Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-05-20
Od'h before The Mayor in 1874.
State of New York:
(ttty opd Copnty Of Now Work -

! City and County OF New Ork,
! IL 81 G. BENJAMIN SMITH, within named
being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is a
citizen of the United States and resides in the ci.
ty of New York and that he is the original inven-
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, NJ d
Sworn before me, this l4th day of June, ls44
JAMES HARPER,
MaVor 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, 1874, 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,
Commissioner of Patents.
| THE ABOVE CONFIRMED =!
The following certificate is from the first Drug
gists and others in New York, which shows in
vented Sugar Coating in ls43, before which time
Sugar Coating was never heard of
G. BENJAMIN SMITH, MD
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 q Co ITO Broadway and 10 Astor House
Israel Randolph NJ d sc Liberty-street
Horace Euerett, Sc Hudson-street
John Castree, 81 Hudson street. And also to
Gen G w Sanford, II Warren-street, N Y, and
Also, hundreds of agents
G Benjamin Smith. III D-Dear sir: l believe
you were the first by about year, to make and
introduce Sugar Coated Pills, and are following
your business with honorable and praseworty ex-
ertions Yours A SHERMAN, NJ d
LOG, Nassau-street n Y
Important Facf-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 inventor of the
Sugar Coated Pills. We are prepared to supply
dealers at the New York price
Robinson, Peter q Carey, 492 Main street
J S Morris q Co 46I do
Rupert q Liadenberger, 5lI do
George Ldpping q Co 7s Fourth street.
Bull d Alden, 81 do
The danger Of being deceived is now apparent;
as DIR. 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
person in thatiplace losing his life from
the effects of the counterfeit Sugar Coated Pills.
Also, gentleman in Louisville, KY, was seized
Win VlOieW vomiting dlteI tn6lr use.
Get the genuine or get none, and see that q
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 Chiffon, N D, Chemist
New York, July 80, 1916
State of New-York, L.
City and County of New-York, s.
Personally appeared before noe DIR G Benjamin
Smith, and made oath that the statement OF Doct
Chiffon above is true and that these Pills do not
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 before me this 18th day of Aug D l845
w T HAYEMEYER, Mayor
(Prom Messrs Post g. Willis of Rochester, N.Y.
Your Improved Indian Vegetable Sugar Coated
Pills 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 more of yours than all others
put together Yours truly Post d WHis
Principal Office l79 Greenwich ST., large brick
block, n Y. Price 25 cents a box.
Agents in Monroe Co.
Schoch & Spering, Stroudsburg.
Brodhead & Brothers, Duiotsburg.
Jno. Marsh, Fennersyille
Daniel Brown, Chesnuthi
~ And sold throughout the United States and
tanada. may 30, lo47
VfoLINS AND FLUTES.
Al from $3.50 TO $50, for sale by
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