Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-05

A N invidious and impudent card, recently pol
"A lishsd BY the proprietors of the Aastan9,
seems to call for some notice at our hands, and a.
though we dislike newspaper controversial, and
have always avoidei them, we shall in this IN
stance depart from our usual custom. The card al-
luded to is aimed at BRACES ARCTIC LINZ.
MENT and very evidently has pecmmiary origin.
these disinterested gentlemen diskng to see their
article supplanted SO rapidly by BRACES ARC
TIC LfN1MENT. The card Is too desultory for ue
to follow seriatim, but states that DR.. Bragg had
published card announcing that ne had no tur-
Their connection with the Mustang, and would not
hold himself responsible for its 6eteri0rated quality
or for the injuries resulting from the use OF the
spurious article with which the market was giutt-
ed. Pr. ;Bragg's son is the only person Of that
BRACES ARCTIC LINIMFNT is now and has al
ways been owned by Oliver T. Bragg and NJ. Bur-
rowes, doing business under the style of Bragg i
had with it in the simple fact that he invented
it.
Since inventing the Mustang DIR. Bragg has had
many years Of experience, and it is but reasona.
BILE to presume that in his mature mi nhOod he
could produce better remedy than in his compar.
atively inexperienced youth. The instantaneous
success of Bragg's Arctic Linimect wherever il
was introduced, bears conclusive testimony that
such was the fact Before the Arctic Liniment had
been introduced six months, it had superceoed all
others liniments. including the Mustang. In the
meantime spurious article of the Mustang made
its appearance in the market, pupt externally
Ts
but as unlike it in quality as possible. DR.. Bragg
was constantly annoyed by letters from various
persons who hrd used this deterforated and iniu-
rious article of Mustang complaining of its bad ef-
fects, under the mistaken impression that he was
still its proprietor. If DR.. Bragg considered il to
be his duty TO set the matter before the public in
card announcing that be had fsi Their connection
with it, that was his affair, with which we have
nothing to do. The vaunt ofthe Mustang propris.
tors that they are well known to the business CON.
munity is most amusing to those who know their
status. The trouble is, they are too we'll known
Their motive in the card alluded to is transp AREN'T
they dislike seeing their cheaply made preparation
superseded by Bragg's Arctic Liniment an arti-
Gle greatly its superior. but which they affect to
consider failure Notwithstanding this afactation,
they offered large sum for its suppression, and
failing in that are now expanding much money for
newspaper cards, in the vain attempt to persuade
the public that the Arctic Liniment is failure
The public are not so easily gued as these gentle
men suppose, and can redily cOmpT ehend that lift
were such failure these interruptions persons
pretend, they would be the last disturb it's quiet
oblivion The fact is readily percertible that they
are alarmed for the prosperity of their srticl.
and well they may be, for they know that for an
article to attain the substantial celebrity OF
an intrinsic value capable Of positive demonstrs-
ton, and hence their only hope is in 80 abusing it
that pc ,ple may be deferred from trying it, well
assured that it they once tested its merits, they
could never agasn be induced to use the Mustang.
In conclusion, we claim that the Arctic Liniment
is the best article offered to the public and
that it will bear triumphantly every test which
may be applied toit.
BRAGG BURROWES.