An account of the means by which Admiral Henry, of Rolvenden in Kent, has cured the rheumatism, a tendency to gout, the tic douloureuse, the cramp, and other disorders, and by which a cataract in the eye was removed : with engravings of the instruments made use of in the several operations practised by Admiral Henry.
- Date:
- 1816
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An account of the means by which Admiral Henry, of Rolvenden in Kent, has cured the rheumatism, a tendency to gout, the tic douloureuse, the cramp, and other disorders, and by which a cataract in the eye was removed : with engravings of the instruments made use of in the several operations practised by Admiral Henry. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![[ 16] A vial with the rum and oil must be taken to bed, and the patient, when lying on his back, must take about a tea-spoonful in his mouth out of the vial, and keep it as long as he can at the en- trance into the gullet before swallowing; this to be frequently done in the night time. No family should be without a vial of that mixture, which may be kept for any length of time, and is so highly useful. It should be well shaken in the vial before it is applied.^ With a common vial in each hand, filed smooth at the end. Admiral Henry, by pinching the legs from the heel to the ham very hard, and the back, and inside of the thighs, has entirely driven away the cramp. 8. Miscellaneous particulars.—In regard to diet, Admiral Henry takes any thing that is pre- sented to him at breakfast or dinner, but no tea or coffee in the evening, as it prevents his sleep- ing. For supper he takes boiled milk, with a large slice of stale .bread, either boiled with it, or put in afterwards, which is converted into a kind of mucilage, and the same mess for break- • For rheutntitic, or gouty swellings, a gentleman recom- mends the following plan: take half a pint of brandy, a quarter of a pound of black soap, two ounces of camphor, heated over the fire till it forms an ointment, rub in the ointment on the parts swelled. It may likewise be applied on flannel bandages.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22386828_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
