Alexandria Daily Advertiser

It has been ascertained in the case of Dr. Stenhouse, that the gout which is generally admitted proceeds from obstruction, is cured by the steam of boiling water.—This gentleman who is upwards of 70 years old, got rid of a violent severe attack of gout in his hand, by holding it 25 minutes over the steam of a tureen full of hot water; and upon another occasion, was perfectly relieved from an attack in his foot by suspending it during an hour over a pail full of boiling water. He recommends that the person having the gout in his head or stomach, be immersed as soon as possible in a hogshead of steam; and that in all cases, the application be once or oftener repeated, to guard against a return of the disease.