Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-07-22
Oath before the Mayor IN 1874
State of New York: .,

City and County of New York,
H. 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 lhven-
tor of "Sugar Coated Pills. and that to his knowl
edge or belief Sugar Coated Pills had never been
manufactured or sold by any person before, and
that the statement, contained in the within are
true G. BENZ. SMITH, II ID
Sworn before NE, this l4th day of June, 1874.
JAMES HARPER,
Mayor of the City of New York.
The above was sent to Washington with our
specification and application for a Patent The
Patent Office
Received this 18th day Of June, 1914, from Dr.
G. Benjamin Smith, the fee of $50, paid on his ap-
plication for Patent for Pill Coated with su-
gar Ii l. ELLSWORTH,
Commissioners of Patents.
THE ABOVE CONFIRMEDH
The following certificate is from the first Drug
gists and others in New York, which shows in
vented Sugar Coating in l643, before which time
Sugar Coating was never heard of
G. BENJAMIN SMITH, N d
New York, June 26th, 1914
We, the undersigned, never saw or heard OF 'Su-
gar Coated Pills. until Dr G Benjamin Smith man.
ufactured and exhibited them TO US about year
since.
Rushton d Co llO Broadway and 10 A s,or House
Israel Randolph, NJ d sc Libertv-street
Horace EUereH, s6 Hudson-street
John Castree 81 Hudson street. And also to
Gen G W Sanford, I2 Warren street, n Y, and
Also, hundreds of agents
G Benjamin Smith, NJ D-Dear sir: believe
you were the first by about year, TO make and
Introduce Sugar Coated Pills. and are following
your business with honorable and pralseworty ex-
ertions Yours A SHERMAN, III d
lo6, Nassau-street,
Important Fact--We, the undersigned, whole
sale Druggists in Louisville, Kentucky, are salts
fed from the information we can obtain, that DR..
G Benjamin Smith is the original invertor of the
Sugar Coated Pills. We prepared so supply
dealers at the New York price
Robinson, Peter d Carey, 492 Main street
! S Morris q Co 46I do
Rupert d Lindea5erger, 5lI DO
George Lapping & Co ~ 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, imitators have sought to
palm off worthless stuff with a coating of sugar
to cover up most dangerous compound
Dr. 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
BENJAMIN Smith is written with pen on the bot
tom of each box
DIR. CHILTON'S EVIDENCE
Some of DR. 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
ica 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 Chiffon, NJ d, Chemist
New York, July 30, ls45
State of New-York. L.
! Personally appeared before me DIR G. Benjamin
Smith, and made oath that the statement of Doct
Chiffon above is true and that these Pills do moi
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 fore me this 18th day of Aug. A D ls45
w + HAVEMEYGR, Mayor
(From Messrs. Post s. Willis, of Rochester N.Y.
Your Improved Indian Negetaole Sugar Coate;
Pills are very popular here, 10. tculary among tn
higher classes. ClergyneD and others have use4
them, and think then, decidedly preferable TO an
other pills. We sell more of yours than all other
put together Yours truly Post d Willis
Principal Once l79 Greenwich ST., large brio
block, n Y. Price 25 cents box
Agents in Monroe Co.
Theodore Schoch, Stroudsburg.
Brodhead &, Brothers, Dutotsburg
| Jno Marsh, Fennersville
Daniel Brown, Chesnuthll.
CTA And sold throughout the United States all
canada. 20, 1S47
NIOLrNs AND FLUTES.
Al from 81 so TO $3.50, for sale by
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