The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-12-18
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE OF
NttDLClEE.

MtDiIlNE.
rINO those who unirnlnlc with the stem, sub
l. scrbrr wOuld inform them that the Reformed practice
was Instituted, AID Medical school established in the city
OF New York, in S2o, lay ". Epuc. VI. D. aud now rcsi-
dent of the Reformed Medical society nj the 1, states
DR., b. established boar Of professors in th, Schuol
the branches nj n"Irinc, VIZ Anatomy! Ply snogy, sur
gerry, Chemistry, Matcra MciIca, Buiany Obstetrics,
Theory and Practice III Ply mud Medical Jurisprudence,
which were as scicnliicai! taught and demonstrated rs nj
any Medical college Ia thu country In this practice,
Calomc or other POISONOUS nnrr; Is administered but
the Vegetable Kingdom Is wholly relied on To cure
rvo the suirrings III mankind About lr29 grant fora
College was obaIncd from the Legislature of ONO, which
soon went ntn successful, operation, NJ Norllngon in that
state, and s Nonrl,ht, almost without parallel IN the
history Of any institution. This practice has ncar in that
state, snpplmtcd the Mineral practice, well \. York
and other States. This practice different from all others
from the fact that IT j. continually improving and dis
and climates change iua certain dsICc Tins practice
varies accordingly WA, not reform impru> the prIc
ce OF medicine vc amy other art srirnrc' The
Mineral Practice has had i'npuruni Improvement Tor
half century; and almost oil vegetable practitioners ol
the da! are very much in wait n scientific knowledge III
Anatomy, Surgery, hut the Returned Practice
braces the good Of all stems Row in Vogue, in This
try. The subscriber i, sr,IaIC 0i the Rclomc irdttirc
well a. the Old School, ud Knows roH an experience
ui more than cal Years TINT the vegetable practice Is
more su md scientific than the mineral, md fully hcUycS
were the present ahrrcuir III that pTHticr acquainted
practically with this extensive Vegetable practice they
wuulh Willingly 'Hl aside their lninCrlls aud common
charity prompts Ia say II. Dr. II. was an Office SIN,
dcnl ri Dr. hrnCl, d Tor more than three years in New
York citl had his able Cuu~cIs ard consultations on pn
tcntS most every disease incident to dense pupula
ton. feel warranted ~ saying that Dr. Beach has not
rival rs an author ant pctt0Hcr in AmcriGa. lie has
had five gold medals awarded him aS medical author,
from different societies, what u" other rhlslcmu ever re-
cniyrh IL he r"gr'r T1 "n%y"nGn T. ind I>""y"
by its graduates, sent To the President and published
inr the benefit nj themselves and community. The sil
.rrcr len New York ciy four wears nsn aud located in
East Bethel and has visited patients in than thirty
towns in New Hampshire and Vermont The undersigned
has observed TINT families who have krpt his medicines tor
use, seldom need phi, stefan for advice. Dr. llilhnrinus
the principal towns in this state, that the inhabitants gen
orally might have Inr opportunity 10 test thu superiority
oi these medicines for tuilN use Iily cents, dol
lar, Jndclo'sll expended, may prevent long, lingering
and perhaps fatal disorder; let become seated IN
the stem, and hundreds expended may not even procure
onc moment nj rest. The pre- sent Is at transit
lion. The practice ui pl sc, is c,pc'mtntll-phl sriuns
ARE beginning arhuuv lrl.c IT, aud net upOn IT, The,
have discovered thai IL trirratmrn ofdis,a,c nud there
is disease for the cure Of which all-wisr PruyI-
rncc hats not provided am lie remedies in the srnrchou,c
Of nnturc they must avail hcsros To hr successful, oi
those remedies Nhici OP'r0io in "ajyon ,"h HC GaiH0i
cconomy-wh the arrangements o the constitution nj the
human y scIrlsitiLg every gland, organ, and Ncssr
with It's snUtary AMI health, Influence. This the mineral |
practice cannot pcriun for while one poison mcrcu;y,
for instance, may act clCari0sly particular disease,
it invarini, lays determination di,lr, s.ine complaint
lblna wciAnc,s, nrrN ois n'ity, unhealthy action NJ |
the animal organs unconstitutional tendency ~ health
continued Through LIE, rendering the subject burden
himself and his lriuid tbs respectable and incll
gent ply 'ian> nj The times. uupil this mode of prnc
tee; for proof ol which, We publish 'lr following extract
Of letter addressed IL Dr. ihhgt b. lh scilu ri lgl
standing in the STATE Of Nnrr;
Irtrmt ofd hHcf IRAN DH. j. p. ALDEN, B'ii,st, Ne.
