The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-08-10

Sto,y which We arc III high hopes TO la.
before our readers next week. After
lis final completion in three weeks, VI
shall present to our readers the Trans
e,ipt" in an improved form.
The weather has been nearly all
that could be desired by our farmers
for the past week, and they have made
good usc Of it in harvesting the wheat
crop. This crop is now reported to be
upon the whole nearly or quite an aver
age crop with other years. Owing 20
the great growth, it is conec.nlea that
the corn crop will not be as good AZ
other years, because the ears will prob
ably not be as well filed.
See notice of butter and eggs
wanted.
80. We observe that the soldiers Of
this county that enlisted in the oath
regiment and those on detached duty
Of the 2s,h are at home having been
discharged. Major Free is also a,
home on furlonyh. We welcome you
me boys, satisfied that yon have well
done your several duties, and aided
materially in giving to Iowa the noble
military record she has earned 10 the
past war and row enjoys.
We publish communication
from the Rev H. Deld, in reply to a
local in our last weeks issue. w"
have no issue with the elder, hut mus:
say that the claim which lie puts in, Of
no, havip, laughed, scotfcd and jeer-l
at the Second Advent Elder, canno, be
claimed by all the profes-ed christian
Of this Town. We are in nc man
rcr CONVEX, to this new faith. yet we
hold ,ha, "fair play Is jewel and will
always tell in the end, as we think is
now being proven in-the discussion.
.... We have been shown large
book, the title Of which is, New Amer
lean Family Physician" containing
more useful matter for the physical hap.
piness Of mankind than We ever saw
before compiled, condensed or com
pressed in ono book, or even a bali doz
en- books We think the author intend
cd 20 treat ot every disease which afilicts
the Americ IN people, and We believe he
has done it He describes. first. eac'
disease, sccbn its symptoms, and third
its treatment including the medicines TO
BE used aud The nursing.
His style IL the Eclectic he however,
recommends hvdropstfic trea, ment in
very many eases and illustrates how /,
should be done. lie ia stron. advo-
cate Of good nursing sensible, very
giving about fifty recipes for cooking
for the sick.
This work gives a description ofthrec
hundred ant seventy forms Of disease,
four hundred AMI fifty stumble medicines
with their virtues AMI medicine II uses,
and two hundred and fifty valuable
medicinal compounds ana preparations;
it treats OF surgical diseases and their
manag. mcnt, shows how, with illus.ra-
lions to replace iisloca, ted Joints without
the aid Of surgeon. il, tells what med,
cinal properties many Of the herbs and
plants have which are growing in the
fields, some Of them being illustrated ~
colors, and for what diseases used.
1t gives the cure for bites of poison
ons animals; how to proceed in cases
Of apparent death from freezing, sun
stroke, lightning, snffoca,ion, drowning
dGc. II also treats Of many diseases to
which animals are subject, a,i2 gives
the remedies.
II contains nearly 1900 pages with
copious index Of over 1000 references.
One great merit Of the work consists
in tie plain language used in il, 40 plain
and simple that he who can read the
English language can understand it.
None Of that senseless latin twaddle,
genuine relic ofbarbarity, akin to the
sorccrics Of the Indian medicine man,
which seine Of our doctors freely indulge
in to the great CONSERVATION Of tho I'M
pretending, who are at loss to know
whether sho is trying to convert his
tongue into cork screw TO bore out
the disease, or fieightcn it away with
horrible extracts from the Holtentot and
Esqnimeaux languAges,-none of this,
all perfectly plain and simple
This work should be owned by every
househdder in,ho county. |, will fire.
quently save intone year five or ten times
its cost IN dontor bills.
The autho,fis DR.. King, Of Cincinnati
who has stood ut the head Of one Of the
hat Molfo ~ fv,llc .,.ns - A.,,cr;oa r..