A brief address to the American people / by N.W. Seat ; with remarks by Addison Kendall.

  • Seat, N. W.
Date:
1852
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Credit: A brief address to the American people / by N.W. Seat ; with remarks by Addison Kendall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 9 ] Pox. As I bad anticipated, it proved to be a specific—but of tbia I will-let tbe proper parties testify: We, the unders:gned, certify to the following, viz:—We took passage on the packet-ship Dutchess d'Orleans, Capt. Hutton, then lying in the port of Havre, France, and bound for New-York, the sailed on the 9th of Aug., 1851, with over four hundred souls on board, mostly emigrants. A few days after leaving Havre, the small pox broke out among the emigrants. They were all treated by the physician in charge, Dr. N. W. Seat, with a new remedy of his own, which he calls Negative Electric Fluid, with which he seemed to have entire control over the disease, arresting it in a few hours and curing it in a very short time. During the voyage, which lasted thirty nine days, there were about eighty cases of small pox, some fever, &c., and not a single death. All were cured with unusual promptness. From what we saw during said passage, we are fully convinced that the medicine used by Dr. Seat on the occasion, possesses inestimable virtues. We never before heard or read of febrile affections being controled w ith so much ease, promptness and certainty, or so little trouble to the nurse. A crowded ship, a long passage, small pox and fever on board, and not a death ! The fact speaks for itself. Signed, E. P. Fabbri, 84 Pearl street New-York. ~| E. G. Fabbiu. '• ' J Cabin J. A. DeNormandy, Beaver Co., Penn. [ Passengers. T. A. DeNormandy, East Liverpool, Ohio. J The above statement is correct. W. S. Hutton, Commander. Wm. Marston, First Mate. Results no less astonishing have invariably been obtained in all classes of febrile affections, not only by myself, but by others in different sections of country, and in different climates; yet tbe medical profession in general seem to regard it as unworthy of their attention; though many noble hearts, convinced of the hon- esty of my purpose and of the importance of the preparation, have (I am credulous enough to believe), with genuine feelings of friend- ship, and a true spirit of progress, bid me God speed; not so with the majority ; yet I do not know as I should complain ; perhaps a prejudice against anything the composition of which they do not *1