Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
THE ORIGINAL DlscovERER OF THE GENUINE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA.

Old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERIES OF TUE GENUINE
TOWNSEND'S SARSPARILLA.
THERE ARE A CLASS OF SPECTATORS
l. who being both ignorant and unprnciplcd
seize upon anything by which they can delude
the public and fill their own pockets. The
great Sarsaparilla root as a cure for all forms
OF diseases, has induced many of these men to
to attempt to palm off some compound which
they label as an extract of the pure Honduras
Sarsaparilla. The country has been flooded
with these compounds, and many have been in
duced to purchase them, but the only result has
been cruel disappointment. thin, washy
mess of stuff, cooked up without any regard to
the effect upon the patient can but bring down
upon the manufacturers the condemnation of a
deceived public.
One Of these Humbugs,
Which has had more extensive sale than most.
has Just exploded. We refer to that notorious
sour fermenting compound of S. P. Townsend's
Hehas been compelled to quit the business, and his
article is now thrown into the market at any
price to get rid of it.
IT any desires proof of this we only ask them
to step into any wholesale drug store and en-
9uire for 5 7. Townsend's Sarsaparilla The
day for creating a reputation for medicine by
newspaper putting and forged certificates, is
passed, and it is only those of real north which
can stand the test of time
Whilst this is the fate of most of the Sarsa
parilla Extracts,
Old Dr. Jac05 Toscascnds
Has gradually grown into favor with the pub
lie, and the sales have never been so large as at
the present time. To~meet with the demand
from the West the proprietors have been COM
PEELED to open 4ire<cA Office in this city, and
appoint a General Als. ut to facilitate their bus
mess transactions
We ask only One Trial.
The person who purchases a bottle of this
Sarsaparilla finds that he has honey syrup.
prepared by scientific man-in the manufac
ture OF which the highest knowledge of chem
stry, and the latest discoveries of the arts, have
all been brought into rcquisition.
Prepared in this way it is made the most
powerful agent in the
Cure for Innumerable Diseases.
And the reason why we hear concentrations
upon every side, from men, women and children.
II you have used ten, fifteen or twenty bot
ties OF Sarsaparilla, made by s. p Townsend
and others, and found no relief and even injury
draw not the unreasonable and unjust concln-
sion that the
Genuine Sarsaparila,
Prepared by Old DR. Jacob Townsend, is also
worthless, or similar article
GO TO headquarters
And we will ,carrantyou will derive more ben
eft from one bottle Of this
Pure, Concentrated and Unadule,utcd
Article,
Than from all the others which YOU have used
The proprietors of this Sarsaparilla having
been compelled by the unparalleled success
which has attended the sales in "The West"
to open branch office in Cincinnati, Ohio that
their cuStamars p,ay no t1v ,aJ 10
sire that the public should Distinctly under
stand that they are not connected in any way
with the manufacture of an article known as
5. +. IOUnSend'S Sarsapa,qlla.
We could gain no credit or advantage, moth
ing but loss, Indignation and wrath; from dis
appointed agents and purchasers by being
IDENTIFIED with him or his peculiar produc-
tons.
That 1t may be Known
What is thought of the true article in New
York, where both are manufactured, we invite
the attention of Dealers, and Consumers to the
following Card of the first Retail Druggists in
that City. 1t is doubly valuable coming from
this source-for it is only the retail dealers who
become acquainted with the character of med
icine.
CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
We, the undersigned, physicians and drug
gists of New York, Brooklyn and Williams
burg, having seen IN advertisement addressed
to us and Others who sell Sarsaparilla by S. p
Townsend. which is calculated to bring us and
our business into reproach, feel called upon to
state our personal views of the real merits of
hetwo Townsends Sarsaparilla. Ofthe claims
preferred by the parties to the original Sarsa-
parilla we have nothing to do, and leave them
to settle that matter between themselves But
since We are called "swindlers," and branded
with the declaration of being willing ''to COM
m tnn frn f,., \
no honor, and should not be trusted" we feel
that we ought to give the reason why we prefer
to sell Old DIR, Jacob Townsends Sarsaparila
to Mr.. 5. Z. Townsend's, and leave the public
to Judge whether we are "deceivers and swim
dlers," and not to be trusted by y doing.
First,
our experience and observation have satisfied
us that the Old Doctors Sarsaparlla possesses
more medical power and virtue than S, p
lownsends, and the testimony of the public
would seem to be the same, and we always
make 1T matter of conscience and duty when
two articles bearing the same name and pur-
porting to cure the same disease are in market
to state that which we consider the best.
The Fact
that S. P Townsend's Sarsaparila has greatly
soured, fermented and exploded the bottles,
thereby giving great ti>faction to our Gus.
toners, has influenced us in our preference of
the oid Doctors preparation. We do not feel
ourselves called upon to decide the true merits
OF either article as standard preparations, but
when asked by our customers for our opinions
which webelieve under all circumstances to be
the best we should not hesitate in giving our
preference in favor of Old DIR. Jacob Town
sends. With these views we leave the public
to decide If we are not justified in giving the
Old Doctors preparation that preference which
1t seems to deserve as medicinal compound,
as well as the choice of the people so uniyer.
sally manifested in its favor
We have given the names of
Sixty Druggists,
among whom are
Slrteen educated Physicians
all disinterested persons, and who of all the
world besides are best qualified to Judge of the
merits Of medicine and who,
Nerer haze and neuey uiH
recommend any article unless they prove it to
be good, now 49,
Voluntarily girc
their testimony in favor of Old Dr Jacoh,s Cav