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The annexed article, copied from one of the interior papers, by the last mail, attFi- butes virtues to the tomato, which will pro- ably cause that delightful vegetable to be more generally used than even at present.

 The Iomato.--Dr. Bennett, the Profess sor of Midwifery and the Diseases of Wo- men and Children, Hygeiene and Accli- matement in the Medical College of Lake Erie, which is the Medical Department of the Willonghby University of Lake Erie at Chagrin, Cuyahoga co. Ohio, in his public introductory lecture, recently delivered in that Aourishing institution, made the follow ing statement relative 10 the Solanunt Lg- copersicuna, or as it is generally called, the Tomato, to wit

 1st. That it (the Tomato) is one of the most powerful deobstruents of the Materia Medica, and that in all those affections of the liver and other organs where caomel is indicated, it is probably the most effective and least harmful remedial agent known to the profession.

 2d. That chemical extract will proba- bly, soon be obtained from 1t which will aI- SbpSiStdC fuC uSC Oi CttiOIbtf III the cure of disease.

 3d. That he has successfully treated se- rous diarrhoa with this article alone.

 4th. That when used as an article of diet il is almost sovereign remedy for dyspep- sia Tor indigestion.

 5tb. That persons moving from the East or North, 10 the West or South, should by all means make use of ii as an aliment, as 1t would in that event save them from the danger attendant upon those violent attacks to which almost all unacclmated persons are liable.

 9th. That the citizens in general should make use of 1t, either raw, cooked, or in the form of q catsup, with their daily food, as 1t IS one of the most healthy articles of the Materia Alimentaria, &c.

 Nov, if these positions be true, it is of the utmost importance that the public should De made acquainted with the facts, and 1t is with this view that l now make this com munication for the press.

 MEDICUS.