The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-09-20

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and gratitude, am doubIy thankful.
know not bow to express my souls delight
more especially when bring this all-im-
portnnt subject q mean the Thomsonan
System of Medical Practice) to bear upon
so many trials and opportunities afforded
me, in the experience of now about four
years use of this excellent system Yes who
could be SO blind and cold, as not to see,
and feel, after Witnessing the realities and
matters of fact, as presented to not only my
self, but my family, except they had a con-
science like that Of Mr.. J. ofNew Orleans
who staid few days with me in Woodyille,
a few weeks since. My speaking so de-
servedly high of the Thomsonian System,
so irrilaed his feelings of blindness and pre-
ludice, that he actually spoke right out, and
said, in candour, that before he would take
such medicine, even knowing il would cure
him, that he would prefer to die under the
regulars $50 terlned) During the years of
1923, 80, 80, 81, '32 and '33, was skin
and bones--a poor, emaciated, sick soul,
taking mineral medicines, blistering, bleed
ing, and still no better, weighing little over
one hundred pounds. During 1884, 80.
36 and ~, was and am flcshy, fat and
healthy, taking occasionally as required,
Thomsonan medicine, (no leeching or bis-
:ering,) weighing about one hundred and
eighty pounds-one Of the heartest men in
our country.
Mrs. Saunders, the companion Of ny bo-
som, now presents II case worthy TO be re-
membered. 1t speaks volumes in praise of
The Thomsonan system. Her uncle and
aunts, all disposed to consumption, her
editary in the family.
Case Ist. Her own dear uncle Isaac
WilInms) in the prime of life, taken with
consumption, the mineral doctors in con-
stant attendance death only cured him.
Case 2nd Daniel Williams, (her own
uncIc,) past medlocriiy, taken with con-
sumption, the mineral doctors his only ply
sicians-but dca.h scaled his complaint.
Case 81. Christiana Williams, (hcr own
aunt taken with consumption, the mineral
doctors her only sayiours-bnt death took
her away from them.
Case 4. John o. Williams, of the house
of Williams 81 Lee, New Orleans, (her own
uncIe,) taken with the consumption many
and great mineral doctors were called to
his aid-but, death, that great companion
of the mineral practice, came to him and
divided the spoil.
Case 5th. Mrs. Saunders, taken with
The consumption, symptoms rather more
aggravated than the foregoing cases. By
her wish, a mineral doctor was called in,
and, after taking his medicines TWO days, !
finding her health growing much worse,
(she being in mind Thomsonian, but in
raising mineralIsi,) by the influence Of
her mother, real Thomsoulan, she dis
missed the mineral doctor, and commen-
ccd the Botanic medicines, though at such
long intervals as protracted her cure for
many months, until we saw the necessity of
giving her full courses twice week, wheth-
er symptoms indicated it or not; aud, by
means, sir, in the short space of four weeks
perseverance,, we have the qualification of
finding my wife restored to health, from
poor consumptive, bcd-ridden habit, to Il
fat, hearty, ROSY, active woman, who now
laughs and brags in the face of the public,
with cxhillrating spirits, and says 10 those
who often told her she would course her
self to death, "Where is your good sense :
Look at me-" she will say, and then look
mt my friends who are dead and gone, and
away with the mineral ignorance, am no
longer bliud !"
Mrs Saunders is now riding about town
and the country daily, in fine, good health,
boastng loudly, and, | think, if you could
have witnessed her case, you could but nc
knowledge, justly too, she has "A right to
boast" Oh !" she often says, how pity
the hard-headcd, blind, prejudced minds
who prefer death to life, and poisons to
medicines banter the State of Mississip-
ri TO show one-fourth of the deaths, agroea-
bly, to numbers, out of tho Thomsonan
families, that occur among those who have
mineral doctors, But the darkness aud
hidden superiority of the mineral practice,
is rapidly given way from before tho hight
and truth of the Botanic and our wealth.
lest farmers and men of all ranks, are be-
coming more and more convinced, from
occular demonstration, of the plain, simple
superiority aud effects produced by the Boz
tanc Practice. Many certificates of un-
doubted character, from persons of wealth
and standing, could be obtained to testify
the truth ofmy case, and that of Mrs. Saun-
ders of more recent occurrence; but we
deem il sufficient when so many know the
facts and my friend, MIR. Ii. Wood, can
inform you who we are.
J. SAUNDERS, NJ. ID.
IVoodrilic, Hiss, July IL.
"Of the fashionable medical practice,