The national Republican., 1862-10-31

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THE OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC.
LET our possessions b. what they may
marble palaces, broad len1a, magnificent plate,
or baskets Of" preciousseCuss "-they all sink
n the balance a. against Heavens great boon,
HEALTH, and they cannot b enjoyed without
u. The language Of nature AttSsts that who.
ever would enjoy the pleasures Of food, the
beauties Of flowers and landscapes. the joys Of
oompauionship the richness Of literature, a.
the honors Of station and renown, must pre-
serve their health. The stomach 10 the reoep.
taole OF all nourishment, and the fountain from
which all parts Of the body derive their sus-
tsnanoe. When foul, injurious food enters the
stomach, acute sympathy disorganiass all other
organs, and disease more or lees painful, must
follow. The laws Of nature cannot be violated
with impunity. How many ladies and gentle.
men eat and drink disease at late suppsrs, and
arise IN the morning with headache, loss Of ap.
petite, feeling ianguid, unreffsshsd, fsverish,
low sIiri,sd, weak, and inoapaeitatsd 70 per.
form any mental or physical duty. and dream
wv suso uoBiuutuk VI tuos uohEtu utsooS0e
DYSPEPSIA,
whioh assumes . thousand shapes, and points
towards miserable life and pfemsturs dscayf
There can be no MEDICAL remedy that win turn
lead into food, or pois6ned drinks into nourish.
mont, but medical science oan sssist nature,
supply szha austsd aulds, and. 70 . srsss extent,
correct ths effects Of disease, whom the habits
are abandoned. - y. ,.ll, F.
The Medical Faculty has snhaastsd ID -.
search for generations In creating appstissrs
and overcoming stomaohio dsrfngenents. Ger.
tain Ingredients were we'll established a. pos.
ssssing beneficial qualities; among these were
Calisaya Bark and 81. Crsi1 Rum.
But stili oomponsnts we're wsnhsg. and rsgu-
iarity could not be obtainsdk An invalid physi.
elan, sejourning In ~ tropical island Of 81.
Croix, observed tho habits Of the natives, and
rsthersd from them the recipe for the Anal
acoomplshment OF this most Important end.
The article was 6rst made and used a. pri.
vats medicine. It's effects we're 80 salutAry
that II ID now being produced and consumed 10
immense quantities undsr the name Of
BRAKES PLANTATION BIrrERs,
OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC.
They aot with the power Of of~nsdloins, and are
taken by old or young With the pleasure Of .
beverage. These bittsrs arsnoW becoming we'll
known throughout the wtfld, and are recon.
msndsd with the most unboundsd confidence,
for all complaints originating from disorgan-
lied or diseased stomsoh--suoh as Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaints, Nervous Affections, Loss of
Appetite, Intermittent Fsvsrs, Diarrbos, Sour
Stomach, Headache, Fever and Ague, Weak
ness, 30. '..
Al q morning appetizer, and after dinner
tonic, they are held In high estimation, and
should bs found upon the side. board Of every
family.
They are also much relied upon tn the Tropics
for sorofula, rheumatism. and Dropy.
Importsnt Csrtineats. '
RooHnrzs, December 70. 1881.
Asssrs. p. H. Drake q Company:
GENTLEMEN: have been great sufbrsr from
Dyspepsia for three or four years. Ihavs tried
many, II not all, the remedies recommended
for Its cure. Instead Of relief, became worse,
had to abandon my profession, AID suffered
greatly from everything ate. Ny mind was
much affected, depressed, and gloomy. About
| three months ago, I tried the Plantation Bittsrs.
They almost Immediately benenttsdme. i oon-
tinusd their use. and TO my gresi Joy, I am
nearly well man. IhSvereoomnsDdsd them
in several cases, and as far a I know, always
with signal bsnent.
lam. very respectfully. yours. b"
Rev. J. s.CArHons.
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That you may be your own Judge dthe snicaoy
Of these celebrated Bitters, we submit partial
formula Of tho articles Of which tley are com.
posed.
The tonic properties ofpure st. Cpix Rum are
we'll known. and II has long been recommended
by physicians. II IL manufactured from the
Sugar Cane Plant, and that We US, 10 sslsotad
with great care from the estates of few plant
srs In the fiterior Of that island.
CALIsAYA, OR KING's BARK,
was unknown TO civilization until tls middle OF
the seventeenth century. The natives Of Peru
are generally supposed 70 have hen long pre-
viously acquainted with its most wonderful
medicinal qualities. Humboldt makes favora.
biz sasnton Of the fsbrifugs qualities OF this
article az an antidote TO Fever and Ague, Inter.
mittsnt and Malarious Fsvsrs, In hb extensive
South Amerioan travels.
The Countess, wife Of the Viosr,y of Peru.
having In her own person experienced the ben
snoiai effects Of the bark is said, onhsr return
to Spain, in the year l640. to have nrst intro
duoed this remedy into Europe. After It's In.
PRODUCTION II WAS distributed and sold by the
Jesuits, who are said TO have obtained for II
the enormous sum Of lis weight In silver. From
this oiroumstspo II was called Jssrits' Powder,
a title which It retained for mary years. In
1858, we are told that an Englisnman by the
name Of sir John Talbot employed It with great
success in France, 10 the treatment Of Fever
and Agus, Dyspepsia, Nervous Affections. Loss
of Appetite, Weakness and Debility, Palpita.
tion Of the Heart. Disrrhtea, 10. DO, under the
name of English Powders; At length, in the year
1879, he sold the secret Of its origin and prspa
ration to Louis XIV. by whom 1t vas divulged.
It is now standard remedy, and 10 employ ed
in the preparation OF the Plantation Bittsrs.
CAsCARILLA BARK
is another important ingredient. 1t was knowp
In Germany as early as l7sO, andmuch used as
q substitute for Peruvian Syrup. 1t is en-
ploysd as gentle stimulsnt sndtonic, In Dys-
pepsia, Chronic Diarrhea, Choib, Dyssntery,
and diseases of the stomach and bowels.
DANDELION