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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    gentle perspiration was produced about the stomach and bowels ; and the patient himself was so far recovered as to observe, that he felt warm and comfortable about the body and limbs, that his head was greatly relieved, and that he was considerably better. The convul- sions ceased, and he appeared collected. I ordered him some thin gruel, of which he drank freely. He afterwards perspired pro- fusely and became quite composed, in which state I took leave of him. I was afterwards informed by the physician, who had requested my attendance, that the pa- tient soon after my departure, fell fast asleep, had an excellent night, awoke refreshed, and had nt> return of the epileptic or convulsion fits; and that the obstruction of the bowels having been since removed, he was restored, to perfect health. The immediate successful application of the Sudatory was a matter of supprise to all par- ties. The remedy succeeded, when no relief was expected, and indeed, neither the physician nor the surgeon entertained any hopes of the patient's recovery ; but who, conceiving it to be a duty, suggested the propriety of an expe- riment, which, when judiciously performed, could not possibly do harm, and at the same time offered a chance of saving the life of the youth.