New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-21
VERONICA ouIsoUEFoLn-IsDIAs PHYsIc.


There are $50 species Of the Veronica described in
the botanical WORKS Of which - species natives
Of the Uniied a,es and l. II matter Of surprise that
Eaton, IN hi. general Manual Of Botany for North
Amsuca" fails u include and describe all OF our IN
tive species. Oar botanical umplres, Iortey and
Gray We rust will, III the concluding part Of their
great work amply fulfill the task which they have
30 molly begun. The present species has been found
several localities, IN greater or lsss quantities. ana
with flowers Of d hrreDt shades, varying from whiie
10 purple. LIE plan possesses such inesumaDe prop
critics remedial Tor all diseases arising IRON lnpu-
punty Of she blood that deem II du'y TO gave TO
the world q curs,r, history Of it, the earlier details
being COPIED from The Memoirs OF w lillian PHlkCK
nv faiheI, wLv was born IN l76G aud died In 1913,
and who TOOK e&ue 10 pains IN the distribution oil
this pint gratui ous = among hIs Invalid fneuds,
aud t. different hoe td the great desire being that
they all should iu tes' its Applicability To various
dlreasef Ills wLoie Lfe seeming to overflow with
purpOs - Of Denevolonce.
AT tho beginning OF the eighteenth century there
It'll ex!1led d reniAnt Of the Indian IN the VI
cinlty Of this town, and they were noted for their
success in curing vai)zs diseases, and tho town was
visited py very usJ persoDs Tor the purpose Of OBJ
tanning wnL' WI then termed the Indian Physlc.'
The knowlec % OF the cures then effected by tie root
OF tLis plant furnished by the Indians became 80
widespread, that WILLIAM PRiScK, my grdHd-
flther who had established his nafseries here re-
ceived applications tor II from all parts OF the UnOni
and having, alter long period OF Indian secrecy,
obtained sUme fresh root, be by Immediately plant
Ing It succeeded III ascerainlng ITS name lie forth
with inserted II III bis Catalogue ~ specific for
IeprOsy &c, and tie cOnrequeul demand tee iLe 70
great mat every locality Where II had grown spon-
t.n,ously was nearly exbaus ed and laterly high
az sl2 has been paid Tor ten ounces Of the root tins
beng the quantity prescribed for patient labOnug
under any ucrOiulOds discnne. DIR. OB4cn, IA very
eminent phytlciau, who resided and died here has
stated IN his Memoirs that twelve ounces OF the
. III. ,I. tuL. in ~ re4 ar
the blood Of au ad 1T TO the purity Of that OF an IN
FAINT" Dr. w. Beach has recorded IN lns medical
works n very remarkable cure Of poor man, named
Noah COOmDes, who WAT ieper, covered win thls
dsease over Sls entire BODY down to hls t0es, ana
was deemed IN dying condition, to whom, on near
ing Of hs dfeiul case, my iatner sent ms root ana
VINO some few weeks after came hiieen ules 10
thank bm he driving his own wagon ana Ocing
perisctly cured. THIS root has cured tbe seVeiesI
Gaze, Of mrrcuiazcd human systens THAI have ever
been witnessed. Even dropsy, as wei as erytiPeInh,
and all Other scroiulJus Diseases have been efhdl-
c.led by IL. fl TACT it may - justly deemed the
most potent Of all remedias Tor the whole chan Oh
.,o.Iades arising from mpunty Of the blood. nave
recommended IL wherever tuch dlreates nave Oeeh
snokea o. aud have never endeaVofcl 10 make "
.nn,ce al pecunity benefit, deeming always That
vybat nature bertOws on us spontaneously, man
stootd imtart freely 10 his brother man, ana mat
our only lust claim 20 compensation IL Tor our hca
toll Tina liant which was formerly quite plenlhui
Ia tho ,oarr,y PORTIONS of our Island, became nearly
,radica,ed about twenty years since, ana thiS Is
probably the cause why It's great merits nave oeeh
IN a melsnre lost sight Of have recently ascsr,
taned some new localities where 1t is atalnabe and
have urged one of my rons to undertake l' culture
have some plants growing on my garden DOiuers,
,.,.re mo oae can have the privilege OF examining
them. In regard to the Rei.nowered Sarracon'G, II
rsued;aI with arrests the smallpox IN twelve
Lours il IL sI.o native of our leland, and Is found
In mos, Iocalties on the borders Of ponds, and III
white cedar swamps. It i now becoming very gen.
ernly applied, snd, understand, always WIN cue
ces,ial results imported some yeara since from
Britain Al eces OF Catha which Isdeciared by those
who have used to entirely eradicate the piles, aud