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Hercules destroying the Hydra. CAUTX ON TO PURCHASERS. This medicixe had bf.etc used for moke thajt seven tzars be- fore an effort was made to imitate it; but the great demand for it" and its wonderful success, have induced a great number of* persons to imitate it in various ways—upwards of fifty different mixtures have been got up in imitation of it, which is a convincing proof of iU being a medicine of great value. Some are selling Sarsaparilla and other syrups, imposing them on the ignorant for the Panacea; others are mixing the genuine medicine with molasses, &c, making three bottles out of one; thus retaining some of its virtues: others are uting the genuine Panacea in their bottles to perform cures, to ob- tain certificates to give their oton a reputation, &c. Some have even retorted to perjury to deceive the public. These imitations and adul- terations have, in many instances, protracted the sufferings of pa- tients in diseases where the genuine Swaim's Panacea would have proved instantly efficacious. I therefore deem it a duty I owe the public to assure them, that the composition of my Panacea is not known nor was it ever communicated to any other person in any way -whateverj and consequently, that all other mixtures represent- ed to be mine, are fraudulent impositions. WM. SJVAIM. "*■ tut TT, .PHit'AD^LPHIA: v"~ 1829. is-\y)> W£ \-- C >??/^ ADVERTISEMENT. THIS MEDICINE has acquired a very extended and established celebrity in most parts of the world, both in Hospital and Private practice, which its efficacy alone has supported for these ten years past, as a remedy for Scrofula or King's Evil, Ulcerated Sore Throat, long standing Rheumatic Affections, Diseases of the Skin, White Swelling and Diseases of the Bones, and all cases generally of an Ulcerous character; Chronic and Nervous diseases arising in debilitated constitutions; but more especially for Syphilis, or affections arising therefrom, as Ulcers of the Larynx, Throat and Nose, Nodes, &c. and all those evils occasioned by an improper use of mer- cury, &c. &c.—It has been found to be a most useful spring and fall purifier of the blood for debilitated and nervous persons; it is also beneficial in dyspeptic and nervous complaints, and most internal diseases where the lungs and chest are supposed to he affected, &c. All those who are predisposed to pulmonary com- plaints, or affected with any of those distressing diseases arising from impurity of blood or indiscretion of their youth, and whose constitutions are broken down by the use of mercury, arsenic, bark, or quinine, from diseased liver, or injudicious treatment of any of the above dis- eases, should submit to a course of Swaim's Panacea. In all complicated cases of Scrofula and Syphilis, and where the Syphilitic virus of the parent causes a deve- lopment of Scrofula in the child, this is the only remedy upon which a hope of recovery can be reasonably found- ed: there has been no instance of its failure, where pro- perly used. It imparts vigour to the whole system while the cure is going on—an operation so long looked for in vain by the medical world; at the same time the patient is enabled to take nourishing food, which under the com- mon modes of practice is usually withheld from the suf- ferer. In many instances where the horrible ravages of ulceration had laid bare ligament and bone, and where, to all appearance, no human means but amputation could have saved life, have patients been snatched from the graye* and restored to good health, and the devouring disease completely eradicated. 8 The cures performed in this city alone establish its superior virtue on a basis too solid to be affected by the malignity of the envious. It is worthy of remark that • Bee Nancy Linton's case. tlu greater part of the patients who have been perma- nently cured, had, previously to using Swaim's Panacea, received the ablest medical assistance, and numbers were abandoned by their physicians, as being beyond the reach of medical skill. Such is the fact, and so extraor- dinary were many of the cases, that an exhibition was made of them in the University of Pennsylvania, by the Professor of Surgery, before a crowded audience of Stu- dents, who pronounced them wonders in the healing art. It has been introduced in the American Navy and into the Philadelphia Alms-house, and Pennsylvania and New York Hospitals, and most of the Infirmaries in the United States and other parts of the world; and such were its surprising effects—its success after all other medicines had failed, that the surgeon of the PENN- SYLVANIA HOSPITAL, Dr. William Price, was in- duced to abandon his highly respectable office, from the laudable design of benefiting his fellow creatures, by carrying the Panacea to England; where it succeeded, in a number of instances, in diseases for which it is in- tended, and its virtues are publicly acknowledged by some of the most eminent surgeons. The discovery of this medicine has been the effect of long and attentive study, and it was made public from the most decided conviction, founded on ample experi- ence, of its power in eradicating those diseases after every other medicine has failed. It cannot, however, be supposed that this Panacea will invariably cure—the most esteemed medicines, em- ployed by the Faculty, will often fail in the very dis- eases for which they are considered specifics; but if the use of it be persevered in, it will radically remove almost every disorder specified. Thousands are lingering under compiaiuts, in some form, sinking to the grave, whom this medicine would certainly restore to perfect health and vigour. Its safety and innocence have been fully tested, so that it may be administered to the tenderest in- fant. The most distinguished physicians in the United States recommend it, and admit that a more important discovery in medical science has not been made; and to use the language of one of the most eminent Professors of the age, it is a triumph in the healing art. To the present and rising generations the benefit must prove incalculable, not only by saving many valuable lives, but imparting strength and soundness to debilitated and corrupted constitutions,—thereby preserving their off- spring from hereditary diseases. These facts, together ^..4» with the numerous cures made, and its being in so many instances COUNTERFEITED and IMITATED by SPURIOUS MIXTURES, form irresistible proof of its high value. The discovery of a remedy like this has been a desideratum from time immemorial. The effect of this PANACEA is such as not to inter- rupt either business or pleasure, and requires only the common restraints of moderation in diet. It is conveyed by the circulating fluids, and corrects their tendencies, to all those diseases which originate in vitiated blood, dis- eased liver, depraved appetite, or predisposition to af- fections of the LUNGS. It is a safe medicine, and removes all those evils which an unsuccessful use of mercury so often occasions. JVo one, however, is advised to take it, without first fully convincinghimselfofthe truth of what is here stated and the rectitude of the Proprietor's intentions. The discovery of this MEDICINE may without ex- travagance be considered a sacred boon to the afflicted, and all should refrain with scrupulous care from every act which may, even remotely, prevent its benefits from being known and extended. Yet, ingenuity has been taxed almost to exhaustion, in suggesting devices and modes of fraud; and to deceive whom? Not those exult- ing in health and gaiety, but those to whom this medi- cine affords the last ray of hope in the cheerlessness of disease and sorrow. It is far from the proprietor's in- tention to endeavour to obstruct the march of improve- ment, or to restrain the efforts of honest competition; he only desires to hold up to public odium, those who have endeavoured to deceive the afflicted by imitating his Pa- nacea, by assuming the same name, and republishing his certificates, or those who have gone to the daring extremity of perjury, and imitating as nearly as possible the form of the advertisements and labels. As these attempts may result in much suffering to those whose melancholy con- dition excites all our sympathies, benevolence should not remain passive:—every feeling man should exert himself to prevent the progress of delusion by pointing out to the subjects of it the folly of listening to those pretenders, when a medicine is at hand which has SUS- TAINED ITS REPUTE FOR TEN YEARS PAST, and received the commendations of the most eminent of the faculty, and has been tested by the experience of thousands. r INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, The proprietor of the Panacea has reason to be grate- ful for the confidence which the public have shown in its excellence; and in sending forth an enlarged edi- tion of the testimonials in its favour, calculated to con- firm that confidence, he has but few observations to sub- mit in addition to those contained in his Preface to the first collection. Everyday has furnished him with fresh proof of the efficacy of his medicine, and abundant rea- son to thank God for having made him the instrument of its introduction among the many who are afflicted with the various diseases, which it has been found to cure, after every other means had proved unavailing. It is only a small part of the proof just mentioned, that he can adduce within the limits of such a publication as the present; but enough is given, he conceives, to re- move all uncertainty, and weaken, if not eradicate, all prejudice in relation to the merits of the Panacea. He earnestly wishes that it were as easy to suppress the workings of ENVY and jealousy in others, as to contend with honest or scientific doubt. He has been assailed by malevolence in various forms; while the boldest impo- sitions have been practised upun the public by men who pretend, falsely, to have discovered the ingredients of his medicine, and have issued as the same, compounds of their own, which are far from possessing the same virtue. With equal hardihood, they have used for their benefit, the very certificates which the real Panacea had, by its wonderful operation, drawn forth from both patients and medical practitioners. He ought not, perhaps, to complain, since the pro- prietors of all celebrated remedies have been attacked and wronged in like manner. He places his trust in the fruits of experience for a complete triumph over all the devices of enmity and cupidity. There is one topic, however, among the invidious strictures of the day, upon which he will venture to touch now, though probably no necessity exists for noticing it at all: he means the con- cealment of the composition of the Panacea, supposing it to be as general and powerful a remedy as he pro- claims it to the world. WTith respect to the use of the term Panacea as the title of this medicine, there is, in fact, nothing ostenta- tious or empirical in the designation. It has been often employed, both by the ancients and moderns, in the re- stricted sense of a remedy for a large class of diseases, and not in its literal and more comprehensive meaning The proprietor of the present remedy has never deemed nor really styled it an universal specific; but he became convinced that it was applicable to a greater variety of morbid cases than any other medicine of which he had heard or read; and he thought himself therefore entitled to invest it with the name which would best express its peculiar merit, and under which it had been common to announce and distribute what was alleged or held to pos- sess a similar character. The subject of the following pages having been before the public for upwards often years, and the experience of numbers of the profession of Medicine and others, having sanctioned its utility in the diseases for which it has been used, an apology would now seem to be altoge- ther unnecessary were it not for the circumstance, that many persons have formed and propagated opinions cal- culated to prejudice the public mind, and cause them to number it with the host of quack medicines daily vended to our fellow-citizens, as cures for every disease to which the human frame is incident. That these opinions are incorrect, f will endeavour by the mass of conclusive evidence I shall bring before the public, satisfactorily to demonstrate. When this medicine was first introduced to the notice of the public, (at a time too, when no other of the name, of the nature, nor possessed of the same properties, was in existence; and since which period, upwards of fifty mixtures, professing to be of the same nature, have been imposed upon the public with the most unblushing effron- tery,) it was supported by experience, unaided by art and sophistry—its utility was practically known to the proprietor, and it required only that the public should become acquainted with the numerous and important cures effected by its use, in order to establish for it a reputation, not to be affected by the artifices of the in- terested, nor the sneers of the uncandid. Under the impression, therefore, that there exists in the minds of many a desire to become acquainted with the facts connected with this medicine, I do not hesitate to come forward, and relate a few out of the great num^ ber of cases in which it has been successfully employed. Diseases which had resisted every curative means, and baffled the skill of some of the most respectable practitioners, have been effectually cured in a compara- tively short space of time, by the use of this remedy. What, I would ask, can be a greater proof of the estima- tion in which it is held by the profession of Medicine, than to know that some of the cures were considered so extraordinary^inoWacl^adfrrat they were exhibited in the lecture room, before a numerous class of students in the University of Pennsylvania, as wonders in the heal- ing art? What can be a greater proof of its utility, than to know that it is recommended by those who stand in the most exalted rank in the profession of Medicine? What can be more satisfactory to the public than to know, that it has been used in all institutions in this country, alike eminent for the professional skill which presides over them, and the purely benevolent purposes for which they are designed—the Pennsylvania and New York Hospitals and the Philadelphia Alms house? These facts are of themselves conclusive! they require no com- ment. Numerous objections have been urged against it, by those who know nothing of it; numerous conjectures have been formed as to its composition; each one more incorrect than the preceding: one has supposed it to be muriate of gold—another, corrosive sublimate; this one has supposed it to be arsenic, and that one a decoction of sarsaparilla, or cicuta, &c.—Surely the fact of its having cured several cases in which all of these various remedies, and more too, had been previously employed, is sufficient to convince any one, that it consists of neither of these articles; and, if they continue to per- sist in the belief that it does consist of some or all of them, then we know not how they account for its acting so much more beneficially under the care of one person than another—unless, indeed, they conceive that the miraculous power of curing by the touch, has descended from the ancient kings of France and England, to the truly fortunate proprietor of the Panacea! In this publication, I mean not to derogate from the profession of Medicine ; none can entertain for this sci- ence a more exalted opinion—a ;more profound respect; I merely advance what -my experience with this medi- cine fully sanctions. Daily do we behold something new in almost every art and science; new discoveries and improvements continue every day to be advanced; in a word, no science, no art, is perfect; each day dis- closes some imperfection of the preceding, and in all human probability, the day will never be, when man shall have arrived at the acme of perfection. With these few general observations I shall proceed more immediately to the subject, and bring before mv readers a relation of some few cases, &c. which wifl fully illustrate the position laid down, viz. its utility in f V v the diseases mentioned. THhje/e pages might be swelled to a much greater length, with many others, but as it would add no greater impression to minds open to con- viction, I shall be content with giving a few; the scep- tical I cannot convince. The diseases in which this medicine has been most conspicuously useful, are Scrofula or King's Evil, Mer- curial Disease, deep-seated Syphilis, Rheumatism, Ul- cers of the Throat and Larynx, diseased Liver and Dys- peptic and Nervous complaints, all disorders arising from a contaminated or impure state of the blood, and almost every disease of an ulcerous nature. In all complicated cases of Syphilis and Scrofula, and where the syphilitic virus of the parent has caused a development of Scrofula in the child, the beneficial powers of this remedy have been peculiarly conspicuous; few cases have resisted its powers. It has been tried in a great number of cases of this, description, and with the most decided success in every instance. In the cure of Nodes, this medicine has also particularly distinguished itself. I need not dwell upon the benefit to be derived by mankind from a reme- dy which is calculated speedily to restore to a state of perfect health, those who may be labouring1 under these most loathsome diseases; and that such a remedy is now before the public, I feel confident I shall be enabled, in the following pages, to demonstrate.to the satisfaction of my readers. In thus expressing myself, I by no means wish to be understood as pronouncing this to be an infallible re- medy: on the contrary, aware that the suffering part of the community are ever ready to seize with avidity, upon any thing which may come forward under such pretensions, or which may have the semblance of no- velty, I wish not to deceive them: this, like all other medicines, even the most esteemed receipts of the Phar- macopoeia, is liable sometimes to fail. I merely wish to impress upon their minds, that a plan of treatment is of- • fered, which has been in a great number of cases suc- cessful where all the ordinary means of cure had been previously resorted to in vain. This I assert under the most positive conviction of its correctness; and in which I am well assured my readers, after having perused the sequel, will freely accord. In chronic and mercurial rheumatism of years stand- ing, this medicine has seldom failed of effecting a per- manent cure in a comparative short space of time. The numerous cases in which it has been employed, and in 9 few of which has it failed of entirely removing the dis- ease, has established for it the reputation of being, in this disease, almost a specific Besides the diseases heretofore mentioned, we also see it a valuable remedy in that afflictive disease, Tinea Capitis, or ulcerated sore head ; a disease which so often tries the patience of the parent and the skill of the phy- sician, and under which children are frequently doomed to remain almost without hope of relief for a series of years. We also see it useful in that diseased state of the Liver, (Chronic Hepatitis) where the patient has en- dured long and severe suffering, without ever receiving the least benefit from a long continued use of medicines, and where a great quantity of mercury had been taken into the system, without having the desired effect, but where the disease seemed rather to be aggravated.* This medicine has been employed in a great number of cases of White Swelling of the joints, with the most decided success. Several cases of this disease, which had resisted every means that could be suggested, and which seemed to be getting worse daily, have been per- fectly cured by a course of this remedy, and in but very few instances of this disease in which it has been tried (a great number,) has it failed of mating a perfect cure. It has also been used in that distressing affection deno- minated the Hip Disease, and cases are not wanting to demonstrate its Utility. In general, where a perfect cure has not been effected, we find it exercising its bene- ficial effects by soothing the pain, increasing the appe- tite, and greatly adding to the comforts of the patient. This medicine is perfectly harmless, and no ill effects need be feared from it, when used in proper doses, ac- cording to the directions which accompany it. It may be given without hesitation, or the least apprehension of danger, alike to the most tender infant and the adult, with equally beneficial results. I shall now proceed to lay before my readers a num- ber of certificates from our most respectable physicians. A few interesting cases will then be given, and the truth with which they are severally delineated, if ques- tioned, may be easily obtained from the persons them- selves. * Several cases of decided liver complaint have come under my observation since the publication of the first edition, and from ac- tual experience, I am enabled to speak in far more positive terms of the beneficial effects of this medicine both in dyspeptic com- plaints and diseases of the liver; in fact, in very few cases has it failed of doing good. SWAIM'S PANACEA. In order to make fully known in what estimation Swaim's Panacea is held by the medical profession, the proprietor subjoins certificates from gentlemen who, in their private as well as public characters, are deservedly ranked among the most scientific of our country. The public, as well as the proprietor of the Panacea, owe much gratitude to the gentlemen who have thus testi- fied in its favour—their recommendations have occa- sioned its Use in various cases of inveterate corruption of the blood, descending to the second generation, which otherwise would have destroyed valuable lives. Their humanity and disinterestedness in promoting the cur- rency of a medicine found to be of such great benefit to the human race, without regard to its origin or owner- ship, claims the grateful admiration of a beneficent public. * THIS MEDICINE has the singular fortune, a just tribute to its great merit, of being recommended by the most celebrated Practitioners of Medicine in the United States and elsewhere; whereas not one of the spurious mixtures, made in imitation of it, has the least support from the Medical Faculty. This fact offers an argument so plain and conclusive, that it needs only to be mentioned to enforce conviction. CERTIFICATES. FROM DOCTOR N. CHAPMAN, Professor of the Institutes and Practice of Physic and Cli- nical Practice in the University of Pennsylvania, Presi- dent of the Academy of Medicine of Philadelphia, $c. I have within the last two years had an opportunity of seeing several cases of very inveterate ulcers, which having resisted previously the regular modes of treat- ment were healed by the use of Mr. Swaim's Panacea; and 1 do believe, from what I have seen, that it will prove an important remedy in scrofulous, venereal and mercurial diseases. N. Chapman, M.D. 11 FROM DOCTOR W. GIBSON, Professor of Surgery in the University of Pennsylva- nia, Surgeon and Clinickl Lecturer to the Alms-House Infirmary, Src. <§*<% I have employed the Panacea of Mr. Swaim, in nu- merous instances, within the last three years, and have always found it extremely efficacious, especially in se- condary syphilis and in mercurial disease. I have no hesitation in pronouncing it a medicine of inestimable value. W. Gibson, M. D. FROM DOCTOR VALENTINE MOTT, Professor of Surgery in the University of New York, ^ Surgeon of the New York Hospital, fyc. Sfc. I.have repeatedly used Swaim's Panacea, both in the Hospital and in private practice, and have found it to be a valuable medicine in chronic, syphilitic and scrofu- lous complaints, and in obstinate cutaneous affections. Valentine Mott, M. D. FROM DOCTOR WILLIAM P. DEWEES, AdjH Professor of Midwifery in the University of Penn- sylvania, Sfc. Sfc. I have much pleasure in saying I have witnessed the most decided and happy effects in several instances of inveterate disease from Mr. .Swaim's Panacea, where ether remedies had failed—one was that of Mrs. Brown.* Wm. P. Dewees, M. D. FROM DOCTOR JAMES MEASE, Member of the American Philosophical Society, and Phi- ladelphia Medical Society, Sfc. 8{c. I cheerfully add my testimony in favour of Mr. Swaim's Panacea, as a remedy in Scrofula. I saw two inveterate cases perfectly cured by it, after the usual re- medies had been long tried without effect—those of Mrs. Offner* and Mrs. Campbell.* James Mease, M. D. * See the Cases of Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Offner, and Mrs. Camp- bell,' in this pamphlet. 