Thomas Beddoes to James Watt, 7 February 1798

Dear Sir

By last arrivals from Bombay we have acc^ts of the cure of siphylis by a nitric bath – As Mr Keir has also got duplicates of the dispatches, I refer you to him. The oxyg^d muriate passes by the urine undecompounded in certain cases – There is a <speedy> cure for gonorrhea without local applications –

The public here is in great consternation on acc^t of the difficulty of obtaining a room for the chemical course I think the whole difficulty w^d subside, if I c^d get a large Black’s furnace – Can you get me one made – not luted – or tell me where to procure the drawings –

I am going to try to cure a consumptive case by vapour from cowdung & accompaniments – Does any mode of disposing vessels procure favourable extrication of these vapours – I mean to direct them towards the patient while asleep by tubes – I will let sheep instead of a cow into the room

If you have leisure to write a line respecting the furnace &c –
I am Dear Sir
Yours truly

Thomas Beddoes

7 Feb

We have a good room – but we do not understand how to conduct flews up the wall with^t building a base from the ground & the room is up one (high) pair of stairs –

Address: Mr Watt / Heathfield / Birmingham
Endorsement: Dr Beddoes / Feb^y 1798
MS: LoB MS 3219/4/29/28

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