New cases, not before in this journal. ... The present representation of Perkins's patent metallic tractors, is given through this medium with a view to satisfy the daily applications made to the patentee by his numerous correspondents.

  • Benjamin Douglas Perkins
Date:
[1802]
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Credit: New cases, not before in this journal. ... The present representation of Perkins's patent metallic tractors, is given through this medium with a view to satisfy the daily applications made to the patentee by his numerous correspondents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MATTHEW yatman, esq! of Chelsea, London, a Gentleman regularly educated in the Medical Profession, now retired from Practice, December 1 ft, 1801, addressed to B. 1). Perkins, two interest- inu- Cures : one of a Scald, which toe have not room to insert, and the other as follows : “ Case.—:Very objlinate Affection in the Eyes.— 1 was defired to fee a Child, fix years of a^e, whole eye lids were very much inflamed and fwelled with puftular eruptions, and which had lev e rely affedled her for three years ; notwithstanding a frequent corn-: pliance with Medical advice. This Cafe was fo obltinate, 1 had but little hope; how¬ ever., 1 applied the Traitors to the eye raoft inflamed, for twenty minutes, when, to my great furprize, the fwelling and inflammation were confiderably abated. The Tractors were tiled to both Eyes four times more, with fo much effect, each time, that in ten days the cure was complete : it is above a month fince the laft application was made, and the Eyes, remain perfectly well.” “ This is a ftrong Cafe againft that hacknied phrafe, the effect of Imag:nation, as the child was To violently averfe from the application,, that her father was compelled to tile threats, and even lhake her by the fhoulders, to make her quiet.” THE REV. JOHN WALTON, of Sutton, Crofs-THUs, in Craven, Yorlcjkire, in a Letter to B. D. Perkins, dated October 27th, 1801, writes: “ Of the efficacy of your Metallic Traitors I am, through repeated experiments, more and more fatisfied. 1 am not furprized that in fome Cafes they are ufed with but little fuccef’s, as feveral things, which I have difCovered, as mentioned in your printed Direc¬ tions, prevent their efficacy : viz. oily matter on the part affected, or on the hand of the operator ; an improper method of applying them ; want of patience to perfevere a futfi- cient length of time in their application, and a negledt of repeating it fo frequently as the Cafe requires ; added to thefe, a difpofition there will beg from the acknowledged inno¬ cence of the remedy, to try them in Cafes for which they are not pretended to be ufeful. “ I have been amufed with the conduct of a certain Clafs, who, notvvitliHanding they have been eye-witneffes of the effects of the Tractors in removing Inflammations, vifibly reducing Tumors, See. yet pretend to be uncertain whether thefe effects have been produced by the TraTors l ! —It is not reflected by thefe perfons that a fimilar uncertainty will be equally rational when applied to all their medicines, externally or internally re¬ ceived. He who has partaken of a good dinner, may with equal propriety be uncertain. whether his appetite would not have been juft as well fatisfied if he had not eaten. Amidft all this pretended uncertainty and fome real infidelity, not a few in this quarter are become, by the conftraint of incontrovertible facts, real converts to the furprizing effects of the Tractors. The number of orders you have had from this neigh’oourhopd are pretty good proofs of this. Since my laft 1 have performed many important cures, in Burns, Scalds, Rheumatism, Sprains, Whitlow, Flying Pains, Tumors, Tooth-Ach, Head-Ach, and different Affections of the Eyes.”——[Then follow in his letter feveral Cafes, but we have room only for one or two.] u Case I.—II ound from a Sickle.— A young man (truck the point of a fickle into his leg, which fwelled much, and, for feveral hours, filled him with excruciating pain. I applied the Tractors forty minutes: he faid he fek the pain decreafe every ftroke, till it became quite eafy, and the fwelling was nearly gone. 1 tractored him twenty minutes more on the next morning, and Jhe was quite cured of both pain and inflammation.” “ Case II.—Inf animation on the Pate.—The Rev. Abraham Greenwood had been troubled with a fevere Inflammation on one fide of bis face, This I relieved by one application only of the Tractors, for tinny minutes.” “ Welt might Dr. Trotter fay, “ No family ought to be without them.”—In mine, they are of incalculable utility ; and I cannot but have an ardent with to fee them uni- verfally introduced, that our fuffering Yellow creatures may reap the advantage which they do certainly dvfpenfe.” THE REV. BENJAMIN WHITMORE, of Ilookn orton, Oxon, Sept. l6th, 1801, fated, the follow/ngyc tire to the Rex. ■ T. Greek, of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonjhire, to be fent to B. D. Perkins. “ Case.—Violent Inflammation in the Eye.—William Whitmore, of Northamp¬ ton, had his Eye very badly wounded by a fharp piecelof Brafs flying into it. Inflam¬ mation, fwelling and pain, inftantly took place to fuch a degree, that lie was fearful of lofing his fight.—Various means were tried by fome of tlie beft Medical Skill in Noi thampton, during two days, but in vain. The Tracers were then tried only once, unci effected a complete cure.” of id J
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