Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-05-29

We DO not know a term uaore applicable.
than the above. % the career Of a quAck
sho has ben iuNuriating IN this vicinity
for Sax rnoaths past. who wound up his race
last week. b. departing between to DAYS.
O. avoid the tcndcr rnercirs a. the sheriH.
wsO had arrested him. for debt.
Ills last stepping piare. before coming
bere. was Portland. lie vas called 20 ,isi,
aPaiicnt. and sndi7g in Oxford County. as
Be thought. promising Geld. removed 70
Psris. lie vas MARRIED. about thls time.
in Portland. 20 an ApPar,ntiy WORTHY lady.
belonging in Nova Scotia.
lis medicine. he sad vas s-ecret. ~bseh
be declared be obtained. While acting a,
government agent. 90 rrrnove an Indian
tribe % the West He administcrcd :, in
discriminsfely. for al cases thar ~err prc-
ssu,ed and "a - clsiuaed. has performed
wonderful cures lie also ssccee,led in
disPosing q the recciPs 70 some three per
sons in tins vicinity. for large eons;dera-
ton.
Suspicions have been entertained tia, he
va an iuPos,sr. and these impression.
-ers strengthened by the stories Of an an
sane son. whom he brouCht here Follow-
ing tie dircciions given by the son. letters
were obtained. showing that a man answer
ing % bis description had served a term in
the VvrnOut STATE Prison. for higamy.
The same day the letter came 20 hand. he
uas arrested for debt. and put undes a
keeper. Abbott knew this letter vas IN
existence, ard this fact NAV have promp.
tel his TASTY eat. - he had a. sbaudan;
supply % money. I, Is curr~ntlv stated
thar b hss a ~ise AID three children IN
Charlesiovn, Mass. One % cur ciiirens !,
said 70 have ben oslled upon. by her. 90
obtain Information a. % his wh~rsabou,s
II j. also couiectu-cd hat Be has other CON
ncctious q this Kind. bcsides the one be-
left here
The medicine. ~hich he gave. Is. verv
powerful cathartic. Ia speciality being
droPsy and ,crofuls. Il . Supposed 20 b.
the Veronica oainquefolis. or Indian
Pt,sic. described lately "a the Ne- York
Tribanc. by wm. Il. Prince. 81 Flashing.
the celebrated nu-srryu,An. he ssys.
A' the herinning - the eighteenth cen
turv there stu existed a remnant 81 tbe
ludlan race in che vicinity q this tour. and
iLcf weTc noted far their succrss la curing.
VARIOUS diseases. and the town vas visited
bv vrry ruanv persons for the r,urF.osc q OBJ
Thinning whai vas thea termed the % Indian
Physic.- The knowlsics OF th- cures then
elected by the root oi this plant flrni.
hy tie lndians became 80 uilr-snrrad thsf
WmIfaN PEfNCr. nav rre-d farssr. who
had esfablish~d his nurserles here. received
appiicAtions for ~ from a. part q the
tuion and having after a long prrioL 81;
Indian secrecy obtained some fr~sh root. be
b. immediately planting % succeedsd in
ssccrtasnlng ~ name lie forthwith inserted
q IN his catalogue a. = spccifc for the
lcTrosy, &. and consequent demand be-
cane - crcat thar cvcry lo~ai.is vh~rr q
had grown spontancously was nsariv ex-
hausted. and latteris - high a. sl2 las
beer pad Tor ten ouncys 90 the root. this
beng tie quantity prvscrii,cd frr patient
lahorinc under anv srrofulou- dis~ase Dr.
ogfirr. = Nerv eminent phtsician. Who
resided and died herr. las stated IN BIS
Of this plant. taken in four doses. wiu ~
store tie blood q an adult % the r-ritv o.
ihai - a. infant Dr " Rea.h has record.
81 On Us medical works a verv remarkable
cure Of poor nan. named Moab C0ombss.
Sho vas l~pcr. covered Nth this disease
over bis cntirc tody down o. iis toes. and
was deemed in a diving condition. 60 whom.
on hearing a. ms dirvfll case. nv father
cent It's root. and Who some fce week,
after came ttieeu miles O. thank him. De-
crtlrg hIs ovn Wagon. and being rerfecf' y
cured. THIS root hzs cured The s-ve-~s,
cases % niercuriaiirec human systems that
have ever beer witnessed Even dropsv.
a. vel a. erysip-las ond az other s-rofa-
lo1s diseases. have tcen eradicaied ~ 10.
n fat j. nay bs Justly deemed ihe mos,
potent Of az renediais or thc whole chain
- n-aladies arising from impuriiy q The
lioo1
The rcnedv was formerly IN the L :
Pharnacopia. bit vss dropped IN the late
editions