Narrative of a marvellous cure from a serious attack of typhoide [sic] fever and pneumonia, or (inflammation of the lung), performed within 13 days by Henrik Kellgren ... upon Carl Obach, 314, Brixton Road, London, S.W.

  • Obach, Carl.
Date:
[1877?]
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Credit: Narrative of a marvellous cure from a serious attack of typhoide [sic] fever and pneumonia, or (inflammation of the lung), performed within 13 days by Henrik Kellgren ... upon Carl Obach, 314, Brixton Road, London, S.W. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I give my name and address in full below, in order that anyone of my readers who may consider tihs narrative a piece of fiction, may write to me, when I shall be happy to answer, as , my leisure time permits, all querries upon this article that may be addressed to me, and I now once more recapitulate in short outline the nature and development of my disorders. They were without doubt a severe attack of Typhoid Fever and inflammation of the Lungs, contracted through taking cold, while I still in a state of perspiration. By the treatment received during 14 separate visits, the | attack was quenched by this manual treatment, and all bad matter finally thrown out of my body by— 1. An almost daily action of the bowels ; ' 2. The passing of urine which at first was of a darkish red colour, leaving a strong deposit 1 on the chamber utensils, but being now like weak camomile tea; 3. A continuous expectoration of a frothy matter from the stomach, coatings of the wind-pipe, throat, &c, clearings of film from the lungs, and also in the shape of bile from the liver; 4. Slight but pretty frequent bleedings from the j nose, a few drops at a time; 5. Very wholesome, and even almost continuous perspiration during the last 5 days at least. The crisis set in on the third day, the Fever was got rid of on the 7th day, the Inflammation of the Lungs on the 9th, and final healing accomplished on the 13th day from that of the beginning of the disorders. Notes of the Writer.—The ahove narrative was written letioeen March 28th, and Easter-Monday, April 2nd, with the exception of the recapitulation oj events which was added to it on April ith, the day of final Cure. 0. Ohacli, 314, Brixton Road, London, S. W.