Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-06-19
lFort.e DsmucTtJ
MEDICAL STATISTICS.
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lcal compounds, together with bret comment TO
snow from whence Their ingredients were obtain
ed. / propose ~ this number TO continue these
compounds, and as far as practicable, to give
those which are looked upon BY the reform med
zeal authors as being most important. In doing
this, however, shall not he able to make the
subject very interesting, since there must, una
voldaby, be much dry and undressing detail.
Alter accomplishing this part Of my task, shall
endsayor to snow that many Of the remedies used
BY the relormers, are among the strongest poi
sons known: moreover, that they give no neon
siderable amount OF the much abused mineral
medicines. And If shall have the leisure here
after, | wnl make out a foil catalogue Of all the
medicines used and made known by those grave
and potent authors, Thomson, Howard and
Beach. In this attempt, should | engage, think
| shall be enabled 10 demonstrate most concu-
syely, that there IS not single medicinal agent
among the reform remedies, which is not only
known, but duly recorded IN the United States
DlspensatOry and many other regular works. BE.
sides, that not few Of the medicines admins
tered by our pratlng reform lbOtanIsts, are obso-
lste and ineffectWe--that no small number OF
them have been abandoned by the scientific por-
ton of the profession, as useless trash. As EVIL
dence Of this fact, many Of them are placed IN
the appendix of The United States Dspensatory,
whore the nqulsltIve are enabled TO learn all
about the erpungsd articles of the maerIa mtdi.
ca.
When giving the names Of the compounds
which are to follow, and their constituents, shall
comment, occasionally, on the character and pro-
petles OF some of the articles so as to show their
effects upon the human system. shall begin
then with
| COMPOUND BITTERs. Ofwhat are they COM
posed? Lamarack bark, Pncky Ash bark, Wild
Cherry bark, Seneca Snake root, fanny and So
water, and then add spirits and moIasses.
This forms one Of the great reform tonic bit.
ters, which TO my mind, lss most nonsenscal
! tanagO, as the entire virtue of the combination
is owing 10 the cherry tee bark, the snake root
and aDoes.
RESTORATIVE CORDIAL. This is composed of
ComIrey root Solomon Seal, Splkenard, CoIum'
DO, Gcntlan, Cammomlle flowers, bruised and
covered with boiling water and adding meheg
lin OF wine. This cordial IS gwen in general de-
blllly, IN consumptIons, coughs. nuor aIbus. SC.
Another long and absurd compound, since its en-.
tire efficacy III renlly possesses any, is ascrlba'
| bic to the uentlan, Columbo and CamomiIe
flowers. COLUMBIA (the kind here spoken Of and
Gentlan are both OF foreign growth, and conse'
quently are not found IN this country
NEUTRALlzING CORDIAL. TO make this, you
knu nj, ,,k. 81 -
nste Of pot ash, alias salRratus, dried Mint lelves,
each two scruples; add the same to one half pint
OF hot water, sweeten with sugar and pour IN
small quantity of French Brandy: dose, one or
two table spoonsIaI for an adult, aud one or two
| tea spoonsul for children, to br repeated every
half 10 one hour for effect. This is he great cor.
| dial which the Ieiormers invariably exhibit IN the
complaints OF children. It's The panacea which
| they use IN dIauhea, dyscntary and cholera in.
iantum. or chlld's cholera. How many OF the in.
gradients IN this cerpIaI do The relormers find and
dig Up in Mississippi! One only. Rheubarb,
that which is employed Is brought to the Uni.
ted States from foreign countries, and the Pot
ash comes TO Mississippi from the north, where it
is manufactured principally by the industrious
| yankees.
DAPnoRErIc POWDER. The component cub.
stances IN this powder, are Opium. Camphor, Ip'
eeacuanha and Cream CT Tartar. THIS Is the dI.
aphoretlc powder SO much talked OF by the re.
formers, which they give ut night TO cease pain"
and produce sleep and perspuaIon. How many
articles IN this powder do the rciormers obtain
from the fields aud forests2 Not one. Oulum
is almost exclusively OF foreign manufacturer
Canphor and Ipecacuauha are likewise foreign;
and Cream OF Tauor Is made by chemists Beach
as IN many other Instances, borrowed this comb.
nation from the regulars, and the reiormers, by
throwing little botanical skill mystery around
things, impose II upon the ignorant and unsus.
pecung as one Of their grand secrets and dlscoy.
efles,
BILIOUS PHYsIc. This is made of Aloes, Gum
Myrrh, Cloves, Saffron and Ginger. The read
er will readily perceive that there is moi single
article IN this physlc which is found growing in
this stale, every one OF them beng foreign pro.
ducts. The best Saffron Is OF English culllya,
ton.
COMPOUND MANDRAKE POWDER. This DOW
der contains equal parts OF May Apple root, dried
Mint leaves and Cteam OF TaIlar;and is taken IN
ieaspooniul doses, mixed up IN syrup OF sweeten.
ed water. It's administered In dyspepsia. drop
sey aud syphilis by the retoImers and, as Beach
says, IN his work. I'm srsrg taint of the system"
How II happens that any scientific man can saw
that purgaIlve which is suitable in dropsy and
al the same adapted to dyspepsia and every talnt
OF the system, Is to my mlnd most lncompreh.n,
slbe. know all we'll informed physicians would
pronounce this mandrake powder very unsafe
pursatve IN dlaIrhea, cholera, dyspepsia and ma
ny other diseases. Hence must, unayo.dably.
come 10 the conclusion that the reformers know
nothing about the modus operandl ofd:aslcating
May aPpIe,and deblIl'atlng Cream Of Tarter.
BLACK PLASTER To make this, take any
quantity OF White oak bark, cover i, with urine; :
let II stand two OF three days ard boil down to the
conscience OF honey TO every five pounds add
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