Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-11-18
MOFFAT'S
Celebrated Phoenix Filters
AND
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS.

prosperous and nourlshiug merchant IN the ioWef
part Of the city and having consulted and employ
ed number OF our skllul ply sicans hei after
months Of suffering, revealed upon TO purchase
the recipe Of the Invaluable vegetable preparation
now offered 10 the public.
The effect Of the Life Medicines, IN hisowu case,
was so singular and remark able, thahe immediately
determined TO offer to the world medicine to which
he not only owed his life, but his happiness The
uniform success yhich has since attended their ad
minstrafion In every instance, where iar trial has
been given them has been attested By thousands,
and ineostestjbly proves their intrinsic merit
THE LIFE EDICINES-GENERAL RE-
MARKS.
These medicines are indebted for their name to
their m.aiis and sensible action IN purifying tue
springs and channels Of life and enduing them with
red aud yigor, and 10 the nndonoted iac',
that at a very early period IN their history they
had rescued sufferers from the very verge oil an un
timely grave, after all the deceptive nostrnins OF
the day prescribed by physicians, had utterly iail
/ ed, in which cases they also permanently secured
4 that uniform enjoyment Of health, without which
I life itself is but partial blessing. 80 great IN
+ deed had their efficacy Invariably proved, that
! was scarcely less than miraculous 10 those who
were unacqnainted with the beautifully philosophi-
/ cal principles upon which they we're compounded,
/ and upon which they consequently act
| THE PHRSIx BiTTERs are so called, because
/ they possess the power Of restoring the expiring
embers Of health, 10 glowing yigor throughout the
constitution the Phoenix is said TO be restored 10
! life from the ashes OF its own dissolution. me
Phoenix Bitters are entirely vegetable, composed o.
1 roots found only in certain parts OF the western
/ country, which will infallibly cure FEVERS AND
| AGUES Of all kinds will never fail TO eradicate
entirely all the effects Of Mercury, infinitely sooner
than the most werfuI preparation of Sarsaparila
! and will Immediately cure the determination OIL
! BLOOD TO THE HEAD; never fail in the siek .
ness incident 10 young females; and Will be found
certain remedy in all cases OF nervous de6ti1ty ana
tpeakneSs of the most impaired constitutions. As a
remedy for Chrome and Iiflammaiory Rheumatism,
the efficacy Of the PhGnix Buffers will be demon
strated by the OF sing lie bottle.
The proprietor rejoices IN the opportunity afford
ed BY the universal diffusion of the press, for placing
| his VEGETABLE LIFE MEDICINES within the
know ledge aud reach OF every individual IN tue
community. Unlike the host of perncious quacke-
ries, which boast of vegetable ingredients, the
| Life Pills are purely aud SOLELY VEGETABLE, and
contain neither Mercury, Antimony, Arsenic, nor
! any other mineral, in any form whatever lhey
are entirely composed of extracts from rare and
powerful plants the virtues oil which, though long
| known to several Indian tribes and recently TO some
eminent pharmaceutica chemists, are altogether un
known to the ignorant pretenders TO medical SCI
ence; aud were never before administered IN SO
happily eilicacous combination
Their first operation is TO loosen from the coats oil
the stomach and bowels the various impurities and
crudities constantly settling around them; and to
remove the hardened Eeces which collect in the
volutous of the small intcstncs. Other medicines
only partially cleanse these aud leave such collect
ed behnd as TO produce habtual costIVeness,
with all its train OF evils, or sudden dlarrhra, win
it. imminent dangers. The fact is well known TO
all re guiar anatpmsts, who examine the human bow
els after DEATH and hence the prejudice OF these
well Informed men against the quaek medicines OF
age. The second effect OF the VEGETABLE LIFE
Puts to cleanse the kidneys aud the bladder and
by this meaus, the liver and the lungs the health
full 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 it passes into the heart beirg thus
| pm flied by them, and nourished by food coming
from clean stomach. courses freely through The
r,OEs has tsta aud trI.
umphanty mounts the banner OF health IN the bloom
ing cheek.