12 FROM THE HON. THOMAS H. HALL, Member of Congress from tlie State of N. Carolina, Sfe. Sir—With regard to your Panacea, I hesitate not to say, after a good deal of experience of its use in such diseases as you have announced it as a remedy^ for, that I think it a valuable acquisition to valetudinarians from those diseases, and that fhey may confidently expect from it benefits, which I believe cannot be derived from any other medicinal aid now known. Yours, &c. Thomas H. Hall, M. D. Mr. Wm. SwiiM, Philadelphia. FROM DOCTOR ALEXANDER KNIGHT, Port Physician of Philadelphia, Member of the Phila- delphia Medical Society, <§*c. Having witnessed the decided efficacy of the medicine called " Swaim's Panacea," in several cases of invete- rate disease, that had resisted the usual remedies, jus- tice requires that I should give my testimony in its fa- vour. Among other cases that have come under my no- tice, those of Mrs. Hocker,* of Kensington, and J. Lam- bert's child,* are the most worthy of notice. In the former case, there was extensive ulceration and caries of the bones of the face, that was rapidly extending its ravages to the nose and palate. In the latter, a gangre- nous ulceration, commencing on the inside of the cheek, had extended to the outside, and destroyed a portion of the cheek, and threatened its entire destruction. In both these cases, the diseases were growing worse al- though very active treatment had been used, without benefit; but were speedily arrested in their progress, and in a short time perfectly cured, by the use of Mr. Swaim's Panacea. Alex. Knight, M. D. FROM DOCTOR SAMUEL R. MARSHALL, Surgeon of the United States' Naval Hospital, New York, $c. $c. I have used Mr. Swaim's Panacea in several cases of secondary syphilis, which were sent to the Navy Hospi- tal at Brooklyn, and feel pleased to say, with complete success in every case. Samuel R. Marshall, M. D. • See the cases of Mrs. Hocker and I. S. Lambert in this book. 13 FROM DOCTOR THOMAS PARKE, President of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, formerly Physician to the Pennsylvania Hospital for forty-five years. At the request of W. Swaim, I hereby certify, that in the few cases I have seen his Panacea given, I have ob- served great benefit derived from its use, and particu- larly in the case of R. C. Tregomaine,* who was for many years afflicted with very inveterate ulcers, that were deemed incurable by all of the eminent surgeons, who had attended her. In this hopeless situation she was (in September, 1821.) admitted a patient in the Pennsylva- nia Hospital, and had the advice of all the surgeons of that benevolent institution, without receiving any relief, when she began the use of the Panacea, which, to the surprise of all who witnessed its effects, restored her to good health, in two months. In October, 1823, she was discharged from the Hospital, perfectly cured. From observing the wonderful effects of Swaim's Pa- nacea in R. C. Tregomaine's case, and from several well attested reports of many of our most eminent surgeons, I believe it to be a very useful remedy in chronic, syphi- litic, mercurial, scrofulous, and many other constitutional complaints. Thomas Parke, M. D. FROM DOCTOR JOHN Y. CLARK, Member of the Philadelphia Medical Society, Sfe. Having had frequent opportunities of witnessing the effects of " Swaim's Panacea," I must candidly say, that I have been much pleased with the results of its success, particularly in the following diseases, viz. Scrofula, Sy- philitic, and Mercurial disease, Tumours, and Ulcers, where there has not only been great destruction of the soft parts, but also where caries of the bones have ex- tended to a very considerable extent. John Y. Clark, M.D. FROM DOCTOR WM. PRICE, Formerly Surgeon of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Mem- ber of the Philadelphia Medical Society, Sfc. Sfc. Liverpool (England). The Vegetable Syrup, called Swaim's Panacea, pre- pared by Mr. Swaim, of Philadelphia, has recently been * See the Case of Mrs. Tregomaine. B 14 introduced here by Dr. Price, from the United States of America, where it is now extensively used in the treat- ment of a variety of Chronic Diseases. Of the efficacy of this preparation Dr. Price has had abundant and most satisfactory evidence, during a course of experiments made under his direction, whilst Surgeon of the Pennsylvania Hospital; and since his arrival in England, he has had the good fortune of witnessing many additional instances of its successful administration. The diseases in which this Medicine has been parti- cularly useful, are those arising from constitutional causes—as in the various forms of Scrofula, whether af- fecting the bones, joints, or soft parts; and in cases where a disposition to this disease is manifested by de- bility only, it operates as a preventive to the local dis- ease by its beneficial effects on the constitution. It is equally efficacious in mercurial disease, and in the se- condary forms of syphilis; and has lately been given with marked success in chronic diseases of the LIVER, which had resisted the careful exhibition of mercury. It has, likewise, very recently been administered with de- cided advantage by one of the most distinguished Sur- geons in London, in a case which had entirely destroyed the right eye of the patient, and a great portion of the side of the face. Wm. Price, M. D. FROM DOCTOR DEL VALLE. The following testimonials, translated from the original Spanish,in relation to some extraordinary effects produced at the Havana, by Swaim's Panacea, are deemed of sufficient interest to claim a portion of public attention. TRANSLATION. Don Fernando Gonzalez del Valle.M.D., Public Pro- fessor of Medicine and Surgery, Lecturer of Surgery in the Royal and Pontifical University of St. Jerome of the Havana, Member of the Royal Patriotic Society of the " Friends of the Country," &c I hereby certify that I have used the medicine known by the name of " Swaim's Panacea," and have obtained very good results from its application, having cured two patients in whom the disorder would not yield to the best curative remedies. One was suffering with a Chro- nic Herpes, and the other with venereal ulcers compli* cated with a gonorrhoea of long standing. The former 15 had to take five bottles, the latter six. The other cases in which I am now using it, are carcinomatous ulcers; and though the patients are not yet cured, they expe- rience however great relief; the ulcers suppurate more freely, without extending as quickly as they did before the medicine was taken. This is all I can at present state, and I am happy to be able to contribute on my part to confirm the good effects of this valuable dis- covery. Fernando Gonzalez del Valle, M. D., &c. COPY. Consular Agency of the United States. I, the undersigned, Vice Consular Agent of the United States for the city of Havana and its dependencies, do hereby certify, that Doctor Don Fernando Gonzalez del Valle, subscriber to the foregoing document, is a physi- cian of the greatest respectability, residing in this city, to me well known, and to whose attestation as such, full faith and credit ought to be given. §In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set ^ my hand, and affixed the seal of my office at 4 Havana, this sixteenth day of October, in the ? year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, and of the Independence of the United States, the fifty-second. (Signed) Vincent Gray. FROM T. MIGUEL RODRIGUES. The following is a translation of a letter from the original Spanish, dated 23rf September, 1828, forwarded to William Swaim by J. G. A. Williamson, Esq., American Consul. Satisfactory evidence of the respectability of Mr. Rodrigues has been laid before the public. Caraccas, Republic of Colombia. To William Swaim, Philadelphia. Sir,—The marvellous and beneficial effects of your Panacea in a number of instances in which it has been tried in this city, and of which I am a witness and ad- mirer, and the necessity of a supply without the risk of adulteration, of some bottles for my own house and for some particular friends of mine, induce me to take the 16 liberty of addressing you, and to supplicate you to have the goodness to send me 36 bottles, directed to the Con- sul resident at this capital, (viz. J. G. A. Williamson, Esq.) for which I will pay the said Consul, or such per- son as you may direct, according to the invoice—but I trust you will put it at the most equitable price. I have the satisfaction to inform you that I am an ocular wit- ness of sixteen cures of the greatest importance effected by your Panacea, of Syphilitic, Chronic, Inveterate and Ulcerous Diseases—also, of Liver Complaints so com- mon in this country. This and the just and merited praises which I have bestowed upon the medicine, have brought it into great estimation, and without doubt it will deserve more from day to day, for a considerable number of persons are taking it with profit. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) T. Migl. Rodrigues. FROM DOCTOR JOHN HOWELL. The following letter from Doctor John Howell, of Trenton, JV. J., a regularly bred physician of scientific practice, will show his opi- nion of the Panacea, and his desire that his name may be used to recommend it. The testimony ichich he gives in the following cases cannot fail to be interesting. Dear Sir—I have just received your letter of the 6th, requesting an answer respecting the cases of pul- monary affections that I some time ago mentioned to you. 1 am sorry that I am not able to comply with your request, as I keep no regular docket or register that I can refer to for the treatment and symptoms. But as far as I can recollect, I am fully persuaded they were both in a very critical situation:—they complained of great pain in the thorax, and difficulty of breathing; they both had a distressing cough and a free expectora- tion of mucus. But since they have commenced takino- your Panacea, they have experienced a wonderful change; the pain in the thorax is better, the cough is not so troublesome, and the expectoration is lessened: they still continue the use of it, and I have no doubti with attention to diet and dress, they will be re- stored. My son, who is afflicted with an epilepsy, I must say since he has commenced with your Panacea, has not had a single return of his fits, now more than five weeks • 17 and since the commencement of his disease he has never before went over ten days without having them. And I can say, your medicine has done him more good than all that he has taken for the last three years. I have given him the two bottles that you sent me, and I should be glad to know if I must continue the use of it any longer, and if so, you will oblige me by sending another bottle, as I shall be directed altogether by your opinion. My son, a student of medicine, related a case to me this morning of a black man, that has had the King's Evil for four years, and is now cured by taking three bottles of your medicine, as directed by my son. The black man is a labourer, living about five miles from this place. I give you full liberty to publish this letter, if you wish it—or as much of it as you think proper. And if my name can be of any use in giving your Panacea that character which it deserves, you may use it with plea- sure, and I shall ever feel it my duty to recommend it to the public. Yours, most respectfully, John Howell, M.D. FROM DOCTOR J. F. D. LOBSTEIN. J. F. Daniel Lobstein, M. D. of the Faculty of Me- dicine of Paris, Corresponding Member of the Medical Societies of Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseilles, Ho- norary Member of the Medical Societies of Philadel- phia, of Massachusetts, Maryland, Lexington, (Ky.) Pittsburgh, and Virginia, New Orleans, &c. &c, Physi- cian and Practitioner in Midwifery, in Philadelphia, CERTIFIES, That M. L----, in this city, who had been severely afflicted for two years with a complaint, accompanied with excruciating pains in the joints, so as to ren- der him almost unable to walk, was completely cured by the use of three bottles of Mr. Swaim's Panacea.— Mrs. K----, fifteen miles from Philadelphia, who had been three years suffering from scrofulous ulcers on the legs, against which she had used a great variety of the most approved medicines, was entirely relieved in two months, by the employment of Mr. Swaim's Panacea.— Mr. B----, of this' city, who had suffered greatly for up- wards of four years, with wandering rheumatic pains, particularly in the spring and autumn, was effectually 18 cured from his complaint, and has now remained entire- ly well for more than a year. A number of cases of liver complaints have also come under my notice, which were cured, after the best medical advice had been given, and the most approved remedies had been used, without effect. FROM WILLIAM DUANE, ESQ. One of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia. Mr. Swaim, proprietor of a medical composition call- ed Swaim's Panacea, applied to me, requesting me to state what I know about the introduction of his medi- cine into the Aims-House—and I consider it a duty to comply with his request. Being President of the Board of Managers of the Aims-House in the year 1820, Mr. Swaim expressed to me a wish to undertake the cure of some persons then in the house, whose cases were given up as incurable by the medical gentlemen; that he was confident of curing by his medicine those cases, and would undertake some of the most desperate—and would require no other com- pensation than the satisfaction to be derived from the service rendered. I promised to consult the other Ma- nagers, and did so; but I found that some of the medi- cal gentlemen in the house had laboured to prejudice them, as some of them attempted to prepossess me against what they denominated quackery. Some of the Managers felt inclined to the trial, considering that as they were cases abandoned by the medical men which were to be operated upon, no harm at least would be done, and if cure was practicable, the opportunity ought to be afforded; but they expressed a reluctance to take any responsibility upon them; by which I understood that they did not like to put themselves in opposition to the physicians. Others opposed it altogether. I therefore offered and took upon myself whatever respon- sibility there was in the case, and notified Mr. Swaim that I would accompany him, and did so; the first case selected was that of a woman, whose appearance was horrible, and whose condition was so deplorable, that the patients in the same room wished to have her re- moved—and the evidence of my own senses justified their complaint. She was a woman of about 30 or 32 years of age, her right eye was already destroyed, the left eye was protruded more than half an inch out of the 19 socket; the flesh of the left cheek was one complete ulcer —the flesh of the nose had disappeared and left the nos- trils two naked holes—the upper lip on the left side was destroyed, and the teeth and gums bare, and the whole face, as it appeared to me, in a rapid state of dissolution; her appetite had left her—she represented a living skeleton frightful to behold. Mr. Swaim said he could cure her; he could not restore the lost eye, nor restore the nose, but he could restore the left eye and the mouth. He undertook the case, and 1 frequently attended him in his visits to the poor woman, and she was cured— and I have frequently seen her since, going about her ordinary business with the alacrity usual to a person of that age; the deformity of course remained ; but all that remained besides appeared healthful. I have confined myself to this case, upon which it was impossible to be mistaken, and forborne to introduce any other circum- stances than what belong immediately to it. William Duane. CERTIFICATE OF DR. EDWIN A. ATLEE, Member of the Philadelphia Medical Society. The case detailed in the preceding certificate came under my observation, and I believe Alderman Duane's statement to be strictly correct." Mr. Swaim showed me two other cases nearly similar, which were cured by his Panacea, after every other remedy, had failed. Averse as I am to quackery, 1 hope ever to be pre- served from unjust and selfish prejudice; and, therefore, do not hesitate to give my name, in confirmation of the efficacy and safety of Mr. Swaim's Panacea. Edwin A. Atlee, M. D. FROM DOCTOR E. C. GROSVENOR. Darien, Georgia. I have been applied to for a Certificate of what 1 know of the case of a negro man, John,* belonging to the estate of Pierce Butler, Esq. 1 took his case to be hopeless, from its extent, and long standing. He had been in the hospital several years, and considered incurable, when he was put under the use of Swaim's Panacea, given according to the directions; the negro was certainly re- stored to health by its use, and is now a useful servant. E. C. Grosvenor, M.D. * See the Case of African John. 20 FROM DOCTOR JOHN F. BROOKE, Physician to the Northern Dispensary, Philadelphia. I have seen the case of Isaac Sharpless Lambert,* a boy about seven years old, residing in Charlotte street, Northern Liberties. The case I consider as one of the many instances of the extraordinary virtue of Swaim's Panacea. An immense part of the cheek had gan- grenated, extending from the alse of the nose, including the upper lip, the ductus steno, and leaving bare the su- perior and inferior maxillary bones. All the remedies previously adopted had failed in affording relief. In justice to Swaim's Panacea, and actuated by motives of humanity, I wish to give publicity to this case. Dr. Alex- ander Knight, an eminent practitioner in the Northern Liberties, who has seen the case, pronounces it a great and surprising cure, and has permitted me to use his name. John F. Brooke, M. D. FROM SAMUEL MASON, Formerly Steward of the Pennsylvania Hospital for thir- teen years. Respected Friend, I lately had an opportunity of looking over a book published by thee, containing an account of cures per- formed by thy Panacea, and a number of the most re- spectable certificates proving its valuable efficacy. Four cases of which came fresh to my recollection, viz. Ro- bert Ryan,* Ruth C. Tregomaine,* Owen Laughran,* and Michael Anderson.* They were all cases that excited commiseration, and were considered hopeless and incu- rable. Robert Ryan was about six years in the Hospi- tal, was under the care, during that time, of all the emi- nent surgeons of that institution, who tried every means they could devise to cure him, but in vain. He finally took his discharge, put himself under thy care, and in a short time was restored to health and soundness He was afterward- employed as gate-keeper. Concerning R. C. Tregomaine, Owen Laughran, and Michael Ander- son, 1 having opportunity of seeing them daily; behold- ing their emaciated appearance; their debility becoming daily more apparent; their ulcers growing larger and * See the Cases of I. S. Lambert, Robert Ryan, Ruth C. Tre gomaine, Owen Laughran, and Michael Anderson. 21 more obstinate; that I had not the least expectation ot their recovery. The two former were permitted to take thy Panacea in the Hospital, by the surgeon then in attendance, and the latter took his discharge in order to receive the benefit thereof, and were all restored to their usual health and strength. Should the above state- ment be in any degree gratifying to thee, I feel a plea- sure in giving it. With respect and esteem, I remain thy friend, Samuel Mason, Late Steward of the Pennsylvania Hospital. FROM GILBERT ROBERTSON, ESQ. British Consul. I certify, that Michael Anderson,* a British seaman, was sent to the Pennsylvania Hospital by my orders, and after remaining there for fourteen months, during which time he was in a miserable state, and the report I re- ceived from the steward of the Institution declared him incurable, he was then removed to private lodgings, and Mr. Swaim voluntarily offered his services, and by the application of his Panacea the man recovered, and.! sent him home to England in good health. Gilbert Robertson, His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Philadelphia. FROM DOCTOR JOHN PERKIN, Member of the Philadelphia Medical Society, Sfc. The case of Mrs. T----was one of violent and long continued cephalalgia (accompanied with a large node on the right side of the frontal bone or forehead), for which I treated her with various preparations of mercu- ry, the Lisbon diet drink, bark, opium, arsenic, &c.— The mercurial plan afforded relief, and the node entirely disappeared, although it was impossible to produce the smallest degree of ptyalism. In the early part of De- cember, after a discontinuance of the mercury for a few weeks, the pain was suddenly much increased, and my patient was attacked with a strong fit of epilepsy; the mercurial treatment was resumed, and continued with- out any improvement, until about three weeks ago, when, * See the Case of Michael Anderson. 22 by my advice, she commenced taking Swaim's Panacea, which soon had a decided influence on the disease, and she is now perfectly well. John Perkin, M. D. FROM DOCTOR EPHRAIM DICKEN. Tarborough, JV. C. ,Having used within the last six months of my prac- tice, two or three dozen bottles of Swaim's Panacea, with great satisfaction to myself and patients, I have no hesi- tation in declaring, that I believe it to be one of the most useful medicinal preparations in diseases for which it is usually prescribed. Ephraim Dicken, M. D. FROM DOCTOR JOSEPH MAXWELL. Dear Sir, Darien, Geo. Having tried the effects of Swaim's Panacea in three cases that completely baffled all my school knowledge, which 1 had been taught by Gregory and Monroe of Edin- burgh ; by Sir Astley Cooper and Mr. Cline, of St. Tho- mas's, and Guy's Hospital, London; and by Dubois and Boyer, at Paris; I without hesitation pronounce it to be the most valuable medicine ever discovered. The case of George Bolton, blacksmith, of our city, was one of the strongest marked cases I ever saw: he had numerous ulcers on the legs, arms, head and body; he had employed the best medical men and had the first medical advice from New York without any benefit;—he was cured with four bottles, and not a symptom of the disease remains. Two more cases that occurred on Simon's Island, at the plantation of Mr. Cowper, the one a female, who had laboured for more than thirty years with ulcerated legs, which confined her for several years to her house, nodes on the elbows and shin bones, ulcerated sore throat— four bottles of your Panacea cured her. The other, the case of the driver of the plantation, with the African disease called Craw-Craw, the most inveterate kind of Lues; he was bedridden for more than twelve months, being unable to walk or move out of his bed. Four bot- tles completed his cure, and I saw him one of the most active negroes on the plantation. These cases, my dear 9*ir, are more than sufficient to establish the virtues of 23 your celebrated Panacea. I shall use it very freely in my own practice, I can assure you, having every confi- dence in its superior efficacy. The demand for it here is already very great. Mixtures made in imitation of it are not noticed. Wishing you all the fame and wealth that you so justly deserve for so valuable a discovery in medicine, which has, through Divine Providence, been fhe means of lessening the miseries of your fellow-men, I am yours, &c. Jos. Maxwell, M. D. FROM DOCTOR FRANCIS LE BARON, Late U. S. Apothecary General. I recommended Joseph Smith,* of Havre de Grace, immediately to proceed on and place himself under the care of Mr. Wm. Swaim, of Philadelphia, the person so celebrated for the success of a medicine he makes use of in the cure of Syphilis, and its various incipient, confirm- ed, and secondary stages, and in most of the mercurial diseases incident to this climate (Smith's being a combi- nation of the two last, and more obstinate and inveterate than any I had yet met with or heard of). Four years strict discipline from the various sons of Esculapius had, instead of curing or even relieving the complaint, brought him to appear more like a dried preparation for an ana- tomical study, than one of the human family alive. A disorganization and dissolution of osseous and soft parts of the organs of speech, and nose, had so far advanced as to occasion sounds, in place of voice, more like the croaking of ravens; he had numerous ulcers on different parts of his body. In this situation he was conveyed to Philadelphia with difficulty, and placed under the care of Mr. Swaim, whom I wrote to, stating his case. In six weeks he returned home to his family well. It has been now two years since, and he still continues well, and in excellent health and spirits; his voice is gradually reassuming somewhat of its wonted sound and modula- tion, and his person possesses more of the rotundity than ever. (Signed) Francis Le Baron, M. D. Mr. Wm. Swaim. This man remains in perfect health to this day—De- cember 19, 1828. * See the Case of Joseph Smith. 24 PROM DOCTOR ALEXANDER M'WILLI A MS, Surgeon of the Washington City Asylum, Sfc. #c. Dear Sir,—-My engagements having prevented me from giving, at an earlier period, a detail of the cases in which I have used your medicine with success in the Asylum of this city, I now hasten to give you a short ac- count of them. Early last summer I first heard of Swaim's Panacea. I obtained permission of the trustees of this institution to try it. The first case in which I used it was Samuel Black, aged 27years; he had contracted the veneral disease, and by bad treatment or neglect, he was reduced to a most wretched condition: he had been under the care of several medical gentlemen previous to coming to the Asylum. All the usual remedies were tried, with no salutary effect. Nodes now began to make their appear- ance on the tibia, sternum, scalp, and arms, with large deep ulcers in the throat, attended with severe pains in his joints and limbs; in this desperate situation he re- mained for two years, taking occasionally large quanti- ties of laudanum, with such other medicines as myself and others might suggest. Having used your medicine for two months, he was dismissed well, and has remained so ever since. The second, James Kotzenburger, who came to this place from Baltimore, was afflicted in the same manner as Black, but being of more temperate habits was cured with five bottles. Two other cases, decidedly mercurial, (whose names I cannot mention,) were treated with the same happy effect with your medicine. Thus, Sir, have I given you the result of my experience with your medi- cine; that I do highly recommend it is certain; after such a result who could hesitate? Yours, with respect, Alexandeb M«Williams, M. D. f£j* In presenting to the public the foregoing mass of medical testimony, approbatory of my Panacea, 1 feel an honest pride. I have also the higher gratification of knowing, that my medicine has been the means of relieving the miseries of many of my fel- low men, even when hope had almost left them. Of this heartfelt satisfaction none can deprive me. SWAIM'S PA1VACEA. THE CASE OF NANCY LINTON, OF CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, One of the most extraordinary cures ever recorded in the annals of Medicine. Among the numerous and important cases I have al- ready given to the public, I do not recollect to have recorded one in which the influence of my Panacea in staying the march of a most destructive disease, has been so strikingly exemplified as in the present in- stance. Nancy Linton, at the age of twelve years, was attack- ed with scrofulous swellings of the glands of the neck, which readily yielded to simple remedies.