^Bliwii^Kiiiililil §81 7 AN EARNEST APPEAL IN BEHALF OF HUMAN LIFE, HEALTH, AND 6 H HAPPINESS. BY JAMES McALISTER. PUBLISHER OF "THE AMERICAN PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, OR FAMILY PHYSICIAN," 141 FULTON STREET. N«ro Dork: GRAND DEPOT, 141 FULTON STREET. 1847. A THE GREAT TRIUMPH OF THE AGE! . A vork which has cost a Herculean amount of labor, mmenee research, and the most untiring perseverance -in which is combined the learning, experience, and observation of the greatest minds of ancient and mod- em times; together with tho results of a very extensive and successful pn.ctlee, the varied experience and most critical and diligent observation of nearly thirty years on the part of its distinguished author—a work which has been honored by nine GOLD MEDALS, as high testimonials of respect for the author and his treatise, from as many sovereigns of EuEorr:, and which has received tbe highest recommendations and encomiums from the first- ltghts ok the agk in literature and science, both m Europe and America—and also from learned professional institutions and societies at the highest order ami distinction. This work is entitled THE AMERICAN PRACTICE OF MEDICINE Abridged; Or the Family Piivsician. Being tlie Scientific System of Medicine: On Vegetable and Ro- vtanicnl Principles, Designed for All Classes. In ' Parts. Part I. The Mcins of Preventing Disease and Fro- "hioting Health. Part II. General Principles of the Re- formed Practice of Medicine, and Indications of Cure. Part 111. Internal Diseases. Pai-.t IV. Surgical Dis- poses. Part V. Midwifery. Part VI. Vegetable Ma- teria Medicn. Part. VII. .Pharmacy and Dispensatory or Compounds. Past VIII. Diet for the Healthy and the Sick. Part IX. Outlines of Anatomy and Physi- ology, with Illustrations. Appendix. This work embraces the Character, Causes, Svmp- ioms, and Treatment of the Diseases of Men, Wo- ken, and Children, of all Climates—by W. BEACH, M. D., Member of the Medical Society of the City and County of New York; Author of the " American Prac- tice," in three volumes; Corresponding member of tho Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Berlin, Prussia; of the Medical and Physiological Society of Wetterau, Germany; of tho Medical Society of Lelp- tic, Saxony; of the Medical Society of Bamberg, Bara- ria; of the Natural Society of Friosberg, Dukedom of Bsden, && Complete In One Volume. Illustrated with Nearly Two Hundred L'nguwings. Ninth Edition, Improved. In this great work, making between right and nine hundred pages, tho Arcana, or mysteries of medical «nd surgical science, which have been hid Irom ngea Bid generations—locked up in immense and numerous rolumes, and more or less in an unknown tongue, are here revealed in a clear, simple, and rondcupeil style. The whole field of medical and surgical knowledge is laid open, and brought within the reach of all classes ; •o that every man and woman of common sense may as fully understand tho nature causes and treatment of \ guides, in mini disease, as the most learned physician ana rurgrtn, Snet a work, containing a voluminous mass of m»dfcsl total ligencc, comprehending the several depigments of Anatomy, Physiology, Theory and Pkacthjs or Medicine, Surgery, Materia Medica, and Thaum- cy, thoroughly classified, and arranged under separate heads, with the highest light thrown on each which an- cient experience and modern discovery has revealed has not its like in tho known world. This work standi beforo the world without n rival. T?ic man is net li» big, tlie medical vork docs not exist, vhiek hasrcetiiedthi golden honors, the enthusiastic commendations, the tu» qualified approbation and praise which hiwo been be- stowed upon the author and his inestimable treatise. When the veil is lifted from all other science*, nod the press is teeming with publications designed to bring the knowledge of these within the comprehension and before the eyes of tho common people, making all pen sons acquainted with their most minuto ami intricnta phenomena, why should the science involving tha knowledge of the hitman constitution, ol health and disease—matters of the very highest consequence to ol all—why should these paramount subject?, wo ask,!* wrapped in mystery, shrowded in the obscurity of lbs dark ages, and be attained only by a long and teilkmi study of a barbarous phrnseology, or of languages la| since obsolete and dead ? There'can be ni> reason fa this but a desire to keep the mass of mankind in i3» ranee—to establish a monopoly of medical knowlcdjt, and to make the many depend for life und health upa the few—of which few a large part are immature sad inexperienced in the practice of medicine, many w mere sciolists, who havo taken up the profession fa purposes of ambition or gain, and as many more an reckless, heartless empirics and charlatans. WhyiWi not mankind know as much about the organizafaal that master-piece of divine woBKJJANsmr,thekm* body—of the laws which govern It in health anddlaw as of the boundaries of countries, tbe localities of rtW and tha heights of mountains—how to multiply, or 4 vide, or subtract fractions, or to parso « scntowa i Pope's Homer I It is high time that tho cloud of Ji* ness anil mysticism which hangs over tho public ■* on the subject of anatomical, physiological, thwapfl* eal, and surgical science were forever dispelled. A new d:iy has dawned, and upon thu« whod»l In the shadows of night light has poured iteeftW* In the publication of the great work, whom nuntt" are in some small degree endeavoring to primal" have been intrc.uuced into a new era: men, "u"1* need no longer grope in tho dark—tliey need nut rw tln-ir health and lives in tho hands of meo of wb- skill and intelligence they know nothing, or follow B» own blind impressions,' or the suggestions of «* to their own bodies wUel» 3 *mv\ Ilcrc the whole subject ta all its ftiunoss is ■i'... 1 intelligibly before the eyes, and within the com- prehension of all inquiring minds. Henceforth igno- ranee is inexcusable in all who refuse to use the means j/i v fcci witliout something of this sort. No parent, Bi>i>e< tally no mollter, who values either her own life ar ifcc lives of her children, should be without this inrnlu- i.'e d rectory, which is as sure and true a guids in pro- fi.l i< -as in curing tlie maladies of children. To Sea Captains, Sailors, and Travellers, whether by sen or land, this volume will be an inestimable treasure. It will bo hi effect a physician and surgeon always on h.u;,\; and as we are ever liable to disease, and to cas- uaiitles, while in situations where no medical adviser can bo personally procured, or if such assistance is (Hocused at all it is by much cllort, expense, or delay, and often when it is too late to nimvtr any useful pur- - -^ Cut with the Family Physician on board ship, or hi the steamboat, or in your trunk, with a smaller or to '■• Jsortincnt of medicines rcromni.