Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20
NO QUACKERY!
PRE- C0TT & LANTz'
f AMILY M EDICIN E s.,

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TN presenting these preparations to the public
l. the proprietors are aware of the prejudice
which thew must expect to encounter. The coun
try is deluged with guack nostrums, each claimin!
| to be the ne plus ultra-the medicine of all medi
ciues. and are pushed into notice by the aid 0
printer's ink, with zeal worthy of better cause
Notwithstanding all that has been said and the es
saws written against their use by the profession
and out of the profession. Indeed SO prevalent ha
become the mania for quackery, that recent wrl
ter man of eminence in the medical profession
strongly advises that the subject be let alone. 81
exists - saws he, Sin every walk and occupation
of life. by the exercise of which men procur
bread.o and thinks it time wasted to endeavor
stem the tide. :.
We have long since thought that the only ell
fectua method Of counteractlng this strong curfen
of ouackery is to place in the hands OF the peopl
regular Medicines, prepared in accordance VIII
the rules laid down by the different colleges 0
Pharmacy.
| When our prairies and mountains catch on nre
and the inhabitants behold the devouring elemen
sweepino towards their devoted homes, what d.
thew do? Do they vainly endeavor to stop it
nrogress by throwing few buckets of water upoI
liz? By no means! They build up counter-6re
which rush forth to meet the approaching torren
of fame, and by exhausting its food, put stop t
its rayages, or turn il out of its course. Now Thu
is precisely what we are trying to do. The cou',
Ter fire which we are kindling consists in present
| ing to the public, Medicines, which are prepared
according to the laws of sclence-from formulate
given by the United States Pharmacopeia, excep
in two or three instances, where they were obtain
ed from regular physicians of high standing In the
medical profession. They are prepared from thu
best of drugs, under the suPerintende1ce OF reg
ular physician.
! For testimonials of their efficacy in the treat
| ment of the various diseases for which they are re
commended, ,oe ,oould refer 10 the 1hote nledica
profession throughout the ,oorld. We bring for
ward no certificates from obscure individuals, sta
ting that they have been cured OF all manner o.
incurable diseases. deeming it an insult to the In
telligence of the community to try to palm oil such
stuff upon them. Ifthese medicines are humbugs
then medical science is humbug.
| N. B. Pamphlets treating of the various DIS
eases for which these medicines are applicable
may be had of any of our agents gratultousy.
COMPOUND CATHARTlC PILLS
These Pills are very brisk in their action; acting
briskly on the stomach, liver and bowels-carry'
ing off all the unhealthy secretons. and promoting
healthy flow of bile. They are uneequalled
where a strong impression is necessary to be made
upon the system, as in all bilious attacks, levers
or where the stomach is disordered, attended with
head. ache. In sections of the country where te-
yer and ague prevail, they will prevent this dis
ease by keeping the liver in healthy action, by oc-
casionally dose. The recipe by which they are
| Il Co. he g
and they have been in use by the medical profess
sion for many wears. Price IS cents per box.
COOPER'S .AyNTEDYSPEPTIC PILLS.
| These Pills are mild and safe purgatve.-
They act mildly upon the liver, stomach and bow
els. They are emnently calculated to correct the
stomach by removing all foul secretions. Given
in connection with Stoughton's Btters, they form
the best remedy for Dyspepsia. The formula was
obtained of distinguished Virginia physician, by
whom and by many others they have been used
with great success Price IS cents per box.
FLUID EXTRACT OF SARsAPARILLA.-Ths ar
ticle is superior to the Syrup, from the fact that it
is in highly concentrated state, and not liable to
be injured by any change of climate. 1t contains
much larger quantity of the Sarsaparlla than
the Syrup-a pint of this being equal to two quarts
| of the Syrup This medicine is prepared accord
inc to the u. S. Pharmacopela. 1t is eminently
useful in cases of broken down constitutions, We
nerial diseases, all impurities of the blood, Scrof-
Ia, Chronic Rheumatism, General Debility, and
ali cases where mercury has been too freely used
Price ST. 90 per bottle.
DR.. Munroe', Cough .Mizt,re.-For the cure
of coughs, colds, bronchitis. &c. Price Is cents
CoMpouNp SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY.-For
the cure of Coughs, Bronchitis. relief Of Coasunp-
lion and other Pulmonary affections.
| Many of the preparations sold under the name
of Wild Cherry, contain not particle OF the cher
nv but are mixtures of other Ingredients nearly
quite destitute of the remedial qualities of the
Wild Cherry. This Syrup is warranted to be
manufactured from the Prunus Pirginiana, oil
Wild Cherry, and to possess all the virtues Of that
valuable medicine. In all pulmonary affections il
is an excellent remedy. Price 50 cents.
Dichen's Piles Ointment. -1'his is safe and
effectual remedy for this painful complaint Price
25 cents per box.
of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint. Loss of Appetite,
General Weakness, SC. These Bitters are pure
ly vegetable, containing no mercury or any other
mineral. Prepared according to the U. S. p
Price 50 cents.
This is decidedly the best Eye Water in use. II
has been used for many years by the best physi-
clans, and is recommended by all writers upon the
diseases of the Eye. 1t was favorite remedy
with Professor Cleveland of Bowdoin College
Maine, whose name it bears, and who says oft
SIT is the best eye water have ever SEEM" Price
IS cents.
| Dr.. PROCIOR'S WORM MIXTURE
This is the surest and safest remedy for worms
Ii is warranted purely vegetable; is pleasant It
take, and does not require nauseous dose of Gas
tor Oil to be given to carry it off, as it possesses
purgatve powers, and will not injuFe the child BY
remaining on the stomach. Price Is cents.
HOOPER'S FEMALE PILLS.-Amons
the patent nostrums which are paraded for tn,
cure of all manner of diseases, none seem adapted
to that class of diseases peculiar to the female
These pills are no invention of our own, but have
been used by the medical profession for many
wears, with the greatest success in the treatmen
of these diseases. Each box contains rs pills.
Price ST. 90 per box. Ror particulars see ou
pamphlet called 1.-The Females Medical Advi
SER" which may be had of our agents gratis, ant
which treats of these diseases, their symptoms
treatment, &c.
| DR.. ]. S. BENNET's VEGETABLE SARsApARtL
LA PILLs.-These Pills are purely vegetable; are
safe and mild purgative destitute of those acrit
qualities which are so Objectionable in most O
Pills in use-many of which are so irritating te
the bowels, that they often do more harm than
good, and sometimes do irreparable mischief
These Pills are not only an excellent family med
icine as purgative; but they are unsurpassed as
Great Purifier Of the Blood, thus laying the axe
at the root of the evil. For all diseases dependen,
on bad state of the blood, such as Scrofula, all
eruptions of the skin, as letter, Salt Rheum. <.
rysipelas, &c. Each box contains 40 pills. Price
% cents.
DLaRRHEA CORDLAL.-For the cure o.
Diarrhea, Dysentery. Cholera Morbus, &c. Price
| SO cents.
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