The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-11-13

REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE OF
MEDICINE.


srrhcr would inform them that the Reformed practice
was instituted, and Medical school Gsiaahedih me ci'y
of New York, III l729 ny w. beac, W. ~ nI nov ,''s''
DIR. b. established board of professors ~ ls sch'ol O"
the branches Of medicine, viz. Anatomy Ph!an@.' sur
gerry, Chemistry, Malcrln Mcdlcn Boany oh';,tGcS,
Theory aud Practice Ply sic and Medical jurisprudence,
which scientifically taught and denoLs'TatedaSn NJ
any Medical college in the country In THIS practice Il"
CaOmcl other poisonous mineral is aImnlslcrcj bN'
the Vegetable Kingdom is wholly relied on To cure or re-
licyc the suntrngS O mankind. About ~, grant FORA
College was obtained from the Legislature nl OHIO, winch
soon went successful operation, ut Norihgon ~ mat
state md ~ N nhes almost without parallel in the
history iany institution This practice has nearly III INIT
state supplalCd the Mineral practice, MS wei as ~ YORK
and other States This practice drrchlrom All Others
from the fact that IL is continually improving "hd rs ms
eases and climates Chungc tua certain degree THIS Pra'cc
varies accordingly. Why not reform or improve inc pn-
,irc of medicine well other arr or science! Nt
Mineral Practice has had no important Improvement Tor
half century; ma almost all vegetable practitioners OF
the day very much in want OF sc!rEtlNc khoWt"se III
Anatomy Surgery etc. But the Reformed Practice en-
braces the good Of all systems now IN rognc III ihiS to-
ry The subscriber is graduate OF the Reformed Fracrt
US well Ms the Old school, ard hnoWa from an tNpcn'
OF more than eight Years, thm the vegetable larrr Is
more sac md scientific than the mineral and y urir'S
were the present adhcrcnts of that pnccc' acquainted
prncticall, with Ills extensive Vegetable practice, they
would willingly 'ay aside their minerulsi ana common
rhnrity prompts me to say it, DR.. H. was I'M olcc stu
dent of Dr. Reach, and for more than three years IN Ne"
York cty had his able cOnsrs and consultations on pm
ents, on every disease incident to dense p"pl"
tom feel warranted IN saving thu, " nrhrh mas 10,
and practitioner III America lie hNh
had five gold medals awarded him ms medical author,
from different societies (Whnt other ply sican ever re-
crvcd in the cuuntry) The improvements nnd dSc0ve'
rcs that yearly nude IN this reformed Medical society
by IL. graduates, sent to the President aud published
for the benefit Of themselves aud community. The sub
,crbcr len New York city four years ago and located in
East Bethel aud has visited patients IN more thnn thirty
towns in New Hampshire and Vermont The undersigned
Inns observed that families who have kept his medicine. for
USE seldom need physician for advice. Dr. iilhbaFddha
thought best have Of his medicines kept for sale in
the principal towns in this state, that the inhabitants gem
rrny might have iair opportunity to test the superiority
of these medicines for lmily Fiity cents dol
nr lldicuusN cypcnc, mny prevent long, lingering
and perhaps fatal disorders let II become once seated III
the SYSTEM and hundreds expended may not even procure
one moment ofrc,t, The present crn Snn hRe o transit
ton. The practice ofph! sic, is cNperimrnt-rh SlcaS
are beginning To acknowledge IT, aud 10 ret upon IT, Inc!
