Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-05-12
MOFFAT's
Celebrated Phoenix Bitters
AND
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS.

ORIGIN OF THE LIFE MEDICINES.-.Th The
Oreader may not perhaps be aware that the origin
OF Mofss's Life Medicines was the result Of pro
uacfed aud painful illness Of their originator, Mr.
JoHS MoFFAT. When taken in Mr. NJ was,
prosperous aud foarishing merchant ip The lowe,
part Of the city and having Consulted and rmplov
ed number OF our most skilful phi sicians he ass
months Of suffering. was prev allied upon to psrcbsse
the recipe OF the inv auable vegetable preparslio
nov offered 10 the public
The effect of the Life Medicines, ia his own ease
was 60 singular and able thathe immedis,el,
a.,.r,oined 10 offer 10 the world medicine to vhieb
he no, only owed his life, but bis happiness The
uniform success which has since attended their ad.
sauistration In every instance, where afar talhas
bsen given them, has been aitested by Thousands
and ipcontestibly proves their intrinsic merit.
THE LIFE MEDICINES GENERAL re.
| MARKS.
These medicines are indebted for their aane 10
| their manifest and sensible action IN puruymsAe
suriugs aud channels OF life, and enduing them viii
renew ed tone aud vigor, and TO the aDdoabied Fact
that at a very early period IN tneir pisiorf 'ney
had rescued sufferers from the very verge OF an IN
timely grave, after all the deceptive nostiumse
the day, prescribed by physicians bad utterly iall
| ed, in wi ch cases they also permanently secured
that uniform enjoyment OF health, without which
life itself 10 but partial blessing so great, IN
deed ad their efficacy invariably proved, that 1t
wa, ,c.rccly less than miraculous TO those who
were un acauainted with the beautifully phiosoph.
| cal principles upon which they were compounded,
| and upop W hich they consequently act.
| THe PHdSlx BiTTERs are so called, because
tbpv uosscss the power Of restoring the expiring
embers OF health, toaglowing vigor throaghosi the
constitutions as the Phoenix is said 10 he restored 10
life from the ashes oil its own dissolution. The
phrnix B,tters are entirely vegetable. composed Of
roots found only in certain parts OF the Western
country. W hcb i'll infailibly cure FEFERs AND
AGUES Of all kinds; will never faii 10 eradicate
entirely all the effects OF Mercury, tnhntey sooner
than the most powerful preparation OF sarsaparils.
and will Immediately cure the determination OF
BLOOD TO THE HEAD; never fail IN the stek.
ness inc ident to young females; and WI, DC iouna
certain remedy in all cases OF nervous deo'iy ana
sceakness OF the most impaired constitutions asa
remedy FOR chron,c ana bylammdfo,y Rheumatism
the efficacy of the Ph9nix Buffers wiiloe demOl'
strated BY the use Of single bottle
The proprietor rejoiees IN the Opportunity shola'
,j nv the universal dns Of the press, Tor placing
his VEGETABLE LIFE MEDICINES wnhin ,he
know ledge and reach Of every iudisIdasi ~ the
community. Unlike the host OF pernicious Shseke-
ries, which boast of vegetable ingredients, tue
Life Pills are purely and SOLELY VEGETABLE, and
cont ain neither Mercury, Antimony, Arsenie, nor
any other mineral, IN any form whs'e'ei. Ane3
are entirely composed Of extracts from rare and
now rfuI plants the virtues Of which, though long
known TO several Indian tribes. aud recently iosome
eminent che misis, are aiogethsro n-
known 10 the ignorant pretenders 10 medieai sei'
encc; and were never before aomihs'e'so ~ ~
happily effcacous combination.
Their first operation is 10 loosen from the coats Of
the stomach and bowels, the various impurities sno
| crudities constantly settling around them anu 10
rcmoye the frees which collect the con.
yolutions Of the small intcsines. Other meoiehes
only partially cleanse these. and leave such coiec.
