The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1843-11-24


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BehoIJ! a mouollin ia labor, and to my great
sup Sc when Delivered It brought ioJh moose.
have now before me jbe Ottawa rec Trade,
Itl,ei October Is, lel3, wuich contains an aorcc
w.n.vn on the banclu' otlecs OF the Lobe a.
sl.n"d "H.' rs he states, beng one of ,pc "cgR-
I5,W'cS OF the health Ithe people, and "bavlng
IJerFoi'? br'a called TO witness, 10 uomber Of
iostan'es, tne melancholy effect of hobcIil, wuerc
ltp1d been administered by iguoaIt prctcpde,S
IN tue" attempts TO core The DGeg6t diseases OF
10, cna'e.'-iie further informs Us taJt The
melancholy consequences resulting from the use
Of iobc'p lniIAja, as Lately Administered 10y she
aj'cntcrors HANDS Of a noted cmpi,'c (Mr. Hall |
sJppose) have Justly excited considerable Interest,
aad furnishes alarming examples Of Us dcicciouS
| properties and fatal eiitcs. The dose which he
says 1t Is usual TO prescribe, opd frequently with
impunliy, Is a common tcaspoon-iul of the pow
dered leaves and seeds, and Is often repeated. II
the medicine does not poke or esacuate powerful
! ly, 1t frequently destroys the patient, add some
times IN i've or six hours. Doctor = H. has not
given one instance OF any particular person, place,
or melancholy effect, which has been proGOced by
given by Mn Proctor to a cat One gain vas
given IN solution to the cat, aud in less HAN two
minutes produced violent vomiii0G and much
Prostraion, from which the animal fully recovc'cd
IN three hours. Again: one gain Of lie sub
stance was given in an ounce of WATERWAYS i'd
malstcrcd directly into the stomach of The cat bv
an elastic tube. Immediate and total prostralion
was the consequence, even effected the pupils of
It's eyes and rendered the cat almost motio0lcss.
SureIy, Mr.. Proctor has been engaged III smail
matters and lhings. do not intend to give any
offence TO my worthy TREND " H. If an not
mistaken IN the man, consider him an able ply
siclan as well as man OF good character. IT he
IS an NJ. d., SO am |. 1.-The is botanic doctor, 50
am |. 30 am not behind Mr.. a" II. in that.
consider my worthy Trend Z" H. too late in
gYIns the alarm about the LobeIia lnfaa as it
has become TOO well known among The people.
Mr.. =" II. mas lcpubShed lew OF The many false
statements winch have been circulated by the IA
Guilty, ana that TO their great disgrace, particularly
when such men as Dr.. WaIerhouse, professor of
malerla medica al tue Cambridge university, and
DE- hob'nSoh oil Cincinnati, take ~ lhe weapons
OF war IN favor OF us use, beng entIreiy innocent
on nature bnt PowcHo ia removing diseases. For
my part never dap'cd win II IN such small mat
ters AS MI Proctor has, such as giving 1t TO cats,
dogs, or any inferior animals max have been ~
Tue constant hahI' OF using II with a liberal hand
ior eighteen years past have given tito all ages
ana sex OF human beings, from small infants up 10
Old aud murm, aud ~ all Stages OF disease, and
that too without any oi these melancholy elects
Mhlch my worthy trend I'll; speaks OF, or any
bad elect whatever. lie tells us OF its being adj
mnsIered IN teaspoon doses aud repeated. II
will now norm the public that have frequently
tC1SuODnS-lll
once, aud would repeat 1t 1t necessary, and never
saw any bad elect Whatever by It's use. knew
woman IA ONO that took - doses ~ As hours,
WITHOUT any melancholy elect whatever. The
woman received stroke OF the dead palsey-ihrce
NJ u s. were sent ior who declared her case to be
no heIcr lhnh II hcf head was cut OIL she was
tneh undertaken nv Two oil Dr' thompson sasenls'
TO VIZ MWes ana kosccronce, who gave her, as
lucy to'd me2i doses al lobela 10 4S hours besides
d large quahI'y oil cayenne III It's various prepa-
Iatons, together with the use OF an elcctousing
machine, they raised her to state OF health. ! !
was there lew weeks alter aud found the woman
a6lc to attend TO the necessary duties OF the family.
could give both the names of persons and places
Sufficient to iill whole newspaper, OF large guam
tues OF lohella and cayenne given to palients in
extreme cases, without any of those melancholy
elects spoken ct by "l." consider Mr.. 4" H."
a man OF too much yeracliy wllluly 10 circulate |
iaIsehoods IN respect to the article of obcls 1t |
is for want OF proper knowledge of the medical
qualities OF that article. have no doubt but what,
1t he was as well acquainted with the artice as
those who have long been ia The habit OF using it, |
he would never ho without 1t. Many physicians
~ ONO use but hulc II over any other emcllc,
Dut must turn the to'e--hear both sides
knew man who took considerable quanti- |
1 All ~ pf pnN h,,, nj.
take or accident which Immediately threw him
into violent SPasms aud great distress. There was
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