American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-03
THE SUGAR COATED
IMP WE'D
INDIAN VEG ILpABLE PILLS

ml'dnaSS and unparalleled efficacy in removing all oh
slrIcOns and restoring all functional arrangements
Of the stomach, Liver and other digestive organs;
purifying the Blood Strengthening The whole system,
uprOoung the most nlsidlUus local and chronic dis
eases, healing and restoring the internal organs, with
their convenience. certainty and Ch'aPncsS, render
them the most useful general and family medicine to
he found.
The great variety Of cures which have been made,
have opened field for war, and every means have
been boldly resortcd 10 by the old pill vendors L.
crush these goahcad' Pills. THE first Islander runs
thus:
New YORK, July, 1874.
owe Physicians of this cy, feel it our duty To
state, that we believe the Pills known Dr. Smiths
Sugar Coated Improved Indian Vegetable Pills, are
mainly composed of Mercury"
I'M. MOTT, NJ. D. Physician, N. Y.
j., ). HART, NJ. ID. do do
J. w. HUNTER, NJ. d. do do
+. ANDERSON, NJ. Ii. do do
w. RA AFir,.E n; b. Lr2G Chemistry, N 1 y
NJ. BOOTH, NJ. b. Prof. Matera Medca, do
3. NJ. HULL, NJ, D. Surgeon, N. Y.
This fraud was extensively circulated in the couh-
try before it came to the knowledge of DR.. Smith;
but on investigation was found that several large
concerns had contributed HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS 10
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 20, 1915.
| have Analysed box OF Dr. Smiths Sugar Coated
Indian Vegetable Pills, aud find that they do not con
JAMES R. Chiffon, MD.
Chemist, 263 Broadway
State Of keW York: /
City and County Of NcW York, 90
Personally appeared before me, Dir. G. Benjamin
Smith, and made oath that the statement of DR.. Chill
ton above is 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.
lS45. w. +. HAVEMEYER, Mayor
This infamous SANDER being nailed, these agents,
with a view TO introduce and palm of some imitation,
circulated reports that Dr. Smith did invent these
Pills.
AS to this falsehood, we only refer to the following
OATH before the Mayor in 1874
State of Netr York:
City and County Of New York, 90
G. BENJAMIN SMITH, within named, being duly
sworn, deposes and says that he is Il 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 rbeef the said
Pill has never Ocen manufactured or sold by any per
except by himself or his authority; and that the
C. BENZ. SMITH.
Sworn before me, this l4th day OF June, lS44.
JAMES HARPER,
Mayor of the City of New York.
The above sent TO Washington with our speci
fcation and application for Patent The following
is the reply:
Received this 18th day Of June, 1914 from DR.. &.
Benjamin Smith, the fee of $50, paid on his appiCa-
ton for a Patent ior "Pi Coated with Sugar"
IL. l., ELLSWORTH,
commissioner vi "''"'''
Dr. SMITH takes pleasure in publishing the follow
ing Cart from the Wholesale Dealers on both sides
of him IN The same block.
NEW YORK, Nov. OH, ls45'
We are well acquainted with Dr. g. Benz smith,
and believe him every way entitled to public conf
dencc' NJ MITCHELL, isRAEL NOTORIOUS,
JOHN JOHNSON, ID. MCDOWELL
DR.. s. also refers TO the President OF the North Ri
vGrBank.
we here append me ccflilcates OF me hrSt Cnth-
isis ana one of the greatest surgeons III New forH'
given to Dr. 3 one yeal aiter he invented HIS Coat
winch shows him To be Inc originator oil sugar rms,
ed Pills"
NEW YORK, June IbtA' iSli'
We, the undersigned never saw VI hrafn ol'Sugar
Coated PiIIs,' untII Or o. benjamin Hihilh m"hul"c-
tured ana exhibited them TO US aO"hi year SINCE
EISHIof y ~, lIO hroadWdN ana ~
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ISRAEL i,ANnpI,r,i VI, ~; GO Liberty ST.