Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-12

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From the Milledgevile (Ga.) Journal
QUAcKERY EXPOSED.
A friend has placed in our hands, a neat
little paper, published in Phlads phia, and
entitled the NATIONAL SILK WoRu. lis
chief object is, to advance The culture of
American Silk, but we are happyto see, that
whilst engaged in the dissemination Of use
fl, information on this subject, the Editor
has undertaken to foster much more i'm
por!an, interests, than the sale of Mulberry
trees, or the production Of Silk-he has VOL
UNFAIRLY entered the lists, in defence Of the
health Of the people, against the destructive
Vaccinations Of empricism. In his frs;
sally, he has run full tilt against Dr.. Jos.
PsIEsTLy PETERS, and after smart oppli.
cation Of the lash, left him without a single
covering for his base designs against the
health, and lives Of his fel.ow-beings. He
has no. only exposed his brazen attempts al
deception, but, by the united testimony Of
several distinguished individuals, convicted
him Of gross and malicious falsehood. The
article in question will be found in aEo'her
column Of this days paper headed "Base
Imposition"
We happen to BE- acquainted with some
pa ssares in tho history Of this PRTERs. Ito
came TO this place about 8 years ago, and,
presenting to the Medical society, diploma
from some obscure College at the North,
applied for license to practice Medicine.
Considering the parchment exhibited, as
sufficient evidence Of his competency. after
a very slight examination, the Board ac'
cording to usuage conferred upon him au-
lhori'y to practice.
Several gentlemen who composed tha;
Board have since expressed their regrets,
because of his not having been subjected 10
a more rigid examiua:ion,-as they after.
wards became fully satisfied, that lie was
without qualifications, and unable to hive
passed crcditable examination. Having Oh.
tanned the license, he Immediately set about
the preparation and sale ofa nos,rum, winch
was STYLED, Medicine. StomachicG a
Hepatice :" This medicine was recom~
mcnded TO the public not only as n sovereign
remedy for Liver Complaints, but by its ac
ton on the stomach, certain cure for al.
most every disease TO which human nature
is lioblc. For two or three years he con.
tinued to flourish in the newspapers, and
through the country, and by some means
succeeded in obtaining for his medicine The
sanction OF several respectable names. But
the business became rather dull, when he
suddenly changed tack, and came out with
new article. under the title of " Vegetable
Pills" whose vir:ues were said 10 be vastly
more wonderful than those Of the liquid pc
tioa with the long name.
These Pills were represented to be pure
ly vegetable, and perfectly harmless in their
operations upon The system. 1t is believed,
,ha, The Calsi.y Of this latter assertion. can be
established by many witnesses. We know
of one gentleman in neighbosins county,
who was induced 10 try them for some dis
ease, and the result was, severe sahUa'
tion-from the effects ofwh!ch, he has never
fully recovered. They were also recon-
mendcd TO persons going TO sea, as an eS'
celent preventive, or remedy Tor sea-s'cN'
ness. Several gentlemen Of this place nap,
pencd ia company with Peters on Doato
the Steam Boat bound from Charleston 10
Norfolk, when he removed his residence 10
ti,c north, and they are unanimous IN the oP'
inion, that he suffered more from sea SICK.
ness than any other passenger on the D'"'
showing that he had no confidence 10 MS
own medicines, or, that they possessed no
virtue He left this place about tour years
ago for the city Of New.York, where nc
has since resided. and as we learn n'aoe
considerable fortune by the sale OF n's
" Vegetable Pills." During his stay hete'
he was never countcnanced by tho respecta,'
ole portion Of society, nor recognized gy 'n'
Medical Faculty as a qualified Phys'e'a'''
We have been thus explicit. not from any
personal hostility TO Peters, but from s''''
cere desire to unmask what we believe TO oe
a gross deception, and if possible rescue
the people from fatal delusion, by wh,cf
hundreds arc no doubt yearly Prec'P''a'eo 'e
an unt'nely end:
, CORRECTION.
u. Ou, attention has been called to on etro