The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-02
Dlt. nROIlr GIss, MEDICIN Es,

| HTNIIKE those Patent Remedies which
~ claim by one thing to cure all diseases, each
specific idiopathic complaint with its train Of symp-
| tomato affections. sa Nff 13kt4t
These medicines have been il, use many years, and
had been long before any Of the patent medicines
now advertised so generally as Pills, Panaceas, Ex-
tracts, Syrnps, de-, were known, and had repute-
ton unsurpassed by any other, IL 10 70 be hoped,
therefore, that those wetrled remedies, the natnred
results OF nearly thirty yearB experience and obser
yation of their mastery influence in the cure Of dis
ease win meet with that attention which their value
their nestmabe importance TO the afflicted, demand
Their names and uses are as follows:
i DIR. BROTHERS. ANODYNE PILLS!
This is powerful anodyne, and is sure to relieve
pain when all other means fail but should only be
given in urgent cases. and when no relief can be OBJ
tained by other means Exceedingly valuable in Fits
DR.. BROTHERS. STRENGTHENING PLASTER.
This is used whenever a strengthening plaster is
wanted. It seldom or never fails to afford relief
DR.. BROTHERs, IRRITATING PLASTER.
This is one Of the most valuable counterirritants
by being applied over the parts, 1t quickly relieves
acute and chronic pains in the side and chest and
Deafness, dullness Of hearing, and is one of the
very best remedies for all diseases OF the spine, and
| Of the head or brain. Price Is cents.
DIR. BROTHERS. FEVER AND AGuE POW \
These Powders possess strong tonic anti-febrile
and anti-bilious properties and will be found SOW
ereign remedy for Fever and Ague or lntefmittent
Fever in all It's forms and stages, and will rot, like
other remedies employed for this disease in the least
degree njure the constitution 1t has been employed
for many years in very many severe cases. and has
given the most unqualified satisfaction 70 those who
have used it having performed many extraordinary
DR.. BROTHERS. ExPECTORANT AND ANTI
SPASMODIC DROPS. t49
These Drops are stimulant and expectorhnt, and
have an immediate effect in relieving Whooping
Cough Group or Hives, Astha, Inflammation Of the
Lungs, and in all cases where there is dlihcuty OF
breathing; also, in Epilepsy, Peurisy, Consumption
and common Fits s@6 $500 45fB ta
/ DIR. BROTHERS. BLACK OR HEALING SALVE.
This Salve seldom never fails TO benefit or cure
Ulcers Cuts Sore Nipples, Burns, and sores OF all
kinds 1t will be found excellent in every case where
/ a healing salve is needed. If there is inflammation,
first reduce it by the application of apoultice then
| wash the ulcer or sore with warm water and CASTLE
soap and apply the Salve. This salve also excel
lent for Corns for veneria scrofuous, stulous and
all other ulcers. Nothing better can be found Price
Or. BROTHERS. VEGETABLE ANTI-BILIoUsi
i PILLS.
These Pills are made Of the roots Of the most val
liable medicinal plants and are possessed Of stmu-
lang detergent cleansing properties and are also
complete substitute for mercury and other drastic
purgatves operating in almost all cases without grl
ping They promote healthy secretions OF the sto,
i mach. liver and intestines removing bilious and
morbid accumuations OF matter, thereby renewing
these organs, and restoring their tone Hence they
are invaluable in cases of Dyspepsia or indigestion
Disease of the Bowels Costiveness, Pains in the Ste
MACH Side, and in the Abdomen, Fever, or Determi-
nation of Blood TO the Head. &C. They act also on
the urinary organs, producing natural action and
discharge, and they will therefore De foSnq o. Ine
Gravel, Suppression Of Urine, DC. In Short they
win prove inest.mable in any disease where mild
SAFE and thorough evacuent OF purgatve IS required
and substitute Of superior quality and efficacy Tor
al Pills recommended purgatives. Price % cents
| INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING DIR. BROTHERS.
PULM0NIC SYRUP. hot I.
For Coa.ohs, Colds, Consumption, Splitting Of
Blood, Pain in the Breast, dc.
This Syrup has been extensively used in the pri-
vate practice of the original proprietor ior many
years and its virtues have been fully tested in various
diseases of the lungs and chest 1t promotes expec
toration alays the cough gives tone and strength to
the system and where the patient is not too lar re-
duced will effect cure. 1t has repeatedly proved
eficacious when all other means have failed. Being
prepared In very concentrated state, and entirely
from vegetables, it may be taken, not only without
danger TO the system, but with good prospect OF
| speedy relief and permanent benefit have known
this medicine to where there seemed TO be
| no ground for hope whatever. Price II.
DIR. BROTHERS. RHEUMATIC LIQUID. !,
| This compound is admirably calculated 10 cure
Rheumatism, Sprains, Contractions Of the Tendono,
| White Swengs Ague in the Face and in the Breasts,
Neuralgia, Spinal Irrations, Pains and Soreness, or
Bruises in any part of the body 1t is also equally
rood for Mumps Quinsy Sore Throat, and for Paral-
loss OF tne ube Oh tue iiHuS
IN childbirt or from any other cause. This liquid
ia medicine in the highest reputation with these
who know il by using II on their own persons and
families, and is certainly not surpassed BY any OF the
lniments, opodeldocs, or other preparations for
Rheumatism, &c. Price rs cents.
| DR. BROTHERS NERVOUS PILLS.
For Neuralgia and Nervous Diseases
This is very valuable Pin in all cases Of Nervous
Irritation Restlessness and pain arising from an
feebled or shattered state of the nervous system IL
"a excellent in Mysteries, and in all resulting
from arrangements Of the Uterine functions or fe
male complaints PTioe % w cent; pownEp
This preparation is designed 10 remove the differ
emit kinds OF from the system, whether in the
stomach, the small the large intestines; as the
pin, tape, and common worms. II not only acts as
yermifuge, but also ceanses and strengthens the
stomach and bowels, arrests fever alays irritation,
and is surpassed by other vermifuge in existence.
Price so cents.
DIR. BROTHERS. ANTI-DYSPEPTIC AND TONIC
PILLS.
These Pills are composed of the most valuable
tices which can be found in the vegetable Ndteria
Kedica for Dyspepsia and also for the removal Of
all complaints Immediately arising from or connected
with Indigestion, Gastric Intestinal Debility and
Derane cement such as Loss of Appetite Sourness Of
the Stomach, Flatuence, Nausea, Heat and Burning
Of the Stomach and Bowels Dizziness, Water-brash,
Headache, Palpitation Of the Heart, Congh, Pain in
the Breast Habitual Costyeness, its opposite Di
arrhea Female DISTINCTIONS Torpor Of The Liver or
| Bowels Cholc Pains, General Debility of Body and
| Depression Of Mind These Pills operate mildly on
he stomach and bowels, cleansing and imparting to
them tone end energy; and removing those obstruc-
tons or causes which induce arrangement and de-
biliiy in the digestive organs, and which produce
that long train of complaints which accompany dys-
pepsia. They have been prescribed in thousands Of
cases by their original proprietor in his private prac
tce, and have met with such marked and surprising
success, as 10 be valued above price by those who
best know them, and who have witnessed in their
own persons families their sovereign efficacy in
curing the Diseases for which they recommended.
Price IS cents.