Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 25, Number 18, Vincennes, Knox County, 24 May 1834 — Page 4

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THF.SHSPHEUD'S RESOLUTION.

TTUis fine old son was written by George V hither, a satirical writer ,t the times of James and duties lh- First. Itiextiactecl from nc of his long pastoral poems, en titled" I he Mistrcsse oi Phiiarete, publishcd in 1622 , Shall I, wasting in despair. :; because a woman s fair? make pale my cheeks with care, Or the dowry meads in May, If she be not so to me, What care I how fair she be? Shall mv foolish heart be pined 'Cause 1 sc a woman kind? Or a welt disposed nature Joined with a lovely feature? lie she meeker, kinder, than The turtle dove or pellican. If she be not so to me, What care I how kind she be? Shall a woman's virtue move ftlc to Perish for her lovt? Or her weli deserving known. Make me quite forget mine own? Be she ith that goodness blest Which may merit name of best, If she be not such to me, What care 1 how kind she be? 'Cause her fortune seems too high, Shall I play the fool and die? Those that bear a noble mind. W hero they want of nchess find. Think what with them they would do, Th it w'uhout them dare to woo: And unless that nnnd I see, V hat care I how reat she be? Great or good or kind ot fair, I will ne'ei the more despair. Jf she love me tlm believe, I will die ci v she shall grieve. If she slights me when I woo, I can fccrotn and let her go. If she be not fn f ;r me, Y h.ttcar: 1 for hom she be? A LEO T U HE On the comparative merii-s tf the Patent Steam Practice of Dc-ir Samuel K. Jrrinwgs and Dr. Szmnil Tomsoiu exa mined, and Tomsonian Siea?n vindicated; del far red at the Radical Mctkodi&t Mcethn House, Springfitld, Clark county. G'ao, on Friday evening, tho "tth of March, 1S31, at the r qia si of sundry citizens. 1j) Dr. T. Horsey. froNlil IDVI) T)r. Jennings" plan i ecu loudly recommended for i's peculiar simplicity and .:; eniancc. Let us attend to the facts. W'c will give his directions fiom his vn pen. "There should be provided," says he, "in every lanily where the hath is used, a suitable fi.trv- r I lie purpose. jt mi'iht be something i ike the tbiiow i ar description Half "e circle of a h op, of good strength, and twenty. five inches in diameter will form the end which is iStride rcmss the body of the patient, a little below the breast. A half circular plunk eighteen irrhc-3 in diameter will make ihe fvot and red of the frame. A thin b( ,ird,four long, should cover tho top, ami a lath or two of similar length, should secure cvh of itc- side?. A hole of suitable size should bo made in tho middle f the foot end for tho introduction o he tube." Tb patic.a sho''td e stripped of all ns clothing e cpi his linen, whh h, after the ttli uors ii'io operation, ho may draw up Jo In chin. The frame is to be laid ovt-r him m hcd. and a sufficient weight ol l od-t U'.Ih,c should bo us-d so us io confine tho heat pr.-pcrly. A sheet and four ir more tdnnkMs, rr other covering to that amount, for the winter seas.. u ; rlanket loss will serve for tho sumuicr. The bath i :n lied at the feet, w hich is most proper in all "riliui'rr ras's and te ga.e Ins a lr'c opportunity to ditV.ise itself arourd tho I dv of the patient which is always important. The weight of the bed-clothes being properlv sustained by the frum he can turn himself over at pleasure, which will nive him tho advantage of virminr first one side and then the other, as it may be most r.areenUeto his feelings.' Will any one pretend that this mode of steaming with the heated gaz cf hurmng alcohol, with all this pn paiatiou, t.- t e ;s minutely amended as .Moses1 instrue" ion for bui'di"?; th"1 'rum .e, is as simple us Thopw'.i'sdireeti us 'U place the patient diverted of his apparel, except nis linen, in a hair, wrapped ix-uno vh a o: inket, to shield from the cold air put baf;d st. .TradnaUv irtc a vcl-i of hoi wa- - er. p'.ulc i unt'er the chair. T!u sieam to be increa9t;d at discretion, as shall be ir.ci-t arocuhi? n the patient, a ml secure the -.-.osi sa ir oi!c-ts.v Thoms-mians cfu 0 ."i:ply f-teani -md protr.-.to peipirati r, o lr. Caulweli has prcscri oU in imitation o. Thorn "U. Dr. Ji'tmin inform ;JA i h it. ' in aimo.t ever . Mteebled easy of ai: standinjr a. --iioi,) u. use ju r :ilt.s nSIcd v Is iliug water, or hot liel.s, l0 aid th . . k cxtit ment of the oi luce, iu.it it n.a r tain ihe advantages gi-ined L tl. ; U 1. '1 hi u c til cumin'' ovtr ti U h n -.b an to nsit at a deati lift. i: . .i... llt.::l 1 I ' '' " Jhunsomuu Had nwtha muie necessary u at i ..( mi

