Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-04-06

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- VEGETABLE PILLS were first introduced
10 the publ,c and which il the test OF their
| virtue that can be given---tbere are now more Of
them sold than any other description Of pills what
syer in the known world. In fact, the sale OF The
Vegetable Pill has Been enormous beyond al pre-
cedent; the first year it amounted TO one hundred
thousand boxes-ihe second TO three-thc third TO
3--the fourth to I3-end on till the year lS4i,
ju.t closed during which, orders tor the prodlg'oos
quantity of two millions OF boxes were received.
and duly fulfilled at the establishment. These
facts spenk more in their favor than volumes OF
mere eulogy for though pndesrrvine mfdicine
may possibly be forced into popularity by undue
means such fictitious certificates and the Ike, II
is sure loose its hold on public tavor as rapidly
as il made H. for intrinsic virtues alone can stand
the orderal of public opinion and jDdgmen. For any
length of time. Hence the generality Of newly
discovered medicines have but an ephemerat exis-
tence--ther reputation goes Up like rocket. and
down like tho stick--and nenee the reputation and
the sale of these pills continues increase, for
whoever purchases them once, and gives them a
fair tial is sure TO patronize them for Lille. need
scarcely observe that nine IN ten OF all the regular
ply sicians in the United States order these pills
in theis general practice this fact Is universally
known, and has been testified OF time and again
by nearly all the emnen members OF The iae'
ulty. Blu; it is like gliding refined gold and paint
ing the lily, to eulogze Peters Vegetable RUS, tor
the world has decided on their merits, and the is-
sue 10, that wherever civilization has exteuded
there have the reputation, the sale, and The usefui-
ness Of Peters Pills extended also.
The complaints in which Peters Vegetables
Pills effective, and which, when admins
tered according to direction, they can scstceiy aii
to cure are as follows: yellow and bilious levers,
fever and ague, dyspepsia, Group, liver complaint
sick headache, jaundice. asthma, dro2sy rhenma-
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male Instructions, heart-burn, furred tongue, nan-
sea, di.tensons Of the stomach and bowels, ncipi-
ent diarrboe haturuce, habltut costiveness, loss
Of appetite bIotched or sallow complexion and III
all cases Of torpor Of the bowels where cathar,ic
or an aperient is needed. They exceedingly
mild in their opel alton, producing neither Nausea,
gripping, nor debility.
Suffolk, Va Oct. 10, 1888.
D ictor J. p. Peters. Dear Sir,-l have obtain
ed, and forward to you, the certificate OF Mr.
William Waikius-s gentleman of high respecta-
bity--reatye 10 the good and salutary effects pro-
ducsd by the use Of your medicine, which h"Ps
will be of some to you, Your most obed
serv't, ARTHUR SMITH.
Norfolk Sept 20, 1888
Dear Sill very cheeriuIly add my testimony
with regard to the efficacy ot Dr. Peters meal
cine. Ny wife had been for several yeurs suffering
and lingering under the fleets of Dyspepsia, viii
It's usual atcompanneDts, in December 1883,
purchased OF you one box, from the use OF ~h'ct
her health was far restored that she deemed the
fur ther use of it al that time Unnecessary On a
return of some symptoms OF the disease during The
summer Of 1887, she resor,cd TO the same remedy.
and continued it until she had taken the contents
of three boxes Since that time she has been well;
and can without Inconvenience, eat any thing she
fancies.
From this case, and from the benefit to my own
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