The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-04-15
REFORMED AME RICAN PRACTICE
OF MEDICINE.

OF MEDICINE,
ITO those who unacqualnted with the sub
scrber would inform them that the Reformed practice
was Instituted and Medical school established in The CITY
of New York. in 1879 by W. Beach, NJ D. and now Presi-
dent of the Reformed Medical Society OF the U. States
Dr. b. established board of professors IN THIS school
the branches medicine viz. Anatomy IN! soOgy, Sur
gerry Chemistry, Materia Medca Botany, Obstetrics,
Theory and Practice Physc and Medical jurisprudence
which scientifically taught and demonsratedas at
any Medical college in the country In TINS practlcel no
CulOmel other poisonous mineral adlhsteredi Dut
the Vegetable Kingdom is wholly relied on to cure or re-
lieve the suierngs OF mankind. About ls29, grant FORA
College obtained from the Legislature OF ONO, Whc
into successful operation, at IN mat
state and still ourshes almost without parallel III .he
history any institution This practice has nearly mat
state suppuned the Mineral practice, us well as NJ YORK
and other States. This practice Is derentrom al others,
from the fact that il is continually improving, ana Us us
and climates change tOa certain ueSee 's pactce
varies accordingly. Why not reform or improve the pIac-
Ce OF medicine as well any other ART or science! Inc
Mineral Practice has had no important Improvement 10Y
half century; and almost all vegetable practitioners oil
the day are very much in want OF scientific knowledge IN
Anatomy Surgery, But the Reformed fracticc eni-
braces the good oil all systems now III vogue IN TINS cOu-
try The subscriber graduate oil the reformed Practice
well the Old school, and knows from an experience
OF more than eight years. that the Ncseaoie pactCe 10
more sc ind scientific than the mineral aud fully believes
were the present adlercns OF that practice acquainted
practically with this extensive Vegetable practice they
would willingly 'ay aside their mineralsi and common
charity prompts me to say it. Dr. H. Office stu
dent of Dr. beach, and for more than three years in New
York city had his able cOunses and consultations on pa
Is. u
ton. feel warranted III saying that Dr. Be. CHI has not
rival author and practitioner in Amerlca lie has
had five gold medals awarded him as medical author
from different societies, what other ply scan ever re-
ceved in the counity) The improvements and dscove-
ries that yearly made in this reformed Medical society
y its gruutes are the President and published
for the benefit Of themselves and community. The sub
scrber left New York city four years ago and located in
East Bethel and has visited patients in more than thirty
towns in New Hampshire and Vermont The undersigned
has observed that mes who have kept his medicines for
use, seldom need yscian for advice Dr. llbbar' has
thought best to have OF his medicines Kept for sale
the principal towns in this state, that the inhabitants gem
orally might have fair opportunity to test the superiority
of these medicines for family Fifty cents one dol
lar udCiously expended may prevent long, lingering
and perhaps fatal disorder, let II become once seated in
the system and hundreds expended may not even procure
one moment Orest The present era is an age OF transit
ton. The practice oiphyc, is Nperimenal-ph! sicans
are beginning to acknowledge 1t, ana to act upon IT, They
have discovered that in Entertainment disease and there
is disease for the cure OF which an all wise Prov-
denCe has not provided ample remedies in the sloehOuse
of nature they must avail themselves, to be successful OF
those remedies Which operate in unison Nth The animal
economy-wh the arrangements of the constitution OF the
human systcm-visitng every gland, organ ana vessel
with its sautary and healthy influence This the mineral
practice cannot perform for, while one polso mercury
or instance may act ecaciousy on particular disease
invariably lays the distressing complaint
habtuLl weakness. nervous timldty unhealthy action OF
the animal organs unconstitutional tendency to lhealt
continued through life, rendering the subject burden 10
hiniScland his friends The most respectable and inell
gent physicians of the times, are adopting ms mode opac
tee for proof of which, publish the following extract
standing in the state OF Maine.
Frtyact ofa letter from On, j. p. ALDEN, Beiast Ne.
Dr.. lIIB,RD.-i;ir; Being somewhat acquainted with
the prncpies the Reformed practice as taught in Ohio,
and being fully convinced of its superior efficacy in com
batting disease have awaited myself Of THIS as the only
means could devise obtain further information on the
subject and to learn what conditions the agencylor the
sale of the medicine in this state can be procured About
90 years since received Medical Diploma since which
have been established in practice in this town, and, if |
am not mistaken, with much satisfaction TO my en-
poycr' as generally falls to the lot of physicians in this
vicinity But however satisfactory to Others has failed
altogether in being satisfactory TO myseTj ana here is
any system by which disease can be subdued without at
the time, destroying or essentially iQWine the reg
uqr ami heating action OF the system. would most will
mgy avail myselrort lam of the opinion that the mGdi-
cine and the practice would be avoray received in this
quarter. In the treatment Of disease have long since
learned with deep regret the ineiciency OF the MlNLRA
PRACTCE. j. /. alden.
