Experiments and observations on cutaneous absorption / by Reuben D. Mussey, M.D., of Massachusetts ; [from the Philadelphia medical and physical journal, conducted by Professor Barton.].

  • Mussey, R. D. (Reuben Dimond), 1780-1866.
Date:
1809
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    EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS Cutaneous Absorption. THE analogy of structure between man and other animals, and the great number of absorbent ves- sels found running along the cellular substance under the skin, seem strongly to favour the doctrine of Cuta- neous Absorption. For what purpose, it is natural to ask, were absorbents thrown in such profusion under the cutis vera, if some of their extremities do not open externally, and occasionally take in substances applied to them ? But to produce conviction on a mind cau- tiously inquiring after truth, stronger evidence than is furnished by analogy is often necessary; and, on a subject so important as the present, our opinions should be fixed by experiment alone. Doubts respecting the existence of this long-acknow- ledged function of the skin were raised by Mr. Seguin, of Paris, and acquired great strength from the experiments made in this city by Drs. Rousseau, Klapp, and Dain- gerfield. These experiments, in which mercury and sti- mulating odorous substances were the principal articles