The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-02-19
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE OF
MEDICINE.

TO those who are unucaunntcd with the system the sub
scrbrr would ut0rm them that ne reformed ptaouce
was Instituted, and Medical schoo established III inc Guy
OF New York, leg, by W. Bcul, NJ D. ana now rItSl-
dent of the Reformed Medical Society Of the I, Slalts
DIR. u. established b0d Of professors III I'M, s'h"o on
the branches Of medicine, VIZ Anatomy, fhIsioosl, sur
gerry, Chemistry, Matera Mcdlca, botany, ops'Cu"s'
Theory aud Practice III ph sic, aud Medical Jurisprudence
which scientifically taught ana demonstrated US ~
any Medical college the country, In tins praccc no
CalOmr or other poisonous mineral is alIhlsttrrd bul
the Vegetable Kingdom wholly relied on 10 cure or re-
hcyc the sut sings oil munknd About lc2v grant oT
COLLEGE was obtulned from the Legislature u ohIo Whicl
soon went into successful Opcrau nj Warrington III thh'
state and Sill lourishcS almost without paI"lltl III te
history of amy institution. THIS practice has nearly ~ ln'
state sippaned the Mineral Practice aS wen as ~ norN
and other States This practice Is different rom m o'hets
from the fact that is continually improving ana Us us
eases and climates change certain degree this practice
varies accordingly. Why not reform or improve lhe pac-
tcc OF medicine well as any other arr or science inc
Mineral Practice has had no important improvement ior
hnf n century and almost all vegetable prNullocrs VI
the duy very much IN want Ol scientific hnoWcuHc III
Anatomy Surgery, etc. Hut the reformed II"v,.u u,
braces the good O all systems now III vogue III ms con
try The subscriber is graduate OF the ReormcdI rncco
as well rs the Old school, and knows rom an experience
of more than eight wears, that the vegetable procUre u
more sni and scientific hu the mineral ud fully believes
were the present adhcrGns OF that Practice ncHualnen
practically with this extensive Vegetable pracuce lh'l
would Willingly 'uy aside their mntrhlsi anu common
charity prompts me say ii. Dr. II. was an ONCE stu
dent of Dr. leIch and for more than three Nehrs III Ne"
York city had his able counsels ana CONSTITUTIONS "" a
ticnts, on every disease incident to dtsc poPnh-
ton. feel warranted III say Ing that Dr. BtLch mas ho'
rival as an author aud practitioner IN America ho hs
had five gold medals awarded him as medical nu'hor'
fro different societies. (wha no other physician ever re-
ceyc in the cUuntrI) The improvements ana dSeoNe'
ries that are yearly made IN this reformed Mcdicul soc
by il, Graduates ARE sent to the President AMI pbscu
for the benefit Of themselves and community, rue sun
scrber LETT New York city four years ago ANA located III
East Bethel aud has visited patients III more 'ha h'l
,nus in New Hampshire and Vermont The undersigned
In, oscrycl that families who have kept his mtdct. Tor
use seldom need ply stefan for advice Dr. IbDnrd'has
,hnurh hest to have some his medicines kept lor snc IN
orally might have n fair opportunity to test the superiority
of l,sc medicines for family Fiy cents, or one do
lar lulicOusy expended, may prevent long 's'rlhg
and perhaps fatal disorders let become once seated III
The s,sen and hundreds expended may not even procure
one moment Of The present era M age OF rnhs
ton The practice of PHI sic, Is Npermenll-hl srhhs
or euiunina to acknowledge it, and to act upon H. lcA
have discovered that in thu treatment, ol disease and there
is no disease for the cure Of which an "li-w'e rroN
denre has not provided ample remedies III the Softhohs'
of nature tcy must avail themselves, to be sucttssu I"
those remedies UhiCh operate IN HiiSoh run Ht d"imd
tconomy-wth the arrangements Oi hr constitution o lh'
human sysrm-visitimg every gland, organ, ahd Nrssr
with its sautny and healthy influence lhls the hitth
n,ccc cannot perform; Tor, while one poison, mercury
or instance may act oicncouy on particular dl>enSr
II uv,rnb laws the foundation Tor distressing complaint
ablin,I weakness nervous timiity unhealthy action oi
the animal organs aconslilulona tendency 10 III htul
continued through life, rendering the SUBJECT burden u
himself and his friends. The most rcipccnhc ana lnrlh
cent musicians Of the times, adopting tins mode {" prac
ice for proof Of which, we publish ihc following cIr'
of letter addressed to Dr iibbAThi ny uPh!s'" :" "'e'
standing IN the state Oi Manc' 80. a.,
Fjcaef ora letter from DR. J. r. ALDEN, Boifd'i Ne
Dn IIiu,np.-Sir Being somewhat acquainted WIN
,hc nrjcp,es of the Reformed yociicr rs taught III Ohio
and being flly convinced Of s superior McHcy W CON
hating disease have avalcd nNsci OF ms rs tue ol
means could devise to obtain further Information on W.
nc, and 10 learn on what coudons the agency for tn
sale of the medicine in this state can be procn,d' no
~ years since received Medical Diploma sh'e Nh,h
have bcru established in practice IN this town, ami,
on not Mistaken with much satisfaction to my en-
nloyer, as ecncray falls to the lot III ph 'irals III l
ricnity But however satisfactory to oiherS 1t ms ih
In Iaiu
any stem by which disease can be snblned without
the same time, Destroying or essehfihg DhnR IN, T'r
J,r ami hsaihg action oi the system, would most vi
,y anvil nv self oft am Of the opinion that the med
cine and the practice would be tvornhy received IN IN
o,,rter IN the treatment Of disease nave long shc
I n.,c 80 J. 7. ALDEN
nclc,st Maine Jan. Is, 1910.
We think IL unnecessary to insert certificates relative
, icary Of these medicines, every individual, WIN
I,,Ic reflection must be- convinced that nature must
s,tarrn not thuqrtei cOrntcr1cfed or fDrc'd, ~ ~
Efforts eradicate disease B, we set Wv, IN op o
yirinty-ohers together with history OF The praciic
will be given to any person "ishng'
MIRA AyERy's CERTIFICATE.
Thi. may certify tina, Providence in his ailciion' sa
propcr to confne bed of sickness about ihe aS'
husrst. ls3G. attended bv two Respectable phN'
clan. of the Old School practice about seven months 81
co,,inuaIy arew worse under their treatment, and not
,r;cnd or acquaintance thought posxbie could ever
cnyer was len by my last physician 10 die, and
inrnrrncd nv husband and my friends that there was
to
d., cou,d he done and INST die in less than week"
hal heard of Dr. IIbard. who treats on the Reformed
Ysrrfrbie Pr1ctics NJ Nodein'. ana sent for him lie
no, r. nuch encouragement bit concluded to ry Zee
,,bJe u,diejuss At that time was reduced 80 low rs
he helpless wa. literally nothing but living sktetc
Ib,J VIVA, is rrneraly termed fever sore on the len 81
,he h,cL bone under the short ribs. which dischara
more than a gin Of sreenish yellow matter daily hhf
swelling near the right hi1 which subsequently broke
three pacos.-My lower limbs were mnch swelItd, WY
had eon,nued fever, which seemed would soon destr