The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-08-24
P erry avis
Y EGE TABLE PAIN KILLER,
TO THE pATROES OF

InWING to the large amount of Counterfeit
~ Pain Killer put up and sold genuine
hy unTrncipcd men We have been Obliged to
, resort to very expensive measures to project
ourselves pecuniarliv, und the public from great
injury, buying and using their worthless coun-
torfeits.-Ihc comparative plain and simple
style III which our Pain Killer has been pus up
has mads it very ensy for those disposed. 10
initiate 1t very successfully. far AZ ita exter.
nal appearance, in etylo of bottle, label an,i
color OF the article; but we need not hny that
| tho compound is miserable. filthy production,
| an'' calculated to do great injury to those who
| might use it with confidence that they have
, been accustomed to Use the genuine Pain Kill
lcr. Parties whose business il is to counterfeit
, valuable preparations, do it in SO secret man.
ner that it ID almost useless to attempt to pun
ish them by legal measures. as it is difficult.
and We might say impossible to bring proof
homo to them.
Considering The great difficulty in protecting
ourselves and the public by prosecuting parties,
"'e nave hecn to very great expense in get
ting up finely executed
STEEL ENGRA VED LABEL,
for our bottles. We also attach to our bottles
! steel engraved Note Of hand. which we issue
as our obligation. and TO counterfeit which is
| held to be forgery by the laws of the United
states, and which parties will not dare attemp.
to do The great cxpcnse attending the get.
ting up and printing of these labels will pre-
vent the attempt to counterfeit thus securing
to the public that the article they purchase is
the genuine Perry Davis Pain Killer, manu-
| factured by Perry Davis & Son. sole proprie.
| tors
| The Pain Kllcr will be put in a new style
! of panel bottle. with the word-
Davis Vegetable Pain Killer,
blown in the Glass. We have discontinued
the use Of tho 311 cents bottles, and now put
up only four sizes, viz: at l2i, rs, so cents
and 81 90 per bottle
We have also a very fine engraving on
Stone, for the Box labels. specifying the con
tents Of tho box, where and by whom manu-
| factured, DC We have also added to our nam
Phlet of directions and certificates. q cover
beautifully finished, presenting Oh the frs,
page very excellent likeness Of Perry Davis
the original inventor Of the Pain Killer The
bottle labels, and one label on ench box ha:
aloo a correct likeness of Perry Davis, which
1T will be impossible to counterfeit successfully
We have beon to tllis expense. that the pub
lie might have perfect confidence that they
were getting the genuine article when they
buy bottle as above described. To those who
have so long used and proved tho merits o
our article VIC would say that we shall con
tinue to prepare our Pain Killer Of the bes
and purest materials and that il shall be ever,
| way worthy Of their appreciation as family
medicine. PERRY DAVIS l. SON. .
Proridence r. l., July lst, 1855.
cS- The Pain Killer is soil by WARD
LAW LYON, Abbeville CAREY d. GA
REf, Cokeshnry; w. F. PRATT & Co., New
berry, 2. A. WILHlTE d; Co and |. W. TAY.
LOR, Anderson: SIMONS. RUFF d. Co. nn6
GlNDRAT d DC Moan, Charleston; and by
Druggists and Medicine Dealers generally
July 81, 1885. IL Sin