The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-06-14

act upon. Medicine cannot act ON n dead
body, though it be ever SO active. Al such
crisis, this practice, AS every other, will
most assuredly fail: yet, in the mids, of
all these failures, the new practice will have
decided superiority over every other mode
of cure yet known by man. find, by ex-
perience in my family, and among my
friends, who have used lie medicine rs DIR
ected, that in feyers, il generally relieves
the patient in twcniy-four hours. and often
IN less time. A number of cases in my
own family, thai have been as yiolen, as
my under the old practice, which required
three or four weeks, before they were able
10 leave their bed, yet, by The Thomsoni1u
practice, these have been relieved IN The
short time already stated This practice,
under my direction, has tdunpl,ed over an
ascites, or droqay of the abdomen. in which
iha old practice had !abored IN VAN. The
bite OF r1tt,e-snake, on one Of the romiiy,
accompanied with violent pain, was freed
from all pain m lrss than ian miny,es, and
the swelling of The font and leg was but tr-
fling. In myself, violent attack of rheu-
malism and cholera n,orbus, boil, yielded
to the botanic applications. Another fact
- worthy Of notice I: your patient does not
suiE the great debility, by course OF the .
new practice, that commonly takes place n
the old. The natural functions are soon !
restored To their former viror. The pa-
ticnt forgets that he was sick. Do Won
wish me to account for this. II is easily t.
done--itere Is not that prostration Of
strength by deple;i1g remedies in ;he new,
ns IN the old practice. Another reason why
the same degree nf debility is not induced.
IS that The medicine used is in harmony
with The powers Of life; hence it ls, that, af-
er the operation Of The Thomsonian rem
dies, the patient feels inyigorated and /,
cheerful. One other fact, which piyes the
iew decided advantage over the old prac-
ice, Is that the remedies nre the same IN all
nses that can possibly occur.-The object
5 uniform, VIZ the restoration of The nat
raj heat, AS It Is n primitive vital pcopery.
ience the practising physician, acting with
ny toleratle degree OF common discretion.
annot err materially ia administering the /
erDedes hc is not liable to do any IRE. c
arahle injury 10 his patient. This is not '
he case with the old practice: How of +,
en- have we Witnessed, with grief, the bane- y
u effects Of medicine on the constitution d
{ the patient? Where is the rhysician i.
Iat viii not acknowledge that his medicine !;
as often operated in II different manner
Ian he had expected, and that his patien, $
as worse from the use thereof.
Brown, Rush, and others, have de- st
lred firmly their bclefin the unity of dis r.
'se, aud 'hc unity Of cure: Doct. Thorn
~ Joins them in the belief, aud practices =
'ecisely Oh that principle. Away, then, ST
lIh your thousand. diseases, and vour in
ousand remedies, and adopt that system
practice that is both safe aud saluiury to
1n.
In conclusion, I would add another rea-
IN which makes the Thumsouian practice d
hluable, and that is its simplicity, or its n
lain, natural adaptation to the ,ll,terate, e
part of the human Family. TIE b
oor mud lIircratc require the attention of p
Ie humane md benevolent in all countries, n
nj such nre the most numerous class in :,
cieiy: To such the Thomsonian prac- {,
&c holds out the helping hand, to snatch
EN- from pain and death, aud such he
vltes to n participation of its benefits. Sc
These are some of the considerations di
lich have determined my judgment to Ihe N
ianlc practice of medicine. | am fully ~
niident, that whoever will give il fair al,
al will rejoice at the success. SCI
am respectfully yours, &c. u
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