Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-03-21
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A bIief history ofthe immortal Exrermcnter who
has sscrlhced \ large property aud nearly SIR wears
of mental and bodily tell upon the altar OF human
benevolence. must he frau2ht with thrilling interest
To tho western as well as Eastern World. He is
kinsman of DR.. ASpREw orrJS GoELIcKE, The well
known author oftse Historic Nedicinac Univers1-
hs," who gained a great reputation throughout Ger
many IN the commencement of the last century. Ly
zealouslv advocating the doctrines Of the eccentric
DR.. STsEr- Having lost his father by , s>consump-
ton. Go"li-ke was left with n large esiate. For
tunC;c fer ~, and fortunate for generations vet un-
born, his polar star was the good of his fellow men
and he vowed in the name of the Being who
made him that he would spend his Last shilling and
has life with IL, ere he would stop short Of the disco
very OF the CAvsE and CusE of that dreadful dis
ease, winch had torn from HIM a beloved parent.
The lofty spirit of Goelcke was chafed by the
too just reproach cast upon the healing art that its
lnoecthty and ignorance serve but tn court and fOs-
ter dlsease,"-and his aspiring soul would not per.
INIT HIM Ia Srovel on with the great mass Of ply
s,S1ans; IN The dun twilight of medical knowledge
nat! said he, mas the God of nature been
more provIdent Tor the ca thly reptiles that crawl
a, our feet, than for the noblest Of his creation.
Mani Has he not kindly provided on antldote 10 the
maladies e en- of the hateful toad, in the yery leaf
that was designed as its shelter from the siorm7
Pare we; then, impion'ly charge our " aker with a
WAIT OF FoREsIGHIl Heaven forbid!'
BENZ fully persuaded Of the existence Of a sover
eign remedy for Consumption. then undiscovered
thls glant,minded philo, opher ard experimenter
commenced ransacking the three kingdoms Of ma
turc, vegetable, animal and mineral, aud, with the
key Of chemistry in hand. Unlocked her sacred ar
chivcs. Not satisfied with surveying the beautiful
exterior of her triuns temple, this Jealous chemis
made a bold entrance into the inner courts, and
there, directed by the Grea; Chemist OF tue Univers
ootai red rom NAiuRE's MEDICINE CHEsT, his
Matchless Sabative.
DR.. Herman EtInuller, and two other efour most
eminent PHYSICIANS Whose testimonials will be
found annexed To this prospectus, publicly acknow.
ledge its mighty efficacy in curing hot only Con
Sumption. but other fearful maladies which they
have heretofore believed incurablc. They frank-1
" confess hat n Is the most unaccountable i'm II
Us acton OF any medicine ever prepared by hr-
man hands. -
AMERICAN TESTIMONY.
THE Matches SASArrvE.-By an arti lc in ouI
lost none OF It's virtues by crossing the Atlantic
for ~ appears TO be working similar cures in Anne.
Tea to those which have aslo rished Europe.
Boston Morning Post.
We learn that the distin suished d.. Watson, %,
Washington street, aud DIR. $. c Hewett, IN,
celebrated Bonesetter, 297 Washington street, two
Of the most celebrated practitioners ~ Boston. hav
ing witnessed the happy effects OF G ,clicke :
Matches Slnauye in several cases which have
con1eunder Their observation, have given the Zen.
erai agent 81 IN 5 modern medicine, permission 10
refer To them through The public journals. IL i
with pleasure We hotice such acts of disinteres,ed
benevolrnce, and this noble generosity Of Drs. III.
and w. bcspcak their genuine phi anthropy.
We understand D.. Watson is of THE opinion, that
as the Sanauye has created such a Tremendous
excitement among The meclcal faculty, II must he
something eNtraordInary, and far superior to the
common nostrums Of the day, and there cannot 1 q
a doubt. but that when the virtues Of this S-ear
SpecIhc snail he duly apprcci1ted by physicians, they
Will frankly acknowledge II to be the most valuabl,
addition which has been made TO the Materia Med
lea since the days Of HIPPOCR TIES.
We further learn that the general Agent of tho
Sanatve has the Liberty 10 refer his fellow citizens
to DR.. Hewctt. for two very interesting cases
winch came within the knowledge Of the Doctor.
One of the cures, as we learn. was effected upon a
young lady afflicted with LIZ, BAR 'BscEss" and
so .eiioas was her ompIaint, that she was unable
10 submit TO DIR. HIS usual mode of tr ltment in
snch cases. He advised her 10 try the Sanatiye, She
did so, and before taking one phial was enfirelv
sured, and NOTA VESTlGE OF DISEASE
VI y - y. Another. a 'rpnfleman aoaI a.
pronounced by all who knew him 10 be in ICON
flRMED CONSUMPTION" was wonderfully
restored 10. healfh by The use of only one phial Of
daily business a. usual.
We think the open and candid course pursued by
DTs-, watson and Hewett richly entities them To
the lasting ,grartuGe Of the public, although they
may nave the whole phalanx Of the medical facul'
w bouncing upon then.