Views of anatomy, and practice of natural bonesetting : by a mechanical process, different from all book knowledge / by Waterman Sweet.

  • Sweet, Waterman, 1796-
Date:
1844
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    ed the muscles and ligaments, and caused the pa- tient to suffer a considerable pain. AN OBSERVER. New-York, March 24, 1831. This is to certify, that I have been lame for four- teen years by my hip being out of joint, which so contracted the bones of my leg and foot that J had to walk with a crutch in consequence of my leg be- ing shorter than the other ; I had tried several Doc- tors but I found no relief from either of them. I then applied to Dr. Sweet, and in ten visits he has performed a perfect cure. ANN BALL. New-York. Feb. 13, 1832. Annapolis, April 19, 1832. Miss S. Levely—The subject of the following lines, needs no comment. By Elizabeth's particu- lar request, I now repeat the substance of a conver- sation which I had yesterday with two most respect- able gentlemen, from West River; these gentle- men were present at the time the Bone-Setter made two wonderful cures, or restored to two ladies the use of several of their limbs. That 1 may remove all doubt from your mind respecting the truth of the above assertion, one of the ladies that the Bone- Setter cured, is the wife of Mr. Philp Pindle, who is one of the gentlemen that I had this conversation with. Now, Mr. Pindle told me that his wife had been lame for thirty years, and that he, Mr. P. did