The native American., 1840-02-15
UNITED STATES 1NFIRMARY,

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General Post Office, Washington City
TAR. BENJAMIN THOMSON, the Founder Of the
10 IRomsonian Botanic lafrmaries in Boston, Massa-
chuses and Concord, N. H. and more recently from the
State OF Virginia having long had desire 10 establish an
Inrmary in this Metropolis, takes this method oil lnor-
ming the public that he has gated that desire and mas
fitted up in style unprecedented in this city Tor perhaps
any other except his lnfrmary at Concord, n H. when
has pronounced the most perfect one In the Wou)
fire above desirable house, the plan with his In
demares in the East and South where his patients can
depend oil such treatment their inrmities may demand
10 my friends and the friends OF the system heeo
but say that here. They have, no doubt seen my
prospecuses and my practice spoken OF IN all the NOM
sonian periodicals in the United States and my unprece
dened in the places where nave heretofore
tisad. The system is still progressing WIN RAPID strlaes
and producing complete revolution in the medical world
For thu benefit of the public, Dr. 1. gives the ioi-
lowing extracts relative to his practice in the places
where he has established intrmares:
BosToN-. Extract from .4dreriisement.- Since April
1882 I'D to May 1884, he has administered upwards OF
two thousand courses of Medicine to than fifteen
hundred patients, visiting from six rods to SIX hundred
miles distant in almost eveystage OF disease the greater
mart of whom have been cured. Patients gwen over 10
die at the New York, Philadelphia Massachusetts, New
Brunswick and Insane hospitals have been cured at my
Inil marics ONE, and emily death, has occurred at
INV lArnery, since lis establishments and $1,000 is here
offered to any individual who Will prove to the contrary;
also $1,000 any individual who will prove as great an
amount of business to have been accomplished during me
same time at any hospital in Europe or America with
the less number OF deaths and more cures
CoNcoRr.-Ertract from Letter TO u Onea ntateS
Senator dated January /, ls35-"DEAR SIR There
appears 10 be considerable excitement here at pre-
sent A new era to have com
menced in medical science DR.. Thompson has indeed
done wonders in the healing art. He has performed
curee in the absence of all hope of patients friends and
regular physicians or the many cases ne mas au,
to mention. .
"A Young gentleman who had been out Of health for
several years and who understand was at the lnrma
~ the time you and In consequence OF your
advice took one of medicine, declared, as am
informed that he received more relief in 10 minutes un
,.orf Tho Pnto Flcinn he
before four years. when under the charge OF the most
eminent physicians of the State a few days after ne
took another course and was cured gentleman ps 'ue
Of Mardcn irem Chichester who had been aihcl-
ed with dyspepsia and all its attendant train OF evils Tor
several years, to the Inrmary with the intention
of remaining one week, and agreeably TO his own
declaration cured in one day. and enabled to return
hi, family the third day after he left them well man
This case understand has caused considerable excite
ment in Chichester and the neighborng towns. young
lady-a depIorabe of mental derangement-cured IN
one fortnight lady from Loudon who, at the age OF
years, suffered severely from pa1aiyuc SHOCK
after which she affected with fits and falling sickness
for 25 ears and attended, without any benefit by IL
regular physicians, to the Inrmay, took courses
of medicine and was enabled to make hearty meal of
animal food of which she had not able taste
for years. remains WELL and able TO labor at the pre-
sent time.
DIR. Thomson's success in fevers has indeed been
great He has taken patients from almost all the regular
physcans here, and restored them, to health in lew
hours although of them were thought to be DANCE
rousy sick by their friends and medical attendants and
no prospect of recovering under Six or eight weeks, II
they did at all.'
PETERSBURG, vA.-Ertract from Csrtifcae-"We the
undersigned do hereby certify with much pleasure, that
we have visited the Thomsonian Infrmary, recently es.
tabfshed in Petersburg, on the Ihomsonlan Plan and
believe that is better calculated to do It JUSTICE
and 10 help the afflicted. than DR.. Thomson We have
taken his medicines and have them repeatedly given
with manifest advantage, in number OF cases where he
patients quite ill., His peculiar manner OF mixing
them goes 10 make them agreeable and palaabe, and has
seeming skill in timing and proportionlg the doses 10
the age and strength Of the patient and disease met our
wamest admiration His varor and medica'ea pans are
truly luxurious, and given in the most delicate and
agreeable way and peec understood by the female
attendants under the direction of Mrs Arson and Doctor
Thomson. The whole process, from what we nave seen
and experenced may be undergone by the most tnid
lady or delicate child without the least apprehension OF
danger any point of view on the contrary with much
all the afflicted 10 Thomsonans and to the Petersburg
Infrmary believing firmly that it is great place for the
cure of all durable diseases.
ELIZABETH NIBLETT, MARTHA F. CLARK,
Petersburg Sept q, 1887 ANN Mills
"Petsrsbarg, September IS, ls37.-Dear Sir:-Hes't
i the greatest e pora blessing bestowed upon man. and
is essential to his comfort and happiness. verify believe
that the system of medicine invented by Samuel Thorn
son. is the safest and most efhcaclous means rightly "n
derstood and properly carried out curative system
ever adopted We are bound to exercise that reason
which is given for and direction, to
pursue truth, and hold to it. and never to give up any
known piain matter fact for lecture. saw severa
Of your patients heard of several cases, and witnessed
several: saw your and attention. 10 the afh'cted
Immediate cha1Se ana WIS Sleat thce
ubon me: but the cuse Of my dying boy has cast the
scales from my eyes, satisfied my ud gment, and confirm
ed it. His case mos, serious hopeless one had
given him over to die; his jaws became fastened; he was
Seemingly dead to all sensiblity his pulse, which be
fore had not abated for sixty hours was now nearly gone
he fast approaching the embrace o. DEAN: / my
great astonishment you, in short time, relieved ant
restored him health This and number OF other cure
have convinced and satisfied me that IT IS the best ant
most safe practice have ever seen carried out.
"My boy first taken with chill, succeeded ey
severe fever and he completely out OF bis head To-
three DAYS before you him. He was in spasms ant
insensbie when sent to your Infrmary. The practice
according the regular mode exhausted bat the ef
tarv an effect that he was truly and asonshi:gy,
unexpectedly and all my family also to the as;'oh
ishment of every person who him, soon restored
life and health feel bound TO confess the fact, and
commend to all opposers of the system the prophet
knowing correctly what they 90 oppose before they con
denim and do the practice to all who have los
their health, and the afflicted to your tender care:
FRANCIS PAcI:
1--WE, the undersigned, members and connexions
family do hereby certify that