The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-05-20
REFORMED AMERICAN PRACTICE
OF MEDICINE,


l. scrlber would inform them that the Reformed practice
wassuted ANA Medcu school established il the city
vi New ORR, legs by U.beach, Vi. ID. and now Pres
dent nj tnc KeOr.nud Medical sUcsey ol the U. States
Dr. H. established board vi professors IN This school ON
the branches oi medicine, viz. Anatomy Physiology, sur
gerry, Chemistry Malerla Medica, botan! Obstetrics,
lheOr! AM fctceo IN! sic and nledlcai JuTisuecc,
Wc were as scenhcail! taught ana demonstrated as at
any lecGl college III the country. In this practice,
CaOmel Of other poisonous mineral is administered but
the Vegetable kinsuUm Is wholly relied re or re-
liuyc the auliergs u manknd. About lc2y, iOr
College obtained rom the Legislature OF OH which
soon went into successful Operations, ut WOrthngto III that
state and still lUushes almost without parallel IN the
history Olany institution This practice has hear IN that
sate suppunted the Mineral practice, as we'll as n York
ana other states THIS practice Is different rom all others,
from the TACT that continually improving anu MS us
aud climates change ton certain uegrcc this practice
varies accordingly my not reform or Improve the prac-
tiCc medicine well as any other ART or science! The
Mineral Practice has mad no important Improvement Tor
hat u century and almost all vegetable practitioners Ol
the iy are very much IN want O scientific knOwlege in
ANATOMY, Surgery, But the Reformed Practice
braces the soou oil all SYSTEMS now III vogue, in this
try The subscrbers graduate ol the Reformed Practice
us well the Old school, and hnOws from mn experience
o more than eight years, that the vegetable practice is
more aud scientific than the mineral, aud lu believes
We're present adhcrcns o that practice, acquainted
practically with this extensive Vegetable practice, they
would Willingly 'ay aside their numerals; and
chuy prompts to say il. DR.. ii. was an Office stu
dent OF Dr. Teach, and Tor more than three Years in New
York city had his able COuhsels ana consultations on pa
tl0nts every disease incident 10 dense popuu-
tlon. feel warranted III say ing that DR.. Beech has not Il
rival author and practitioner III America. lie has
had live gold medals awarded him medical author,
from different societies, (whu ~ other ysCian
celved in the cuuntry The improvements and dlsCOvo-
res that yearly made III this reformed Medical Society
b, graduates sent 10 the President ami published
for the benefit nj themselves ana community. The sub
scriber LEFT New York city four ago and located in
East Bethel and has visited patients III more than thirty
towns New hampshire and Vermont, The undersigned
ha observed that families who have Kept his medicines for
use seldom need phi sican Tor advice DR.. llhhardt ,
thought best to have sOc oi his medicines hcpt Tor sale in
the principal in this state that the inhabitants gen.
orally might have lur opportunity To test the superiority
of these medicines Tor family list, fy cents, dol
lar udciUsy expended, may prevent long, lingering,
ana perhaps fatal disorder, let It become once seated in
the systc and hundreds expended may not even procure
one moment Olrtst The present era Is age OF trunsi
ton. The practice OF phystc, scans
are beginning acknowledge il, and to act upon IT, They
have discovered that in hntrcnncn OF discgsc and there
Is disease for the cure O which IN allwlsc PrOvi-
drncc has not provided ample remeCs the slorchOuse
Onaurc hcy must avail Themselves To be successful
those remedies Whlca operate IN unison run the animal
commonwealth the arrangements OF the constitution OF the
human systcm--yisne every gland, organ, und vessel,
with its saluary and healthy influence This the mineral
practice cannot perorn for, while one poison, mercury,
or instance. may act cicacOusly particular disease,
il invariably lays the foundation Tor distressing complaint,
hnbtudl weakness nervous timity, unhealthy action ii
the animal organs rr constitutional tendency health
continued through Tile, rendering the subject burden to
hinScllund his friends The most respectable aud ntcli-
gent ply saus of the times are adopting tbs mode prac
cr tor proof Of which, publish the following extract
letter addressed to Dr. Hubbard, by PHI! stefan OF high
standing in the state nj Maine.
Frtfact of hitpr troa DH. J.P ALDEN Brifa't, Me.
DK. HIS tRp-Sir Being somewhat acquainted with
the princgi.s thC Rctorrd practice, taught in Ohio
and being fully convinced OF its SulCrtor VcGcy IN CONT
batting disease, have awaited mIstfof this, rs the only
mems could devise to obtain further information on the
subject aud TO learn on what conditions tile agency Tor the
sale O The medicine in this state can he procured About
20 ears since received Medical Diploma, since which,
have been established in practice IN Til, Town. and, II
am not mistaken, with us much satisfaction to my CnI-
ployeg, generally falls to me lot OF pl scians in hi.
vicinity But however satisfactory to 0iAers II has lar
-ff II
any system by which disease can be sGhducd without, AT
the same time deS!royHg On essentially |9uine me req
air mi hcGhhg actoh OF the system, woEI most vi"
mgly avail my sell oft lam OF hconion that the med
cine and the practice would be ENOray received in this
qrrtcr. In the treatment Of disease have Long since
learned with deep regret the inelcie"Gy OF tle MNEnA
Pg,crica. p. ALDEN.