The following are the distressing variety Of hu-
man diseases, TO which the Vegetable Life Pills are
well known to be infallible
| DYSPEPSIA, by thoroughly cleansing the first and
second stomachs, and creating flow OF pure healthy
bile nste adj of the stale and acrd kind; = Ftdtulen-
| GU, PGipitdtion of The Heart, Loss Of Appetite
| Heart burn and Headache, ReStessness, III temper
Anriety, Lang,ior and Melancholy, which are the
general symptoms Of Dyspepsia, will vanish as a
| natural consequence CT its cure. CoshceneSS, oy
cleansing the whole length of the intestines With
| solvent process and without violence: all violent
| purges leave the bowels costve within two days
DiGrrhRa and Cholera, by removing the sharp aerid
| fluids by which these complaints are oceasoned
and by promoting the ubricatve secretions OF the
4 mucous membrane. Fecers OF all kinds, by reslor
ing the blood a regular circulation through the
process Of perspiraton IN some cases, and me mo
rough solution of all intestinal distractions in others
The Ii e Medicines have been known TO cure hheu'
mansia permanently in three weeks, and Goui IN
half that time, by removing local Inflammation IRON
the muscles and ligaments OF the joints. Dropsie'
of all kinds by freeing and Strengthening the KID
news and bladder; they operate most deiighuuHy
those important organs and hence have been evel
found a certain remedy for the worst cases o.
| GrapeE Also Worms, by dIslodg ing from the turn
ipss Of the bow els the Shiny matter 10 which these
| creatures adhere; 1Sthma and Consumption, by
4 relieving the air vessels Of the lungs from The mu
Gus which slight colds will occasion which y
| not removed becomes hardened and produces those
dreadful diseases. ScWry, Ulcers, aud Inpetefdi'
Sores by the perfect purity which these Liie rms
i give TO the blood and all the humors; Sc07butit
Eruptions aud Bad Comple1tons' by 'helr aieratift
effect upon the fluids that feed The skin, the morbid
| state of which occasions all Eruptire complaints
Sallo,o Cloudy and other dsagreeable Compierions
1 The use of these Pills for very short time, viii
effect as entire cure for Salt Rhcun Erysipeas, and
a striking improvement in the Clsarness ~ me SKIN
! Common Colds and Influenza will always be cured
by one dose, or by two even IN the worst cases
Piits,-as a remedy for TINS most Distressing and
obstinate malady the Vegetable Life Pills deserve
n distinct and emphatic recommendation. 1t is well
known TO hundreds in this city. that the originator
of these inv aluabe Pills was himself afflicted with
this complaint for upwards OF m,rty'J'pe ye"fs' and
that he tried in every remedy prescribed with
! in the whole compass Of the Materia medica. He
/ however, al length, tried the medicine which he
now offers to the public and he was cured in avery
short time after his recovery had been pronounced
not only improbable, but absolutely mPossioie' ny
| any human meaus.
All that Mr.. Mofat requires Of bis patients is to
be rticuar taking the Lille medicinces strictly
according TO the directions, II is not by anewspa-
per notice, or by any thing that he himself may say
ia their favor that he hopes 10 gain credit. 1t 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, remove Distractions. and
give the skin eauiiul clear, healthy, and bloom
ing appearance.
| TO PARENTS AND OTHERS .-Persons OF pie
thoric habit who are subject to fits, headache gid.
! diness, dimness Of sight, or drowsiness, IRON too
great flow of blood to the head, should take il
frequently Children, and persons OF all ages, may
take TN IN at any time, they do mol contain mer-
curry or any Ingredient that requires confinement or
| restriction Of diet.
! To ELDERLY PERsoNs.--Many healthy aged n-
diyiduals, who know the value OF Moiiats Lille 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 infrmities Of age.
| HEADS OF FAMILIES should always keep guam
tity OF the Life Medicines in the house. as remedy
u cases Of sudden Illness; for by their prompt ad
ministraiion. 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.
| FAcrs ron MoTAERs AND NURsEs.-Itis a fact
established by the annual bills Of mortality that one
half of the children born, off before attaining
seven years of age, and the fruitful source OF this
mortality is found exist in that foul state Of the
of Worms As the safe restorer of lnfantine Health,
in this critical state, the Life Medicines have long
held distinguished reputation; and for iouness OF
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