The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-23
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE OF
MEDICINE.

ITO those who unacquanted with the system the sub
scrber would inform them that the Reformed practice
was Instituted, aud Medical school established IN the city
Of New York, IN s29, by W. Beach, NJ D. aud Prcsi-
dent OF the Reformed Medical Society OF the L. States
Dr. b. established board OF professors in this school
the branches Of medicine, viz. Anatomy, HISTOLOGY Sur
gerry, Chemistry, Materu MedCa, Botany, Obstetrics,
Theory and Practice Of Physc, aud Medical Jurisprudence
which were ms scientifically taught and demonstrated at
any Medical college in the country. In this practice,
Calome or other poisonous mineral is administered but
the Vegetable Kingdom is wholly relied re-
lieve the suerings Of mankind About leo grant fora
college was obtained from the Legislature Of Ohio which
soon went into successful operation Mt WorthngtOn IN that
state and still lOurishcs almost without parallel IN the
history of any institution. This practice has nearly in that
state snpphnted the Mineral practice well as ~ York
and other States. This practice different from all Others
from the fact that IL Is continually improving and dis
eases and cluies change to- certain degree this practice
varies accordingly Why not reform improve the prac-
tice OF medicine ~ well as any other art science The
Mineral Practice has had important mprov emcnt Tor
half century; und almost all vegetable practitioners of
the day are very much In want of scientific knowledge in
Anatomy, surgery, etc. but the Reformed Practice en-
braces the good of all systems In vogue in this coun-
try The subscriber graduate of the Reformed Practice
as well ms the Old school, aud knows from ah experience
of more than eight years, that the vegetable practice
more sale aud scientific than the mineral and full believes
were the present adhercnts of that practice, acquainted
practically with this extensive Vegetable practice they
would willingly 'ay aside their minerals; and common
charity prompts me to say it, DR.. H. was an office
dent Ol Dr. Beach, aud for than three New
York city had his able counsels and consultations on pa-
tients on most every disease incident dense popna.
uo itel warranted IN SAYING that DIR. Beach has
rival Us an author and practitioner in America. lie has
had five gold medals awarded him ms medical author
nom different societies. (what other ply cian ever re-
ceivcd IN the cOunry) The improvements and dsco,e-
ries that yearly made IN this reformed Medical Socirty
by It's graduates sent to the President and
Tor tue benefit of themselves and community. The sub
scrbcr len New York city four years ago and located i'm
East Bethel and has visited patients IN more than thirty
towns IN New Hampshire and Vermont. The UNDERSIGNED
has observed that families who have kept his medicines ,r
use, seldom need physician for advice Dr. fIbbard has
Lput
the principal towns in this state, that the inhabitants GEN.
orally might have ar opportunity to test the superiority
OF these medicines for family Fny cents or one dol
lar, Judclously expended prevent long lingering
and perhaps fatal disorder; let II become once seated in
the system, and hundreds expended even procure
one moment OF rest The present age Of transit
ton The practice Of sic, is eSperimentl-phy scans
are beginning tn acknowledge it, and upnn H. They
have discovered that in the disease and there
il no disease for the cure Of which a-wise Proyi-
deuce has not provided ample remedies in the storou.e
OF nature they must avail themselves to be successful of
those remedies which operate in unison ruth The animal
economy-wh the arrangements Of the constitution the
human 'tsem-visitng every gland organ, and vessel
with lie sauinry and healthy influence This the mineral
practice cannot perform; for while poison mercury
ioi instance act ecacious, n particular disease
invariably lays the foundation distressing con,p,in
aDnii weakness, midty, unhealthy action of
the animal organs constitutional tendency TO IN health
continued through life rendering the subject bur 10
himself and his friends The most respectable and in,e