—In a short time, however, the disease made its appearance in a much more aggravated form; a small ulcer appeared on the palate, which gradually extended itself to all the surrounding internal parts, destroying in its rapid and relentless course, integuments, muscles, and bones; from the throat and face it next extended itself to the left shoulder, and from thence down to the lower extre- mities. It were unnecessary to dwell in detail upon the regu- lar progress of this dreadful disease; upon the suffer- ings, the misery, and the privations she had experi- enced during a period of fourteen years, in which time all that medical skill could possibly devise proved un- availing; I shall therefore only attempt to describe her situation when she commenced the use of Swaim's Pana- cea, and I feel confident that all attempts at describing her horrible condition will fall far short of the reality. At this period (in the spring of 1824) the ulceration in the throat had extended in such a manner as to Open a medium of communication between the nose and mouth, by the destruction of the velum palati, and portions of the palatine and upper maxillary bones, in consequence of which fluids introduced into the mouth passed out from the nostrils, the whole of the nose, the nasal bones, 26 and the nasal processes of the upper maxillary bones be- ing destroyed, and presenting a deep, open cavity, from which you could see down to the basis of the cranium; the gums participated in the disease, and several of the teeth came out from their sockets. Now the whole of the extensive surface which is thus described, was in a state of ulceration, from which there was a constant discharge of highly offensive matter, and it will easily be conceived that a patient under such circumstances could hardly take sufficient nourishment to support the almost exhausted energies of nature. From the face, as before stated, the left shoulder was next affected with extensive corroding ulceration, which destroyed a considerable portion of the deltoid muscle; but the points on which the whole force of the disease seemed to expend itself were the lower extremi- ties, and it will be almost incredible when we state the destruction of parts, that disease of any form could make such terrible ravages on the human system without pro- ducing death; that the constitution of a delicate female, already enfeebled by fourteen years of suffering, and nearly worn down with hectic fever, could bear up for so long a time, amidst such an accumulated load of afflic- tion. Both the knee joints were in the first place attacked with inflammation, which soon terminated in ulceration; on the left side, the ulceration extended higher up than the hip, and as low down as midway between the knees and feet—the whole of the muscles in this situation were laid completely bare—several of them were separated from each other, and a complete opening was thus formed, through which several fingers could be passed between the flexors of both legs and the bone; a consider- able portion of the muscular structure over the lower third of the thighs was completely destroyed, and the ar- ticular branches of the femoral artery participated in the ravages of the disease. From some mismanagement (or rather, as is said, in consequence of the excruciating pain induced by putting the muscles on the stretch, when the limbs were placed in the extended position,) both limbs were allowed to remain flexed at an angle of about forty-five degrees, in which position they became anchv- losed. J The above is but a faint outline of the horrible con- dition of the patient—from the extensh* ulcerations which were thus spread over so great a portion of her emaciated body, she was almost entirely enveloped in 27 the highly offensive discharge constantly exuding from them-—an object loathsome to herself, and a burden to her friends. In this condition, when Nature's lamp was faintly glimmering fn its socket, and not until she had arrived at that point when human nature could hold out no longer; when the knell of death would have been hailed with emotions of pleasure, and when nought but the grave seemed to open a prospect of relief—at such a time, and under such circumstances, did she have re- course to Swaim's Panacea. It will be sufficient to state, that after the first few doses she was completely relieved of pain; that in the course of a short time the character of the sores was materially changed, healthy action being excited in them; by the end of a few months they were completely healed, and her general health perfectly re- established. At the present time, a period of four years having elapsed since her recovery, she presents an object of cu- rious inquiry. Upon examination, it will be found that the tendons of the muscles forming the inner and outer hamstrings, the semi-tendinosus, the semi-membranosus, and the biceps flexor cruris, have united to form one common tendon; that an opening still exists in each limb behind the knee-joints, completely cicatrized around, through which two fingers can be introduced; that the muscles at the lower third of both thighs are com- pletely destroyed, and that the bone has merely a cover- ing of skin, whilst the anchylosis of both joints is com- plete, and renders her entirely unable to stand or walk, From the description we have already given, an idea of the deformity of the face can be better conceived than described. When we look back through the dark and gloomy period of this woman's sufferings, we cannot but regret that a timely application of this remedy was made, when she might have been restored a useful member of society, and a support to her aged and destitute mother. The description now given of this extraordinary case may appear to some to be exaggerated; but any one who is a witness to the excitement which has pre- vailed in our city during her stay here for the last few weeks, (in which time she has been visited by hundreds of our most respectable citizens, and many of our first physicians, who can vouch for the correctness of this statement,) could not doubt for one moment that the picture we have drawn is faithfully executed. The 28 newspapers of the day teemed with accounts of her case, whilst they represented her an object of curiosity, and calculated to excite the generous sympathy of a liberal public. REMARKS. That the disease of Miss Linton was a most aggravated case of Scrofula, there can be no doubt—and as such, its speedy removal under the use of Swaim's Panacea, may be justly held forth as one of the most remarkable instances of remediate agency that has perhaps ever been witnessed from the earliest records of surgery down to the present day. Scrofula has long, and is to this day, empha- tically called an opprobrium medicorum—a reproach to the profes- sion;—and indeed, when it is considered how uniformly it has re- sisted the remedies and plans of treatment devised by the most learned and experienced physicians of every age and country since it first began to scourge mankind, it must be allowed that it.is truly an opprobrium to the profession. Whilst this case is eminently calculated to show the extraordinary sanative virtues of the Pana- cea, it is perhaps no less calculated to inspire us with a well founded hope, that there are in the lap of nature, remedies for many, if not all those maladies which are now regarded irremediable—and which are destined, in the course of time, to be brought to light. Various remedies have from time to time been brought forward for the cure of Scrofula, some few of which have manifested an oc- casional beneficial influence in slight instances of the disease ; but the examples of permanent good effects, even in slight cases, have been so exceedingly few, that they have been altogether insufficient to prevent such remedies from falling into neglect in the treatment of this insidious and appalling affection. Swaim's Panacea, as has been abundantly manifested by many cases, and most conspicuously by the present one, appears to be a remedy as pervading as it is permanent in its healing virtues. The time which has elapsed since the cure of Miss Linton, notwithstanding the dreadful ravages which the disease has made, and the consequent shock which her consti- tution must have sustained, shows, that it is not merely a means of temporary benefit, but that is at once rapid and permanent in its operation* * It is greatly to be regretted, that in consequence of "the unpa- ralleled success of this medicine, so many inert imitations of it aro daily foisted on the public^-and that a remedy of such invaluably powers should be thus falsified. 29 Editors of several Newspapers in this city, who visited Nanct Linton, were induced to publish the following remarks in their re- spective papers. From the National Gazette. Yesterday, we accompanied a respectable and judi- cious physician of this city, to visit a woman who had been cured of Scrofula by the use of Mr. Wm. Swaim's Panacea. Our companion agrees with us in the opinion, that the testimony, given by herself and her parents to establish the reality of the cure, is conclusive in favour of the Panacea: and a more dreadful instance of disease, than that which her frame must have presented for many years, we cannot even imagine. That she could 6on- tinue to exist, in such a state, is only more wonderful than the rapid and effectual manner in which the malady was expelled by the medicine.—Her name is Nancy Lin- ton, and she is a daughter of Robert Linton, of Charles- town township, Chester county; her age about twenty- eight: at twelve she was attacked by the disease, and after being for 14 years in the hands of regular prac- titioners was declared to be incurable. She is now, with her parents, at the boarding house of Mrs. Mulock, No. S16 Market street, where, as we understand, she may be seen by those who would examine, for themselves, so extraordinary a case. She is an object of both charity and curiosity. From the National Palladium. We think it a part of our duty as a public journalist to notice a remarkable cure performed by means of Swaim's Panacea. We had heard of it some days before we saw the editorial paragraph in the National Gazette, but as our faith moves slow in matters of this kind, we forbore to notice it until we should be made sure that no imposition was attempted to be practised. We now believe the medicine to have actually restored to health a person labouring under a disease which had baffled for 14 years the skill of regular practitioners. The cure is indeed a most astonishing cure. Not choosing to rely upon any person's representa- tions of a matter wherein we make ourselves responsible, since the above was in type, we have visited the person on whom the cure was performed in company with an emi- nent physician, a professor in this city. We heard him o 2 30 pronounce it an astonishing cure. We cannot attempt to depict the dreadful ravages which disease had made on the person of the patient, but we will say that they far exceed any which we ever saw before on the human frame. She is now perfectly plump and hearty, with the exception of much deformity of the face and of her left shoulder and both legs, which appears to be nothing but a dry bone, and she now enjoys good health. We would have both the incredulous and the curious go and see her. From the Religious Messenger. We have just returned from a visit to a woman by the name of Nancy Linton, who at present lodges at the boarding house of Mrs. Mulock, 316 Market" street. Our visit was made in consequence of a statement re- specting an extraordinary cure performed on her through the Panacea of Mr. Swaim. Never did we behold so pitiable an object—one on whom disease had made such an inroad, without producing death. The disease with which Miss Linton was so severely afflicted, was the scrofula, or what is commonly called the king's evil. Her face, extremities, and various parts of her body, exhibit the most distressing marks of the ravages of this merciless scourge of our race. Her limbs are drawn so as to form an angle of 45 degrees, and from them the muscles are nearly all destroyed, the sinews holding them in that position in such a manner that a large cane can be passed through them both. She repre- sents a living skeleton. Her face is also sadly dis- figured, exhibiting a melancholy spectacle, and various parts of her body show that her situation indicated the extreme of misery and suffering. She was first afflicted at twelve years of age, since when, the disorder gradually increased for fourteen years, defying the power of medi- cine, and the greatest medical skill, until the people of her neighbourhood, like good Samaritans, raised assist- ance—her widowed parent being poor—to procure some of Mr. Swaim's Panacea, which completely cured her ulcers and eradicated her disease. She is, perhaps, 28 or SO years old: now helpless, unable to stand or walk, and under the care of her mother, who can do little else than take care of her. We are informed that many of the citizens have kindly visited her, and with the encourage- ments and consolations of the gospel, have also been ad- ' 3.1 ministering to her that aid for which such an interesting object of real charity feelingly appeals to the hearts of the benevolent. We would recommend to those who can spare a little time to visit and aid her. She remains in the. city only a short time, and though she solicits no- thing from any individual, yet we know not an object which has stronger claims ort beneficence; and we are informed that the favours which will, like Job, make her latter days more prosperous and happy than her first, will be received,with gratitude. She resides, when at home, some distance in the country. From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser. The cynic may scoff, and the incredulous may doubt, but the wonderful restorative powers of Swaim's Pana- cea, surpasses all other remedies ever employed in the cure of Strumous Affections. This may be considered language too strong, and some may be ready to pro- claim it as being without the boundaries of truth; but all those who thus doubt, are invited to call at No. 316 Market street, where they may witness by ocular de- monstration, a case that speaks in language more intel- ligible, and more to the point, than any thing the humble writer of this notice is capable of offering. He confesses he has never witnessed in the whole course of his pro- fessional career, which indeed, has not been limited to a few years, a more extraordinary cure, than that to which he now invites the attention of his medical brethren, and all others who may be desirous of witnessing the marvel- lous effects of Swaim's Panacea. It was remarked by Dean Swift, that he who raised two sprigs of grass, where only one had previously grown, confers more substantial benefit upon his coun- try, than he could confer by the most glorious achieve- ments of arms. The same species of praise is equally applicable to the individual who by his discoveries, adds to the catalogue of means by which his fellow man is cured of those maladies which so often baffle the most scientific skill of the surgeon. Mr. Swaim will be hailed for a°-es to come, as chief among the benefactors of his species. Go and see the patient, and then judge ye your- selves of the wonderful powers of his Panacea. Medious. 32 From the Democratic Press. We desire to give a concise statement of one of the most extraordinary medical cases on record. On Tues- day we saw the poor afflicted being whose case we would sketch. She is now in lodgings at No. 316, Market street. We never have seen any thing human which bore evidence of more suffering. It is painful to look upon her, and to hear, as we did, from her own mouth, the melancholy detail of her agonizing sufferings. That she has endured all she says, and endured as long as she says, we en- tirely believe, inasmuch as her limbs, body and face, ex- hibit conclusive evidence of much and long suffering.— The lower limbs from disease, and the position in which it was found necessary to put her, while she was for many years confined to her bed, are quite stiff', and hard as iron at the knees, so that what were joints are now qui.te in- flexible, and the legs are nearly at right angles with the thighs. The skin is tightly drawn over and apparently united to the bones; and there is such a total absence of any thing like flesh, or any thing at all soft, that it is almost impossible to conceive how circulation, however sluggish, is carried on, or how it is that the limbs do not, as in the grave, moulder into clay. The position in which she was placed in bed, and which has caused this rigid inflexibility in the knees, was selected as most convenient for her to dress her many ulcers, which were so offensive, and discharged so freely, that she, and she alone, could cleanse them. So great was the discharge of offensive ichorous matter that the bed was frequently wet and rotten under her. Her pa- rents had nearly expended all their substance before re- course was had to Swaim's Panacea. Some of our most respectable Medical men have been to examine this wo- man, and they, almost with one voice, acknowledge that this cure is one of the most wonderful recorded in the annals of medicine. These are but slight indications of the miraculous cure which has been performed on this woman.—Every one that had seen her for years expected daily to hear of her death—the ears of the neighbours were pierced by the most distressing moanings and shrieks—her mouth and throat had nearly rejected and refused all nourishment, when Swaim's Panacea was administered. This is pow- erful evidence of the mild and inoffensive character of this medicine. It caused almost an immediate cessation 33 of pain; it healed her ulcerated flesh, restored her ap- petite, and in a few weeks her health. It is now nearly four years since she has been thus re- novated, and there is not the slightest apprehension of a relapse. If this creature ten years ago had had the good fortune to have taken this Panacea, she would have been restored to society in the vigour of life and with all its powers and activity. Let others be warned by the delay in her case, and stimulated by her recovery, to seek health where it may be found, and to seek it in time. Those who are at all sceptical would do well to remove their doubts by a visit to this woman, who, with her pa- rents, may be seen at No. 316, Market street. She is equally an object wortny the attention of the curious and the charitable. From the National Gazette of December 29, 1821. The following account of an extraordinary medicine appears in such a guise as to entitle it to the respect of every regular bred practitioner. "Although the science of medicine has arrived at such perfection as to enable its professors to decide regard- ing the nature of disease, and the most proper means for its removal, yet there are some cases, probably depend- ing on constitutional idiosyncrasy, which very frequently resist all the known remedies. Scrofula and Syphilis are among these; they frequently take on peculiar and hor- rible forms in their latter stages, producing pains, ul- cers, and a train of evils, which continue to increase in despite of all the known remedies. "The following facts, however, show that a remedy for these diseases in their worst forms, is within the reach of our practitioners. At the lecture delivered on the fourteenth instant at the University of Pennsylvania, by Professor Gibson, two patients (Catharine MRoy and Elizabeth Soby*) were exhibited, who had been af- flicted with ulceration in its most frightful form for se- veral years; the throat, lips, and nose, as well as the bones and soft parts of the face were mostly destroyed in both patients, and in one an eye was entirely lost. The professor, in the course of his lecture, stated the cases of these patients; that they had been treated in the * It is eight years since these cures were effected, and the parties are in good health at this time—December, 1828. 34 usual way without success; and that they were both final- ly restored to perfect health by the use of a medicine re- cently introduced in this city, known by the name of Swaim's Panacea. "I deem this communication a just tribute to the vir- tues of a medicine which I think bids fair to be the means of relieving a great deal of human suffering. That remedy which a learned and respectable professor has thought worthy of a particular notice before a numerous class of students, would seem to have claims to the at- tention of every practitioner of the healing art. " A Student." Medicines which are issued under a title such as Swaim's Panacea, and by persons who are not regular physicians, are liable to encounter much distrust, if they have not at least the direct sanction of some respect- able member of the faculty. This obstacle is entirely removed in the instance of the present remedy, by the several certificates of distinguished doctors which are inserted in this volume; but, if those certificates were wanting, it is believed that enough to answer the same purpose would be furnished in the annexed article, which the editor of the Gazette wherein it first appeared as- certained and announced to be authentic and exact. The two cases to which reference is made in the com- munication just quoted are the following. They need no commentary. CASE OP CATHERINE IK'ROY. Catherine M'Roy, aged about 22 years, for fourteen years had been labouring under an ulcerous affection of the face: it first commenced on the neck, extending all oyer the face, and had nearly destroyed the whole of the soft parts, together with the bones; portions of the na- sal, upper maxillary bone, and all the teeth of the upper jaw, had come away—a great portion of the frontal bone was absorbed—the nose was entirely gone—several ul- cers on the neck and throat: she was almost unable to swallow any thing; she had followed the advice of seve- ral respectable practitioners, and numerous other ner- sons who pretended to cure such diseases, without any success and was daily expecting and wishing for death. At tins time after a close confinement of upwards of three years, when she had entirely lost all hopTof ,£ 35 lief, and became so offensive that tar, sugar, &c. was obliged to be burned in her room, she came under my care. To go into a detail of her sufferings would be im- possible, and perhaps not believed. There was now an ulcer, which had extended to the trachea, and opened it to a considerable extent, so that it was with the utmost difficulty that she could breathe: the pain was almost insupportable; some of the arteries were obliged to be taken up to prevent her bleeding to death. In this cri- tical situation the Panacea was resorted to; its effects were in a very few days visible ; the rapidity with which the face, which was one complete ulcer, began to heal, is almost incredible; the ulcers on each side the mouth healed so rapidly, as almost entirely to close the mouth, which, after she had desisted taking the medicine, was obliged to be enlarged by the knife.* Since she was cured, her health has been much better than ever it was previous; more than eight years have elapsed, and not the least appearance of a recurrence of the disease has ma- nifested itself; and she is now in perfect health and grown very fleshy. This case, and the following one, are considered with- out a parallel in the annals of disease; they are both in this city, perfectly well, and may be seen at any time. CASE OF ELIZABETH SOBY. Elizabeth Soby, aged 33 years—was for five years afflicted with an ulcerated state of the face: it com- menced in the nose and spread with great rapidity all over the face—the right eye was entirely lost, having ulcerated and sloughed out—the discharge was very great, and so offensive as to prevent her friends ap- proaching her—pieces of the nasal and upper maxillary bones had come away—the right side of the nose was gone, and her whole face was inflamed and swelled to an alarming degree—she suffered the most excruciating pain, so much as to prevent her from having any sleep, excepting what she could get whilst sitting in a chair— she could not lie down for fear of suffocation, and her prayer was for death to relieve her. In this distressing situation, after having followed medical advice for four * This operation was performed by Professor Gibson of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, in the presence of at least 400 persons, students and others of the medical profession. 36 years without avail, she made application to me for the use of the Panacea, and immediately commenced the use of it. In the short space of two weeks the change in her appearance and spirits was truly wonderful; she had now, comparatively speaking, no pain—the ulcers were fast healing: the left side of the nose was turned over, and I succeeded in covering with it the large open- ing which otherwise would have been left iri her face; her appetite was much better, and after the use of a few bottles she was restored to better health (to use her own language) than she had ever enjoyed. Eight years have elapsed, and she remains at this period in good health, and is now as strong and fleshy as she ever was in her life. CASE OF MICHAEL ANDERSON. Michael Anderson, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, a stout robust man, aged 45 years, formerly boatswain's mate of the ship Britannia, at the battle of Trafalgar— of a good constitution, contracted a disease in Ireland, and on his passage to Philadelphia in the ship Hannah, captain Graham, mercury was employed for its removal, but a continued exposure to the inclemencies of the wea- ther, rendered his case desperate, and on his arrival here, he made application to Gilbert Robertson, Esq. British consul, and being a British seaman, he was ac- cordingly placed in the Pennsylvania Hospital, on the eighth day of September, 1821, where he continued growing worse; innumerable blotches, followed by wide- spreading ulcers, having made their appearance on va- rious parts of his body, he now presented a horrible spec- tacle, not easy to be described—for the dispersion of these, mercury was again resorted to, urged to saliva- tion, with the decoction of the woods, &c.—and shortly after this he became afflicted with the most excruciating pains in all his limbs and head—ulcers appeared in his throat and the roof of his mouth and nose, and the loss of several small.pieces of bones of the nose soon follow- ed: thus situated, he lay in. a most distressed condi- tion, and every thing prescribed for him seemed to be of no use; in fact, his disease appeared to be unconquer- able; he was considered as incurable, a mere skeleton, and scarcely able to walk. Mr. Robertson had him taken from the Hospital on the twenty-fifth November, 1822, and placed under my 37 care, when he was immediately put under the use of the Panacea. This medicine now had to combat with the very hydra of disease which had baffled the combined ef- forts of some of our best surgeons—and in the course of tenor twelve days it began to display its usual conquer- ing powers, by lessening the pain which this brave sea- man bad suffered for several months; he could now sleep with ease, which he had been a stranger to so long; his appetite began to increase, and his bodily strength began to resume its wonted vigour, when a considerable dis- charge of bloody and offensive matter took place from the head and nose, which in a short time became a healthy pus; this in a short time ceased entirely; the ulcers healed, and in about ten weeks he was perfectly restored to health, and was as fat and hearty as he ever was in his life; was put on board the brig Ann, captain Harrison, on the twenty-fifth March, 1823, bound to London, able to enter the service of his country again. REMARKS. I wish particularly to call attention to the foregoing case, not be- cause it is a remarkable one, calculated to excite curiosity, but from a much more important consideration. Thousands of unfortunate seamen have suffered in a manner similar to this individual, from being insulated from the reach of medical assistance, and having no means of arresting the progress of a disease, whose course is always marked by extreme suffering on the part of its victims, and whose termination is fatal. It is to be considered, also, that seamen^ who of all classes of men are most destitute of medical aid, are also much exposed to- this disease. The case of the unfortunate sailor, who embarks on a long voyage, in a diseased condition, and in a vessel > unprovided with a surgeon, is truly deplorable. If, however, a sur- geon be present, affections of this kind can be rendered of little im- portance, and may be speedily removed in recent cases. But it fre- quently happens that cases of long standing are found among the crew of a ship, some, indeed, not less inveterate than those which baffle the exertions of the most experienced physicians, under the most favourable circumstances. Under these circumstances, it may not be impertinent to suggest the propriety of furnishing every ves- sel, belonging to the navy, with Swaim's Genuine Panacea. There is not, perhaps, a naval surgeon, who has been employed on long voyages, who has not witnessed cases in which a recourse to this article would have heen invaluable. In the merchant service, alio, D 38 the employment of the Panacea might, in many instances, be pro- ductive of the happiest effects. These hints are all that is deemed necessary in this place; the question, if any can exist, of the propriety of furnishing naval medi- cine chests with Swaim's Panacea, can be fully argued by any one who will take the trouble of making himself acquainted with the character of this remedy. CASE OF MRS. HORN. The following communication from one of our most respectable Sur- geons, (Doctor Stephen Brown, of the New York Hospital,) will be found peculiarly interesting, inasmuch as it affords one of the most striking and decided instances of the successful applica- tion of the Panacea, in a case wlvere a judicious use of the ordi- nary medicines had failed. Had this gentleman not been con- vinced of the superior advantages of this medicine, certainly it could not be expected that he would have given his testimony in its favour—the opposition of the medical profession notwith- standing. New York, August, 1824. Sir,—Agreeably to your request, I send you the case of Mrs. H. Yours, with respect, Stephen Brown, M. D. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Mrs. H., aged 40, had delicate health during five years previous to March, 1823 ; during which time, she had se- veral attacks of a Rheumatic affection about the Pelvic region—so severe at times as to disable her from the- use of the lower extremities. About the first of March, 1823, she suddenly became paralytic in the lower extre- mities; so that all sense and power of motion became entirely extinct. Agreeably to her own statement, for several weeks preceding this, a small inflammatory tu- mour had existed over the Sacrum. Some short time after, a large tumour appeared upon the lower part of the back, over the Lumbar region. Both of these tu- mours resulted in the formation of matter. The lower one became an ulcer of the carious kind, extending into the sacrum, and exfoliation was the consequence; the upper one, which was much larger in extent, commu- nicating with the lower by a sinus, which gave exit to a copious formation of mattfr. In consequence ot_j?r sure on the hips, by the constancy of the recumbent p„_ tufe, together with the vitiated state of her habit, inflajEri- mation and ulceration took place on the hips ov^aMJu trochanter major of each side. These ulcers assugu^ the mercurio-scrofulous character. The digestive or- gans lost their tone, symptomatic fever took place. /» which reduced the patient very much. The Xwer^a^fyCs tremities became oedematous, which, together with a v&^ liquative diarrhoea, seemed to threaten the immediate death of this suffering female. On the twenty-fourth of July, I was requested to see this lady, and found her situation as follows. Th«MWcejX/^V/ upon the sacrum was about three inches in diametSj/jr each way. From this.ulcer, a sinus extended upwara upon the back, the fundus of which was five inches in .diameter. The ulcers upon the hips, the surfaces of /^- which, though not more than two inches in diametep^^/"^ were so deep as to admit the common probe full lenglbr^. under the integuments and among the muscles; and in/^C,, the direction of the trochanter major of both sides, thj£> probe came so close upon this process with a solidity of resistance as to leave little doubt but that the bone was involved in the disease. The feet and legs were much enlarged with oedema; she had some power of moving. the limbs, but could sustain little or no weight upgg them—for several weeks she had been affected with se- vere spasms in the muscles of the lower extremities; to relieve which, laudanum had been given internally, and increased to the quantity of an ounce daily—the couirte-/"^7> nance was pale, without colour during any part ofjtjg^^ day, and the face somewhat oedematous. All circumstances considered, this case appeared to be a very unpromising one, and rather calculated to draw forth the strongest'sympathies for a despairing suf> ferer, than to excite any hopes of the restoration of her health. She had hitherto been attended by two of the most'respectable physicians in this city, who, considering her case as hopeless, had abandoned her. Having a knowledge of the effects of Swaim's Panacea in some inveterate cases, 1 thought proper to advise its use in this case, and directed a table-spoonful three times a day ; during the same time, ordered all stimulat- ing meats and drinks to be discontinued, and directed a light nutritious diet. The "black drop" was ordered instead of laudanum, to procure sleep and relieve spasms; €> J *and the ulcers were drest wTTb the unguent, precip. rub. of half the strength of the Edinburgh Dispensatory. The Panacea agreed well with her stomach, but no 'perceptible alteration took place in her symptoms until 9he had taken one bottle, when a slight shade of a florid colour appeared in her face, more particularly about the nose. This phenomenon, in a countenance which for six months had presented nothing but a death-like paleness, "gave encouragement to persevere. Her appetite soon began to increase, the digestive powers became more vi- gorous, and by the time the third bottle was used, the countenance had become materially changed, the appe- * tite much improved, the ulcers had put on a much better appearance, and the oedema of the extremities, which had been reduced by scarification and bandaging, did not return. Five bottles of the Panacea were taken. At this time the appetite was remarkably good—complexion florid, •the ulcers in a healthy state of granulation, healing fast, and had nearly closed—she had also gained considera- ble more power in the use of her limbs. She then took two bottles more of the Panacea. Her ulcers were now entirely healed—appetite fine,—countenance quite florid —herself in a better state of health, and more fleshy than she had been for five years. This wa9 in Novem- ber last, since when she has taken no medicine, but ha9 constantly, though gradually, gained motion and strength in her limbs—is now able to walk about tolerably well; to ascend and descend the stair-way without assistance; and she has the power and use of her limbs as well as formerly. This I consider a remarkable instance of the restora- tive powers of Swaim's Panacea, which saved this lady from the dissolution which threatened her. REMARKS. The ulcers in this case were manifestly connected with derange- ment of the digestive functions, and a general depraved condition of the system. I have uniformly observed that Swaim's Panacea tends, in most cases, to restore the healthy exercise of the digestive func- tions, and to give tone to the whole system. It is by this means that diseases of the liver and dyspeptic and nervous complaints, and diseases resembling consumption, &c. are so often cored by the use of this valuable medicine, if taken in time. 41 CASE OF MRS. TREGOXKAXNE. The following case is noticed by Dr. Thomas Parke, in his certi- ficate, who was Physician of the Pennsylvania Hospital at the time—and also by Dr. Price, who was the Surgeon of the same institution. Mrs. R. C. Tregomaine, aged about 30 years, bad been for upwards of three years afflicted with ulcerations of different parts of her body, but more particularly on the face, neck, right hand and arm. She had been nearly two years under the treatment of almost all the most re- spectable physicians of this city, without receiving any benefit; on the contrary, she was daily growing worse. During this time, she suffered beyond all human calcula- tion. To go into a detail of her sufferings would draw tears from the most insensible. In addition to her other afflictions, she lost her husband, who was worn down by fatigue in his attendance upon her both night and day. In this helpless situation she was admitted into the Penn- sylvania Hospital on the twenty-ninth of September, 1821, where she remained until the sixteenth of Octo- ber, 1822, under the care of the different surgeons of the house; but the disease, instead of yielding, bid defi- ance to all and every means of cure, and continued to extend itself to such an alarming degree as to threaten a very speedy termination: in fact, she was pronounced by the surgeons to be incurable. At this period, when the disease was worse than ever it had been, when her bodily health and strength were nearly exhausted, and no one in the house expected her to recover, she was placed under my care as a last resort. To describe her situation would be impossible: she suffered the most excruciating pain: laudanum was given in large quantities, but to no purpose; an ulcer extended from the lower part of the neck to the upper part of the ear, thence across the cheek nearly to the mouth; the fingers and thumb of the right hand, as also the wrist and arm, were ulcerated extensively, which destroyed the tendons and laid the bones bare; the up- per and lower extremities were greatly swelled and in- flamed; hectic fever came on, with a total loss of appe- tite and sleep; she was in fact helpless, and wishing for her last moments, that she might be relieved from pain and misery. To the great surprise of every one, the Panacea had its usual effects on this hopeless female in eight days, when the first effect she perceived was an increase of d2 42 appetite, together with a diminution of pain; she could now sleep with ease, which she had for a long time been a stranger to; it seemed as if new life had been impart- ed to her by an electric spark. In this way she conti- nued rapidly to improve; all the sores healed, the pain entirely left her, and in two months she was discharged from the house cured: she has since increased in weight upwards of fifty pounds heavier than ever she was in her life. CERTIFICATE OF DOCTOR WM. PRICE, Surgeon to the Pennsylvania Hospital, Member of the Philadelphia Medical Society, Sfc. "I think it no more than an act of justice to Mr. Swaim to certify, that the narrative of the above case, so far as it regards her treatment in the Pennsylvania Hos- pital, is entirely correct. " Wm. Price, M. D. « \lth Mo. 8th. 1822." CASE OF MRS. OFFNER. If any case can illustrate an inveterate constitutional predisposition to disease, surely this one does. There are no cases better calcu- lated to test the power and safety of my medicine than this and that of Nancy Linton. And when we come to recollect the years of suffering, the many highly respectable physicians employed without affording relief, and the money expended for professional services, we are lost in wonder. Mrs. Offner, wife of Doctor Offner, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the age of eight years first perceived swellings of the glands in various parts of her body; both sides of the throat were affected ; one also appeared at the same time over the left clavicle, and increased to the size of a hen's egg : in this state they remained with- out suppurating, but painful, for three years. By the advice of her physician, sea-bathing was tried for six weeks, but without benefit: on the contrary, the tumours seemed to increase in size. On her return home, the use of salt-water bathing was continued the whole of the following winter, but without effect. A tumour now arose on the middle of the left side of the lower jaw, ex- tending up to the cheek bone, and. greatly disfiguring her face: this remained for five months, at which time, by the help of leeches, some external applications, toge- ther with internal medicines, it was somewhat diminish- ed in size. By the advice of another of the faculty in 43 Philadelphia, a salivation was tried, which had the effect of relieving her; the swellings entirely disappeared, and did not return for eighteen months. They then reap- peared in the left side of the neck, accompanied with a stoppage of the puucta lachrymalia, and a severe pain in the forehead, which confined her to bed for nearly two months. In the month of August, 1814, she again consulted her former physician, who advised the use of tar water as a drink, and the insertion of tar ointment up the nose. This course was continued until the last of September, when, returning to Philadelphia, an ope- ration was performed on both nostrils, by Dr. Physick. In three weeks the stoppage was as great, and the pain in the head as severe as formerly: tents were now in- serted, and worn for about five months. In the course of the winter, a purulent discharge took place from her nose, which daily increased. About the last of June she again tried sea-bathing, but with as little benefit as for- merly. While at the sea-shore, she found by introducing the little finger of both hands up her nostrils, that the septum on its upper part was completely destroyed. She returned home in August, and towards the end of Novem- ber, came again to Philadelphia, and consulted two other members of the faculty, under whose care she remained until the following April, without any benefit. She then went home; the lower part of the septum began to in- flame and ulcerate, and about the middle of June, whilst in the act of washing her face, her nose fell in, leaving a painful ulcer until November, at which time it healed. The upper lip now began to inflame and scab; in about six weeks she pulled off the scab, and found that a rag- ged ulcer had formed underneath. During this time, and for eighteen months afterwards, she took nitric acid, to the extent of 1\ drachms daily: the ulcer healed in about eight weeks. A swelling in the internal corner of the left eye then arose, that gave great pain. The ope- ration for fistula was then performed by Dr. Physick, and a tent worn for several months. During this time the soft palate began to inflame and ulcerate, and, after some months, was entirely destroyed. The corner of the eye then gathered, and the operation was again perform- ed by Dr. Physick, and a tent worn. Her health conti- nuedto decrease until February, 1822, when a hoarse- ness and swelling of the throat took place. The voice was nearly gone. Blisters and gargles were used, but without effect. The root of the tongue ulcerated, and the glands on each side gathered and broke, discharging freely offensive pus. Chills and fever followed—total 44 loss of taste and smell—no appetite—frequently nearly choked, owing to the want of uvula. Hearing of the great cure performed upon Mrs. Brown of Erie, as she passed through Lancaster on her return home, she determined immediately to come to Philadel- phia, and place herself under the care of Mr. Swaim. She now was in a most deplorable situation—weak, emaciated and hopeless; her taste and smell entirely lost; her skin cold and mottled: the ulcers in her throat had extended so far down, that the least irritation caused choking to such a degree as nearly to suffocate her, and it was with the utmost difficulty she could swallow the least sustenance. A continual cough harassed her night and day, accompanied with an abundant discharge of very offensive matter, and nearly a total loss of her voice; in short, her situation was such that her physi- cians and friends were of opinion that she could not reach Philadelphia alive. She began the use of the Pa- nacea by taking a tea-spoonful night and morning, in- creasing the dose as she gained strength; and in a short time the wonderful powers of this long looked for reme- dy began to astonish every beholder. In less than two weeks the ulcers in her throat began to heal rapidly— she could swallow with the most perfect ease—her ap- petite was restored—her bodily health and strength im- proved fast, and in eight weeks she returned home in per- fect health. It may not be amiss to state, that all the physicians employed in.the case of Mrs. Offner were among the most eminent in our city. For the satisfaction of the reader, 1 subjoin a letter from the lady herself, which I hope will satisfy the most incredulous. "Lancaster, January 10, 1826. " Dear Sir, " I transmit to you, through the medium of a letter, an account of the principal part of my sufferings, pre- vious to my going to Philadelphia to place myself under your care in July last. " I was afflicted with violent pains in my throat, head and breast, was weak, emaciated, reduced to a skeleton, and almost helpless; my throat was in such a situation, that if I attempted to drink, it passed through my nose, the bones of which were completely destroyed, and had fallen in even with my face. My palate was entirely gone, and a number of my teeth were extracted in con- sequence of the ulcers in the roof of my mouth: a num- ber of bones having also came away from thence, my situ- 45 ation became very alarming; and after having had the best medical advice and attendance for at least fifteen years, without relief, I lost all confidence in the skill of the regular physicians, and thought it useless to apply any thing further to arrest the progress of the disease. I was also afflicted with a violent cough, so violent that at every attack I expected to strangle, the ulcers having reached bo far down the throat. I discharged great quantities of matter from this part, and had a continual sickness at the stomach, owing to the matter lodging there; my appetite was nearly gone, and I could scarcely swallow any thing. For six months my voice had so far left me, that it was with difficulty I could make myself understood ; the or- gans of speech were nearly exhausted: in fact, I was as bad as I could be to be alive, and had made every pre- paration to leave this world, when, hearing of the great cures you were performing, there seemed to be a ray of hope left. With some reluctance and difficulty I was brought down from Lancaster to Philadelphia, and placed under your care, having nearly strangled twice on the road. " After I had taken your medicine a few days, I ex- perienced great relief; I began to swallow with ease; my appetite returned; I became stronger and stronger every day; my drooping spirits began to revive;—my relief appeared like a dream ; my skin changed its co- lour and became soft; every nerve and vein which had lain dormant for years seemed to acquire new life, and I felt as if operated upon by electricity. I gradually acquired flesh and strength, and returned home in two months in good health, to the amazement of all my friends and former physicians, who would not credit the cure until they called to witness it. I now remain well, and consider myself perfectly restored to health. " The foregoing is a description of part of my suffer- ings, and of the relief I received by the use of your in- valuable Panacea. There can be no doubt, that had I not experienced the wonderful healing powers of the medicine, I could not have lived three months longer. "With sentiments of gratitude, " I remain yours, &c. " Catherine B. Offner. " Mr. William Swaim/' REMARKS. Extraordinary and incredible as the case of Mrs. Offner may ap- >ar, it is more than equalled by several not here recorded, to which can give the most respectable reference at any time. 46 This is, indeed, a most extraordinary case of disease. Commenc- ing at an early period in the life of the patient, and proceeding with such gradual and determined steps to spread its ravages in the sys- tem, it seemed to set every means for its arrest at defiance. In this case the patient enjoyed every advantage that the art of medi- cine could suggest—until every known means of cure had been fairly tried and found to be unavailing, not only to remove the dis- ease, but even to retard its progress during twelve years. Under these circumstances the effect of the Panacea was truly remarka- ble. Unless the fact had really occurred, we could never have been brought to believe that any agent whatsoever could, in so short a time, restore a long lost tone to the stomach, remove the pain consequent to extensive destruction of organization, heal the ulcers which had been so long existing as to have become habitual to ths system, and finally to destroy the stubborn cause of all this mis- chief. While Mrs. Offner was under my care in this city, she was visited by some of the most distinguished physicians, who had previously attended her, particularly by Dr. Physick. It may be a satisfaction to the reader to know that she remains in good health to this day, and that her taste and smell have returned, both of which she had been deprived of for several years. January 1st, 1829. CASE OF MRS. FISHER. The following case was drawn up by Dr. Lamb, a highly respectable practitioner of Frankford. It was motives of humanity which induced him to give it publicity. Mrs. F., aged 44 years, reports herself as having en- joyed good health, until about eight years since; at which time she gave birth to a healthy son :—in the succeed- ing year was attacked with severe pain in the extremi- ties, which has continued, with very little intermission, until the middle of the last year. After the first ten months of her suffering, tumours of an indolent character were to be seen slowly advancing on the arms and legs—proceeding to suppuration, and opening, after an interval of two to five months, from their first appearance—forming ulcers of a most un- healthy aspect—discharging, at first, a puriform matter, soon degenerating into a kind of fetid sanies, sometimes 47 increasing irregularly to the size of three or four inches in diameter, often assuming a gangrenous appearance; and finally, after several months, gradually diminishing in size, and healing, while others were forming, and making a similar progress on other parts of the ex- tremities; the cicatrices always exhibiting considerable loss of substance, and consequently producing some de- formity of those parts which had suffered mos°t severely. Ultimately, these tumours were seen over the clavicle, frontal and parietal bones, some pieces of which came away, always progressing in the same tedious manner. In the mean time, the general health of the patient was necessarily declining—-Anorexia and constipation were prominent symptoms. Medical attendance had been rendered, but with very little effect. Four years since, the case came under my notice. I continued to prescribe occasionally, until the beginning of last year, and generally with some immediate relief to the patient; but the effect of my prescriptions were not permanent. The administration of tonic remedies was found useful. As local applications, the fermenting and carrot poultices generally effected a favourable change in the appearance of the ulcers; which would then slowly heal under the simple or saturnine cerates. These remedies were always attended with some appa- rent benefit while regularly continued—but when inter- mitted for a few weeks, the disease appeared to renew its attack with increased severity. From December until June last, all regular prescriptions had been abandoned. The state of the patient was every day becoming more serious, until she was confined to a recumbent position, and unable to raise either hand to her head. The dis- charge from six or eight large ulcers, the continued and severe pain, anorexia, &c. had gradually prostrated the patient, and seemed on the eve of ending her sufferings in death. I had wished to see the effects of Swaim's Panacea in this case, believing that relief might be obtained from its use; and before half a bottle had been used, there was an evident amendment—such as had never been expe- rienced from any other remedy. The Panacea was used in this case without any auxi- liary. No local applications were made, except of the most simple character. After using it for two weeks, the pain gradually abated; appetite was restored; the ulcers assumed a more healthy aspect, and continued to 48 heal, while the general health of the patient was con- stantly improving. Mrs. F. has not used the Panacea with that punctu- ality which was advised by Mr. Swaim; she has just finished the third bottle. The ulcers have all complete- ly healed, and she has been quite free from pai,n for the last six months, and her general health is much better than it has been for seven years. I haVe now no hesitation in testifying to the efficacy of this valuable medicine. She enjoys perfect health at this day, January 1st, 1829. John F. Lamb, M. D. Frankford (near Philadelphia). REMARKS. I could relate many other cases of precisely a similar nature to those enumerated, in which the Panacea has been equally success- ful, but this would be superfluous. Indeed, to relate all the instances in which this medicine has been serviceable, after other remedies had failed, would require more time for their perusal than any indi- vidual would bestow. I have selected only those, whose remarka- ble character will best illustrate the powers of the remedy, and whose variety will exhibit the most important forms of disease in which it can be serviceable. CASE OF JOSEPH SMITH. Joseph Smith, of Havre de Grace, Maryland, had been labouring for a considerable length of time under a very obstinate disease, which threatened the most seri- ous consequences. He had consulted and been under the care of several respectable surgeons in Baltimore and other places in Maryland for near three years, and had taken mixtures made in imitation of Swaim's panacea, but to no purpose; he had also been in the Pennsylvania Hospital some time without relief, and finally returned home, despairing of ever being cured. Through the humanity of Dr. Le Baron, (who had seen some of the cures performed by this medicine) he was again conveyed to this city, for the purpose of being 49 placed under the care of Mr. Swaim. He then had, in different parts of his body, seventeen large sloughing ul- cers—the smell was very offensive—he was perfectly helpless—could not sleep, and could scarcely take nou- rishment enough to support him—his palate was all gone —several portions of the bones of the face had come away—the frontal bone was partly absorbed—every joint in his body was greatly swelled and inflamed—the skin was corrugated, and seemed fast to the bones; he was in fact a living skeleton: his hair had all fell out—he was deaf, and partially blind: to form an adequate idea of his sufferings is impossible. His condition was such that he was refused a passage in the steam-boat, and was sent to Philadelphia by private conveyance. It was very difficult to procure him lodgings after he arrived, owing to his offensive condition. A great number of per- sons who called to see him were struck with horror at the sight. In this dreadful state the Panacea was given, and by the help of Providence it soon displayed its won- derful powers over this dreadful disease. If it were possible to draw a parallel with that of Lazarus of old, Smith's case might with propriety serve. In ten days the ulcers began to heal, and in the short space of six weeks he had so far recovered as to be enabled to return to his family on horseback. To judge correctly of his pre- sent state of health, as well as the correctness of our de- lineation of his case, I refer the reader to Dr. Le Baron's certificate, page 23, which I doubt not will convince the most scrupulous that it is drawn up with the great- est fidelity. REMARKS. We frequently find among those who have been improperly treated for syphilis by mercurial preparations, either the secondary forms of syphilis, or the scarcely less dangerous mercurial disease. But it is seldom that we see both of these forms of disease occurring at the same time in one person, as in the instance of the unfortu- nate subject of the foregoing history. A conjunction of disorders like this, is well calculated to put the physician at a stand. Mer- cury, upon which he would depend for the removal of one train of symptoms, would assuredly aggravate the other. It is certainly an extraordinary and very happy property of Swaim's Panacea which enables it to attack with success this complication of disease. The present case is a highly interesting one, as it clearly illus- trates the simultaneous effects of the Panacea on the mercurial disease, and the secondary form of syphilis ; and it is related by au- thority which cannot be doubted. E 50 CASE OF MRS. BROWN. The following case is noticed by Dr. Dewees in his certificate. Mrs. I. Brown, wife of the Hon. David Brown, aged about forty years, from Warren county, Pennsylvania, had been nine years in the most deplorable-condition imaginable, from an ulcerated state of the face and throat—had been subject to the treatment of a number of