Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-05-26
MOFFAT'S
Celebrated Phoenix Ritters
AND
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS.

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l0RiGIN OF THE LIFE MEDICINES. -. The
OTeadcr may not perhaps be aware that the origin
lof Mofat's Life Medicines was the result OF pro.
tracied and painful illness of their originator
JoHs MorFAT. When taken i'll, MIR. NJ. wass
prosperous and houriShiug merchant 10 the lowe,
part OF the city and having consulted and employ
ed number OF our most skiiful physicians, after
months OF suffering prev allied upon to purchase
the recipe Of the Invaluable vegetable preparation
now offered 20 the pnhlic.
The effect Of the Life Medicines, 10 his own ease
was so singular and remarkable, thathe Immediately
determined TO offer TO the world medicine to which
he not only owed his life, but his happiness The
uniform success which has since attended their adj.
mnistration in every instance, where fair trial has
been given thems has been attested by thousands,
and incouiestibiy proves their intrinsic merit
THE LIFE MEDICINES GENERAL. RE.
MARKS.
These medicines are indebted for their name 30
their manifest and sensible action in purifying the
springs and channels of life and enduing them with
renewed tone and vigor, and 10 the undoabtea aei,
that at very early period in their history they
had rescued sufferers from the very verge OF an uh'
timely grave, after all the deceptive nostrams Oh
the day, prescribed BY physicians, had utterly iai
I ed, in which cases they also permanently secured
that Uniform enjoyment Of health, without when
life itself is but partial blessing. So great, in
deed had their efficacy invariably proved, thai u
was scarcely less than miraculous 10 those who
uuacquainied with the beautifully philosophl-
cal principles upon which they were Compounded,
and upon which they consequently act
/
they possess the power Of restoring the expiring
embcrs Of health, 10 glowing yigor throughout the
constitution, the Phnnix is said to be restored TO
life Il on the ashes of its own dissolution. The
Phenix Bitters are entirely vegetable, composed Of
roots found only in certain parts OF the Western
country, which will nisllibly cure FEVERS AND
IAGUES Of all kinds will never fail TO eradicate
enirely allhe effects OF Mercury, infinitely sooner
than the most powerful preparation OF Sarsaparia,
and will Immediately cure the determination OF
BLOOD To THE HEAD; never fail in the SICK.
n. nd hf funH
a certain remedy in all cases Of nervous debility and
weakness Of the most impaired constitutions Asa
remedy for Chrome ana h,flammafofy Rhennaiissa,
/ the efficacy OF the Phoenix Biiters will be demon
strated By the use oil n single bottle.
The proprietor reoices in the opportunity Afford
ed by the universal diffusion Of the press for placing
his VEGETABLE LIFE MEDICINES withinihe
knowledge and reach u every individual in the
community. Unlike the host Of pcrnicious quacke-
res, which boast of vegetable ingredients, The
! Life Pills are purely aud SOLELY VEGETABLE, aud
cont ain neither Mercury, ADtimony, 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
known 10 several Indian tribes. and recently iosome
eminent pharmace utica chemists. are altogether IN.
known TO the ignorant pretenders 10 medical sch
cDcc and were never before administered in so
happily efiicacious combination.
