The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-02 00:00:00

BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH,
11 AMILTON-PLACE,
KIN
MG'S
SRCROSS, NEW ROAD, LONDON.
ESS. MORISON AND MOAT.
British Coliege of Health.
CURE OF DROPSY, AND VARIOUS COM-
To Mr. SHEPHARD, PLAINTS.
Hygeist, Newcastle.
Dear Sir,.-1 shcadd not have either troubled: you or
myself with me testimony in favour of Morison 's Pills after
such overwhelmitee evidence has already been laid before
the public of their most extraordinary efficacy in the cure
of all complaints to which the human frame is subjected,
bad it not been for the base calumny perseveringly three n
out against the Pills by a class of men from whom the
public might have expected better things. I read, the other
day, in one of the public journals, a charge preferred against
the Pills for having poisoned a person. The truth or
falsehood of the charge I, of course at present, have no
means of ascertaining, but I fully believe t!te charge to be
false, and for the following reason :—My wife, about
twenty years ago, got an asthmatical complsint, from the
effects of sleeping in a damp bed ; the complaint gradually
gained upon her constitution, until about twelve years ago,
when the difficulty of breathing became so intolerable as
day after day to cause us to expect suffocation. She was
principally confined to her bed; was, for years together,
nottable to be without doors. She was regularly attended
by the faculty, for serne of whom I feel under lasting ob-
ligations on accouut of their solicitude to render her relief.
Every means were tried that physicians anti surgeons
could devise ; y pitied, but could not help, except in
giving temporary relief. From the time of her taking sat
ill till about the end of IB3l—being about ten years—she
bad blood let by the lancet or taken by leeches several hun.
dreds of times, resides blisters applied et her chest, some-
times thrice in the week, these being the priocip
means from which she felt relief. During the year
1830 it was too evident that the dropsy had aff,cr,al
her weak and emaciated frame; she became much swollen,
both in her face, bowels, and legs; palpitation be-
came very painful; the Water was suspetted to be col-
lecting near her Heart. The only expectation both by
her family and,a,.l rge s:ttele of friensk
Lion ; the Faculty gave at as their opinion that her com-
plaint had assumed such an aspect as-to preclude the last
ray of hope of her recovery. About this time, November,
1831, I was often urged to give her Morison's Pill. but
being an enemy to what is called Quackety, 1 could not
be prevailed on, until I had purchased and read the
" Morisoniana," in which Morison describes the true
cause of all complaint', and the means of cure by the pi .6.
I was delighted with his theory. I hesitated no longer to
try the Pills on my Wife, who was anxious to take any
thing likely to relieve her sufferings. In December,
1931, she commenced taking the ; first in smill
numbers, and as she gained strength of body she increased
the number from five to twenty occasionally in the day.
It is a remarkable circumstance that the Pills, which are
a strong purgative, were the means of greatly increasing
her strength. During the early part of 1832 the Dropsy
gave way to the powerful effects of the Pills, and by the
latter part of the year, and up to this day she has not
had the slightest symptom of relapse. During 1832, little
effect had been produced on her estbmatical complaint,
but during this year, by the providence of God, she is
greatly improved. She can now attend to her domestic
concerns ; can take her rest at night ; and is able occa-
sionally to walk three and four miles a day • she is a
wonder to all who knew her. Whether ever she may be
perfectly cured seems a doubtful case, from the length of
time the complaint was suffered to prey upon the consti-
tution. It is now just two years since ill e commenced
taking the Pills, and has only omitted taking them two
days during that time. The number taken exceeds 9 0001
How is it then that she is not poisoned ? This is my
reason for believing the charge preferred against the Pdls
to be false. I leave my name and address with you, and
am willing to refer inquirers, if any, to families of great
respectability, who will corroborate the above statement ;
and am willing, either verbally or by letter, to answer any
inquiries. lam not an agent for Morison, and have no
other interest whatever in recommending the Pills, than a
firm persuasion of their powerful anti harmless (not poi-
sonous) effects, in eradicating disease of every kind from
the human system.
I will further state I was much troubled with what
Was said to be a liver complaint, and was treated accord-
ingly by taking large doses of calomel, which very much
impaired my health. I tried the Pills, and in about a
week my liver complaint left me, and I have felt no more
of it since this took place, twelve months ago. One of
my sons became very dull of hearing, which continued to
get, worse, until be took the influenza, when it was raging
in this neighbourhood ; he had a nose violent attack. He
had a Ike., ttred...s, which cau.4,cl treat difficulty in swal-
lowing, and rendered it difficult to get him to take the
Pills. The complaint kept increasing for three days; he
Was in a high state of fever and delirium ; we then made
a desperate effort to administer the Pills ; un the fourth
snerning he took fourteen No. 2, and evening fifteen ditto,
and the same quantity the next morning. During that
day the fever had quite subsided ; he was able to come
down stairs, with a good appetite; and what seemed to
delight him most, he could join in the general conversa-
tion, having exchanged the lever for his hearing.
Another son who hail from his infancy been delicate,
Was in the practice of frequently taking calomel, to correct
his bowels. I administered the Palls to him; since, he has
been quite healthy ; never rf quires any medicines unless
he catches cold. when he takes three or four Pills at bed-
time and is well the next morning. From what I have
experienced I am decidedly of the opinion that persons
are not susceptible of taking cold while under the me-
dicine.

