Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-03-31
MOFFAT'S
Celebrated Phoenix Riftcrs
- AND
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS.

Orea1er may noi perhaps be aware that the origin
Of Moat's Life Medicines was the sex,t, m : arc.
tracted and painfo ,iluess of their ar;siaa,as M,
JoHT MoFFAT. When taken in M, A 80.
prosperous aud nonfishiag mereAan, i 4 ,,. ,as--
part OF the city and having coast ted and e,apov
ed number Of our most skilfnl physicians he AFTER
months Of suffering, prev allied upon 10 purrhss
the recipe OF the Invaluable vegetable prepasa,ios
now offered TO the public
The effect Of the Life Medicines, in his own essa
was so singular aud able that he immedts,.I
determined 10 offer to the world medicine 10 yh,cb
he got only owed his life, but his happiness. The
uniform success which has since attended their a5
miaisraioa in every instance, where fair ,ria la.
been given them, has been atiested BY Thousands.
| and incontestibly proves their intrinsic merit.
THE LIFE MEDICINES GENERAL RE.
MARKS.
/ These medicines are indebted for their name TO
their manifest aud sensible action in purifying the
springs aud CHI anneis OF life and cndung them with
ed tone aud vlg0r, and TO the andouetcd tsci
that al very early period IN their history they
had rescued sufferers from the very verge OF an IN
timely grave, after all the deceptive nostrnms oi
the day prescribed BY physicians, had utterly fail.
ed, in which cases they also permanently secured
that Uniform enjoyment Of health. without which
life itself is but partial blessing 30 great IA
de cd had their efficacy invariably proved, Thar
was scarcely less than miraculous 10 those who
were umac qusinteJ with the beautifully phtosophi-
cal principles upon which they we're coinrounae5,
aud upon W hich they consequently act.
THE PHGsix BiTrEas are so called. because
they possess the power Of restoring the expiring
embers Of health oagiowing sigor though bout the
constitution, the PhGnix is said TO be restored 10
life from the ashes Of its own dissolution Th.
Pbnnix Bttcrs are entirely vegetable, composed Of
roots found only in certain parts OF the western
country, which will infalibfy cure FEyERS AND
AGUES OF all kinds; will never fail 10 eradicate
entirely all The effects Of Mercury, infinitely sooner
than the most powerful preparation OF Sarsaparis,
and will imm ediately cure the determination Of
BLOOD TO THE HEAD never fail in the sick.
ness incident 10 young females; and will be found
in af
iredknsss of the most impaired constitutions As
remedy for Chronic ana In flammafory fhsumafism,
the efficacy of the PhGnix Bilters will be demon
strated by the use Of single bottle.
The proprietor rejoices IN the opportunity Afford"
ed by the uni illusion of The pre- for placing
his VEGETABLE LIFE MEDICINES within The
knowledge and reach Of every individual IN the
Unlike the host OF pernicious quacke-
ries, which boast of vegetable ingredients, the
Life Pills are purely and SOLELY VEGETABLE, aud
contain neither Mercury, Antimony, 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
kno to several Indian tribes aud recently iosomo
eminent al che msis, are altogether I'M
known TO the ignorant pretendcrs TO medical SCI
ence; aud were never before administered IN 80
happily effioacious combination.
Their first operation is 10 loosen from the coats oil
the stomach and bowels, the various impurities and
crndities constantly settling around them and TO
the hardened faces hich collect IN The con-
volutions of the small intesiines. Other medicines
only partially cleanse these. and leave such collect.
ed masses behind as TO produce haoiual cosiivenes
with all its train of evils, sudden dIarrhUa, With
its immn dangers. The fact is well knownto
ali regular atomists. hn examine the human bow.
els after death, and he.ce the prejudice OF these
vel Informed me inst the quack Of the
age. The second effect of the vEGErABLE LiFs
Puts ia to cleanse the kidneys aud the bladder, and
by this ans, the liver and the lungs. the health
full action Of which entirely depends upon the regu-
iarify Of the urinary organs The blood, whieh
takes its red color from the agency Of the liver and
the lungs before il passes into the heart bcirg thus
purified BY them, and nourished BY food coming
from clean stomach, courses freely through the
veins, renews every part Of the sy stem, aud Fri.
