Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-28
The New Treatment for Diseases
GRANITE STATE HEALTH INSTITUTE,
Hin N III 0ntohar \ 1883

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EDITOR FREEMAN Dear Sir Having read
the several articles recently published in your
paper, in relation to the successful treatment
OF diseases without the use of drugs, and hav-
ing for several years past been an unsuccessful
seeker after health by the use of these, | TT
solved few weeks since to visit DIR. Vail at
his institute in this place to see, experience,
and determine for myself whether or not there
DO any real virtue in this new mode, and
whether the high cll ms set up for it are
truly and unquestionably substantiated by the
facts in the case.
! 1t may interest, perhaps, many of your read
ers, who like myself may have been long
hardened by the weight of bodily in6rnities,
who have long sought in vain for relief, and
who are still anxously hoping for a better time
coming if give you for publication my un-
biased impressions, and the inevitable conclu-
sions that have been forced upon me here, by
what myself have seen and by what persons
now here who have been undergoing the treat
ment, most freely and earnestly testify.
would promise that DR.. Vail discards all drugs
whatsoever in the treatment of disease, does
not believe in their use, thinks that the God of
nature never intended all sorts of posons to be
introduced into the human stomach, and con-
tidently asserts that the Creator has provided,
in the most lavish abundance, bland, genial,
health producing, and life maintaining elements
| for the TT atment of all diseases, and that
these are infinitely more potent in the cure of
human maladies than any kind of poisinous
elements can possibly be.
This doctrine, strange as it may seem, must
confess, sir, is fully borne out SO far as have
been able to obtain any evidence or testimony
here, where many are continually being sub
jected to the influences of this new mode, and
where the error or truth of the doctrine can
not fail to be established by the practical re-
suits wrought out.
That the lame are here continually made to
walk, and the blind frequently made to see,
and great variety of chronic maladies perfect
ly healed, admits Of no questions unless we
doubt the testimonies of the persons themselves
on whom these cures have been wrought but
that u host of these should be sound Jestifyng
to falsohoods, and deceviug the unwary, is too
absurd to be thought off, am assured by pa
tents now here, that for many months before
coming hithcr, that they could neither walk
about, nor sit up that by the persevering use Of
drugs they had failed to obtain any relief what
ever who nevertheless began immediately. tc
gain on their arrival here, and left their bed,
in few days thereafter, and that they are now
steadily and rapidly recovering their wontet
strength. How this is accomplished Ivy means
so simple, and usually supposed to be so futile
seems, well know, very mysterious but thu
facts are unquestionable and cannot be denied
and it must l think ere long become a seriol
question with the human race, whether thu
dosings and druggngs with many of the mos
potent persons which they are continually un
dergoing are not wholly gratuitous, and pro
ductive of fur more injury than good.
Sincerely believing that many thousands witt
have long been plodding in the dark valley o
disease and infrmity might easily rise agai'
to health and strength by this new mode,
wouI most heartily commend it to their at
tentive consideration.
In relation to my own case you shall hea
from me again. Yours truly
WILLIAM S. ATKINS.
Residence, Cabot, Vermont