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body, induced by physical agencies and disease, are alto- 
gether incompatible with consumption. Thus, paludal ex- 
halations, or marsh miasmata, induce a species of fever 
which eradicates consumption; and miasmata without 
obvious fever prevent its development in those who are 
threatened with its approach. This was abundantly 
- evidenced in our army during the Walcheren expedition, 
and more recently at Algiers, and in the pine swamps of 
America. It would be easy to mention, if necessary, other 
states of the body equally opposed to the malady. But 
apart from this, nothing can be better established, than 
that consumption has been occasionally cured with medi- 
cal herbs, in the hands of rustic and unscientific practi- 
tioners. 
“Gout, Rheumatism, Neuralgia—Each of these has 
specifics which immediately affect the disease, giving in- 
stant relief and rapid cure. 
_ Dysentery is one of the most painful and distressing 
maladies, violent and rapid in its course and fatal in its 
results. Yet all its symptoms are immediately relieved, 
and a rapid and certain cure is effected ; the same medi- 
cine having little or no effect on ordinary diarrhoea, which 
requires a totally different agent, neither therapeutic, being 
_ purgative, astringent, or what is termed anodyne.” 
_ Under such circumstances we recommend the pamphlet 
for general perusal. It is time for mankind on this im- 
- portant subject to judge for themselves. If it be correct 
that one third of those who die are cut off by consump- 
_ tion, then there are few families into which the scourge has 
- not found its way. We have seen that during this winter 
as many as three hundred and odd have died of bronchitis 
in one day; what then must be the value of a specific 
which would cure or even relieve such maladies? 