it is now my duty to thank you for your very kind
attention to my family, in visiting them to encourage th m
to take the Pills, for want of p,rsevering in taking them
has been the cause of many failures. Wishing you great
success in your most importaot sphere, in which, by the
providence of God, you have b ea placed, I take my leave
of you at present, promising, however, if med require, to
make some d sclosures which will set the public on their
guard against believing many aspersions that have been
raised against the medicines.
I remain, yours meat respectfully,

Newcastle, December 24, 1833.
P.S. Language fills to describe the awful suffering
state of the lady, whose ease is above described ; I have
seen her sitting up for weeks together, not being able to
lay down for fear of suffocation ; and in that awful state
of extreme weakness has taken large and powerful doss,
three times a day, of No. 2, and yer, with all this purga-
tion daily gained strength. Amongst a numerous circle
of friends her case is deemed nothing short of a miracle,
and yet the pleasing prospect is she is daily ga Ding
strength. 1 would fearlessly challenge all the M. D.s
with all their nostrums to produce a case equal to the one
above, with numbers more, which had been given up by
the M. D.s, who are now enjoying good health, who are
sounding the fame of the Universal Medicine, but for
Fetuses, best known to themselves, declin- coining forward
in this public way, but are willing at any time to he re-
ferred to.
C. SHEPHARD.

CERTIFICATE OF CURES RECEIVED FROM
RUFUS K. PAGI3.%dIH.AinLhaLmO,W
AEugL.L;OII,IIES.33.
Dear Sir,...—l esteem it ahe
li
public, to
an act of justice,
..ege,
Which I owe to myself and the
testimony in favour of the truly valuable° add
my
humble
Mori-
son's Hygeian Vegetable Universal Pills, recommended
Mori-
and banded to me by one of your sub-agent.. henry
e,SainwP;
employed bY Messrs. Sampson and Co. in building 0,1 sill,-s
Lagrange, and was taken ill about the time she "
After having applied to several physicians, and found little
or no relief during the seas..n. I was at last persuaded t 1,7,
take the Hygeian Pihs, not without strong , that
they totat
they too would prove ineffectual. But to my surprise and
great joy, I can say that, after quilting my trade for nearly
a year, lam enabled to go about my bu,iness with a de.
Rive of vigour and strength of body which I little expected,
When under the hands of the faculty ; and I hesitate not to
say that, in my opinion, the Hygeian Pills were the per-
lOanent cause of my recovery. Yours truly,

THOMAS SKELTON.

NVe also f-el it our duty to say, that we have used the
%hove Hygeian Pills, and in each and every else have
found relief. We are fully satisfied that they are an ex-
ellent restorative.

Yours with esteem,
JANIES TEMPLE.
SIMEON PAINE.

10 Rufus K. Page, Eq.

Bowdoinbam, Sept. 2, 1833.
)ear Sir,--I have made use of the Hygeian Pills sold by
,r agent, H. Sampsgsn ; and to sty the least my con-
, tence will allow, they are the best medicine I have ever
71sed. I have given them to my family, old and young,
found them, in all cases, safe, and completely effectual.
Your. truly,
•-• • JOHN SMALL, Jur.
Rufus K. Page, Ea,q. ,
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