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An easy and exact method of curing the veneral disease, in all its different appearances ... And likewise a method of curing the scurvy, gleets, whites, etc. ... with an account of its nature, causes, and symptoms: demonstrated by way of dialogue between physician and patient, for the use and instruction of all unfortunate persons who may labour under that disorder ... / [John Profily].

  • Profily, John
Date:
1748
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Credit: An easy and exact method of curing the veneral disease, in all its different appearances ... And likewise a method of curing the scurvy, gleets, whites, etc. ... with an account of its nature, causes, and symptoms: demonstrated by way of dialogue between physician and patient, for the use and instruction of all unfortunate persons who may labour under that disorder ... / [John Profily]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    iVater cannot be totally removed while the Matter pntinues to ftimulate and corrode that Part, in or- ler to alleviate that Pain, we muft either defend pe Urethra from being alfecled with the Salt of lie Urine, or elfe render the Water leis fait, and j» deftroy the corroding Caufe. : Pat. What is to be done in the firft Cafe ? $ Phv. In the firft Cafe, we muft imitate the iroviflon of Mucus that Nature herfelf has made ij order to preferve the Urethra from the like Cor- |fion which the Saltnefs of Seed and Urine ren- Ipr it obnoxious to : But as the Mucus itfelf, in ; fe of being poifoned by the Taint of a Go- rrhcea, chiefly contributes to excite the Pain in baking WTater, nor defends the Parts from the ncrimony of Urine (as it effectually does in time • Health) it follows, that we muft either make |ie Urine more mucilaginous, or injeCt fome Liquid 1 j dued with the like Quality, then the Urethra ||.ll be covered with a mucilaginous Subftance, ] d prefcrved from any Injury which may arife ei~ fer from the Saltnefs of the Water, or the fharp h atter of the Gonorrhoea. \ Pat. What do you propofe in the fecond kfe ?, \\Phy. The fecond Cafe may be brought about preventing the Saltnefs from abounding fo ;:uch in the Blood, fo that the Liquor fecreted at is Kidneys may not be fo fait *, or elle by dividing ip Quantity of fait Parts commonly convey’d kth the Urine among a greater Quantity of its 1 itry ones; whereby the Urethra will not be thus fc :oriated: For *tis certain, that Salt may be fo i uted in a quantity of Water, as to lofe its Salt- Us ; but the Serum of the Blood, making up 1 liquid Part of the Urine, by being increaled \ its Quantity, the Salt will be thereby fo diluted, D 3 as N