Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-09-12
FROM WILLIAM DUANE, ESQ.
One eftie Aldermen efMe C4ty q PApclelpaia

One Of The .Hoermcn IF the Guy q PhEGaelthta.
Mn SWAIN, proprietor of medical composition called
Svams Pundced, applied to me, requesting to state
what know about the introduction OF lis medicine into
he Aims iouse-and consider il duty to comply with
rs request
Being President of the Eoard Of Managers Of the Aims
House in the year 1920, Mr. expressed to sish
undertake the OF persons then III the house,
whose cases were gwen up ncurablc by te medical gen
temen; that he confident o. curing BY his medicine
those cases. and would undertake some Of the most despe
and would require no other compensation than the
satisfaction 10 be derived from the service rendered pro-
missed TO consul. the other managers, and did So but
found that OF the medical gentlemen III the house had
abocd 10 prejudice them, OF them attempted 10
proposes against what they denomnaed quackery.
Some Of the Managers felt inclined the TRIAL consider
ing that they abandoned by the medical
which 10 be operated upon no harm a, least would be
done, and if was prac'icabie the opportunity ought
10 be forded; but they expressed reluctance TO take any
responsibility upon them; by which understood that they
did not like 10 pct themselves in opposition TO The physl
cian,. Others opposed il altogether. therefore offered
and took upon myself whatever responsibility there
the case and notified MIR. SWAIN thai would accompany
him, and did the first aeeced was that d Woman,
whose appearance horrible and whose condition was
deporable that the patients in the same wshed
To have her removedand the evidence Of my
justified their complaint. She a Of about 80
50 years Of age, her right eye was already destroyed
the left eve prntluded more a halt inch Of the
socket the flesh Of The left cheek complete ulcer
the flesh Of the had disappeared and left The nosus
two naked notes.-the upper lip the left side was de-
sroyed, and the teeth and gums bare, and the whole
as it appeared 10 me, in rapid state of dssoluton; hcl
trightful to behold Mr. SWAIN sad he could cure her
he could restore the lost eye the nose bu
d he could restore the left eye and the mouth.
lie undertook the case, and frequently attended him II
his visits to the poor woman and she cuysd-an have
frequently her since, going about her ordinary bnsi
with the aacty usual to person of tat age; iii.
llenrmy oil course remaned but all that remained b..
as sides appeared healhul. have confined myself 10 hi
is case, upon which il impossible be mis- AIKEN an,
orbone introduce any other circumstances than VIVA
is belong Immediately to il. WILLIAM DUANE.
Of Phladepha, March II, 1928.
II CERTIFICATE OF DOCTOR EDWIN A. ATiEE.
:" .He,aber # He philadelphia Medical SOciety.
The detailed in the above certificate came under m
observation, and believe Alderman Duane's aeme, |
be strictly correct Mr.. SN aim showed me two othe
Cases neatly similar, which cured by his Panace:
after every other remedy lad failed
n Agerse rs am quackery, hope ever TO be preserve
rom unjust and t!fsh prejudice; and, therefore, do NJ
hesitate TO give my name, in confirmation of the eicae
and safety of Mr. Swaims med cine.
EDwIN A. ArLEE, NJ. ID.
e, Philadelphia, March so, 1928
bJ3 Sold IT. Wilmington at NJ. JOHNSON
DRuG AND MEDICINAL ST0RE, No 90, MARK
Street; and also, By J. BRlNGHURsT.
~ May IL, 1928. CIV