Revalenta Arabica Food touted for dyspepsia relief
1849 advertisements by Du Barry and Co. promote Revalenta Arabica Farina as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and nervous debility. Letters from users including Lord Stuart de Decies Capt. Packer D. Bingham and others praise dramatic health benefits and urge others to try the food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DU Barry
Andrew Ure
London
Bloomsbury Square
Drew Ure
M.D
F.B.S
Messrs. du Barry and Co
DU Barry and Co
New Bond-street
Lord Stuart de Decies
Dromana
Cappoquin
County Waterford
Packer D. Bingham
R.N
Mesars. du Barry
New Bond-street, London
Bromley
Middlesex
Woodhouse
Thomas Woodhouse
Advert for Revalenta Digestive Aid and Indigestion Treatise
An 19th century advertisement lists Revalenta stomach remedies with varying canister sizes and prices, mentions multiple grateful correspondents, and notes shipment to London rail towns, Scotland, Ireland, and abroad. It also promotes a treatise on indigestion and constipation by Du Barry and Co and invites agents to inquire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Grelliere
O. Reeve
Andrew-street
Hertford
Thomas Skeete
Denny
Stirlingshire
Taylor
Bolton
Samuel
Laxton
Market
Leicester
du Barry and Co
London
Scotland
Ireland
Messrs
New Bond Street
Galvanic electricity and its claimed medical role
The author, William Hooper Halse, argues galvanic or electric fluid is the nervous fluid and links its deficiency to cholera. He cites Wesley and Arnott to claim electricity powers vitality, digestion, and respiration, urging physicians to adopt galvanism over drug-based cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnott
Mr. Wesley
Wesley
Desideratum Power of Electricity in Wesley's Letters
Extract chronicles John Wesley's experiments with electricity from 1747 to 1765, noting dramatic cures for paralysis and stomach pain, widespread electrification for patients, and his praise of Priestley's work. He defends safety, emphasizes nervous disorders as key targets, and critiques only theory lacking practical value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vol
Journal
Southwark
St. Paul's
Wesley
Lovett on Electrical Treatment for Nervous Disorders
The writer quotes Lovett criticizing reliance on English medicine and urging physicians to experiment and share findings. He argues that proper electrical therapy requires active involvement by the medical faculty and collaboration among practitioners. He invites readers to request Halse’s pamphlet on Medica Galvanism at 22 Brunswick Square, London.
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William Hunt
King’s College
Cambridge
Patrick-Street
Cork
William Martin
Holborn
CA. O. Harris
Optician
Leeds
Thomas Minster
Farnley Tyas
Yorkshire
Sydney Terrace
Reading
Berks
Ames
Ben Broad-atreet
Golden-square
No. I
Lovett
RANDE
CoLyton
James Williams
Hendrewaclod
North Wales
John Willis
East Temple-chambers
Whitefriars
Fleet-street
Bell’s-buildings
Salisbury-square
Welvetrees Brothers
Chevallier
Twelve Trees Brothers
Twelvetrees Brothers
Millman Street
Richard A. C. Loader
Trafalgar
Finsbury
Guthrey
Henry Guthrey
Ampton-street
Gray’e Low-Road
Guthre
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