The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-10-22

purpose of investing its origin with fictitious anti.
lquity. Such auxiliaries are not needed the
present occasion, as single dose Of the Indian Pur
gative will suffice to convince every invalid land
to such only we look for impartial verdicD thar
Its curattDe effects are incidentally superior those
OF any other medicine in use Proud of this
superiority, we scorn fictitious aid but give It 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, one sudoriic, one diuretc, and one a cain
tic The proper combination Of the above forms
medicine, Of such EFFICACY and POWER on
has been hitherto unknown in The art of healing
It's mode Of curing is first to ncu'raIize all pu,reiae
tive matter in the body ; second TO cause the .y
pusion of the same 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 the noslriTs
throat saivial glands, lungs, shin and kidneys
Each Of the above drains is intended by nature
for the discharge of an cxcreon impurily peou.
liar to itself, and although may for a time com
pei the constitution to evacuate The whole whole
through one drain, such treatment cannot fail 10
derange the mechanism of the body, aud utterly
ruin the health of the patient. 1t is true that al,
diseases arise from impurities of the blood bat
also true that nature has provided many different
channels for the discharge of these impurities -
therefore we are not likely to benefit the patient
by tramplng on the laws OF nature in bringing air
tho different kinds of excretory matter through one
channel hence the evil of attempting to cure ali
Diseases by a course OF sweating, or vomiting, or
piyslcng, or any other method which opens onIv
one class OF
No medicine deserves to be called n JaiyersnS
Remedy unless its effects extend to each and eyerv
one of the natural drains and this power is not ey.
en- claimed 10y any medicine except the Indian Pur
gativc. In accordance with these several proper.
ties, the operation of the Indian Purgave is regu
lated Ivy the state Of the patients body. Thus n
the obstructng matter is lodged in the urinal ex.
cretories, 1t will act diuretic il in the bronch
ial vessels pulmonary exCretorics, it will Induce
expectorntion; If in the cells of the cellular mem.
brane or excreorcs OF the skin, gentle and elec-
tual perspraiion will be kept up; and. under every
combination OF circums tances, it will act more or
less as cathartic Here it is proper to remark,
) that although the purg1tive always induces an IN
creased number of avine excavations, and is c?pa
bic of overcoming the most obstinate eases os
costiveness it does not raise "hurricane" in the
bowels, nor waste the healthy juices by overact,on.
It's effects extend 10 every part Of the system, and
for thai reason are not liable to oyeracton in any
part.
NO disease ever was or will be cured unless
by medicines which produce the effects above men
hohed. Every system of practice is more or
less perfect, in proportion 10 its power of acting on
the different eXcretories and the Indian system
claims pIe-eminence only because i. possesses the
power OF opening, and keeping open all the natural
drains.
The nesmablc value of medicine which
Will act on all the excrctories, and the same
Tune, is more apparent when we reflect that the hu-
man body is complicated machine, consisting of
numberess different and distinct members all of
which are SO intimately connected and mutually
dependant, that no one part can be in ured without
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cry "'ner part; therefore, one part OF the 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
as the blood flows every part of the system eve
ry part of the system must become or less dis
ed no disease is cured unless the cause is removed
and To remove the cause the blood
to healthy state, and if the blood is made healthy
every part Of the body mast be tie same
We have now illustrated the natural or Indian
system of practice, and the more it is investigated
I rdS
truth. we have only to reflect that it taught by
NATURF, and therefore must be true. When the
body stands in need Of nourishment, are impel-
led ty hunger lie cat and when it is dseased,
are impeled by instinct to medicine and there
cannot he doubt that if we lived in Il state Of ma
tur' ms lns,lnGye feeling would always direct US
ity OF the Indian System. The art of healing
first learned in the woods, and to this day The best
medical teacher for the Indian practice is the only
one which is consonant 10 those eternal and immu
table laws which govern the animal economy.
Having already proved that the Indian Pprga'vo
acts in direct accordance with the LAWS OF MA
TuRE and is therefore equal TO the cure of tuHy
cMrddte disease, we will now enumera'e few
the complaints for which it has been tried, and
FOUND certain cure among the Indians and white
settlers of the Far West. These are Intermittent
Rcmient, Nervous, inflammation of tbs Brain, Of
the Throat, of the Stomach of the Lungs of the
Liver, of the lntesines the Kidneys and the Bod-
ting and Vomiting of Blood, Darrhna, Dysontcry,
and CoIics Syncope, Apopexy. and Paralysis;
Dyspepsia and ochondriasis Tetanus, Ep!op
isy, Hopping Cough, Asthma and Palpaton of tho
heart, Incpent Consumption, and Marasmus; Drop
sy ofthe Head, the Chest, the Abdomen and tic
Limbs; Scrofua, Scurvy, and Syphilis; Broncho
cele and Cancer, Gravel aud Strangury, Loss oC APP
petite, Costivoness, Sick head ache, Fa,ulency,
pains in the Stomach, pains in the Back and Side,
and other complaints of the Kidneys and Liver,
Ulcers and sores of every descriptions lIystercks;
Weak Nerves and Lowness of Spiris,, as well
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 settlements of the Far
West, where the inhabitants keep it constantly be-
side them, the children brought up in good
health, withoutany assistance from Medical men.
To up the character of the Indian Purgative in
few words it is only necessary to state that it pos
sed by medicine, viz. the power of opening and
keeping open all the natural drains of The body; IL
sesses every curative property that be possess
therefore, if persevered with reasonable time