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than to administer their composition powders or a reasonable quantity of simple cayenne, which produce no derangement of the head, stomach or lungs, excites no intoxication, disturbs none of the animal function!. & experience and faithful observation has fully demonstrated tho safety and efficacy of such a course. Common

sense will say that these aro admissible where it would be hazardous to administer laudanum, wine, cordials and ardent spir its We shall no now stop to treat ol the merits of Lobelia, which cleanses the stomach, takes off spasmodic action, if any exists, stimulates the stomach to an heal thy action, is a powerful perspirative, re moves obstructions, promotes healthy secretions in the lirer, and aid other medccincs by its determination to the skin. Its efticacy and safety arc so fully establish ed that it is difhcult to sav whether the hue and crv that has been rised against it, and the mercy less persecutions inllictcd on Thomsonians on account ot it demands our pity or our contempt and indignation. Our remarks arc tho result ot a Ion, pa tient, candid, impartial, and faithful in vestigation, in which truth alone has been the object of pursuit. Cut to return to steam once more. Lr. Jennings says uWh?n the patient is not much reduced, and seems to be lon coming into a staie of perspiration, I at ways add more beat. Very well, that is Thvimsoniaifs plan. From him the Faculty h? vc caught a very judicious idee.. Just so, when (he people will not be easily convinced of the utility of Thomsonian steaming, we always add mare argument. In justification of our extensive use of the steam or vapor bath, we will again quote the authority of Dr. Jennings supported by Dr. Thatcher, and the sanction of Arm Surgeons ! the General Govornment. "Since tho visi'ation of the ravaging epidemic cailed spotcd fever or cold plague,1' savs Dr. J. which is always attended with a torpid state of the. vessels of the surface and extremities physician! have been induced, more than formerly, to appreciate the means ol applying artificial heat to rcrtorc the balance of excitement.1' "Among the various applications cmployed tor this purpose are, the warm bath, steam of hot water, billets of wood heated, twigs of pine and hemlock heated by hot stones, bladders or j'tgs filled with hot water, fcc." This is Dr. Thatcher's statement in treating on Dr. Jennings-' practice. This was no doubt learned from Dr .Thornsou, w ho had for years practised so extensively in the northeastern quarter of our country, w here that form of disease first appeared. The people had learned tho utility of steam from Thomson. They applied it variously. These were common remedies among the common people, who seldom employed the physician, and tho fame of their success, w ithout medical aid, was soon circulated far