The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-02-18
AN EXTENSIVE MEDICAL ESTAB'
LISHMENT--THE SCANDINAVI'
AN REMEDIES.

AN KEN EDlES.
A few days since, we paid visit to the ex-
tensive medical laboratory Of Dr. Roback, the
well known founder of the Scandinavian Sys-
TEN of practice, in this country. Few Of our
citizens are aware of the exteut of the sales of
these remedies throughout the south and West
for the diseases incidental to which sections,
they appear 10 act almost MS asoyereign speci-
fc. For the benefit Of our readers we will fur
nish description of the premises.
Tie building appropriated to the prepare
ton of the Scandinavian Remedies, is very
large and commodious tenement, fitted through
out with view to the speedy dispatch of busi-
ness which is SO systemized that its entire oper
ations move like clock work. Entering upon
the first floor, the attention is attracted to a
large number of young persons seated at
regular in ervals, the entire length of the a.
partment, and all busily engaged in counting;
boxing, wrapping and labelling the blood pills
We found here q most ingenious contrivance
for boxing the pills, it being SO arranged that
by simple movement, some forty or fifty
boxes are filled at the same time, all contain
ing precisely thes me number Of little round
health restoratives. These boxes then move
from hand TO hand among the operatives, each
of whom adds to its completeness, until it
reaches the last, when they are neatly put up
in bundles Of a gross e7ch, and ready for the
market. VT "i'
Passing into the basement of the building
alarge and well ventilated apartment,we found
ourselves surrounded by d large number of
tanks, fitted up in an improved manner as fill
terers. These tanks contained about $500
gallons Of the blood purifier, all in an active
state preparation. Here we saw any NUN.
ber of implements, Of the names Of which we
are ignorant, but all, we presume, used in the
manufacture of the remedies. This depart
ment is under theexclusivc control Of the Doc
tor himself, who gives his personal attention
10 the medicines in the different stage of their
manufacture. .h 'e'-''
Another apartment we found used as dry
ing room, where ranged upon shelves, we saw
what we would have supposed to be a sufficient
quantity Of pills to physic all creation. To
our surprise, however, we learned that this was
less than months supply, even at the rate Of
last year .sales the present demand indicating
treat increase on those Of last year. .-
The third and fourth stories we found ap-
propriated to packing, and containing vast
quantities of strange looking roos and herbs
in their crude condition, and in concentrated
state, with machinery used for various pur-
poses in properly and expeditiously carrying
on the work If the l,brattry. 'lR
From conversation with the gentlemen who
politely showed us through the premises, we
learned that not less than $500 agents are en-
gagged in disposing Of the scandinavian Rem
edfes in different portions Of the Union. 'g
The Doctor is certainly thorough going
business, rs we'll as scientific, man, and he
is determined that his remedies shall be, not
only extensively circulated, but widely known
and to this end he extends his advertising in.
| fuence to over 470 newspapers. He allows no
means to be left untried, by which the World
may know Of the remedies he offers, and
throughout the entire c1untiy his almanacs can
be found, sent gratuitousIy through his agents
to all who may desire them. The number of
of these almanacs sent out during the past
year was al out 4S0 900, all of which are got
ton up neatly rnd filled with useful and in
terestng information. either compiled or COM
posed by DR.. Roback, who among the other
manifold duties, still has time for scientific
researches in that quarter. .F.oa,aie ad.
We do not entirely share in tie popular de-
lusion that all proprietory remedies are" Quack
Medicines" for we can seeno reason why med.
icines, the composition and effects ef which
have constituted the life study Of th0~ who
have given their individual attention to them,
should be so termed such remedies must be
tried and Judged according to their merits.--
We have ourselves tried, the Dr's, remedies
for certain hereditary disease, and the hap
by effect that they had in bur case, is the cause
Of this notice. The Doctor is a man Of grca
attainments, hos traveledynot only extensively
but to some purpose, paying literally fof my
information he might desire IN regard 20 every
| quality Of the ingredients used in the Ecandi-
navian Remedies, in regsrd TO the beneficial
properties Of which he is quite an enthusiast.
In regard to his establishment, as We said
before, It is5 sl stemstized thoroughly in every
Ideparfnnent and whenever the Doctors per.