Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-04-02
From the Boston Post.
7 NEW MEDICAL SALT.

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From the Boston Posi-.
NEW MEDICAL SALT.
AZ we know but little of medical politics, our
opinion may not be worth much, bu. we do not
hesitate to saythat, If the substitute for yenesec
ton and bisters announced below, (the discoye-
~ Of which was stated in our paper some time
since, possesses the extraordinary powers claim
ed for il, the lancet is destined to rust in its case
and the public will exclaim, 6 success to the new
medicine Were it only substitute for the
painful and hateful blister. il could not fail to win
its"ay to popular favor and yield a rich harvest
to the discoverer
We commend the fortunate and enterprs;pp
proprietor, DR.. F. CoggswelI, for his wisdom in
sending forth his new discovery wsttout ccrtif-
dence-so common with the nostrums Of the dav
and with no other hacker than its real value
and his own reputation. AS he may be unknown
to the community abroad, we take great pleasure
IN stating that he has long occupied prominent
position IN the profession, and received (about
thirty years. his collegiate and medical educa-
ton at two popular colleges in New England.
twill be seen.that the doctor has recently re-
fused liberal proposition form equal partner
ship in his discovery, from medical gentleman
who has experimentaly proved its efficacy. .
Publishers Of newspapers and periodicals at
home und abroad. will be interested in his COM
municatlon and advertisement.
.s l:oMMuNIcArEp ron THE posr.l
sssANTIpHLoGIsrIc SALT Perfect Sub
stttute for the Lancet, Leeches and Bf;sterss
" ats intrinsic ralue the enlightened coasuu-
nifty and not the discorerer must6e the Judge
We, the undersigned, after long series of labori-
Gus and costly experiments, became fully confirmed
~ his conviction that the ntphogistc SaI, which
he now has the happiness to present 10 the Ameri-
can public. was an efectna substitute for blood LETT
ting, eeches and blisers, his mind was so agtated
that he could not sleep for manynights The causc
oil his agitation was the striking 1act that the man
ner Of its operation, like that Of the virus in vac
cnion, could not be satisfactorily explained uDon
any known principle. How, in wlat tuay. it SO per-
irciy subdues infianmatory diseases and no others,
was at first wholly inexpcabe-Lut, on further ex-
pertinent. it was proved that by its power over the
veins, arteries and glands, IL cualfzes the duids Of
tho bedy, the want OF equilibrium in which IS the
sole cause Of Inflammation. Such is its notency
that like the vaccine matter, requires merely what
adheres to the point Of quill dipped into a solu-
ton Of u, to effect the entire system-but must be
instantly used to prevent decomposition and secure
its full virtue. Three quilts In acute and two in
chronic diseases every "a hours, till the fcbrle ac-
ton has subsidized perfect cure effected. When it
takes the place OF bsters and lceches in local afec-
t,ons q. BRAN fever, Group. peurisy, Sc, its mode
Of administration is two-fold. (See directions Cor
dlssolyiag, etc. The discoverer has withheld il
from the public till now, BY the advice Of Judi
cious physician and valued friend whom he consult
ed-a gentleman known and felt III the medical
world, and who desired 10 submit it t. sae test Of
experiment. After witnessing, under his scrutin-
izing eye, its signal triumph over both acute and
chronic infammato,y diseases Ono others) in re-
peatea and repeated trials, he made liberal offer
to come IN as speciat and equal rtner in the recipe
for its manufacture, but the proposal was rejected.
Though encouraged by the zeal and good will OF his
medical brother, ne does not expect it's ready
acceptance either with the public Dr. the profession
for great error, long sanctioned By high authority
is but partially removed. The disnse Of the lancet
and blisters is demanded both Dr. humanity and
science. i il NOT mistake to suppose that ket-
tie OF boiling water 1.-THE infamed bloody will ceaae
to boil BY dipping out part Of il cask Of bad
cider (impure bleod) be made good BY drawing u
IA portion ofita Jls it not a mistake to suppose
that hlisters and rubeacients will remove infam-
nation, when they virtually superadd one intlan,ma.
tion TO another4 The late DR.. b. Waterhouse, of
Harvard University. said--s an sick Of learned
9uacneiy. Ohc OF the lD0ek 0mlnent PHYSICIANS
u New England acknowledged, just before his
death, that g 8 had been dolbsiag for many years
whether blood letting and bIisteis did moi aggsayaie
rather than arrests disease. = Some who stand
high in the old and new school have quite lately
espoused his views, and now oienlysconfess they
believe the lancet, seatons. leeches md stimulating
olntments injnre ten where they benefit one, They
think there is meaning to Deut. xii Is, Gen. tx
4, and Levitt. xvii. l4--that = The Blood il the
Life itis not the excess Of blood (there never is
too much) that causes disease, but the want az a