The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-18

For removing diseases arising from an
abuse of Mercury, chronic and consti-
tutional diseases, such as scroiula or
kings evil, secondary syphilis, ulcera-
tons and corrosons of the throat, nose,
cheeks, lips, ears and other parts of
the body, cruptions of the skin, rhcu-
matte affections, white swellings, pains
in the bones and joints, fever sores,
obstinate old sores, scald head, salt
rheum, ringworm 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. tits also
much recommended as a cleansing
Spring medicine.
vaVlIIS compound fluid extract is AhTat'pe,
z Diureiic, Diophoetic, Larotire, aromatic,
and 81 gAtiY SfiWuGaat and may be most success
fully used IN scrotuloUs and syphilUid diseases,
and that shattered state of the constitution which
so often follows the imprudent use Of Mercury
eNostoses or morbid enlargement of the bones,
surpiglnous pustules or ringworns; alterations
generally carries of the bones, cartridges of the
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 phagcdcnic
variety of herpes; and in spite of all the remedies
he could bring against this cruel disease, was
compelled to acknowledge their inCficacy, and
allow the monster to cOrrode and destroy the nose,
checks, lips, cyelids ears and temples--paIts fer
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 a very sholt
time.
G. W. Merchant taking advantage of thee
facts, has adopted an improved process for cxtrac
ting the medical virtues from the actual ingrcdi-
ents of this compound fluid extract, which are
nine in number, without heat; that is to say,
neither detection, infusion maccration are made
use of; nor Is the temperature of the mcnstrum
used, allowed to exceed so deg. Fab. until every
particle of active principle is extracted leaving
taslcless inert mass behind; thereby attaining the
whole OF the soluble active principle in highly
concentrated state, leaving out the fccula, woody
fibre, etc, which cncumbers the extract ottanod
by dccoctcn.
The proprietor therefore, has not only the sat
lsact:on Of assuring the medical faculty and the
public that this remedy is prepared according to
strict chemical ard pharmaceutical rules, but tina,
he has also united some Of the oficinac valua-
BILE and active Vegetables, all of the choicest selec-
ton, which materially enhance its value in the
treatment Of the diseases above mentioned. lie
is therefore induced to offer this fluid extract to
physicians aud others under the fullest assurance
Of It's superiority over that in common use.
l,e ,4in tIt,I toJ1 ia a.,
of tbs extract, and great relief from the per
plcXities 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 Enthusiastically giving the extract its
full influence.
Prepared at the Chemical Laboratory of G. w.
Merchant Chemist, I.ockport, n. Y.
n. b. a liberal discount made to Dealers and
Physicians.
CT For sale by NJ. E. HOLSTER, Ottawa; the
Druggists at Chicago and Juliet; J. II. EImorc,
Peru, and James barley, Hennipcn, ILL., All
orders sent to II. Harris q Co., AshtabuIa, Ohio,
for the above medicine, will be promptly attended
to-
Ottawa, August H. 1910. l3---ly.
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