Important discovery! : cure for cancers, scrofula and tumors, absesses, felons, boils, corns, &c., &c., with a plaster, healing-salves, and internal medicines / John Lord.

  • Lord, John, active 19th century.
Date:
1849
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Credit: Important discovery! : cure for cancers, scrofula and tumors, absesses, felons, boils, corns, &c., &c., with a plaster, healing-salves, and internal medicines / John Lord. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Being in the mouth, his preparation prior to dissecting it out, could not be fully applied ; and more pain and blood therefore ensued, than is usual in his operations. It was withdrawn satisfactorily to all parties. With true benevolence, he said, I charge you nothing, if you have nothing to give me. Mr. Lord has been, more or less engaged in this business, for seventeen years ; although his collections run back only the last two years. We call attention thus particularly to this matter, for the cause of humanity. We have no other interest in it. Many persons are carrying troublesome tumors and can- cers about with them, which are making their lives mis- erable, and hurrying them to the grave. To all such, we say, converse with this gentleman. He is a candid, in- telligent, concientious man. If he can help you, he will tell you, and explain how. If he cannot, be will not experiment upon you, for his own gratification. THE SURGICAL OPERATION. Messrs. Holden & Sanborn :—I observed in you paper of a late date, a notice of a Surgical operation recently performed in Lowell, Mass., for the removal of a Steatomatous, or Adipoise (i. e., fatty) Turner, said to have been situated on the gluteus maximus muscle, (i. e., on the upper and outer part of the thigh and nates.) By the terms, situated on the muscle.*' is