Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-12-26
Glorious news
TO THE AEELIcTEp!

DR. JNO. F. SI1ICKELs & cos. FAMILY
II MEDICINES. In prescntin those prepR-
ratiOns to The public the proprietors, arc aware
of the prcjudicoS which they must expect TO en-
counter. The country is dcluged with quack
noStruIns, each claiming to be the nc plus ultra
the medicine ofull medicinoS-and are pushed
into notice by the MD OF printers ink, with n
zeal worthy Of better cause notwith standing all
that has boon said and the essays written against
their use by the profession, and ont of the pro-
tcssion. Indeed SO prevalent has become the
mani" for quackery, that IL recent writer, Il man
of cminence in the medical profession strongly
advises that the subj be let alone. sit oXistS,"
says he, g in every walk and occupation of life
by the exercise Of which men procure BREAD
and thinks it time wasted to cndcavor to stem
the tide.
We have long since thought that tho only CT
fGctuNl method of countcructing this strong cur
rent of quackery was to place i'll the hands of tho
people, regular medicines, prepared in accordance
with the rules of pharmacy.
When prairicS and mountains catch fire,
and tho inhabitants behold the dcvourinE Gle
mcnt sweeping towards their devoted Ii JmeS,
what do they do! DO they vainly cndenvor to
stop its progress by throwing II few buckets Of
water upon it! BY no mcaus! They build up
counter fires which rush forth to meet the Ap-
preaching torrent of flame, and by cXhnnsting
its food, put stop to its ravageS, or turn It out
Of its course. Now this is precisely what We are
trying to do. The cOunter-hrc which VIC arc
indling, consists in presenting to the public me
dicincs which are prepared according to the
IT,. 80 ~, ,,oo Of r,Ir,,Inr IL, si,rn
~. a. ti,nn;I tIIir li;r,n,. ~ tLc trnut
mont ~ +Ln vnr;ous L;smns.s T,r ;vLirL they are
rI.comn,rn,IcJ we woI,,J rrtcr to xii that have
nvor ,,snI of tknn, We br;n., forward no crrti-
hcutes from obsure individuals, stating that
they have he N cured of all manner Of incurablc
discusses. dccillinv it all insult to the Intelligence
of the community to try IL palm oil such stuff
upon them. II these medicines are IL humbug
then medical science is humhug.
TIE ERrESD or TIE AFFLICTED, OR
t1hnnIr:,,;c 3n,hrocuiion.
l. confidently recommended to nvalids as I'M
surpassed by any known preparation for the
cure OF Spl,inS. Old Sores, and swelling of all
kinds. lnc1L it has no superior where an out
warl application is necessary but its most ger
teetly 1h"Ec"! power appear" 10 DO over an H.
GERS, anu Gfollc cases OF Nte"i''IS"' nv ma
resisted all othHr re!nt1lG' ior He"ISt ~ nvrca
hMVHS pee" SHOWN 70 '' c'en o,leI ~ Wy :"
OF ei@nt So'ls. ~ - - ,,',,l
Of the following d<'a"e5 IN animals vZ:Ci?St"'n-
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