The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-12-03
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE
OF MEDICINE.

REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE
OF MEDICINE.
TITO those who unacquanted with the system sub
scrbcr would inform them that the Reformed practice
was instituted, and Medical school cstabshedn the city
OF New York, in 1929, by W. Beach, NJ D. and now lres
dent of the Reformed Medical Society Of the u. States
DR.. b. established board of professors in this school
the branches OF medicine, viz Anatomy Physiology Sur
gerry, Chemistry, Matera MCdiCa, Botany Obstetrics
Theory and Practice Of and Medical Jurisprudence
which We're scicRtinca! taught and demonsrutcdas at
any Medical college in the country. lii this practice no
CHlOt or other poisonous mineral is admmsteFedi nut
the Vegetable Kingdom wholly relied on to cure or re-
ieyc the sutrings olmankind About lag, grant fora
College obtained from the Legislature OF ONO, which
soon went into successful operation at orthgOh III That
state, and still ourishes almost without parallel III the
history Ofany institution. This practice has nearly in that
state, suppancd the Mineral practice, as well rs ~ YORK
and other States. This practice is different from all Others
from the fact tina, is continually improving and as dis
and climates change to certain degree this practice
varies accordingly Why not reform or improve the pruc
ce 0l medicine well rs any other art or sciencc The
Mineral Practice has had no important Improvement Tor
half II century; and almost all vegetable practitioners Of
the day very much in want of scientific knowledge in
Anatomy Surgery, etc. But the Reformed Practice EN-
braces the good oa systems now in vogue, in this coun
try The subscriber Is graduate OF the Reformed Practice
well as the Old school and knows rom an experience
Of more than eight years that the vegetable practice Is
more safe aud scientific tun the mineral, ana uy believes
were the present adcrcns OF that practice, acquainted
practically with this extensive Vegetable practice, they
would willingly 'ay aside their minerals and common
charity prompts me to say it. Dr. H. was an Office stu
dent of Dr. Beach, and for more than three years III New
York city had his able C0unscs and consultations on pa
ents, on most every disease incident to dense pOpua-
on. feel warranted in say ins that DR.. Beach has not Il
rival an author and practitioner in America lie has
had five gold medals awarded him II medical author,
from different societies. (what no other physician ever re-
cevcd in the Country.) The Improvements und dscOvc-
rics that yearly made in this reformed Medical Society
by its graduates sent to the President and published
for the benefit NJ themselves and community The sub
scrbcr lett New York city four years ago and located in
East Bethel and has visited patients in more than thirty
towns IN New Hampshire ana trIlnlt. Ie undersigned
has observed that families who have kept his medicines for
use, seldom need ply stefan for advice Dr. libbar, has
thought best to have OF his medicines kept for sale in
the principal towns in this state that the inhabitants
orally might have fair opportunity to test the superiority
OF these medicines for family use. Fifty cents or one dol.
lar ullCOusy expended, mas prevent long lingering,
and perhaps fatal disorder let II become once seated in
the stem, and hundreds expended may not even procure
one moment otrs The present era is an age Of transit
ton The practice opy siC is Npormcnta-physci
ARE beginning to acknowledge it, and 10 act upon it, They
have discovered that in trtrcamcn of dscasc (und there
is no disease for the cure Of which an awisc Pr0yi-
dcnco 4 not provided ample remedies in the stohouse
of nnturc they must avail themselves, to be successful 0
those remedies Thcb operate IN unison run he animal
ec0H0my-wlth the arrangements 0 the constitution OF the
human systemysiting every gland, organ, and vessel
with It's sHlutnry and healthy influence. This the mineral
practice cannot performs for while one roson mercury
or instance, may act ccnCously on particular disease
II invariably lays accumulation for distressing complaint
habtiudl weakness nervous tmidy, unhealthy action
the animal organs unconstitutional tcndenc! To lhealtl
continued through life rendering the subject burden IL
himself and his friends The most rcspct table and inc
gent physicians of the times adopting this mode oprac
tee for proof of which, publish the following extract
Of letter addressed to Dr. Hubbard, by ply sicUn ohgl
standing In the state OF Maine.
