Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-02-03
MOFFAT's
Celebrated Phoenix Filters
AND
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS.

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ORIGIN OF THE LIFE MEDICINES The
UraJer may 90, perhaps be aware that the origin
Of Moast's Life Medicines was the result Of a pro
tracted and painful tisaess Of their originator, Mr.
Joss MorrAr. When taken i'll, Mr.. ~. was a
prosperous aud hoarishiag merchant IN the iowef
part Of the city ; and having Consulted and employ
ed a numbcr Of our most skiifui physicians. he, after
months Of suffering, was prevailed upon 10 purchase
the recipe of the Invaluable vegetable preparation
now offered 10 the public
The effect OF he Life Medicines, ia his owl case,
vas SO singular and remark able, thashe immediately
determined 10 offer 10 The world a medicine TO which
he not only owed his life, but his happiness. The
uaiform success which has since attended their ad
ministration In every instance, where flair trial has
been given them. has been astested BY thousands,
and incoutestibiy proves their intrinsic merit
THE LIFE MEDICINES-GENERAL RE-
MARKS.
These medicines arc Indebted for their name 10
their manifest and sensible action ia purifying the
springs aud channels Of life. aud epduing them with
renewed tone and vigor. and TO the undoubted tsc''
that al n very early period in their history they
had rescued sufferers from the very verge oil an uh.
timely grave, after all the deceptive ~nostrusns OF
the day, prescribed BY physicians, had utterly fall
cd, 10 which cases they also permanently secured
that uniform enjoyment of health, without which
life itself IS but a partial blessing. So great. in
deed had then efficacy invariably proved, thai u
was scarcely less than miraculous 10 those who
were unacquainted With the beautifully Phiiosophi
cal principles upon which they were CON pounded,
anu upon WntCuk utt consequently aCt. .21 ra
The PHGSix BiTTkas are so called, because
they possess the power OF restoring the expiring
cmbers OF health, 10 glowing yigor throughout the
constitution, as the Phoenix is said 10 be restored 70
life from the ashes of its own dissolution. The
Phenix Bittcrs are entirely vegetable, composed Of
roots found only in certain parts Of the Western
country. which will infall,bly cure FEVERS AND
AGUES J Of all kinds will never fail to Grad icate
entirely ailtbe effects OF Mercury, infinitely sooner
than the most powerful preparations Of Sarsaparina,
and will immediately cure the determination 81
BLOOD TO THE HEAD: never fail in the sick.
ness incident TO young Jrmaies; and will be found
tcedknsss Of the most impaired constitutions. A. a
remedy for ChronIc and ~fnfammafory
the efficacy Of the Phnnix Bitters will be demon
stratcd BY the use Of a single bottle.
The proprietor rejoices in the opportunity afford
ed by the universal diffusion Of the press. for placing
his VEGETABLE LIFE MEDICINES within the
knowledge and reach Of every individual in the
community. Unlike the host Of pernicious quackc-
ries, which boast Of vegetable ingredients, the
Life Pills arc purely aud solELy v~EoErABLE. aud
contain neither Mercury, Antimoay, Arsenic, nor
any other mineral, 10 any form whatever. They
are entirely composed Of extracts from rare and
powerful plants, the virtues OF which, though long
known to several ludian tribes aud recently TO some
eminent pharmaceutica al chemists, are altogether nn-
known to the ignorant pretcndcrs TO medical sci
ence; and were never before administered IN 80
happily efhcaci0us u combination.
Their first operation is 10 loosen from the coats OF
the stomach and bowels, the va, ious Impurities and
crrdities constantly settling around them; and 10
remove the hardened frees which collect IN The con-
voIutions OF the suIall iniestines- Other medicines
only partially cleanse these. and leave such collect
cd masses behind as TO produce habituaic
with all its train Of evils, Or sudden d'arrhGa. with
its imminent dangers. The fact is well known to
all re ocular anatomists, whnexamInc the human bow
els after death. and hence the prejudice Of these
we'll Informed men againstthe quack med cincs o the
age. The second effect Of the vEoETABLE LirE
Pills 10 to cleanse the kidney aud the bladder, and
hv this N N The iivpr and The fpnys the health.
fuI action Of which entirely depends upon the rcgu
larity Of the urinary organs. The blood, which
takes its red color from the agency Of the liver aad
the lungs before il passes into the heart, beirg thus
purified BY them. and nourished by food coming
from = clean stomach, courses freely through the
veins. renews every part OF the .. stem, aud tri-
umphautly mounts the banner Of health IN the bloom
lug check.
