State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-02-02
STATE BOTANIC INFIR-
MARY.
nR. BENJAMIN THOMPsON, Pre-

hR. BENJAMIN THOMPSON, Pro-
~ prietor of the Concord Botanic In
Urinary, feeling deep interest in the cause
of suffering humanity, and feeling deter
mined to use his utmost cxertions to COM
plete that reform in Medical practice, which
has already so gloriously commenced, has
opened large establishment in,Montpeer,
at the House of Seth Kimball, in State
Street, few rods east of the Pavilion.
The unparalleled success that has atten-
ded his practice in New York, Boston, and
Concord, in which places he has had sew
eral Thousand patients under his care, (more
probably than any other practitioner in the
civilized world in the same tiine6 will he u
sufficient guarantee ofthe confidence of the
intelligent citizens of Vt. Those who are nc
quainted with the Thompsonan System Of
practice feom personal knowledge need no
commentator gifts truly wonderful virtues.
To such it is the anchor of hope-the most
invaluable of earthly blessings But with
those who have never had an opportunity
of Witnessing its health preserving and
and restoring influences, it is the part of
common sense and discretion, candidly to
examine its claims and and not las has too
often been the case;) condemn the Botanic
Physician, unseen and unheard. The adj
NOOulCo VI luC S1SlGUl Sttk HOL 10 nlU6
themselves from public scrutiny, but solicit
free and fair discussion, and fair COM
parison of the Botanic with the Mineral
practice. He who engages candidly in
the investigation OF the system will find
its theory, of disease simple, yet supported
by sound reasoning--its practice based
upon, and in accordance with that theory.
simple yet effectual, and the success that
Z has attended II i9 NunpIarf,n ho,ArI
thing which has preceded it in the history
of medicine"
The State Botanic Infirmary consists ofthe
Public House kept by Mr.. S. Kirnbell and
the House adoin which is intended to be
connected with the tavren by an arch and
| to,be exclusively occupied by me as an office
and for the accommodation ofthe sick.
! The Female Department is under the
superintendent of a lady who was princi-
pal nurse at the Boston and Concord Infr-
maries; and who has had more patients
under her care, and more experience in the
sick room, than any other female in the
Union in the same time, without ever
losing IL patient,
Terms Two dollars and fifty cents
per week for Board, and three dollars for
each course of Medicine; and if only one
course proves necessary, one dollar extra
is charged
No accounts will be opened. Payment
must in all cases be made in advance.
general assortments of Genuine
Thompsonian Medicines, wholesale and
retail. Also, Robinson's Lectures, Family
Rights, DR.. Samuel Thompson's Narrative,
and New Guide to Health, and Thompson's
Defence of the Botanic Practice, constantly
for Snle nt the Coprorl and MOptnelier
Infirmaries.
n. b. In a pamphlet recently published
by me, it was announced, on the strength
of positive arrangement to that effect,
that the lntirmary would be few rods
west Of its present 10 cation; but owing to
unforeseen circumstances the location was
changed. This statement is made in ord n
to explain the discrepancy between the
present notice, and that published in my
Pamphlet, as before mentioned.
BENZ THOMPSON