Frtrdct Ola letter from Dr. J. p. ALDEN Beldst, Ne.
Din. IIID,RD.-Sir; Being somewhat acquainted with
the principles of the Reformed practice as taught in Ohio
and being fully convinced of its superior ecacy in COM
batting disease, have ayacd self of this, rs the onl,
means could devise to obtain further information on III,
subject and to learn what conditions the agency for til,
sale OF the medicine in this state can be procured. About
90 wears since received Medical Diploma, since which
have been established in practice in this town, and if
am not mistaken, with as much satisfaction to my EN-
poyerS generally falls to the lot of physicians in This
vicinity But however satisfactory to others, 1t has failed
altogether in being satisfactory To myScT and II there !.
any system BY which disease be suhducd, without,
the time destroying or essentially iuurfng the reg
uidr and hcditby dctoH ri the system, would most viii
lngly avail my self oft am of the opinion that the med
cine and the practice would be mvOraby received in this
quarter In the treatment of disease have long since
learned with deep regret the neiciency Of the MNERA
PRACTICE. J. =. ALDEN.
Belfast, Maine, JAM Is, 1910.
We think it unnecessary to insert certificates relative to
the efficacy of these medicines, as every individual with
little reflection must be convinced that nature must be
ASSISTED not hrarted cOuntoracted or forced in her
efforts to eradicate disease. But we insert the following
selected from many, instance occurring in our own
yicnityothcrs, together with history OF the practice
will be given to any person wishing
| MRS. AvERY's CERTIFICATE.
This may certify that Providence in his Affections
proper TO confne to bed of sickness about the last OF
August, 1886. attended by two respectable physi-
clans of the Old School practice about months and
continually grew worse under their trcatnenl ANA not
friend or acquaintance thought IL possible could
cover. was e by my last physician TO die, and he
informed my husband aud my friends that "there
to send for any other physician all had been done
that could be done and must die in less than week"
had heard of Dr. Iibad. who treats on the Reformed
Psgofdbie Practice Of Medicine, sent for him. He did
give much encouragement hut concluded to try Peg
able Medicines. At that time reduced so low
be helpless. was literally nothing but living skeleton
had what is generally termed fever sore, the len side
near the back bone under the short ribs, which discharged
more than gill of sreensh yellow daily. had
swelling near the right hip which subsequently broke in
three placcs.-My lower limbs were much sweed, and
had continued fever which seemed would destroy
ME. My hopes nearly blasted, till began Dr. HIS
treatment and from the day took his medicines, date
the only time in my whole sickness that thought
bett fully satisfied that il had continued the
Mineral Practice, should have been numbered this
with the dead gained rapidly in restoring my health
aer taking the medicine few weeks. and cured OF
sincerely hope all who similarly afflicted will try this
Mode Of Practice, and believe that would have
cause to regret it, RUTH AVERY.
Sherburne, August 22, 1887.
This cerfes that the subscribers, neighbors and
friends Mrs Avery, concur In the above certificate and
we recommend the Of these medicines from knowl-
edge Of them Of various diseases which occurredin
our neighborhood and vicinity.
SurnBuRsE.-Jeremiah Avery, Charles Shedd, Malinda
w. shedd Roswell Adams, Mary Adams, John Eastman,
Louisa Eastman Louisa Eastman I'd, Zilpha Fuller, ANA
Fuller. Lois Fuller, Mary Hasten, Nathan Taylor, Mary
Tavlor, r. Estabrooks, jr. Dorcas Es'abrooks
PIrrsrIELp.-John Fuller, Seth Gibbs. Caroline Cbbs
SrocKBRIDGE.-Capt. A. Perkins, Mai q. Perkins Aurn
nev Abbott, Col o. Dnrkee, q. T. Belcher.
BsrnEL.-Capt. :. Marks, Capt l. Burbank.
The following medicines prepared upon an espri.