Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-18
DR.. O, P. Sweet.

To recount all Of the strange adventures,
medical exploits and thrilling operations
which have fell to the lot of the goodly num-
Der of natural bonesetters and physicians
comprising the famous Sweet family of Rhode
Island, would fill many volumes. Space per-
mits notice of only few.
The achievements in bonesetting and reduc-
ton of fractures by individual members OF
this strangely gifted family would fill book
of no small dimensions. Each member is
naturally proud of his well earned fame, and
unwilling that the public should conjecture
that it is borrowed from others of the same
name.
While DR.. o. Preston Sweet is unsparing Of
expense in furnishing the invalid public with
the latest and most scientific methods Of
medical treatment in New England, never
theless, he freely admits that many Of the
same name are doing commensurate amount
of good according to their facilities in the re-
lief of suffering humanity. In order to set at
rest the question of borrowed fame and allow
each man to stand or fall under his own work,
DR.. Preston Sweet desires the public to bear
in mind that he has no relative phateUer in the
practice of medicine surgery IN this
state. DR.. Sweet is q born physician.
clans, sculptors, poets, orators and ply
sicians. AS Mozart,at the age of nine, thrilled
his auditors with heavenly harmOnies from
the organ, as Joshua Reynolds, at the age Of
seven. plucked the hairs from the tail of the
family cat wherewith to fashion his pencil
with which he drew such designs that called
attention to his wonderful precocity, so in like
manner did o. Preston Sweet, ut the age of
ten, attend by urgent solicitation of his pre-
ceptor, an important autopsy held on a case
of Pulmonary Consumption. Even before this
| time the wonderful healing power tho boy had
in his hands mad gone out and about that
| country. While other members of the family
| seemed gifted with the native faculty of set
ting bones only, nature seemed to have fav-
ored young Preston with the rarer gift of
| healing disease. His wonderful cures from
| youth to the present time attest that fact. The
following is only one OF hundreds performed
by the lad before he had attained his twelfth
year.
Living in humble poverty some two miles
from the home of the Sweets dwelt lone
widow who was sorely afflicted with mon
strous tumor on her neck, which had defed
the skill of the local physicians, not excepting
even young Sweets ponderous preceptor. To
outvie the good old doctor and the shining
medical lights of the neighborhood was the
day dream of young Sweet To the tumble
estate of the elder Sweet was tract of land
which had been burned over. Here was the
abode of rare herbs, of roots, and from its
charred bosom blossomcd the sweetest flow
ers. Into this Linnaan realm young Sweet
! plunged with youthful ambition, wrestling
| -,
when quickly submitting them to a searching
alembic, the family kettle, forthwith subtle
essence was obtained, which was joyfully con-
veyed to the thankful widow, a distance OF
| two miles, by the bare-footcd physician, re-
| ceiving in return only thanks0but such
thanks! With rosy-cheeked apple as his re-
ward, merry whistling boy homeward
trudged his way, great big something tug
| ging at his heart, as he recalled to mind the
widows grateful tears. Contempt the
| spectacle Of a lad of twelve standing beside a
matron of forty and spiriting away MAN.
mouth tumor by his magic touch. The -ioy
and boyish pride of young Sweet in having
vanished the tumor, despite the local doctors.
maybe surmised. He had the good sense to
keep his victory for years from his old precep-
tors knowledge. having stoutly denied to
him the authenticity Of public 'rumor DR.
Sweet is essentially one of Nature physi-
clans, therefore he employs natures healing
indictments First in order is Natures gifts
to those whom she selects to act as her ply
sicians. This vital power by reason of not
being fully understood is called Animal Mag-
nettsn, then follows the judicious employ
ment Of Natures herbs, plants, barks, flowers,
| and gums EMPLOYED in their natural state.
These are the inestimable healing agents DR..
Sweet, the Natural Physician and Surgeon
brings to the rescue Of suffering humasity.