The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-16
UNITED STATES INFIRMARY.


I ~ lAomsonian Botanic hfrmares in Boston, Massa.
ehusetis, and Concord H. and more recently from the
9iae OF virginia, having loEg had adese to establish
inhrmary IN this Metropolis takes this method of inor
ming the public that he has graed that DESIRE and has
ted mp in style unprecedented in this city (orperhaps
any other except his lhfrmay at Concord, NJ H. winch
has been pronounced the most perfect in the worldly
me above desirable house. on the plan with his In
lmares in the East and South, where his patients
depend on such treatment as their nfrmes may demand
10 my friends, aid the liiends OF the system, need
but say that am here. They have no doubt, my
Prospecuses and my practice spoken of in all che Thorn
sonian periodicals in the United Sa,es and my unprece-
ed success in the places where have heretofore prac
used The system is still progressing with rapid strides,
and producing complete revolution in the medical world
FOR III: benefit Of the public. Dr. T gives the iol-
where he has established infrmaries:
BosToN.-. Erhact from Advertisement. Since April,
1882 up to May, 1884 he has administered upwards Of
two thousand courses of Medicine to more than fifteen
hundred patients, visiting from six rods to six hundred
miles distant in almost every stage Of disease the greater
port Of whom rave been cured Patients given to
die at the New York, philadelphia Massachusetts New
Brunswick, and Insane hospitals have been cured at my
nhr!nares. One, and only DEATH has occurred at
my lntrnay since is establishment; and $1,000 is here
offered to any individual who will prove to the contrary;
also, $1,000 TO any individual who will prove great
amount Of business 70 have been accomplished during The
same time at any hospital III Europe America, with
the OF less number Of deaths and cures
i Concord Extract fran Letter TO United STATES
Senator, dated January /, 1885 -"DEAa SIR There
arrears to o. considerable excitement here at pre-
lnence in medical science Dr.. Thompson has indeed
done wonders in the healing art He has performed
cures Ia the absence Of all hope Of patients friends and
regul lar physicians. OF the many he has had,
lew have come 10 my knowledge which justice compels
me to mention.
"A young gentleman who had been out of heath for
several years, and who dersand at the Inrma
~ the same time you was and in consequence Of your
advice took course o! medicine declared, as | am
informed that he received reliefin 10 minutes,
der the operation OF the Botanic Medicines than he lad
| Yea n
eminent physicians Of the State few days after he
took another and was cured gentleman by the
name Of Marden from Chichester who had been allct-
ed with dyspepsia and ali its attendant train of evils for
several years, to thu InGrmary with the intention
Of remaining week, and was, agreeabIy to his own
declaration cured in day, and enabled to return
to his family the II ird day after lie left them, well
This case understand, has caused considerable excite
ment in Chichester ard the neghboring towns. young
adya depIorable OF mental arrangement in
one fortnight. lady from Loudon, who, at the age of
seven Years, suffered severely from paraytic shock,
after which she affected with fits and falling sickness
Tor IS ears and attended, without any benefit, by II
regular physicians to the Inrmary, took
OF medicine, and enabled to make hearty meal OF
animal ODD Of which she had not been able to taste
for len years. remains WE'LL and able to labor at the pre-
sent time.
i "Dr Thomsons success in fevers has indeed been
great He has taken patients from almost all the regular
physicians here, and restored them to health in few
hours, although some Of the were thong ofbe DANCE
rousy sick by their friends and medical attendants and
prospect Of recovering under SIX eight weeks, if
ttey
PErERsBU Va! rtract from Ce,tGcale.-'We the
undersigned, do hereby certify with much pleasure, that
we have visited the Thomsonian Inf mary recently
tabIishcd in Petersburg, on the Thomsonian PLAN and
believe that is better calculated to do it justice,
and TO help the afflicted than DR.. Thomson. We have
taken his medicines, AM, have them repeatedly given
with manifest advantage in number Of cases where the
patients quite ILL., His peculiar Of mixing
them goes TO make them agreeable and aatabe and his
seeming skill in timing and poporonns the doses TO
the age strength OF the patient and disease met
T1Irl
truly luxurious, and given in the most delicate and
agreeable way and are erec y nnderstoo! By the female
attendants under the direction of Mrs Arson and Doctor
Thomson. The whole process from what we have seen
and experienced, may be undergone by the most timd
lady delicate child without the least apprehension Of
danger in any point Of view on the contrary with much
advantage, when it is needed. We would recommend
all the afflicted 10 the Thomsonians and to the Petersburg
Infmary believing firmly that it is great place for the
cure Of all durable diseases .l.
SALLY G. sruRp1vAxT, MARTHA LrLLEy,
Petersburg, Sept. II, 1887. ANN MILLS.
"Petersburg, September 49, 1s37.-Dear Sir:-IIeah
lis the greatest pora blessing bestowed upon man. and
is essential to his comfort and happiness Ivery believe
that the system of medicine invented by Samuel Thorn
son, is the safest and most eicacious means rightly
derstood and properly carried out as curative system
ever adopted We arc bound to exercise that
which is given to US for government and direction, to
pursue truth, and hold to it, and to give up any
known plain matter of fact for conjecture saw several
OF your patients, heard of several cases. and witnessed
several saw your and attention 10 the afflicted
under your immediate charge and this had great effect
upon me- but the Of my dying boy has cast the
scales from my eyes, satisfied my judgment and confirm
ed it.. His case most serious hopeless had
given him over to die; his jaws became fastenc lie
seemingly dead to all ensiby; his pulse, which be.
fore had not abated for sixty hours nearly gone;
he was fast approaching the embrace Of DEATH To my
great establishment, YOU in short time, relieved and
restored him to health. This and number of other
have convinced and satisfied that it is the best and
most safe practice have carried out.
envy boy was at first taken with chill succeeded by a
severe fever and he completely out Of his head for
three days before you saw him. He in spasns and
nsensb,e when sent 70 your Infrmary. The practice,
accordng 10 the regular mode, exhausted, but the cf
fcacy Of your medicine and the vapor bath, had salu
tary an effect that he truly and astonshingy, and
unexpectedly to and all my family also to the aston
ishnea of every person who him. restored 10
life and health. feel bound to confess the fact, and
commend 10 all opposers of the system the proprety of
knowing correctly what they do oppose before they
denn do recommend the practice to all who have lost
their health and the afflicted to your tender care.
FRANCIS PACE
"We, the undersigned, members and connexions of
Mr. PAGES family, do hereby certify that acquan
ted with the boy Mr. Pace speaks Of and him during
his Illness and that every particular relating to his cure
= SC which Mr.. P. mentions, is confirmed by us.
ELIZA BETH p PACE, CARTER G. CoNwAY,
WHINcEY PACE, ELIZABETH SMITH"
Is fhan Inyyn aPtS hl,hn "