Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-23
MOEFAT'S
Celebrated PhGnix Bifters
AND
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS.


ORIGIN OF THE LIFE MEDICINES. The
Oreader may not perhaps be aware that the origin
q hIofat's Life Medicines was the result of pro-
sacied and painful Illness Of their originator Dir
JoHN MoFFAT. When taken i'll, Mr.. NJ was
prosperous and hourishiag merchant in the lower
part Of the city and having consulted and employ
ed number Of our skIfui physicians, he, after
months Of sHferiug pr, vailed upon TO purchase
the recipe Of the invaluable vegetable preparation
offered 70 the public
The effect Of the Life Medicines, in bis own case,
was SO singular and remark able al he Immediately
determined TO offer to the world medicine 70 which
he not only owed his life, but his happiness The
uniform. success which has since attended their ad
miDfsFsiion IN every instance, where fair trial has
been given them, has been altesied by thousands,
and incontestibly proves their intrinsic merit
THE LIFE MEDICINES GENERAL RE-
MARKS.
These medicines indebted for their name TO
thrie manifest and sensible action IN purifying the
springs aud channels Of life, and enduing them with
renewed tone and vgor, and 10 the undoubied fact,
that at very early period IA their history they
had rescued sufferers from the verge OF an un.
timely grave, after all the deceptive nosirums Of
the day prescI bed by physicians, had utterly fail
ed, in which eases they also permanently secured
that uniform enjoyment Of health, without which
lfs itself is ba partial blessing. So great, in
deed had their efficacy Invariably proved, that il
was scarcely less than miraculous 10 those who
unacqaain,ed ith the beaotiiully phiiosophi.
cal principles upon which they were compounded,
add upon which they consequently act.
TAG PACNix BiTTERs are so called, because
they possess the power or restoring The expiring
embers Of health, 10 glowing yigor throughout the
constitutions the Phoenix is said TO be restored TO
life froD the ashes Of its own dissolution The
Phoenix Bitters entirely vegetable, composed Of
roots found ouly IN certain parts OF the Western
country, which will infallbl; cure FEVERS AND
AG ES of all kinds; will never fail to eradicate
entirely all the effects Of Mercury infinitely sooner
than the most powerful preparation OF sarsapafilla,
and Of
BLOOD TO THE HEADj never fail in the sick
ness incident TO young females; aud will be found
certain remedy in all cases Of neruous debility and
tcedkness OF the most impaired constitutions As a
remedy for Chronic ana hylammatoTy Rheumatism,
the efficacy Of the Phenix Bitters will be dcmou-
straed BIZ the use OF single bottle.
The proprietor rcjoees in the opportunity afford.
ed BY the universal diffusion Of the press, for placing
knowledge and reach Of every individual ia the
community. Unlike the host Of perncious qaacke-
rIes, which boast OF vegetable ingredients, the
Life Pills purely and SOLELY VEGETABLE, and
contain neither Mercury, Anthony, Arsenic, nor
any other mineral. III any form whatever. They
are entirely composed of extracts from rare and
powerful plants, the virtues Of which, though long
known to several Indian tribes aud recently 10 some
eminent pharmaceutic che msts, are altogether
known 10 the ignorant pretenders TO medical sci.
ence and before administered in so
happily efheacious combination.
Their first operation is to loosen from the coats OF
the stomach and bowels, the var ious impurities and
crudities constantly settling around them; and TO
remove the hardened feces W hch collect IN the
voutions Of the small inestines. Other medicines
only partially cleanse these. and leave such collect
ed masses behind as TO produce habitual eness
with all its train Of evils, sudden diarrhea with
its imminent dangers. The fact is well known to
all regular atomists, W ho anime the human bow
els after death, and hence the prejudice Of these
vel informed men ag anst the quack medicines Of the
age. The second effect Of the VEGETABLE LIFE
Pills is to cleanse the kidneys and the bladder and
h. -. st.E al. IL knulfk
fu action OF which entirely depends upon the regu
larity Of the urinary organs. The blood, which
takes its red color from the agency OF the liver and
the lungs before il passes into the heart being thus
purified by them, and nourshed by food coming
from clean stomach, courses freely through the
veins. rcnews every part Of the $, stem and tri-
umphantly mounts the banner of health in the bloom
ing cheek.
