Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-03-15
LIFE MEDICINES
lV EXAMINATION. When the

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most important functions of life are sus.
pended. and those who are invalids by III
herltancc or imprndence are reduced TO o
deplorable state of nervous debility, they
should not even then despair, for it is not
in despair that relief can be found. No
Let them first look around. and, laying
aside all prejudices, ask themselves TINS
qncstiou-''lt my physician cannot help
me. is his %repu'ed skill my only resort?"
Perhaps at that momen the heading Of
this advertisement. 'Moffat's Life Medi-
cines,' would catch the eye and were they
in truth Invested Of foolish prejndIces, they
mirh, perhaps. be induced 10 inquire
whether Mr.. Moffat's theory and treatment
of diseases differed from that Of their own
physicians. They would then learn that it
did differ, and very widely, and with most
happy results, too.
Ifihey pursued their inquiries still fur
thcr. they would find that all practising
physicians Of the present day prescribe
MERCURY, in some form. for almost ev,
cry disease. and they would learn, too. that
mercurlal medicines, though they give pres.
ent relief, undermine the constitutions, and
always leave the patient in a precarious
state of health.
A GOOD vEGETABLE MEDICINE is Just the
reverse of all this. For hundreds Of years
before tina, scourge Of mankind, Mercury
was employed in the healing art. Physi-
clans used nothing but herbs. Even the
bible recommends as the 'skllful physician
he who prepare,h his medicines from herbs.
Witness Ecclesiasiicus, chap. xii.
r. o TH,o ,L;JE,I ,h,cir;o, cHnU IN am
his head and in The sight Of The great men
he shall be in admiration.
Y. 4 For hehaM prepared his medicines
out Of the HERBS Of the earth. and he
that is acise wiU not abhor them.
MoGats Vegetable Life Medicines pos
sess qualities Of the most mild and benet.
cial nature. They are composed of arti-
Giles the most anti pu.resccnt, combined with
ingredients known as the only certain an
lidote for fevers of every description
When the disease is produced either from
cold, obstruction. bad air, swampy and
camp situations, or putrid miasmi whether
malignant or epidemic, or by other causes,
these medicines are certain IN their opera
ton or effects. They are possessed of Pc
culiar qualities which not only expel all
disease, but at the same time restore and
~lnvigorate the system. When first taken
into the stomach, they Immediately d'ffuse
themselves like vapor through every pore.
producing effects at once delightful s%alutary
end permanent. When the spark Of life
begins to grow dim. the circulation languld,
and the faculties para|yzcG, these medicines
are found to give a tone to the nerves, ex'
hlleratc inc animal spirits, invlgorate the
body, and re.animate the whole man.
The LIFE MEDICINES have also been
used with the most happy success in Ner'
vous and Dyspeptic diseases, Consumption,
Asthma, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism,
(chronic and inlammatory) Dropsies, &c,
&c.
For full particulars. the reader is @invitet
to call at Mr. Moffat's office. 367 Broadway
and receive n copy of the Good Samaritan
published gra,uitously.
The following letters are lately selected
from n very large number which Mr. Moffa
has lately received from different parts o
the United States.
Mr.. Moffat-Denr Sir: II is with sincere
pleasure that | venture to adore IS you. tt
thank you for the benefit | have received
from your medicines. My complaint was
salt rheum. for which ! have tried nearl.
all the medicines which were advertised II
the newspapers. |, however received Gt
relief from any of them. Since | wa
shown your Good Samaritan, which in
duced me to try your medicine. When
applied TO you, my legs and ar'ns were 81