and near The Faculty learning tho superior successfulness of the plebean skill, ;ve;v compelled to fall into the ranks, or loose their patients and reputations both 'c-gether. lie who condemns Thomson & applauds Jen rings is like Ihe fox of the fable, that blew his Lreath upon his paws to wairn them, an.', on his porridge to ce! it; a kind of fane, on the steeple of medical rien c, lhat ers to suit the w ind. "In offering the patent, hot bath r.b getiCrat remedy," sivs Dr. Jennings it is obvi ius that no more is assumed in t;s favor than has been 'assumed by ph) siciuns generally in favor cf the almost universal practice of blceaing, purging, blis'ering, and salivating, in almost any and every recent inflammatory case." Of course, if Thorn sonians steam in urgent cases, mi'st they be sobered at as having hut one, or, to say the niMstonly a few remedies, which thev apply extensively? Who that fends fir the regular practitioner of medicine of the mineral school, docs not expect to be vomited or purged, or bled, or hits ered, or to swallow a dose "f calomel r opium? If the Regular Doctor should visit you in any acute disease, and should go away and apply none of those means, would you not conclude that they had neglected you, or, what might alarm you more, that ho was sec retly tnrning Thomsoniau? 4'13ut net to insist, sajs Dr. Jennings, on the absurditcs of tnosc who claim fir themselves what they disallow to others, I contend for tho Unity of disease, and calculate upon the establishment of this gic it philosophic truth. And if disease is indeed a unit , as was so ably and conclusively taught bj the great Dr. Rush, it is perfectly phylusophic to admit the existence of remedies ol" general application and of great general principles, and agents which mav be sj UKi'ified as to be gener ally appropriate'" 4Heatadds the Doctor,' an agent which admits of such general application'."1 This we believe. 4It has iceu tested b repeated practical experni ei.S.' lluudreds of thousand of Th .i)5u:.i ns h ive uemonsirated the fact. It has received tne sanction of the Gov meat v the Ucited State, the hue ur-gc-'iiot tin-Army, several lljspitalSurgtvus, a:id u oieiit is individual Tneuical ui'd others respectable ch traders." l it sve are it t inclined to believe that Dr. Jennings' ukhIc of steaming is equal senls ditlieuities.and bv Thomsonians it is to uocior i liumsr.u s. it ome times pre ihuii'dit to be occasionnalh objectionable, AhvioThonisoiiian steaming vvo-dd most xrtainlv be useful. Dr Thomson has paid partu-alar attention to this subject attend we a mcMeutto bis own words Dr. Jen. mng has contrived to apply heat to the booy (try vapor, caused bv burning spi- ' '. which he calls a vapor bath: the idea : i' I . . ... jl hich was. 1 have no doubt, taken from hcari , filcauiinir t0 rii ' lhc hc.,t cf of my steaming to riic the hcut cf

