Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-13
FROM WILLIAM DUANE, ESQ.

One eftAe .ilHsrmen Of the City g Philadelphia.
Ma SWAIN, proprietor Of medical composition called
Srpams Panaeed, applied to me, requesting me to stale
what know about the Introduction Of his medicine into
the Aims House--and consider il duty 10 comply with
his request.
Being President of the Board of Managers Of the Aims
House in the year 1920 Mr.. Swain expressed to h
undertake the If persons then in the house
whose cases were gwen mp ncurable by the medical ger
temen; that he ient Of curing by his medicine
those cases. and would undertake some OF the most espe
and would requlre other compensation than the
satisfaction be derived from the service rendered
m sed to consult the her managers, ard did but
found that Of the medical gentlemen in the house had
abored TO prejudice then some OF them attempted To
prepossess against what they denomnaed quackery.
Some Of the Managers felt inclined TO the al, consider
ing that they abandoned by the medical
which be operated upon no harm az least oud be
done, and if cure was practicable, the opportunity ought
be aored but they expressed reluctance take any
responsibility upon Aem BY which understood that they
did not like pet themselves in opposition TO tn: pEys
claus Others opposed it altogether therefore offered
and took upon myself whatever responsibility there in
the case, and notified Mr.. Swain that you'd accompany
him. and did the first selected that C woman
whose appearance horrible, and whose condition
deporable, that the patients IN the wished
TO have her remeyedand the evidence of
justified their complaint. She was a OF about 80
50 years Of age her right eye already destroyed,
the left eye prcrdea more han half inch ou If The
sockets the flesh OF The left cheek complete ulcer
ihe flesh oil The had disappeared and left the noss
tso naked hcles-,he upper lip the lef side was de-
s;roved aud the teeth and gums bare ad the whole face
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appetite lad left her-she represented living skeleton
frlghtul behold. Mr.. Swain sad he could cure her
he could mt restore he osi restore the nose, but
he could restore The left eye and the mouth.
He Undertook The case, and frequently attended him in
his visits c poor woman, aud hs ered-and have
frequently her since, going about her ordinary busi-
w.h the aacrty usual to person Of that ages the
t,eio;nly Of rcnsned but al that remained be-
sides appeared healhtul, | have confined myself 10 this
case upon which it impossible be mistaken, and
forborne TO Introduce any other circumstances than what
bsloug Immediately TO t. WILLIAM DuASE.
Philadelphia, Msrch II, 1893
CERTIFICATE OF DOCTOR EDWIN A. ATLEE,
.ls'eber q NE Philadelphia .heGica! Society.
The case detailed in the above certificate under my
0beiyat0n, aud believe Alderman Duane's statement 10
he strictly correct. Mr.. Swarm show me two other
cases ncas similar, which cured by his Pansces,
alter every other RENE ay had failed.
Ayerse IS am 9 qHacNery hope tc be preserved
from fjpt anl 1-.fh ttsuace and, therefore, do not
hesA'- II give my name, in conirna' OF the efficacy
aid safety OF Mf. S~ain's med cine.
Edwin A. Arlsr, NJ. D.
Phildelphis, March 80 1928
eI1 Sold in Wilmington at NJ. JOHNSON:S
DRuc AND MEDiciNAL SroRE. Va. 90. .Varhe
Street: and also, by j. BRlNGHURST.
Nav 16 1893. CT,