The surgical diseases of the genito-urinary organs including syphilis . nfined steam has rendered the body warmand slightly moist, the spirit-lamp under the chair is ignited. Thebath lasts from fifteen minutes to half an hour. Profuse perspirationusually comes on. After fifteen minutes, if the patient is uncomfort-able, the light may be extinguished, but remaining in the fumes fiveor ten minutes longer is of advantage. The patient now wraps one * On Syphilitic Diseases, London. f Mercurial fumigations are administered in most of the Turkish and Russian battlingestablishments in all large citie
The surgical diseases of the genito-urinary organs including syphilis . nfined steam has rendered the body warmand slightly moist, the spirit-lamp under the chair is ignited. Thebath lasts from fifteen minutes to half an hour. Profuse perspirationusually comes on. After fifteen minutes, if the patient is uncomfort-able, the light may be extinguished, but remaining in the fumes fiveor ten minutes longer is of advantage. The patient now wraps one * On Syphilitic Diseases, London. f Mercurial fumigations are administered in most of the Turkish and Russian battlingestablishments in all large cities; but it is the universal experience of physicians thatthe proprietors of these establishments are prone to tamper with patients, and invariablyfail to carry out instructions received from the physician. Otherwise the facilities ofsuch establishments of mingling steam with the fumes of mercury are unequaled. Inthese institutions, where the head is also immersed in the fumes, the black oxide is themost suitable mercurial to be employed—from one to two drachm Fig. 113. 566 GENERAL TREATMENT OF SYPHILIS. of the blankets aroiiud him aud lies down, without wiping off themercury, until he has cooled. Of the different mercurials generally used in fumigation, calomel isthe best. About a !^cruple is enough for a batli ; the diminution orincrease of this dose is regulated by circumstances. Calomel is betterthan the other substances used, because it volatilizes promptly with aheat easily attained by a spirit-lamp, and whatever of the fumes escapesinto the room is not irritating to the fauces. The red oxide of mercuryalso volatilizes without reduction. All the other substances in commonuse—metallic mercury, mercury with chalk, the gray oxide, the blackoxide, the binoxide, the yellow oxide, the bisulphuret—are exactly thesame thing ; they all reduce lirst, and tiien the metallic mercury vola-tilizes. Pure metallic mercury boils at GG2°, and is apt to sputter onthe applicatio
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