Consumption curable : the manner in which nature and remedial art operate in effecting a healing process in cases of consumption, and by which the development of tubercles may be prevented / by Francis Hopkins Ramadge.

  • Ramadge, Francis Hopkins, 1793-1867.
Date:
[1839?]
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Credit: Consumption curable : the manner in which nature and remedial art operate in effecting a healing process in cases of consumption, and by which the development of tubercles may be prevented / by Francis Hopkins Ramadge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    under the patronage of the nobility and gentry of England. He assured me, again and again, that the use of the tube would do more to prevent consumption, and restore those who^are consumptive, than any other means within his know- The Doctor has written a very able work on the subject, explaming the philosophy of his treatment, in which he shows the great benefit arising from inhalation in preventing con- sumption, by enlarging the volume of the lungs, and mate- rially altering the shape of the chest, and also curing it in its incipient stages, and even after the top of both lungs have been very considerably ulcerated. So very limited is the knowledge of Dr. Rama^e's work on the treatment of throat complaints and consumption in this country, although on the continent of Europe it has been translated into several languages, and so invaluable, in my humble opinion—for I am quite sure, under God, I owe my life to him—that 1 consider it an imperative duty I owe my suffering fellow-men to call their attention to it. While in London, I was several times at the Hospital, and conversed with many of the patients, who all testified to the benefit of the tube; and, since my return home, I have re- commended it to several, some of whom have found very great benefit. I shall be happy to show the tube, and also to furnish such other information as to the manner of using it, together with some general information on the subject, at my dwelling, No. 102 Grand Street, New York. John M. Howe. Shortly after my return from England, last fall, I proposed to the Rev. La Roy Sunderland the use of the tube, for the re- covery of his voice, which he lost about seven years ago, by a severe bronchial affection. Mr. Sunderland thinks the use of the tube has strengthened the tone of his voice considerably; and, a few weeks after, published the following account of Dr. Ramadge's work:— pulmonary consumption. It is a dreadful consideration, that so large a proportion of the population of this country die yearly of pulmonary consump- tion. So formidable has this disease been considered to the suc- cessful exercise of the healing art, that it has justly, perhaps, X*