fha body. It may answer in some c?.sei

and stages of disease, hut in a settled fever and other cases where there is a dry inflammatory state of the surface of the body, it will not answear any good purpose, and 1 think would be dangerous without the use of my medicine, to first raise a free perspiration; for w hen the surface of the body is dry, the patient cannot bear it, as it will crowd the head and cause distress, similar to that produced by burning charcoal, or from hot stoves in a tight room, and will bring on a difficulty in breathing which is not the case in steaming in my way. This machine t)f Dr. Jennings' can only he comfortably used in bed. where the vanr cannot ho applied to the whole body equally at the same time. Therefore, is no better than a hot dry stone, put on each side and to the feat of the patient, for he can turn hiraselt and get heat from them, as well as to have all the trouble of burning spirit, and turning to the vapor of it to get worm by this dry heat." In re gard to his own method, the Doctor observes, when the patient stands over a steam raised by putting a hot stone in water, it gives a more equal heat all over the bod than can be done in any other manner. It can be raised higher, and mav be tem pered at pleasure, by wetting thefa.ee and stomach with cold water as occasion may require." It is obvious that if Dr. Jennings method has any merit, Dr. Thomson's is greatly to be preferred, for simplicity, utility, cheapness, and its universal applicability to violent firm of disease. In more lingering chronic affections it has proved extensively useful, and a powerful auxiliary to remedial means internally administered. Shall we attend to Dr. Jennings1 statement relative to hit hot, dry, alcoholic, inflammable gas bath, and reflect as we go along, and enquire for ourselves, which, in all good conscience, we should give the preference? Dr. Jennings spooks cf his mode of steaming in the following terms: o ... "With suitable variation in the degree and continuance of the treatment, accord insr to tho decree of violence of the disoae, the patent steam bath will be useful in all the fallowing forms of diseases, viz: In colds, catarrhs, coughs, pleurisies, and in fever, in its various forms, including that form of it called the cold plague or cold skin fever ! In local inflammations, and other local affections, as sore breasts in famale cacs, in swelled glands, anthrax, and carbuncle, sore throat, quainsy, ear-ache, tooth-ache, head-ache, esueci. ally that of tho nervous kind, and in inflamed wounds Scc. In scrofulous, glandular, ub-prows and cruptive ejections, including ot. Authonv. s fire, nettle-rash, scald head. oca. In suppressions of urine, and other painful affections of bladder, tier. hi piles, whether blind or prwtraded. In hemorrhage, whether of the luns, as in hemoptoe, from the nose or uthera, $cc. In excessive faiiipss, in old age, fcc; and in soul, rheumatism, and other similar painful aiilc-ti-.tis." On the wh :!e, in the estimation of the Diplomatic Regular Faculty, D;Jcnriings hot gas ba!h, (the gaseous fume orriirv sto.'inof burning alcohol.) is a universal remedy. Thomson's steam ol wanu water, every child must know is more mild, be'ter calculaied to relax the iense fibre, iclievc the rigid muscle, remove strictures of the skin, take off spasms, local or general; break duwn cutaneous obstructions, promote perspiration, and induce a salutary action, and aqualie tho circulation, and produce a natural warmth through the whoic system. Thomsonians always accompany the steam with appropriate, well proved, internal remedies, called in Thomscnian language, a course of niedecine. How rcdiculous the conclusion that Dr. Jennings' hot vapor ot burning alcohol, should relieve bleeding of the lungs, and Dr. Thomson's bath steam of warm water produce engorgement, and rupture of the blood vessels of the lungs and brain! We have not uow time to enter minutely into the merits of tho whale Thomsonian System. We think we have measurably explained, and fairly sustained a cardinal point in his practice. If ne bor rowed his ideas oi steaming irom the Indians, us some would have us to believe, from whom have opposcrs borrowed tueir ideas? We solemnly inquire who is guilty of plagiarism and incousistancy ? Why should any wish o rob the venerable founder of the new system of medical practice of the hard-earned fame justly attached to his laborious researches, long experience and careful observation. AYe cannot forbear to venerate the name of Thomson He has nstn by tne efforts of uative genius, unaided by the light of scientific education, m defiance of unprecedented opposition ol the litterati, clerical, legal, uni medical, lie has triumphed over persecutions, writs, indict incuts, dungeons, and chains, and his

svslem walks abroad through, our vast TSJiy given, that I shall apply to country , from St. Lawrence to the Mobile7TteDoard of Commissioners for" the and from the Atlantic to the Far West. county of Posey, ia the state of Indiana

Ilis sNs.eni is, most undeniably, taken as a whole, and in most of its integral parts a wonderful orignal. He has no prototype in the annuls of medicine. In coni clu,on vc cauuot express our ideas more tI!,tJ,iaui-a") man to adopt tho language ot an aged and venerable friend: "How transporting the thought that there is a balm in North America fo efficacious to heal our maladie, when seasonably and faithfully applied! Who but those whose lives have been saved bv botanic reme dies, can duly appreciate the value of such fwcrldl antidotes a3ins.t disease? Jcvpt

