Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-26
TO THE PUBLIC.


The work which is this day offer
ed for public usefulness. ought not to
be looked upon as those which a de-
sire of gain bring forth every day a
mong US. This is a rare and precious
collection of the most valuable secrets
in medicine, which the ;m0st skilful
physicians have discovered after long
researches, labor and experience. 1t
is, without contradiction, the first of
the kind that is ever appeared with.
in the United States OF America, and
a treasure which every head of ia
mily could not too much appreciate;
as it points out the symptoms of seye-
raj diseases, of which many persons
arc Only acquainted with 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 Of administering
them. One may rest assured that all
in this collection is easy to put into
practice, tie expense is trifling be-
cause all the simIles and plants which
compose the greatest part of the re
ceipts il contains, may be found in
the fields and in the gardens in
-.-l tia. - ~ o.. al, ill.,. -.
ring, in short time, all the diseases
and evils with which one may be adj
dicted, aud at low expense.
1t is to benevolent society we are
indebted for such precious treasure.
Their whole good wish towards sui.
fering humanity, induced that society
to spare neither pains, care nor ex-
pense in obtaining from all parts Of
the globe, and to give in one and only
collection, a 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
epce 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
inestimable secrets, we shall only name
some of them, of which the foreign
journals and American newspapers
have borne the most authenticated tes-
timony, such as apopIexy, asthma, BIZ
lious, windy and nephretique collie,
consumption of lungs, debility, dysen-
terry, diarrhea, dropsy in the breast,
in the brain, compound dropsy, anar-
sarque ct ascites, epilepsy, diseases OF
the eyes, intermittent, tertian, quar-
tan, continual and infiammatory fe
vers, malignant, spotted and scarlet
fevers, hives ESQ fatal TO children J. In
flammaiion Of the bowels, Of the liver
and lungs. gangrene, itch, jaundice,
fits. hopping cough, lethargy, lepro
sy, rheumatisms, pulmonary, scur'y.
swellings, sore throat, worms, tape
worm. complaints of the bowels,
lnoscncss or bloody flux, folly or mad
ness originated after sequel of dis
case. or through an incorporate Use
of spirituous liquors, cold and scIa:
tique gouts, gravels. gonorrhea, by
dropboLia. bite Of venomous animals,
hemorhag,. palpitation of the he-rt'
stone, &C.. e..
This precious collection contains
likewise great number of receipts
for preparing several kinds of bal,
same, ointment or saves, with the
manner of using them, and the ef
ftcts of which are so surprising, thai
thew cure in a very short time, the
cancers, without the assistance Of any
operation the kings evil, letter oi
rings worm, wens ali sorts Of cuts.
wounds, howe, CT large and deep they
may be, both inward and outward he
murhoids, all pains and swcllings a.