Bclast. Maine, Jan. Is, lsiO.
Ne think il unnecessary insert certificates relative to
the efficacy Of these medicines, us every individual, with
little rejection, must be convinced that nature must be
ASSISTED no t7Wdrtcd, cdUHcrdctH or t0rcCG in her
efforts to eradicate disease But We insert the following
selected from many rs an instance occurring in our own
ylciny-ocrs, together with history Of the practice
will he given 10 any person wishing.
MRS. ANERi'S CERTIFICATE.
This may certify that Providence in his affections saw
nroprr to coniine bed of sickness about the last
,nenst l-36 attended by two respectable ply s
clans OF the Old School practice about seven months aud
continually grew WORSE under Their treatment, and not
friend or acquaintance thought II possible could ever
cover even len b! NY last ply Slcan 10 de aud h,
informed my husband and my friends that there was no
Use To send for any other physician rs all had been done
lhu ruUld he DONE and must die III less lhu week"
had heard of DR.. lihud who treats on the Ret0rmed
p,riqJe Practice Ot Medicine, ana sent tor HIM. lie did
not 1--WE much encouragement but cnncudcd To try jCes.
aIis ir1icints. At that time was reduced 50 low us Ia
he brlnle,S. literally nothing but living skeleton
auI what s generally ctmcd Ir'cr sore, Oh the uis side
rrr the back hone under the short ribs which discharged
more than Il gill Of gerni>h yellow matter daily. had
swelling near the right hip, which subsequently broke in
three ulurc,-MV lower limbs were much swrCd and
h,J ,nnuued fever, which seemed would DESTROY
me- Ms hopes nearly blasted. I'LL began DR.. Ms.
trram,ni and from the day took his medicines, date
,hr ami, time in my whole sickness, that thought was
brit r. nm fully satisfied that il had continued the
Mineral Practice should have been numbered this
,y, ,ne ,end gained rapidly in restoring NY health
amer taking the medicine few weeks, and cured
the scu,g about months after taking his medicines
sincerely hope all who are similarly afflicted viii u, this
Hoir NJ PrHctcc ana btlItNe thtl no one MoM have
cause to regret it. N' III ANLKl.
shcfburHc. August %, lej1.
Ths crrtifcs that the Subscribers, ncichhcrs and
friends of Mrs Avery, in the above certificate. and
Gee recommend the USE of these medicines from know
oae of tlc in Olyarious diseases which occurred IN
our nrghh0rh0od and vicinity.
: trnn.RNE-lcrcniah Avery, Charles Shcdd Mnndn
H. shcdi Roswell Adams, Mary Adams, John Eastman,
Lorisa Eastman, Louisa Eastman 3D. Zpha Fuller Anna
w rnller Lois Fuller Mary In>cn Nathan Ia! Tor, Mary
Tnyior r. E,taLrooas. jr pGrts E>'obroOks
pIrrsrIELp-Ioln Fuller, seth Gibbs, Caroline Gibbs
srocEralpGE.-Capt Perkins, Maj. o. Perkins, Aurn
ncy Abbott, Col o. Durkce, o. 7. hechtr.
Brrugl-Cnpt. :. Marks, Capt. L. Burbank
The following medicines are prepared upon an expert
mental knowledge of their efficacy no one them
without being benefited. Directions accompan! each
,clc.
Fersr Drops-for opening the poresofhe skin andcaus
ing perspiraiion IN cyers, colds, Hc.
Sgrpp FIR dyscntsrvThis is one of the hest medicines
for the summer complaints o children, now before the pub
lie AZ well the inflammation oi bowels and stomach
hearthurn na.a aud vomiting sickness cholera morbls
&c. Price % cents.
rousb Drops-io group racs orchildren. asthma or
phisic colds, coughs consumption, whoopng cough,
Prize - cents.
Dgretic Dropsror all diseases of the kidney and the
urinary canals. Price 81 Ia cents.
RIe1mqiic ACCOMPLISHMENTS rheumatism, sprains
bruises Ac. Price 81 ii cents.
Back Sqlrerr ulcers, fever sores, sores, burns,
&c. Price % cents.
| Iich Ojntmrnt.-Price 25 cents
4nii-dvspcptic pWS-f0r nervous debility, hspepsy,
delicate female complaints, distractions, &c. Price rs