mayftioast of her TIcrmc,thc first inven

tor of medicine. 0s m.iy write in letters gold the fame ot Hippocrates. Rome miy pourtray to her empire, with all the eloquence of Demosthenes, the skill of her Celsus. Pergamus in the finer touches of poetry, mav celebrate the fame of her Galen: but the patriot fathers of New Hampshire will have a legacy to their children and to the world unequalled tu the annals of earth and time. It shall be told to the latest generation of human kind, that there was the birth place of Thomson, a renowned master of the healing art, and one of the prof jundest students that ever graduated in the school of nature'" JANET AND HER WEB. Many years ao in a parish of Galloway a rude and sequestered district there were only three freemasons: the minister, a tailor, and a mamn. The masoi being deiro. s to introduce his son to the same mystery, caused a !odg to be called for the purpos? at a lonely cottage where the ceremonies were proceeding when a knock was horrd at thctl lor. The mason, whose name was Dun, went to see who it was, and found an old woman who addressed him as follows. The masons are met i ho nicht?1' 'Yes,' MVeel, ye ken my web was stolen hist w eek." Y?s, Janet; but what business has that wp the mason meeting?" 'Ou, ye ken yea! be raiding the deil, and 1 wad just lie if e wad ask him, since he is there at ony rate, wha stole the web." (Ju ay, Janet; just you gang away, then and we'll sec what we can do." Mr. Dun then returned to the interior of the cottage, and mentioned to the minister w hat had passed between him and the old woman. The clergy man rebuked him severely for conceding to the superstitious notions of the aged crone. said he teared it would affiont them a'. ' "Nae fearo1 that," answered the inisou, '"just leave it all to mc." Ncx' dav, .hen Janet called upon Mr. Dui., he u Id her thatthc deil had not exactly communicated the name of tne thief, but iic lud mentioned that if l lie joods vvrc not ro umed before Thursday next, tlu hou?e of the guilty person would fall upo.i him in ;hc night timn and the wluic family would bo killed. This he said was t jret secret and he strictly forbade her jmnuu.i :at mi ing it to more thaii one person. Awa went Janet, quite satisfied; althrigh n might have been expected to occur to her that the prediction of punishment to a thi ! w as tit t exactly a characterise' piece n conduct oa the part of C!d mck. I no seeiet was tpedily lmpartci to her next door neighbor, with many injunctions a to the propriety of lotting it no larthcr; notwithstanding which, it was known to tho whole parish Lclhrj night. Oa the nurning thereafter; Janet's web was found lying at her door, with a pari which had been cut oil attached to the main body of it with pins. Scotch Paper. ($150 iiEWAUD "'Jl'JI'ILL be p-iid for the npprchension V Y of my man LEWIS, and sceurin" him in any jail sa lhat 1 get him. He is about 5 y ears old, of a mulatto color, bushy head, has a cut acro.-s one of his hands, (noi recollected which.) that cause? one finder to be a little siiff, and is about f feet 10 inches hi-h. I received a letter p st make! New Harmony, Indiana, Nov. i-'t), 1IS33, which appears to be written by a Mr. J. Waller, of lVcy county, on the lOih of said iivI:ti, Waller states that Lewis appeared at his house on tho tithhofthc prev ious month. (October,) acknowledged himself to be a runaway and wished .Mr Waller to buy him, but left hi house on Sunday night lolloping. ,1 think it probable that he may yet be in the Stale of Indiana, and perhaps in the neigh borhood cf Mr. Waller though he iiiay have made bin way for Canada. I uiil give the above reward, uf one hundred and fifty dollars, upon his being secured a above so that I get him. information to be given to me by letter, at Athens, Limestone county, Alabama. SA.M'L. D. WHITE. :iav s. isrji. l,; a TECS ricby .given that tli undersigned h;j6 taken letters of Administration oi tho estate of Daniel Reaves, (I ite of Gibson county, and state of lui.) deceased. All persons indebted to th. sji J estate arc requested to make immediate payment, and those hav ing claims against the irne arc notified to present them duly authenticated for settlement. The said estate is supposed to be insolvent. A. I. FOSTER, ALEXANDER CONNER, 1 dminhtratcrs. lsaf. lfuit SIOTXCE i at their September term, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, for the establishment of a FERRY across the Wabash river, opposite, and near the north west corner of the nrth west fractional quarter of Section thirty-five, in Township number seven south, of Range number fifteen west, of the lands directed to be sold at Vincenncs, Indiana, lying in said county of Poser. DAVID BENTON SEARS. February PJ, 1:11. tM:it BLANil DZUVS

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TO PRINTERS. OWING to the ill health of the Editor of the New Castle Advertiser ho is desirous of disposing of tho subscription list, which is as respectable as any coun

