A collection of cases illustrating the restorative and sanative properties of Swaim's panacea in a variety of diseases.

  • Swaim, Wm. (William)
Date:
1831
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Credit: A collection of cases illustrating the restorative and sanative properties of Swaim's panacea in a variety of diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Esculapius had, instead of curing or even relieving the complaint, brought him to appear more like a dried preparation for an anatomical study, than one of the human family alive. A disorganization and dissolu- tion of osseous and soft parts of the organs of speech, and nose, had so far advanced as to occasion sounds, in place of voice, more like the croaking of ravens; he had numerous ulcers on different parts of his body. In this situation he was conveyed to Philadelphia with difficulty, and placed under the care of Mr. Swaim, whom I wrote to, stating his case. In six weeks he returned home to his family well. It has been now two years since, and he still continues well, and in ex- cellent health and spirits; his voice is gradually reas- suming somewhat of its wonted sound and modulation, and his person possesses more of the rotundity than ever. (Signed) Francis Le Baron, M.D. This man remains in perfect health to this day—June 20, 1830. FROM DOCTOR ALEXANDER M*WIIXIAMS, Surgeon of the Washington City Asylum, fyc. fyc. Dear Sir,—My engagements having prevented me from giving, at an earlier period, a detail of the cases in which I have used your medicine with success in the Asylum of this city, I now hasten to give you a short account of them. Early last summer I first heard of Swaim's Panacea. I obtained permission of the trus- tees of this institution to try it. The first case in which I used it was Samuel Black, aged 27 years; he had contracted the venereal disease, and by bad treatment or neglect; he was reduced to a most wretched condition; he had been under the care of several medical gentlemen previous to coming to the Asylum. All the usual remedies were tried, with no salutary effect. Nodes now began to make their ap- pearance on the tibia, sternum, scalp, and arms, with large deep ulcers in the throat, attended with severe pains in his joints and limbs; in this desperate situa- tion he remained for two years, taking occasionally large quantities of laudanum, with such other medi- cines as myself and others might suggest. Having