The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-30
sAPPINGToN ON FEvERS.
ve,o Theory and Treatment Of Fsr,y
pY Or. JOHN sAPriNoroN,

r. Sth, ~ d., Of Ffankiin, Tennessee.
THIS work is now offered 10 the public Tor IA ]
L The author fallers himself with the belief a J
when il shall have been atientlvely examined AL
the system of practice therein recommended kjl
and fairly tested, Il will be found 10 80 far 81
eeed that Of any other system that has hilA,r1
been offered 10 the public in the cure of feyen !
10 obtain for il decided preference in the estima
OF every practical man. This work is intended q J
10 the families and fresides OF the community al
Ito the great body Of the American people.
The author enlertalns no doubt, but that nj
farmer or mechanic, by carefully reading il over
few times, will fully comprehend the meaning Of N
author, and be enabled TO carry out the practice nd
cessfully in his own family, II he has oonfdenc.
himself and thus enable him 10 be his own phyaosl
in the cure of fevers, which constitute nne-tentS
Of the bodily pain, suffering and mortality oftAs hi
The author himself has bestowed much time All
reflection on il; he has also spared pains or ,,|
pense to employ competent persons 10 assist him J
preparing this work, and in making il as clear nj
as acceptable to all classes Of the community }
possible. But he Is aware, with very few exc
lions, that there is one class (the doctors) who
sanction to work Of this kind cannot be obtains
for the reason that II conflicts materially with ID
their principles and their interests; therefore he d
not except their appreciation TO 1t.
We have carefully contrasted this with md
other theories and treatments, particularly the n
petive one, and feel well assured that the pub
mind Is not so much biased that Il cannot do oAt
wise than pronounce decidedly in its favor n
whilst under this treatment, all the remedies tend
restore the lost balance TO the circulation, by ae
mildly and uniformly upon all the secretions a
excreions, and at the same time they also suss
the general system. The depletive practice (esp.l
cially on very many occasons) not only adds 70 b
general functional arrangement Of the system, 81
supersdds prostration and debility, when thsn
already too much Of both.
So far as we conceive bleeding, puking, or puyl
ing necessary, or even admissible, We have in v
cases clearly pointed out the times and crcumsaDo,
under which we think they should be used.
Although we have mentioned variety Of mdo, !
ifcs oHdiaphoritics, such as the saline diaphonjl
Of the super-carbonates Of potash or soda, we ha
also mentioned variety of vegetable diaphonioI
which are familiar 10 every one, and which, Oo
are equally eficacious.
Under the head of anodynes we have mention,
Dover's powders, parsgonc elixir, lsudanum, g.
Laudanum being the most common and fanlux
preparation Of opium, in almost every nstanc,
not in all, il answers every purpose where either
those preparations is required.
One chapter is devoted to what may be called Il
terra .Msdea, giving description Of the ditfereo
ticles of medicine recommended in this treatise,
the manner Of mixing them, whether in the liour
other forms, with the size Of the dose and th.r
fects upon the human system.
This book contains also: ...
LIST. The authors reasons why he has depars
from the practice of the old-school PHI sieians M
all others, in the treatment and cure Of feyers;
ID. A short outline of the animal economy dt
Sd. The authors views and opinions in readO
to the inconsistency and rrationality OF attempdn
TO cure fevers principally by depletion;
4th. The authors practice and treatment in u
cure Of fevers;
5th. The authors views on the subject Of the I'M.
ty of feyers; ..,... ...... ...-.'
9th. Of intermittent, or sguc and fever;
TIN. Common bilious, or bilious remittent fever
9th. Cholera infantum, &c;
9Th. OF yellow fever;
10th. or influenza; ..... ....
llth. OF mild typhus, or nervous fever;
18th. OF cold plague, or spotted fever;
18th. Of scarlet fever;
l4th. Of measles; ..l.
18th. OF child-bed, or puerperal fevrr;
10th. An alphabetical arrangement Of the articles
medicine used in this work.
For the satisfaction of those persons at distance
and unacquainted with my character and s,andInt
as physician, have thought proper to attach
the work several letters and certificates from gal
tlemen of the first responsibility in this State wh
have been personally and intimately acquainn
with me for more than twenty years, and could hsv
obtained thousands of others had deemed il necsy
sary.
I'have also attached many letters and certihc.as
to the work, speaking Of the unriyalled efficacy d
my Ant-Fever Pills, wherever they have been seu
and for the last ten years they have had circuli
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 was moi
the most prompt and eficacious remedy ever used
in the cure offevers, can any one believe for mo
ment that they would have sold at that apparendy
high price, and to largely upward off million n
boxes' Certainly they would not.
A full disclosure of the component parts Of thes
pills is given in this work, together with drcctou
for making and using them on all occasions.
The ingredients Of which these pills are conf
posed, be obtained at most of the stores in The.
country, and at, perhaps, every drugstore.
There are also mentioned in the work two herbs
which grow q believe) in every part of the United
States, and consequently can be obtained with eax|
by every person, in abundance, that are considered
admirable substitutes for the preparation Of which
the pills are made.
The treatise here offered to the public on feycnI
the retail price of which being only two dollars ped
copy, will, doubtless, be found to be the cheapest
and to contain the simplest and most useful remcda
ever offered to the public at any price. Indeed, I
consider it more donation than sale.
IL uu6 DoOh anu Inc IuCtS uDIOlueQ Dy IL 90 n0I
awaken the people from the mcsmeric, or some oths
almost as unaccountable sleep, that they have bea
in for centuries past, confess know not what will
have repeatedly said, and unhesitatingly repaj
il now, Crash and vain as the expression may spI
pearl that any 1mmon observer, under this plan
when eded by the book, can treat fevsn
more successfully than the most experienced add
scientific physician can upon the common pm|
even if he were to sit all the time by the pauens
bed side.
To those States and Territories where the msdr
cine hos been sent, arrangements have been made
and It ia confidently expected that an ample supPyI
of the books for the demand will be sent and kept
up; but if this should not be done, the author hMI
made contracts with Messrs. Thomas Cowpa,hwaiI
& Co., Of Philadelphia; Messrs. Nafo & Cornish, Of
New York, and Messrs. Gushing e. Brother, Of
Baltimore, book merchants in those places, whersI
and others residing in those States and
Territories, well as in all others, can, and 4
hoped will, be supplied upon terms calculated TO nj
duce purchases. .s.. FL. ...--
..... ...... 4. JOHN SAPPINGToN,
Saline county, Missouri.
IFMessrs. A. @. SWITZER a. CO.,
...,. ST. Lou Missouri.
ELEGANT PRESENTS-To the ladies and
II gentlemen. GUION Of 173 Broadway, New
York importer Of Paris goods, has opened at No,
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