PULMONARY CoNsUMpTIoNs
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The Boston Medical Inteligcnccr, CON
tains an account OF a new mode oftreatmcnt
for consumption and other diseases of the
lungs, invented by DR.. Middleton, a distin
guishcd English physician. Being himself
affected with q disorder, Of the lungs, and
having lost two promising children by pull
monary consumption, he directed his whole
attention and studies to tnose diseases. All
his other professional business was given up,
and his Investigations gave rise to the mode
Of treatment, which he is now communicate
Ing to the world gratuitously.


Ills theory is founded upon the absorbing
power of the lungs, which is SO great that
he states the lungs of a sheep will take up
four ounces Of water, ipjcctedby an aperture
in the windpipe, iii the course Of a few hours
without occasioning any apparent suffering.
Medicines, in substance or i'll a fluid state as
Dir. Middleton has proved by variety Of ex-
pcriments, are carried into the circulation
much sooner when thrown into the lungs
than into the stomach. Dr. Middleton's plan
then is instead Of loading the stomach with
drugs and deblitating the whole system for
the cure OF a local disease, to administer it
directly upon the lungs, and supply the stom-
ach with generous though not too stimu-
alating diet. The medicines to be employed
are calcined sponge, dandelion or stramoni-
um for tuberces on the lungs, and myrrli
and bark in more advanced Stages Of disease
These are administered by means OF an in
strument called an inhu(er, which is a block
tin case, in which is cylindrical whce
having bristles inserted in its sides, and turn
ed by a crank ON the outside. At the top is
mouth piece which conveys the preparation
to the lungs. The substance to be inhaled il
| first reduced to an impalpable powder, an,
being put into the inhaler, is set afloat BY
the wheel. When the air of the box is suf
fcienty loaded, the patient closes the nos
tl'ils, while he makes a full inspiration from
the mouth pieces Of the inhaler, by which
the powder is conveyed TO the seat of thu
disease. This is repeated three or four time
a day. The success that has attended DR.
Ms own practice has demonstrated the su
pcriority Of his system to amy other hereto
fore practised upon. He considers consump
ton a contagious disease and cautions per
sons against inhaling the breath of those VIII


are laboring under infections OF the lungs.