The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-27
sAPPINGToN ON FEyERs.
vev Iheory and Treatment of Fsens

BY DIR. JOHN sAPPisGToE,
OF Saline county, Missouri; revised and corrected by
'Siiih, NJ d., Of Eaklia, Itnasssst
HIS work is now ofer9d-t0 the public for sale.
The author haiers hinfselN SSifh the bslef, that
when II shall haze been attentivey examined and
the system Of practice therein recommende1fully
and fairly tested, il will be found 10 sofar ex-
coed that Of any other system that has hitherto
been offered to the public in the Of feyers
to OBTAIN Tor Il decided preference in the estimation
OF every practical man. This work is intended TO go
to the families and fresides of the community at large
Ito the great body Of the American people.
The author ehtertaIns doubt, but that the
farmer or mechanic, by carefully reading it over a
few times, will fully comprehend the meaning of the
author and be enabled TO carry out The practice sc
eessiully IN his own family, ii he has confidence in
himself, and thus enable him to be his own physician
IN the cure of levers, which constitute nine-tenths
Of the bodily PAIN, suffering and mortality of the hui
man family
The author himself has bestowed much time and
reflection OH II; he has asO spared no pains or en-
penSe to employ competent persons 10 assist him in
preparing thus work, and in making il as clear and
as acceptable TO all classes Of the community as
possible But he is aware, with very few excep-
tons, that there is class (the doctors) whose
sanction TO work Of this kind cannot be obtained
for the that il conflicts materially with 10th
their principles and their interests; therefore Le does
not except their appreciation TO it,
We have carefully contrased this with mos
ether theories and treatments particularly the de-
pletiye one, and feel well assured that the public
mind Is not so much biased bat il cannot do other
wise than pronounce decidedly in its favor; for
whilst under this treatment, all the remedies tend to
restore the lost balance 20 the circulation by acting
mildly and uniformly upon oil the secretions and
exeretlons, and at the same tiue they also sustain
the general system. The depletive practice (espc-
Gully on very many occasions) rot only adds to the
general functional arrangement Of the system but
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already too much Of both.
So far as we conceive bleeding, pukng, or purg-
ing necessary, or evan admissible, We have in ell
clearly pointed out the times and circumstances
under which we think they should be used.
Although we have mentioned variety Of sudor-
i6cs or diaphOrica, such the saline diaphoritcs
Of the super-carOonates Of potash or soda we have
| also mentioned variety OF vegetable diaphoritics,
which are familiar TO every one, and which, too,
are equally eiicacious.
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, il
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 hsdiea, giving description of the different ar
tices of medicine recommended in this reatisc with
tho manner Of mixing them whether in the liquid or
other forms, with the size of the dose and their eff
fleets upon the human system.
This book contains also:
LIST. The authors reasons why he has departed
from the practice Of the od-school physcians, and
all others, in the treatment and cure Of levers;
| I'd. short outline of the animal economy, &c
Sd. The authors views and opinions in relation
to the Inconsistency and rratonslity of attempting
to 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 fevors;
9Th. OF intermittent, or ngue and fever;
7th. Common bilious, or bilious remitient fever;
9th. Cholera infantum, &C.;
9th. or yellow fever;
! 10Th. or influenza;
llth. or mild typhus, or nervous fever;
| 18th. or cold plague, or spotted fever
! 18th or scarlet fever;
| 14th. or measles;
| 18TH or child-bed, or puerperal feyrr;
10Th An alphabetical arrangement Of the articles oil
medicine used in this work.
For the satisfaction Of those persons at distance
and unacguaintsd with my character and standing
az 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 for more 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 unrivaed efficacy Of
my Ant-Fever Pills, wherever they have been sent;
and for the 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 dollar and fifty cents if this was not
the most prompt and efficacious remedy ever used
IN the cure oftevers can any one believe for a
mcnt that they would have sold at that apparently
high price, and to largely upward of a million Of
boxes' Certainly they would not.
"A full disclosure of the component narts of the Sc
pills is given in this work, together with directions
for making and using them on all occasions.
The ingredients Of which these pills are com.
posed, can be obtained Mt most of the stores in the
country, and at, perhaps, every drugstore.
There are also mentioned in the work two herbs,
which grow Il believe) in every part of the United
States, and consequently can be obtained with ease
by every person. in abundance, that consider ed
admirable substitutes for the preparation Of which
the pills made.
the retail price Of which being only two dollars per
copy, will, doubtless, be found to be he cheapest,
and TO contain the simplest and most useful remedies
ever offered to the public at any price. Indeed, |
consider it more donation than sale.
If this book and the facts unfolded by il do not
awaken the people from the mesmeric, or some other
almost as unaccountable sleep, that they have been
in for centuries past, confess know not what will
have repeatedly said, and unhesitatingly repeat
it row, crash and vain the expression may APP
pear y that any common observer, under this plan,
especially when aided by the book can treat fe"ers
more successfully than the most experienced and
scientific physician can upon the common plan,
even if he were to sit all the time by the PATIENTS
bed side.
To those States and Territories where the medi-
cine has been sent, arrangements have been made,
and it is confidently expected that an ample supply
Of the books for the demand will be sent and kept
up; but if this should not be DONE the author has
made contracts with Messrs. Thomas Cowpathwai
Il CO., of Philadelphia Messrs, Nafo & Cornish, OF
New York, and Mcssrs. Gushing & Brother, Of
Baltimore, book merchants in those places, where
merchants and others residing in those States and
Territories, well as in all others, can, and it is
hoped will, be supplied upon terms calculated to in
duce purchases. -
JOHN SAPPINGTON,
Saline county, Missouri.
U5rMSssrs. A. G. SW1TZER q CO,
St. Louis Missouri.
VIRGINIA LAND OFFICE,