The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-06
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE
OF MEDICINE


'TO those who are unucquanlc with the SYSTEM sinh
l. srflber would inform them that the Reformed practlc,
was Instituted and Medical school established in the cit,
OF new orh IN lc29 by W. Beach, NJ. ID. aud now prrs
dent of the Reformed Medical Society of the L. Sotr,
D' H. established board Of professors in this school on
VIC o'uHShes ul htdlce VIZ Anatomy, Ply sioogy, sur
HeFy, chemistry, Materla MediCa, Botany, Obstetrics
lhtoFy ana Practice Of Ply aud Medical JURISPRUDENCE
Whch were rs scientifically taught aud demonstrates nj
ahy Medical college IN the country. In this practice no
CWuhe or other poisonous mineral is administered but
lhe vegetable Kingdom wholly relied on to cure or re.
lLcNe Tie suhernss OF mankind. About lo.9, grant for u
college was obtained from the Legislature of Ohio which
soon went into successful operation, at WOrhuann i'm INN
state and still iOur.,Gs almost without parallel in The
history 0iany Institution. This practice has nearly in that
state suppancd tile Mineral practice, well A. York
ana oher states lhs practice Is dillcentiom all Others
RON the fact that ii is continually improving and AS dis
euscs ana climates change 0a certain degree, this practice
varies accordingly Nhy not reform or Improve the prac-
tee OF medicine rs well any other scicncc3 The
Mineral Practice has had Important imDroyemcu ior
nan century and almost all vegetable practitioners o
the day are very much in want OF scientific knowledge i'm
Anatomy, surgery, etc. But the Reformed Practice en-.
braces the good OF all systems vogue in this conn
Try. ihe subScr6ers graduate OF the Reformed Practice
as well as the Old school, and knows from IN experience
gilmore than eight years, that the vegetable practice is
more safe and scientific than the mineral and fully believes
were the present adlercns Of that practice, acquainted
practically with this extensive Vegetable prnctcc they
would Willingly 'ay aside their minerals; and common
charity prompts me TO say it, DR.. II. ONCE stu.
dent OF Dr. Beach, and for than three wears in New
York city had his able conse and consultations on pa.
TENTS on most every disease incident TO dense pupnn.
ton. feel warranted IN saying that Dr. Beach has lot
rival AS nm author and practitioner in America. He has
had five gold medals awarded him medical author
nom different societies. (what other physcau ever re.
'e'ed III tue counryJ The improvements and Dissolve.
RES that are Ncnry made IN this reformed Medical Society
by IT'S galuaic' are sent TO the President and published
for the benefit ut themselves mud community. The sub.
scbcr lett New York city four years ago and located in
East Bethel nnd has visited patients more than thirty
towns In New Hampshire and Vermont The UNDERSIGNED
has observed that families who have kent his medicines FIR
use seldom need ply stefan for advice Dr. Ibbard has
host Ia luNn .np4. ,fI Ia I,,s, -.
the principal towns in this state that the inhabitants zen
orally might have fair opportunity to test the SUPERIORITY
OF these medicines for family use. Fiy cents or one dol
lar, Jndciousy expended, may prevent long lingering
and perhaps fatal Disorder LEI IL become once seated m
the y stc and hundreds expended NAV not even prorurr
one m9ncnt oics The present era an age of transit
On Inc practice of pin, sic, eNpcrmenta-ph\s icipns
are beginning to acknowledge it. and upon IT, They
nave discovered that in the treatment disease land there
- no usehsc Tor he cure of which an all-wse Provi.
urh'c ms NOT provided ample remedies in the sOrcOsc
OF halure they must avail themselves to be successful n,
those remedies Wbich operate in unison tgb he animal
eronomy-wI the arrangements Of the constitution oCthp
human misunderstanding every gland, organ and vessel
win It's saluiary and healthy influence. This the mineral
practice cannot perform; for while poison mcrcury
or instance. may act eicaciOSy particular disease
II invariably lays the foundation Tor distressing complaint
hnbtnal weakness nervous midy, unhealthy acion oC
the animal organs or unconstitutional tendency TO in health
continued through lie, rendering the subject burden In
himself and his friends The most respectable and intelli
gent phy sCans of the times adopting this mode
nee Tor proof Ut which, We publish the following extract
standing in the state of Maine; "7"
frhdct Of q teHer from Dir. J. r. ALDEN, Belfast Me-
Dr. HiDAnD:-Sir; Being somewhat acquainted with
me princip's Of the Reformed Practice ms aunbt in bin
md being fully convinced of its superior eGc1cy in
batting disease have ayailed fof this Us the oniy
means could devise to obtain further information ON tb
ucc ana 10 learn on what conditions the agency nr tho
ale OF The medicine in this be procured Abou,
~ years since received Medical Diploma, since which
nave been established in practice in this town and
'm not mistaken with much satisfaction to nv en-,
hoy ers as generally falls to the lot Of physicians in hi
cihtN Hnt however satisfactory Others il has cId
'tner IN being satisfactory To myseif; and if there lie
my system by which disease can be subducd vhnut nj
ne same Time, destroying or eSScnfiaiiy iujvrjUo M
par amt heaithy action OF the system. would most wi,
hsy avail myself oft lam of the opinion that The mod;
he ana te practice would be livorably received in III
larter In the treatment Of DISEASE have lone since
,theu win deep regret the nelcency of the Mfvga,t
polc,', Ma H.. y, ,o.. j. p. ALDEN.
we mink unnecessary to insert certificates relative u,
nr ''hcaci :" these medicines, every individual ,yb
e reflection must be convinced that nature mn, ~
nor hudrfed, coHEierHcfed or forced in her
elected from many, an instance occurrinc in o s
"hiN-ofhers, together with history of The nrac,i
hil be given to any person wishing P"'"'e'
MRS AVERY'S CERTIFICATE
ihis may certify that Providence in his nGcliors s,
i"eI EQUINE me tn bed Of sickness about the Las, at
"ghst l''h: was attended by two respectable nb,s e
hns OF the Old School practice about seyen rnon,t
grew worse under their tre,,msr, ana
ienh or acquaintance thought II possible could
'ver was even len by my last physican N die ana ~
HORNED NV husband and friends that tbere ,, e y
e 10 senh or any otner physician all had been done
lat could he done, and must die in less than weet
M heard Of DR.. Hibad, who on the Pefoy,reJ ~
egetfofe practice Of Medicine. sent for him UeJ
d. give much announcement hut concluded 10 try H.s.
oe Aeaieine' At that time wns reduced so low as to