Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-12-30
M0FFAT's
Celebrated Phoenix Bitters
AND
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS.

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OF MoHat's Life Medicines was the result OF a pre-
tracted and painful illness Of their originator, Mr.,
: JOAN MoFFAT. When taken I'D, Mr. NJ wssa
7 prosperous aud f00rishing merchant IA the lower
mart az the cit, : aud having consulted and employ
ed a humber Of our most skllfui physicians, he, after
mouths Of suffering, was prevailed upon TO purchase
the recipe Of the invaluable vegetable preparation
now offered TO the public
The effect Of The Life Medicines, in bis own case,
was 50 singular aud remarkable, thathe immediately
determined to offer TO the weird a medicine 70 when
he not only owed his life, but his happiness Inc
uniform success which has since attended ther ad-
ministraIion in every instance, where afairtriai has
been given them, has been attested by thousands,
and incoutestibly proves their intrinsic merit.
THE LIFE MEDICINEs-GENERAL RE
MARKS.
These medicines are indebted for their name TO
their manifest and sensible action 10 purifying the
springs aud channels Of life, and enduing them with
renewed tone aud vigor, and 10 the undoabted tact,
that at a very early period 10 their history they
had rescued suffe rers from the very verge OF an IN
timely grave, after all the deceptive nostruns OF
the day prescribed by physicians, had utterly fail
cd, in which cases thvy also permanently secured
that uniform enjoyment Of health, without which
life itself 10 bat a partial blessing. So great, in.
deed had their efficacy invariably proved, that 1t
was scarcely less than miraculous TO those who
were unacqaainted with the beautifully Philosophi-
cal principles upon which they we're Compounded
aud upon which they consequently act.
The PHGNix BITTERs are SO called, because
they possess the power OF restoring the expiring
! RuDtFS o " Deali1, I glowing NlkOt IA
constitution, as the Phoenix is said TO be restored TO
life from the ashes Of its own dissolution The
Pheuix Bitters are entirely vegetable, composed oil
roots found only in certain parts OF the western
country, which will ufsilibly cure FEVERs AND
AGUES Of all kinds; will never fail to eradicate
entirely aIlihe effects Of Mercury, infinitely sooner
than the most powerful preparation OF sarsapariiia,
aud will Immediately cure the determination OF
BLOOD TO THE HEAD; never fail in the sick.
ness incident 10 young females and VII! be found
a certain remedy in all case Of nervous debility and
tcedknsss of the most impaired constitutions asa
remedy for Chroatc and fnttanHdtofy hhenndtts'a,
the efficacy Of the Phoenix Bitters will be demon
strated by the use OF a single bottle.
The proprietor reioices in the opportunity Afford
ed by the universal diffusion of the press, Tor placing
his VEGETABLE LIFE MEDICINES within the
knowledge and reach Of every individual In the
community. Unlike the host OF pernicious quacke-
ries, which boast OF vegetable ingredients, the
Life Pills are purely and SOLELY VEGETABLE, and
contain neither Mercury, Anthony, Arsenic, nor
any other mineral, in any form whatever. They
are entirely composed Of extracts from rare and
powerful plants, the virtues OF which, though long
know n to several Indian tribes. and recently TO some
eminent emist are altogether un-
known 10 the ignorant pretenders 10 medical sci
ence and were never before administered IN so
happily eficacious a combination.
Their first operation is 10 loosen from the coats oil
the stomach and bowels, the vaIious impurities and
%crudities constantly settling around them and TO
remove the hardened faces which collect 10 the con
volutions Of the small intestines. Other medicines
C'I t'' i'u /" ~ eho
ed masses behind as TO produce habiiual costiveness,
with all its train OF evils, or sudden dlarrhGa, with
its imminent dangers. The fact is well known to
aliregular an atomists, wh7examine the human bow
els after death. aud hence the prejudice Of these
weiIinformed men againstthe quack medicines ofthe
age. The second effect of the VEGETABLE LIFE
PILLs is to cleanse the kidneys aud the bladder, and
by thi. me aus, the liver and the lungs, the health
fal action Of which entirely depends upon the regu
iarily Of the urinary organs. The blood, which
takes its red color from the agency Of the liver and
the lungs before IT passes into the heart, beicg thus
purified by them, and nourished by food coming
from a clean stomach, courses freely through the
veins, renews every part OF the 81 stem, and tri-
umphsutly mounts the banner of health in the bloom
Ing check.
