Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-08-31
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BY reading the following affidavit. the public
will learn the origin rather where the recipe for
making the stuff tAey call Old DR. Jacob Town
sends Sarsaparilla came from-and will be able
to judge which is the genuine aud original, and
of the honesty of the men who are employed in
selling it as the original DR. Townsend's Sarsapa-
rlla. DR. s. P. Townsend was the original pro-.
prieor and inventor Of DR. Townsend's Sarsapa-
rilla, and his medicine has gained a reputation
that other remedy ever gained. He manufac-
tured over million of bottles the last year, and
is manufacturing at present 5000 bottles per day.
We use more Sarsaparilla and Yellow Dock in our
establishment each day than all the other Sarsa-
parIa manufacturers in the world. Principal of
fee, le6 Fulton street. aa- -.
head the A ffidaVit.
City and County of New York, ST.
William Armstrong of said city being duly
sworn. doth deposc and say that he is practical
Druggist and Chemist. That some time in the
latter part of May, or first of June, l84S, a man
by tho Of JaCUb Townsend, who at that time
! was book and pamphlet pedlar, called upon de
ponent at the house of Mr. Thompson, No ~ Hud-
son street, where deponent boarded, and requested
deponent to write him a recipe ty which to make
a Syrup of Sarsaparia. Dcponent further says,
that he became acquainted with said Townsend at
the office of Theodore Foster, Esq, book publish
er, with whom said Townsend dealt That said
Townsend had had frequent conversations with
deponent respecting the manufacture of an article
of SarsapariIla to be sold under the name of DR.
Jacob Townsend.
That said Townsend stated be was an old man
and poor, and was not tfor hard labor, and wish.
ed to make some money in order to live easy in
his old days, and that if Sarsaparilla under the
name of Townsend sold so well, and so much mo-
| ney was made 10y it, he could see no reason why
| he might not make something out of it too, (his
name being Townsend,) if he could get capable
person to prepare recipe and manufacture it fol
| him. Deponent in one of the conversations asked
said Townsend if he related to DR. S p Town.
send, to which he replied that he knew DR. s. p
would he down on him after he should commence
but that he did not for him, as he had formed
a copartnership with men who could furnish the
requisite amount of capital--and well prepa
red TO defend himself against any attack that nigh
be made on him.
Deponent further says that pursuant to the re-
quest of sad Jacob Townsend, he wrote recip,
for the manufacture of Syrup OF Sa,saparIla ana
gave it to him. Said Townsend observed that b,
wanted TO make specimen 10 exhibit TO his part
n-rs for their approval. as he wished to gratif,
them in every thing, as they furnished allthe cap
ital ;--said Townsend also told deponent that tht
bottles they were to use were to be of the same
size snd shape as DR. S. P.'s, and deponent at tn,
request of said Jacob Townsend went to the of1ic,
of DIR s. P. and procured one of his labels.
And deponent further says that he has been in
formed and verify believes The Syrup of Sarsapa
riIla sold as Old DR. Jacob Townsend's, is mad
:. after the recipe furnished by deponent to Jacol
Townsend. as aforesaid. @
And further deponent saith not.
; WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
|
G. s. Woodruff,
Mayor of the city of New York.
For sale in Wilmington. N. e.. by
VIM. H. LIPPITT,
Druggist & Chemist.
June l, lsi9--[3s-H