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sAPPINGToN ON FEvERS.
.NsD Theory and Treatment Of Fepers,
BIZ DIR. JOHN sAPrMeToa,

II .Nep Theory and Treatment Of Fseas,
BIZ DIR. JOHN sAPrRGros,
OF Saline county, Missouri, revissd and corrected BY
r. Stih, NJ d., Of Franklin, Tennessee.
'EHiS work is now offered 10 the public for sale.
a The author faiters himself with the belief, that
when IL shall have been attentiyely examined, and
the syatem of practice therein recommended fully
and fairly tested, it will be found TO so far ex-
coed that of any other system that has hitherto
been offered TO the public in the cure Of feyers as
10 obtain for it decided preference in the estimation
Of every practical man. This work il intended TO go
TO the families and resides Of the community at large
to the great body of the American people.
The author entertains no doubt, but that the
farmer 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
cessfully in his own family, If he has confidence in
himself, and thus enable him 10 be his physician
in the Of feyers, which constitute nine-tenths
of the bodily pain, suffering and mortality Of the hu-
man family 80
The author himself has bestowed much time and
reflection on It; he has also spared pains
pense 10 employ competent persons TO assist him in
preparing this work, and in making 1t ms clear and
as acceptable TO all classes of the community as
possible. But he il aware, with very few excep-
lions, that there is class (the doctors) whose
sanction to 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 il. ...'
We have carefully contrasted this with mos
other theories and treatments, particularly the de-
petiye one, and feel well assured that the public
mind is not so much biased that il cannot do other
wise than pronounce decidedly in its favor; for
whilst under this treatment, all the remedies tend
restore the lost balance TO the circulation by acting
mildly and uniformly upon all the secretions and
excretions, and at the same time they also sustain
the general system. The deplelive practice (espe-
eiay on very many oecaslons) not only adds To the
general functional arrangement of the system, but
supersdds prostration and debility, when there is
already too much Of both. ..- ...
So far we conceive bleeding, puking, or purg-
ing necessary, or even admissible, we have in all
clearly pointed out the times and circumstances
under which we think they should be used.
Although We have mentioned variety of sudor-
ifcs oHdiaphorites, such the saline diaphorities
Of the super-earbonaes OF potash or soda, we have
also mentioned a variety Of vegetable daphoritics,
which familiar TO every one, and which, too
equally efhcacious. ........ ...'. . =
Under the head Of anodynes we have mentioned
Doyer's powders, paagoric elixir, laudanum, &c.
Lsudanum being the most common and familiar
preparation Of opium, in almost every instance, if
not IN all answers every purpose where either of
those preparations is required. .
One chapter is devoted to what may be called No
terra Msdiea, giving description of the different
cles of medicine recommended in this Treatise with
the manner Of mixing them, whether in the liquid
other forms with the size Of the dose and their ef
fects upon the human system. ... r......
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 levers;
I'd. A short outline Of the animal economy, &c. /;
Sd. The authors views and opinions in relation
to the inconsistency and nationally of attempting
% cure feyers principally by depletion;
4th. The authors practice and treatment in the
cure of fevers; ~. ..s ....... ....
5th The authors views on the subject of the uni
ty of fevers;
9Th. or intermittent, or ague and fever;
7th. Common bilious, or bilious remittent fever;
Sth. Cholera infantum, &C.;
9Th. OF yellow fever;
10TH OF influenza;
llth OF mild typhus, or nervous fever;
18th. or cold plague, OF spotted fever;
18th OF scarlet fever;
l4th. OF measles;
18th or child-bed, or puerperal fevrr;
18th An alphabetical arrangement of the articles OF
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 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. ~ m "a ..n a- #yr.
have also attached many letters and certificates
to the work. speaking of the unriyaled efficacy Of
my Anti-Fever Pills. wherever they have been sent;
and for the last years they have had a circular
ton cocxtensive 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 il this not
the most prompt and eaicacious remedy ever used
nent 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 parts of these
pills is given in this work, together with directions
for making and using them on all occasions
The ingredients of which these pills COM
posed, be obtained at most of the stores in the
country, and at, perhaps, every drugstore. Il.
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
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 fcvers,
the retail price of which being only two dollars per
copy will, doubtless be found to be the cheapest,
and contain the simplest and most useful remedies
ever offered to the public at any price, Indeed, !
consider it more donation than a sale.
IL this book and the facts unfoldcd by it do not
awaken the people from the mesmerc, or some other
almost understandable sleep, that they have been
in for centuries past, confess know not what will
| have repeatedly said, and unhesitatingy repeat
il now, Crash and vain az the expression may APP
pear } that any common observer, under this plan,
especially when aided by the book, can treat tevers
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 patents
bed side. .'a.' a. .. ... ...
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 Cowpathwait
& Co., of Philadelphia Messrs. Na6o & Cornish, of
New York, and Messrs Gushing d 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 il is
hoped will, be supplied upon terms calculated to in
duce purchases. , .
IT = I.....-.. JOHN SAPPINGToN, 4
... Saline county, Missouri
H5eMessrs. A. G.. SWTTZER e. CO.,
Ct II an Missouri