Des Arc citizen., 1859-10-19
S 26 900
 TO THE MOUNT VERNON FUND.

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 TO THE
 MOUNT VERNON FUND.
 We propose to the medical faculty and manufacturers of medicine throughout the United States to raise the sum of twenty five thousand dollars for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Fund, by trial of skill in the cura- tive art, under the following stipulations, and to which we pledge ourselves, heirs and as- signs, to be governed, and to fully discharge the same:
 l. We propose to test the qualities, medci- nal virtues and curative eficacies of our sys- tenn of treatment of disease with our Railways Ready Relief, (Regulating Pills) and Reno- vating kesolvent, against all other treatments or medicines employed for the cure of the sick, either under the supervision of physicians of the regular practice, or the medication of Medicines manufactured as specialties, com Tnonly called patent medicines, in given number of cases. and if our Ready Relief, Re- solvent and Regulating Pills do not prove the most eficacious and successful in the treat Of the said disases in which they are employed, and more speedily and etfectually cure the pa- tients than the medicine and treatment of our opponents, we will pay over to the Treasurer of the Mount Vernon Fund the sum of twenty five thousand dollars, on or before the 1st day of Janfaty, 1860. on condition that those who accept our challenge will pay the same amount, on or before the above date, if our remedies prove victorious in this trial of skill
 We invite all physicians within the United States, either in hospitals or private practice, to compete with us in testing their system of medical treatment, against the eficacies of our three remedies--the Ready Relief, Renovatng ResoIvent and Regulating pills-and we give to any physician who desires, the trial to be made in public, the privilege of selecting any hospital in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, New Orleans, St, Lou is, Cincinnati, or Chicago, in which said hospitals one-half of the patients are to be given over to our charge, and subject only to the treatment of such of our Three Remedies as we may deem appropriate for the nature of the disease of said patient; the remaining half to be under the charge only of any three phy. sicians that may be selected for the same.
 2. We invite all pill manufacturers to a test of the curative virtues of their pills against the medicinal efficacy of Railways Regulating Pills in the treatment of all dis eases for which they recommend their pills as possessing superior and extraordinary vir- tue.
 There are several spirited, lberal-miDded and skilful gentlemen engaged in the manu- facture and sale of pills who have not only realized great wealth, but have been highly successful in curing the sick with their pills. The most successful and popular of these pills, uOWttcFs are tndue dIlST tue recipe CI u EeH- teman who flourshed about 10S years since and as medical science has progressed rapidly sdnring the present century in other branches. we see no reason why great revolution and improvement should not take place in the manufacture of pills.
 For ourselves, we know that we have made | the greatest improvement in the art of com pounding pills, and that our Radway's Regu- | lating Pills are the best, most perfect. thor ongh, mild and effectual medicine in the form of pills known to the world; and, as an evil dence Of their superiority, we earnestly invite the learned, skillful and celebrated grandson of the noble patriarch of 1753. as well as oth- or pill manufacturers, to public test of their medicines against Railways Regulating Pills, plcdging ourselves to use only half the num- Der of our Regulating Pills in any disease, however severe, that are used by our oppo- nents.
 3 We invite and challenge physicians, and all others. to produce lotion, liniment, or other preparation that will relieve or stop pain. and protect those exposed to the insd- uous influences of malaria against its effects, either in the form of fevers, cholera, dysen- terry. croup and other diseases incidental to malarous poisons, with the same speed and efficacy as Railways Ready Relief. If there is a remedy in the known world that will ease mankind of the excruciating tortures of pain, either acnte or infamatory, or caused by ex- ternal or internal injuries or internal derange- ments, as speedily, etfectually and with as much safety to the general health of the sys- tenn, as Railways Ready Relief, the public are entitled to the information; and if so proved on fair trial, we will cheerfully withdraw our remedy and pay the forfeit.
 4 We invite all physicians, laymen and others, to produce medicine for the effectual cure of chronic, scrofulous and constitutional diseases. against Railways Renovating Resol- uo h.,,. 1.s,. &J~1 have been established in the system, or through how many generations it may have run whether the disease is syphilis, bronchitis, consumption, ulcers, levers, sores, scorbutic eruptions, fits, any other disease transmsi- bIe from sire to son-we invite and challenge all inhaling physicians, homoeopathists, allo- pathists, and patent medicine manufacturers, to trial of skill against our Renovating Re- Resolvent. We do not deem 1t necessary to make an apology in publicly giving out this challenge. It is well known fact that, as society. there is no body or class of men so illiberal in their sympathies and opinions in medical matters as that obnoxious clique that custom calls regular physicians.o { For these past ten years we have called in vain upon this medical oligarchy to give us fair trial to test our remedies--in the hospit- als and private practice under their superyi- l sion-and if our remedies were found worthy to receive their inducements. As the com , pletfen Of the Mount Vernon purchase is dear ( to every American citizen's heart. we make $ this offer to raise a fuad of S25,000 by tria a of skill iH the curative art. Other sciences d have generously come forward and contribu- ] ted their share to tiais glorious enterprise, and we see no reason why the medical fraternity f q should not make tue sacrifice of little of it's h false dignity, and test it's right in the eyes of tne people to the position 1t assames; and if, Ia after due trial and strict examination, it shall ss be found worthy to occupy its position over ii the theory we advocate. and the treatment we practice with our Ready Relief. Renovating O, Resolvent and Regulating Pills, then this rs medical fraternity will have achieved the ol great and good werk of securing to the Mount h. vernon Fund the sam of s25 GOO. n
 RADWAY & CO. al
 No l62 Fulton Street, New York. al
 Sep, is, '59-2s.