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which lately
came
into my
It I
possession).
was
inclined to attribute the
phenomenon
it those redeeming merits which homcjeopa- to a redundancy of blood, occasioned by the thy certainly possesses. I remain, Sir, your luxurious diet of the south of France, and to very obedient servant, my taking very little exercise, whereas I CHARLES SCHMIDT, M.D. 8, Dover-street, Piccadilly, March I, 1836. .
have always at home been accustomed to , much exercise, both equestrian and pedestrian, and nothing deranges me more than confine ment in a carriage for any length of time. My living is always temperate. I am,
Sir, your obedient servant,
DOUBLE VISION.
A CONSTANT BUT NON-MEDICAL READER. THE LANCET. of Stoke Newington, March 3, 1836. SiR: On reading the account of the case of double vision in your Number of the 27th ult., I have thought it might interest some SYPHILIS. of your readers, to detail what occurred to a similar of nature. myself To the Editor of THE LANCET. In August 1831, during intensely hot I was alone the Malle in weather, SiR: My attention having been directed travelling Poste from Bordeaux to Paris (a journey to some observations on syphilis, by Mr. which is not performed in less than sixty Eagle, in THE LANCET, No. 651, 1 take the hours, including the long stoppages on the liberty of proposing the following questions road), when, on the second day, 1 was ra- to him, and to those who advocate the same ther surprised at perceiving the distant rows opinions. of trees in double lines, one above the other, Mr. Eagle assumes, " that many effects which at first I thought was attributable to imputed to venereal poison are produced by the badness of the glass of the windows, mercury." How is it, then, that of the tens which were closed, but upon opening them of thousands who are daily taking mercury I found to my surprise, that the cause exist- for other diseases, numbers are not similarly ed in my own vision, and upon trying the affected ? effect of opening and closing each eye, I If the venereal poison be not absorbed, found clearly that both eyes were similarly how can the system he contaminated ? What evidence has Mr. Eagle to prove affected, but the left much more so than the right. It, however, only seemed to attach that chancre will produce gonorrhoea, and to distant objects, for persons or cattle near gonorrhcea chancre ? I am aware that the the carriage I saw perfectly distinct as usual. common answer is, that " Two individuals This state continued until I reached Paris, may have connection with the same woman, when, thinking it might be occasioned by and the one have chancre and the other want of sleep (not being able to repose in a clap." But gonorrhceal and chancrous matter may be left in the vagina from prevehicle), I concluded that a day or rest would carry it off ; but after that period, vious intercourse. Indeed, I have known finding myself unable to look at any thing a healthy female communicate the disease, steadily, and that the left eye had in itswhich could only have arisen from this white part a yellowish spot as big as a pea, cause. whilst my bowels were much confined, and With regard to mercurial rheumatism, 1 my head at the crown felt uneasy, and witham not yet a convert to the doctrine of a kind of strained feeling, I sent for a mediHahneniann viz., that a disease is produced cal gentleman, whose name I forget, but who’ and cured by the same medicine. Lastly, I immediately wished me to he cupped. Tohave met with nothing to shake my faith this, having an unconquerable aversion toin the mercurial treatment of syphilis, and, lose blood, I objected, but permitted himImay add, that the opinions of Messrs. to physic me ad libitum, which Le did, andl Guthrie and Rose are in opposition to those by so doing, unloaded the bowels, and aof the majority of British practitioners. I little relieved the sight ; but on my arrivalam, Sir, yours respectfully, in London a few days afterwards, I found INVESTIGATOR. all the symptoms return, and my sight so March 7, 1836. much aft’ected, that I could not recognise a friend at a few yards distance. Fearing, however, that this evidenced a tendency to To the Editor
two’s
PROPOSAL OF LIGATURES TO BLEEDING I now consented to be cupped, VESSELS. which gave me but temporary relief, and it To the Editor—Sir:Knowing the in-. was not until two months had elapsed, that the affection wore off, which it did gradu- terest which you take in aU matters relating ally, and I have never had a return of it. to our profession, I beg leave to communilvly eyes are a bluish grey in colour, and cate to you the following passage (occurin a very curious and ancient work my sight hs alwaysbeen remarkably good.
apoplexy,
ring
which lately
came
into my
It I
possession).
was
inclined to attribute the
phenomenon
it those redeeming merits which homcjeopa- to a redundancy of blood, occasioned by the thy certainly possesses. I remain, Sir, your luxurious diet of the south of France, and to very obedient servant, my taking very little exercise, whereas I CHARLES SCHMIDT, M.D. 8, Dover-street, Piccadilly, March I, 1836. .
have always at home been accustomed to , much exercise, both equestrian and pedestrian, and nothing deranges me more than confine ment in a carriage for any length of time. My living is always temperate. I am,
Sir, your obedient servant,
DOUBLE VISION.
