The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-07-21
BLEEDING
ALWAYS IMPROPER.

volume ofthe losses it has ,sustaned:in.bu
up the body, or supplying its daily waste. In
that Book of Books, the Bible, we hnd.-.Ihe lie
| is in the Blood'-Gen. tx. 4. The life OF the
flesh is in the blood.'-Lev. xvii. IL. Blood is
the life of the fesh.-Lev. vii. %. God hath
made of ONE BLOOD all nations of men. Acts
xix. 26. In this last quotation two important
truths are set Gorh-irsf, the constituting prlncl-
pie of men-'we are all made OF BLOOD second,
the sameness OF our bodily constitutions-'We
are all made Of one blood By its circular mo-
ton. it keeps up the life in every organ ofthe
body Blood gives health; it produces the real
blooming couontenancc; 1t enlivens the mind;
il is streane1h and life And yet people think
we can have too much of this important and
most valuable fluid, Do trees die from too great
quantities ofsap2 No. And shall impiouS man
saw his Creator was wrong in not making
a Mace i'm mans body for the discharge
of Ihis'fluid, this life principe2 Blood is shut
up in its proper vessel: it cannot run out naturally
Shall blind mOrtalS assume a superiority TO the
Great Creator. and with rash hands take this
precious fluid from the body docs not the to-
tal evacuation of blood bring instant death?-
This teriable evil is less than 1t was a
90. when YOU must be bled once or twice year
| for PASSIONS sake-Now doctor cannot be bled
for every thing The people are learning that
| the blood is of some use. Let us hope that the
distinguishing use OF leecheS may also be aban-
doned.
do not deny that when man is bled,a portion
of the serosity or bad humor comes away with
the blood; the temporary relief is due 10 the E.
vacuation of that portion OF matter, the efficient
cause of disorder in the circulation.
| FALLS, ACCIDENTS, &c. &c.
| No good can result, even in falls and bruises
or in any accidents, from letting blood. Neither
internal nor external diseases can be benefited
by such false practice. For, to kill man to
save his life, cannot be sustained cannot ad-
A. -
ing its mover. 1t will be said: But So-and-so
was nsensible from the fall; that he was bled
and came round 1.-THE use of hartshorn to his
nose, and to rub his temples will have the same
effect Hot brandy and water will answer a
good purpose, and relieve the circulation sooner
than bleeding, without the after weakning effect.
A shock has the same effect, in a measure, upon
the body that lightning produces upon tilt
destroys the hfeprincpe col SSling of lite living
globular bodies it is these that ma Ike our solid
flesh by their power of coagulation. Now, when
person is killed by fall or by lightning if you
open vain, the blood will run out, even if the
body is quite cold. And observe il never after
congratulates-never. The fact is, its life is
gone-was all destroyed by the shock,-by great
er affinity that the lightning had, or the earth, or
| the thing the body was upon-had for the life OF
the blood, than the blood itself hadfor retaining
it,which may be species of electricity for aught
we know TO the contrary.
In fifteen minutes Brandreth's Pills produce
effect after shock.
| When persons who have had severe falls or
bruises, by which the ways of the circulation be-
came as it were loaded with refuse or WORKOUT
tissue or muscles, and dead blood, and which, if
not speedily removed, occasion such disturbance
in the body, that inflammation great palms, and fits
often result; Brandreth's Pills being administered
under these circumstances in doses of six or eight
or more, as may be required will ordinarily oper
ate in 10 or 20 minutes, while at other times a
similar dose would Dot operate under six or eight
hours.
We are aware that the best argument to use in
support oibloodettng, has been and is yet, in spite
OF true reasoning the great vacuum which may be at
once proouced by it. But IL is certain that after the
evacuation Of blood. and the Immoral fluid, or, as
we callit, the acrimonious serosity, discharges it.
self from its different cavities and then goes and fills
that very vacuum often producing ncurabe torpor
Truly man would be the most mise able creature in
existence could he only obtain reliefby losing the IA
Guilty of feeling. No reasoning will prevent some
persons from being sebuced by the dcceivmg relief
which they feel after being bled. They do inyaria-
bly, pay dearly for it. To obtain this pretended re
lieffor period Of twenty four hours, they certainly
shorten their lives, and liable to become para
lyled for the sad remainder oftheir existence.
The idea is, that pleading is preventive against
future internal distractions and settings of humors
Common sense only is sufficient to prve that in ORDER
toprevent those internal accidents, you must begin
by evacuating those matters which might produce
| them. Now we know very well that that which
gives us life is not the occasion:of DEATH So tits
not the blood that does this, but the corrupt humors
| remove them by purgaton by BRANDRETH's
Pills, and all the health you capable of receiving
win surely be enjoyed and your sickness will seldom
be an affair of long standing it is wonderful TO see
how soon we get our neallh when the right course
to obtain iii adopted.
Look at the victim Of blood-lcttng his skin a
livid appearance, pale, eyes without a ray ofenergy
left total debility He looks if he were already
in the power Of the grave Such sight exctes
our pity, and the more because we know that but
for prejudice, nine out ofevery ten may be saved IT,
instead Of losing Their precious blood, they would pre-
serve with the Bradreth Pills, which would cleanse
their systems Of impurities, whilei left the blood to
BRANDERTH'S PILLS
TAKE OUT THE EVIL PRIcIPLEFRoM THE BopY
Bleeding, on the contrary, takes out the good
Think of these thing. Is the blood life then
when you are sick, you all you have, more than
at any other time. Reflect?
CONSIDERATIONS FURTHER UPON
BLOOD-LETTING.
1t is very doubtful when a person has lost much
blood, if he can eujoy state of robust health again.
Because we entirely depend upon the quantity of
blood, SIS well as its pureness, TO ensure vigorous
health. To obtain this desirable object YOU must
purify the blood-not take il out of the BODY You
must remove all distractions to the evacuation of its
impurities.
hope and believe that that the world is beginning
to be convinced Of the improperly Of the practice Of
OF bood-lettng IL is not TO be expected that our
physicians will reform themselves Ii has never vet
been that any body of men would of their own accord
give up old practices. The reform must be
IN consequence OF the pressure from without |
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEIT PILLS.
BE very careful and go to the agent when you want
Brandreth's Pills then you of the genuine
article. When you purchase Otherwise, enquire
of the seller whether he knows the pills he offers
you are the gnune Brandreih's Pills. Every man |
knows whether the article he offers is true or false
Beware Of cheats.
Remember PAL Broadway is DR.. Brandreth's |
Principal Office; PA Brewery, Retail Office
24l Hudson st. Retail Office, and the following are
agents in the County ofAddison.
Joseph Simouds, Whiting; Kent Wright |
Shoreham John Simonds, Watch Point
T. Fletcher s. Son, Bridport; w. S, Brown,
Addison j. c. Mead, Cornwall !; Jonathan
Hagar, NJ ddlebnry A. p. Roscoe, New
Haven; G. w. Parmley, Bristol; T. c.