The follow ing are the Distressing variety Of hui
man diseases. TO which the Vegetable Life pills are
well known TO be infailibie:
DYSPEPSIA. by thoroughly cleansing the first and
second stomachs. and creating q flow OF pure healthy
bile, instead OF the stale and acrid kind F1afuien-
ey. Paipitation Of the Heart, Loss of Appetite,
Heartburn and Headache, Resfiessness. M.tempsr,
Anriefy, Lnng'or and Melancholy, which are the
general ~ mpioms Of Dyspepsia, wall vanish, as q
natural consequence OF its cure. CosfiUeness, by
cleansing the whole length Of the in,cst,acs with
solvent process. and without violence: all violent
purgcs leave the bowels costive within two days
Diarrhea and ChoierG. by removing the sharp acrid
fluids by which these complaints are occas,oned
and by promoting the lubricative s.cretiobs OF the
mucous membrane. Fsvers Ct all kinds. BY restor-
ing the blood to a regular circulation through thu
process Of Precipitation in some cases. and The tho
rough solution Of all intestinal distractions IN others
The Lie Medicines have been known to cure Rheu
matism permanently in three weeks, aud Gonf a.
half that time, by removing local Inflammation from
the muscles aud iigaments Of the joints. Dr0psie,
Of all kinds. by freeing and strengthening the kid
news and bladder; they operate most delightfully."-
on those importsnto org ans. and hence have been eyei
tOund n CERTAIN remedy for the xvorss cas.s M
Grdcel, Also Worms, by disiodg ing from the turn
ings Of the bow els the shiny matter to which thes.
creatures adhere asthma and Consumption, by
relieving the air vessels Of the lungs from the mu-
Gus, which even slight colds W III occasion, which n
not removed becomes hardened, and produces t,oss
dreadful diseases. Scuruy. Ulcers, aud ~Inueterai
Sores, by the perfect purity which these Life PHI,
give TO the blood, aud all the humors; Scorbntit
Erupfions aud Bad Compilations, by their Alternative
effect upon the fluids that feed the skin, the morbit
state Of which occasions all Eruptire complaints
Saifo,c, Cloudy and other disagreea6is Compierions
The use Of these Pills for a very short time, viii
cf.c; as entire cure for Salt Rheum, Erysipeios. aud
q striking Improvement 10 the Cearness Of The Skin
Common Colds and Influence will always be cured
BY Que dose, or by two, even In the worst cases
PiLs.-as a remedy for this most distressing and
obstinate malady, the Vegetable Life Pills deserve
q distinct and emphatic recommendation. Hiswel
known TO hundreds in this city, that the originate,
Of these invaluable Pills was himself afflicted with
this complaint for upw ards Of thirty fire years, and
that he tried ia vain every remedy prescribed with.
in the whole compass Of the Matcria Medica. He
however, at length, tried the medicine which he
now Offers to the public, and he was cured 10 q very
short time, after his recovery had been pronounced
not only improbable. but absolutely impossible, by
any human means. ae s
All that Mr.. Moffat requires Of his patients ia TO
be particular In taking the Life Medicines strictly
according to the directions. II is not by a new spa.
per notice. or by any thing that he himself may say
in their favor, that he hopes TO gam credit. II il
alone by the results Of a fair trial.
ADVICE TO FEMALEs-Females who value good
health should never be without the Life Medicines.
asthey purify the blood. remove DISTINCTIONS, and
give the skin a beautiful, clear, he aithy, and bloom
ing appearance.
TO PARESrs AND OrHERs.-Persons Of q pIe-