Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-20
TO THE PUBLIC.

The work which is this day Otier-
cd for public usefulness. ought not to
be looked upon as those which de-
sire of gain bring forth every day a
mong us. This is rare and precious
collection of tie most valuable secrets
in medicine, wuich the lost skilful
ply sicians have discovered after long
researches, labor and experience. 1t
is, without contradiction, the first of
the kind that has ever appeared with
in the United States OF America. and
treasure which every head Of a IA
mily could not too much appreciate;
as it pumts out the symptoms of se.e-
raj diseases, of " ich many persons
are only acquainted will, their names;
I'd. the receipt of the quantity and
quality of the drugs that are made
use of; sd, their preparations so care
fully described and detailed that the
least intelligent person cannot be mis-
taken; and finally the necessary doses
and the manner # administering
them. One may rest assured that all
in this collection is easy to put into
practice, the expense is trifiins be-
cause all the simplcs and plants which
Compose the greatest part of the re
ceipts it contains, may he found in
the fields and in the gardens i; in
w0rd, tina, it affords the means of Gu.
ring, in short time, all the diseases
and evils with which one may be ad-
lictcd, aud at a low expense.
1t is to benevolent society we are
indebted for such precious treasure.
Their whole good wish towards SUI,
ferinS humanity; induced that society
to spare neither pains. care nor cx-
pense in obtaining from all parts of
the globe, and to give in one aud only
collection, valuable and complete Sc
lection of receipts for the cure of all
diseases with which the human body
is every day afflicted, which their re-
nowned virtues, the repeated expert
ence that has been made of them, G.
ven on patients who had been given
up by their physicians, and the cures
resulting from them, have caused them
to be adopted as sovereign and infalli-
bic remedies.
Amongst the great number of dis
eases that have been cured by these
incstimablc secrets,w we shall only name
some of them, of which the foreign
journals aud American newspapers
have borne the most authenticated tcs-
timony. such as apoplexy, asthma, bi
Iious. windy and nephretique collie,
consumption of lungs. debility. dysen-
terry, diarhGa, dropsy in the breast,
in the brain, compound dropsy, anar-
sarque ct ascites. epilepsy, diseases of
the eyes, intermittent, tertian, quar-
tan, continual and infamInatory fe-
vers. malignant, spotted and scarlet
fevers, hives ESQ fatal 90 children in
fammation of the bowels, of the liver
and lungs. gangrene, itch, .iauhdice,
fits, hopping cough. lethargy, lepro.
sy. rhematisms, pulmonary, scury,
swcllings, sore throat, worms. tape
worm, complaints Of the bowels,
looscness or bloody fluy, folly or mad
ness originated after a sequel of dis
ease, or through an incorporate use
of spiritnous liquors, cold and scia-
tique souts. gravels. gonorrh@a. by
drophobia. bite of venomous animals,
democracy, palpitation Of the heart.
stone, &c. &c.
This precious collection contains
likewise great number of receipts
for preparing several kinds of bal
same, ointment or salves, with the
manner of using them, and the ct
fects Of which arc so surprising, that
they cure i'm a very short time, the |
cancers, without the assistance of any |
operation /; the kings evil, letter or
rings worm. wens ; all sorts of cuts,
wounds. however large and deep they
may be, both inward and outward he.
morrhoids. all painssand sweliings a. !