Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-07
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
Pad fer the Original Recipe of The
CELEBRATED LINIMENT
OF nj. JOHN LONG.
OF ST. JOHN LONG.



States,
The grea, fame of,his mos, imporiAn, med.
cine has preceded II, as will DO saen by the
following extract taken from the Medical In
tclligencer, vol. 9, page 1872. 1t is here in
ttoducod TO show the public, the great est.
nation in which St. Longs Linimcni was
held, not onlyby the people Of England Mt
large, bu, also 10y the Medical Faculty there.
DIR. Maoreighi called the attention Of the
} Medical Society To the composition Of the
/ Linmeni employed by the celebrated ST.
John Long, which at one time, excited, no
small controversy with respect to it's imputed
virtues. II was known to most of the mem
bers, tina, OF the death Of that person, the Sc
cret Of The composition was sold for the cnor-
y nous sum OF TlO,000' (j0.OO0) He had
employed the Liniment pretty extensively
during the last year, and found the result
consequent on its application, perfectly as
founding The phenomena which follows
the use Of il are such as will nslonlsh the be-
holder. and are often deemed miraculous by
those who employ the remedy, and paradox
cal by many Of the profession. They were
|. The appearance OF greater degree OF
rcdness on one part OF the skin than another
when uniformly rubbCd-this peculiar red
spot being always directly in the neighbour
hood, and over the part where the disease is
| ocated.
9. On the continuation Of the rubbing for
some time. the oCzing of fluid from the sur
face, varying in color, the cu,iclc remaining
unbrnken.
3. The healing OF the disease under tho
continued action OF the Linlmen," Such is
the unanSwerable testimony in favor OF this
most important external remedy Its all
loo ( a..
mos, tedious and obstinate affections to which
the human frame is sublcct-and most tfi-
umphantly so, in all those internal. obscure
diseases, which DEFY alike the skill of the
physician and power OF medicine. 1t is by
the excitement of a new action In the cXha-
lent vessels Of the part affected. induced by
the application of This Iinimcn:, that the
cure is affected and the disease removed -
The continued application will, if persevercd
in, assuredlv produce peculiar redneSS d.
reciiy ouer the part affected, thus pointing on,
with unorring certainty the primary sea, OF
disease, and by continuing the rubbing, the
vl,alcd and morbid fluids will be seen to
ooze through the skin, and pass off insensi
bly, from the surface 10y the exhalent vessels
and hereby entirely eradicate tie cGuse Of the
disease. and restoring the part affected to its
usual health.
The following complaints are those in
which the Linmcnl of ST. John Long act
most conspicuously:
Reclamation. This mos, distressing dis
case, which is so universally prevalent, is ca
silly curee in shor, time by rubbing in q
few bottles oi the linimcnt.
i Patsy, OF the legs, arms, hands, or face
will be speedily restored TO action by thor.
oughlv rubbing with the nimont one hour a
a time, three times day.
| TIC Do'oreur. This most painful maady
may be totally cradicatcd by applying ST
John Longs Llniment.
| Ltrer Complaint, So tedious and pro,rac
ted in It's nature, wearing on, the patient by q
long gradual scene of suffering and sorrow
is soon alcvatcd by tho use of the lnimcnt
and when pcrscvcred in lis continued appli'
cation Is ultimately cured.
| White SEEDLINGS. These painful affections
are cured by this remedy without any of those
disastrous and nnscemly distortions which
always attend these affections, so long &C.
proach To the science Of medicine.
Shf JOINTS, Arc rendered supple and lin
Der by thoroughly rubbing IN the llnment
four or five times day.
Assesses, OF all kinds, are speedily brot'
to head, and if taken in season ate entirely
prevented
Drop'y IN the Chest or Heart, So cfcctu-
ally cured by daily and constant application
to the chest Of this invaluable remedy. In
all dTopscal diseases its effects are most as
tonlshinC
| Pans IN hc SIDE, Boci or Breast These
troublesome aflcc,ons,so tedious to be borne,
arc totally dssipaled by the use Of a single
| bottle.
Ayih,nG. This hitherto most invctcrate
complain,,is greatly relieved by daily rub
bng with the lInlmcn,. and il OF long stand
ING, is ultimately cured with constant rub
bling, and wearing next TO the chest a flannel
! cloth wet in the imminent.
| Bruises and SprdinS, However severe arc
immediately relieved, and all soreness and
stiffness removed.
N0rous Complaints, Arc Immediately
soothed and Quoted by the virtues Of this
remedy, and their tendency 10 return greatly
esscucd-and all Internal Swellings. of cv-
cry nature are banished like a charm, with
The operation Of this Imminent
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