The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-21
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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 corrosions of the throat, nose,
checks, lips, ears and other parts of
the body, eruptions Of the skin, rheu-
matte affections, white swellings, pains
in tie 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. 1t is also
much recommended as cleansing
Spring medicine.
TEvHIS compound fluid extract is Alerofite,
n Diuetic DiGphoretic, La1atiUs, AyoDaatic,
and slightly stimuhTnt; and may be most success
fully USED in scroiulous and syphiioid diseases.
and that shattered state Of the constitution which
so often follows the imprudent Use of Mercury;
exostoses or morbid enlargement of the bones,
surpiginous pustules or ringworms; alterations
generally carries of the bones, cartileges OF the
nose, mouth, etc etc., with the other diseases
above mentioned, and all diseases arising from
morbid state Of the blood.
There is hardly a physician who has not had
occasion to observe with pain, the phagedenic
variety of herpes; and in spite of all the remedies
he could bring against this cruel disease, was
compelled To acknowledge their inefhcacy, and
allow the monster to corrode end destroy the nose
checks, lips, eyelds, ears and temples--psrts 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 very great arrangement OF structure.
it will ever yield to this remedy in very shor,
time
G. w. Merchant taking advantage of these
facts, has adopted an improved process for exuac-
ting the medical virtues from the actual ingredi-
ents of this compound fluid extract, which are
nine in number without heat that is to say,
neither decocton infusion or maceration 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
;as;elcss inert mass behind thereby attaining the
whole of the soluble active principle in highly
concentrated state, leaving out the fecula, woody
fibre, etc., which cncumbers the extract obtained
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
no has also united some of the ofhcinalc yalua-
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 use.
! Physicians will find great advantage in the use
of this extract and great relief from the per-
plexities attendant. upon the treatment of those
obstinate cases which lid defiance to every rem
cdy their confidence prompts them 10 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 il
full influence.
Prepared at the Chemical Laboratory Of G. w
Merchant, Chemist, Lockport, N. Y
N, b. A liberal discount made 20 Dealers aRc
Physicians.
CT For sale by VI. Z. HOLSTER, Ottawa; ia,
Druggists al Chicago and Juliet; ]. Fl. Fillmore
Peru, and James barley, Hennipen. III. AL
orders sen, to II. Harris & Co., Ashtabula, Ohio
for the above medicine, viii be promptly attended
to-
Ottawa August IA, 1910. l3--ly.