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CELEBRATED LININENT
or ST. JOHN LONG,
ENIS mosl ' onleIlul Iemely ol

external application 20 many diseases is now
Tot the first time intro uced lnto the United
States,
The great fame this most important med.
icine has preceded u, as will be sacn by THE
following extract taken from the Medical In
,clligencer, vol. ., page 1872. ], is here in
iroduced to show the public, the gtea, est.
nation IN which ST. Longs lanimcnt was
held, not onlyby the people OF England al
large, bot also by the Medical Faculty Their
"Dr. Macreight called tie attention of the
Medical Society 10 the composition ef the
ldniment employed 10y the celebrated ST
John Long, which al one time excited no
small controversy with respect to its imputed
virtues. 1t was known to most OF the mem
bcrs, that at the death Of that person, the Sc
orci OF the composition was sold tor the enor-
nous sum OF Gl0,O00 (50,0O0) He had
employed the Ilnment pretty extensively
during the last year, and found the result,
consequent on its application, perfectly as
founding The phenomena winch iulows
the use OF 1t are such as will astonsh the be.
holder, and are often deemed miraculous by
those v no employ the remedy, and paradox
cal by many OF the profession. They were
| The appearance Of a greater degree Of
redncss on one part Of the skin than another
when uniformly rubbcd-,h peculiar red
spot being always directly in the nelghbor
hood, and over the part where the disease is
ocated.
. On the continuation Of the rubbing for
some time, the oo2ng Of a luld from the sur.
face, varying in color, the uullcle remaining
uubr0len.
g. The healing OF the disease under the
continued action Of the Llnlment." Such is
the uuanswerable testimony in favor Of tins
most important external remedy Its all
healing virtues are displayed IN many Of the
most tedious and obstinate affections TO which
the human frame /, suhlect-and most th-
umphantly 50, in all those internal, obscure
diseases which deiy alike the skill OF the
! physician and power OF medicine. Ii is by
the excitement Of new action In the cXha-
lent vessels OF the part affected, induced 10y
the application Of this Llnimcn:, that the
cure is affected and the disease removed. -
| TIC continued application Will, II persevered
in assuredly produce a pccuhcr r,dncys d.
rccIV orcr The part oGcctcd thus pointing out
with uneulng certainty the primary seat OF
disease, and by continuing the rubbing the
vlla,ed and morbid fluids viii be seen to
| ouze through the skin, and pass off lnsensi.
! bly, from the sutacc oy the cAhaIcnt vessels,
and hereby eantr'y eradicate Hr CquSc of the
disease, and restoring the part affected to lis
usual health.
The following complaints are those in
which the linlmenl Of ST. John Long ACT
most corspicuously:
| Reclamation. This most distressing dis
ease, which is 80 universally prevalent, is ca
silly curee in short time by rubbing in q
few bottles of the inimeni.
PALSY, OF the legs, aims. hands, or face
will be speedily restored to action by thor
oughlv rubbing with the lniment one hour a
time, three times a day.
Tic Doioreur. This most painful maad,
may be totally eradicaled by applying ST
John Longs Iinimen,.
Lirer Complaint, SO tedious and protrac
ted in It's nature, wearing the patient by
long gradual scene of suffering and sorrow
is soon allevated bv the use of the liniment
and when persevcred in its continued appl
cation is ultimately cured,
| White Swelitngs, These painful affection,
are cured by this remedy without any oflhost
! disastrous and nnsecmly distortions which
always attend these affections, SO long re
proach to the science Of medicine.
ShG JOINTS, Are rendered supple and lin
Der by thoroughly rubbing in the llnimen
four or five times day.
| Assesses, OF all kinds, are speedily brot
to head, and if taken in season arc entirely
prevented.
Drop,v IN the chest or Heart, SO efIectu
ally cured by daily and constant Application
to the chest Of tins invaluable remedy. II
all dropslcal diseases It's effects are most as
tonishing.
PAINS IN the side, Bachor Breast These
troublesome atIrctions,so tedious to be borne
| ara totally fascinated bv the use OF a sing IL