Dialogues between patients and the physician on the several principal diseases in this country : with the physician's advice, including a collection of over two hundred domestic remedies : a work useful to families / by J.F. Daniel Lobstein.

  • Lobstein, J. F. Daniel (Johann Friedrich Daniel), 1777-1840.
Date:
1839
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Credit: Dialogues between patients and the physician on the several principal diseases in this country : with the physician's advice, including a collection of over two hundred domestic remedies : a work useful to families / by J.F. Daniel Lobstein. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    beloved, cherished and immortal WasJdngton was attacked with this disease, the quinsy, but he only fell a victim to orthodox and nonsensical treatment. Your difficulty in swallowing is accompanied by a redness and tumor in one tonsil, and therefore a lancinating pain in the part affected ; a difficulty of expectoration, and a small degree of fever is all I observe ; but I hope to cure you in a short time. Mr. li. Your consolation doctor, is gratifying to me, because I must confess to you that I have but little patience, and am not fond of remaining long under medical treatment, for I am perfectly well aware that many of your medical brethren prolong a disease if they can. Dr. In answer to your charge, I have only to observe that the quicker my patients recover, the more satisfaction find I in my art. Now I will ex- plain my treatment to you. Steam your throat several times during the day with the following : Take hops and catnip equal parts, make thereof a strong decoction by boiling, with equal parts of rain water and vinegar. Put this decoction hot into a large pitcher, over which place a funnel and inhale the steam for 10 or 15 minutes, and repeat this seve- ral times a day. This will relax the tension of the in- flamed parts. Bathe your feet in warm water, with which you have mixed some ashes, and promote the perspiration by warm drink of catnip tea. If you can bear gargling 1 advise you to gargle your throat with sage and hysop, equal parts, of which make a strong decoction. As one of your tonsils is affected with a tumor like an ulcer, I advise you to make use of the following drops, whereof you will here find the prescription: R. Spir. minderer. one ounce, Essent. Pimpinell. alb. one drachm, m.