Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-01-06
Chemical Treatment of the
Blood,

Blood,
And no physician, now living, can
effect perfect cure in such diseases
otherwise than by treating the blood
chemically, and this cannot be ac-
compliShed by administering GALLO
MEL, BLUE MASS, nor any other
mineral or narcotic poison.
The Remedies I Employ
Are mostly vegetable, they are ex-
tracted from the arcana of the veg
etable kingdom, and while harmless
in all cases, yet they are marvellous
ly efficient in their Yitalizing action
upon the active organs and vital
fluids of the system. These ex-
tracts are procured from negotiations
grown ON the different continents
of the earth, and are only furnished
by eminent chemists. In their
separate principles they are access
ible to all physicians. But their
combinations-to make them eff
cient remedial agents-must neces-
sarily be learned by practical expe-
rience. 1t is a singular fact that,
although, many cases of diseases
presented to me seem apparently
similar, yet there is such a pecu-
liar idiosyncracy belonging to each
individual alone, that scarcely any
two cases presented admit the use
of the same combinations; each case
must be treated according to its own
demands. This being positively 50,
how strange it is that our Irregular
physicians still persist in giving
Calomel, or Blue Mass indiscrimin-
ately, to almost every patient they
are called to see, they do not hest
tate to give these powerful and de-
pleting medicines to even the deli
cate female or child. They say they
are ''driving at the Liver" even
when there is not sufficient vitality
to sustain the patient, and assist the
oliver" to act. C1lomel Blue
Mass, Quinine and Opium are called
the "sheet anchors" of medical prac-
tice, a very appropriate appellation
by the way, as their improper use
too often brings demands for wind
ing sheets and anchors victims in
their graves. If physicians would
regards our suggestion, it would be
to discard Mercury in all its forms,
and supply its place with safer and
far more efficient remedies. We
think that if they fully compre-
hended all the baleful effects OF
Mercury on the human system, they
would abandon the use of this curse
of the human race. We have wit
messed the dreadful effects of these
powerful medicines in thousands of
cases of diseases originated by tAeir
use, and such cases are now found in
every community.
Animal life, in the main, is direct
ly or indirectly nourished and sus-
tanned by vegetable life. Therefore
these two pre-eainently harmonic
together, while, to a great degree,
most of minerals now given as med
icine but poison the blood, and
thereby establish disease in the sys-
TEN.
Since adopting this new method
of chemical treatment of the blood,
I have restored over
TWENTY THOUSAND
invalids to perfect health, the larger
number of whom had been long
treated by other Physicians, and
their cases given up as hopelessly
incurable.
While treat extensively and sue
cessfully, by correspondence and
sending medicines, yet l prefer to
make personal Investigations. But
where invalids cannot conveniently
visit me, they should write out 5
full statement of their condition,
giving all the leading symptoms
age, &c, and send to me by some
friend who viii come and get their
medicines
NOTE Usually, with large majority OF
cases, one interview or written statement
| Of all leading symptoms is suficfent to ena-
bic me to judge correctly as to all the ne
| eeesary remedies, and 1 can prepare and
furnish at once all medicines required, and
direct their changes, even though the case
may require months Of treatment to effect Z
cure.
Although 1 feel myself at home
and among friends in any and every
portion Of the South, and am known
to communities generally through
the influence of the many thousands
whom 1 have cured, yet there are
many iRdiriduGlS who are afflicted,
to whom l am yet a stranger ;
therefore in justification OF all say
or claim, in regard to my profession
al efforts, will herewith give a few
out of the thuoss nds of similar tes-
timonials which have been volunta-
rily given me:
Rev. DIR. Rivers,
This gentleman, as an eminent di-
vine, and great teacher, is well
known and beloved throughout the
South.
The editor of the New Orleans
ChriStian AdeOcate writes of the
circumstance of his afliction and re-
coyery as follows:
The many thousands OF friends who
know and love that eminent divine and
scholar, Rev. Dr. Rivers, President OF the
Wesleyan University, Florence, Ala, will
rejoice on learning Of his recovery after
such extreme Illness in which he has so