The renewal of life; arguments for subcutaneous injections of oil in the cure and prevention of senility and disease; for the making of the acme of abundant health, stamina, vigor, vitality and constitution; for the cure of consumption and other diseases, particularly those of a chronic nature . atives urged her to leave Texas and come herefor treatment, which she did. Besides the gain in weight, hersevere night sweats stopped after the second weeks life was renewed. CHAPTER XIV. METHOD OF MAKING THE SUBCUTANEOUS INJEC-TIONS OF OIL. In making the injections of oil into the tissue
The renewal of life; arguments for subcutaneous injections of oil in the cure and prevention of senility and disease; for the making of the acme of abundant health, stamina, vigor, vitality and constitution; for the cure of consumption and other diseases, particularly those of a chronic nature . atives urged her to leave Texas and come herefor treatment, which she did. Besides the gain in weight, hersevere night sweats stopped after the second weeks life was renewed. CHAPTER XIV. METHOD OF MAKING THE SUBCUTANEOUS INJEC-TIONS OF OIL. In making the injections of oil into the tissues weselect a point over the shoulder blade, using all of thatsurface of the back over the area of the lungs, withthe exception of about two inches on either side of thespine. I select this area for the reason that the slightsoreness which the injections cause are beneficial tothe patient, producing counter irritation in the samemanner as a blister or seton, which in early days wasa very popular treatment for consumption. Indeed, Irecall a case which came to me some time ago, who saidthat he had been cured of consumption twenty yearsago by a seton being placed in the muscle of his chest,each day pulling the ringed ligature around so as tokeep up the soreness. I do not know how much The Keyes oil syringe. Cut about 1-3 size. This syringe by the author for making subcutaneous injections of oil. ? fit he received from it, but he presented the appearanceof a very healthy man. You will therefore see that thesoreness produced in this region is beneficial from its 161 162 KEYES: THE RENEWAL OF LIFE. counter irritating effects, the benefits of which are notdeniable. Wliere there is no active disease in thelungs, we sometimes make the injections in the hips,as often it is less painful here. With some patients,however, the injections cause less pain in the day we select a different point for the injection,usually injecting first on one side and then on t
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