man diseases, TO bch the Vegetable Life Pills
well known TO be infallible:
DYSPEPSIA, by thoroughly cleansing the first and
second stomachs, aud creating flow OF pure healthy
bile instead Of the stale aud acrid kind - Eldtuien
cy, Pdipifation Of the Heart, Loss Of 4dppefite,
Heart burn and Headache, ResHessness, M temper,
Anriety, Languor and Melancholy, which are the
general symptoms of Dyspepsia, will vanish, as
natural consequence OF its cure. COStireneSS, by
cleansing the whole length of the intesiines with
solvent process and without violence: all violent
pnrges leave the bowels costive within two days.
DtdrrhGd and Cholera, by removing the sharp aerid
fluids by which these complaints occas Toned,
and by promoting the iubricatiye secretons OF the
mucous membrane. Fecers OF all kinds, by resior-
ing the blood to regular circulation through the
process OF perspiration III some cases, and the tho
roug solution Of all intes distractions in others
The Ii Medicines have been known TO cure Rheu-
mafiSm permanently in three weeks, and Gouf in
half that time, by removing local inflammation from
the muscles and lgamenis OF the joints. Dr0psies
of all kinds, by freeing and streng thcning the kid
news and bladder; they operate most delightfully."-
those imporant organs, and hence have been ever
found a certain remedy for the worst eases OF
GrapI Also HORNS. by dislcdgiug from the turn.
ings Of the bowels the shiny matter 10 which these
creatures adhere; 1Sttma and Consumpta6n by
relieving the air vessels Of the lungs from the mu-
Gus, which even slight c,ds will OCCASION which If
not removed becomes hardened, aud produces those
dreadful diseases. Scmpg, Ulcers and Iaeeteraie
Sores, by the perfect purity which these Life Pills
give to the blood, and all the bumors; Scorbutic
Erupt0ns aud Bad Compilations, by their Alternative
effect upon the fluids that feed the skim the morbid
state of which occasions all Efuptiue complaints.
Saliop, Cioudyan other diSagreeabie Compilations.
1 he use of these Pills for very short time, will
effect entire for Sail Rhsum, ErySipelds, and
striking Improvement in the Ciearness Of The SKIN.
Common Colds and Influenza will always be cured
by one dose, or by two, even in the worst cases.
Piles, AS remedy for this most distressing and
obstinate malady, the Vegetable Life Pills deserve
a distinct and emphatic recommendation. 1t well
known TO hundreds in this city, that the originator
of these invaluable Pills was himself afflicted with
this complaint for upwards of thirty fire gears, aud
'hat TIC tiNh w 'ViHNuf Ath-
in the whole compass e the Materia Mvdica. He
however, at length, t,Ied the medicine which he
now offers TO the public. and he was cured in very
short time, after his recovery had been pronounced
not only improbable, but absolutely impossible, By
any human means,
All that Mr. Moffat requires Of his patients is 10
be particular IN taking the Life Medicines strictly
according TO the directions. II is not by newspa-
per notice, or by any thing that he himself may say
in their favor that he hopes 10 gam credit. Ii is
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 move Distractions, aud
give the skin auilul, clear, healthy and bloom
log appearance.
To Parents AND OrHERs Persons Of a pie
thorc habit, who subject TO fits, headache, gid
dIness, dimness Of sight, or drowsiness, from too
great 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, orany Ingredient that requires confinement or
restriction of diet.
To ELpEatY PERsoNs.-Many healthy aged in
diVidufls, who know the value OF Moffats Life Me-
dicines, make it a rule TO take them two or three
times week, by which they remove the causes
that produce disease. preserve their health, and
keep oil the iutirmlties Of age
HEAps OF FAMILIES should always keep guam.
tity OF the Life Medicines in the house, a remedy
in cases Of sudden illness; for by their prompt adj
mnistraton, Cholera Morbus, Gout in the stomach,
Cramps, Spasms, Fevers and other alarming com
plants, which too often prove fatal may be speedily
cured or prevented.
FACTS FOR MoTHEas ASp NuRsEs 1T is fact