Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-19
Malignant Dysentery, or
Cholera.


The curative qualities of BRAEDRETH's
iILIz. are not to be estimated by the cures
they effect in the cholera, or nialignant Dysen-
tery: their value is in certainly eradieating
the premoniiory symptoms; the disrrhea.
which If stopped by laodanum. 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-
rhna, not having vital force in il sufficient to
Withstand the further debilitating effect of
the s,leepy drug" In fact it would be only
an exhibition of common sense If some of the
Medical Faculty would try the average dose on
a strong. healthy man. l 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. "He was aE
ficted with diarrhea, on Thursday his COM
plant was supposed to be thoroughly checked; |;
on Friday and Saturday he underwent eonsid-
cradle fatigue; on Saturday night he was at
tackled with cholera or malignant dysentery
and died next morning.n This is the history
with doctors, with divines, with civilians, and
with laymen. Diarrhea checked, cholera or
malignant dysentery sets in, and death closes
The scene. And win nothing warn, win moth
ing induce a correct practice? II all die who
have the diarrhea checked, will no physician
try the other plan and report the facts? II
thew we're universally successful in saving their
patients with laudan um-the opposing nature,
the binding up Of disease in the body, instead
of exseliing it out-I say, if this treatment
was sometimes successful in saving life, 70 say
nothing of the constitution broken, yet, as
the cure was about as bad as the disease,
should think that the purgative plan might be
tried. Surely medical men are not afEaid 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 will not cure diarrhoea, but
.BIandreth,s Pills will, and | am willing t.
submit them to any trial IN the public hOspi-
tails that may be desired, as have often pub
licly declared. But physicians at these insti-
tutions saw, 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 special value in cholera that | wish them
to be used, is my reply. And is it of eonse-
uuenee that what compose the Brandreth Pills
should be knownl II you send a prescription
to the apotheeary, you never have two apothe-
carries who make use Of the same quality OF
drugs, and in fact so much do drugs Of the same
name differ in appearance, that 1t requires
great experience to tell that they belong TO the
same family. Brandreth's Pills are purely
vegetable: they are ten times more powerful,
weight for weight, than calomel; 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 10 an
ounce of salts They aIe the poor mans medi-
cine. II is to him who has small means, and
who has young family depending upon him
for suuport that their worth is evident. Those
who can afford to have doctor and be sick q
month, can do so; but all cannot have this
high privilege: children would starve. Bran
dreth's Pills are the medicine for the poor man,
and for the sensible rich. But the simple, the
ignorant, the learned. prejudieed man, who
shall save him, if he Is really attacked with n
dangerous disease! He will die for the rene
dies of physicians are Of no value in cases Of
absolute danger, as all the friends of those wi, ,
are gone know Let the truth be spoken
sometimes. Yet again it is said use no purga-
tiyes, use no medicine which evacua!es the
bowels. And yet Mr.. L. was purged and
griped he was almost in convulsions; he took
four Brandreth Pills and drank plentifully Of
barley water, and he recovered next day. Mr..
G. was sick in the course OF four months seve
raj times.with all the worst symptoms Of in
cipient cholera, and each time he used nothing
but Brandreth Pills and they cured him.
have known no case of cholera prove iata
where Bran1reth Pills were used in the frsi
stage. And challenge he Ichole medical pro-
tession % tell Of single fatal case, ichere these
Pills Of healing polreTg uere so used. have
administered them personally in several severe
cases Of malignant dYseLtery. and with the hap
- for I bat lasf eli
no other medicine has been used in my OWL
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 hetter. 1t is
true that several cases of severe diarrhpa 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 ns US, had they
relied upon the Brandreih Pills.
have the strongest testimony of their bene
fetal effects in st. Louis, in Cincinnati, New
Orleans, and in Lower Sandusky. NJ agent
at the latter place was Obliged TO send an ex-
press to New York for Pills, and he states that
he .'went to Sandusky city TO administer tha
Pills after the doctors had all left for other
parts"
have published what | deemed strong evil
dence of their great curative qualities; it re-
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 liabil ty TO an attack
of 6iarrhGa, is beyond doubt.
C0stiveness 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,
lsed in view Of prevention, may save all the
ibove trouble; they remove the costiveness.
Ind If pains in the bowels continue, you use
smollient drinks, as Cruel, barley water, &c
Should diarrhea set in, you still use the pills
1nee or twice Gay, drinking the same kind
If beverage; and the same course is to be fol-
owed If the disease runs into dysentery, either
,efore or after the pills have been taken; for
III that can be claimed for the pills is that they
viii cure and generally prevent an attack but
{ the poison of the malignant dysentery has
,een already received into the system, then al!
hat we can do is to blunt its powers for evil.
This we can do; and pledge my word. if the
bills are used with ordinary discretion in any
4 these prevailing bowel disorders. the eommu-
lity will find If to their advantage.
B. BRASDRETH.
L. P. MAGUET, Gallipolis; Thos. Evans,
;enterville; ]. N. Afford, Cheshire; J. L
Sewsom, Ridgeway; Jos. Waddell, Patriot;
Martin Gilmore, Point Pleasant. Va; Jas.
.isk, Pomeroy; C. NJ. Martin, Jackson.
Aug. q, l550,-eowlychq
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