Indian herb doctor will cure all ills

Wednesday, 19 May 2010 05:00

Hamilton Spectator, May 19, 1857. An advertisement in the Hamilton Spectator, May 5, 1857 promises that the Indian doctor will cure all with herbs from nature’s garden
Listen to the Voice of Truth and Reason, and be profited by it.

he time has come that all who will, can escape the iron grip of Mercury, and other baneful poisons, by calling without delay to see the well-known and justly celebrated Indian Herb Doctor, F. Tumblety, who, after crossing the United States and Canada, has concluded to make Toronto, CW [Canada West] his home for the future, where he will administer to his patients those only true and safe medicines from nature’s garden, which has for its author the great and all-wise physician above.

The following diseases can be cured by Dr. T. in the most obstinate state of their existence, viz:—Diseases of the Lungs, Heart, Liver and Throat; also Dyspensia, Dropsy and all Diseases of the Blood, such as Sorolfula, Emysiphelas, Salt-Rhum, Fever Sores, and all Chronic Complaints of years standing.

P.S.—The Doctor will give particular attention to all diseases peculiar to Females and Children.