Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-05-18

CtX wears have now elapsed since PETER >
- VEGETABLE PILLS were first introduced
TO the public and which is the surest test OF their
virtue that can be given--there ere now more OF
them sold than any other description Of pills what
ever in the known world In fact, The sale OF the
Vegetable Pin has Been enormous beyond all pre-.
cedent; the FIRST wear j, amounted TO one hundred
thousand boxes--the second TO three-the third TO
3--the fourth TO band so on till the year 1871,
Just closed during which, orders for the prodig'ous
quantity Of two millions Of boxes were received,
and duly fulfilled at the establishment. These
facts speak more in their favor than volumes OF
mere eulcgy for though an andescryins med
may possibly be forced into popularity BY undue
MEANS such "a fictitious certificates and the like II
is sure loose its hold public favor as rapidly
as il made it, for intrinsic virtues alone can stand
the ofderal of public opinion and judgmen. Tor any
length OF time. Hence the generality of newly
discovered medicines have but an ePhemeral exis-
tence--their reputation goes Up like rocket ana
down like the stiek-and hence the reputation and
the sale Of these pills continues TO increase iof
/ whoever purchases them once, and gives them a
fair tiai, is to patronize them Tor iis need
scarcely observe that nine of all the regular
/ physicians in the United States order these pulls
in hei general practice this fact Is universally
/ known and has been testified Of time and again,
! by nearly all the most eminent members OF the lac
ulty. BGi il is like gliding refined gold and paint
ing the lily, eulogze Peters Vegetable fills Tor
/ the world has decided their merits, and the is
/ sue is that wherever civilization has extended,
there have the reputation, the sale, and the useful
| ness OF Peters Pills extended also.
The complaints in which Peters Vegetable
Pills aIe most effective and which, when admins
tered according direction, they can scarcely iail
to cure are as follows yellow and bilious fevefs,
/ fever and ague, dyspepsia, Group, liver complaint
4 sick headache, jaundice asthma dro2sy, fheuma-
/ tism, enlargement of the Spleen piles, colo, ie-
male Instructions, heartburn, furred tongue, nau-
sea- distensions of the stom ash and bowels, incpi-
ent diarrbGa, haiulence, habitua costseness, loss
/ of appetite, blotched sallow complexion, and in
all of orpor of the bowels, where cathartic
I or On aperient is needed. They are exceedingly
mild in their operation, producing neither nausea,
| gripping, nor debility
Suffolk, Va, Oct. 10, 1883.
/ Doctor J! P. Peters. Dear Sir,I have obtain.
ed, and now forward TO you, the certificate OF Mi,
William Wstkins--a gentleman Of high respecta-
bility--reiave to the good and santafy effecsPr
duced by the use of your medicine, which hope
will be Of some to you. Your most obed I
serv't, ARTHUR SMITH
Norfolk, Sept 20, 1893.
Dear Sir,--I very cheerfuy add my testimony
with regard to the efficacy of DR.. Peters medi-
cine. My wife had BEEN for several years suffering
and lingering under the Effects of Dyspepsia, with
its usual Accomplishments, in December, 1915, |
purchased of you one box, from the Of which
her health FAR restored. that she deemed the
further use of it at that time unnecessary. On a
return of some symptoms OF the disease during The
summer OF 1887 che resoried to the remedy.
and continued it until she bad taken the contents
of three boxes. Since that time she has BEEN well;
and can without Inconvenience. eat any thing she
1 tancies.
! From this case, and from the bens fit to my own
! health, derived from the uf single boz, an
pre- pared to believe that this medicine is justly en-
Titled all the credit claimed for ii by ts wain'es
advocates Yours very respectfully.
! WILLIAM Watkins.
| Mr.. A Smith, Agent. Suffolk, W..
/ AGENTS FOR pETERS' PILLS.
William Dorsey, Marrinsburg; p A. Eniler'
Shepherd.to~n; WIN. Anderson, H4rpers Ferr,;
! g Wynkoop, =. h. Cookus, Hedgesyille j. Ii
! Beard e. Co Charlestown.
February 9. l8i3--v