The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-10-15
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE
OF MEDICINE.

ITO those who are unacquantc with the system, the sub
scrbcr would inform them that the Reformed practice
was Instituted, and Medical school established in the city
Of New York; in le29 by ", beach, NJ d. aud prcs-
dent OF the Reformed Medical Society OF the IT, states
Dr. H. established board Of professors IN this school On
the branches oi medicine, viz Anatomy, IN! soloaN sur
gerry, Chemstry Matcria Mcdica, Botany, Obstetrics,
Theory and Practice 0i Ply aud Medical Jurisprudence,
which were rs scientifically taught and demonstrated us at
any Medical college IN the country. In this practice
Cnomcl or other poisonous mineral Is administered bu,
The Vegetable Kingdom is wholly relied on to cure
eve the suierngs OF mankind About '2O, grant for
College was obtained from the Legislature OF ONO, which
soon went into successful opcfaoi ut Worihihstoh IN ut
state, aud still Ourshc, almost without parallel IN the
history oany institution This practice has nearly IN TINT
stnc suppluntcd the Mineral practice as well as ~ York
aud other States This practice is diierentir from all others,
from the fact that it is continually improving and rs dis
aud climates change certain degree, this practice
varies accordingly. Why not reform or improve the prac
tcc ri medicine well any other art ar science The
Mineral Practice has hud no important Improvement Tor
half century aud Utmost all vegetable practitioners
the day very much in want ol scientific knowledge in
Anatomy Surgery, etc hut the Reformed Practice
braces the good fall systems now in vogue in this
try. The subscriber graduate OF the Reformed Practice
rs well ns the Old school, and knows from an experience
III more than eight years, that the vegetable practice Is
more safe aud scientific than the mineral aud fully believes
were the present adhcrcnts OF that practice, acquainted
PRACTICAL, with this extensive Vegetable practice they
would willingly ay aside their minerals; aud common
charity prompts me to shy it, DR.. H. was an office stu
dent OF Dr. Bench, and for more than three years in New
York city had his able cOunsels and consultations pa
ens, on most every disease incident to dense pOpula
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rival ns an author and practitioner III America lie has
had five gold medals awarded him as medical author
hon different societies, (what no other lscan
ctNtd IN the country. Tile improvements md disCOvc-
rites that are yearly made IN this reformed Medical Society
by 1t, graduates sent to the President aud published
for the benefit of themselves mud community. The sub.
srribcr lett New York city four and located
East Bethel, and has visited patients IN more than thirty
towns III New Hampshire and Vermont. The Undersigned
has observed that families who have kept his medicines for
USE seldom need ply stefan for advice. Dr. lbbard has
thought best to have Of his medicines kept for
the principal town in this state, that the inhabitants gc-
orally might have luir opportunity test the superiority
o these medicines for family Fy cents, dol
lar ulicOusly expended may prevent long, lingering
and perhaps fatal disorder; let 1t become seated IN
the SYSTEM and hundreds expended may not procure
one moment nrcst. The present era is OF transit
ton. The practice Ofphysc, is Xpcrimentapy scans
beginning to aCknOw ledge it, and upon it, They
have discovered that in the Of disease land there
is no disease for tho of which awisc Proyi-
dcncc has not provided ample remedies in the storeose
Of naure they must avail themselves, be successful OF
those remedies whch operate in unison wiM he animal
fc0n0my-with the arrangements OF the constitution Of the
human systcm-vsting every gland, organ and vessel
with its salunry and healthy influence. This the mineral
practice cannot perform for, while poison mercury
or instance, may act clcaciOusy particular disease
invariably LAYS the foundation for distressing
haba weakness, nervous midty, unhealthy action of
the animal organs constitutional tendency III health
continued through life, rendering the subject burden to
hmsefand his friends The most respectable and inelli.
gent Of The tines are adopting this mode orprac
tlrc for proof of which, publish the following eytr"c,
of letter addressed to Dr. Iibbad by physician rIh
standing in the state OF Maine; N"'e'
ttHGrt Of dHher from On. J. r. ALDEN, Belfast Me,
DR. nIBiRD-Sir: Being somewhat acquainted with
hePhciPfs Of the RefOrmti practice ~ taught in Ohio
and being fully convinced of its superior ecqcv in com
batting disease, have avacd my for this as the only
means could devise obtain further information nm Tho
SUBJECT, and TO learn whit conditions the agency far Tho
sue OF the medicine in this state be procured About
~ years since received Medical Diploma since which
nave peen established in practice in this town. and if
n not mistaken, with much satisfaction 10 nv EN-,
poycrS az generally falls the lot of nby scinns in ,h
PchItv But however satisfactory to Others il has ciid
a'o2fther IN being satisfactory ysff and if ihore ia
hnN system ny which disease he sublurd william, n,
e SAINT ,ne destroying or essentially iujurine fbr rev.
mm ana h.nifhy action Of the system. would most yi,
nhsy avail myself oft lam the opinion thai Tho ,;
cine ana the practice would be ivoraby in AZ,
quarter IN the treatment of disease have Innn 80,
learned win deep regret the nenlccncy of the Mxrn,
Ielf,s, Maine, Jan. Is, 1910.
"ethihk u unnecessary to insert Certificates .
me enchcN ~ these medicines ms every indivl,i ,',
e rtnec'oh, must be convinced that nature INNS, h
ASSISTED, nor hWdrted, ntsrJctcd mr. C,-.y "o
efforts to eradicate disease But wc ,s.r, w ner
selected from many, instance occurrino In
'Icnlty-othcrs, together with history of .hn @ "wh
VIII be given to any person wishing. Wv p'e'ice;
MRS AYERY's CERTIFICATE
rms may certify that Providence in his anc,;o,.
proper 10 CONNIE me to bed Of sickness about tho
hugns' !s'o: was attended by two Respectable nh,.I
clans OF the Old School practice nbout pnNs-
continually grew under their tre,,,non, ana
friend or acquaintance thought il possible cn,,a no
cover was even len nv my last physician m 49,; re-
informed nv husband and my friends that "tbere We
use to send for other yscian as all Ind r. no
that could he done. and must die in less tbnn "ohe
hah heard OF Dr. IIbard who treats on the Re formst
peeetdbe Practice Of Medicine for him Hs IA
not give much encouragement hut concluded 10 ,ry rss
"'f "'''ef'"' ~ that SINS was reduced low ms /.