-ndod in this l .. •. according to circumstances, you need never bo at a lass to know what to do in any dilHcuIty which may nrirc. or upon tho occurrenco u( any accident Ship i:i.i-t <-r<\ and captains ol steamboats should not fail to ix)*^ef3 themselves of this storehouse of medical know- edge. Tlicy owe the advantages, tho security, to them- --•Jvit. to the passengers, nnd to tlie hands on board, which this book will give to all the parties. Besides, pnssengors and travellers should not alwnys leave these m.; cri, to others, but provide for themselves, and thus aspi'jie much anxiety in time of great peril, if not pre- ».-rre themselves from a premature death. A lady in Wir.ds-ur, Conn., purchased the work, and presented it to hrr daughter, recently married, and bound for Cana- ls. The daughter, in the first letter to her mother, rc- tnmed " her grateful thanks for her invaluable present, *•>-«** fhe had been very sick on her journey, and be- lieved the information slit obtained Jit/m the work had ac- tually rescued her from an untimely grave." Reflect \ov a moment upon the benefit to lie derived I rum a ju- dicious system of medicine, like the one we are here presenting, which maybe recited to in any emergency nr att:i, k of disease I Thero are some eases where unnuilmti! attention Is required, as in croup, cholera morbus, «„Hc tm-morrhages, tec, and which demand pr.'iApl nnd vigorous .trentment at the onset These »U«ik» nru Ijiiblo to occur in the night, or on the ocean, or at a great distance from medical aid of any kind. l>cry family should, without hesitation, possess ' .*im. )ve» uf thin incomparable depository of medical .....~~ "d asperienco. It should bo a book read and i referred to daily, and with which tha whoto fcmBy should be made acquainted, and its principles and prac- tice should bo stored up in the memories of both pa. rents and children. Excepting tiic Scriptures, u which are able to make us wise unto salvation," no book o. greater value, interest, or consequence, cim be put into the hands of the families of this or any other laud. We endeavor, and nt much expense, to have our children taught to speak correctly, to calculate numbers, to name tha locations and boundaries of countries, kingdoms, cities, rivers, mountains—to navigate shipa—to analyse and combine mineral nnd vegetable subshuieos—to write and translate languages—but fail to make tlirm or ourselves acquainted with that fundamental substrahm upon which aH these depend: viz. LIFE AND HEALTH. For of What value or profit is all tlie intelligence apper- taining to this life which we may have acquired, if wo have neither health, or strength, or life to use it J Thoro is no man so simple that he cannot be taught to cultivate grain, and no woman so devoid of common sense as to bo incapable of learning the art of making that grain into bread; and shall the means of preserving our health by the culture and preparation of food be so in- telligible, and yet the means of restoring it when lost be so abstruse, uncertain, complicated, voluminous, and consequently so wholly unknown to the mass of man- kind, as to make their existence in this world, and its interests, depend upon a lew fallible men, who are oftca both unfeeling and unprincipled ? Is the way of salva- tion to the soul so plain "that the way-faring man. though a fool, shall not err therein ;" and yet the tiny ofllic sal- ration of the body so complicated, difficult, or impossible, as to be attained only by a favored few f To suppose this. Is to call in question the goodness and wisdom of^tlio common and impartial Father of us all, and to believe that He acts without unity and system in all His works. Parents are toiling to acquire wealth, literary know- ledge, respectability, ana character fur their children: of how much greater importance is it that they should secure to them life, health, a vigorous physical constitu- tion, and that vastly superior intelligence upon which all these benefits depend for their value and tlieir use I Next to tho Bible should the •• Family Physician " bo possessed, understood, and prized—and placed in jux- taposition with it in the book-case. As the first provides for the prevention and cure of the moral maladies with which we are so sadly infosted, so tlie other provides for the prevention nnd cure of the physical or corpo- real diseases to which flesh is heir. But look at the collateral advantages which are to ba derived from the facts, tlie experience, tho scienco, in a word, the rich mine of intelligence which this book gives—Finer, in tlie economy of tiu. izy. You pay five dollars for this volume, and you have the whole Held of medicine laid open to your view. You are made to un derstnnd your own symptoms and diseases as well as any pliy6lci.ui can Inform you—you aro informed of the-causes, whether from climate, atmoj^hrr", miasma, change of weather, diet, or hereditary OuLu. ot your specillc afTec-lion, and you arc made acquainted with the most clleotiro, safe, and successful means ol restor- ing health. The means of all others the most poten^ prompt, and appropriate, may be growing all an und you, and you not know it This book will not only ghra you the names, the qualities and description, but {he fitc+imiks, in ttpitndid colored jHaies of ike plants tuenr 4 •elTes. Yon may be affected ^vith every variety of dis- • plish ; and, on the other hand, where nurses are weB ease, whether internal or external, whether medical or I informed, have a proper acquaintance with pathology, surgical, and you will find them all delineated in tills symptomatology, and the treatment of dlseass in gens- book; so that if yon know the symptoms of any or all i j-aL the medical attendant has o constant, a wise, and in yonr own person, or in the persons of your friends, you will not fail to recognize its history, cause, treat- ment, or indications of cure, in this book. In every in- competent representative at tho bed-side of his patient when he is absent; and all parties may rely on the re- covery of the patient, if human aid, guided by a true stance probably In which you, or if yon have a family, ' and judicious system of medical science, can aceom one of your children or your wife is out of health, your \ plish it It is often necessary that nurses should exer- physician's bill amounts to nearly or quite tlie cost of | cise an independent judgment in tho absence of tba this volume; with this in your possession nine-tenths of | physician, either in giving or withholding his preacrfp. this expense will be saved, to be devoted to some more tions, as their operation may be found to be beneficial profitable purpose. Hundreds who havo purchased | or injudicious; and, if so, it is highly important thai this work—for you will perceive that it has had some- I they should know enough of the theory and practise what of a wide circulation, this being tbe ninth edi- | of medicine to assure them what are favorable, and tion—have said, that it has saved to