the most respectable practitioners; her husband, a member of the legislatube, when at Harrisburgh, hear- ing of Swaim's Panacea, immediately proceeded home for the purpose of bringing her to Philadelphia to make a trial of it; she accordingly came under the care of Mr. Swaim, with the recommendation of one of the pro- fessors in the University of Pennsylvania, who frankly gave it as his most decided opinion (this opinion was ex- pressed to the husband of Mrs. B.) that it was the only plan of treatment which offered any prospect of success; accordingly, she commenced the use of the Panacea. At this time language can scarcely express how deplorable was her situation—the nose entirely gone—the nasal and palate bones, and several portions (nearly one hun* dred pieces) of the other bones of the face had come away—several ulcers on the face, in the mouth, and throat: her general appearance depicted the most ex- treme misery: from long and severe suffering her body was worn down almost to a skeleton, and her mind seemed to be in unison with the state of her body, for her spirits had nearly fled her, and nature seemed almost ex- hausted: the aliment which was necessary for the sup- port of life could with difficulty be administered. After having used the medicine for four days (to use her own language) she could swallow with the greatest ease; and in the course of a few days more, the ulcers began to heal with a rapidity almost incredible. She continued the use of this medicine for eight weeks, and was pro- nounced cured: her health is now as good as ever it was in her life: she has commenced her journey homeward, a distance of nearly four hundred miles, in excellent spirits, soon to return to the bosom of her family and friends, in a state of health which she never expected to regain. The above case was witnessed, from the day she first came under my care, until the time of her departure from the city, by a number of the most respectable practition- 51 ers in Philadelphia, who can testify that I have in no way. deviated from truth in its recital. The following letter from the Honourable David Brown, will enable the reader to judge of the distressing condition kis wife was in previous to having recourse to Swaim's Panacea. " Sugar Grove, Warren County, (Penn.) " Sir, " I should have wrote you immediately on my return home, had not the situation of my affairs, in consequence of my long absence, required my whole attention. " We got home without any accident: my wife stood the journey well, and continues well and strong, and I be- lieve is entirely restored to her health. She still continues to improve in flesh, has an excellent appetite, is in good spirits, and can without fatigue do as much work as any girl in the county. About four days ago she was instan- taneously restored to her hearing, and without any ap- plication being made for that purpose, which induces me to ascribe it to the all healing power of your Panacea. She is to every appearance in as good health as she ever was in her life. "On our return home, we generally stopped at the same places we did going down. Her arrivafsurprised all, as the greater part never expected to see her return again; and numerous were the inquiries made by physicians and others as to the mode of treatment, and what, and who cured her. We showed, and let them taste the me- dicine, and their surprise increased. I had no idea there were so many persons afflicted with scrofula, and other ulcerous complaints; in almost every place where we stopped, we could hear of more or less. Persons on the road doubted but little as to the efficacy of your Pana- cea, because we had the evidence of its superiority along with us—my wife's case. Her case was well known for a great many miles around us, and we are daily vi- sited by persons who would not believe the report of her being cured, until they saw her themselves. There were few, if any, of our friends here, ever expected to see her return, and she appeared amongst them almost as one risen from the dead. One of the physicians who had been prescribing for her for six or seven years, would not even examine her throat, but said it would again breakout: all the others were more liberal, and asserted 52 publickly that a perfect cure was performed, and the greatest they had ever known. " I am, with respect, your obedient servant, " Mr. W. Swaim." " David Brown. Mrs. Brown remains in good health to this day, at her former re- sidence.—August, 1828. CASE OF MRS. HOCKER. Doctor Knight, in his certificate, has testified to the correctness of the two following cases, the report of the Committee of the Phi- ladelphia Medical Society notwithstanding. Mrs. Hocker is perfectly well at this time, andean be seen by any one who wishes to know the truth of my statement. There are several highly respectable individuals in the neighbourhood who can also testify to the truth of what is here stated.—January 1,1829. Mrs. Hocker, aged about 30 years—for nine months had been troubled with a dreadful ulcerated state of the throat, mouth and nose; the ulcers were supposed to ex- ist through the whole extent of the oesophagus; several portions of the upper maxillary bone came away, and nearly the entire vomer; the gums sloughed off, and left the bones exposed; the discharge was great, and very offensive; she had also an ulcer on her right foot; besides all this, she was very much afflicted with rheu- matism in the head, eyes and limbs, which, together with her other afflictions, rendered her situation truly deplorable; the pain she suffered was most excruciat- ing, so much so, as to render her careless whether she lived or died; in fact, she rather wished for death to re- lieve her: she could not get out of her bed without help; she had no appetite, and the least particle of food gave her the most dreadful pain ; she was literally a mere ske- leton, expecting every day to be her last; for six months she had been attended by several physicians: her disease seemed rather to grow worse, and she was induced, as a last resort, to try Swaim's genuine Panacea, which, after using one week, greatly relieved her pain: in the course of four weeks she was enabled to get down stairs; the ulcers all healed, and the pains to which she had been subject entirely left her in the course of a short'time: she is quite another woman, raised as it were from the very brink of the grave, to the enjoyment of perfect health. More than six years have expired, and not a 53 symptom of the disease has ever appeared since she was cured. Mrs. Hooker's Child, then at the breast, was in an equally deplorable condition with its mother; it was re- duced almost to a skeleton—had a sore throat—could scarcely move—appeared to suffer very much, and was in such a state as to induce the friends to believe that it could not possibly live much longer. As it was decidedly of a similar nature to the disease of the mo- ther, the Panacea was also used in the child's case, and with the most decided success; for, from being a weak, puny child, its health was perfectly established, and it became as healthy as most children generally are, and remains perfectly well. REMARKS. Nothing could more decidedly illustrate the character of Swaim's Panacea than the history of this case. There can be no doubt that the child suffered an hereditary taint from the mother, and there are no kinds of disease more difficult to manage, nor any that more fre- quently disappoint the practitioner, than those which depend upon a constitutional taint, derived from the parent of the patient. We have, in this case, the testimony of a highly respectable phy- sician, relative to the awful nature of the disease and happy effects of the Panacea, after other remedies had been tried in vain. In these cases we again see the tendency of this medicine to purify the blood ; for that the blood was in a depraved state in these in- stances seems to be demonstrated by the fact that the disease was communicated by the mother to the child either in utero, or by her milk If in the former way, it must have been communicated through the blood ; for there being no direct nervous communica- tion between the mother and the foetus, no disease can be sympa- thetically communicated from the former to the latter. If the child's disease was contracted from the mother's milk, it is quite evident that the blood of the mother must have been contaminated. In this case we have a useful hint, that where any constitutional taint of disease is suspected before marriage, a few bottles of Swaim's Panacea may be of inestimable value. CASE OF OWEN X.OUGHRAN. Cured in the Pennsylvania Hospital. Owen Loughran, aged 30, for two years was afflicted with the most excruciating pain in his head and limbs, e 2 54 with loss of appetite, and gradual wasting away of the flesh; his joints were inflamed, swelled, &c.; he had been under the care of several respectable physicians, and one in particular in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for upward of eight months, and had used a number of bot- tles of different mixtures made in imitation of Swaim's Panacea; but growing worse daily, and to an alarming degree, his brother had him conveyed to Philadelphia, and placed in the Pennsylvania Hospital, in May, 1822, where he remained until August without relief, and in a deplorable situation. His uvula and soft palate were destroyed, and rheumatism affecting him ge- nerally, he was reduced to a mere skeleton,—without appetite, and scarcely able to swallow enough to support his sinking frame. In this critical situation it was re- commended by the surgeon of the hospital, that he should be placed under the care of Mr. Swaim. His Panacea was prescribed, and its surprising effects were soon visi- ble. The ulcers began to heal in less than a fortnight; his pains began to decrease, his appetite returned, his flesh increased rapidly, and in less than one month he was discharged cured ; it is now more than five years, and he now remains well, and is more fleshy than he ever was before. May, 1827. _______^^^ I hereby certify that the above description of my case is true in every respect; and that (instead of my jaw bone being affected, as Dr. Coates describes, in his report to the medical society,) my teeth were all loose, and I lost two of them, with the whole of my palate, from the mercury given me, and was so bad that I was almost una- ble to swallow, when the humanity of Dr. Price allowed Mr. Swaim to attend me,—and in one month I was com- pletely cured, and have remained so ever since. If any one doubts this, I am to be found at the corner of Schuyl- kill Eighth and Market streets. Owen Loughran. Philadelphia, March 28th, 1828. I certify that the within statement of my brother's case is perfectly true and correct, in every respect. March 28, 1828. John Loughran. REMARKS. There appears to have been, in this case, a general debility of the •lervous system, which prevented it from reacting with sufficient vigour to overcome the specific tendency of the morbific agent, to the production of ulcers. Many other cases besides this have proved the Panacea to possess a remarkable degree of tonic virtue on the nerves. It is by this means that so many debilitated persons have been restored to their natural strength by the use of a few bottles of Swaim's Panacea. From Doctor J. Peckworth, a very respectable physician and gra- duate of the University of Pennsylvania, Member of the Phila delphia Medical Society, fyc. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Dear Sir, Having noticed that other persons are manufacturing compositions and vending them as yours, under different names, and being satisfied that very evil consequences have arisen from their use in several instances to my knowledge, I feel it my duty to furnish you with the fol- lowing case, as you will no doubt be gratified with any testimonies of the good effects of your Panacea. If you think it of sufficient importance to lay before the public, or my name of any consequence in promoting the further use of your invaluable medicine, you have my hearty consent to the use of both, in any way you may think proper. Yours, respectfully, John R. Peckworth, M.D*. Mullico Hill, New Jersey. CASE. J. P. some time in the summer of 1818, became afflict- ed with the venereal disease, and being anxious to con- ceal it from his friends, neglected the necessary reme- dial means. The disease consequently progressed until he had appearances of the secondary symptoms; he then, without proper advice, began the use of mercury, and at the same time exposed himself to all kinds of weather, night and day. When he first spoke to me he was under a severe salivation, with venereal blotches on the skin, ulcerated throat, and several glandular tu- mours under the edge of the lower jaw and down the neck. Being of a scrofulous habit, these tumours, after the venereal disease had been conquered, gradually in- creased in size, and eventually ulcerated, and notwith- standing all the efforts that were made use of, they in- creased to a most alarming extent, spreading from the angle of the lower jaw, down the neck, on each side to the sternum, and across to the chin. The irritability was so great that he found much difficulty in swallowing food enough to support life. In this situation he conti- nued for eighteen months, using every remedy which promised any prospect of relief: viz. compound syrup of sarsaparilla, and many other syrups made in imitation of vour Panacea, until I fairly tested the virtues of both. He had become by this time very much emaciated; his appetite gone; and in short, afflicted with all the symp- toms of hectic fever. He at length began th<* use of Swaim's genuine Panacea, with the determination if it failed to give up all remedies, and let the disease have its course. This invaluable medicine had not been used more than ten days, before the ulcers began to take on a more pleasing aspect, having a more healthy colour, with the base and edges considerably softened; the pains, which had been at times excruciating, were now much mitigated; the night sweats were not so profuse, and the general expression of his countenance showed appear- ances of improving health. These circumstances in- duced him to persevere in its use. The event has been most happy: in about three months after commencing its use, the ulcers had all healed, and all the symptoms of disease had vanished. He has since that time, nearly three years ago, remained in perfect health, without any appearance of scrofulous disease whatever, and is more fleshy and strong than he has been at any time previous, and remains in perfect health to this day. John R. Peckworth, M. D. January 1,1829. CASE OF JANE CAMPBELL. Mrs. Campbell, while under my care, was visited frequently by se- veral very respectable physicians in this city ; one in particuar was Dr. Mease, in whose certificate her case is mentioned, and she is in perfect health this day.—January 1, 1829. Hilltown, Bucks County, Aug. 26,1824. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Sir, According to your desire I now transmit to you a correct account of the case of my neighbour, Mrs. Campbell. 51 Jane Campbell, wife of Thomas Campbell, farmer, of this place, complained for some time of a dull heavy pain in the head: at length a tumour made its appearance, which continued to increase until it became as large as a hen's egg. When called to visit her I was induced to make an opening into it, from which was discharged a quantity of thin watery fluid. Notwithstanding my endeavours to heal the wound, it ulcerated and extended very rapidly; several portions of bone came away; other ulcers appeared on the head and face, one of which extended from between the eyes round to the ear: the inflammation was so great, that one eye was projected from the socket, and the sight entirely lost. I considered her disease scrofula, and accordingly commenced with the usual treatment—and after hav- ing tried all the remedies used in those cases, without benefit, I considered her case as incurable. Soon after, a respectable physician in Philadelphia heard of her case, and encouraged her to think that he could cure her; she was accordingly sent to Philadelphia, and con- tinued about six months under his care. She in that time took medicine made in imitation of your Panacea. Instead, however, of experiencing relief, she was daily growing worse; she was much emaciated, and from ap- pearance could not possibly long survive, unless she had relief. She was brought home again helpless and hope- less. I was consulted as to the propriety of giving her a trial of your Panacea, which I encouraged as the only means that promised success. She was accordingly again con- veyed to Philadelphia in this hopeless state, and placed under your care. In about one month she returned home greatly relieved; she continued taking the Panacea, and in three weeks more she was restored to perfect health, to the infinite astonishment of all her friends, as none of them ever expected her to recover. Nearly four years have expired, not a symptom of the disease has ever appeared, and she enjoys perfect health. Yours, most respectfully, Levi D. Bodder, M. D. N. B.__It is to be regretted that owing to the success of this me- dicine, there have been so many counterfeits and spurious imitations of* Swaim's Panacea in this place. Some have introduced their mixtures by using the genuine Panacea in their bottles to effect «rures for the purpose »f procuring certificates, &c. 58 From Doctor John F. Brooke, Physician to the Northern Dispensary,, Member of the Philadelphia Medical Society, fyc. Philadelphia, Feb. 1, 1825 Mr. Wm. Swaim. Dear Sir, In justice to your Panacea, I now report to you the t case of Mr. F----. Mr. F----had long been afflicted with pains across the shin bones, and especially noctur- nal pains, owing to the pernicious influence of mercury. There had been an eruption on his skin resembling the erethema mercurialis. Being compelled to travel and expose himself to the cold, his bones became affected with violent mercurial pains, which came on after he had retired to bed, and his constitution suffered much from the irritation produced. He was at length attacked with violent pain in the right hypochondriac region, ex- tending to the shoulder, resembling hepatitis, chronic, or diseased liver. After he had used medicines prepared in imitation of yours, without any relief whatever, he was advised to take your genuine Panacea, and after using two or three bottles, his general health and appe- tite was improved, the pains left his bones and side, and he is now well. With respect, John F. Brooke, M. D. The subject of the following interesting case, as will be seen by the certificate of Dr. M'Lean, one of the most respectable physicians of New York, is a lady of the first respectability, on whom the greatest reliance can be placed. It will be seen by her statement, that her sufferings for thirteen years previous to her taking tkfi Panacea had been of the most distressing nature, notwithstanding she had received the best medical attendance. New York, August 15,1824. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Sir, Agreeably to your request, I give you a brief state- ment of my case. I am fifty years of age, of a good con- stitution, and had always enjoved good health, until late in November of the ye'ar 1809, as I was passing from 59 one room to another, I dislocated my knee-pan: my knee swelled very much. Not able to walk, I was in con- sequence of it confined to my bed for some weeks. Be- tween three and four weeks after the accident occurred, an elderly lady of our neighbourhood advised me to ap- ply cold river water to my knee. I did so: while in bed, cold chills immediately followed throughout my whole system, a severe pain seized my leg, and within one week several hard tumours were perceived in the fleshy part. The pain continued in the most excruciat- ing manner for three months, when these tumours be- came inveterate ulcers, which extended over the whole of the leg, destroying all the muscles, and descended to my ancle joint, distorted that, and twisted my foot, which prevented its use. For the first five years, I was under the care of seve- ral of the most respectable physicians and surgeons, and the prescription of every one made me worse. The last that I consulted, informed my husband that nothing but amputation could relieve me, and declined prescription for it. From this time I relinquished all hope of getting well, and language cannot describe my sufferings for thirteen years—sleepless nights, tedious days, seldom free from severe pain, until about nineteen months since, when my husband being indisposed, he was attended by Dr. Hugh M'Lean, of this city. My case was explained to the doctor, and he recommended your Panacea in the strongest terms, having employed it with success in se- veral cases, and gave assurance that it contained nothing prejudicial to health. The confidence we had in him induced us at once to decide in favour of its use. The Panacea was procured, and taken as directed: in four days an alteration appeared in the ulcers; they conti- nued growing better, the pain subsided, and in five weeks they were nearly well. Five bottles had now been taken; but as the complaint was of long standing, I took five more, according to the directions. I had com- pleted these about the time I was favoured with a visit from you, and by your advice I took four more. I am now and have been for the last fifteen months perfectly well, but unable to walk from long inaction and many years of debility, occasioned by the loss of the substance of the muscles. For this unexpected change from a life of misery to one of comfort, I shall.ever feel grateful to Dr. M'Lean for his disinterested advice, which alone induced me to take 60 your Panacea, which has through the Divine blessing proved a real Panacea to me. From Doctor Hugh MLean, Member of the New York Medical Society, fyc. fyc. New York, August 17, 1824. The above interesting case, drawn up by the highly respectable lady who is the subject of it, is entitled to the most unqualified credit, and corresponds in every particular with the verbal statement I received from her husband, whose veracity is unimpeachable. I considered her situation as truly deplorable, but strongly urged, as "a dernier resort," a trial of Swaim's Panacea. It has operated like a charm, far exceeding my expectations, and fully establishing its character as a powerful and safe alterative medicine. Yours, &c. Hugh M'Lean, M. D. &c. The following letter from the Hon. John Scott, member of Congress from Missouri, whose exalted station commands the most pro- found respect, will show the reader the powerful reasons which have induced him to entertain so high an opinion of the remedial powers of Swaim's Panacea. Washington City. Dear Sir, I had not leisure till now to make such an answer as I wished to your note of the 18th instant. My brother, George W. Scott, was afflicted in such a way as to re- quire, in the opinion of his physicians, the aid of mer- cury to eradicate the complaint. He continued to take calomel at different times, even to excessive and frequent salivation: the cause which induced him at first to take it was removed, but, by the long and injudicious manner of applying the remedy, it produced a disease infinitely more stubborn than his original complaint—mercurial disease. In this condition he remained for nearly four years. Worn down to a skeleton, his bones from head to foot, including the skull, had become full of knots or nodes; he lost all appetite and powers of digestion; could not sleep for the extreme and constant misery, and was actually helpless and hopeless in all respects. Every possible means were resorted to, that all the medical 61 talents in his reach could suggest. The faculty at New Orleans were consulted, and the warm springs on the Ouchitou resorted to, but all was in vain. I procured for, and sent to him at his residence in Arkansas, twelve bottles of your Panacea, with directions how to use the same. He commenced taking it, and in two weeks he was able to sleep easy; his appetite began to return, and when he had used ten bottles he was perfectly restored in appetite, flesh, colour, strength, and general health. It is now more than a year, and he still remains hearty. Both him and myself are sure that he owes his life and present health to the use of your Panacea. I have ad- dressed you this in justice to your medicine: you are at liberty to use it in any manner you please. Very respectfully, yours, John Scott. Mr. Wm. Swaim. N.B. The numerous and multiplying imitations of this valuable medicine ought to place the public on their guard against imposi- tion. Swaim's Panacea being now only two dollars per bottle, places it in the power of numbers to make use of it who could not at its former price. The following letter is from Major M. Myers, of New York, late of the United States army, whose testimony is entitled to the great- est respect. New York, February 18th, 1824. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Sir, I have now the pleasure to inform you, that my little boy is entirely recovered from the scrofulous complaint under which he was suffering at the time you visited him at my house last summer. He was a fine healthy child until about four months old, when an eruption broke out on his forehead and arms resembling the rash, and we for some time considered it the rash; but becoming more sore, attended with great heat, itching, and burning, we became alarmed, and called in medical assistance. Our family physician resorted to all the remedies which he believed calculated to effect a cure, without producing the least change for the better, and his little forehead was soon covered with sores, which, after a few days would begin to dry and crack, and discharge matter of a thick glutinous appearance. When in that state he was •F 62 comparatively easy, but the sores soon extended to bis legs and thighs, and his eyes became inflamed in such a manner, that we were fearful of his losing his sight. When his sores were in a drying state, his uneasiness was such as to prevent sleep or any other sort of ease. Soon after you saw the child, and from the encourage- ment you gave us, we concluded to try the effect of your valuable Panacea. We administered it according to the printed directions, and by the time he had taken two bottles of it, we discovered its beneficial effects; when he had taken three, bottles every vestige of disease had disappeared. We then discontinued, and from that time he began to be active, lively, and grew fat, and is now, thank God, perfectly well, and as fine, healthy, and fat a child of two years old, as you could find out of a thou- sand. You are free to make such use of this letter as you may deem necessary, in order to increase the use of your valuable medicine, to the benefit of that part of the human family who are groaning under the affliction of disease such as described. With great respect, I am, Sir, Your most obedient and humble servant, M. Myers. N. B.—A great number of children have come under my observation with similar complaints, and in almost every instance a cure has been effected. The following letter from Mr. John Ware, keeper of the Light-House at Cape Henlopen, is a powerful appeal to the candour of the me- dical gentlemen who still doubt the efficacy of Swaim's Panacea. Would the medical profession, generally, consent to prescribe this invaluable medicine in their practice, patients who noio languish, and have for years languished, under diseases which do not yield to the usual remedies, might find the same relief. Cape Henlopen Light-House, Feb. 9,1825. