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sAPPINGToN ON FEvERs.
II NsV Theory and Treatment Of Feuss
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III VeU Theory ana treatment of Feous
By Or. JOHN sArPNGros,
or Saline county, Missouri. revised and corrected 3,
f. Siih, NJ d., Of Ffanklin, Tennessee
THIS work is now offered to the public for sal,
Il The author fatters himself with the belief, Ina,
when IL shall have been sttentyely examined and
the system Of practice thereia recommended fully
and fairly tested, il will be found 10 30 far e.
coed that of any other system that has hitherto
been offered 10 the public in the cure OF feyers a,
TO obtain for decided preference in the estimation
Of every practical This work 10 intended 10 %
TO the families and fresides Of the community ags
Ito The great body Of the ABerican people
The author entertaIns no doubt but that d,
farmer or mechanic, by carefully reading il over
few times, will fully comprehend ue meaning Of hs
author, and be enabled carry out the practice sue.
eeSsfllly in bis own family, If he has confidence ia
himself, and thus enable him TO be his own physician
in the cure Of feyers, which CONSTITUTES nine-entAs
Of the bodily pain, suffering and mortality ofths h-
man family. . ... ,f-
The author himself has bestowed much time and
reflection on IL; he has also spared no pains ex.
pense 10 employ competent persons TO assist him in
preparing this work, and in making II as clear and
as acceptable TO all classes Of the community a
possible. But he Is awre, with very few exoep-
lions, that there is class (the dociors) whose
sanction 10 work Of this kind cannot be obtained
for the reason that II conflicts materially with bod
their principles and their interests therefore he doe
not except their appreciation To II.
We have carefully contrasted this with mos
other theories and treatments, particularly the De.
pletiye one, and feel well assured that the publk
mind il not so much biased that il cannot do other
wise than pronounce decidedly in its favor fof
whilst under this treatment all the remedies tend %
the lost balance TO the circulation, by acting
mildly and uniformly upon all the sscrelions and
excretions and at the same time they also sustain
the general system. The depletive practice (esps
cially on very many ocoasions) not only adds 10 he
general functional arrangement Of the system but
supersdds Prostration and debility, when there d
already too much Of both.
So far as we conceive bleeding, puking, or pun.
ing necessary, or even admissible, we have in Al
cases clearly pointed out the times and circumstance
under which we think they should be used
Although we have mentioned variety Of sudor.
ihes oddiaphoritics, such as the saline daphorio
Of the super-carbonaies Of potash soda, we han,
slso mentioned variety Of vegetable diaphondes
which are familiar TO every one, and which, TOO,
are equally eficacious.
Under the head Of anodynes we have mentioned
Doyer's powders, Parsgonc elixir, laudanum, &c |
Laudanum being the most common and familiar
preparation Of opium, in almost every instance,
not in all, It answers every purpose where either
those preparations is required.
One chapter is devoted to what may be called "
terra .Medea giving description Of the difiereuin
tcles Of medicine recommended in this treatise, xa
the manner Of mixing them, whether in the liquha
other forms, with the size Of the dose and Their &
fleets upon the human system.
This book contains also:
LIST. The authors reasons why he has depara
from the practice Of the old-school phi ysicians, a
all others, in the treatment and cure Of feyers;
3D. A short outline Of the animal economy, &c
Sd. The authors views and opinions in relation
to the Inconsistency and irrationalty of atemplns
to cure fevers principally by depletion;
4th The authors practice and treatment in In
cure Of fevers;
5th. The authors views on the subject of the uni
ty Of fevers; .....
9Th. OF intermittent, or ague and fever;
7th. Common bilious, or bilious remittent fever
9Th. Cholera infantum, &c;
9Th. OF yellow fever
10th. or influenza;
llth. OF mild typhus, or nervous fever
l2th. or cold plague, or spotted fever;
18th. or scarlet fever;
l4th. or measles; .
18th or 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 standing
as physician, have thought proper to attach
the work several letters and certificates from gen
uemen of the first responsibility in this State, who
have been personally and intimately acquanisd
with me for more than twenty years, and could hap
obtained thousands of others had deemed il neces
sary.
have also attached many letters and oerti6caia
to the work, speaking of the uDrivaed efficacy o.
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 Unon.[
The retail price per box Of twenty-four small
pills being dollar and fifty cents if this was no.
the most prompt and efficacious remedy ever use
in the cure offevers, can any one believe for mo
ment that they would have sold at that apparently
high price, and to largely upward of million q
boxess Certainly they would not.
A full disclosure of the component parts of thex
pills is given in this work, together with direction
for making and using them on all occasions
The ingredients of which these pills are com
posed, can be obtained at most of the stores inth
country, and at, perhaps, every drugstore.
There are also mentioned in the work two herb,
which grow q believe) in every part of the United
States, and consequently can be obtained with eas
by every person, in abundance, that are consdera
admirable substitutes for the preparation of which
The pills are made.
The treatise here offered to the public on feven
he retail price of which being only two dollars per
,opy, will, doubtless, be found to be the cheopest
md to contain the simplest and most useful remedu
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 na
awaken the people from the nesmeric, or some ohd
almost as unaccountable sleep, that they have ben
have repeatedly said, and unhesitatingly repes
i now, Crash and vain as the expression may ap
pearl that any common observer, under this plan
especially when aided by the book, can treat feveu
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 patent
bed side.
To those States and Territories where the med
cine hos been sent, arrangements have been mad
and 1t is confidently expected that ample suppl
Of the books for the demand will be sent and ke
up; but if this should not be done, the author M
made contracts with Messrs. Thomas Cowpaihwsi
& Co, of Philadelphia; Messrs Nafo e. Cornish,
New York, and Mesars Gushing e. Brother,
Baltimore, book merchants in those places, whed
merchants and others residing in those States al
Territories, well as in NIL others, can, and
hoped will, be supplied upon terms calculated to
duce purchases.
JOHN SAPPINGToN,
Saline county Missouri.
n5~Messrs. A. G. SWITZER Il CO.,