themselves and families hundreds of dollars yearly, and that mon- ey eould not purchase the copy they have, if they could not procure another in its place. Such ie the es- timate put upon it by those who own the work and practically know its value. There is not a family in the land who would not save the price of this volume in a short time, either in tlie prevention or the cure of dis- ease, if not oven their own lives, and those that are as dear to them, at leart, as life itself. Another advantage to'» > derived froman acquaintance with the teachings of this distinguished work, is the secu- rity WHICH IT GIVES AGAINST ALL NEEDLESS ALARMS where apparently dangerous symptoms are suddenly and nnexpectedly manifested. Ignorance and uncer- tainty always suggest the worst and most appalling ap- prehension.;, even where there is not the slightest dan- ger ; or they induce us to run to the opposite extremes. and thus make ns supine, inactive, inclining us to hope for the best, because appearances do not indicate im- mediate peril or alarming symptoms. This book will calm the fears of the patient and his friends where there is a false alarm, and restore the agitated to their rightful self-possession ; and do this upon the strongest, clearest statements'of the case, in all its various stages, not by inducing n false confidence, or fatal repose, as is iftnn the case with physicians, who seek to accomplish their object (often a good one) by wily management, and not by Ijonest scientific truthfulness. But we arc ever to remember, that the end does not sanctify the Sloans—that we are never to do evil that good may come. Honesty is Hie true policy, nnd such is the in- variable doctrine of this book. On the other hand, where there is just c;\usc for alarm, and necessity for prompt nnd vigorous action, symptoms and other evi- dences are given, which will prevent, ns far as it is pos sfele, all surprise or delay in making proper provision for immediate relief in cases of emergency. It is in- telligence, 'borough information, which prevents either presumptuous confidence or sudden terror, and which enables us, in all instances, to act wisely, calmly, and with the best hopes of success. Another advantage secured by this book which is worthy of the^highest consideration, and which the ex- perience of all medical men has demonstrated te be para- mount among the means employed to restore the sick, is the indisputable aid of intelligent nurses. Nine- tenths of the physicians will inform you, that immense- ly more depends upon good nursing than upon the phyaloinn—that ignorance and negligence in a nurse mere Chan undo all that tlie ocst physicians c=ui aocom- what are unfavorable symptoms—to understand the di- agnosis of diseases. Moreover, acute and acn>o 6» eases are changing their character every hour, and some- times almost every moment; these nurses should know —should be able to mark, distinguish, and often antici- pate them by counteracting remedies; or, at least, be able to make an intelligent report of them to the attend- ant physician on his return. The value of a well-in- formed nurse is incalculable, as tho life of tbe patient is pre-eminently in the hands and at the mercy of the nurse. It is to be feared, that double the number of persons perish through the incompetence of trariei, than from tho mal-practice of physicians, supposing their system of medicine to be good. Now, this is the work to make first rate nurses, and to multiply them on every hand. With th:a.bi»^;iycry mother, sifter, daughter, father, son, and brother, will be quaViied to perform, when occasions occur, the office of nurse to any other member of tlie family who may need this kind of assistance; and it will not be neces- sary, as a general thing, to hire 9uch, to send to a dis- tance to obtam one, or be without in time of epidemin or general sickness, in consequence of the great demand at such times, and the present scarcity of good nursa to supply it Another thing of nearly equal importanci is, that all who watch with the sick through the nign should be infinitely better informed as to tho propc treatment of patients who are entrusted to their can and whose sickness may be greatly prolonged, and iw their lives sacrificed, by their ignorance andinatttntioi Certainly, on no subject appertaining to the affairs o this life, should the whole people be more fully as eorrectly informed, than on the great one upon wbic this work so amply and clearly treats. But of all persons, physicians excepted, #»V» Is « another class who should more fully possess thenucl'1 of the knowledge which this book gives, m un in* ponsable part of their professional outfit, than cllto men. No men have greater opportunities for don1 good—for communicating useful advice and infam tion, in pastoral and social visits, in lyceum and char lectures, nnd in tho pulpit—at the sick bed, and on t funoral occasion. It is tlie office of the minister < Christianity, like that of his great Divine Mastii minister to the comfort of the bodies as well ai t souls of men—to say to them " Do thyself so ban physically, as well as morally or spiritually—and Ik greatly is that clergyman's usefulness enlarged,*' having acquainted himself with tho principles of* book, is able to communicnte them to others in time ■eed. nnd save the lives of Wis bearers and brctbrw preserving vmc. ».w— --- orphanage. Missionaries in foreign lands, who possess a knowledge of medicine, hold a thousand foldgroater influence in their hands over the heathen than those who do not A clergyman in New England who purchased 00s woik, and who procured a diploma from its distin- guished author, by visiting the poor of his flock, and proscribing for them, has acquired an influence over them which no power on earth can break, and an at- tachment and confidence, such as the most affectionate and trusting children feel toward, and repose in, a fa- ther. Most certainly no clergyman should be without this book, and the knowledge which it contains. To such it must prove, in a thousand ways, and on num- berless occasions, an invaluable treasure. But to Physicians and Surgeons who desire to ex- eel, and especially to succeed in mitigating human suf- fering, and saving human life, this book is certainly one of the naost valuable which they can put in their pro- fessional library. They may have read all other authors —they may be familiar with Richerand, with Wilson, with Watson, Ebcrle, Dunglison—with Hunter, Cooper, Abernethy, Armstrong, Hall, and a host of other medi- eal and surgical writers, but without this work their studies are incomplete—their fitness to be successful practitioners must necessarily be imperfect—nor will their skill, however great, compensate for their igno- rance of the immense fund of practical knowledge which they cannot fail to find in this incomparablo vol- ume. We might fill a volume with extracts from let- ters of physicians who have addressed letters of con