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SAPPINGToN ON FEvERs.
NeW Theory and Treatment Of FsUers

III .NeU Theory and Treatment of Fsoers |
BIZ On. JOHN sAPrReros,
OF Saline county, Missouri: revised and corrected BY
~ Siih,.M d., Of Fralkiin, Tennessee.
'HHlS work is now offered TO the public for sale. |
a The author aatters himself with the belief, that
when II shall have been attenuyely examined, and
the system OF practice therein recommended fully
and fairly tested, it will be found to 30 far ex-
coed that Of any other system that has hitherto
been offered TO the public in the cure Of fevers as
TO obtain for il decided preference in the estimation
OF every practical man. ThiB work is intended to go
TO The families and resldes Of the community at large
to the great body Of the American people.
The author entertans no doubt, but that the |
farmer or mechanic, by carefully eadingi over
few times, Will fully comprehend the meaning of the |
author, and be enabled TO carry out the practice que
eessfully in his family, il he has confidence in
himself and thus enable him to be his own physician
in the of feyers, which constitute nne-tenths
OF the bodily pain, suffering and mortality of the hu
man family.
The author himself has bestowed much time and
reflection on it, he has also spared no paine or ex-
pense 10 employ competent persons TO assist him in
preparing this work, and in making it clear and |
US acceptable to all classes Of the community as !
possible. But he Is aware, with very few exeep-
tions, that there 10 class (the doctors) whose
sanction TO a 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 ii.
We have carefully oontrasted this with mos
other theories and treatments particularly the de-
petiye one, and feel well assured that the public
mind is not 30 much biased that it cannot do other
wise than pronounce decidedly in its favor; for
whilst under this treatment all the remedies tend to
restore the lost balance 10 the circulation by acting
mildly and uniformly upon all the secretions and
exeretions, and at the same time they also sustain
the general oysiem. The depleuye praclce (espe-
clay on very many oecaBions) not only adds 10 the
finn off h. b,,tI
supersdds prostration and debility, when there il
already too much Of both.
So far as we conceive bleeding, puking, or pure-
ing necessary, or even admissible we have in all
clearly pointed out the times and circumstance
under which We think they should be used.
Although we have mentioned variety of sudor-
Ifcs otdiaphonucs, such the saline diaphortcs
Of the super-caTbonates Of potash or soda we have
also mentioned a variety Of vegetable diaphoritcs
which are familiar to every one, and which, too,
are equally eftcacious
Under the head Of anodynes we have mentioned
Doyer's powders, paragoric elixir laudGnum, & C.
Laudanum being the most common and familiar
preparation OF opium, in almost every instance, il
not IN all, II answers every purpose where either Of
those preparations il required.
One chapter IL devoted 10 what may be called Nd !
terra Mtdica giving description Of the different or
tcles Of medicine recommended in this treatise with
the of mixing them, whether in the liquid or
other FORMS with the size of the dose and their ef
fects upon the human system.
This book contains also:
LIST. The authors reasons why he has departed
from the practice OF the old-school physicians and
all others, in the treatment and cure of fcyers;
I'd. A short outline Of the animal economy, &c
3d. The authors views and opinions in relation
TO the inconsistency and rationaity Of attempting
to cure feyers principally by depletioni
4Ih. The authors practice and treatment in the
cure Of feveTG;
5th. The authors yiewH on the subject Of the uni
ty Of fevers;
9th. or intermittent, or ague and fever
eth. Common bilious, or bilious remlttent fever;
9Th. Cholera infantum, &c;
9Th. OF yellow fever
10Th. or influenza;
llth. OF mild typhus, or nervous fever;
l2th. OF cold plague, or spotted fever;
18th. or scarlet fever
l4th. Of measles;
18th. OF child-bed, or puerperal fevrr;
10th. An phabetica arrangement of the articles OF
medicine used in this work. o..
For the satisfaction of those persons at distance
and unacquaintsd with my character and standing
asa physician, have thought proper to attach TO
the work several letters and certificates from gen.
temen Of the first respectabity in this State, who
have been personally and intimately acquainted
with me 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 unrvalled efficacy of
my Anti-Fever Pills, wherever they have been sent;
and for the last ten years they have had a circular
ton coextensive with all the southern and south
western States of the Union. .E /
The retail price per box of twenty-four small
pills being dollar and fifty cents, if this not
the most prompt and eficacious remedy ever used
in the cure offcvers, can any one believe for mo-
ment that they would have sold at that apparently
high price, and to largely upward Of a million of
boxes? Certainly thew would not,
A full disclosure of the component parts of these
pills 10 given in this work. together with directions
for making and using them on all occasions.
The Ingredients Of which these pills are COM
posed, be obtained at Of the stores in the
country, and at perhaps, every drugstore.
There are also mentioned IN the work two herbs,
which grow q beevc) in every part Of the United
States and consequently can be obtained with ease
by every person, in abundance, that considered
admirable substitutes for the preparation of which
the pills are made
The treatise here offered to the public on fevers,
the retail price of which being only two dollars per
copy, will doubtless, be found 10 be the 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 it do not
awaken the people from the mesmeric, or other
almost as unaccountable sleep, that they have been
in for centuries past, confess know not what will.
have repeatedly said, and unhesitatngly repeat
II now, rash and vain as the expression may APP
pearl that any common observer under this plan,
especially when aided by the book, can treat fevers
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 mcdi-
cine has been sent, arrangements have been made,
and is confidently expected that an ample supply
of the books for the demand will be sent and kept
up; but f this should not be done, the author has
made contracts with Messrs. Thomas Cowpathwait
& Co, of Philadelphia; Messrs. Nafo & Cornish, of
New York, and Messrs. Gushing e. Brother, of
Baltimore, book merchants in those places, where
merchants and others residing in those States and
Territories, well in all others, can, and it is
hoped WILL be supplied upon terms calculated to in
duce purchases.
JOHN SAPPINGTON,
Saline county, Missouri.
IylIeosrs. A. q. sWITZER & CO.,
ST. Louis Missouri.
A GENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING