The medical guide, or, Every man his own physician : in which is contained a lucid and thorough examination of the venereal disease in all its features, with simple and effectual modes of treatment which all may understand and practise, without the aid of a physician / by John Vaughen.

  • Vaughen, John.
Date:
1843
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    you can get it, add a little soft swap and pow- dered ginger. The poultices should be ap| lied warm, and never suffered 10 become cold on the pans, and the use oi them continued day and night, until the abscess is brought to a heat!— that is, becomes soft and fluctuates, or yields readily to the pressure of the ringer. It should then be opened with a lancet or sharp penknifo; the incision ought to be large enough to al o\v the mafer to escape freely; the cut must be made lengthways—thac is, parallel to a line drawn from the hod of the penis to the scrotum and anus. When the matter is evacuated, the sore may be dressed with dry lint, and cerate or healing salves; or, in place of the>e, a little suet or tallow may be used, spread quite thin and laid over the lint. The parts musr ke kept clean with mild soap suds; and if a thin acrid find is discharged, in- ject the wound once or twice a day wit: one ot thd astringent injections, riot Hunter's, os that is too powerful. The white lye i<;n may be used wi*h advantage for n wa»h and injection, until htalihy matter i3 secreted at:d the parts com- mence healing. Particular attention must be paid to the general health, and the strength sup- per ed by a light nutritious diet. The bowels should be kept gemly open, without, however, producing looseness. Irritation of the Urethra. Gonorrhoea in elderly persons is frequently at- tended with an enlargement of the prostrate gland,* the urethra and bladder are also affected * A very large firm gland, situated between the neck of the bladder and the bulbous part of the urethra.