Des Arc citizen., 1859-09-14
$2b ,000
 TO THE MOUNT VERNON FUND.

MOUNT VERNON FUND.
 We proposs 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 a 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:
 1. We propose to test the qualities, medici- nal virtues and curative eticacies of our sys. tenn of treatment of disease with our Railways Ready Relief, (Regulating Pills) and Reno vating Resolvent. against all other treatments or medicines employed for the cure of the sick, either under the supervision of physicians of the regular practice, or tho medication of Medicines manufactured as ialities, com- monly called patent medicines, in given number of cases, and if our Ready Relief, Re- solvent and Regulating Pills do not prove the most eflcacious and successful in the treat- of the said disases in which they are employed, and more speedily and effectuaily 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 January, 1880, 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, Renovating Resolvent 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
 9 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, liberal-minded and skillful 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, however, are made after the recipe of gem tleman who fourishedsabout l08 years since, and as medical science has progressed rapidly during 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 Railways Regu- lating Pills are the best, most perfect. thor ough. mild and effectual medicine in the form of pills known to the worldj and, as an evi- dence of their superiority, we earnestly invite ( Al> 1~~ l -l~l~ of the noble patriarch of 1753, as well as oth- CT pill manufacturers, to public test of their medicines against Radway's Regulating Pills, pledging ourselves to use only half the num- Der of our Regulating Pills in any disease, however severe, that are used by our oppo- nonts. z
 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 insid- uous influences of malaria against its effects, either in the form of fevers, cholera, dysen- terry, crcup and other diseases incidental to malarious poisons, with the snme speed and efficacy as Railways Ready Relief. If there is remedy in the known world that will ease mankind of the excruciating tortures of pain, either acute or infamatory, or caused by ex- ternal or internal injuries or internalderange- ments, as speedily. efrectually and with as much safety to the general health of the sys- tenn, as Railways Ready Relief, the public arc entitled to the information; and if so proved, on fair trial, we will cheerfully withdraw our remedy and pay the forfeit
 We invite all physicians, laymen and others, to produce medicine for the effectual diseases, against Railways Renovating Resol- vent. We care not how long the disease may have been established in the system, or through how many generations it may have run whether the disease is syphilis, bronchitis, consumption, ulcers. fevers, sores, scorbutic eruptions, fits, or any other disease trapsmsi- ble 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 a 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.n
 For these past ten years we have called in vain upon this medical oligarchy to give us a fair trial to test our remedies-in the hospit. als and private practice under their supervi- sion--and if our remedies were found worthy to receive their indorsements. As the com pletion of the Mount Vernon purchase is dear to every American citizens heart, we make this offer to raise fund of $25, 900 by trial of skill in the curative art. Other sciences have generously come forward and contribu- ted their share to this glorious enterprise, and we see no reason why the medical fraternity should not make the sacrifice of little of it's false dignity, and test its right in the eyes of the people to the position it assumes; and if, after due trial and strict examination, it shall be found worthy to occupy it's position over fta f1oorv adv0r4fe and fha fvna ant vva practice with our Ready Relief, Renovating Resovent and Regulating Pills, then this medical fraternity will have achieved the great and good work of securing to the Mount Vernon Fund the sum of S25 900.
 RADWAY & CO,
 No. 162 Fulton Street, New York.
 Sep, IA, '5o-2t.