The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-09
S A r S A P A RILL A

For removing diseases arising from an
abuse of Mercury, chronic and consti-
tutional diseases, such as scrofula or
kings evil, secondary syphilis, ulcera-
tons and corrosiOns of the throat, nose.
cheeks, lips, ears and other parts of
the body, eruptions of the skin, rheu.
matte affections, white swellings, pains
in the bones and joints, fever sores,
obstinate old sores, scald head, salt
rheum, ringwom and other diseases
arising from an impure state of the
blood. Also, habitual costiveness,
piles, chronic affections Of the liver,
lungs and chest, pains in the stomach
and sides, night sweats, &c. It'll also
much recommended as cleansing
Spring medicine.
yEVHIS comp onnd fluid cxtrsct is Aherakrs
l. Duetic, Diophoietic, Loraiire, aromatic,
and slightly aimuhnf. and may be most success
fully used in serofuous and syphiloid diseases,
and that shattered state % the constitution which
so often follows the tmprudcnt use of Mercury;
exostoses or mcghd enlargement Of the bones,
surpiginous pussules or ringworms alterations
generally carries of the bones, cartileges of tho
nose, mouth, etc etc, with the other diseases
above mentioned, and all diseases arising from a
morbid state OF the blood.
There is hardly physician who has not had
occasion to observe with pain, the phagedcnic
variety of herpes; and in spite of all the remedies
he could bring against this cruel disease, was
compelled to acknowledge their ineticacy, and
allow the monster to corrode and destroy the nose,
checks, lips, eyelids, ears and temples-parts for
which this malady generally affects preference.
But in this extract will be found perfect remedy
in all such cases, and where the disease has not
produced a very great arrangement of structure,
ii will even yield to this remedy in very short
time.
G. w. Merchant taking advantage OF these
facts, has adopted an Improved process for extrac
ting the medical virtues from tho actual ingredi.
enis of this compound fluid extract, which are
nine in number, without heat; that is to say,
neither detection, infusion macera,ion arc made
use Of; nor is the temperature of the menstrum
used, allowed to exceed so deg. Fab. until every
particle Of active principle is extracted, leaving
,astoless inert mass behind thereby attaining the
whole of the soluble active principle in highly
concentrated state, leaving out the iecula, woody
fibre, etc., which encumbers the extract obtaned
by decoction.
The proprietor, therefore, has not only the sat
isfaction Of assuring the medical faculty and the
public, that this remedy is prepared according to
strict chemical and pharmaceutical rules, but that
he has also united some of the cfiicinale valua.
bic and active vegetables, all of the choicest selec.
ton, which materially enhance its value in the
treatment of the diseases above mentioned. He
is therefore induced to offer this fluid extract to
physicians and others under the fullest assurance
of its superiority over that in common rse-
Physicians will find great advantage in the use
Of this extract, and a great relief from ths per-
plexitics attendant upon the treatment OF those
obstinate cases which bid defiance to every rem
edy their confidence prompts them to prescribe;
more especially as having the patient under their
immediate care, they will prescribe such diet
and regimen as in their judgment the case would
seem to indicatc--thcreby giving the extract its
full influence.
Prepared at the Chemical Laboratory Of 6. W.
Merchant, Chemist Lockport, n. Y.
N. b. liberal discount made to Dealers and
Physicians.
M For sale by NJ. E. HOLSTER, Ottawa; the
Druggists at Chicago and Juliet; j. ii. Gilmore,
Peru. and James barley, Hennipcn, III. All
orders sent to II. Harris n Co.. Ashtabula, Ohio,
for the above medicine, will be promptly attended
Ottawa Auo,,st III. 1910. l3---ly.
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