Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-06
FROM WILLIAM DUANE, ESQ
One efthe Aldermen # the Cay et Phiade'ahI


Mn SWAIN, proprietor Of medical composition called
,vams anacea applied 10 me, requesting to State
what know about the ntroduc con OF his medcle into
the Aims IIouse-and consider il duty 20 comply WIT
his request. .
Being presitct It Of the Board Of Managers Of The Aims
House in the y,, 1870, Mr SWAIN expressed to me aush
TO undertake the some '4:sois hen IN the mouse,
whose gwen as heurab, bN the medlea gen.
4emen; that he couiienl u c'i'nr by his medicine
those cases. and would undertake lnc Of the most cespe'
rae-and would require ~ other pei'saon than the
satisfaction to deriv ed from service rendered pro-
10 sed to consult the her rasa rs, and did so but
found that o he medical gentlemen in The house had
labored TO prejudice thea, smc OF item attempted 10
prepossess against What iey denonshlted qlackery
Some of the Managers felt accd TO the trial, consider
ing that they aoAdoned by the medical men
VII ch be operated upn no harm al least would DC
dome and if cure practicable the opportunity ought
20 be afforded; bat they 4 reluctance take
responsibility upon thcm; BY whc understood that he,
dd like put themselves in opposition TO The phys
eiau, Others opp sed aogeh her. therefore offered
and took apon mystf whatever espons bs there vas IN
he case ani notiAad Mr. S.am that v onld accompany
m and did the fist selected was thai " WOMAN
whose appearance horrible, and whose condin aas
% Gep!urabe, la. the patents ~ The same room Hsled
20 isye her remos edand the evidence c inv seass
justified their complaint. She was woman OF ABOUT ~
" 50 OF age, her right eye VAS arasy DESTROYED
left pfutruded more haa hall An nch out OF ne
socket the flesh OF the left cheek complete ucc
the flesh OF the had disappeared and left The uosr
.wo naked holeihe upper lip on the eit sde vas a.
sroyed and he teeth and gums bare, and the Ahoe at e
as il sppeared me- rapid state ut dissoeli n her
appetite had ie't her-she represented a lNilE ktWhl
frghtful to behold. Mr. Swain said he cou'a cre
ne could net the los, eye, the most, bt
Ne could restore the lrf eye aud the month
He undertook the case, and Frequently altedel hin ~
ais visits the poor uonan, aud she cred ard have
frequently her since, gong about hc NldinaN b
ness with the alacry usual person OF that ase tho
defornity Of remane1 but I'll that remaned De
sides appeared healhfnl have confined myself h'
case, upon which impossible 10 be mis- ake, att
forbornc Introduce any oIher circumstances tar @a
belong Immediately TO il WILLIAM DrASA,
Phiade phia, March IL, 1928.
CERTIFICATE OF DOCTOR EDWIN A. .A1LEE,
Member If ne Phiadelph'a Medical Socifty
The detailed ii he ABOVE cestica'e canr uder nj
observation, and belize Alderman ID aies ,t,emert
be strictly correct a.r S~atn shuaed me tNo ot'e
cases nearly SIMILAR wil-; cured by his Fanace
after every her itme,.s had flIis
Averse .. am q9aeke,. h"pe eyer 70 be preserve
from unjust anl qrlhsh hgadcs; pds tcrciore, d rc
he.a,e u give nj, naHle, tonir.,nn Of the eihcac
and safety OF ir Swain's med cue
Epwlg A ArLxy, NJ d.
Philasepaia, March 80, 1S28
H. Sold in Wilmington at NJ. JOHNSON
DRuc AND MEDICINAL sroNE. M 90, .Nark
Street; and also. BY J. RRlNGliU3ST.
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