True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-14
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II HE doctrine promu gated with so ns,ei, assurance
by many empires of ,ht present ,iay that ono me.
dctre will cure all diseases not and never eau be
ti'te and he who asserts it, is either foo or an i'm
postor But is a fact demonstrate bv experience
that combinations OF medicine may be formed from The
VEGETABLE KINGDOM, that will act uni,ersallay on
The system, when taken seasonably and in Iudcious pro
portions AS to cure IN nine cases out OF ten all diseases
within the reach aud power Of medicine.
| From the well known and established reputation of
tafonel it has long been employed by the empiric,
aud scientific physician as one Of the most powerful
agents for the removal of disease. BY the former all
most every land has been deused with nosrums that
th"r authors claimed specifics H every isea Sc incl
dent 10 the human family The folly Of these pelcn
sions needs no comment, tor accurate chemical investi-
CATION has shown, that The base of of the Pt,acens
Cathollcons, &c. which have been trnpeued before
the community, with so much assurance is CQiyn,el or
mercury in some Nos, if this potent alticee
even in the hands the most skilful PLY sica frequent
y exerts an Influence the human SYSTEM unforeseen
and entirely beyond the control Of art; undermining til
constitution, and bringing OIL premature old age, disease
anh death, what result shculd be expected when pre-
scrbed by the ignorant Could their many thousand
victims speak, voice from the tomb would soon dspe
he $petfc delusion that now sway The minds of the
living.
Humane Physicians teplore the sad evils resulting
from the mercura practice, aud will gladI, il the IN
production Of an article that safely be substituted for
eal"mel. They FEEL and that &eenv. The ii Certainty
{" ITS prlmrJ Operations; they cannot say whether it vii
that lis use is continued orany considerable tim in
l'Iols secondary consequences must follow. But he,
must choose the least of two evils: they know no ether
article that will arouse torpid irer remove obstr,c-
tion, and set III tree action the VIII lie ghudula' stem
and ii being inds.cns7hiy necessary this they
continue ITS use, notwithstanding tic evil consequences
which tolew.
The, have long desired and sought an article that
would produce the ;,ood effects Of this drug without
sjrctmg the patient to its dAeefsons results SucI.
esi''eI.lnm, 1t is believed has length been ohtaines
III me article no" presented to NE public.
The plop'ic'ors Of this ,tcl keepiug in vi, W the
act dat 1'4se aud beneUoleM Being, ha placed with
~ M reach "t II remedies ads ted u the DIS asses in
ei'ja t. the climate t'e, inahl; and knowing. ike
"ae dist most Of the diseases of The Sonth Hest
=" AS d upon mga'ir or functional arrangement OF
ie Inv rs directed their attention those articles whic.
'cl '"ore esp call, on the bllir organs.
Alter long, ta,orinls and expensive research the,
have succeeded IN extracting substance from the TO
!AtO which, from its peculiar effect apo the hepa
TIC or hillary organs, they hive demo nae Htbate
1t i>a metcI e that will pro ure all the beneficial |
results of Calomel, in both acute AND chronic ii ease
with ut the possibility OF producing the ecrioude con
sequences common to that article.
It's action upon t constitution is universal, 10 Ialr |
OF tue ystcm escaping its influence. 1t is however
upon the organs of secretion and excretion tina; its
great power Is particularly manifested hence is pc
eu''ary adapted to tie treitmen, Of bilious fe,ers aud
other diseases in whea toIpidty congestion of the
liver and portal circle prevail.
Ii is admissible IN all eases where it is necessary 10
clct''se the stomach and bowels. 1t removes o5,uc-
uon, and eAcites quick and healthy action OF the liver
and other Slan'ar Neera OF tn abdomen. Beng diff
lusabe in its Operations it produces IA free, crni, tion
IN the vess. Is on the surface OF the poy accompanied
ny gentle persp'raton 1t does not cX like tl4s-
NC puISes; sui, its action is universal, and NAV
often be repeated, not N rely With safety but with .reas
ben fl, Til, becomes indSpe,s,,ly necessary in cas-
OF long snfiSi tor ia them incense temporary impress
si"hs mad" BY strong medicines seldom, it ever do
soodi hut tend to inule the STAN of the canstu ion