Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-08-12
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Oath before the Mayor in 1871
State of New York:

OGlH OejOIc tHe u0yOT IN ! OH.
State of New York:
City and County of New York,
r. 81 G.. BENJAMIN SMITH, within named,
being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he Is
citizen of the United States, and resides in the C-
ty of New York: and that he is the original inven
tor of Sugar Coated Pills" and that to his know-
edge or belief sugar Coated" Pills had never been
manufactured or sold by any person before, and
that the statements contained in the within
true G. BENZ. SMITH, NJ ID
Sworn before me, this 1lth day of June, 1914.
JAMES HARPER.
Mayor Of The City>of New York.
The above was sent to Washington with our
specification and application for Patent. The
following is the reply
Patent Office
Received this 18th day Of June, 1914, from DIR.
G. Benjamin Smith, the fee of $50 paid on his ap-
plcation for Patent for Pill Coated with su-
gar Fl L ELLSWORTH,
Commissioner Of Patents.
THE ABOVE CONFlRMED!!!
The following certificate is from the first Drug
gists and others in New York, which shows in
vented Sugar Coating in 1s43 before which time
Sugar Coating was never heard of
G. BENJAMIN SMITH, NJ d
New York, June 26th. 1914
We, the undersigned, never saw or heard of 'Su-
gar Coated Pills. until Dr. Benjamin Smith man.
ufactured and exhibited them TO us about year
since.
Rushton d Go 10 Broadway and 10 As,or House
Israel Randolph N ID Sc Libertv-street
Horace EUereH sc Hudson street
John Castree, 81 Hudson street. And also to
Gen G w Sandl0rd IL Warren-street, n Y, and
Also, hundreds of agents
G Benjamin Smith. Nj D-Dear sir | believe
you were the first by about a year, 10 make and
tod foil ipr
your business with honorable and praseworty ex-
ertions Yours A SHERMAN III d
106, Nassau street, n y
Important Fact--We the undersigned, whole
sale Druggists in Louisville, Kentucky, are salts
fed from the information can obtain, that DIR.
G Benjamin Smith is the original inventor of the
Sugar Coated Pills. We are prepared to supply
dealers at the New York price
| Robinson, Peter d Carey, 1872 Main street
J S Morris d Co 46l do
Rupert d Lindenberger, 5lI do
George Lapping d Co 10 Fourth street
| Bull d Alden, 81 do
The danger of being deceived is now apparent;
as Dr. Smiths Pills have become very popular
throughout the country, mtaors have sought TO
palm off worthless stuff with coating of sugar
to cover up most dangerous compound
DIR. Crumbecker, of Wheeling, Va, says that a
person in that place came near losing his life from
the effects of the counterfeit Sugar Coated Pills
Also, gentleman in Louisville, Ky, was seized
with violent vomiting after their use.
Get the genuine or get none, and see that G
BENJAMIN Smith is written with pen on the bot
tom of each box
DIR. CHILTON'S EVIDENCE
Some of DIR Smiths opponents have circulated
the report, that the astonishing cures these pills
have made, are attributable to mercury but the
first Chemist in New York, after minute chem
ical examination, gives the following
have analysed box OF Doctor Smiths Sugar
Coated Indian Vegetable Pills, and find that they
do not contain mercury in any form
James r ChHion, VI d, Chemist
New York, July 30, lS45
State of New-York,
City and County of New York,
Personally appeared before me DR. G Benjamin
Smith, and made oath that the statement of Doct
| Chiffon above is true and that these Pills do no,
contain any injurious substance, but they are en-
tirely composed of vegetable properties; and fur
ther. that he is the inventor of Sugar Coated
! Pills. q BENJAMIN SMITH
Sworn be fore me this 18th day of Aug D Is45
| w f HAYEMEYER, Mayor
,tFrom Messrs. Post & Willis, of Rochester, N.Y)
! Your Improved Indian Vegetable Sugar Coated
Pills are very popular here, particularly among the
higher classes. Clergymen and others have used
them, and think them decidedly preferable to any
other pills. We sell of yours than all others
put together. Yours truly Post d WHhs
Principal Office l79 Greenwich ST., large brick
/ block, n Y. Price % cents box.
Agents in Monroe Co.
Theodore Schoch, Stroudsburg.
Brodhead & Brothers, Dutotsburg.
Jno Marsh, Fennersville.
Daniel Brown, Chesnuhll
G. And sold throughout the United States anC
/ Canada. NAV 90 IS47
NT0LINs AND FLUTES.