The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-09-24

and another ascribes the honor to somebody's
Grandfather, &c. Now, as the success Of medi.
cine must depend on It's own intrinsic merits, and
not on the time or manner in which it dscoy.
cred, we cannot see the use OF classifying, for the
purpose of investing its origin with fictitious anti
guilty. Such auxlliarles are not needed on the
present OCCASION single dose OF the Indian Pur-
gative will suffice to convince every invalid (and
to such only look for an impartial verdicD that
its curative effects are intellectually superior to those
of any other medicine now in USE Proud of this
superiority, scorn fictitious aid, but give to
the world for what it is, SIMPLY A compound of
FOUR SIMPLE HERBS, used for the cure Of dis.
ease by THE COPPER COLORED WARRIORS
OF THE WEST. One of the herbs is an expecto.
rant, sudori6c, one diuretic, and one cath.
tic The proper combination of the above forms
medicine, of such EFFICACY and POWER as
has been hitherto unknown in The art of healing.
Its mode Of curing is first to neutraize all purefac-
tive matter in the body second to cause the OK.
pusion of the through the proper outlets,
provided by nature for that purpose consequently
its action is not confined to the bowels, although
it is greatest there, but extends to the nosrls,
throat, salival glands, lungs, shin and kidneys.
Each of tho above drains is intended by nature
for the discharge of excretion or impurity pecu.
liar to itself, and although may for a time
pei the constitution to evacuate the whole whole
through one drain, such treatment cannot fail to
derange the mechanism of the body, aud utterly
ruin the health of the patient 1t is true that all
diseases arise from impurities OF the blood, but it is
also true that nature has provided many ditieren,
channels for the discharge OF these impurities
therefore we not likely to benefit the patient
by trampling the laws OF nature in bringing all
the different kinds of eXcretory matter through
| channel hence the evil of attempting to cure all
dis asses by course of sweating, or vomiting,
| physlcing, or any other method which opens only
one class OF eXcretories.
No medicine deserves to be called Universal
Rcn,edy unless its effects extend to each and every
one of the natural drains and this power is not
en- claimed by any medicine except the Indian Pur-
| gative. In accordance with these several proper.
ites the operation of the Indian Purgatve is regu
lated by the state of the patients body. Thus, if
the obstructing matter is lodged in the urinal
cretories, 1t will act as diuretic ifin the broncl-
al vessels pulmonary excretories, it will induce
expectoraton if in the cells of the cellular mem-
brane excretories of the skin, gentle and eiec.
tuul perspiraton will be kept up and, under every
combination of circums tances, it will act or
less cathartic Hero it is proper to remark
that although the purgltive always induces an IN,
creased number of alvne excavations, and is capa.
BILE of overcoming the most obstinate of
costveness, it does not raise hurricane in the
bowels, nor waste the healthy juices by overactlon
Its effects extend to every part of the SYSTEM and
for that reason not liable to oyeraction in any
part.
| No disease ever ever will be cured unless
by medicines which produce the effects above
toned. Every system of practice is more
less perfect, in proportion to its power of acting
the different excretories and the Indian system
claims pre-eminence only because il possesses the
power Of opening, and keeping open all the natural
drains
The nesmable value of medicine which
will act on oil the excretories, at one and the
time, is more apparent when we reflect that the hui
man body is a complicated machine, consisting of
numberess different and distinct members, all of
which are SO intimately connected, and mutually
derendant that no one part can be injured without
Producinga corresponding degree Of injury
cry other part; therefore, one part OF tho body
cannot be diseased, and another part healthy =
neither can one part be cured while another part
remains diseased Disease begins in the blood, and
rs the blood flows to every part of the system,
ry part of the system must become more or less dis
ed disease is cured unless the cause is removed
and to remove the cause we must restore the blood
TO healthy state, and if the blood is made healthy
every part of the body mast be the same.
We have illustrated the natural or Indian
system of practice, and the moro 1t is investigated
the more reasonable it appears as regards ITS
truth, have only to reflect that ii was taught by
NATURE, and therefore mast be true. When the
body stands in need of nourshment we are impel-
led by hunger te cat and when it is diseased, we
are impeed by instinct to aSc medicine ; and there
cannot be doubt that if we lived in state OF ma
ture this instructive feeling would always direct US
to the PROPER MEDICINE hence the superior
ity OF the Indian System. The art of healing was
first learned in the woods and to this day the best
medical teacher for the Indian practice is the only
one which is consonant to those eternal and lmmu'
table laws which govern the animal economy.
| Having already proved that the Indian Purga'lve
acts in direct accordance with the LAWS OF Ma
TURE, and is therefore equal TO the cure of erGy
durable disease, we will now enumerate few OF
the complaints for which it has been tried, and
found a certain among the Indians and white
settlers of the Far West These are Intermittent,
eht, nervous, inflammation OF ths bru'n, ~
the Throat, of the Stomach, of the Lungs, of the
Liver Of the lntestines, the Kidneys, and the BIad-
der; Rheumatism, both Acute and Chronic, Spit
ting and Vomiting of Blood, Diarrhea, Dysentory,
and Colcs Syncope, Apoplexy, and Paralysis,
Dyspepsia, and Hypochondriasis; 'retanus, Epilep-
sy, Hoopng- Cough, Asthma and Palpitation Of tho
heart, lncipient Consumption, and Marasmus; Drop
sy ofthe Head, the Chest, the Abdomen and the
Limbs Scroiula, Scurvy, and Syphilis; Broncho-
cee and Cancer, Gravel and Srangury, Loss Of Ap'
petite, Costiveness, Sick head ache, Flatulency,
pains in the Stomach, pains in the Back and Side,
Ulcers and sores of every description; Hystercks;
Weak Nerves and Lowness of Spirits, as well as
Leucorrhoea, Menorrhoea, Suppression, and other
delicate female complaints. Besides the above, it
has been found invaluable in the diseases of in
fants so that in the new settlements of the Far
| West where the inhabitants keep it constantly be,
side them, the children brought up in good
health, without any assistance from Medical men.
To up the character of the Indian Purgative in
few Words it is only necessary to state that it pos