The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-06
The Genuine Extract OF sarsapariIIa,
Preparedby
THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
90 THERE is NO ARTICLE IN THE MATERIA
Medca OF which so many spurious and inert prepare
tons. have been offered sarsaparilla Indeed many
nyng in toto the efficacy Of this invaluable drug, and
they have been led to this disbelief of its virtues by the
wreched mixtures which have been and are at present
palmed the public as genuine extracts OF the article
The College desire no stronger and more Ineligible
proof OF the worthlessness OF these mixtures than that
evidence which is afforded by the very of
their manufacturers. The frequent exravagant puffs
which thrust before the public bear their front the
impress of the most mpudent quackery. Powers are
crbed to Sarsapara which does not really possess and
certificates of alleged represented have been e
ected by its USE are paraded at length whilst every
educated ply scian well knows that such results could
by any possibility have followed from the use eve en- of the
is under these circumstances and in accordance with
deal mposure, that the college of Medicine and Phar
Macy offer to the notice of the public
The GENUINE EXTRACT OF SARsArARILLA.
ms aruce mas been prepared at great expense accord
ing TO the new process ofthe Partisan and
conhdenty denomnael the only really valuable prepa
ration Of sarsaparilla offered sale in this country
together with the active principle of the SIMILAR offc
rasthe best species Of the roo-the have ncor.
Porated that peculiar modification of sugar which has
neen termed siyeyvhisin In the Extracts" of the
um-venoers and certain druggists, the common extract
Oh hquorce is the chief can readily be
.eeted Bu II proper to state that in this
rived from the pans in which the decocon of the
evaporated The College wish thus to guard
containing large quantities this poisoned quorce The
Extract prepered by the College, contains also sp
PoPae quantity oil the peculiar crystazable principle,
obtained from that valuable vegetable bitter Genian
Gale from Gentius King of yra who first discovered
ITS great yirtues) small portion Of the active constitu
en.s Of the Taurus Sassqas, another vegetable whose
ecacy as an alternative and purifier of the blood Is well
known, has likewise been added These several articles
have been incorporated and their peculiar principles
compounded in highly concentrated FORM and the
suit has been the production of vegetable Alternative
and tonic unequalled for power and efficacy.
The College merely add the following extract from the
edition just published of Brandes Practical Dictionary
of the Matera Medca -,
This article has been prescribed in chronic heuma
tsm- In obstinate cutaneous eruptions-in ndolent
uicers-in gandular aectionsn diseases of the bones
attended by dull aching pains tumors end underwriting
OF the hesh-and has prorfda raluabe remedy and has
sometimes effected whe~e other aterares haze been
long administered and phen the diseased state
me system has bSen Of many years duration In The after
treatment OF syphilis and whers mercury has iu.
tousiy 9reefed the system possesses poceys NOT hitherto
Observed in any other article Of the Materfd Medca"
Sold in SINGLE BorrLEs, at. rs cents each
In CASES OF HALr-A-DozEr BoTTLEs, So 90.
" II" 90.
Cases forwarded 10 all parts sfthe Union.
By order ofthe College
W. 8. RICHARDSON Aqent
Principal Office Of the College, OF Nassau St. Ny.