gratulation to the author, and who have spoken in terms of the highest praise of the work, at the same time ex> pressing the sinccrcst gratitude to Dr. Beach for his labor of love and mercy, in placing within their reach a work which had given unprecedented success to their professional labors—a success so great, that it was be- yond what they had ever expected, and which would be to any but an eye-witness incredible. The letters are from many who had practised for years on the old mineral, depletive, and hypothetical system—others from those who had long practiced Thompsonianism by emetic* «r*u steaming, and others on various hypotheses, or systems, so called. The following are specimens of the great mass of testimonials of the above description which have been received by the author :— Dr. I. F. Deffenbacker, of Mason, Ohio, writes— " Dear Sir -I have been practising medicine for several years. During the last four years I have had your ' American Practice,' in three volumes. I consider your work tub sasteu-pikce: of all the books that I have read on medical practice, botany, and surgery. I am done with the calomel practice, and continue, for good reasons, opposed to the Thompsoni:in, regarding it as a very imperfect s-y.'tem. One of my students obtained your new work, [Tho American Practice Abridged, in one volume,] in Cincinnati, for five dollars. It is worth one thousand dollars, instead of five. I do really think, Doctor, the Botanic System, based upon scientific prin- ofetea, will be universally embraced before many years. Yoars, truly, &c." Dr. Joseph Grover, of Rock Island, DI, writes— according to the Rclormea system 01 rucuvt, •> — to my personal knowledge, the calomel and lancet prac- titioners have lest one out of every ten cases which they treated, who were affected with the same diseases; L e, where I lost two out of fourteen hundred they lost out of the same number one hundred and forty patients." Dr. Noah Miller, of New Carlisle, St Josephs Co, Indiana, writes as follows:—"Dr. W. Beach, Dear and venerable Sir—I have read your works with the most exquisite pleasure, and am compelled to exclaim, Bles- sed be the name of him who founded the glorious sys- tem of Medical Reform!—whose superior skill and talent succeeded in bringing out of chaos this brilliant system of medical science, which dispenses blessings to all who receive and practise it I I have had on an average) from seventeen hundred to three thousand patients yearly, during the last three years, and I have lost but/mtr pa- tients 1b that time. All this is the result of vegetable medicines, prescribed according to your 'AMERICAN PRACTICE, or REFORMED SYSTEM OF MEDI- CINE.' Says Dr. M. M. Miles, of Boston, Mass., "I used tha remedies recommended by your medical work, for two years or more in my practice, and I am highly pleased with their effect upon the system, in every kind of dis- ease ; so much so, that no money would induce me to re- turn to tlie use of mineral poisons." " To the Author of the American Practice : " Sir—Some time has elapsed since I became acquaint- ed with your Reformed System of Medical and Surgical Practice, and I now embrace th* ipportunity to state, that the theory or principles advanced in your work fully meet my approbation, and wliich have been am- ply illustrated and demonstrated by an extensive prac- tice. " I was educated in the old school of medicine, and have, therefore, tested both systems. But a sense of Jus- tice constrains me to state, that the Reformed method of treating diseases entirely surpasses the other; and I am fully of the opinion, if it is embraced by competent persons, that it will supersede the mineral and deple- tive course, and become the standard prentice of Ilia day. " With most cordial wishes for its dissemination and final success, I subscribe myself "Respectfully yours, "ANDREW SHANKLIN, M. D. "Middleton, Hyde Co., North Carohaa." "To the President of the Reformed College « Medicine, New York Citt : "Dr. Beach, Dear Sir—Although personally unac- quainted with you, yet your name and works are famfl- iar to me. The American Practice I have studied, ad- mired, and approved, and am fully of opionlon, tkat your system of practice will become universal "Yours affectionately, and with "Much respect, "A. UPHAM.M.D. ' " Rochester, New Hampshire." These are specimens of hundreds of simflar testimo- nials,'voluntarily preaented to the author, by physiclanj HrWt„„ ~ I of differcnt schools, who have embraced this svstem "r. W. B«ach, S.r-I hare had, since krt July, be- from conviction of It. superiority, and abaTbom =zsttttsz£z\*~*zsxrjszi A is astonishing when wo reflect how long fie mass ol mankind have remained in ignorance of this most important of all the physical sciences, and that no Josh- ua has appeared to lead the people out of the wilder- ness, and over Jordan into the land that abounds with medical and botanical wealth, and consequent therapeu- tical intelligence and independence 1 And it is equally ustonishing lspw little mankind know of tho great fact that moral character and conduct have n mort inti- mate connection with tlie PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDI- ' 'ION OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION I—thnt the •noral feelings are affected in innumerable ways, and beyond mensurc, by the normal or abnormal condition of the physical system I—and crimes of all sorts find their predisposing, if not also their exciting cause, in a patho- logical or diseased state of the corporeal functions'. How much of the fretfulncss, perrersences, nnd violence of children arc owing to this cause t How much of the gluttony and drunkenness are owing to disease of the organs of alimentation ?—for it is well known that dys- peptics have a morbid appetite, and hence are very apt to indulge themselves to excess—how much of anger, revenge, and their destructive manifestations, arise from an irritable nnd diseased state of the nervous system 1 —that licentiousness, filicide, and even murder, are the product of a deranged physiology?