The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-11-07
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE OF
MEDICINE.

ITO those who ARE unacQuanttd with the system the sub
scrlher would inform them that the Reformed practice
was instituted and Medical school established in the city
OF New York, in leg, by W. Beach, NJ d. and now Prcsl-
dent of the Reformed Medical Society OF the u. states
Dr. u. established board of professors in this school on
the branches Of medicine viz Anatomy Physiology Sur
gory, Chemistry, Matcria Mcdica Botany, Obstetrics,
Theory and Practice Ol PLY sic and Medical Jurisprudence,
which scientifically taught aud demonstrated MS at
Medical college in the country In this practice,
Caomcl or other poisonous mineral is administrators but
the Vegetable Kingdom is wholly relied to cure or re-
leyr the suilcngs 0 mankind. About leg, grant for
College obtained from the Legislature Oi ONO which
Went into successful operations at WOhlngton in that
state, and stll onrShcs almost without parallel in the
history of any institution This practice has near, in that
state, supplaned the Mineral practice well as N York
and other States This practice is different from all others,
from the fact that it is continually improving and AS dis
aud climates change To certain degree, This practice
varies accordingly Why not reform or improve the prac-
tce ol medicine well Ms any other art or scicnce The
Mineral Practice has had no important Improvement for
hall cenury md almost all vegetable practitioners OF
the day very much IN want Ut scientific knowledge III
Anatomy, surgery etc, Hut the Reformed Practice EN-
braces the good o all systems now IN vogue IN tins conn
try The subscriber is graduate of the Reformed Practice
AS well MS the Old school, aud knows from experience
of more than eight Years, that the vegetable practice is
more safe aud scientific than the mineral and fully believes
We're the present adhcrrns Of that practice acquainted
practically with this extensive Vegetable practice, they
would Willingly 'ay aside their minerals nnd common
charity prompts 10 say II, Dr. u. was an office stu
dcn Of DR., Beach, aud for more than three years in New
York city had his able counstls aud consultations on pa
ticnts, every disease Incident dense popula-
tiOn. feel warranted in saying that Dr. Beach has not a
rival rs IN author aud practitioner in America. lie hns
Ind five gold medals awarded him MS medical author,
ccycd in the country) The improvements and discOyc-
RIGS that yearly made in this reformed Medical Society
IT. Er ARE zen, 'S ana rSSo" I%a rn
scrbcr len New York city four .ea-. a-"
East Bethel, aud has visited patients in more than thirty
towns in New Hampshire and Vermont The undersigned
In, observed that fmcs who have kept his medicines for
use seldom need physician for advice Dr. lIIhnrdhas
thought best to have nj his medicines kept for sale in
the principal towns IN this state, that the inhabitants gem
orally might have Ar opportunity to test the superiority
Of these medicines for family Fifty cents dol
lar, IudcOusly expended, may prevent long, lingering
and perhaps fatal dsorderi let II become seated in
the SYSTEM and hundreds expended may not even procure
one moment Of rest. The present is OF transit
ton The practice Of physc, is experimental scians
beginning To acknowledge it, aud To act upon IT, They
have discovered that IN the treatment o disease and there
Is no disease for the cure Of which al-wse PrOv-
dencc has not provided ample remedies in the sorehosc
of naturc) they must avail themselves to be successful of
those remedies uhch operate in unison uiih The animal
ec0noy-with the arrangements Oi the constitution of the
human Sstei-Nlsitng every gland organ, and vessel
with is sautnry and healthy influence This the mineral
practice cannot pcrlorm for while poison mercury,
for instance may act elicnciosy particular disease
II invariably lays the foundation Tor distressing complaint,
abtna weakness, nerv0n tmidtN, unhealthy action of
the animal organs or unconstitutional tendency To III health
continued through life, rendering the subject burden
hinseland his friends The most respectable and nlei
gent PHYSICIANS Of the times adopting this mode oprac
tlcc for proof oi which, publish the following
Off letter addressed to Dr. bbad, by ply stefan OF high
standing in the state Of Maine;
trfrdrt Of n hHcT trom DR. j. T. ALpEN, RcHd'f, Me.
bh' liiBNRD-Sri Being somewhat acquainted with
thc lrmctS oi The Rsf0mfd brdchcf as taught III Ohio,
hh brng lulIt rO Vinccd Of It's superior ,hcacy IN COM
bthg disease nave awaited nlsti oi TINS rs the only
Wts could devise To OBTAIN hrlhcr information On the
SUBJECT ana To learn on what conditions the agency for the
SAFE o the medicine III is state can be procured About
20 wears since received Medical Dploma since which,
have been established IN practice in this town, and If
an not m'nkcn win a' much satisfaction TO IN, EN-
powers rs gene n Rails 10 the lot oi PHYSICIANS IN this
Nrlhl lh however satisfactory 10 0hfrs, II has Jailed
Altogether IN bcirg satisfactory To mysfU and II there is
my system b> which disease can be shducd, without, AT
inc same tme' dfNrOg'ng or 6SSthiWy iHrihe me rsg
Hhr mt hr1fhy octoH oi the system, would most will
lnHli avail self oft. lam Of the opinion that the mcd
cine aud TIE practice would be myoruby received IN this
quartet IN the treatment oi discnse have long since
learned win deep regret the nciciencN If the MINERAL
Practice. J. =. ALDEN.
Belfast, Maine, Jan II, 1910.
We think il insert certificates relative TO
the efficacy Of these medicines every individual with
little reflection. must be convinced that nature must he
ASSISTED not hUdrsd cOuntsTGcted forced. in her
efforts 10 eradicate disease. But insert the following
selected from many, instance occurring in our own
vicnity-others together with history of the practice
will be given to any person wishing.
Am, ,,,,,,,,.. ,,,,u
INNS "'h"' . 'L"'ifi'hiE'
This may certify, that Providence in his affections saw
proper to cone ME tn bed Of sickness about the last nj
August 1886 was attended by two respectable physi-
clans of the Old School practice about months and
continually grew worse under their treatment, aud