The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16

Must the world continue to use baneful mercury, TO
lose blood TO be thus often ruined In constitution when
handreths pills would in three days have restored
the patient to improved state Of health. Over
million persons have experienced their good effects and
daily recommend them 10 the afflicted
Brandreths pills are sold at Is cents per box, with
fu directions at the principal Office Brandrehs build
40 Canal street also, at the branch oces
Nl Hudson street, and 274 Bowery. b BRANDRErH.
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DIR. Hunter on Diseases Of the Throat and
Lungs TO the Editor Of the New York Herald-Sr-The
encouragement have received from the press, in my
Efforts 70 bring about reform in the treatment of the
most prevalent and fatal class of maladies incident
this climate and the gratifying recognition Of aoors
both by the press and the profession induce to be-
leve that series OF popular articles the nature,
comprising catarrh throat, aryngits bronchitis
asthma and consumption will not be appreciated by
to the of humanity less than his own pro.
essona character, TO duse generally among the
mass OF the people knowledge OF the of disease
and their most appropriate es-parculary so in
regard TO thos. affections which propose to discuss
my letters for in class Of diseases afflicted so
liable to be made the victims of ignorant and selfish en-
pircsm drug vendicg speculaons In those Affect
ing the organs OF respaon and yet in class of dis
eases is the wrong the cruel deception of the empire,
20 aggravated in-xcusabe The lament failure OF
our profession To arrest the Of these diseases
the present time, ILLS the mind Of the sufferer with
Every offer of rehef Ia, therefore, grasped ut
with the avdity Of drowning man: aud the
straw TO rave the from drowning than 10 he on
the other hand who specuates In the lives of his fell
lows, In the vending OF nostrum for the paltry
sderaton Of lucre. We all know to what an alarming
extent this practice Of quackery in the Of patent
medicines has hitherto prevailed, and still prevails
how its victims and how fatal it's conse
quences disease eating it's way into the citadel
OF Life. unchecked by any legitimate eTectua means
while the victim Is amused with variety of remedies
ignorant OF the nature Of his real maady ig
norant still OF the qualities of the pretended NEEDY on
which he hangs his hopes for life have thus plainly
stated the evil come search out the parties az
fault, and The remedy. In OF consumption the
medical practitioner has too long been accustomed
treat with neglect the catarh throat the slight
bronch it's which the early stages OF this alady
and when, through such neglect the lungs become
stuffed with tuberces, to shake his head shrug
shoulder In token Of fatal terinn
ton The patient seeing the ply scan success
just when he mps requires his aid nes of to every gnis
Jdns which presents itself and thus in ignorance
trums find sale only because the people
wi the laws Of heak the Of disease pro-
per They to the mercy OF the
inscriptions, at the very moment when they most
quire protection by those who profess to the curl
tors Of their health and lives. let the physician
move this ignorance, by plain articles In
the journals read BY the people Let them meet the
requirements OF th. times. by diuspg such ormaton
abroad as shall arm the people against the and
inhumanty of those who wond traffic the he Nth aud
lives OF their Fellows. Let them out from behind
the screen OF professional dignity and talk to their fell
low-ci1ens M man 10 mangivng them, in every pos
sbe manner correct views the subject OF health and
its best preervatives am happy in taking advantage
OF this opportunity, to acknowledge the candd and
dial cooperation Of my professional brethren who
either themselves unoer my treatment for Phthiss
conducting cases in their practice under nv direr.
tonseverai OF whom have had the fran ness and gen.
crosby To nvow through the press the benefit they
have observed or experienced, resulting from my
treatment by inhalsu'n. For my own part, | regard
the rule of silence rgify observed ny the profession
generally, adverse alike to Their interests and the
welfare Of the community, AMI more honored in the
breach than the observance The subject OF letters
which 10 follow has engaged my most and
laborious study aud observation for many years
not conceive that do my profession any injustice by
giving publicity TO the results Of research and expe
rence in matter where thousands Of lives may be
trned in its free and open discussion In this behalf
have aborei since introduction OF the treatment
into this country in May, 1881. have regarded its
universal publicity matter Of the most vital i'm.
portance TO my suffering fellow beings have amply
proved in my practice is potency in sublung and erad
eating pulmonary disease. / have spared neither ex.
pense toll in disseminating views and experience
IN this peculiar treatment. have staked my proes-
honai repua' ion upon ts success convinced have
been re the rsf that ~ IL destined Gil that
full blank in medical practice involving the organs Of
resIiratiopa blank into which, like interminable
guh myriads have sunk before the eyes OF their friends
the prUfession and the world. III have departed
step from professional etiquette la coming before the
public have dope, through the columns Of the press
can only plead n defence the humanity Of my fnten.
tions, and the importance OF my subject IL this will
not suffice TO satisfy the fastidous, then -. This
much have said ny way Of introduct on. my next
letter shall consider the nature and treatment
Of chronic catarrh have the honor be your obed-
ent servant ROBERT HUNTER, N. D.
bysic.an for diseases of the lungs,
SIS Broadway New York, Jan. 2, 1850
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