—that grief, despon- dency, loss of hope snd all ambition, and even affection for family and friends, are often induced by loss of health? In view of the great and paramount impor- tance of this science, can any man or woman remain in voluntary ignorance and be innocent? Is not IGNO- RANCE here a CRIME, when the menus of knowledge and corporeal salvation are before ns? One very important point to be observed m this work, and one which should alone make it deserving of the highest value nmong worlis of this kind, is tliia—that it recommends and prescribes no remedy but what maybe taken SAFELY at all times, in the most exposed tilualions, let the disease be what it may. The medicines pre- scribed are such as can be found in all countries and places, and arc such as the beneficent God of nature has provided, ready at any time for use—which spring up out of our mother earth—which grow and are nour- ished as the food we eat—such ns the roots, the barks, the foliage, the flowers, the fruits, and seeds of plants. This work discards minerals—as mercury, antimony, arsenic, and such like—as VIRULENT POISONS, unfit for medical puipoees j the use of the Wiru-et, as a gene rid tiling, it nlso rejects, and substitutes what answers an infinitely licttor purpose; and the knife, also, it ab- jures, in like manner, in surgery; which has been war- • ranted by the long and extensive experience and unex- ampled success of the author, which has demonstrated that it belongs more appropriately to the butcher, and not to the humane, tho scientific, mid successful sur- gcon. The inestimable instruction, facts, and illustrations which this work gives in relation to the PREVENTION OF DISEASE, render it of Immense practicable im- portance to nil classes of persons; and, if generally known, would save mankind from an iiusnlculable amount of misery, loss, nnd expenditure of time, strength, nnd money. Tho counsel given respecting diet, air, exercise, clothing, climate, cleanliness, and a host of other things upon which health and life depend, IS WORTH MORE THAN THE PRICK OF THE BOOK, and we doubt not that all who read this part of the work will fully agree with us in this opinion. Says Dr. Tuxr.EY, a distinguished medical practitioner— " Medical remedies or medical instructions ivliiili ena- ble us to prercitt or relieve pain or disease, to present nnd jirc.iing htallh and life, cannot be very precisely es- timated in dollars and cents. Such is the value, la our estimation, of Dr Ukach's work. It is a desideratum which we have long desired to sec?, not only for our own accommodation, but nlso for the general licncfitof the human family. Dr. Beach not only informs ns what to do to relieve diseases, but also what not to do —which last is equal, if not more important to knots than the former. We nrc convinced that this icorl ought to be in every medical library and school." Says Dr. Waterman, of Cranston, R. I, in a letter to the author—"1 know not how to express my rrrti- tude for the great benefit 1 have derived from your in- valuable writings. The first 220 pages nre worth more than all the books on Dietetics ever before published | and, were it in my power, the bead of every buniVj should have access to it I sec nothing but the people's ignorance of what your work really is, to prevent its INTRODUCTION INTO EVERY FAMILY. A gentle- man to whom I recommended your work last spring, Informed me a few days since, that it bad saved Mm more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS since that tint —a few months."* FOREIGN AND AMERICAN RECOMMENDATIONS. As expn.-s.nions of their very high estimation of Dr. Bench's medical work, niive sovereigns of Europe have awarded him GOLD MEDALS—to several of whom, if not ijl, the work was recommended by the most flat- tering cneviiruin.", alter thorough examination, by then' FlRST PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS. The following nrefae-simile. engravings of the several gold medals, and copies of letters accompanying them, l'roni these royal peieonauc?, their cabinet officers, am- bassadors, and the physicians to their majesties. The first wlrich we present represents the GOLD MEDAL from WILLIAM THE FOURTH, King of England, with the seals accompanying it. Copy of a letter from the lias. W. McMichael, Lflra n'flH to His Majesty the KlNQ Off ENGLAND, t» D» Beach, of Ana York. London, Feb. 10th, 133d Sir—I am Instructed to acknowledge the receipt of * copy of your work on "THE AMEIHCAN PRACTICE OF MEDICINE," presented by you to his Majesty tha King of England; n present which the king duly »P" predates; and I am commanded to transmit to yottjOQ the part of his Majesty, the accompanying GOLD MEDAL. I havo tlie honor to be, sir, Vour most obedient servant, W. McMIOHAEL, Rag's Librarian Medal Reverse Side of Vie Medal French Seal English Seal King's Librarian Seal Tlie following is the far-simile of the GOLD MEDAL presented by the KING and QUEEN of the FRENCH. Tho letters below are copies of two which were ad- dressed, one to Dr. J. F. Daniel Loiirtein, and the other to Dr. W. Beach, by Baron Alidkrt, Physician to Levis Phili.ipk, King of the French, Professor of Medal. the Medical Faculty of Paris, and Chief Physician «Jf the Hospital of Si Louis. Reverse Side of the Medal My Dear and much honored Colleague—I have receiv- ed the letter wl.ich vou had the extreme sondness to write me, and nlso Dr. HeaciI's EXCELLENT WORK. 1 bc*cecli you to become iny interpn ter to this MEKI- TOKIOI.'S MAN, and to tnuimiit to him my liveliest acknowledgment* I have this moment in my houpe two packages, one directed to you. and the other to Dr. Beach; each package contains n copy of my Monography of the Cu- taneous Diseases. I will send them to you. Accvpt, I pray you, my dear air. Lobstein, the assur- ance ut my high and perfect esteem. BARON ALIBERT. ParU, August 23d, 1S33. Doc7,» and Professor Beach, op New York: My very Rlustrious and Honored Colleague—I have received your GREAT and ADMIRABLE WORK, which you had the extreme kindness to send me. it is a MODEL OF ANALYSIS, AND A MASTER-PIECE OF METHOD AND MEDICAL EXPERIENCE. I take the liberty to send you, in return for yiur excel- lent prrsant, a copy of my .work entitled "Monogra- phy of Cklaneous Diseases." I hope you will receive it as a feeble testimony of my consideration for yeur dis- tinguished talents. LE BARON ALIBERT. Next follows the GOLD MEDAL awarded to Dr Beach by the KING OF WURTEMBURG, Germany, with the letter of his Privy Counsellor, Baron Von I. ehr, to' Dr. Lobstein, of New York, and another from Dr. Von Lvdwic. Honored Professor—Having received the high erder of his Majesty to announce to you that his Majesty has received your letter of Nor. 12th, which you forwarded 8 to me, and Dr. Beach's work, "THE AMERICAN PRACTICE OF MEDICINE," which was delivered by me„to hia Majesty; the King has been pleased to accept the same, and to request you to present to tlie Doctor, in the name of his Majesty, this letter and the enclosed GOLD MEDAL, as a testimony of his Majesty's ac- knowledgment of the author's DISTINGUISHED MERIT AND SKILL IN MEDICAL SCIENCE. lixtractfrom a letter of Dr. Von Ludwto First Coun- sellor, and First Physician and Surgeon to his Majesty the Kino of Wurtemburg, to Dr. Lobstein. Sir—The interesting work of Prof. Beach, which he has sent to his gracious Majesty, I have read, and made O favorable report of (to the King); nnd I am glad if fie acknowledgment which Dr. Beach has received by my report to his Majesty will afford him satisfaction. VON LUDWIG. The following engraving is the foe-simile of a GOLD MEDAL from Hie KING OF SAXONY to the author of "THE AMERICAN PRACTICE;" which Via ac- companied by a letter from his MINISTER OF STATE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS. To Dk. W. Beach : * Sir—The letter of