The practice of salivating shewn to be of no use or efficacy in the cure of the venereal disease, but greatly prejudicial thereto, or, The antivenereal virtue of mercury prov'd to be independent of any salival evacuation ... / By M. Chicoyneau ... Illustrated with notes and observations; and confirm'd with instances of the success of this method in England by C. Willoughby.

  • François Chicoyneau
Date:
1723
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Credit: The practice of salivating shewn to be of no use or efficacy in the cure of the venereal disease, but greatly prejudicial thereto, or, The antivenereal virtue of mercury prov'd to be independent of any salival evacuation ... / By M. Chicoyneau ... Illustrated with notes and observations; and confirm'd with instances of the success of this method in England by C. Willoughby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ J4 ] He Salivation. About the twentieth Day he grew II, and now, for fix Months, has never had a Fit. 8. The remaining four were little the bettei foi the urfe they underwent. The fir It of thefe was an hy- rical Lady, who conftantly complained of a qualhing thin-fide her Head; and terrifying herfelf at the aginary ill Confequence hereof fhe would, especially the tim e of her Menfes, have Convulfions. Her Phy- ian averting he had feen venereal Ulcers upon her, fore the firlt Fit, we anointed her once in two Days t flopped at the third time, becaufe lhe falivatcd. It is remarkable, that ihe had no Convulfions during the lole Procefs; and when they afterwards returned they ^re lefs fevere. , , n q. The fecond of the uncured was a ftrong and lutty mochondriacal Gentleman, who had no apparent flgns Infection. He earneftly importuned us to anoint him, caufe, four Years before, he had a Gonorrhea, with an leer and periodical Pains; the two former whereof ere foon after cured by Undion ; but the Pams, upon iv Error in his way of living, would fometimes return. Tq anointed him, with Reludance, feven times at long ltervals, which held us to the five and twentieth day; tiring which time, tho’ he continued in his Linen, he ever falivated, but remain’d well and chearful. 10. The third was paralytic in the Face, and Blood nd famous matter would fometimes flow out at his 'ars. We thought fit to anoint him, upon fufpicion bat a Shanker and Gonorrhea, he formerly contraded, flight occafion this Diforder. Vulgar Remedies alfo