The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-09 00:00:00

BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH,
HAMILTON-PLACE,
KING'S CROSS, NEW ROAD, LONDON.
MESSRS. MORISON AND MOAT.
British College of Health.
CURE OF DROPSY, AND VARIOUS COM-
PLAINTS.
To Mr. SHEPHARD, Hygeist, Newcastle.
Dear Sir,--I should not have either troubled you or
myself with my testimony in favour of Morison's Pills after
such overwhelming 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,
had it not been for the base calumny perseveringly thrown
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 the charge to be
false, and for the following reason:—My wife, about
twenty years ago, got an asthmatical complaint, from the
effects of sleeping in a damp bed; the complaint gradually
gained upon her constitution, until about twelve years ago,
wben 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,
not able to be without doors. She was regularly attended
by the faculty, for some of whom I feel under lasting ob-
ligations on account of their solicitude to render her relief.
Every means were tried that physicians and surgeons
could devise ; they pitied, but could not help, except in
giving temporary relief. From the time of her taking so
ill till about the end of 1831—being about ten years—she
had blood let by the lancet or taken by leeches several hun-
dreds of times, besides blisters applied to her chest, some-
times thrice in the week, these being the principal
means from which she felt relief. During the year
1830 it was too evident that the dropsy had affected
her weak and emaciated frame; she became much swollen,
both in her face, bowels, and legs ; palpitation be-
came very painful; the Water was suspected to be col-
lecting near ber Heart. The only expectation both by
her family and a large circle of friends was her dissolu-
tion ; the Faculty gave it as their opinion that her com-
plaint had assumed such an aspect as to preclude the last
ray of hope of her recovery. Ahout this time, November,
1831, I was often urged to give her Morison's Pills, but
being an enemy to what is called Quackery, I could not
be prevailed on, until I bad purchased and read the
" Morisoniana," in which Morison describes the true
cause of all complaints, and the means of cure by the Pills.
I was delighted with his theory. I hesitated no longer to
try the Pills on nay Wif,, who was anxious to take any
thing likely to relieve her sufferings. In December,
1831, she commenced taking the Pills ; first in small
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
had the slightest year, and up to this day she has not
symptom of relapse. During 1832, little
effect had been produced on her asthmatical 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
bue and
b four miles a day ; the is a
wonder to all who
awdouebr. f Whether ever she may be
perfectly cured seems
time the complaint as auffecte:ill ease, from the length of
tation. It is now just two to prey upon the consti-
.years since she commenced
taking the Pills, and has
days during that time. The
numbero tted taking them two
ntaken exceeds 9 000 ! ! How is it then that she is
;refPnoisoned ? This is my
reason for believing the charge
address
against the Pills
to be false. I leave my name and
if3amilies of great
am willing to refer inquirers if with you, and
ove statement iheeott:te:ro,oto answer any
respectability, who will corroborat_ye
and hin willing, either verbally or te-
..ETeli have no
inquiries. lam not an agent for
other interest whatever in recommending
tee
firm persuasion of their powerful and harmie..l" 8, than a
sonous) effects, in eradicating disease of every not,Poi-
,, kind iron,
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 healtb. 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
ray sons became very dull of hearing, which continued to
get worse, until he took the influenza, when it was raging
in this neighbourhood ; he had a most violent attack. He
bad a sore throat, which caused great 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 ; on the fourth
morning 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 fever for his hearing.
Another son who bad from his infancy been delicate,
was in the practice of frequently taking calomel, to correct
his bowels. I administered the Pills to him; since, be has
been quite healthy;
he catches cold, when never esquires any medicines unle.s
he takes three or four Pills at bed-
tinae and is well the next
experienced I am decide,laityoronfing. From what I have
re not susceptible of taking cot hl
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While
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ais now my duty to thank you or your very kind
f maing to my family, in viaiting them to encourage them