tho«10th of January, by which you presented to his Majesty, my august sovereign, the KING OF SAXONY,youf work on "THE AMERICAN PRACTICE OF MEDICINE," has been recently de- livered to his high address, with the work, by Dr. Ca- nus, {First Physician to the King,) who at the same time has been able to accompany it with a report (to his Ma- jesty) INFINITELY ADVANTAGEOUS TO IT, and which DISPLAYED THE DISTINGUISHED MERIT which you have acquired by its publication. His Majesty has received it with great pleasure, and has deigned to order me to express to you his acknow- With the greatest pleasure I obey his Majesty's high commands; and at the same time requesting you to inform me when tlie present shall have arrived. I have the honor to remain, with the highest conside- ration, your Obedient servant, VON LEHR, Privy Counsellor. Stutgard, July 9th, 1835. Reverse Side of the Medal Iedgment for it; and to transmit to yon, as a visible testimony of the value which he attaches to it, the en- closed GOLD MEDAL, bearing the motto, VntTim ET INGENIO (To Virtue and Genius). In discharging this grateful commission, I expBrteWBj on my part, a particular satisfaction in being aUatl add to it the expression of my distinguished couidanr tion. Dresden, Feb. 3d, 1835. JDE MINCKWrrZ. Tho Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of his Majea- ty the King of Saxony. Reverse Side of the Medal Fac-simUe of a GOLD MEDAL from the KING of the KETHERLANDS, with a letter from a member of his Cabinet to Dr. Beach. The Hague, August 18th, 1837. Sir—The King, my august sovereign, having appreci- ated the work which you have respectfully presented to him aereeably to your letter, "THE AMERICAN PJ( \CT1CE OF MEDICINE," he has directed me to n»'sent you, in his name, with a GOLD MEDAL, which 1 : «vc the honor now to present In acquitting myself of these orders of his Majesty, i' r-;g to apprise you of my great respect Minister of the Interior, DE KORK. To Mr. professor W. Bbaoh, Maw York. Medal. Facsimile of a GOLD MEDAL presented Dr. Beach by me QUEEN OF PRUSSEN. Medal I Reverse Side of tlie Medal Facsimile of a GOLD MEDAL from the KING OF PRUSSIA, with the copy of an autograph letter from the King, and one from his First Physician and Surgeon, Professor Von Hufeland, one of the most distinguish- af medical men of Europe, and a celebrated author. Ha Dr. Beach, New York : 6V—I have received your work, which you presented Medal to me, under date of January 10th, and reqneat yoa a) accept the enclosed GOLD MEDAL, as a token of WSf acknowledgment FREDERICK GUILLAUME, King of Prussia. Berlin, Oct 23d, 1833. Reverse Side of the Medal 1C Copy of a letter from Professor Von Hvfeland, First ^physician to his Majesty tlie King of Prussia, to Dr. Lobstein. Berlin, Sept. 10th 1834. Honorable Sir—I haTc the honor to announce to you, that 1 have received your letter, and Dr. Beach's, with a copy of your interesting work, accompanied by a let- ter to his Majesty the King. His Majesty has politely accepted it, and has sent, thrnuzh the Prussian Minister in America, a GOLDEN PRIZE'MEDAL to Dr. Beach. I sent this spring an answer, and a letter of acknow- ledgment to Dr. Beach, with Diplomas to you both, as corresponding members of the Medical and Surgi- cal Society of Berlin; and I hope that the same have all been safely received; if so, have the kindness, I pray you, to inform me of it. I am, with the highest consideration, Yours, VON HUFELAND. Medal. Seal Sir—His serene highness, my lord, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, my august master, has charged mo to in- form you of the reception of the work which yon sent to his address, together with your letter of the 10th of April, 183d, and has instructed me to send you, with his best acknowledgments, the MEDAL which you will re- ceive with this letter, as a testimony to you of his sove- reign pleasure. In order to nfford me satisfaction, I pray you to ac- cept this packet which I send you; and be assured that It is with pianiurr I avail myself of this occasion to aa- Medal Rome, March 2d, 1837. ninstrums Sir—It has bi'cn 11 lop* of a letter to Dr. W. Bkach, President of Vie Re- j termed Medion! Society, Kew York, from Professor : Klback Doctor of Physic. Professor of Vhilosi, I Pky *»d Surgrr,,, FirstPhysical,and Surgeon ,ntke I&pilalnt Painbcrg. Omsamj. CorrespniietingMein- her of many A/siMra/ Societies and Literary I,,stHvl,m,s J Europe, a ad Member of tlie Medical Society of j\cw York M H«»mE"rS/W«e-' nRTC «'? P\«w «™ to acknow- leihre the reception of your valuable and excellent work and the diploma of the Reformed Medical Socie- tv of 'the Uailcd States. In return I send you copies oV mv various medical works, ami I pray you to ac- cent them, ns tokens of my highest consideration. It «v?*« be Haltering to me if my labors could obtain tlie ap- Z££toiof so COMPETENT A JUDGE. ^^ With tlie highest respect, I remain yours, ADAM KASPAR IIESSELBACK. Bamberg April 12th, 1831. I Extract of a letter from Edward Andrews, L. L. D.. ilinif'rr of the. Gospel. London, one of the most learned I and distinguished Clrrgi/mrn in England. 14 West *t., Falmouth, near London, Friday, Oct. IStli, 1841. Jt/» T)ear Doctor—I do admire beyond expression your liiiok.". I keep them in my parlor, and they arc Constantly rend. U is a mercy that God has given you health nnd nbili- tv to produce such a work ; which in indeed the conflu- ence of many rills of thought running into one mighty scorn of instructive toisdom. Mrs. Andrews unites in expressions of high esteem. Adieu, inv dear Doctor. EDWARD ANDREWS, L. L. D., minister of the Southerlaud Chapel, Walworth, near Lwulua. New York. May, 183(1. Dn. W. Beach—I congratulate you, dear Bir, that the favorable opinion which 1 have entertained of tlu: merits j of your work, viz. that your diligence, judgment, and ' trnditiun, would be properly appreciated nnd reward- ed, bus now been generally acknowledged in both hem- ispheres. I Yaur work has not only been appreciated by, nnd rc- l cafeed the liighcst approbation of the most distiuguish- ( ad physicians in Fn.....e and Germany, but of the first medical faculties, medical societies, and of many of tlie most scientific and Literary institutions of Europe, of which you have been honored with Diplomas ns a corre- sponding member. Your work has also been honored with the high benevolence, approbation, androyal pres- ents ef their rmjal Majesties, King of Prussia, King of England, King of Saxony, King of tVurtemburg, and King Philippe, King of the French, whose great and distinguished personages nre generally known as PRO- TECTORS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ; and whose royal generosity is extended to idl distinguished authors, at any nation whatever. lias any physician of Ms. country been favored with (he same honors? Can it be denied that your work has received tho highest approbation which 1 have men- tioned ) It is the result of your