The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-03-11
Caution to the Public {!
SWAIM'S PANACEA.

THE Justly acquired celebrity of this
most valuable Medicine, has heretofore made it
a blessing to the afflicted in many complaints
and a source Of cmolnment Of Dr.. Swain, bus
the good which has been done 10 now to be cons
verified into an evil, and indeed threatens the
community with many evils, it they DO not care
fully put themselves on their guard against the
mpositions Of those who would pervert the best
things to the worst purposes.
Twas for the last five years lahouring under 4
disease which had bid defiance to the most emf
lnent Surgeons in England and America, and could
find no real benefit until relieved by the Panacea.
II know, feel in all my bones, its worth and good
properties, and sincerely desire that others may
Heel and acknowledge it as do. never would
have given myself any trouble in the matter. bqs
II have seen attempts made most grossly and
shamelessly to impose upon the public.
In the newspapers now before me are two gross
attempts at cheating the public into the use Of
spurious medicines offered to the public, As the
GENUINE SWAIM'S PANACEA. To add .
deeper dye to the fraud, the certificates of some
)of our professors, fairly and honouraby obtained
lhy DR.. SWAIN are printed, to give credit and cur
lrency to the false and spurious medicine, ! ann
warranted in saying that the respectable profess
|sioHal gentlemen whose names are thus abuseds
are exceedingly dissatisfied that they should bo
thus dragged in, and, As it were, made parties to-
Ia fraud
I Two men, ANU tneFe are mOFey cuCIi auFtftieC
| that they have discovered the composition Of
Swain, Psnaces, and to induce purchasers they
put to their advertisements the certificates Of our
most respectable professors. written for. and ta-
ken from, the advertisements of Swaim's Pana-
cea; this suppose is forgery. do not know
that in my knowledge have ever known more
barefaced attempts at imposition than those nsep
who have never been known to do any good, els
|ther by medicine or advice, men indeed who arc
wholly unknown, presume to say that they can
Manufacture and mix and compound one Of tha
best medicines of modern times and to disguise
their trash, they pour it into bottles and make
j up with certificates that we're never given for
r|it, but expressly given to promote the circulation
LOT medicine known to be of the best kind, ADD
1.-THE usefulness of which has been severely tesedy
mot only by individuals but by our Hospitals, Poor
houses, Prisons, and other Public Institutions
My object in writing this is to put the public
lon their guard against the frauds and imposisonss
(which the vices or necessities of vicious men
would put upon them. Some aye selling the Sy-
|up of Sarsaparilla, and imposing it on the igno-
rant for Mr. Swaim's, which they can make thena-
selves for fifty cents bottle The Panacea 81
lMr. Swain is only to be had Of him, and OF his
Regularly appointed agents. All the Medicino
(which other people offer as S,Uain,'s panaeeas
are fraud and imposition on the public. EWe
Question whether the forgery is not subject fos
Jour Grand Jury.l A PATIENT
March I'd, 1824.-4t.