The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-04-30
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE OF
MEDICINE.

rJ,O those who are unacuuantcd with the system the sub
scrihcr would inform them that The Reformed practice
instituted aud Medical school established III the city
Of New York. in l29 by W. Beach, NJ. ID. mud now Prcsl
dent of the Reformed Medical Society OF the IT, states
Dr. H. established board OF professors III TINS school On
the branches nj medicine, VIZ Anatomy, fhl solngy sur
gerry, Chemistry, MutCra MCdCa, Botany, Obstetrics,
Theory and Practice Of physc, and Medical Jurisprudence,
which scientifically taught and dcmonstatodus at
any Medical college in the country, In this practice, no
CulOnc or other poisonous mineral Is administered but
the Vegetable Kingdom is wholly relied on to cure or re-
licve the sutrinss nj mankind. About r2o, grant fora
College obtained from the Legislature ri ONO, which
went into successful operation, NJ Worhlngton IN that
state and still luurlshcs almost without parallel III tue
history ol any institutions This practice hats nearly in TINT
state suppantcd the Mineral practice well \. York
and other States. This practice dlrcnltrom all others,
from the fact that it Is continually Improving aud rs dis
and climates change tOa certain degree, this practice
varies accordingly Why not reform or improve the prnc-
cc OF medicine well amy other art or science! The
Mineral Practice has had no important improvement for
halt q century and almost all vegetable practitioners NJ
the daN very much III want NJ scientific knowledge IN
Anatomy, Surgery, ETC. but the Reformed Practice EN-
braces the good U all systems now IN vogue, III this cOn'
try. IN, subscriber is graduate 0 the Reformed Practice
well the Od school aud knows from m experience
Of more than eight Years, that the vegetable practice
more safe aud scientific than the mineral, and fully believes
were the present udhccnts vi that practice, acquainted
PRACTICAL, with this extensive Vegetable practice, they
would Willingly ay aside their nnncfnsi ana common
charity prompt, to say IT, Dr. II. WIS M Office stu
dent o Dr. Bcuch aud than three Years in New
York city had his able counscls and consultations On pa
cnt, most every disease incident to dense popuA-
ton. feel warranted In saying that DR.. Beach has not
rival author and practitioner IN America He hhs
had five gold medals awarded him rs medical author
from different societies, (what no other ply clan ever re-
cevcd in the Cuuntry) The improvements aud liscOyc
rei l VIZ Fa SG isr sa9t 10 lie President and published
Tor the benefit nj themselves and community Tile sub
scrhcr c New York city four years ago ana located IN
East Bethel aud has visited patients in more than thirty
town, in New Hampshire nnd Vermont. The undersigned
has observed that flle, who have Kept s medicine. for
use, seldom need p! stefan for advice Dr. libbnddhas
thought best to have Of his medicines kept for sale in
the principal towns IN this state that the inhabitants gem
orally might have r opportunity IN test the superiority
these medicines for hmy use. Flty cents, or one dol
lar, udciOsy expended, may prevent long, lingering
aud perhaps fatal disorders let 1t become once seated IL
the system, and hundreds expended may not even procure
moment OF rest The present era is an age ol transit
tion. The practice ofphNsc Is cNpclmcn1l-rhi sicnns
beginning to acknOw ledge IT, and to act upon H. They
have discovered that in the treatment Of disease and there
Is disease for the cure Of which nm al-wse Proy-
dcnco has provided ample remedies in the stOchoso
of naure) they must avail themselves, to be successful oi
those remedies whch operate in unison ruth The animal
ocoHomywlth tile arrangements OF the constitution the
human sys,cmvsiting every gland, organ and vessel
with its sautary and healthy influence. This the mineral
practice perform for while poison, mercury,
instance elcHciOsy particular disease,
il invariably LAYS the foundation for distressing complaint
habtiual weakness nrr,o, midty unhealthy action of
the animal organs constitutional tendency III health
continued through c rendering the subject burden to
himself and his friends. The most respectable and incl
gent Of the times adopting this mode prHc
tee for proof Of which, We publish the following extract
Of letter addressed To d. ilbbard by aphyscian high
standing IN the state Of Mainci
Friract ora letter from DR. j. p. ALDEN, BoifaSi Ne.
| On. IIIB,Rp:-Sr: Being somewhat acquainted with
the principles Of the Reformed practice as taught in Ohio
and being fully convinced Of its superior CIcdcy In
hating disease have awaited myscifof this rs the only
means could devise to obtain further information on the
subject md to learn what conditions the agency for the
sale of the medicine in this state can be procured. About
go years since received Medical Diploma since which,
have been established In practice in this town. and if
mistaken, with much satisfaction to my en-
ploycrs a. generally falls to the lot of physicians in this
vicinity But however satisfactory to Others il has failed
allon,hrr in bcing satisfactory 10 ysIT; and If thor, is
ans system Inv yhrh disease can he sutucd vinut nj
he same time desfroyjug or e,Seuiay N, r,g