try paper in the state. He wishes likewise to dispose of the subscription list of a popular semi-monthly publication, which consists of about thirteen hundred subscribers; and published at the same office of the New Castle Ad vertiseT, all of which will be disposed f on reasonable term?. The publisher of the abare named papcrs, will dispose of the printing cstab lishment on favorable terms: or Ua would associate himself with a gentleman capahltt flf r.midtltinff th- r. (!t,,ri-il a urt. iuuih. iu any one uesirous oi emoaruing in the business, the opening is a desirable one. The office of the publisher is very extensive for a country establishment; sufficiently so to admit f dividing into two offices. It consists in part, of Ixuig Primmer, Brevier, Nonpariel and a great variety of other Type, al new; a part of which has not lcea ia use more ihau thrco months, two Presses, (one new) and all the matcri lis belonging tu a printing olfice. Letters addressed !o the subscriber, NVw Castle, Kv. iwaf imJ, v. ill receive imme . rP . 1 - diate attention. A. W. Mc GREG Oil. April 20, 1S31. 10AN OTHER MAMManliu DISMAL SWAMP LUTlKilY. CLASS NO. 10, FOR lSil. Draws on the 31st of May, 1S31. CAPITALS. r if ii it an in a. nr.m 3.0CO, 2.500, 2.0CO, 75 of gl.OOO and 84 of $500. rJirkc!8 10 DUlurs, shares Li firvtor Ln. Please call on CLARK. & COOK. JT Sole Agents for the M..af;trs in the Western States, who have s-'lU 25 C apitals wiibin a few months, amouiitint; to Seventx Fivr Thousand Dollars, and w ho have solU within tne hst three years. .Prizes amount- . tM upw-ird of 2.020.009 DOLLARS! T..ose w.i. do not receive the Schemes In time to stud iui Pickets u any particular Lottery, by remitting 10, 20, or 5 j dolLrs, will have it in vested in the lirst attractive Scheme. if Distant Adventurers will find the j yUi) a att. conveyance. N ib W hen Ten Dollars is remitted postage need not be paid. V'-.-hn.; V... M -v 3. IS S4. 1 5 Zt French Jkirr iMill JStone ' y JlE sub?cril ers rcvpect billy inform JI the public in general, lhat they iniend to t-ommenc-c Manufacturing French Viurr Mill Stone, at .his place, i:i about tine?; or four ut ciis. Persons wi-bin" tu purchase Mill Stones would do welf to wait the arrival of their Pnocks, n. thev arc of superior quality, scleu d in New York and nnlauca v. a. frnm birno f.rro..lc tu Hi- iirni. 1 il ev l.itfMii! I!ir prices shall be lower thr.n the same article can be got here from any other source. From the quality of the Blocks, and their long nxpenenrc in tho buinc-s ihev hope to give entire splisfaeiioii to thosj who may favoritism with thir custom. As to the temper of ihs Woeka the greateat care will be observed to h ue them of an equal quality in each Mi!! S:.ne, am! in the manufacture, to have the joints ott the bark cf the Burn ns clo as ihe face. All Burrs manufactured by them wilt be u arrant cd. BUZRV & IIORTOW vincenncs, April 1U, pj-tf INCITATUS, 7L stand the envVIkX suing season at A rrTri mv stable, i.i Lawrcnru county, III. seven r.nd . half miles west ,f Vincenne. The ca -on will commence on the lirt cf April and end on th 1st of July, and will be let to mares at 5 the ing!e'ltao, to' be paid when thu service i? d jne, cr MO to iiisuro any mare lhat may be pot, with foal. Persons putting by the insurance and trading otf their mares before they are known to lc with f al will bo held accountable for ih-j insurance inncv. INCITATUS is a dark ciicsnut" sorrel fifteen hands three inches high, and well proportioned. Those that want to improve their stock would do w ell to come and se him; as a foal getter he is vcrv sure, and can show some of the fi-iet colts that hs ever boot, foaldcd in this country. INCITATUS was sired by K-cia?ko, his dam by Blackbunfs Whip,rand riant by the imported Diomcd. He will be -i years old next May, and was raised by Ju. scph Miller of Madison county, Kv." JAS.' NADU. Mirch22f 1S31. 0 lit TflANUrACTOHY. f HAVE a large assortaicnt cf TIV X WARE on hand, which I will 11 at wholesale or retail low for CASH or PRODUCE, such a may suit. Jo'i work, doae at short notice. N. SMITH Vincenncs. Jan. 21. 1832. ' 50 tf

Hags! Hags! Hags! C.iSII, or llORA", will be given for any quantity of clean Linnen oc Czuzi RAGS at the YfE5TaH SUN OlTlCC.