Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-01
TO TuE PURLIC.

he work which Is tins Day 0Hcr-
ed for public usefulness. ought not to
be looked upon as those which de-
sire of gain bring forth every day a.
mong It's. This is rare and precious
collection of the most valuable secrets
in medicine, Which the y ost skillul
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
a treasure which every head of a IA
mily could not too much appreciate;
as it points out the symptoms of se,e-
raj diseases, of which many persons
are only acquainted with theirnames;
ed, the receipt of the quantity and
qualit, 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 cf administering
them. One may rest assured that ali
in this collection is easy to put into
practice, the expense is trifiing be-
cause all the simples and plants which
impose the greatest part of the re
ccipts il contains. may be found in
the fields and in the gardens /; in a
word, tina, il affords the means of CT.
ring, in short time, all the diseases
and evils with which one may b. adj
dictcd, and al a low expense.
II is to benevolent society we are
indebted for such precious treasure.
Their whale good wish towards sui.
fcrinS humanity, induced that society
! to spare neither pains. care nor ex-
pcnse 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
ence that has been made of them, e.
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 inlalli-
bic remedies.
Amongst the great number of dis
cases that have been cured by these
incstimahlc sccrets,wr shall only name
some of item, of which the foreign
journals ard American newspapers
have borne the most authenticated tes-
timony. such as apopIexy. asthma, BIZ
lious, windy and nephrctiqua collie.
consumption of lungs, debility, dysen-
terry, diarhGa, dropsy in the breast.
in the brain, compound dropsy, anar-
sarque ct asetes, epilepsy. diseases of
The eyes, intermittent, tcrtian, quar-
tan, continual and iill mmatory fe
vers, malignant, spotted and scarlet
fevers, hives $50 fatal TO childrcn). in
flammation of the bowels. Of the liver
and lungs. gangrene, itch, jaundice,
fits, hopping cough. letlargy, lepro
sy, rheumatisms, pulmonary, scur,y,
swcllings, sore throat, worms, tape
worm, complaints Of the bowels,
Iooseness or bloody flux, folly or mad
ness originated after sequel of dis
ease. or through All Incorporate use
of spiiituous liquors, cold and scia-
tique gouts. gravels, gonorrhea, n.y.
drophobia, bite Of vcnomous animals,
hemorhagy, palpltation of the heart,
stone, &c. &c. ne
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 ef
fects cf which are so surprising; that
they cure in 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
morhoids, all pains and swellings a.