Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-09
Prince IRillaon Cem.tu. lYnN S.nl. as

GENrLEMEN; Having recently witnessed the
powerful e'isc;s Of little vegetable, apparently
SIMPLE, In case OF formidable pulmonary disease
ard wishing 10 make the facts az public as possis
bic, have TO r,qnesi you TO permit me 10 do il
through the medium OF your widely circulating
paper.
~ very respectable man, Joseph Usina obou,
Ill years old, formerly Postmaster AT Rock U,ll
near hldllebuTg, Loudoun County, was for FIVE
years subject to distressing affections of Oh. LUNGS
The first three years lie had only perioIicat die.
chsTSes Of boad from ttsm, bn, Ter The las, two
years he discharged large quantities both Of blood
and pu'-itequeniy iUm bali a pint to Mint of
The tCrmer at Il time, attended with A mos, Ia :
RAISING aud suliUcaiing cough. He was greatly
Fedocen' ana 30 tar gone in v hat his friends
Thought consumption, that they entirely despairsd
Of him, and abandoned all hopes of his eve, b,ir.
restored; IA the ordinary remedies, ard aIro 4
every thing that could be thought OF had been II,
ell in vain.
Having bren patient OF mine as ~ ell as \ M,
hsni'T itlenu, could not view witbou; the ,leep
est sensibility, his depoTabie condition and Ina,
myself reliDq 'sfcd any hope of his survivjoo =
In this desperate situation Ire was advised In ,yv
the Lver'vort, Ia the form of Infusion or a e,rono
tea 10 be used Cold, asa common drink In les
than ten day., lac derived the most posjtiv. hens.
'i' ana IN Tour or hre weeks, every violent symp
tom had vanished: No cough, no cxpectora,ion or
discharge oil biooi or mAter.-a fine appetite. ye-
neral health much improved, gaining flesh AMI
Dgihrapidiy, and such a change in his ,vbol.
aPe"rs"ce az bI'h a'Ion's'ied and delighted every
friend he had. 1t has not been more than s;b,
wecks since he commenced the use of the Liver
wort, ami although he might now dispense ,xiib :,
yet lac viii continue II tor weeks, or even uontb.
longer. lie Is not the onIy one that has ex,e,;
egced its s,lutary influences. There ARE ssye.,
others in his neishboIhUod who have bee, lshor'
ing under great complaints, or pulmonary con.
sumption, ajid who have been relieved bv !,
...sIf
wort in such manner shall enable the mo-,
common observer TO trace and distinguish !, 7,
gsoyys mostly along the North sides of hill. ,nd
mountains and strong places the leaves are small
frequently smaller, but seldom larger, than dol
lar they are green and roundsh, but ds.ntv
no'chsd' so asto divide the leaf into three lobe.
with Iouad slender stem, varying in leno,b f,o,
about two incae5 10 three or four; Of s,job nn.a
cast. This, as well a, the lesf i,seIf j., iii.
downy- but, in addition 10 this the leaf ia re-,
with fine, short hairs, somewhat stiff. On cbau..
inS this, there rs nothing remarkable in the taste
except a slgh degree oil puoSency and as'rineen.
=, which II iinparis 10 the n,ou after cbeyvin,
II some time the tea is rather pleasant Iban .
therwise. Should It's general application he a.,
tended wtIb The some happy results its partial evil
biiIon mas been, what acquisition viii il Ia 10
the Maieria Medica Of The United S.aies. and 60
me suide's under m'lsdy which affords one nj
ie e. latest oucs 10 human iifei I. was the ono;
Of doctor Rush, one the great lumunins,iss :"
me Kerublic OF Medicine, that there is a remeJv
ior every physical evil, and time and science viii
probably iealizs IL.
have encIoseda leafof,bs Livervor,. hooicc
that II msy be convenient for you 10 have !, p.
presented in The In'eIligencer.
AN, very respectfully, your obsdisnt ss,y,,,
THO. Y. HEREFORD.
ihs Plant above described IS 20 Familiarity koovn.
mat we doubt whether any uncoloured e,,,av;n,
OF II wonld sid materially the Diffusion Of m,
%now'ease OF u. II Is koown to boiac..,. by
IKE the familiar name ofn from ifs neculi,, -.
u hi;s) NJ 0',' ,'N7