I Belfast, Maine, Jan. Is, leiO.
We think it unnecessary insert certificates relative Il
the efficacy 0fthcsc medicines as every individual, with
little reflection, must be convinced that nature must be
ASSISTED, not hwGrcd c0unteTdctcd, or f0rccd in he
efforts to eradicate disease. But we insert the following
selected from many, instance occurring in our own
vcntyothcrs, together with history of the practice
MRS. AvERY's CERTIFICATE.
This may certify that Providence in his Affections
proper to conne me to bed of sickness about the last
August, 1886. | attended by respectable plysi
clans of the Old School practice about seven months
continually grew worse under their treatment, and
friend or acquaintance thought possible could
cover was even LETT by my last ply stefan TO de- and he
informed my husband and my friends that "there
Send for any other physician all had been done
that could be done, and must die in less than wcek.a
had heard of Dr. bard who treats on the Reformed o.
tcgetne practice Of Neiicine ana sent for him lie die
not give much encouragement bat concluded to try pCeg
ajic NGdiciRCS. At that time reduced low MS Il
be helpless was literally nothing but living skeleton
had what generally termed fever the lcl side
the back hone under the short ribs, which discharge,
more than gil of erccnish yellow matter daily. had
swelling near the right hip, which subsequently broke in
three paces.-My lower limbs much swellcd, and
had continued fever, which seemed would destroy
l's
treatment, and from the day took his medicines date
the only time in my whole sickness, that thought wa,
! het r.. | nm fully satisfied that if | had continued the
Mine NJ Practice, should have been numbered ere this
with the dead gained rapidly in restoring my health
after taking the medicine few weeks md was cured %
the disease about four months after taking his medicines
sincerely hope all who similarly afflicted will try this
Mode Of Practice, and believe that would hav,
cause to regret it, RUTH AVERY.
Shcrhurnc, August %, 1887.
This certhes that the subscribers, neghbors and
friends of Mrs. Avery, concur in the above certificate
we recommend the use of these medicines from knOwl
edge of them in OF various diseases which occurred
our ncghborhOod and vicinity.
snERBuRyE.-Jeremiah Avery, Charles shedd, Malinda
W. Shcdd, Roswell Adams, Mary Adams, John Eastman
Louisa Eastman, Louisa Eastman ID, Zlpha Fuller ANA
Fuller Lois Fuller, Mary Hasten, Nathan Taylor Mar,
G TAYLOR, X. Estabrooks, jr. Dorcas Esabrooks.
PITTsFIELD.-John Fuller, Seth Gibbs, Caroline Gibbs
SrocKDRDGE.-Capt.A A. Perkins, Mai. o. Perkins, Aurr
ney Abbott, Col o. Durkee, O. T. Bclcher.
BETnEL.-Capt. s. Marks, Capt. !. Burbank.
The following medicines arc prepared upon eSper
mental knowledge their efficacy no one can use them
without being benefited Directions accompany each
; :ice.
Feuer Dropsfor opening the porcsofthe skin and
ing perspiraton in levers, colds, &c.
Syrup for dysentery-Ths is of the best medicines
for the summer complaints Of children, before the pub.
lie well as for the inflammation ofthe bowels and stomach
heartburn nnusia and vomiting, sickness, cholera morbus
SC. Price % cents.
Couch Drops-or Group rattles ofchdrcn asthma or
phthsic, colds coughs, consumption whooping cough &c
= Price % cents.
Dimetic Drops-for all diseases Of the kidney and the
urinary canals. Price 81 IA cents.
Rheumatic Observation-Disclosures rheumatism ,sprans
bruises, &C. Price 81 Ia cents.
BGcf Sarefcr ulcers fever sores, Sores burns cuts
&c. Price % cents.
Itch O,ntment-Price % cents.
fnti-dvspfphc pWS-Or nervous debility, dyspepsy,
delicate female camplunts, distractions &C. Price 25 cts
STRENGTHENING PIaster-for weakness of the back and
ou pains In the side between the shoulders, pit of the
stomach. rheumatism, &c. Price % cents.
Restorative Cordidifor Indigestion, female weakness
trembling, &c. Price 2j cents.
.iWer1ue Syrup PorderStO purify the blood in all ca
ses Of eruptons of the skim scroula white swelling rick
cts, vcncrcal faint, liver complaint &c. Price so
lean Lr