A CONSTANT BUT NON-MEDICAL READER. THE LANCET. of Stoke Newington, March 3, 1836. SiR: On reading the account of the case of double vision in your Number of the 27th ult., I have thought it might interest some SYPHILIS. of your readers, to detail what occurred to a similar of nature. myself To the Editor of THE LANCET. In August 1831, during intensely hot I was alone the Malle in weather, SiR: My attention having been directed travelling Poste from Bordeaux to Paris (a journey to some observations on syphilis, by Mr. which is not performed in less than sixty Eagle, in THE LANCET, No. 651, 1 take the hours, including the long stoppages on the liberty of proposing the following questions road), when, on the second day, 1 was ra- to him, and to those who advocate the same ther surprised at perceiving the distant rows opinions. of trees in double lines, one above the other, Mr. Eagle assumes, " that many effects which at first I thought was attributable to imputed to venereal poison are produced by the badness of the glass of the windows, mercury." How is it, then, that of the tens which were closed, but upon opening them of thousands who are daily taking mercury I found to my surprise, that the cause exist- for other diseases, numbers are not similarly ed in my own vision, and upon trying the affected ? effect of opening and closing each eye, I If the venereal poison be not absorbed, found clearly that both eyes were similarly how can the system he contaminated ? What evidence has Mr. Eagle to prove affected, but the left much more so than the right. It, however, only seemed to attach that chancre will produce gonorrhoea, and to distant objects, for persons or cattle near gonorrhcea chancre ? I am aware that the the carriage I saw perfectly distinct as usual. common answer is, that " Two individuals This state continued until I reached Paris, may have connection with the same woman, when, thinking it might be occasioned by and the one have chancre and the other want of sleep (not being able to repose in a clap." But gonorrhceal and chancrous matter may be left in the vagina from prevehicle), I concluded that a day or rest would carry it off ; but after that period, vious intercourse. Indeed, I have known finding myself unable to look at any thing a healthy female communicate the disease, steadily, and that the left eye had in itswhich could only have arisen from this white part a yellowish spot as big as a pea, cause. whilst my bowels were much confined, and With regard to mercurial rheumatism, 1 my head at the crown felt uneasy, and witham not yet a convert to the doctrine of a kind of strained feeling, I sent for a mediHahneniann viz., that a disease is produced cal gentleman, whose name I forget, but who’ and cured by the same medicine. Lastly, I immediately wished me to he cupped. Tohave met with nothing to shake my faith this, having an unconquerable aversion toin the mercurial treatment of syphilis, and, lose blood, I objected, but permitted himImay add, that the opinions of Messrs. to physic me ad libitum, which Le did, andl Guthrie and Rose are in opposition to those by so doing, unloaded the bowels, and aof the majority of British practitioners. I little relieved the sight ; but on my arrivalam, Sir, yours respectfully, in London a few days afterwards, I found INVESTIGATOR. all the symptoms return, and my sight so March 7, 1836. much aft’ected, that I could not recognise a friend at a few yards distance. Fearing, however, that this evidenced a tendency to To the Editor
two’s
PROPOSAL OF LIGATURES TO BLEEDING I now consented to be cupped, VESSELS. which gave me but temporary relief, and it To the Editor—Sir:Knowing the in-. was not until two months had elapsed, that the affection wore off, which it did gradu- terest which you take in aU matters relating ally, and I have never had a return of it. to our profession, I beg leave to communilvly eyes are a bluish grey in colour, and cate to you the following passage (occurin a very curious and ancient work my sight hs alwaysbeen remarkably good.
apoplexy,
ring