The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-10-02


rally benefited in my own person by leav
ing wholly one certain course Of prescrip
lions, and using strictly kind of medi
4 cine already invented, and put within tn
7 reach OF every inhabhant ollhe earth, ant
mostly offered without money and withou
. price; SO that even the very poorest may
obtain full supply, l am induced TO man
fest my benevoence by Offering the fol-
lowing cerlifcate But
Is. | would premise that am now ar
old man, past 70. That in my yonh,a
earl y manhood was accustomed 10 the
use Of Cider, Ram, Brandy, Whiskey
&c. &c. as was the custom of all. And
thought was very temperate, as never
happened 10 be overcome by it as many
others. Having a large orchard, and an
abundance Of apples and cider mill, {it
was wicked you know to let the apples,
good things of Providence, rot on the
ground, or be desroyed) the apples were
carefully gathered, made into cider, depo.
SIZED in the cellar and freely used by the
family and others. There being no mar
ket abroad for The cider, ia the spring a
part OF it was carried to the dIslillery and
converted into cider Brandy. No market
abroad for this article it must not be
wasted, it must be used drank at home!
Now for my certificate.
Al about AZ years Of age. I was very
much affl cted with a burning 10 my
stomach sometimes 10 that degree
that it destroyed my appetite for food;
and often MY food would SO distress me
that | was unable to labor. had been in
The habit of drinking cider al my meals,
and occasionally at other times. found
that when l failed for any considerable
time, of taking my usual drink of cider
was more comfortable; therefore left off
my cider entirely, and insleld thereof |
applied myself to another beverage. The
burning left me and l became more Gem
f0rlabIe. But still | continued to take my
cider Brandy occasionally; say Il wine
glass once. twice, or three times day, as
occasion seemed to require. Sill my APP
petite was poor, aud "A hard pain would
at times take ne in my stomach, aud often
so severe tha! | must desst from labor
| doctored with my own drugs for awhile.
but still found the pain increasing on me;
il came ofener and more severe, until |
was induced 10 apply to physician, who
gave me some Bi,!ers with directions TO
put them into spirits and take of it three
times day. did so; but no relief. -
BIoodrool, Ginseng, and many other kinds
Of roots were recommended, and tried, but
all TO no purpose. My appetite very poor.
Most Of The time from about 9 or 0 in the
morning 10 near night, such heavy pain
in my stomach that | had 10 lie by from
labor. In the morning, when | arose
would be easy, bat faint and nausea. My
6ners would settle aud warm my stomach;
and | though ate my bTeakfas better,
likewise my dinner. But sill my food
distressed me, SO did cold water. con-
tinued along in this situation for more than
three years, and grew worse and worse,
more distressed 10 Summers than | was in
winters, and comfortable but little part
of the time. When Icame TO the concIu-
sion that must die so; and | could out die
il | left off my spirits, my blters & every
hing by way Of doctoring, which was
resolved TO do; and that ogainst the od-
vice OF doctors and friends. This | did,
and confined myself to my rare medicine
which adopted Oh leaving off my cider.
For While L was unable 10 do much ID
Dor; but my appetite increased, the pain
in my stomach abated, until in the course
Of few months my appetite became uni,
form, the pain had wholly subsidized, | rel~
i8hed my food, it sat easy, and | soon
gained my usual strength and cheerful
ness. Since that time, now near y 20
years, / have wholly discarded the use Of
all kinds ofdrinks containing alcohol in
the least degree, at all times and seasons,
aud have rolhing to do with it 10 any
shape. My health is generally good. |
relish well, almost all kinds of food. No
SYMPTOMS of burning or main in INV s,om