Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-04-08

individual of society to do all in his power to pro-
mote the health. prosperity and happiness OF all his
fellow citizens, l will state to you the commence
ment, progress and cure Of most distressing dis
ease which has occurred in my own family. Ifyou
think it worthy of place in your paper, have no
objection to its being made public--and will afford
me great satisfaction to learn, that the application
which wrought the cure has had the same eficacOus
operation upon others in similar circumstances.
| About seven years since, my wife was seized
with cancer on her ankle, which increased with
considerable rapidly and was attended with pain
it continued sorey to aflict her. for nine months,
during which time no pains were spared to obtain
the best advice from those well versedin medicine
and surgery. 1t was twice attempted to eradicate
it by the application of vegetable caustlcs: and ma
ny other applications were unsuccessfully made.
The limb became weak, and at times much swollen.
She had in measure lost her appetite, and her whole
system seemed on the decline. The sore was deep
and broad. In this situation we commenced the APP
plication which produced the cure. The principal
ingredient evergreen plant, which is to be found
in all the northern states, in woodlands which pro-
duce mixture of oak and pine timber. 1t by dit
ferent people called bitterswee winter green.
rheumatism plant &c. The botanical name Of the
plant is Pyrola. We made strong decoction, by
boiling the pyrola in pure water, placed in vessel
containing considerable quantity of pulverzed roll
sulphur and poured the detection upon it., boiling
hot. Mrs. Varnum took small quantity OF the de@
coction, internally, two OF three times day bat-
ed the defective part adjacent to it several times IN
day. and kept cloth wet with it constantly ON the
ankle. She took about an ounce of common med-
cina salts, every second day-the decoction was re-
8 newed as occasion required. We commenced this
system cooperation about the middle Of April 1918,
and pursued it with unremitting care and attention,
without variation. In few days from the commence
4 ment of the operation the patient began to realize
Fl the beneficial effects oft her appetite was restor-
ed her pain was gradually eradicated she rapid
ly gained strength both in body and limb so that
in less than six weeks her defective ankle was en-
tirey healed and sound and her health and strength
completely restored Ii is now almost two years
since this apparent cure affected and we have
the greastest consolation of learning from her, that
she has not felt single twinge Of the disorder since
that period we do therefore confidently hope, it
;. will never return. Mrs. Varnum now enjoys re"
i markedly good health, for person of her age.
! Some people may object to make thorough eXpe-
rment, in cases similar to Mrs. Varnum's account
!. of the simplicity and novelty of the prescription.
q But however simple and novel it may appear, and
L however inefficient it may prove with others, Mrs.
10 V. and myself, with our family, have abundant rea-
n son to rejoice and bless the supreme arbiter of
10 events, for the wonderful effect which through the
i. benefcence of Divine Providence it has bad in her
Of case. And am sangune in the belief that 1t early
undertaking experiments OF the kind to be made,
Il they will prove eiicacious in most Of cancer.
ts JOS. B. VARNUM.
TRIUMPH OF ART. Great improvement in Print
OF ing-lt is announced in the Times that that paper
n is now printed with improved machine, the in.
Mt vention of Mr. Charles Appegeth, which strikes of
re the astonishing number of four thousand copies an
k hour or seventy copies in minute. This speed Il
e. tacety times greater than could be attained with thu
IN kind of press in dozen years ago; for witt
m that press, paper the size of the Times could no
u have been worked on side only, at the rate
adj more than four hundred impressions in an hour, tina
of is two hundred an hour on both sides.
yn 1t would be curious to make computation OF tn
he increased power given to man by the press tor tn
n. circulation of knowledge, and though this cannot
ne done with accuracy, may form some idea OF i
his from calculating the saving Of human labor produ
mr. ced by printing the Times, instead of writing ou
Nv the copies by an amanuensis Towrite out the con
ch tents Of Of its numbers with pen would occup
he an amanuenss six days the extent Of its crcult
nal ton is, we believe, between 5000 and 5000 copies
we taking it therefore at the lower NUMBER it would re
sh quire 5000 persons to write out in one day, a
ar the copies of that journal published daily But th
He is very defective view Of the case we have "
Of made no allowance for the great power Of compre
ter sion and the vast utility of that power, which I'll
ION art Of printing Affords The paper requisite for
the amanuensis to write out in an ordinary hand, tn
) contents ofthat newspaper would cost twelve time
as much as the paper that is used for printing tn
of great bulk of this paper would make it very incor
en- venient to read, and almost impossible to crcuat
the journal. The Importance Of compression the
Of is obvious, and if for the sake of it. the amanuer
sis should be obliged to compress his writing int
the space as the printing, suPposing this poss
by be it would take at least four times long to pei
nv form his task.
mt To write out in this way the Times newspspe
re- would, therefore, occupy 10000 scrbes. But til
'ed press which works of this newspaper IS moved b
STEAM and comnletes the impression in two hours