An account of the means by which Admiral Henry, of Rolvenden in Kent, has cured the rheumatism, a tendency to gout, the tic douloureuse, the cramp, and other disorders, and by which a cataract in the eye was removed : with engravings of the instruments made use of in the several operations practised by Admiral Henry.

Date:
1816
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Credit: An account of the means by which Admiral Henry, of Rolvenden in Kent, has cured the rheumatism, a tendency to gout, the tic douloureuse, the cramp, and other disorders, and by which a cataract in the eye was removed : with engravings of the instruments made use of in the several operations practised by Admiral Henry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    but they cease to be so, if persevered in, and become even pleasant, and so useful, tliat after going through these operations in the morning, one feels better all the day after. If regularly done for some time, the muscles become so sound and firm, that neither pinching, nor even beating with violence, gives any pain ; while with the improvement of the frame, the mind becomes stronger, the spirits improve, and the faculties are strengthened. 8. Cure of the Rheumatism.—It was in the year 1782, that Admiral Henry was first affected by the rheumatism, which he had in so violent a degree, that he could only crawl about, had pains all over his body, and at last became quite a cripple. Though he found himself much the better for the applications he had tried of wooden tools'in 1787, yet the swellings in his knees, ancles, and insteps, continued till the year 1810, when he began to use a common hammer made of iron, with a bit of cork on the head, and covered with leather. He perse- vered in using this tool, for about three years, night and morning, together with small bone in- struments, w'ith knobSjfor loosening the tendons. He has now completely succeeded in removing the swellings ; and by keeping up the practice, he finds that the limbs are not only kept well, but that they are improving every day.