skill, talent?, and indus- try; anil what is more, this is a production, like aro- matic plants and dowers, from which the buzzing bee enn take wax nnd honey, if they choose, without soiling or withering it. I have not any doubt, that as your work is read, the merits of it will be more and more appreciated, and many lives, of our fellow citizens will be saved. Please to accept my best wishes for yonr health nnd prosperity, tlieii-Miriinccu! the high regard and esteem m which 1 remain, respectfully, my dear sir, Your friend, J. F. DANIEL I.OHSTEIN, M. D., Of the Medical Faculty of Paris, Momlier of the Med- ical Society of the City and County of New York—of many other Medical Societies, Academies, nnd Scientific Institutions of Europe and America; Member of tlie Royal and Medical Society of Arts anil Sciences of Prieaburg, Grand Dukedom of Baden, and Professor of the Theory and Practice of Thytfc, of Medical Juris- prudence, nnd of Midwifery, in New York ; Author o! several works on Medical and Literary Subjects. [ From the AYm York Aelrertis'cr of June 4th. 183ft] " Dr. Beach's Book.—We sometime since noticed the beautiful medals transmitted from the king* of Franco, Prussia, Wnrtemhurg, r.nd Saxony, to Dr. Reach, iu re- turn for his work sent to those di.-tfm;iiishnd personages. We yesb rday saw the MEDAL which the King of Eng- land has caused to be sent to Dr. Beach. This medal lis of very line gold, and exceedingly well executed; it bears the effigy and inscription of '• King Willian IV." on one side, and "Quern Adelaide" on the other. "This is the fifth royal present with which Dr. Reach has been honored, besides letters from THE MOST DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIANS OF EUROPE, an- nouncinc to him that his medical work has received their HIGHEST APPROBATION." [From the New York Commercial Advertiser.] Compliment to Genius and Learning.—We ,av* examined this morning two splendid GOLD MED- v*S, recently transmitted l-y royal personages to an American citizen, Iir Vi IlKAril. of this city, author o? "THE AMERICAN PRACTICE OF MEDICINE." Copies of the work were sent by the author to the Kin:.'* of Saxony and Prussia about six mouths ago; and the attention has br.n acknowledged by them in nvitogmuh letters, accompanied by the medals already referred to. Dr. Beach's work was specially recom- mended to the King of Saxony by Dr Carus. mid to bis Majesty of Prussia by Dr. Von IIl'KKI.aNU, who were instructed by the moiiarchs to repurt on its merits. The miibils, which are rich, heavy, and very handsome, bear the royid clhgios with appropriate inscriptions on the reverse. Extract from Vie Speeeli of the Hon. Job Haskell tn re- lation to the Practice of rhysir. and Surgery, before the Legislature of the State of Ncto Yorlc, during the ses- sion of 183-1. "Among the most conspicuous of tlie Botanie Phy- sicians stands Dr. Beach, of New York, a man of pro- found learning and research. He, sir, stands the great reformer and founder of what is called the American Practice. Here, sir, are three volumes of his works, bearing a title on which every lover of his country can look, and his heart dilate with pleasure—THE AMERI- CAN PRACTICE (exhibiting them to the House). This work has received the approbation of the most distin- guished physicians of France, and the author has been honored by his Majesty, the King of Prussia, with a handsome GOLD PRIZE MEDAL, for this valuable and interesting work, accompanied by a very flattering letter from his Majesty. (Here being called upon, Mr. Haskell exhibited the medal to the House.) The author has also been honored with a letter from the distinguish- ed and celebrated Professor Von Hcfeland, First Phy- Biuian to his Majesty the King of Prussia, in which he has announced to him that his publication has received the highest approbation, and that the Royal Medical College of Berlin had received him unanimously as a member of their Society. This work has nlso received the approbation of Louis Philippe, King of the French. who awarded to the author a royal present. It has also received the patronage of several eminent professors io Germany. It has also been pronounced a work of great merit by IIaron Alirert, one of the most distinguish- ed authors in Europe, first physician of the Hospital of St Louis, and first physician of Louis Philippe, the King of the French. 1 hope its exalted worth will be duly appreciated by this Legislature, and the author receive from it »b* cere prayer nnd wish of Your friend and Humble servant J. B. MeMAIIOK. A volume might be compiled of testimonials ta Iks inestimable value of this work, similar to these already presented. But we judge the preceding to be suGcicat to satisly any person capable of appreciating the mcrin of such a production. If any further recommend niioa is wanting, you will find it in your own experience icd observation, should you purchase the book, and apply its principles to your case, or to othors under your con- trol, when occasion calls for it—AND YOU WILL WANT NO FURTHER TESTIMONY. All communications relating to this work, and order! for the same, should be addressed (post paib) ti JAMES McALISTER, 141 Fulton-street, New-York TO ALL THE FRIENDS OF THE REFORMED PRACTICE. Havmg been very oftea applied to, from various parts »f the country, for medicines made of ingredients of MY OWX SELECTION, and put up under MY OWN 8UPEH v'ISION, adapted to the cure of the several dis- eases described in my "American Practice," and "Family Physician,"—and having been repeatedly in- formed by friends abroad, that articles purporting to have boen made according to directions in my Books, and bearing my name, but made up of spurious or in- efficient materials, wore vended by Druggists and Ped- lars, and that in consequence of this the character of the Reformed Treatment has been placed in jeopardy, and the value of its prescriptions rendered doubtful—I therefore feel myself impelled injustice to the cause to which I have Hevotod my life, to take the most effective course which is in my power to defend from undeserv- ed reproach, and from all liabihty thereto, the just re- putation of the medicines, which I know by personal oxperience and observation in thousands of cases in my own practice of near thirty years, to be the most safe, sure, salutary, and effective remedies which can be em- ployed in the various forms of disease—and in order to this, viz., to protect these remedies from being deteri- orated, and from consequent depreciation, and also to meet the wishes of many friends, I have concluded to have all my medicines put up under my own immedi- ate superintendence in forms suitable for transmission to all parts of the United States, Canada, the West Indies, and for vessels going to all parts of the world—with printed directions accompanying each article. All the various kinds, such as I use in my personal practice, I shall put up in Packages, Boxes, Vials, or Bottles, ac- cording to the nature of the materials of which they are composed, in small or large parcels, so as to come within the means and wants of all classes—and a com- plete assortment in medicine chests for individuals, families, or ship-masters, who may order them. And to u.