The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-15
WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON BLEED
TO DEATH?
Doctors Disagree

Washington died from complication of
diseases winch seem to have ended IN
what is now called Pneumonia. Good
birth aud a clean and vigorous outdoor
life had made fine specimen of manhood
of "the Father of our Country" Physi-
clans have long discussed the true reasons
of Washington 5 death.
SIENNA and few other eathartics have
been used since ancient times. But
during the earlier years of American history
the doctors were in the habit Of opening a
vein and letting out blood in the treatment
OF feveUs and every i'll that led to feveFs,
such as indigestion, constipation, colds,
nervousness, and, in fact. most OF the ills
OF man As it Is known that Washington
was freely bled by the doctors, there are
many physicians who believe that he
might have lived many wears longer il he
had received different treatm eat.
1t is true that bleeding will quickly
reduce q fever, but so will strong cathar-
tic. In fact, when the cJIst0 of bleeding
passed. the cathartic habit rapidly tool
its place. Today the general use OF
powerful cathar5ics Is doing many time,
more harm than bleeding ever dill
Strangely enough there alEays have
been pure and mild medicines that made
the Use Of bleeding OF cathar5ici alnos.
unnecessary
For example consider Sanalt. 1t is a
hundred wears since Doctor Osgp1i Of
Boston commenced to gi-e it - his
patients. Doctor Osg1o1 marriel into
the Wilson family Of druggists who com
pounded the Sanalt for him, aII 80
practically one family has been making it
fer hundred years.
Throughout all this time prominent
physicians of New England have bee
prescribing Sanalt for impoverished blood
or anemia and for all that causes or Is
caused by poor blood, such rs boils and
other painful or dis6guring sores, indiges-
ton and most forms of stomach trouble
constipation, torpid liver, kidney affec-
tiOns and general debility.
Sanalt is a reconstructive tonic 1t
does not FORCE the bowels to act, but
it stimulates and so strengthens the blood
and all the organs that they, after short
treatment, act naturally, vigorously and
pleasantly.
good description of what Sanalt will
do is to be found In the following letter,
written by Mrs G.. c. Batesol, who has
spent all her life in Pawtucket, r. l. She
resides at ia Mineral Springs Ave.
Il had been slowly failing for two years.
The doctor said it was general decline.
was weak, depressed and terribly nervous.
The troubles that led up to this condition
were indigestion and constipation resulting
IN poor blood, hemorrhoids, gas IN stomach,
baekache, headaches and dizziness. |
was close to complete breakdown. The
medicines l took, including cathartics,
only seemed to make my troubles worse.
When / was just about ready to give up,
Druggist Gil suggested that | try Sanalt.
He praised it very highly and said if
was not perfectly satisfied he would return
my money.
The result of two bottles of Sanalt was
astonishing To put it in few words,
they practically made me well. All my
organs acted right, my aches and pains
left me, my complexion improved, and |
am convinced that Sanalt the Sensible
Tonic Is a truly wonderful remedy"