The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-06-11

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The following history of the Rock Rose
pihus and ia medical properties, We take
fro,n the Nc~ Haven Palladium, March,
lss2.
The increased iniefcs, manifested in
the Rock Rose plant, IN consequence Of
ihc many wonderful cures effected BY "My-
err ConPyund Extract Of Rock Rose
calls far bnef history Of IL, in order 10
correct any erroneous opinion that ma have
bern entertained concerning IT and also
ioset IN true high, plant which promises
10 b. universally beneficial.
We arc indebted 10 the United States
DisPensa'ory for the following description
Il a.
], he entirely difFaren, from tl,e common
Hosr. II is red s,emmed. oblong leaf
piam, having bitter taste In addition 10
. remarkable peculiarly 81 the plant, of
bearing two crops Of flowers IN one season.
" has also another interesting and b,.snii
fdl property DR.. Eaton says that In the
months of November aud December. he has
seen hundreds Of ,hese plants sending out.
near their roots, broad, thin, curved ice
crystals. about an inch IN breadth. which
melted during the day, and were renewed
IN the morning. For a more minute and
analytical description Of II, the reader l.
referred 10 Torrey and Gray's botanical
works
lis medical history and properties are far
the ms~i important, SINCE upon these de-
Ponds its value To the Community. DrIou-
don says tina, in 1879 1t was 80 valuable in
England that II was cultivated from seeds.
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lege, has hab,tually used IL with grcn, sue
cess IN Scrofula and Chronic Disease, and
through HIN lis virtues were made known,
until, as IN. Tyler says, "a ii Is now IN this
section New Haven't common article in
domestic practice for the cure Of scrofula
and cu,nneous Diseases"
DIR. Whiilaw, a Scotch botanist of noto-
ricty, while travelling Ia America, In lsii,
learned it, use in Canada. Ruiurning 10
England. he employed II IN mcdicating his
baths, which became greatly celebrated for
the cure Of similar Diseases.
DR. Isaac Parish, Of Philadelphia, remarks
that Il has been successfully tricd In bad
cases Of Scrufolou- Diseases.
Dr. J. II. Thompson, of the same place.
prescribed It In bad cases Of Scfoiulous
patients a, Wills Hospital His success
attracted the attention Of senior physicians.
lie reports the following remarkable case
OF white Swelling Of the hip, In February,
iriii Tho lad was seven years old, and
hsd the disease for three years The bone
was dislocaied upward and odtwArd. There
vas large opening ON the hip leading to
the bone, into " hich could thrust nv fin
ger. ooua,ed three ulcers. lie had been
under several physicians who had given
hlia up | ordered n dccocuon Of Rock
Rose. In two days his night swcair ceas-
ed then ordered a tea spoonful Of Rock
Rose three tmc- DAY. Thirty nine DAYS
after, he vas entirely well.
Dr. Webb. Of Madison, CT, tesiife- to
the value OF Rock Rose, a. eyinced IN the
cure Of numerous cases Of the Scnofala,
especially IN children.
DIR y. Fuller, Of Hartford, e.. admins
tered the Roos Rose - scrofuIous female.
IN which the anti SO roiulous remedies had
been applied without success. The disease
was fully arrested BY IL.
DR.. ID. A. Tyler, OF New Haven. CT. re.
lates the following case. Mr. &. from n
child was afflicted With the Scrofnla. and
had also Glandulaf Sweliines ON The neck.
Al the age Of III he vas mnch worse he
had eigi, nbsce~scs on the neck, three nj.
cers on the shoulder, and three on the hip~.
lie consulted DR.. Manson and Spalding
81 New Haven, but all 10 M purpose. Ia
lri7, when forty years Of age, Mr. Smith.
farmer trom Long Island, observing Mr.
T.. sitl his head drawn on one side, and
unable la labor, advised him to try the
Rock Rosr regularly, which he did Eof four
weeks. The ulcers broke, discharged. and
healed. The tuiaors itssaned an size his
head resumed It's natural position and he
~eai regularly b work. Neglecting the
use u the Rock Rose, seraialo'Is symptoms
again retained, and he also BLEED al the
lungs; for which Prot. Ives prescribed the
Rock Rose. lie used II again with the
same beneaoial results.
Df. SpcrH, IN his medical ~ork, pub
lished IN lSi5, quotes the strong common
dAiIon Of DT. Eh Ives. Pndo-sor M Yale
College. ~ho, in hi- lectures 10 the inedi-
cal students recommended the use VI the
Rock Rose. even IN eases where tie DIS
cAse u uncertain.
Oar Of the mosi remarkable cures Is
cited By Mr. Myers. Who has devoted his
stea,inn 10 medicine Zoe twenty years.
lie says thai &. McGili Il New llaYen,
II, had long benn afflicted with the IN
hsnssiian 81 the hip islni Il increased an
al thr loia go affected - that he conld
bla sisaiFistcn his leg. An eminent anai-
cssisi said he Sc0id Brscr walk again.-
Distinguished plysicians Srrs consulted.
lie vas taken before the Ciiusqua q Yale
College. bot oil sss in-iiccinal. lle sac
sPpartsaiy ds.sss,sd 10 BE- cripple al his
tfs- kDo~ing the efficacy Il The Rcck
Rnse prcPsrs'd so-se Sc hira. II iaunc.