State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-01-26
STATE BOTANtcss.se > OMSONIAN.

nR. 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 exertions TO COM
plete that reform in Medical practice, which
has already so gloriously commenced, has
opened large establishment iniMontpelier,
at the House of Seth Kimball, in State
Street, a 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
era thousand patients under his care, (more
probably than any other practitioner in the
civilized world in the same timeG will be n
sufficient guarantee olthe confidence of the
intelligent citizens ofVt. Those who are &C
quainted with the Thompsonan System of
practice feom personal knowledge need no
commentator ofits 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, cGndidly to
examine its claims, aud and not las has too
often been the caseO condemn the Botanic
L HNSlClulI, uIlStcil iulu ullUtulus Il TIC
vocates of the system seek not to hide
themselves from public scrutiny, but solicit
free and fair discussion, and a fair COM
parison of the Botanic with the Mineral
practice. lie 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 i'm accordance with that theory,
simple yet eilcctual, and the success that
has attended it is wonderful, beyond any
thing which has preceded it in the history
of medicine"
The State Botanic Infrmary consists ofthe
Public House kept by Mr. 5. kimbell and
the House adjoin which is intended to be
connected with the tavrcn by an arch and
toibe exclusively occupied by meas an Office
and for the accommodation of the sick,
The Female Department is under the
superintendent of a lady who was princi-
pal nurse at the Boston and Concord mfr
mares; and who has had more patients
under her care, and more experience in the
sick room, thar any other female in the
Union i'll the same time, without ever
losing u patient,
TERMS 1.-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.
A general assortments of Genuine
Thompsonian Medicines, wholesale and
retail. Also, Robinsons Lectures, Family
Rights, DIR. Samuel Thompson's Narrative,
and New Guide to Health, and Thompson's
Defence of the Botanic Practice, constantly
for Sale at the Concord and Montpelier
Infrmaries.
N. b. In pamphlet recently published
by me, it was announced, on the strength
OF positive arrangement to that effect,
that the lnfrmary would be Il few rods
west of its present 10 cation; but owing to
unforeseen circumstances the location was
changed. This statement is made in ord 4r
to explain the discrepancy between the
present notice, and that published in my
Pamphlet, as before mentioned.
BENZ THOMPSON