American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-09
,ry Wilson, No. tOo, Market Street.
Volume vi.
10 THE EDIroRs OF TIE NAT. INrELI1GEScEr,

y . THE EDITORS OF TIE NAT. INTELLlGENcEEs
Prince IITHiam County, { va.) Spt -, 1897.
GENTLEMEN: Having recently witnessed the
powerful effects OF a little vegetable apparently
simple. in of formidable pulmonary disease.
and wishing to make the facts as public as pnssbles
have to request you TO permit me to do it, through
the medium Of your widely circulating paper.
A very respectable man. Joseph Hams, abnnt
IL years old, formerly Postmaster at Rock Hill,
near Mddebutg, London County, was for live
wears subject to distressing affections of the lungs.
The first three years he had only periodical dis
charges of blood from them; but for the last twp
years he discharged large quantities both Of blood
and pus Frequently from half pint to a pint of
the former at time, attended with most harras~
sing and suffncatns cough. He was greatly redu.
ced, and so far gone in what his friends thou2ht
consumption, that they entirely despaire,l OF hny
and abandoned all hopes Of his being rcsroreds
as the ordinary remedies. and almost every thing
that could be thought o.. bad been tried in vain.
Having been patient Of mine, as well as par
ticular friend, | could not view without the deeps
est sensibility, his depolable condition. and hail
myself reiinquished any hope of his surviving. In
this desperate situation he was advised to try the
Liverwoit in the form of infusion, or a strong tea
to be used cold, as common drink. ln less thar
ten DAYS. he derived the most positive benefit and
in four or five weeks, every violent symptom had
vanished No cough, no eypectnration or discharges
of blood or matter-a fine appetite. general health
much improved, gaining flesh and strength rahdlys
and such change in his whole appearance. aS
both astonished and delighted every friend he had.
1t has not been more than eight weeks since he
commenced the use of the Liyerwort, and although
he might now dispense with it, yet he will contin-
ue it for weeks, or even months longer. fIe is not
the only one that has experienced its salutary in
fuences There are several others in this neigh
borhood who have been laboring under breast cum
plants, or pulmonary consumption, and who have
been relieved by 1t.
will now en,leavor to describe the Lycrwnrt
in such manner as shall enable the most common
observer to trace and distinguish it. ltgrows nest
" along the North sides Of hills and mountains
and strong places the leaves small, flegnent-
w smaller, but seldom ger. than a dollar-they
are green and roundish. but deeply notcheti, as
to divide the leaf into three lnbes, with round
slender stem, varying in length from about two
inches to three or four; Of Slight purple cast
This, as well as the leaf itself, IS little ,luwny
but, IN addition to this, the Leaf ~ beset with fine,
short hairs somewhat stiff On chewing this, there
is nothing remarkable in the taste, except slight
degree Of pungency and astrinsencv. which it i'm,
parts to the mouth after chewing it some time-thc
tea srather pleasant than otherwise shoull its gem
eral application be attended with the same happy re-
suits that its partial exhibition has been. what an
QUESTION will it be to the Matera sledica of tin;
United States, and to the sufferer. undera maady
which affords Of the g eaest outlets to hnnaa
life 1t was the opinion Of Doctor Rush. one OF
the great luminaries in the Republic of Medicine
that there is remedy for every physical evil, and
time and science will probably realize it.
have enclosed a leaf Of tie Iiverwnrt, hop,G
that it may be convenient for you to have it repre-
sented in the Inelaencer.
am, very respectfully. your obedient servant,
THO. P. HEREFORD.