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Respected Friend, My engagements having prevented me from giving at an earlier period, a detail of the case in which I have used your medicine with success, I now hasten to give you an account of it. At the age of 35 years, March, 1809,1 became afflicted with a chronic rheumatism, or! 63 what some physicians termed it, white swelling of the knee-joint; there was an inflammation in my knee, and the pain and swelling continued in spite of all the appli- cations used ; the aid of mercury was employed to eradi- cate the complaint. I continued to take calomel at dif- ferent times, even to excessive and frequent salivation, but 1 found no relief. I worried through life, until De- cember, 1812, when it broke; abscesses formed round the knee, and discharged an offensive matter, and be- came a wide-spreading and painful ulcer. The abscesses, succeeded by deep ulcers, gradually extended half way up my thigh, and in this condition I remained for eight years, under the best medical aid this place afforded. Mercury was still applied. I am confident it produced a disease infinitely more stubborn than my original com- plaint. My system was so charged, that I could not touch any metallic substance whatever, without affect ing my whole frame. I remained in this condition for several years. 1 often prayed for death to relieve me. I considered all medical aid to no purpose ; ligaments and bone in many places bare ; the only rest I could procure for years, was from laudanum, which I took in large doses. In April, 1820, I heard of the many successful cures your Panacea had made; I was induced to send and procure four bottles, and adhered strictly to your directions for four weeks : the first week I took your me- dicine, it began to show its wonderful power. I was re- lieved so much during the first week, I was convinced that a speedy cure would be performed; and thanks be to God, in five weeks I was perfectly well, so as to at- tend to any business, which I attribute, under the favour of Divine Providence, entirely to the use of your Panacea. You may publish this hasty sketch for the benefit of others afflicted. I am, and ever shall be, Sir, witn due respect, your obedient servant, John >\ are. Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, State of JYeio York, June, 1824. Mr. Wm. Swaim. >l flavins been so fortunate as to have gained health, strength, and I may say new life from the use of your Panacea, I think it an indispensable duty incumbent on me to give a brief history of my sufferings. 64 I was afflicted about five years since, with a swelling on my right leg; it became large and broke, and was soon followed by numerous others, which covered the leg from the knee to the ancle, all around the calf, and became deep ulcers; the discharge was immense, and the bone exposed in several places; the pain was almost insupportable. Laudanum was taken in doses of 200 drops at a time, without producing sleep. I could nei- ther lie nor sit without crying out, being almost ex- hausted with pain; in fact, I was as bad as I could be to live; my appetite was gone, and. scarcely any flesh left on my bones: every preparation was made for me to leave this world: my physicians could do no more; I prayed to the merciful God to take me out of my misery. My speech had nearly failed,me. Having been now four years suffering in this situation, I lay on my bed, given up by all my friends, when I received a letter from my brother, Hyman Marks, of Philadelphia, informing me of your Panacea—what wonderful cures it had made in Philadelphia and elsewhere—and that I must get the genuine article, as there were several imitations of it which had done much mischief. The Panacea was pro- cured, and 1 took it according to the directions; and there never, perhaps, was medicine given with less hopes than in my deplorable case. My physicians said it was all quackery!! To the surprise of all my friends, I found great relief before I had used one bottle; the second gave me hopes of a cure; and on using the third bottle, my leg began to heal, the pain had nearly left me, my appetite returned, and I began to have natural sleep. l< could rest well without taking the poisonous laudanum. I continued using the Panacea, and with the blessing and mercy of God, I have gained strength and flesh very fast, and feel my whole constitution restored to health—have been to New York, and several other places, which I have not been able to do these six years. The truth of this I am ready to testify, and it can be further certified by the attestation of some of the most respectable per- sons who were eyewitnesses to my affliction as well as my recovery. This is to certify, that I, Michael Marks, aged 62 years, now living in Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, State of New York, acknowledge the above to be a true statement of my-case. I began the use of Swaim's Panacea, in February, 1823, and by the first of 65 May of the same year, I was perfectly restored, and that I remain in perfect health to this day. Michael Marks. Jan. 1, 1829. I certify, that the foregoing is a true and correct state- ment of my brother's case. H. Marks. The attention of the reader is particularly invited to the following cure, which was performed after the patient had been for six years in the Pennsylvania Hospital, under the care of all the physi- cians and surgeons of that institution.—See the certificate of Sa- muel Mason, who was stcicard of the Hospital at the time, page 20.—His testimony is entitled to the greatest credence. Philadelphia, July, 20, 1825. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Sir, This is to inform you, that in the month of April, 1816, I was attacked with a pain and swelling in my thigh and knee, which continued until my thigh swelled near as large as my body. Poultices were applied until it was brought to a head, by the surgeon's orders, who attended me: when it was opened, the discharge was immense__at least two quarts of matter came from it. By strict attendance and many applications, it was healed up in about one month, when I was able to work. It continued well for about four months, when it broke out a<*ain, discharging about half a pint every day; se- verafpieces of bone came away; it continued to grow worse, and my bodily strength began to fail, and every other symptom of distress came on. 1 was then sent to the Pennsylvania Hospital on the twentieth of October, 1816 where I remained until the 21st of September, 18<>2 under the treatment of all the different surgeons of the house, each one trying different modes of cure, which he thought the best, but all to no purpose: after having spent six years of the best part of my life in this Institution, I began to despair of ever being cured About this time there were two patients in the Hospital, one a woman, by the name of Mrs. Tregomaine, the other a man, by name of Owen Loughran ; both of these patients were given up as incurable, when they were placed under the care of Mr. Swaim, and by the use of 66 his Panacea, they were both cured in a short time, to the astonishment of all in the hospital. At this time I lay in a deplorable situation, having fourteen large ulcers on my thigh; these had discharged at different times, at least one hundred pieces of bone from the openings, which rendered me almost unable to move. The won* derful effects of Swaim's Panacea on the two patients above mentioned caused general dissatisfaction in the surgical wards, each patient wishing to be placed under the care of Mr. Swaim—When he was prohibited from attending any more!! I accordingly took my discharge from the Hospital on the twenty-first September, 1822, and began the use of Swaim's Panacea. I had not used it more than two weeks before my appetite began to in- crease, and in another week I threw away my crutches, which I had used for nearly seven years. I continued the use of the medicine according to the printed direc- tions; and after having used seven bottles, I was as well as ever I was in my life, and remain so until this day—■ July 20, 1825. Robert S. Ryan. Philadelphia, July 20,1825. I do hereby certify, that the above R. S. Ryan, my son, has given a correct statement of his long sufferings, and that he is now in perfect health. Timothy Ryan. The subject of the folloioing case is a highly respectable lady of Chester, whose sufferings are well known to all the physicians, and the greatest part of the inhabitants of that place. Her case was truly deplorable, and I hope her brief statement will prove satisfactory. Chester, Delaware County, Penh. January 8,1825. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Sir, n.1? £e ^ear J814'l was atta<*ed with a swellino- on the left side of my neck, which became ulcerated, and remained about nine months, when it removed under the right ear, taking with it the nose and mouth, from the latter of which I lost three large bones. It then extend- ed to my right breast, in which there were seven large ulcers which destroyed the breast entirely; my situation 67 now was desperate, and in the most excruciating agony —the top part of my foot became completely ulcerated, to such a degree hat the tendons of the great toe were destroyed, and from my foot I lost several bones, which rendered me entirely helpless. During the continuance of this disease, which was about seven years, I suffered the most excruciating pain, the degree of which it is im- possible for me to describe, most of which time I was at- tended both in Philadelphia and Chester, by the best surgeons and physicians, without receiving any benefit; I visited the sea shore, and used every remedy and pre- scription within the knowledge of the best medical men. At this time, when my foot was in the most painful and ulcerated situation, tile attending physicians consulted what was to be done, and concluded that amputation was necessary to save my life, but the operation I would not listen to, wishing it to take its course; when, about this time, I fortunately heard of your Panacea, and its good effects in cases similar to mine. I sent to Phila- delphia and obtained one bottle, and after having taken it according to directions, there was a great alteration in the appearance of the ulcers, the pain began to abate. I continued the use of the Panacea until it completed a radical cure, and I am in good health, and can walk any reasonable distance without assistance: it is more than three years since, and I remain in perfect health. My age is fifty-nine years. Pho3be Dick. Note.—In reading the above case, some persons may be induced to suppose this medicine a specific against schirrous disease of the breast: To prevent disappointment, 1 think it right to state, that the disease was of a scrofulous character, and only affected the breast in its progress from other parts; whereas the schirrous breast originates in the gland, and is not benefited by this medicine. CASE OF ANN GREEN. In gratitude to my benefactors, as well as for the be- nefit of many suffering afflicted fellow beings in similar circumstances, 1 deem it my duty to certify, that I have been sorely afflicted for about thirteen years with scro- 68 fulous ulcers, or what was called King's Evil. I had many tumours on different parts of my body, particularly on my neck, shoulders, side and knees, which broke out into ulcers and large holes; those in my neck and throat were so bad that it was with much difficulty I could swallow my food and drink, as it would frequently run out of the holes in my neck. I likewise had large holes or ulcers in my shoulders, knees, and side, with exfolia- tions of the bones, inasmuch as I was unable to walk or do any thing whatever, and was confined to my bed the greater part of the time. I was obliged to be propped up in bed, as I could not lie, for fear of suffocation. I had a bad cough, and the sores or ulcers were very offensive. I was attended by several respectable physicians of Phi- ladelphia, by one particularly for two years, and had at different times above forty blisters applied by their orders, and the tumours lanced; besides all which I tried many other remedies made in imitation of Mr. Swaim's Panacea. I suffered much pain, with loss of sleep and rest, and was worn down to a mere skeleton. At length being recommended to put myself under the care of Mr. William Swaim, I was conveyed to his house in August, 1825, who at first refused to receive me, as I suppose he considered mine a hopeless case, and asked if they had brought me there to die. I was conveyed home again—but through the interference of Doctor Mease, he was induced to make the experiment, by administering his Panacea; and after taking a table- spoonful three tjmes a day, in a few days I perceived a very sensible alteration. My appetite began to mend, I could swallow with ease, the sores began to heal up, and after using five bottles of his Panacea, with the blessing of Divine Providence, all the sores healed up, and I am now perfectly well, have grown more fleshy, can sleep and rest well, and can walk almost any distance, and attend to my work, as well as I ever did. (Signed) Ann Green. Hamilton Village, Blockley Township, Philadelphia County, May, 1826. From Joseph Lehman, Esq., a well knoion and respectable citizen of Hamilton Village. The above case of Ann Green was well known to me as well as many others in her neighbourhood—having seen her in her illness repeatedly, for several years, and having 69 likewise seen and examined the scars since her cure by Swaim's Panacea. Joseph Lehman*. Hamilton Village, May, 182G. Philadelphia County, ss. Before me, May 29th, A. D. 1826, personally came the above Ann Green—who being duly sworn according to law, saith the contents of the above certificate is a true statement of facts as relates to her case. Witness my hand and seal, this 29th day of May, A. D. 1826. George Howorth. [Seal.~] REMARKS. It is characteristic of hereditary diseases that they usually resist ihose means of cure which are indicated by external symptoms.— Snch diseases have their foundation in a constitutional taint.—As in this case, her mother having died of a scrofulous disease, hers must have been hereditary. The great powers of Swaim's Panacea are well exemplified in this as well as in numerous instances of the ?ame disease, and the authority which is given cannot be doubted. The folloioing case is extremely interesting in itself , and exemplifies in a particular manner the merits of Swaim's Panacea. Doctor Grayson, whose name is subscribed to it, is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania; he is held in areat respect as a physician and a man at his residence; and the remarkable cure to which he so circumstantially and emphatically testifies, is of his own malady, of which he was able to judge with the nicest precision as to all the symptoms and the details of pro- aress and final removal. This is not like the case of an ordinary patient, to whom it might be objected that he decided merely ac- cording to results; here is the evidence of a scientific individual, watchful of both cause and effect, and ultimately convinced by his oion personal experience, not only of the special success of the me- dicine in his dreadful protracted disease, but of its general excel- lence and applicability. Salvington, Stafford County, Virginia, September 5,1825. Sir Conferring with Dr. Cook, of Fredericksburg, from whom I obtain your Panacea, I deem the following is 70 due to you, and to society. You have therefore free per- mission to apply it as you may think proper. In August, 1823, I had an excessively violent attack of bilious continued fever, in the treatment of which ca- lomel was given trie to great excess. After recovering my sensibility, I suffered indescribably from the irrita- tion produced by the mercury—the throat, face and head suffered particularly with pain; the arterial system also sympathised deeply, but the salivary glands did not take on any essential, increased secretion; an eruption ap- peared over most of the surface, but especially on the head and extremities, which in blotches removed the cu- ticle and hair, and throwing out a fluid became incrusted to the thickness of a sixteenth of an inch, and resembling rich cream in colour. This state of mercurial excite- ment continued for some weeks, say six or eight, remit- ting and then intermitting, until by exercise in the open air in a carriage, and finally on horseback, it so far die- appeared as to induce a belief it was removed. During the following winter however I was affected by every change of temperature or exposure to damp air, with more or less of return of that state of excitement which had marked the irritation produced as above. In the following spring I had an acute attack, in which I suf- fered excruciating pain from local irritation in the face and throat, and a state of arterial excitement which re- quired the repeated use of the lancet. At this period my attention was particularly directed to the evident con- nexion which seemed to exist between this unusually ir- ritable state of my system and the impression left by the stimulus of the mercury. My reflections, reading, and consultations with professional brethren, all tended to the object of arresting a law to which the functions of my whole animal economy seemed subject, and which, although apparently, not only suspended, but even re- moved at various times by such remedies as were used, nevertheless revived with every occasion upon which I was subjected to the influence of an agent at all inordi- nate or irregular. Matthias on the mercurial disease, and Abernethy upon diseases resembling syphilis, were the authorities on which I chiefly relied : upon the former, from the special and able manner in which his subject appeared to me treated, and upon the latter from the many useful and practical lessons taught, by cases recorded of corre- spondent irritation, between the chylopoietick viscera and external local disease. Thus instructed in the prin- 71 ciples and practice which I pursued, T passed through many additional months, as much afflicted as before, ex- cept in the fall of 1824, at which time 1 had an attack of intermittent fever, which seemed by inducing a new ac- tion in my system, wholly to transcend the former.— This did not, however, continue long. In January, 1825, I felt pain in the extremities, shooting occasionally along the muscles, and connected with mercurial nodes which formed upon or near the heads of the ulna and tibia of each leg and arm. These were not constant, they ap- peared and disappeared frequently during the winter, at all times vibrating with the state of my digestive organs until the fifteenth of March following. 1 was again taken with an intermittent fever, which soon yielded to ordi- nary remedies, and again I hoped for relief as before, but I was disappointed except as to the time during which the intermittent regularly continued. Shortly after4ts law .was broken, and during my state of conse- quent debility, I was attacked with symptoms of acute rheumatism in the extremities, which confined me to my bed, and I then observed, for the first time, the state of my lymphatic system to be very much deranged. The glands in the neck, axilla, and groins, were much en- larged, and very sensible to the touch; my digestive or- gans much affected. An eruption resembling erethema mercurialis now existed on the surface, and had at inter- vals appeared, from the period at which that spoken of heretofore disappeared, which was in the course of a few weeks from its origin. Here, guided by the position of Matthias, "that the only cure (if any) for mercury, is mercury," I used calo- mel in doses of six grains each night, until the viscera was well evacuated, and my gums and teeth felt sensi- ble of its use. To this my worst symptoms seemed to yield for a time, though for a very short time, as it only lasted as long as the stimulus of the calomel was felt. I repeated this course, and experienced nearly the same result. My general health was now evidently greatly impaired, and rapidly declining, the nodes upon each tibia and ulna were much extended, and my rest at night greatly interrupted by violent pain shooting along the muscles of the extremities. These, together with the derangement in my lymphatic system, continued to in- crease until I was deprived of sleep at night almost en- tirely, at which time the pain was greatly aggravated. The use of opium was thus coerced, which in large doses was only sufficient to enable me to bear the pain in the 72 extremities; sleep was out of the question at night, though in the day 1 was enabled to rest at intervals. At this period", the character given to Swaim's Pana- cea by gentlemen high in the profession, attracted my at- tention. I determined to use it, rather because 1 de- spaired of relief from any remedy, than because I expect- ed a cure from it. During the use of the first bottle, the pain was, if not increased, certainly undiminished, and I was only en- couraged to continue its use, by the conviction, from its general and sensible effects upon my system, that it is a powerful alterative medicine, and that the tumefaction in the lymphatic glands was lessened. The second bot- tle was nearly used before any sensible effect was pro- duced upon the excessive pain in the extremities and loss of sleep at night; the lymphatic glands still conti- nued to improve, and my muscular strength increased. From that time till the present I have regularly im- proved, except during two or three days, at which time, from exposure to night air, the pain returned in the arm with great violence, accompanied with inflammation of the uvula and salivary glands, and much pain. For two days the Panacea was discontinued, and from the use of mild purgatives and local fomentations, all those symp- toms entirely disappeared. I am now using the fourth bottle, and consider myself secure of the ultimate cure of this terrible disease, all of which I must ascribe to your invaluable Panacea. I can now rest well, enjoy an appetite too good for your restrictions upon it, can walk or ride on horseback to attend to my ordinary affairs, and feel my former confidence in my muscular strength. The eruption is quite gone, the nodes are very nearly so, leaving little sensation of soreness on pressure. The rheumatic pains, though not entirely removed, are quite insignificant, and the lymphatic glands are reduced nearly to their natural size, and perfectly free from any unusual sensibility. I will continue the medicine until every vestige of the dis- ease shall have disappeared, and then obey your direc- tions to use two or tour bottles to guard against relapse, after which you shall hear from me. I have not used any diet drink. I must now conclude this detail, which has greatly exceeded the limits I had designed for it, purely from feelings of sympathy towards those who may be si- milarly afflicted. It seems to me from the unlimited use (I would say abuse) of that invaluable medicine, mercu- ry, in our country, every word of experience or infor- 73 mation upon this form of disease, (which I hold to be of more common occurrence than is now understood) is due to suffering humanity. For yourself, Sir, I will add the expression of my ho- nest conviction, that your Panacea is among the most im- portant discoveries ever made in medical science. Its action upon the lymphatic system appears to me de- cidedly specific, and exclusively so above any remedy heretofore known: but as a general alterative medicine I must place it in the first class, with an eye to all the objects of systematic practice. Of the modus operandi of our most useful, efficient, and general remedies, we know little else than is de- rived from experience; why therefore hesitate to draw lessons of the most necessary and useful instruction through the same channel in relation to a remedy which promises so much as Swaim's Panacea. I must think, from its sensible effects upon my own system, it is not only admirably but peculiarly suited to the cure of the worst forms of visceral disease when administered by the rules of systematic practice. With every feeling of gratitude to you, Sir, as the au- thor of the relief which I have experienced as above, I subscribe myself your obedient servant, R. O. Grayson. M. D. Mr. William Swaim, Philadelphia. XK&.S. MASON'S CASE. The following extraordinary cure produced by the use of" Swaim's- Panacea," is drawnup by William B. Hamilton, Esq. Clerk of the township of Upper Freehold, Monmouth county, New Jersey, subscribed by Mrs. Eliza Mason, the lady loho had been relieved, as well as by Elisha Gordon, Esq. a Justice of the Peace, before whom the facts recited were deposed to on oath. KT It would be well for the afflicted to take warning, and apply the remedy in time, that is calculated to benefit and relieve such dis- eases as baffle the usual medical prescriptions. Imlaystown, N. J. November 15th, 1828. To William Swaim. Dear Sir—Although I consider the reputation of your « Panacea," to be too well established to need further G 74 encomium, yet for the benefit of suffering humanity, I am induced to" send you an account of the case of Mrs. Mason, of this place, who has been cured of a dreadful attack of Scrofula, and raised from a state of utter hope- lessness and misery, to the enjoyment of perfect health, by the use of a few bottles of your " Panacea." Mrs. Mason is about 29. years of age, and until the year 1826, always enjoyed good health. About this time her health began to fail, and she observed tumours to be forming on the breast and lower extremities. On one leg they rather appeared like nodes on the bones. These tumours for some time increased rapidly, were highly inflamed, and caused the patient the most excruciating pain. They soon began to run, and eventually became deep ulcers of a very malignant aspect. The disease made its most violent attack on the breasts and one leg of the patient. Medical aid was now resorted to, with what effect the sequel will show.—By continued mercurial treatment, the ulcers, after a considerable time, healed, and though the general health of the patient continued poor, yet the medical attendant pronounced her cured. The affected parts still presented the appearance of high inflammation—and in a short time the disease, which was only shut up in the system, burst forth with redoubled violence. About this time, (now the summer of 1826,) Mrs. Mason gave birth to a son, hejr to all his mother's sufferings. Language is too meagre to give you an idea of this child's appearance; from head to foot, he was one running sore; his head and face were one continuous scab, and the mouth and throat were equally affected with the exterior surface; the muscles of the arms and legs became rigid, and he lost the use of one arm and leg. The physician declared that it was impossible for him to live; however, the mercurial treatment, in the end, dried up the sores, but failed completely in eradi- cating the disease it had inherited from the mother. Dr. Kearny still continued to prescribe for Mrs. Mason, but with no permanent success. The disease had now attacked the patient's face: a large scarlet tumour made its appearance on the fore- head, and soon extended to the nose, occupying the space between the inner corner of each eye. The same power- ful external applications were directed against this tu- mour, but without any success, and like the others, it soon commenced running. The state of suffering to which the patient was reduced, would baffle the powers of language to describe.