The following are the distressing variety Of HUI
man diseases, to which the Vegetable Life Pills are
we'll known to be infaliible:
DYSPEPSIA, by thoroughly cleansing the first and
second stomachs, and creating a flow OF pure healthy
bile, instead Of the stale and acrid kind -Ffaiuien-
cy, PaipitGtton Of the Heart, Loss of Appetite,
Heart burn and Headache, Resfiessness, III temper,
Anriety, Languor and Melancholy, which are the
general symptoms Of Dyspepsia, will vanish, as a
natural consequence OF its cure. Costipensss, by
cleansing the whole length OF the intestines with
solvent process. and without violence: all violent
purges leave the bowels costive within two days
DiarrhGa aud Cholera, by removing the sharp aerid
fluids by which these complaints are occasioned
and by promoting the iubricative secretions of the
mucous membrane. Fecers of all kinds, by restor-
ing the blood 10 a regular circulation through the
process Of Precipitation in some cases. aud the tho
rough solution of all int siinai distractions in others
The Lie Medicines have been known TO cure Rheu
mutism permanently in three weeks, and GoHf in
half that time, by removing local inflammation from
the muscles and ~ligaments of the joints. Dropsie,
Of all kinds, by freeing aud strengthening the kid.
neys and bladder; they operate most delightfully."-
on those AMI org ans, and hence have been eveI
found a certain remedy for the worst cases Of
Gravel Also IPorms, by dislodging from the turn,
ings of the bowels the Shiny matter 10 which these
creatures adhere asthma and Consumption, by
relieving the air vessels of the lungs from the mu-
Gus, which even slight colds will occasion, which i
not removed becomes hardened, and produces thoss
dreadful diseases. Seurug, Ulcers, aud i%nneterat
Sores, by the perfect purity which these Life Pill,
give TO the blood, and all the bumors Scor5tiit
Eruptions and Bad Compilations, by their Alternative
effect upon the fluids that feed the skin, the morbid
state of which occasions all Eruptire complaints
Saiio,c, Cloudy and other disagreeabie Compilations
The use of these Pills for a very short time, will
effect as entire cure for Sail Rheum, Eyysipeias, and
a striking Improvement in the CledrneSs of the Skin
Common Colds and Influenza will always be cured
by Que dose, or by two, even in the worst cases
Pites,-as a remedy for this most distressing and
obstinate malady, the Vegetable Life Pills deserve
a distinct and emphatic recommendation. II S vel
known TO hundreds in this city, that the originator
of these invaluable Pills as himself afflicted W iii
this complaint for upwards Of thirty flee years. aud
that he tried in vain every remedy prescribed With.
in the whole compass OF the Materia Medica. He
however, at length, tried the medicine which he
now offers to the public, and he vas cured 10 a very
short time, after his recovery had been pronounced
not only Improbable, put aDsoiuteiy Impossible, by
any human means.
All that Mr.. Moffat requires of his patients is tc
be particular IN taking the Life Medicines strictly
according to the directions. II is not by a newspa.
per notice, or by any thing that he himself may say
in their favor, that he hopes TO gam credit. 1t il
alone by the results Of fair trial.
ADVICE TO FEMALEs-Females who value good
health should never be without the Life Medicines,
as they purify the blood, remove DISTINCTIONS, aud
give the skin beautiful clear, healthy, and bloom
ing appearance.
TO PARENTS AND OTHEas. Persons Of a ple-
thoric habit, who are subject to fits, headache, gid
diness, dimness of sight, or drowsiness, from too
great a flow Of blood TO the head, should take il
frequently. Children, and persons of all ages, may
take them at any time, as they do not contain mer-
curry, or any Ingredient that requires confinement or
restriction Of diet.
To ELDERLY PEnsoNs.-Many healthy aged in
dividuals, who know the valne Of Mohat's Life Me-
dicines, make il a rule TO take them two or three
times week, by which they remove the causes
that produce disease, preserve their health, and
keep off the in6rmities Of age.
HEADS OF FAMILIES should always keep a guam.
tity Of the Life Medicines in the house, as a remedy
in eases Of sudden illness for by their prompt ad-
ministration. Cholera Morbus, Gouti in the stomach =,
Cramps, Spasms, FeveTs, and other alarming com
plants, which too often prove fatal, may be speedily
cured or prevented.
FACTS FoR MOTHERS AND NURsEs.-Iti is a fact
established by the annual bills of mortality that one
half of the children born, are cut off before attaining