ed mass behind as to produce haoi,uai cos'ehe,s
with all its train OF evils, sudden diafrh9a win
its imminent dangers. The fact is well known 10
ali regular an al omists, whoexamine the human bow
els after dc tb, and hence the preJudice OF hese
well informed men gainstthe quask meo,o'". ,n
age The second effect of the VEoETABLE LIFE
Pitts is TO cleanse the kidneys and the bladder anu
by this aus, the liver and the lungs, the heAn
fol action Of which entirely depends upon she retu
,h. min
takes its red color from the agency o. the ver ana
the lungs before it passes into the heaf beirg mus
| purified by them, aud nourished py iooo coming
/ from clean stomach, courses freely through ,hs
veins rencws every part OF the s, stem, and tn
umphantly mountsthe banner Of health IN The bloom
| ing cheek. -,
tn. following are the distressing variety Of hui
man diseases to which the Vegetable Life Pills are
well known to be infallibe;
! DYSPEPSIA, by thoroughly cleansing the first and
second stomachs. and creating now o. pure heAlny
bile al of the stale and acrid kind !; FIafutn-
| Gu, Paipifation Of the Heart. Loss Of APPETITE
Heart burn and Headache, Resttessness, NJ temper
| Anrietp, Languor and Melancholy, which are the
general symptoms OF Dyspepsia, VIII vanish,
natural consequence Of its cure. Cosfipfnsss, by
cleansing the " hole length OF the intesi'nes with
solve nj process. and without violence: all violent
purges leave the bowels costive within TWO Gays,
DiafrhGa and Cholera, By removing the sharp acfla
fluids by which these complaints are occasioned,
and by promoting the ubricative secretions OF the
mucous membrane. FsvTs OF oil kinds, BY restor'
ing the blood TO regular circulation through tbe
process Of perspration III some cases, ana Inc 'ho-
stut ion of all intestinal distractions IN others
| The Lite Medicines have been known TO cure hheu
mafism permanently in three weeks, and Go"t III
half that time, BY removing local Inflammation from
| the muscles and garments Of the joints. Dropse'
of all kinds, by freeing and Strengthening The KID
news and bladder; they operate most deiightin'iy
on those import ant organs, and hence have been eve
found a certain remedy for the worst cases d
Grapel Also IVorms, by dislodging from the turn
incs of he bow Is the Shiny matter to which these
creatures adhere; asthma and Consumption, BY
relieving the air vessels OF the lungs IRON me mu
Gus. " .ch even slight colds will occasion, which !
not removed becom hardened, and produces thos'
dread diseases. Scurcy, Ulcers, aud Inpetsrat
Sores by the perfect purity which these Lille pm
give TO the blood, and all the bumors; Scor6uft'
| Eyuptions aud Bad Compieaions by their Alternative
effect upon the fluids that feed the skim the morbi'
state Of which occasions all Eruptiue complaints
Saifo,c Cloudy aud other disagreeable Compilations
/ The use of these Pills for very short time, VIII
effect MS entire cure for Salt Kheum, Eysipeias ans
striking improvem in The Ciearnsss Of the Skin
1 Common Colds and Influenza W i'll always be curet
by one dose, or by two. even in the worst cases
Pihs,-asa remedy for this most distressing ant
obstinate maiady, the Vegetable Life Piis deserv,
| a distinct and emphatic recommendation. HnweI
known 10 hundreds in this city, that the originate
of these invaluable Pills himself afflicted i'll
this complaint for upwards OF thirty trt years. an'
that he tried 10 vaiaeyerJ remedy prescribed win
| in the whole compass oil The ma'eria medica' ~
however, al length, tried the medicine which b,
now offers 10 the public, and he as cured IN
short time after his recovery had been pronounced
not only improbable, but absolutely impossible, b.
any human means
All that Mr.. Mofat requires Of his patients is Il
be particula IN taking the Life Medicines strictly
| according 10 the directions II is not by anewspa
per notice. or by any thug that he hmsel may SAL
in their favor, that he hopes to gam credit. Ii i
alone by the results Of q fair trial.
/ ADVICE TO FEMALES Females who value goo
health should never be without the Life Medicines
as they purify the blood, remove Distractions, ant
give the be autiful, clear, healthy, and bloom
ing appearance.
To PARENrs AND OrHERs.-Persons OF pie
thoric habit who subject 10 fits. headache, gid
diness, dimness of eight. or drowsiness, from to'
great flow Of blood to the head, should take !
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 OF
restriction of diet. .
To ELDERLY PERSONS Many healthy aged IN
diyidaals, who know the value OF Mofat's Life Me
dicines, make il a rule TO take them Two or three
times a week, by which they remove the cause,
that produce disease, preserve their heaih' aha
keep of the inirmitics OF age.
HEADS or FAMILIES should always Keep qus.a'
tity OF the Life Medicines in the house, saTeneuy
in cases Of sudden illness for by their prompt al
istration, Cholera Morbus, Gou'i Tue s'omson
Cramps, Spasms, Fevers, and other Alarming CON ON
plants which too often prove fatsiw may oe sPeea",
. cured or prevented.
3 Il, -. -. NURSES.--lt 10 lac