American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-05
THE SUGAR COATED
IN ROW ED
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heur convenience. certainty and cheapncss, render
them the most useful general ana family medicine to
be found
The great variety of cures which have been made
have opened field for war and every means have
been boldly resorted to by the old nil vendors {
crush these go-ahead' Pills The first SANDER runs
thus:
New YORK; July, 1874.
awe Physicians of this city, feel it our duty to
state, that we believe the Pms known as Dr SMITHS
sugar Coated Improved Indian Vegetable Pills are
mainly composed OF Mercury"
J, NJ. MOTT, nj. D. Physician, N. Y.
l.. s. HART, NJ, d. do do
J, w. HUNTER, NJ. d. do do
+. ANDERSON, M. 10. do do
w, HART, NJ. D., Prof Chemistry, N. Y.
l.. U. RUSTiNE, d. do do
NJ BOOTH, Nj. D. Prof Matera Medca, do
b. NJ. HULL, Nj. ID. Surgeon, N Y.
This fraud was extensively circulated in the cOun-
try before it came to the knowledge of DIR. Smith,
but on investigation it was found that several large
put these Pills down, by the most foul means, and
DR.. Smith Immediately applied to the celebrated
Chemist, DR., Chiffon and the following is the result
NEW YORK, July 90, lS45
have analysed a box of DR.. Smiths Sugar Coated
Indian Vegetable Pills, and find that they do not oon-
tain sercury in any form.
JAMES r. Chiffon, MD.
Chemist, 263 Broadway
State Of New York:
City aud County Of New York, a.
Personally appeared before me, DR.. G. BENJAMIN
Smith, and made oath that the statement of Dr. Chill
ton above true, and that these Pills do not cor tain
any injurious substance: and further that he is the
G. BENJAMIN SMITH.
Sworn before me this 18th day of August, A. ID.
l845. w. F. HAVEMEYER, Mayor
This infamous Islander being nailed, these agents.
with view TO introduce and palm off some limitations
circulated reports that Dr. Saith did invent these
Pills.
AS to this falsehood we only refer to the following
OATH before the Mayor in 1874:
State of Eetr York: D..
Cttu and COuuEu of RcLr York, ('''
e. BENJAMIN SMITH, within named, being duly
sworn, depOses and says, that he is citizen Of the
United States and resides in the City of New York;
and that he is the inventor of "SUGAR COATED
PILLS." and that to his knowledge or belief the said
Pill has never been manufactured or sold by any per
son except by himself or his authority; and that the
statements contained in the within paper are true.
G. BENZ. SMITH.
Sworn before me, this 18th day OF June, 1874
JAMES HARPER,
Mayor of the City of New York,
The above was sent to Washington with our speci-
fcation and application for Patent. The following
is the reply:
Received this 18th day Of June, 1874, from DR.. G.
Benjamin Smith, the fee of 800 paid on his applica-
ton for "A Patent for "PiIl coated with Sugar"
IL. l.. ELLSWORTH,
Commissioner of Patents
DIR. SMITH takes pleasure in publishing the follow
ing Car from the Wholesale Dealers on both sides
of hiln in the same block.
New YORK, Nov. 5th, I645
~ W. "oH""'"''" win ~ " HViJ '2'hi'n,
and believe him every way entitled 10 public conf
dence' NJ MITCHELL, ISRAEL MoREuous,
JOHN JOHNSON, D. Mcdowell.
bt. ., also refers 10 TIE PRESIDENT OF the Norm Ri
yer Bank'
we mere append the certificates OF me HrSt LHem-
ISIS huu one oI the Pttatest surgeons III New ort,
gwen 10 W . one yea amer ne invented ms LDat-
Whch SHOWS NJ" 70 ne lhe oIlSHIttur oil sugar rms,
ca rms"
go NEW YORK, June lbtii, 1874
we tlG undersigned, never saw or heafH Oh sugar
, 10 m 10
urea anu e&noit,u t.cm 10 Us ABOUT year SINCE
hIShION y ~, Nv hToau"a!' ana W
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