DH. Iilp\RD!-Siri Being snmOWhh acquainted with
the priDcics oi the RCf0m'd r7cc', taught in Ohio
and hrng fully coyinc,d nj H. sUp'r0r ,cacy in
batting discnsc have awaited mtslfOf this, the only
means could devise to obtain further information IN the
subject, and Ia learn what conditions the agency Tor the
sale Of the medicine in his sn,r can h. procured About
~ wears since r'rrvod Medical Diploma, since which,
have been established in practice IN this town. and, it
am not mistaken. with much satisfaction 10 nv cm-
po,cr. general, Gll, the lot ri pl scans In ihi,
fact La nu.
altogether in being satisfactory Ia mgVif; and II there i,
ANY system by which ,isrlsr ran be- ~rInrd without, ai
the same time d'sr0yjHg 0r essentially iDUIiH. he
nh1r ant hcuthg actipH 81 the sstrm would most viii
lngy avail m,yrl oft lam nj the orniou that the Ecd.
cine aud the practice would be vornbl. received in this
quarter IN the treatment Of disease, have long sinrr
learned with deep regret the intlccnc, Of the MINERAL
Practice. j. i. ALDEN.
belfast Maine, Jnn II, lSlO.>
We think II nnnccrssnr, Ia insert certificates relative tn
the efficacy of these medicines every individual with
little reflection must be- convinced that nature must h.
ASSISTED, not HUnr'd c0uHf,rrci'd, forc'd in her
rnrs I" eradicate liscasr but We insert the following
selected from many, an rsianrc occurring IN
vicnity-oilcrs together with history Of the practice,
will be given To any person wishing.
MRS. hVERN's CERTIFICATE.
This may cerih, that Pro, lrnrc in his affections saw
proper Ia connc me to he'd g" sickness about the las u
August l-16 was attended by respectable rl, 81.
clans o the Old School practice about seven months aud
continual, grew worse under their treatment aud not
friend or acquaintance hough il possible could
was even M b, ~, list PHI, sicnn IN de, nn he
Ia send for any other PHI, srinn NIL had , durc
that could he donc aud must die In less than week.
had heard o DIR. Ilibar who treats the RffGrrd or
DrgrfTbie Practice nj NiiriU' sent fur him. he did
give much encouragement ht cunrudcd tn try Ifrc-
t1Jir N,diriHss At that time reduced nw Ms 10
be helpless. wns literally nothing hut living SKELETON.
had what Is general, termed fever sore the len side
the back hone under the short l, which Discharged
more than gill If rrrcni,h elbow matter daily, lad
swelling near the right hip. which .ubstu,nil, hruk. in
three pacrs.Nt luwtT limbs nirh >wclltd. and
had n continued fever. which s,thcd would dr-tru,
me. Ny hopes were nrir, blasted TIL hogan Dr. II's
treatment. aud from the ai took hi medicines date
the ouly time in ~, whole ~rkncsS, that thought WIS
better am full, satisfied that II had coniinurh the
Mineral Pr1r'icf. should have been numbered this
with the dead gained rapidly In restoring m, health
amer taking the wrrEr FEW weeks and was rurtd ~
The disease Hhnn fur mnnhs lrr taxing his nrliciur~
inrcrrl, hope all wn similarly aitcd viii ", this
Uodr Of Pr7-iicc, AMI believe that wond have
rni<c to regret II. RUTH AVERY. n
~lirrhnrnc. August 20, Is37
This ccriifcs hat the subscribers. nciehhors and
friends Of Mrs. Avery, cnnrnr IN the above certificate ard
recommend the nf these medicines from knnWl-
'sc oi them In vnnrs diseases which occurred In
mar gibrrhond md ,rirV.
SuERBr RNE.-lcfrminii Avery. Charles Shcdd. Nnnha
W. Shcdd Roswell Adams. Mar, Adams, John Eastman,
Iou,n Eastman. Louisa Eastman 3D. IVhn Fuller, Ana
~ Fuller. Lois Frr. Mar iiassn Nathan Ta Tor. MARY
raylur r. E.inhraais. IL. hnr-as T+ahruohs. q
PirrsFtgtn.-iohn FuDf. S"h G'i,. rarriire Gibbs. e
SrnrgBRIDGE.-Capi. 4. Perkins. Mai. -. Perkins Arm
hey Abbott, Col. ~. pmkoe %. .. B,i-Ier.