The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-03
The Genuine Extract Of sarsaparIila,

THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY
OF THE CRY OF New YORK.
,,Q- THERE is No ARTICLE IN THE MATERlA
Medica, of which many spurious and inert Prepara-
tons, have been offered, SarsaParia Indeed many
members Of the medical profession go the length OF de-
nyng toto the efficacy Of this vauabe drug, ana
they have been led this disbelief Of its virtues by the
wetehed mixtures which have been and are at present
palmed the public, genuine extracts oil the article
The College desire no stronger and more inelligble
proof OF the worthessness Of these mixtures than tha
evidence which is afforded BY the very o.,
which thrust before the public bear on their front the
impress Of the most imPudent quackery Powers are as
crbed 10 Sarsaparla hch does not really possess and
certificates of alleged represented to have been e
feced by its use, are paraded at length whilst every
educ ed well knows that such results could
by any possibility have followed from the Of the
most carefully prepared extracts Of Sarsaparilla
their extended plan Of supprcssng all descriptions of
deal mposture the college of Medicine and Phar
Macy offer to the notice OF the public
THE GENUINE ExrRACr OF SARsAPARILLA.
This article has been prepared at great expense accord
ing the process # the Partisan pharmaceusts and
is confidently denomina'el the only really psiua5e prepa-
ration Of Sarsapara offered for sale this country.
Together with the active principle of the Similar oei
rahe best species of the rootthe College have incor-
poraed that peculiar modification of sugar. which has
been termed sycy'rhisn. In the Extracts of the
trum-venders and certain druggists the extract
tected Bu' 1t proper to state that in this
extract Of quorce aduerated and contains copper de-
rived from the pans in which the decocton of the is
evaporated The College wish thus particularly guard
the public against the pernicous tendency Of mixtures
containing large quantities ofhs poisoned quorce The
Extract" prepered by the College, contains also APP
proPriate quantity of the peculiar principle
obtained from that valuable vegetable bitter Gentian $50
called from Gentius King Of yria, who first discovered
Its great vrtues) small portion Of the active consttu-
ens OF the Taurus Sassqas, another vegetable whose
efficacy 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 re-
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 Medica -
This article has been prescribed in chronic rheuma-
tism-in obstinate cutaneous eruptions-in indolent
ulcers-in ganduar aechonsn diseases of the bones.
attended by dull aching pains tumors and nodes-wasng
ofhe heshand it has proped ualable remedy and has
sometimes effected Whee other alternatives hare been
long administered an pan and hen the diseased state of
the system has been Of many years duration In The after
treatment 81 syphilis, and where mercury has nu
rIousfy Effected the system possesses pocers hitherto
Observed IN any other article of the Mateia Medica."
Sold in SINGLE BOTTLES, at. ....... rs cents EACH
In CASES OF HALF-A-DozEN BoTrLEs, So so.
90.
Cases forwarded to all parts Of the Union
b-d re'y liberal discount TO wholesale purchasers
BY order ofthe College,
w. 8. RICHARDSON, Agent
Principal Office of the College 81 Nassau st. N Y.