The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1841-02-05
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For removing diseases arising from an
abuse of Mercury, chronic and consti-
mtional 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, eruptions of the skin, rheu
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. It's also
much recommended as a cleansing
Spring medicine.
VlVlIlS compound fluid extract is Alternative,
n DiWeiic, Diophoreiic, LarGtire, aromatic,
aud 5ighfly Si,hiuMHt; and may be most success
fully used in scrofulOus and syphiloid diseases,
and that shattered state of the constitution which
so often follows the imprudent use of Mercury;
cXostoscs or metbid enlargement of the bones,
surpignous pusulcs or ringworms; alterations
generally carries 81 the bones, cartilcges 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 physician who has not had
occasion to observe with pain, the phagcdenic
variety of hcrpcs and in spite of all the remedies
he could bring against this cruel disease, was
compelled to acknowledge their inetlicacy and
allow the monster to corrodc and destroy the nose
checks, lips, cyclids, ears and templcs-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 Il very great arrangement of structure,
it will even yield to this remedy i'll very short
time.
G. w. Merchant taking advantage Of these
facts has adopted an improved process for eXtrac-
ting the medical virtues from the actual ingrcdi-
ents of this compound fluid extract, which are
nine i'll number, without heat; that Is to say,
neither decoction infusion or maccration are made
use of; nor is the temperature OF the mensrum
used, allowed to exceed 80 deg. Fab. until every
particle of active principle is extracted leaving
tastcless inert mass behind; thereby attaining the
whole of the soluble active principle i'll highly
concentrated state, leaving out the tecula, woody
fibre, ETC.. which cncumbers the extract obtained
By decoction.
The proprietor, therefore, has not only the sat
istactlon 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 oflicinac vulua-
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 III common use.
Physicians will find great advantage in the use
of this extract, and great relief from the per
plcxitcs attendant upon the treatment of those
obstinate cases which bid defiance 10 every rem
cdy 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, Lockport, n. Y.
N. B. A liberal discount made 10 Dealers and
Physicians.
or Fer sale by L. T. & W. A. SANGER q co.
Ottawa Illinois. Also, at the stores ofthe principal
Druggists at Chicago and Juliet; ]. II. Elmorc,
Peru and James barley, Honnipen, Ill. All
orders sent to Ii. Harris & Co, Ashtabula, Ohio,
for the above medicine, will be promptly attended
to.
Ottawa, August IA, 1910. l3---ly.