Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-08
FROM WILLIAM DUANE, ESQ
One efthe Aldermen Of Tie Cify q Phi7aaslbhia

One the Aldermen Of the City cf Philadelphia.
En SWAIN, proprietor Of med cal composition called
Syam's Panacea applied to me- requesting me TO STAT
what know about the introduction Of his medicine mt
the Aims House-and consider ii duty 70 comply with
lsrequest. . ,
ouse in the year 1820 Mr. Swain expressed to mt H'sh
undertake the of some persons then IN me hon'e
whose given as lncurabe by the meacager
temen; that he was Co tden OF curing oy ms n'en'se
those cases. and would undertake OF the most despe
and would require other compensation than the
satisfaction to derived from the service rendered pro-
m sed to consult the her managers and did so; bat
found that some If the medical gentlemen IN the house mad
lsbored prejudice theu some OF them attempted 10
prepo,sess me against what they denonnsted quackery
Some f the Managers tet inclined 10 the tia consider
ing that they alb ndoned by the medical men
sh sh were 10 be operated upon harm least would he
done and t praccabie the pportunits o'eh
10 be Afforded bit they exp eed reluctance 10 take an
responsibility upon hem by which understood that .aey
di not like put themselves IN opposition to the rhysi
clans Others opposed soge'her. therefore offered
and took upon mss 4 Nhaev responsibility there was IN
the case. no.ihcd Mr. Ssam 'hs' would accompany
him. aud did the first selected wa that o ~onan
whose appearance horrible, aud whose condition was
SO deporsbl. hA TIE patients the same room ~'shsu
70 have her Nei-and 'he evidence CT nv os sens
justified ,her complaint She was woman q about w
81 OK age, er right eye Vas already urslfoNv
the lef eve traded more han halt an c ni oi rs
socket tie les Of he left cheek vas enc complete uc
-the flesh the hal disappeared and fi .le osf
swo NAKED hoes-h lie upper lip OH the itf SIDE as d.
sroyed, and he eetE end gins bare, and 81 @hole see
it appeared Is me, RAPID s.ae t issohlt NJ, he
acpet.ie had les hershe errestr'od islrs ektietn
srphtf, to behold Nj STaim sAd he could cure hr' ;
ne coud not the lost eye, restore tie nose b'
VI cou rest j. the l,f eve and the mouth.
He .ide took he case and frequently ATTIC 'ded hm ~
s vss the poor woman, ard she .Sas cnred-'N nm Y
frequently her SINCE gong about hcr mdnal bi'l-
with the alacrly Usual rerson OF that as u
aeiomty of course remained; bat all that remained b
sides appeared resihfu | nave confined myself 70 thls
case. upon which il was impossible 10 be ms AIKEN aoo
sororne 70 Introduce any other crcrms'ancys han eaa
Del ing mnediaely TO II. WILLIAM DUANE
Pandephia, March IL 1923,
cERlIFIC ate OF DOCTOR EDWIN A. A1LEE,
-He'abe5 IF ths Philadelphia .N.tical So1ety.
The detailed the above certificate audei NJ
ohservs ion, and believe AIDE man Diancs statement
be -trcty correct Mr. Ss aim shos.d me tMo q Ell
nealy similar. which cured BY bus Panacea,
after every Other remed had failed
Aver-e as am qnackerv, ho;e 70 be preserved
fom unjust ard selfish ffeaGics add therefore, do not
hesitate give N; name, in couhtnao OF the efficacy
and safety OF %r. SMam4 med cue
EDwiS A ArIrr, NJ D.
Philadelpha, March 50, 1888
~, sald in Wilmington at ". JOHNsCN'S
DRuo AND MEDlcINAL -TnRE. M 90, Marie
Street; and also. BY J. BItINGHtRSr
MAJ IS, 1923 e7--l}