Their first operation is 10 loosen from the coats oil
the stomach and bowels, the various impurities and
crudities constantly settling around them; and 10
remove the hardened feces which collectinthe CON
only partially cleanse these, and leave such collect
ed behind produce habiiual costiveness,
with all its train Of evils, sudden diarrh9a, with
its imminent dangers. The fact is well known 10
all rcgul ar an omiss W ho examine the human bow
els after death, and hence the prejudice oil these
wellinormcd me against the quack medicines oithc
age. The second effect Of the VEGETABLE LIFE
Puts is to cleanse the kidney and the bladder and
by this means the liver and the lungs. the health
full action Of which entirely denends upon the regn
Iarity of the urinary organs. The blood, which
| ali red eon (ron he
the lungs before passes into the heart berg thus
pun flied BY them, aud nourshed BY food coming
from clean stomach courses treely through me
veins, rcnews every part of the 81 STEM and tri-
umphanty mountsthe banner of he ath in the bloom
ing check. s
The following are the distressing variety Of hu-
man diseases, to which the Vegetable Lille Pills are
well known TO be infaliible:
DYSPEPSIA. by thoroughly cleansing the first and
second stomachs aud ating flow OF pure healthy
bi!c insea All of the stale and acrid kind Flatien
Gu, Paipiiafion of the Heart, Loss of Appefite,
Heart burn and headache, ResHessness, m temper,
AnTiety, Languor and Melancholy, which are the
general symptoms of Dyspepsia, will vanish, as
natural consequence OF its cure Coshreness, by
ceansing the whole length Of the intestines with
solvent process. and without violence: all violent
purges leave The bowels costiye within two days
DiarrhGa aud Cholera, by removing the sharp aerid
fluids by which these complaints are occasioneh
and by promoting The lubricative secretons OF the
mucous membrane. Fevers Of all kinds, by restor-
ing the blood to regular circulation through the
process OF Precipitation in cases, and the tho
rough solution of all stna distractions in others
The Lie Medicines have been known TO cure Rheu
mdiism permanently in three weeks, and Gouf IN
half that time, by removing local Inflammation from
the muscles aud iigaments OF the joints. Dropsifs
of all kinds, by freeing and Strengthening the kid
neys aud bladder; they operate most delightfully."-
on those import and hence have been ever
found certain remedy for the worst cases Of
Grapel Also Ipoyms, by dislodg ing from the turn
lngs Of the bowels the Shiny matter 10 which these
creatures adhere; dShima and Consumption, by
relieving the air vessels Of the lungs from the mt
Gus, which slight colds III occasion, which il
not removed becomes hardened, and produces those
DIRE adiul diseases. ScurUy, Ulcers and InUeierdfe
Sores by the perfect purity which these Life Pills
give to the blood and all The humors; ScOrbufic
Eruptions aud Bad Complications, by their Alternative
effect upon the fluids that &c ed the skin, the morbid
state Of which occasions all Efuptire complaints.
Saiio,c, Cloudy and other disagreea6e CompleIions
The use of these Pills for very short time, will
effect as entire cure for Salt Rheum Erysipeas, and
striking Improvement in the Clearness Of the Skin
Common Colds and Influenza will alwaysbc cured
by one Dose by two even in the worst cases.
PHfs,-as remedy for this most distressing and
obstinate malady. the Vegetable Life Pills deserve
a distinct and emphatic recommendation. Ills well
known 10 hundreds in this city, that the originator
of these valuable Pills was himself afflicted with
this complaint for upwards ofthirty free gears. and
that he tried in vain every remedy prescribed with
| in the whole compass OF the hlatcria Medica. He
however, at length, tried The medicine which he
now offers TO the public, and he was cured in very
short time, after his recovery had been pronounced
only improbable, but absolutely impossible, by
any human means.
! All that Mr.. MoGat requires Of his patients is 10
be particular IN taking the Life Medicines strictly
| according TO the directions, II is not by newspa-
per notice. by any thing that he himse may say
in their favor that he hopes TO gam credit. II 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, Distinctions, aud
give the skin be auiiu, clear, healthy, and bloom.
ing appearance.
| To PARENTS AND OTHERs.-Persons of q ple-
thoric habit, who subject TO fits, headache, gid
diness, dimness Of sight. or drowsiness, from too
great flow OF blood to the head, should take it
frequently. Children, aud persons OF all ages, may
take them at any time, as they do not contain mer-
curry, any Ingredient that requires conGnemento or
restriction Of diet.
To ELDERLY PERSONS Many healthy aged in
dividuas. who know the value OF Mofat's Life Me-
defines, make IL a rule TO take them two or three
times week, by which they remove the canses
that produce disease, preserve their health, and
keep oil the infrmities Of age.
HEADS OF FAMILIES should always keep guam
tty OF the Life Medicines in the house, as remedy
in cases Of sudden illness for by their prompt sa-
tninistration, Cholera Morbus, Goutin the stomach
Cramps, Spasms, Fevers and other alarming com
plants which too often prove fatal, may be speedily
cured or prevented.
FACTS ron MormERs AND NuasEs.-h Is a fact