Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-08-18
To The Editor of the Appeal:

Dear Sir: While detained in your CITY
by I'll health and other causes unnecessary
to mention, my attention was attracted 10
long list of certificates published in your
paper In relation to extraordinary cures
effected by DR.. b. R. Thomas Knowing,
the facility with which certificates are oh
tanned, and the fraud frequently practiced
to procure them, resolved TO pretermit
them; but struck with the imposing array
OF names, | was induced to change nv
determined TO change nv determination,
and give the n (If | might be permitted 10
use the expressIon,) The benefit Of an un-
preJudlced perusal. am now convinced
mat there IS no exaggeraiion about the
subject matter of these cert,fic ties. The
individuals who have given their ,estimo-
ny 10 favor of the skill and moral worth
OF Dr. Thomas, are gentlemen of talents
and high standing, and have represented
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth. | had no acqua;n,ance with
UT. thomas, hut such was my CURIOSITY 10
see gentleman who had ACCOMPLISHED as
much IT not more than any other man
Tor the cause OF suffering humanity, that
visited MS inhrmary and introduced my
sell. On entering into conversation, |
found him TO be exceedingly intelligent,
communicative and courteuus, and disprs
ed TO treat me with every proper respect
and attention. He answered all my in.
quirles for information with great frank.
ness, and opened for my inspection the
numerous and commodious rooms of his
lnhrmary. de also afforded me an CD.
portunlty of Strengthening my already
strong faith In his wisdom and unrivall,d
skill, by showing me number of patients
abandoned by other physicians as incura.
BILE, but restored TO health by his more 10.
dcious and skiliul mode of treatment. A.
mong the cases Of cure were the following:
A case OF prolapsus uteri, of Is years
Duration, and so bad that the patient was
oonhned to the bed nearly .all the time,
Out cured by his mode of treatment 10
three months. A cancer Of Tour years
duration, involving the nose, upper lip.
throat and palate, which had bafiied the
skill OF two celebrated cancer doctors, but
perfectly cured by him in few months.
a case of mental arrangement of two years
duration cured in three months. Twopa.
tents with obstinate fungus ulcers tor
more than ten years duration--pronounc
ed incurable by other physicians, but cured
oy him In few months. | must not for.
gel to state, saw a patient who, when be
the lnfirmary in the spring, was
emactated TO skeleton, and afflicted with
almost entire blindness, but has sIuce so
much improved as TO be able TO take exer
else Wllhnnf fatt nj
Having been taught and graduated in
he old school of medicine, and welded by
prejudice and education TO my medical
creed, defended and practiced il for the
period OF seven years, but discovering by
observation and experience that MANY of
he remedies we're unsafe and injurious,
the use OF calomel Ell id Omne
genus, and adopted the eclectic or relorm-
sd sy stem OF practice. In calling the at
eElion OF the public to the exlraordi.
lary cures of DIR. Thomas, | am irfUenc'
I'd by no other motive than desire to do f.
sooc. He's no empty pretender to n,edr
;ai science, but graduate Of one OF lDs
medical colleges of Georgia.
ne mas been practitioner for elghleea Y
years, aud as physician possessing 100
to distinguish and treat DIS
base IN general, | consider him very emf
lenL and absolutely without an equa'
n the cure of cancers. white s~es
ing, scrofula. ulcerous sores of long sano'
ng. scald head, leprosy, letter, tumofs
wens. dropsy, gravel, structure, rhuem%
ism, diseases OF the liver and lungs, s0'
all mercurial and veneral affections
believe the day will soon arrive when
The rapidly increasing fame of DIR. Thon'as
will not be confined to this couRiry, bd'
AhHr...xrl..a,i H.. E,lrnne