Evidences of the efficacy of Doctor Perkins's patent metallic instruments.

  • Perkins, Elisha, 1741-1799.
Date:
[1797]
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Credit: Evidences of the efficacy of Doctor Perkins's patent metallic instruments. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C n J Do&or Perkins's Metallic Inflruments, for removing pains and inflammations ; that I have almofl invaria- bly fucceeded to my own aftonifhment, in curing head aches, teeth aches, rheuniatifms and burns : In other complaints, I have not had opportunity for tri- al : But I am fully convinced, from my own experi- ment, and from what I have known of others, that this method of removing pains and inflammations from human bodies, is a very important difcovery, and that it rauft contribute very much to alleviate the diltreifes and infirmities to which our frail bodies arc fo liable. MICAIAH PORTER, Pa ft or of the firfl church in Voluntown. Augujt 9, 1796. Rev. Dr. BARNARD, of Salem, I CERTIFY that on or about the fir a of No- vember laft, a lady of between fixty and feventy vears of age, vifiting at my houfe, had one of her lingers fo contracted for feven years, that fhe could not open it without the aflifiance of the other hand. On my operating on it with Do6lor Perkins\s Metallic Points, the difficulty was removed fo that fhe opened it as her other fingers. I have had direft information from her three weeks fince the operation, and her fin- ger continued well. I further certify that at the fame time I cured a whitlow on one of her thumbs, with one operation. From what I have done, feen and heard, I am fully fatisfied that the difcovery is impor- tant to the healing art. THOMAS BARNARD.