—The disease had now so com- 15 pletely baffled the skill of the medical attendant, that in the winter of 1827, his visits were discontinued, from a thorough conviction, as he himself declared to me, that Mrs. Mason was incurable; though at the same time he acknowledged that " Swaim's Panacea" might help her. The patient had for some time complained of a tingling pain along the bones of the leg, a sure indication of caries, and Dr. Kearny thought that amputation would be necessary. It was at this crisis that I wrote to you, in- forming you of the situation of Mrs. Mason, and her ina- bility to purchase the medicine, when you sent her some, and generously undertook to supply the medicine until a cure should be effected. The patient immediately commenced taking the " Panacea," and I narrowly watch- ed its effects upon the disease. Although I was thorough- ly convinced of the powerful efficacy of the " Panacea," in overcoming scrofulous complaints, yet my faith was at first somewhat staggered. This was a case of such peculiar obstinacy and vio- lence, it had completely baffled prescriptions that were considered the dernier resort of medical science, and set at defiance the whole materia medica. The first bottle was taken, without much apparent benefit, except a slight diminution of pain, and a softening of the edges of the ulcers. Before the second bottle was taken, the be- nefits were very apparent: the ulcers were healing rapid- ly, the inflammation had in a great measure subsided, the patient's appetite had improved, and she once more enjoyed the luxury of sleeping well at night. The pa- tient continued the use of the " Panacea," and the cure now progressed very rapidly; the ulcerous tumour on the face was arrested, which, but for the virtues of the "Panacea," must have soon destroyed the nose. When the fourth bottle had been taken, the disease was com- pletely eradicated; the tumour on the face had disappear- ed, and fortunately without leaving any scar; the ulcers had healed, and Mrs. Mason was restored to her wonted health and spirits—an event which was viewed with as- tonishment by all who were acquainted with her horrid sufferings. . As you had directed, the " Panacea" was given to the child, and with the same happy result as in the mothers case ; giving another proof of the powers of your medi- cine in overcoming hereditary complaints. Six months have now elapsed since this cure was effected, and Mrs. Mason and her child continue to enjoy fine health. I wish you to have this case published, in hopes that it may 76 meet the eye of some sufferer from scrofula, who may be encouraged thereby to apply for relief where it may be found. With sentiments of the warmest respect, I remain, re- spectfully yours, (Signed) Wm. B. Hamilton. Personally appeared before me, one of the Justices of the Peace for Monmouth County, Eliza Mason, and made oath the above is a true statement of her case, and the cure ef- fected by " Swaim's Panacea." Sworn and subscribed, before me, this 16th of Nov. 1828. Elisha Gordon, J. P. Eliza Mason. REMARKS. Nothing could more decidedly illustrate the character of Swaim's Panacea, than the history of this case. There can be no doubt that the child suffered an hereditary taint from the mother, and there are no kinds of disease more difficult to manage, nor any that more frequently disappoint the practitioner, than those which depend upon a constitutional taint, derived from the parent of the patient. We have, in these cases, the testimony of a highly respectable individual, relative to the awful nature of the disease and happy ef- fects of the Panacea, after other remedies had been tried in vain. In these cases we again see the tendency of this medicine to purify the blood; for that the blood was in a depraved state in these in- stances seems to be demonstrated by the fact that the disease was communicated by the mother to the child, either in utero, or by her milk. If in the former way, it must have been communicated through the blood; for there being no direct nervous communica- tion between the mother and the fetus, no disease can be sympa- thetically communicated from the former to the latter. If the child's disease was contracted from the mother's milk, it is quite evident that the blood of the mother must have been contaminated. The following testimonial is from a respectable individual, who holds the place of principal clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Senate of the United States, at Washington. Office of the Secretary of the Senate U. States, Washington, June 27tk, 1827. bir—A sense of justice to you and to humanity, in- duces me to make the following statement of Tacts, which 77 you are at liberty to use in any way that you may think proper. It may be the means of inducing other sufferers to seek relief by a timely use of your Panacea. Nearly three years having elapsed since my restora- tion to health from a state of bodily infirmity and disease, the consequence of a scrofulous affection, of a character the most appalling, that had preyed upon me with un- interrupted sway for about the same length of time, against the efforts of the most skilful physicians of our country, I think I may now with safety say, that I am effectually cured, and that the 'sole instrument used in effecting it was six bottles of Swaim's Panacea, admin- istered without any other aid than a strict observance of the directions that accompanied them. This dreadful affliction made its first appearance in a small pimple or pustle on the left side of the nose near the union of the bone with the gristle, which was consi- dered and treated as a common cutaneous sore, until kt had considerably enlarged, and the orifice and adjacent parts had become callous, and had extended itself to other parts of the nose and face, when more powerful remedies were applied, without in the slightest degree impeding its ravages. In this way it progressed until the nose, upper lip, and other parts of the face, became a mass of ulcers. The right nostril separated from the cheek, so that the ulcers within discharged on the side, the upper lip separated perpendicularly, and the mouth ulcerated within, so that a piece of carious bone, of the size of a common bean, came from the roof, by which my articulation was so changed as to make it difficult, at times, to understand what I said, and totally incapa- citated me from swallowing any liquid without first stop- ping the nostrils and the new aperture on the.right At this stage of the disease, a general and rapid de- cline of the system took place, accompanied by the loss of appetite and sleep, with no other prospect of relief than in the grave. Thus situated, although I had hitherto been induced to consider " Swaim's Panacea" as empiri- cal, I suddenly, and of my own volition, threw aside my preiudices, together with the course of treatment that had been before prescribed to me, and confided my fate to its effects. The result has been, that my general health is restored, without any other traces of the dis- ease, than some scars on the nose and face, and a sensi- ble defection of the senses of seeing, hearing, and smell- ing which I attribute entirely to the great quantity ot 6 g2 78 arsenic and other deleterious medicines, which had beeL. applied internally and externally, before I used the Pa- nacea. Jno. G. M'Donald. To Mr. Wm. Swaim, Philadelphia. The following case of the daughter of Mr. John Brannan, a highly respectable resident in the city of Washington, "in which two bot- tles of the Panacea," to use his own words, " saved her life," needs only to be read to be duly appreciated. Washington, August 4. 1827. Sir,—With cheerfulness I will endeavour to give you a statement of my daughter's case. From the hour of her birth until she was near twelve months old, she was as healthy and robust a child as I ever knew. About that period an eruption appeared near her left ear—no uneasiness was felt, as such is frequently seen in healthy children—the usual washings were applied, and it re- mained in the same state for several weeks. Her eyes then became affected, and were soon so very sore that she could not bear the light at all. A respectable phy- sician was then called in, who attended her for about nine months, without being of any service—she was dosed with calomel and a variety of drugs, and reduced in flesh considerably. She suffered about sixteen months; at least six of which she never saw the light. 1 had not the least expectation that she ever could recover, and at times wished her sufferings were terminated—a kind of film came oyer the ball of her left eye, which I expected would be blind, and some of our neighbours thought she would lose the bridge of her nose. In short, sir, she suffered extremely, and her physician mistook her dis- ease. A friend from New York spent an evening at my house, and seeing the child, observed almost instantly, "her disease is the Scrofula, get a bottle of Swaim's Panacea immediately, it will certainly cure her." Next day I procured a bottle, and commenced using it accord- ing to your directions—in a very short time a favourable change was perceptible—we continued on until she used two bottles, when a complete cure was effected, to the surprise of ourselves and all our neighbours. She is now as healthy as any child in this city, except her left eye appears somewhat weak when she is exposed to the 79 sun without a bonnet. The film has gone off from her eye, except a small speck that is scarcely perceptible__ her growth has been stunted by her long suffering, and I am satisfied in my own mind that your Panacea has saved her life. 1 have been thus particular, because it was considered a very peculiar case, and a surprising cure- Respectfully, wrr-i, John Brannan. Mr. William Swaim, Philadelphia. The following is from Doctor Davies, one of the most respectable physicians in Virginia. Lynchburg, Virginia, 8th June, 1828. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Dear Sir,—I take much pleasure in sending you the within history of tne cure of Miss Rankin by the use of your valuable Panacea. I am daily in the habit of see- ing her, and she is in perfect health. Mr. Rankin is willing that you make any use you please of the in- closed. Howel Davies, M.D. Miss Frances Catherine Jane Rankin, now twelve years of age, was taken at the age of five months with a red spot in the outer corner of each eye* The eyes very soon closed from inflammation. At the end of two months, the attending physician considered thein cured. In about one month after, they were again affected in the same way, but worse, and so remained, without opening, for eight weeks. The face and eyes were greatly affected for three months, and covered nearly the whole of the time with a thick solid scab, which af- fected also the lips, mouth, and nose. At about the end of eight or ten weeks, the child's neck and head began to swell and ulcerate in the manner of scrofula, or mercu- rial disease: ulcers remaining, six or eight in number, to this time; and often there were as many as six or eight ulcers open at one time. This state of things re- mained pretty much the same for eighteen months, the ears discharging a very offensive matter, which alter- nated with the sore eyes and ulcers of the head and neck. At about the end of this time the child appeared to be getting well, but immediately fell back into the 80 same state of disease as before related, and continued to alternate in this way until she was nearly eight years of age. In these seven and a half years, the child was attended by three very eminent physicians. At about the end of seven or eight years, since the first appear- ance of the disease, the child was attacked more vio- lently than ever, and at that time I heard of Mr. Wm. Swaim's celebrated Panacea. I began the use of the Panacea in February, and used two bottles, which seemed to have effected a cure; and the child remained to all appearance well, until June following, and then another attack came on of a slight character, which induced me to resume the Panacea. The first bottle appeared to restore her to perfect health; but for fear of a relapse, I continued the medicine. During all the seven and a half years, the sufferings of the child were so great, as for every one to suppose that death was inevitable. The mother of the child was of a consumptive habit, and was labouring under this dis- ease during her pregnancy with this her first and only child. The child was taken from the breast of the mo- ther on account of the weakness of her chest, at about four or five months old. Mrs. Rankin took mercury while the child sucked, and she was salivated. She did not live quite a year after the birth of the child. The child has been now for the last four years in perfect health; without any symptom of the disease whatever. This is only a partial statement of the case, particularly in regard to its severity. I will remark, (that occasion- ally the sores appeared on all parts of the body. I, the father of the little sufferer, give this statement at the re- quest of Dr. Davies, and because I entertain the most exalted opinfon of the efficacy of the Panacea. Thomas Rankin. CERTIFICATE OF AMOS W. BUTCHER, A well known and respectable Citizen of Philadelphia. I certify that, in the fall of 1823, one of my daughters, a child of two years and six months old, was very lame with a disease of the muscles of the ancle joint; arid was put under the care of an eminent physician, one of the Professors of the University of Pennsylvania, who attended her a long time, when he recommended me to apply to some other physician, as it was likely to 81 prove a very tedious case, she still continuing to get worse. I therefore applied to Doctor Coates, who also attended her for five months; the child continued to get worse, and I got to understand he had said she would lose her foot, she not being able to use it any, nor would he allow her to try to use it; when, at the sug- gestion of several persons who saw the child in her crip- pled situation, I was induced to apply to Mr. Swaim. He said, after seeing the child a second time, that he was certain he could cure her, having cured several si- milar cases, when 1 quit the direction of the physician entirely, and got of Mr. Swaim a bottle of his Panacea; and on using it as directed, found the child improve very much, and before using the third bottle, she was entirely cured of her lameness, and the running sores healed up, and has so continued to be to the present day. Witness my hand, this fifteenth day of March, 1828. Amos W. Butcher, No. 49, North Water street, Philadelphia. CERTIFICATE OF GEORGE SHEETS. This is to certify, that I was afflicted with a diseased foot, for which I was attended for two years by the phy- sicians of the Philadelphia Dispensary, without receiving any benefit. I was induced to go in the Pennsylvania Hospital, where I remained six months, under the care of the surgeons of that institution; when, seeing Owen Loughran cured by Mr. Swaim, in the same room, it urged me to leave the Hospital, and place myself under his care; being then much worse than I was when I went in, having many more holes in my foot, and being unable to stand alone or walk without crutches. I left the Hospital and commenced taking Swaim's Panacea; and after having used two bottles, the sores healed up, and became perfectly well; my health, and the use of my foot were entirely restored. It is now more than four years, and I am still in good health; there are now no traces of the disease, except the defor- mity of the foot, which was much disfigured by the ra- vages of the disease. ° George Sheets, Lombard near Broad street, Philadelphia. Philadelphia, March 28th, 1828. 82 CERTIFICATE OF DAVID BOYD: To all whom it may concern:—This is to certify that I had a very disagreeable ulcer on the joint of my left arm. It became so bad that I became alarmed, and was induced to go to the Pennsylvania Hospital, where I re- mained three weeks, under the best attendance, being a pay patient, without receiving any benefit whatever. Finding I had little prospect of getting cured,—and the good effects Swaim's Panacea had on some patients in the Hospital, and others who had left it for the purpose of using it, became so manifest,—that it strongly urged me to leave the Hospital, and place myself under the care of Mr. Swaim. It gives me pleasure to state, that after taking two bottles of his medicine, I was perfectly well, and have been able to use my arm ever since, which is more than four years. David Boyd, Grocer, No. 406, Market street, Philadelphia. Philadelphia, March 21st, 1828. From the Democratic Press. The enclosed, recently received, letter, from a gentle- man of much respectability, being read to me, I requested and was favoured with it for publication, for which pur- pose I send it to you. I have myself derived no inconsi- derable benefit from Swaim's Panacea, and I am glad to get some well authenticated cases of its extraordinary ef- fects, in such a form, as shall command universal belief. The publication of anonymous letters makes little or no impression. It is quite otherwise, when persons of cre- dit and standing give their names as vouchers for the truth of the statements they make. How can we shut oui eyes against the light of truth; how can we so en- tirely close up every avenue to our minds as to resist the mass of evidence presented in behalf of the Panacea ? So extensive is the conviction of its healing and restoring qualities, that many desperate adventurers, who, from the love of money, would speculate upon the health and lives of fellow beings, claim for their compositions some sort of affinity to Swaim's Panacea, and thus disguised they abuse the public confidence, and in place of a tried and approved medicine, they give slops and mixtures, which, 83 if they do no harm, do as much good as can reasonably be expected. I keep the public too long from the letter of Mr. Raphael. One of the Cured. Charlottesville, (Va.) January 1,1829. Mr. Wm. Swaim. Dear Sir,—Your favour of the 23d of last month has been received. 1 do not know that the cases which have occurred in my family could add to the already highly deserved reputation of your Panacea, when placed in comparison with the numerous wonderful cures in the many desperate cases in which it has successfully ope- rated. I will, however, give you a short account of those occurring in my family, which you can use as you please. The first was a case of my clerk, who was attacked with violent rheumatism, insomuch that he could not move even a finger, attended with high fevers, which at length reached the head. I called in two Physicians, one of them Dr. Dunglison, Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, &c. in the University of Virginia, 8{c. Sfc. Sfc, who, after consultation, told me that al- though appearances then did not indicate a fatal termi- nation, yet such might be the result, and that certainly a cure, if effected at all, would be very tedious and pro- tracted. Dr. Dunglison was the consulting physician; a course of medicine was adopted and persisted in by the attending physician for about a week or ten days, but the patient grew every day worse, when he himself proposed to use the Panacea, which the doctor rejected; but, finally, the young man determined, on his own re- sponsibility, to use it. The doctor then came to see him only as a friend. The good effects of the Panacea began to be developed about the third day, when the-patient could make use of one arm a little: with a gradual sub- siding of fever, be slept easier every night, and in three or four weeks was perfectly well, and has been so ever since, which is 18 months.—During the trial of the Pa- nacea, the use of it was sometimes abstained from, for two or three days, when the patient would invariably re- lapse, and upon resuming the use of it, a state of im- provement was always manifest. The doctors now say that he might have got well with- out the use of any medicine !! 84 I used your Panacea in two other cases, with my chil- dren. One of them with sore eyes, so much inflamed, that frequently during the space of 12 months, we kept them bound up to shut out the light, which she could not bear. A blister and seton were resorted to, which re- lieved for a short time only, when they became as sore as ever—a course of mercury was recommended by the physicians, but not pursued. Your Panacea cured them effectually in three weeks. The third was a case of im- purity of the blood, which was in a very short time re- moved. Neither of the children were more than four years old, and they did not suffer the least inconvenience from the use of the Panacea, accompanied by no change of diet. Very respectfully, Yours, &c. Isaac Raphael. CASE. Statement of a cure performed by Swaim's Panacea on a negro, belonging to the estate of the late Pierce Butler, Esq. of Philadelphia. John, an African, was purchased in 1803, aged about 16 years. In 1806, he became afflicted with several large deep ulcers on his wrists, arms and neck; he lin- gered in this way for a long time, until be became unable to do any work. He was then placed in the hospital, where he remained from 1812 until May, 1823, where every possible means were used for his relief without the desired effect: on the contrary he became worse; he had deep ulcers on both wrists, which extended to his elbows and shoulders, from thence to his neck and face, and had destroyed his right eye, and nearly the use of his arms; besides one on the hip, which extended over the most part of his back. He had used every thing which was thought could be of service, when the prepared corrosive sublimate was recommended, and he went through several courses of it; in all, he took about 400 grains without any effect. The poor fellow suffered beyond description until 1823, when Swaim's Panacea was recommended. John was a fair subject to test its virtues. At this time the ulcers were worse than ever, and all hopes of his recovery were abandoned. He began the use of the Panacea, and when he had used only three 85 Dottles, his ulcers were nearly all healed. I directed him to take the fourth bottle, which made a perfect cure ot him ; since then, his health has been very good, he has much improved in flesh, and is now able to do his work. I show him to persons who visit the estate, that the use of this invaluable medicine may be diffused for the bene- fit of those who suffer. Roswell King, Jr. _ „ , . , , Agent for the estate of Pierce Butler, Esq Butler s Island, near Darien, Georgia. REMARKS. Negroes who are confined in large numbers on plantations in hot climates, are peculiarly liable to such forms of disease as that above described, and various others arisfkg from a vitiated state of the blood, and want of cleanliness and vauety of food. These diseases so frequently set ordinary practice^U defiance, and render their miserable victims both useless and expensive to their masters, that planters would study their own interest as well as that of humanity, by keeping always a supply of Swaim's Panacea, which appears to be the only thing which can be relied on in such cases. And this is the more necessary on account of the difficulty, in many of these situations of obtaining medical attendance. A great number of slaves in different parts of the West Indies, who were considered as hopeless and useless, have been restored to health and strengtli by the use of a few bottles of this medicine. The following cure was performed by the use of the Panacea, after every other known remedy had been employed by Doctor Povall, in connexion witli other Physicians of eminence in this city. In the latter end of June, 1824, Francis Pagan, a co- loured boy, aged about 19 years, and in the service of Dr. Povall, a very respectable practitioner of this city, called upon, and requested me to examine a large ulcer under his right arm, observing, at the same time, that he made this call with the advice of Dr. P. Having myself had an interview with the Doctor, I learned of him, that he " considered this a genuine case of Scrofula, and although it had been treated for four months steadily, according to the plan of the most ap- proved writers upon that form of disease, it obstinately resisted all the remedies employed, and threatened the patient's life." h 86 My Panacea was now prescribed; and after taking it as directed for about three weeks, his general health be- gan to improve, and the ulcer to heal. The patient was encouraged to persevere in the use of the remedy, and in the course of eight weeks more, he was perfectly cured of a disease that was hastening him to the grave. For a confirmation of the accuracy of the foregoing statement, Doctor Povall of Philadelphia may be refer- red to. Wm. Swaim. REMARKS. Two cases similar to the above have come under my notice within the last six months, which we4 perfectly cured. They had been under the care of very resp^table physicians previous, and had taken syrups which some physicians, in connexion with their apo- thecaries, have endeavoured to palm on the public for my Panacea CASE. From Doctor R. Wellford, a highly respectable practitioner of Fre- dericksburgh, Va., which shoios that he is entirely free from pro- fessional envy. Fredericksburgh, (.Va.) Mr. Wm. Swaim. Dear Sir, At the request of Dr. Cooke, of this place, I furnish you with the following case: Jenny, a negro woman, aged about 60 years, was placed under my care about five months since, with a phagedenic ulcer situated on the left tonsil, which was almost entirely destroyed. The digestive organs were in good order. She had been using astringent gargles, and had taken mineral acids freely, without benefit. The appearance of the ulcer satisfied me that it was of syphilitic origin, and several of my professional brethren, who saw the case, concurred in that opinion. The pa- tient, however, pertinaciously denied that she had ever been affected with that disease. I treated her with mer- curials internally until the mouth was affected,—tonics and narcotics. Mercurial and astringent gargles were also used, to cleanse the ulcer and assist the internal remedies. No material advantage was derived from this treatment. The ulcer gradually progressed until the tonsil was entirely destroyed, and the disease wag making an appalling progress on the uvula, and sur- 87 rounding parts of the throat, &c. The commendation which had been bestowed on "Swaim's Panacea" by most respectable members of the profession in Philadel- phia and elsewhere, induced me to test its efficacy. I therefore gave the patient a bottle, and directed it to be used according to the printed directions. The effect was most happy. By the time that the first bottle was exhausted the ulcer had entirely healed. The tonsil could, of course, never be regenerated, but the ulcerated part of the uvula had granulated and healed, leaving it perfect as before the attack. Another bottle was then taken to confirm the cure, and not having since heard from the patient, I conclude that she remains in good health. & I am, Sir, very respectfully, Yours, &c. Bev. R. Wellford, M. D. Dr. S. Huard, of Charleston, agent for the sale of Swaim's Panacea in that city, has received the following letter from Thomas Coch- ran, Esq., a highly respectable inhabitant of South Carolina. Charleston, (S. C.) Dec. 28,182S. Dr. S. Huard, Sir,—Having had on my plantation, for a very long time, a prime young fellow, who was affected with a dreadful malady, having at some periods of the year (particularly during the summer months) an eruption all over him, which made him ,a horrible spectacle to behold, being from top to toe so completely bare of skin, %as to render it impossible for him to wear even his shirt, I was induced to make trial of Swaim's Panacea, and it gives me great pleasure to give you this testimony of its efficacy on this servant. I bought of you three bottles, and after using them he became so much better that he was enabled to walk and bear his clothes upon him; one bottle more has so far completely cured him, as to ena- ble him now to work as well as any negro on my plan- tation. The only remaining effect of the disease is a slight affection of his eyes. You are at liberty to make what use you please of this communication; as I think it a duty I owe to mankind to give this testimony in fa- vour of so valuable a medicine. Respect fully, your obedient servant, Thomas Cochran. 