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 InfailIbie:
DYSPEPSIA, by thoroughly cleansing the first and
second siomachs. and cres,ins flow OF pure healthy
bile iuste All Of the stale aud acrid kind; F1afuisB
cy, Pafpitafion of the Heart, Loss of AppehH
Heart burn and Headache. Resflessness. H-ttmpe,
AnIiety, Languor and Melancholy. which are tho
general symptoms Of Dyspepsia VIII vanish, a.
nAiurat consequence oil its cure. Coshreness, BY
cleansing the hole length Of the intestines With
solvent process. and without violence; all violent
purges leave The bowels costive withint Two days.
Didrrh9a aud Cholera, by removing the sharp acrid
fluids b, which these complaints are occasioned,
and by promoting the lubrcativc sccretions OF the
mucous membrane. Feuers Of all kinds, BY resior-
ing the blood 10 regular circulation through The
process Of perpi, at ION in some cases, and the tho
rough solution Of aiiiutesaal distractions in Others
The Ii Medicines have been know n 10 cure Rhen
fnatism permanently III three weeks. and G0uf IN
half that time, by removing local nnamm alton from
Inc muscles aud ligameBts OF the joints. Dr0psi0
Of all kinds, by freeing and strcng thenng the kid
neys and bladder; they operate most delightfully."-
on those important ans and hence have beenev
found u certain remedy for the worst cases OF
Gravel Also Worms, by dislodging from the turn
ings OF the bowels the Shiny matter TO which these
creatures adhere; Asthma and Consumption, by
Gus, which slight colds will occasion. which II
not remov ed becomes hardened, and produces those
dreadful diseases. ScuUy. Ulcers, aud inpsffrafe
Sores, by the perfect purity which these Lille Pl'
give 10 the blood, and all the humors; Scorbufte
Efupti0ns and Bad Complications, by their Alternative
effect upon the fluids that feed the skin, the morbid
state Of which occasions all Erupfice complaints,
Saiiop, CLOUDY and other disagreeabie Compierions
7 he use of these Pills for very short time, will
effect as entire for Salt Kheum, Eryspefas, and
striking improvement in the Ciearnsss Of the Skn
Common Colds and Influenza will always be cured
by Que dose, or by two, even 10 the worst cases.
Piles, a remedy for this most distressing and
obstinate maiady, the Vegetable Life Pills deserve
distinct aud emphatic recommendation. It's wen
of these inv aIuable Pills was himself afflicted with
This CON int for upw ards of thirty fire years. and
That he tried in vain every remedy prescribed with
in the hole compass Of the Materia Medcs lie
however, at length, tried the medicine which be
now offers to the public, and he was cured in avery
short time, after his recovery had been pronounced
not only improbable, but absolutely impossible, BY
any human meaus.
All that Mr.. Moffat requires of his patients is 10
be particular IN taking the Life Med icnces 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 to gam credit. Its
alone by the results of fair trial
ADVICE TO FEMALES Females who value good
he alib should be ithout the Life Medicines,
as they purify the blood, remove Distractions aud
give the skin beautiful clear, reality, and bloom
ing appearance.
TO PAaESrs AND OrHERs.-PersoDs Of pie
thoric habit. who subject 10 fits, eadacbe, gid
dness, dimness Of eight, or drowsiness, iron 100
great flow Of blood TO the head. should fakeh
frequently. Children, and persons OF all ages, may
take them at any time, as they do mol contain mer
curry or any Ingredient that requires conhnementoi
restriction of diet.
To ELDERLy PsRsoss.-Many healthy agedin
dividuals, who know the aue OF Mohai's Lille Me.
dicines, make il a rule 10 take them two or 'nfes
times week, by which they remove me cause
that produce disease, preserve their heA"n, anu
keep of the infirmties Of age.
HEADS or FAMILIES should always Aeep squsn
tity OF the Life Medicines 10 the mouse, .'emey
in cases of sudden illness; for by their promp'Aa
ministration Cholera Morbos, Gout 10 the stomach
Grams. Seasms, Fevers, and other alarming com
plants, which too often prove fatal, may be speedily
cured or prevented ,,s.t
rAcTs roa Mothers AND MUSES. I'll ahe'
she'd by the annual bills Of mortality ,thatope
h.lf horn of before ATTAINING