, the relief was complete, and this single operation of the Sudatory, pre- vented the recurrence of the hot fits at night. The subsequent application of Galvanism re- moved the biliary obstruction, and excited the bowels to regular evacuations. But as the cold fits continued in the mornings, 1 again administered the Sudatory, prior to the return of the paroxysm, and the remedy in this case also fully succeeded. There was no necessity for its repetition. • A Lady, who had been for some time in a state of bad health, caught a violent cold, oc- casioned by riding in an open carriage, on a summer’s evening, which terminated in an intermittent fever. The physician who attended her, accompa- nied me to witness the power of the Sudatory, which we judged proper to apply to her case. At the time 1 commenced the operation, she complained of extreme coldness, pains in the head, and other symptoms attendant on ague. The Sudatory fully succeeded in restoring the f 2