Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-05
Malignant Dysentery. or
Cholera.

The curative qualities Of BRAEDRETHAs
PuIs are not TO be estimated by the cures
they effect in the cholera, or malignant Dysen-
tery: their value is in certainly eradieating
the premoniiory symptoms; the diarrhea,
which If stopped by laudanum, too often ter
inmates at once in death without the actual
cholera having been as yet present; the weak
ness of the system from the effect OF the diar-
rhea, not having vital force in it sufficient TO
withstand the further debilitating effect of
the Hsleepy drug" In fact it would be only
an exhibition of common sense il some of the
Medical Faculty would try the average dose on
a strong. healthy man. / am Of the opinion
that il would be the last dose he would take
! However. We do know that the general his
tory Of cases of cholera is this. "f1e was ar
aiefed with diarrhea, on Thursday his COM
plaint was supposed to be thoroughly checked;
on Friday and Saturday he underwent eonsid-
cradle fatigue; on Saturday night be was at
tackled with cholera or malignant dysentery
and died next morning" This is the history
with doctors, with divines, with civilians, and
with lavmen. Diarrhea checked, cholera or
malignant dysentery sets in, and death closes
the scene. And viii nothing warn, win moth
ing induce a correct practicei II all die who
have the diarrbea checked, will no physician
try the other plan and report the factsl If
they were universally successful in saving their
patients with laudanum-the opposing nature,
the binding I'D Of disease in the body, instead
Of expelling il out say, if this treatment
was sometimes successful in saving life, TO say
nothing of the constitution broken, yet, rs
the cure was about as bad as the disease, /
should think that the purgative plan might be
tried. Surely medical men are not afraid OF
the patient being too soon cured for their pro-
1T this will not comport with my idea Of the
general highmindedness OF the profession.-
No! il is from ignorance and education that
they are opposed to purgation with the Bran
dreth Pills. For purgation with the ordinary
purgatives know viii not cure diarrhea, but
Brandrsth,s Pills will, and | am willing TO
submit them to any trial in the public hOspi-
tails that may be desired, as have often pub
ilicly declared, But physicians at these insti-
tutions say, we viii not use them, sir, unless
you tell us of What they are made! 1t is for
their valuable effects in curing disease. and
their speciaI value in cholera that wish them
TO be used, is my reply. And is il Of eonse-
uuenee that what compose the Brandreth Pills
should be knownl II you send a prescription
10 the apntbecary, you never have two apothe-
carries who make use Of the same quality OF
drugs, and in fact 50 much do dIugs Of the same
name differ in appearance, that it requires
great experience to tell that they belong TO the
vegetable; they are ten times more powerful,
weight for weight, than ealomel; they are, in
fact. the most economical medicine in the
world; for one pill, the cost Of which is one
cent, will purge some constitutions equal to an
ounce of salts They are the poor mans medi
cine. 1t is to him who has small means, and
who has a young family depending upon him
for support that their worth is evident. Those
who can afford to have doctor and be sick
month, can do so; but all cannot have this
high privilege children would starve. Bran
dreths Pills are the medicine for the poor man.
and for tine sensible rich. But the simple, the
ignorant, the learned, prejudiced man, who
shall save him, if he Is really attacked with n
dangerous disease! lie will die ! for the rene
dies of physicians are of no value in cases Of
absolute danger, as all the friends Of those vh'
are gone know. Let the truth be spoken
sometimes. Yet again it is said use no purga-
tiyes, use no medicine which eyacuates The
bowels. And yet Mr.. t. was purged and
griped; he was almost in commissions; he took
four Brandreth Pills and drank plentifuly Of
barley water and he recovered next day. Mr.
G. was sick in the course OF four months sew,
raj times with all the worst symptoms Of in
cipient chnleru, and each time he used nothing
but Brandreth Pills aad they cured him. !
have known no case of cholera prove fatal
/
stage. .4nd challenge he iehole medical pro-
fession 10 tell Of single fatal case, irhere these
Pills Of healing polcers pere so used. have
administered them personally in several severe
cases of malignant dYseLtery. and with the hap
piest results, for have not lost single case,
no other medicine has been used in my own
family during this summer. We have parta-
ken freely of all the productions of the garden.
no vegetable has been excluded from my table.
and our health has never been better. 1t Is
| true that several cases of severe diarrhRa have
taken place, but few doses Of Pills has entire
ly eradIcated the difficulty. And all other
| families throughout the United States could
have enjoyed themselves as well as us, had they
relied upon the Brandreth Pills.
have the strongest testimony of their bene
! hcial effects in st. Louis, in Cincinnati, New
Orleans, and in Lower Sandusky. My agent
at the latter place was obliged TO send an ex-
press TO New York for Pills. and he states that
he .swent TO Sandusky city to administer the
Pills after the doctors had all left for other
parts"
! have published what deemed strong evil
dence-o their great curative qualities; It r..
mains with the public TO say what weight il
deserves. But that they remove the impuri-
ties from the system by their occasional use,
which greatly lessons the liability to an attack
of diarrhea, is beyond doubt.
Cosfiveness may be considered the first symp-
| tom; diarrhea with constant flying pains IN
the bowels, the next symptom; dysentery with
constant seated pains, the next; and the
malignant form is present when these pains
become cramps. Now, these Brandreth Pills,
used in view of prevention, may save all the
above trouble; they remove the costiveness.
and If pains in the bowels continue, you use
emollient drinks, as Cruel, barley water, &c.-
! Should diarrhGa set in, you still use the pills
once or twice a Gay, drinking the same kind
of beverage; and the same course IS to be fol-
lowed If the disease runs into dysentery, either
before or after the pills have been taken; for
all that can be claimed for the pills is that they
will cure and generally prevent an attack; but
/ if the poison of the malignant dysentery has
been already received into the system, then al
that we can do is to blunt its powers for evil
This we can do; and pledge nv wlrd. if the
pills are used with ordinary discretion in any
Of these prevailing bowel disorders, the eommu-
nifty will find il TO their advantage.
B. BRASDRETH.
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