The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-22
THE DAILY UNION
SAPPINGToN ON FEvERs.
q .New Theory and Treatment of Feper,
by, DIR. JOHN sAPPlNGToN

BY,DR. JOHN sAPPiNGToN,
OF Saline county,, Msso,ri revised aud corrected By
f. Stiih, NJ. d., Of Franklin, Tennessee.
This work is now offered to the public for sale
A The author fatters himself with the belief that
when it shall have been attentively examined and
the system of practice therein recommended fully
and fairly tested il will be found TO 80 FIR en-
coed that of any other system that has hitherto
been offered TO the public in the cure OF fevers,
to obtain for il decided preference in the estimation
OF every practical man. This work is intended TO go
TO the families and fresides Of the community large
Ito the great body of the American people.
The author chteftars no doubt, but that the
farmer or mechanic, by carefully reading II over "a
few times, will fully comprehend the meaning of the
author and be enabled to carry out the practice sue
cessfully in his own family, if he has confidence in
himself, and thus enable him TO be his own physician
in the of feyers, which constitute nine-enths
of the bodily pain suffering and mortality of the hui
NAH family.
The author himself has bestowed much time and
reflection on it; he has also spared no pains or ex
pense to ensfloy Competent persons TO assist him in
preparing this work, and in making it as clear and
as acceptable to all classes Of the community as
possible. But he is aware, with very few eXcep-
lions, that there is one class (thc doctors) whose
sanction to work Of this kind cannot be obtained,
for the that it conflicts materially with both
their principles and their interests therefore he does
not except their appreciation TO it.
We have carefully contrasted this with mos
other theories and treatments, particularly the de-
pleve one, and feel well assured that the public
mind is not so much biased that il cannot do other
wise than pronounce decidedly in its favor; for
whilst under this treatment, all the remedies tend to
the lost balance to the circulation by acting
mildly and uniformly upon all the secretions and
excretlons and at the same time they also sustain
the general system. The depetive practice (cspe-
cially very many occasons) not only adds to the
general functional arrangement of the system, but
de .yha tboro ia,
already too much of both.
So far as conceive bleeding, puking, or purg-
ing necessary, even admissible, we have in oil
cases clearly pointed out the times and circumstances
under which we think they should be used
Although we have mentioned a variety of sudor-
ifcs otdiaphortics, such the saline daphoritics
of the super-carbonates Of potash soda, we have
also mentioned variety of vegetable diaphoritics,
which are familiar to every one, and which, too,
are equally efficacious.
Under the head of anodynes we have mentioned
Dover's powders, paragoric elixir, laudanum, &c.
Laudanum being the most common and familiar
preparation of opium, in almost every instance, if
not in all, il answers every purpose where either of
those preparations is required.
One chapter is devoted to what may be called Ma
terra .Medica, giving description of the different
cles of medicine recommended in this treatise, with
the manner Of mixing them, whether in the liquid or
other FORMS with the size of the dose and their cf
fects upon the human system.
This book contains also:
LIST. The authors reasons why he has departed
from the practice of the old-schoo physicians, and
all others, in the treatment and cure of fevers
ID. A short outline of the animal economy, &c;
Sd. The authors views and opinions in relation
to the inconsistency and nationally of attempting
to cure fevers principally by depletion;
4th. The authors practice and treatment in the
cure Of fevers;
5th. The authors views on the subject of the uni
ty of fevers;
9th. OF intermittent, or ague and fever;
7lh. Common bilious or bilious remittent fever;
9Th. Cholera infanum, &C.;
9th. OF yellow fever;
10Th. OF influenza;
llth. OF mild typhus, or nervous fever;
18th. OF cold plague, or spotted fever;
18th OF scarlet fever;
l4th. OF measles;
18th. OF child-bed, or puerperal fevrr;
10Th An alphabetical arrangement of the articles OF
medicine used in this work.
For the satisfaction of those persons at distance
ana unacquainted with my character and standing
as physician, have thought proper to attach TO
the work several letters and certificates from gen.
tlemen of the first responsibility in this State, who
have been personally and intimately acquainted
with me for than twenty years, and could have
obtained thousands of others had deemed it neces-
sary.
have also attached many letters and certificates
to the work. speaking of the unrivallcd efficacy Of
my Ant-Fever Pills, wherever they have been SENT
and forIhe last ten years they have had circular
ton coextensive with all the southern and south
western States of the Union
The retail price per box of twenty-four small
pills being one dollar and fifty CENTS if this not
the most prompt and ehicacious remedy ever used
in the cure offevers can any one believe for mo-
ment that they would have sold at that apparently
high price, and to largely upward Of million of
boxesi Certainly they would not.
A full disclosure of the component parts of these
pills is given in this work, together with directions
for making and using them on all occasions.
The ingredients Of which these pills com.
posed can be obtained at most of the stores in the
country, and at, perhaps, every drugstore.
There also mentioned in the work two herbs,
which grow q believe) in every part of the United
States, and consequently can be obtained with ease
by every person. in abundance that are considered
admirable substitutes for the preparation of which
the pills are made.