-surc the Public of their genuineness, and to guard against imposition, 1 shall have my likeness impressed apon the label of each article, with my written signa- ture inscribed on each label. These medicines, adapted to all ages, constitutions, climates, and seasons, and suited to evi.-ry variety and etngi* of disease—I shall warrant all who may be dis- posed to purchase tie-in, shall be prepared of the very BEST INGREDIENTS which this and foreign countries can produce. As I shall piirvba.'c the raw materials in large quantities either in this city, (New York, where tin- very best facilities are aS'onled for procuring tlie purest and beat articles of Bim kind.) or import them frum nbrmid. at wholesale prices, I shall therefore be enabled ii. soli the prepared medicines much cheaper tliun the »r.riM> materials can be procured by individuals uny where, lamed eyes, nnd particularly tho lids. It is eooUng, cleansiug, and healing. COUGH DROPS. These drops aro excellent to allay colds, eougha, hoarseness, and other bronchial affections. 16 SUDORIFIC TINCTURE OR SWEATING DROPS. This medicine is truly unsurpassed in fulfilling the indications for which it is given, which is generally to produce perspiration; and hence is eminently benefi- cial in aU attacks from mumps, quinsy, violent cold, and consequent checked perspiration, in fevers of all kinds, inflammations, and to relieve violent pains in the limbs, stomach, bowels, breast Sec. One or two doses, aided by warm infusions, and bathing the feet cause a oopioua perspiration. I know of no medicine which is so certain and effectual in its operation. I have given in the preceding list tho names, and de- scribed the objects, in brief, of the various kinds of medi- cines which I use in my practice, and which the experience Bf almost THIRTY YEARS, in thousands of cases, under say own personal observation, has proved to be the best the most powerful, prompt and successful remedies WHICH CAN BE FOUND WITHIN THE WHOLE RANPE OF THE MATERIA MEDICA. I have tried min- erals of all sorts—patent medicines of various kinds, pos- sessing tlie highest and strongest recommendations—ho- rr.etpatliic iiifinitessimals, and every other form of treat- ment known and prescribed by the various schools of medicine—hi good faith—not to prove them false, but honestly, sincerely, intensely desirous of ascertaining WHAT WOULD CURE MY PATIENTS, and lean say with the mostundoubting confidence, a confidence estab- lished by innumerable facts, that the medicines recom- mended in the preceding li,t, ARE NOT SURPASSED BY ANY IN THE KNOWN WORLD. They have operated successfully, ^hcre all other means have failed—they have raised multitudes from apparently the bed of death, when hope had fled from the maids of patients and their friends,-*—and they are valued as inestimable by thousands, and tens of thousands, who know them by their salutary effects in their own fami- lies and persons. The Anti-Billious Family Physic, I know to be the very best purgative in existence. Its action upon all the secretions is great healthful, and whatever the difficulty may be, nothing can be better to begin with. His almost invariably the first article which I prescribe, in nearly evory case to which I am called. This, fol- lowed with other appropriate medicines, generally accomplishes tho desired object. It as effectually relaxes the skin as it does the bowels, and thus restores the Insensible perspiration—thus breaks up fevers, colds, constipations, inflammations, &c, Are. The ANTI- BILIOUS PILLS are a very effective but gentle purga- tive, acting specifically upon the biliary apparatus, reliev- ing and totihr: the orgstas. No better pill can be found, unless we except the HEPATIC or LIVER PILLS, which act di.eorly and specifically upon that impor- tant organ, the liver. These are truly of the very Grand IWipAt, 141 Fulton-st., New York, where •*© .fAitlESMcALlSTEIt, <;'»■*' paid.i highest value in an complaints or affections of tat/*, , whether from being congested or gorged with bl inflamed, swollen, enlarged, or torpid. In all cane >> action of this medicine will be most potent and cious. If the countenance be yellow, the mind d im, sed and gloomy—if pain exist in the side, shoulder, u.; head, and the appetite gone, this justly celebr^i remedy will disperse them all. ' The PULMONIC POWDER, for consumption, c, spitting ef blood, «/«., has acquired the very I , reputation, by its extraordinary success inenrinj ■-., of the most desperate cases. I have known it r. patients whero neither their friends or myself htui real expectations of seeing a cure effected—en*. which were to be found the most discouraging toms, ns an apparently unconquerable cough, gre puration, great emaciation or loss of flesh, tcrribl . v sweats, and the greatest consequent debility. ', ■ they have recovered by means of this mei- Equally valuable in all diseases of tlie blood, < ALTERATIVE POWDER. Its operation is searching and manifest in purifying the system humors, of morbid matter, and hence its succi- been wonderful in curing scrofula, skin eruptions, ,.m fever sores, and rheumatism. The same high en;n »i may be and is justly put upon the RESTORA'i'lt WINE BITTERS, the PILE ELECTUARY, tha A*1 DYSPEPTIC, and the FEMALE PILLS, RIIi'.UK'T- PILLS aid LIQUID, the NEUTRALIZING MIX'ir: and FEVER AND AGUE POWDERS, &c, &c,4t Besides the above medicines, I shall be able ttfi ply any orders for various tinctures, syrups, &d l tioncd in my Pharmacy—as THE BALM OF GL.KAJ! TINCTURE, IMPROVED TINCTURE OF LAV13 ' DER COMPOUND, and many others—also Tnl CONCENTRATED VEGETABLE SYRUP, to scrofulous, syphilitic, mercurial, and eruptive dia —for the purification of the blood, nnd the cure cers, gout rheumatism, and constitutional derangi -uit —the PULMONIC SYRUP, for colds, coughs, com.aoi.1 tiin, spitting of blood, pain in the breast, ulceratKr d the lungs, and bronchitis—and tho RESTORATllf WINE BITTERS, all which are put up—the tim: in viale, and the syrups and bitters in bottles, hekjf\ about a quart. Tlie ingredients for making the sjr«^ and also for making the wine bitters, are put iipia boxes, as named in the preceding list and eitht !m boxes or bottles may be ordered, as tlie purehait; agent may prefer. There are many other medicines mentioned 111 n» work which are not named in this list but which cu.:« readily put up, when ordered in any quantity to *< rant tho expense and trouble of preparing tin m. WOOSTER BEACH; hi- all orders must be addressed for Bonks and Medic T AGENTS. JOHN MOORE, General Agent, 114 Baltimore-street. G. JONES & CO., 146 Baltimore-street. J. W. BOND & CO., 44 Baltimore-street. H. W. ANDREWS, 51 Hill-street.