have discovered that IN tr treatment at nscsc land there
is no disease for the cure of which m ulwIsc Prov
drncc has not provided ample remedies in the storchousc
of nuturr they must avail themselves, tn be successful o
those remedies Which operate ~ unison uHt h' animal
rcouo,1y-w the arrangements Of the constitution Of the
umHn sysom-Visitina Every gland, oignn ana vessel
with its sauiury aud healthy influence. lhs the mineral
practice cannot performs ln, while one poison mercury,
for instance, may act ccncolNl! on particular disease
il invariably laws the foundation for distressing cOnpnlnt
abtiuil weakness ous timdiiy unhealthy notion of
the animal organs, unconstitutional tendency 10 lntAh
continued through c rendering the subject burden tn
himself and his friends. The most respectable and inrll
gent phy scians Of the times adopting this mode Of prnc
tce for proof ii which, we publish INC following extract
of letter addressed to Dr. iIibbard by phi! stefan hgh
| standing IN the state Of Maine;
T1tract Ola hi,cr from DR. J. p. ALDEN, Bcifasi, Ne
| On. IIiB,RD-Sir, Being somewhat acquainted with
the prnc ipcs of the Reformed Practice MS taught in Ohio
nnd being fully convinced Of its superior Qcdcy IN coi
batting disease have awaited myself Of this rs the only
means could devise To obtain further information IN the
subject and to learn On what conditions the agency for the
sale Of the medicine in this state can be procured About
% wears since received Medical Diploma, since which,
have been established In practice IN ms town, and
am not mistaken with much satisfaction to my en-
ployer- ~ generally falls To the lot Of physicians In This
vicinity hut however satisfactory to ohfrS u ms trh
H.! I.G,. In ~ rfgfl l.
nny system bv which disease can he subdncd, without, Mt
the same time destroying or esSfnfidiy urnghe reg
udr and bcaitby n"iion OF the slstcm would most VII
ugy avail myself oft am oi the opinion that the icd
cine and the practice would he ayoraby received in this
alarcr IN the treatment Of disease have long since
learned with deep regret the ineIcienr, Of the Mi,sRAL
PRACTIcE. j. T. ALObN'
Belfast Maine. Jan IL, 1910.
We think unnecessary insert certificates relative to
the efficacy Of these medicines rs every ndvdna Win
little reflection, be convinced that nature must b"
ASSISTED not vartcd coyni'r0cfcd. or forrcd in her
efforts to eradicate dscnsc. But we insert TIE following
selected from MANY, instance occurring in olr own
ycinityothcrs together with hsor! Of the practice,
will be given To any person wishing.
MRS AvERy's CERTIFICATE.
This NAV certify that Providence in his Affections saw
proper conine me Ia bed Of sickness hhonl ,hc lhSt 3
August, le3G. was attended by TWO rcSpocthhr lh 81,
cnns of the Old School practice about seven months and
continually grew worse under their treatment, aud not
friend or acquaintance thought it possible could ever re-
cover WINS even left by nv last ply SrHn 10 dic aud he
informed husband aud my friends that There was no
use send for any other physician As all had been don,
that could he done ard must die in less than week.
had heard Of DR.. Hhad, who treats on the Rrformd or
pegrtabie Practice of Medicine. nnd sch Tor num- ne uu
not give mach announcement but concluded To Try b'gc
t1JIs Nrdicinrs At that time was reduced 80 low as To
h, helnIess was literally nothing but living Skeleton
had what generally termed fever sore on the it dt
ner the hack hone under the short ribs, which discharged
moro Than gill of crccnisl yellow matter daily. had
swelling near the right hip which subsequently broke "
three pInccs-My lower limbs were much swclrd, ard
had continued fever, which seemed would soon destrn,
= me Nv hopes were nearly blasted till began Dr. l.i
treairenf aud from the day took his medicines, dat,
The only time in INV whole sickness, that thought wn
better an, fully satisfied that If Ind continued III,
Mineral Practice should have been numbered th
with the dead gained rapidly in restoring my henlll
aner taking the medicine few weeks. aud was cured
the disease about four months after taking his medicines
sincerely hone al who similarly afflicted will rN TIM
cnr,e n rccr,, n, RUTH AVERY.
g Shprhurnr. August %, 1897. - 49,
This cer,jres that the Subscribers. ncishhoTs hh'
friends nf Mrs Avery. in the above ceftch' Wv
yye recommend the of these medicines rn" N,"ni
cdec Of them in case " various diseases WHICH occuch
our ne ghborhooh and vicinity , =, s,t, Mt,
.suranrpyr-lcremiahA Avery, Charles shedd Mainf'
~ ste,ld Roswell Adams, Mary Adams. I"hn Eastman
,,s E,s,,n,n Jousn Eastman 3D. Iphn Fuller, ANA
!, ~ r,,e- Lois Fuller Mary Hasten, Nathan Taylor, Mar
:, r.,tnr n Es,obrook. IT, Durcas Es'nhrooks
\, p,,rsYIrtp-John Fuller. Seth Gibbs Caroline Gibbs
srorKrnipag.-Cnpt. A. Perkins, Maj Oretkins, Aur
n. =