Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-10-08
MEDICAL REFORM.


That a great change has within few years boon
wrought in the practice of medicine, no one will
pretend to deny. 1t is well known that the study
and learning which has been for ages lavished unon
the use of mineral poisons medicines, have failed
TO answer the reasonable expectations of the public
The old physicians have abandoned the use of the
lancet and have found it necessary to reduce the
quantity of medicine given to perhaps one-ffth of
their original doses but, diminishing the quantity
does not improve the quality, such change cnn
never answer the demands of suffering invalids.
A change was required which should dispense
with all poisonous drugs, and substitute system
of innocent medication, which would harmonic
with nature, and remove diseases, without the risk
Of injury to the constitution. For the accomplish
ment of this object, many talented and learned men
have zealously lnbored and great reform has been
brought about. Among the champions in this
REFORM we believe all willing to yield the palm
to DR.. r. Greene, the founder Of the Boston
Indian Medical Institute"
DIR. Greene, after studying the various systons
of medicine, and finding that they had not the basis
of nature, turned his attention to the study of
Natures Laws spent several years in travel and
received much useful information from those chill.
drcn of Mature" - the cred men of the forest"
whose habits and system Of medical practice he
thoroughly investigated, and which has greatly
assisted him in the development of system having
nature for its foundation and science for its super
structure.
ton, when the of his treatment was brought
fully before the public, and his sphere Of use.
fulness enlarged. His Aopathic friends viewed bis
success with jealous eye, and his practice wa,
animadverted upon in one or two of their medical
Journals, in no very dignifed terms That he wos
successful in all ordinary diseases was admitted
but they were slow to believe that he was able to
cure Cancers and Scrof4lou, Htiniors. To convince
them and the public Of his success, he published
facts in regard to cures Of such cases, giving the
names and residence Of such persons who wcro
willing to have their names used, so that any ona
could be satisfied of their truthfulness He also pre-
served specimens Of cancers as they were removed
that they might be examined by the doctors, or by
the public. Several hundreds Of these cancers some
of enormous size, soon accumulated having been
put up in glass jars where they have since remained
on exhibition at his rooms, 36 Bromfcld Street
Boston, to which the public have free access.
These inconrovcrtiblc evidences of success
brought out the press in his favor and drew
around him large number Of friends who were
interested in the common cause of humanity
The business at the Office increased that it became
necessary to relieve Dr. Greene from the details Of
his practice, in order to make his services available
TO a larger portion Of those applying for treatment
For this purpose, and by the advice and co peraton
of influential citizens, organization formed
under the name of the " Boston Indian Medical
Institute" Not that the practice was crude Ike
that of the Indian, but based upon the Indian svs-
ten. or natural principles harmonizing with na;l-
raj laws, and avoiding the use of poisonous drugs,
Under this organization the Institution has become
the most popular Medical Asylum in tie country,
where patients are daily received and successfully
treated for all the various ills of the human family
But few people have adequate idea of the extent
of business done at this Institution or the number
Of cures effected, although nearly all familiar
with the fact of frequent remarkable operations
being performed with the most favorable results.
Such results are not without their lesson. They
speak hope to many sufferers and the basis Of such
hope is firm one, for it rests upon experience and
upon facts.
Consumption has been treated with success IN
expected by the patients and their friends and the
results in numerous cases Of Scrofua, Liver Com
plant, Dyspepsia, Heart Disease, Dropsy, Female
Complaints, Disease of the Stomach Bowels, and
Kidneys rheumatism, and various other diseases
give confidence to those conversant with the fact
that effected at this Institution which
have bafflod medical skill elsewhere.
Facts like these be resisted, and this prac
tice must necessarily take precedence in the minds
of the people.
Many clergymen editors, and other professional
gentlemen. have visited this Institution, and sign
fed their entire appreciation Of the system of prac
tice and expressed desire that the facts connected
with this treatment should be made known to the
world
The Institution, whose Card is here appended, is
the city of Boston, and one to which her citizens
can point with pride in view of the vast amount
of relief it has afforded to sufferers throughout the
country, and the confidence with which the invalid
may look upon the results of its practice in the
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