The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-08
the community, by adopting the mercenary
nracfice of re commanding them to be taken in

Is al autqute anu proper dose OF any goou ileu
icine in this form !; and the cxiesscve quantities
which the public are advised to take by other
practitonersonly engendcred the humors and
corruptions which they profess to remove. Re-
move them they may, but they create them
first, and the debilitated patient is doomed to
be pill swallower TO the end Of his days MIR.
Moffat wishes TO benefit the public health, and
not to destoy it for money.
f LETTER FROM DIR. CLEVELAND.
n VAUDEVILLE, July 10, lS37.-Sir: Although
Physicians do not often approve Of the practice
Of medicine by Lymen, in any manner; and
have myself been accustomedsto consider all
such as quacks, and therefore not to be patron
sed Yet have lately seen such beneficial ef-
fects, resulting from the serof your Life Pills,
that am constrained to discard my pref udiccs
and to declare, that they are worth more than
all the patent medicines | have ever seen or
heard of.
The case allude to, particularly, was that
OF an adult person, laborng under every symp-
tom Of worms He was much emaciated, was
very feeble and suffered at times extreme and
agonising pain. Three successive doses of your
pills, were administered to him which succeed
ed in expelling small tenia tape worm,
about three feet long, and the patient speedily
recovered his health and strength though he
had before tried many prescriptions, without
any relief.
Since that have used them in every variety
of complaint, where cathartic medicines are ap-
! pilcuble, with general good success: their ope-
aation is very mild, producing less irritation
than any other cathartic remedy | have any
4 knowledge of. | have also furnished other
! physicians with them, and persuaded them to
use them, in their practice. And l can.assurs
they are gaining lapidly in public destinations
| have not written Ills for the purpose OF a
! # of
| liberty topubish it, and may add also the ties.
timony Of my brother, who is also physician
and who has used them in his own family and
/ has very high opinion Of Them. Yours, &c
GEo. w. CLEVELAND, NJ. u.
LETTER FROM JUSTICE FLANAGAN.
/ NEW YoRK, Oct. 9Th, le36.-To Mr.. JOHN
| MoFFAT-Respected Sir: Having labored a
number of years under great indisposition, pro-
cecding from T. disorganiZation OF The digestive
| power, and after having tried many remedies
/ prescribed by respectable physicians, / was in
duced, from my personal knowledge OF your
own case, TO try the same remedies that you in
| formed me succeeded IN curing you: | there
! fore used few Of your Vegetable Life Pills
and the Phoenix Bitters; they are the only en-
| edics that have used, that have afforded any
thing like permanent relief. have great con
/ iidcncc in them, and intend continuing their
| use. Yours, &c.
JAMES FLANAGAN, 9Th Avenue, near 18th st
LETTER FROM THE REV. ROBERT SMITH.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18th lS37.-I'o Dr. Nor.
I FATT.-Dear Sir: feel it duty | owe tn the
! publ ic and yourself, to place at your disposal a
4 case Of a somewhat novel character, in VIII oh
/ your Lille Pills" have performed cure that
no other medicine | know of cond have caeu
! ted. 1t is as follows About the last OF J un,
ult. was poisoned by the flowers OF "hAim!a
| Latifolia, ''* and again in October following by
an application applied to the top Of my head
which am convinced contained the "ka lmia.
| In both cases violent nervous prostration was
the consequence. The latter case was exceed.
ingly violent and Of long continuance. 1t seem.
ed at times that my nervous system was entire.
/ iy proStrated-so much so that was incapa bic
of any active cXertion for some two or three
weeks. These symptoms l am satisfied could
have been produced by nothing else bat the
above named poison. My appetite and health
| in all other respects were usually good
Three doses of your Life Pills. have restor.
cd me to full health and vigor For two weeks
before taking them | could neither sing, read
/ loud, walk fast, or any kind of eXerticn
now can sing by the hour. read at the top OF
my voice for day, and was gong to say run
a mile no exertion has the slightest unpieas.
ant effect. / consider your Life Pills." the
/ best medicine of which have any knowledge,
/ and | would not be deprived of them for any
consideration. tours truly, ROBERT SMITH.
! y Poisonous laurel -,-.. ,.ast
| To Mr.. J. MoFFaT.-Dcar Sir: Above you
will find certificate from the Rev. Robert
/ Smith, of this city. He states in addition that
he was tronbl with Il iuilneas of The head,
amounting almost 10 sutlocaton, which was
happily relieved by the use of your pills. Yours,
&c. L. +. w. ANDREWS, Act
Letter from the Hon EDWARD WEBER, OF
Rumney, N. Hampshire, to ANTHONY S. JONES
Of Ncwburyport, one of Mr.. MoFFATr's A
gents. Rumney, February 8, 1887
SlR-You may probably recollect having
seen me at your store on the 1st of July last
when was in very poor health, and purchased
three boxes Of the Vegetable Life Pills, pre-
pared by Or. MoFFATT, of New York. | have
now the pleasure to say, that they have given
! great satisfaction in my family, and in several
cases in which | have lie tiny neighbors have
! them; they have had better effect than any
other medicine they ever tried. My own health
| is greatly improved, and | have no doubt, with
the Divine Blessing, those pills have contribu-
ted very much to my comfort. | wish you
therefore to send me some more, for which
enclose you the money; but be particular and
send me none but the GENUINE. | have expe-
ricnced so much benefit from them, that think
it my duty to introduce them into general use
/ here, as the best service can render omy fell
/ low citizens.
With sincerity and respect, Yours, &C.,
EDWARD WEBER
! The following letter is from Mr.. BowLEs, Edi-
tor of the Republican g. Journal; Spring
field, Mass.
| Springfield, June /, 1887.
| Mr.. MoFFATT-Sir: 1t is now thirteen years
/ that have suffered from an infrmity Of the
bowels-the consequence, as | suppose of a
/ seoey-e illness Of inJsamnsatory rheumatism The
I natural action OF the bowels is lost frequent
and severe pains occur, with much weakness
and depression. Catiartics being necessary
! every few days to countcract costiueness. /
have consulted good physicians, and have, tri-
ed almost all The kinds of pills advertised which
seemed suited to my case, in vain. During the
last year, have bought and used several box
es of your Life Pills. and have found more
benefit from them more relief and adaptedness
to my case. for length of time, than from an
medicine have yet tried. Yours,
Il SAMUEL BowLEs.
For further particulars OF the above medicine
see Motiats Good Samaritan a copy of which
accompanies the medicine; a copy can also be
obtained on application at the Burlington
Drug Store.
VIM S. EDGAR.