88 FROM CHARLES E. ROW AND, Esq. To Dr. S. Huard, of Charleston, S. C. Sir—At your request, I present you with the annexed statement of two cases in which I made use of Swaim^s Panacea with success. The subjects were both Afri- cans, purchased from on board a ship in the year 1803. The first, (a woman,) about twelve months after, was at- tacked by an eruption on the elbow of the left arm, the discharge from which was of so virulent a nature, as to create sores where it touched. I employed the physician in my neighbourhood, who was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and a skilful and successful practitioner. Under his care, in the course of a few months, the sores were so far healed, as to induce him to think he had effected a cure; in a month or two afterwards, however, the discharge again made its appearance, and with in- creased virulence; the doctor was again called in, and after some months' attendance, which was followed by the same result, he pronounced the disease incurable. The discharge had now considerably increased, and the smell became so offensive, that the other negroes would not suffer her to approach them, and requested me to remove her from the plantation. She remained in that state, perfectly useless to me, when I accidentally met with an advertisement in the newspapers, stating the case of John, (an African,) belonging to Major Butler. I immediately purchased a bottle of Swaim's Panacea, and found it made so favourable an alteration upon the disease, that I purchased five more, all of which she took according to directions. A complete cure was ef-, fected; she now works in my rice fields, and has done so for the last two years; she does her regular day's work, and is now as healthy a negro as any upon the plantation. The other case is that of an African man purchased at the same time. He continued healthy until about four years ago, when a disease something similar to that above described, made its appearance on his face. His nose was considerably enlarged, and discharged a viru- lent and offensive matter, which scalded and created sores wherever it ran. In this state he was brought to Charleston, and all that could be done for him by gen- tlemen eminent in the profession of medicine, for sci- ence and skill, was of no avail; he was sent back to the plantation, where he passed the winter, and the follow- 89 ing summer was again brought to town. The efforts of the Faculty to overcome the disease were again ineffec- tual—a surgical operation was attended with no better success. Any further attempt I considered useless. He was sent back to the country incapable of doing any kind of work. About this time the good effects of the Panacea began to appear in the first case, and I resolved to try it on this one also. I gave him six bottles, ac- cording to the directions, and the result was a complete cure. He has been working in my rice fields ever since, and is as healthy as any negro I have. If you think proper to make use of the above as a certificate of the good effects of the Panacea, you are at liberty to do so. Very respectfully, Charles E. Rowand. Poplar Grove, St. Paul's, June 25,1828. A FEW WORDS ON SWAIM'S PANACEA. By J. F. Daniel Lobstein, M. D. Of the Faculty of Paris, late Physician of the Military Hospitals and Army of France, Member of many Academies and Scientific Institutions of Europe and America. Inhabiting a free country, in which the liberty of the press is entirely allowed, in which every one may freely express his opinion, especially when his observations are founded on truth, and the more so if such observations are directed to the relief of suffering humanity: it is therefore only in respect to this last point, that I have also thought myself entitled to say a few#words on Swaim's Panacea. It is really diverting to see every day in the public papers the increasing advertisements of new Pa- naceas, and their number undoubtedly will continue to increase. These advertisements are certainly very be- neficial to the publishers of papers; but whether the ef- fects of such remedies will prove equally beneficial to those persons to whom they are recommended, I very strongly doubt. The proprietors of these spurious Pa- naceas, it is true, announce, that their Panaceas pos- sess the same virtues as that of Mr. Swaim; others falsely assert that they are composed of the same ingredi- ents; while there are others who pretend that they ln*e h 2 90 obtained from Mr. Swaim the knowledge of his ingredi- ents by assisting him in its preparation, there are also pretenders who assert that they have made an exact analysis of Swahns Panacea, and are sure of knowing precisely its composition. Yet notwithstanding all these unfounded assertions, the demand for the genuine Panacea is daily increasing, and must daily increase as its Herculean powers become known, and in the same proportion must the spurious medicines decline; indeed it cannot escape a discerning public, how these men contradict themselves. What is the true reason that the number of Panaceas is daily increasing? Is it really to relieve suffering: huma- nity?—To contribute to the cure of those for whom the Panacea is intended? If this is the reason, why did not these compassionate persons, who are so well disposed to relieve suffering humanity, cause their infallible Panaceas to be announced before that of Mr. Swaim? Why have they waited so long (at least five years) to prove their hu- manity? Why is it that we"see, only some months since the rage for inventing nothing but Panaceas? especially on beholding the effects of Mr. Sivaim's, and especially after seeing that Mr. Sicaim has acquired an indepen- dent fortune—a fortune which by the value of his reme- dy he deserves to possess. This last reason is probably the cause of so great a number of Panaceas. A second reason of the success of Swaim's Panacea is, that his remedy has already been long recommended in the pub- lic Journals by men whose talents and erudition nobody an call in question: for, who is unacquainted with the names of a Chapman, or a Gibson, or of a Dewees, Pro- fessors of the Medical Faculty of Pennsylvania, or of a Mott, an eminent Professor of the Faculty of New York ? These learned men, have recommended it in their Lec- tures, and they recommend it yet, because they are them- selves convinced of the value of this remedy. Can this be set* aside? All those who endeavour to injure Swaini's Panacea, and judge, like connoisseurs of his se- cret, give their opinion like those who, from an excited imagination, deem themselves competent to judge of a work by its title only, without even reading it, and prove nothing so much as their own want of true judgment- such as has influenced the various members of the Facul- ties of New York and Philadelphia, and elsewhere, whom I have already named. •The third remon that Swaim's Panacea will always 91 obtain the prize is the great number who owe their lives to this remedy, and are therefore living witnesses. I have no doubt whatever, that all those who through jealousy are opposed to this remedy, will not be much obliged to me for speaking so candidly; but it is indif- ferent to me whether I am blamed or praised, since I speak the truth, and according to my own experience, ^ respecting this remedy. I have spoken like a graduated Physician, who is proud of having been one for these twenty years past, and not like a great number who as- sume the title of Doctor without any right to it. If I am not so, let it be proved. As Swaim's Panacea has already restored life to a great number of persons, not only in this country, but also in England, 1 shall not fail to make it known as much as it deserves to be, both in France and Germanyi for I have the honour of holding up a literary correspondence with the principal learned men in these countries. Let the contrary likewise be proved. I entertain no doubt that I shall have censors and cri- tics—I expect them, consequently I shall not be sur- prised. Virtue has them ; why then should I not have them ? I conclude in the words of one of the first French poets: *. " Rien n'est beau que Ic vraie, * Le vraie seul est aimable." Truth alone is beautiful, Truth only is amiable. MRS. APPLEGATE'S CASE. To the Editor of the American Daily Advertiser. Sir,—Enclosed you have a letter, a deposition and certificate, entitled to the highest consideration. If such detail as is here sworn to by the unhappy sufferer her- self, and certified to be true, as of their own knowledge, by two most respectable physicians, and by the magis- trate, before whom the deposition was made, then do I aver that those who resist such evidence would not be- lieve even though the miraculous cure should be per- formed under their own eyes. This case has made a deep and lasting impression on the neighbourhood where Mrs. Applegate lives, and I do not at all doubt but it will leave an impression little less durable wherever it 92 shall be read. I ask, and I am asked by others, with such wonderful cures sustained by the most unimpeacha- ble testimony, why is not Swaim's Panacea prescribed by more of our regular Physicians?—They know well the cases in which it would surely be efficacious. If it were not for the high respect I have for the Medical Profession I would not hesitate to impute their conduct to jealousy, to envy, or to some equally unamiable qua- lity. I ask from the public for the following statement, deposition and certificate a candid and impartial hearing. I ask no more, because I know no more are necessary to carry conviction to the mind of the most prejudiced. A Neighbour. Cranberry, Middlesex Co. (N. J.) January 17,1829. Mr. William Swaim. Sir,—Being for a few days at this place, and having heard astonishing accounts of the cure of Mrs. Sarah Ap- plegate of a disease which baffled the skill of the best physicians, for seven years, I determined to call and be convinced if it were strictly true. I found her enjoying good'health, which she assured me had been the case for the last three years; from the time she had been cured by the use of Swaim's Panacea. The horrid ravages made by the disease, are of course visible, and the lower extremities present an appearance which beggars description. That disease in any form could make such inroads on the human system without producing death, is as astonishing as it is wonderful. She informs me that in June, 1818, a tumour formed im- mediately below the knee, which was extremely painful, the uneasiness and swelling of it caused her so much alarm, that she applied to a medical gentleman for re- lief. The tumour opened and was soon succeeded by many others, until the whole limb was covered with large corroding ulcers. Medical skill was entirely una- vailing to check the progress of the disease, and the pa- tient was reduced to a most deplorable condition; the flesh seemed to be separated from the bones—the im- mense discharge from so many ulcers, completely pros- trated the patient's strength, her appetite was gone, and nature nearly exhausted. In this state of misery Mrs. Applegate passed under 93 the hands of several skilful Physicians, without expe- riencing benefit, for a period of seven years. To give you a just idea of her sufferings, as gathered from her own candid and artless description, 1 confess my utter inability. She lingered on, sometimes able to take a little exercise.in a carriage, and then again unable to leave her bed for several successive months, until about jive years after she was first attacked with disease, when as she was riding the horses ran away, overturned the carriage, threw her out, and caused a compound frac- ture of the hip. Under this accumulation of misery and suffering she remained two years. Her bones and integuments were laid bare, large pieces of the remaining flesh she had were constantly sloughing out, and her situation was wretched and pitiable beyond comparison, cheered by no ray of hope, doomed to wear away a miserable ex- istence, and hourly wishing for death. She was told, by some of her friends, that Swaim's Panacea would, if any thing could, relieve her. Mrs. Applegate consented to remove, and did remove to Philadelphia; this removal was with difficulty accomplished, and she remained, as you may recollect, under your care, for about two weeks. Being at the end of that time convalescent, she returned home. It is impossible to express the astonishment created by her return in the minds of all who had seen her during the seven years of her sufferings. She was soon, to general admiration, restored to perfect health. Thus, Sir, by the use of your Panacea—which is univer- sally acknowledged to be one of the richest gifts bestow- ed on suffering humanity—this unfortunate woman was restored to health and usefulness. Three years have elapsed since Mrs. A. was cured; since that time she has become the happy mother of a daughter, and a finer or healthier infant I never beheld. This fact, while it is a convincing proof of the efficacy of your medicine in re- moving affections that originate from impurity of the blood, is equally convincing that it regenerates and in- vigorates all the vital principles and functions of hu- manity. ..,,.,• -X Li. This case should be published—it is your interest to publish it, and it is for the benefit of the whole human family that such astonishing and well authenticated facts be made known—although, perhaps, to those who are al- ready acquainted with the virtues of Swaim's Panacea, 94 it may not be necessary—yet, believe me, there are yet numbers entirely ignorant of its many virtues, and pow- erful restorative properties, who are labouring under all the horrors of disease, that for their benefit alone such cases should be made as public as possible. With sentiments of esteem, I remain, respectfully yours, [Signed] Wm. B. Hamilton: tgm Personally appeared before me, Robert ^& M'Chesney, one of the Justices of the Peace for i^Sthe County of Middlesex in the State of New SS^S^F Jersey, Sarah Applegate, who made oath that the foregoing letter contains an accurate ac- count of her case and cure by Swaim's Panacea. [Signed] Sarah Applegate. Sworn and subscribed to before me, the 17th day of January, 1829. [Signed] Robert M'Chesney. CERTIFICATE. We, the undersigned, inhabitants of Cranberry, were witnesses of the dreadful sufferings of Mrs. Sarah Ap- plegate, and her cure by Swaim's Panacea, after seven years confinement, and cheerfully subscribe to the truth of the above case, in the hope that others may be induced to apply for relief to the same source. [Signed] Ralph P. Lott, M. D. [Signed] George Davis, M. D. [Signed] Robert M'Chesvky, J. P. CASE OF CHARLES DAVIS. The following affidavit exhibits the powerful efficacy of Swaim's Panacea in Chronic Rheumatism. This extraor- dinary case places in bold relief the absurd, the infatu- ated prejudice, of certain of the faculty, or their mani- festly wicked and unjust conspiracy to decry this in- valuable medicine. It may perhaps humble the pride of science, but it will advance the interests, and re- lieve the sufferings of mankind, to have it known that when the patient had been nearly cured by the introduc- tion, by stealth, of my medicine, the medical attendants being ignorant of the agency of the Panacea in the cure, delivered clinical lectures on his case, and built up a theory for the future treatment of Rheumatism; and have sent their students to all parts of the Union to practise on their fellow creatures upon such unfounded theories. Poor Davis! he had long pined and lan- guished under what is called regular treatment, and under it would probably have descended into the grave; but happily for him he heard of the Panacea. He took it by stealth, and is alive to testify to its almost miracu- lous effects on him. In former publications I have given cases of Rheuma- tism cured by this medicine, but if a knowledge of all those cures was utterly lost, and this case of Davis stood alone, I should feel entitled to pronounce the Panacea a specific in that prevalent and painful disease: and the man who could have the hardihood to deny the assertion must either undertake to prove this statement, sanc- tioned by the solemnity of an oath, to be false, or he must attempt to demonstrate, against reason and fact, that the cure was merely accidental. If the delicacy of the patients would permit, I could publish numerous cases in this city, where the Panacea has been privately and successfully administered, while *■ the attending physicians have watched the progress of the disease, prescribed medicines which were never taken, and finally chuckled at the fancied triumph of their skill. Such as doubt this statement may be satis fled by calling at my office, where I am prepared to ve- rify these assertions. Were I permitted to publish the evidence in my possession, it would cover certain gen- tlemen with confusion, and I ought not to have any com- punctious visitings of conscience in doing it, for they have been my unsparing enemies, neglecting no oppor- tunity of detraction, or of injuring me. They have toiled in vain. I have the great satisfaction to know that ex actly as the evidence of its efficacy is spread before the public, so does the character of the Panacea rise in pub- lic estimation and the demand for it increase. Wm. Swaim. Philadelphia Alms House Infirmary, February 16th, 1829. To William Swaim. Sir,—I write for the purpose ef informing you of the successful use of your Panacea on me, after having been afflicted with Chronic Rheumatism for nearly five years. I am a cripple, but I do verily believe that even that might have been prevented if I had taken your medicine earlier. I will give you a brief but accurate history of my sufferings and cure. I was chief mate of the brig Timandra, Captain Wil- liam Yarnall, of this port, bound to Pernambuco. At that place I was attacked with a very severe pain in the right side about the last of November, 1822; in the fol- lowing January it shifted to my shoulders and head, ac- companied with sick stomach and loss of appetite. 1 then went on shore to an English Hospital, and remain- ed twenty days, without deriving any benefit; from there I went to private boarding, and employed a Portuguese physician. I was on shore at Pernambuco about six months, and found the disease increasing; the right foot became so much inflamed and swollen, that I could not walk without a cane; my expenses rapidly increasing, and believing that a change of climate would be benefi- cial, I went to Bahia, and found in a short time that I was getting worse; there I entered the National Hospi- tal, and staid twenty-three months; seventeen months of the time I was confined to my bed: I lay six months in one posture, and often times 1 have been for ten or twelve days without eating—my right knee and right hand were much swollen; I suffered all but death. I obtained a passage to Baltimore, and reached there in thirty-eight days; I was carried immediately to the Baltimore Hospital, and not expected to live until the next day. I remained there nine months; finding my- self somewhat better, I came to Philadelphia, and went into the Pennsylvania Hospital the 12th June, 1826; left there at my own request the 29th of Nov. 1826, and immediately came into the Philadelphia Alms House Infirmary; after being here seven months, all the time close confined to my bed, and when no more medicine was administered to me, I had no alternative but to try Swaim's Panacea, then it was I made known my situa- tion to you, and received one bottle of your medicine, which was secretly conveyed into the ward by Mrs. A. Snell; in using it I was obliged to observe caution, as the attending physician had given particular instruc- tions against its introduction into the ward, saying, he did not wish his patients to take it, as it was no other than a quack medicine. After taking half of the first bottle I began to feel better, and my appetite increased; I slept better; after the second bottle the pain ceased, and fifteen days afterwards I was able to walk the streets on crutches, to the astonishment of all who knew, or had seen, my condition. A month previous to my taking the Panacea I could span my thigh with one hand, and many who saw me while sick knew me not when they met me in the street. I can safely say that I now enjoy good health, and have ever since, having taken but one dose of salts since that time.—Swaim's Panacea is entitled to the praise of my cure. Charles Davis. City of Philadelphia, ss. OP**** Personally appeared before me, George M. ^pM& Dallas, Esquire, Mayor of the City of Phila- •aig^fip; delphia, Charles Davis, also of said city, Ma- ^gpgsfy riner, who being duly sworn according to mt law, doth depose and say that the facts stated in the foregoing letter are just and true. Subscribed and sworn before me this 16th day of Fe- bruary, 1829. G. M. Dallas, Mayor. Philadelphia, Feb. 16th, 1829. I hereby certify that Charles Davis, the person whose name is attached to the foregoing letter and deposition, sent for me to visit him in the Philadelphia Alms House Infirmary, in the spring of the year 1827, and at his re- quest, I called on Mr. Swaim and obtained some of his Panacea—I previously expressed to Davis my opinion, that Swaim's Panacea would be of no use, as I consi- dered him more like a dying than a living man; he how- ever urged me so much on the subject, that I finally con- sented to be the messenger. Mr. Swaim very politely gave his medicine without charge, and I conveyed the first bottle, secretly, to Davis; he was then a patient in the men's clinical ward; the second bottle was taken in like manner by my daughter, while he was yet in the same ward. In the July following he was perfectly re- stored to health, and remains so, being entirely free from all disease. (Signed) Ann Snell, No. 103. Christian Street, Southwark TO THE PUBLIC. I have now given to the public a few of the many cases m which this medicine has been employed with success, thus fulfilling the promise made at the commencement of this publication. Numerous as have been the cures performed by its use in many diseases arising in debilitated constitu- tions, its influence over the syphilitic virus entitles it to the greatest attention, it has been used in a great number of cases of this disease in its very worst form, with the most decided advantage: and I can with the most perfect truth declare, that in no one instance has it failed of effecting a radical cure, where it has been properly used : in fact, its success in this disease entitles it to the appellation of a specific, and I hesitate not to use it now in every case with the greatest expectations, especially in scrofulous constitutions, where the regular treatment for Syphilis always tends to increase the vio- lence of the disease. In those patients, who have taken it, I observe with its other effects, that it almost invariably tends to give strength and vigour to the whole frame; gently stimulating the system whilst curing the disease, and enabling it to support with ease and comfort almost any kind of nourishment, without those debilitating ef- fects which we so often see produced by the ordinary modes of practice—a desideratum so long looked for in vain by the medical world. This medicine may also be considered as an impor- tant auxiliary to mercury in the treatment of syphilis, diseases of the liver, and all diseases where mercury, quinine, arsenic, or bark, have been given, even in the most healthy constitutions; extensive experience in my own practice and in that of others having fully con- vinced me that a few bottles, say two or three, taken at the close of the usualmercurial treatment, and after all symptoms of the disease have disappeared, will be found the most effectual means yet discovered for preventing a recurrence in its secondary forms, either in the same individual, or in their offspring. I can conceive it possible, that the occasional failure of the Panacea, in cases where its success might have been considered almost certain, may be owing to organic derangement, arising from intemperance or other disso- lute habits; and where external symptoms of disease have disappeared, and yet the general health not mate- rially improved. It is not to be expected that this me- dicine will remove an organic affection of the stomach, an indurated spleen, a schirrous liver or a cancerous breast. When I consider that the diseases over which this medicine has displayed its powers with such signal suc- cess, have been so long styled by.the profession and con- sidered the " upprobria medicorum," I trust this will be considered a sufficient apology for the frequent mention of the numerous cases I have had under my care having been previously attended by physicians; in so doing, it has been far from my wish to detract (if I had it in my power) from the merits of that exalted profession, nor yet to arrogate too much to myself, nor make pretensions which will not stand the strictest scrutiny. Impelled by an ardent desire to contribute to the alle- viation of distresses occasioned by pain and suffering, I have ventured to lay before the world these testimonials of the utility of this medicine, not without entertaining the fond hope that they may be the means of rescuing from its terrors those who may be languishing under dis- ease. That such a medicine has been from time imme- morial a desideratum greatly to be wished for cannot be doubted: every avenue which seemed to open a prospect of success, has been heretofore explored in vain: should I be the means of attaining this wished-for point, I shall be peculiarly fortunate,—my present prospects are bright indeed! The addition of more cases to those I have already given, would be a mere work of supererogation, and the impression would be still the same upon the minds of my readers. I therefore, from these considerations, decline adding any more for the present. Conscious of the fide- lity with which they are severally drawn up, and the truth of what I have asserted, I thus come forward, and lay before a generous and discerning public, facts which augur to the world so much benefit-- facts of such vast import to mankind—facts which cannot be controverred, so generally are they known to be founded in truth--facts which wilt rival the most wonderful cures of ancient and modern practice. Wm. 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