An inaugural dissertation on the diseases of old age : as connected with a plethoric state of the system / by John Scudder.

  • Scudder, John, 1793-1855.
Date:
1815
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation on the diseases of old age : as connected with a plethoric state of the system / by John Scudder. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Notwithstanding friction was strongly re- commended, it never has been employed with the assiduity and attention required. Its suc- cess is in proportion to its early use, and by immediate recourse to it, our exertions, if suffi- ciently long persisted in, will almost invariably terminate in the restoration of the parts to which it is applied. It was remarked to me by a gen- tleman, who resided some length of time in the Aims-House in this city, that with the exception of one, all the cases of paralysis occurring to him, while there, were effectually cured by this re- medy ; and of these there were only two who were not restored in the space of two hours. In many of these the cure was perfected without recourse to the lancet. Various external applications have been re- commended for the purpose of restoring para- lytic parts. Celsus ordered, in addition to fric- tion, fretting the skin, or whipping it with net- tles, the application of mustard seed,* and resin- * Prodest ctiam (orpentis membri suramam cutem exas- perate, velurticiscaesar^vel imposito sinapi, sic ut, ubi rubere cceperit corpus luec removeantur. Lib. 3. cap. 27.