The national Republican., 1862-10-17

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TIE OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC
i LET our posssssions b wha. they may
marble palaces, broad lands, magnificent plaas
or oaakst of"prsoious stones "-thsy al sinl
ths balance asasainst Heavens great bocn
HEALTH, and they cannot be enjoyed without
u. The languassof nature attssts that who
ever would enjoy the pleasures Of food, th(
beauties Of lowers and landscapes, the Joys o.
oompanionship, the richness OF literature, OF
the ihoncts Of station and rsnoWu, must pre-
ssrvs their health. Ths stomach 10 the reosp
taols ofall nourishmsnt, and the fountain from
which ali parts Of the body derive their sus-
tsnancs. When foul, Injurious food enters the
stomaoh, acute sympathy disorganisss an other
organs, and dissass more or l3ss painful, must
follow. The laws Of nature cannot bs violated
with impunity. How many ladies and gentle.
men sat and drink disease at late suppsrs, and
arise In the morning with headache, los Of ap.
petite, feeling languid, unrtfreshed, fsvsrish, !,
low spirited, weak, and incapacitatsd to pSr-
form any mental or physical duty, and dream
not this 10 the beginning Of that horrid disease,
|. DYSPEPSIA,
whioh assumes . thousand shapes, and points
towards miserable life and premature decay !
There can bs no medical remedy that win turn
lead into food, or poisoned drinks into nourish.
mont, but medical science oan assist nature,
supply exhausted fluids. and, 70 great sxtent,
correct the effects Of disease, whsn the habits
ara ahandouad .
The Msdioal Faculty has exhausted its 70.
search for generations In creating appstifsrs
and overcoming stomaohio derangsmenu. Ger.
tain Ingredients we're we'll established a. DOS.
ssssing beneficial qualities; among these were
Calisdya Bark and s.. Croir Rum.
But still oomponsnts we're wanting, and rsgu-
larity could not be obtained. An invalid phys.
sian, sojourning In the tropical island Of 81.
Oroix, observed the habits Of the natives, and
gathered from them the recipe for the final
accomplishment Of this most important end.
The article was nrst made and used a. pri.
vats medicine. Its effects were % saiutary
that II is now being produced and consumed 10
immense quantities under the name OF
BRAKES PLANTATION BITfERs,
OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC.
They aot with the power Of . medicine, and are
taken by old or young with the pleasure Of .
beverage. These bittsrs are now becoming well
known throughout the world, and are recon.
mended with the most unbouudsd confidence,
for oil complaints originating from disorgan-
lied or diseased stomaoh-suoh a. Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaints, Nervous Affections, Loss of
Appetite, Intermittent Fevers, DiarrhBa, Sour
Stomach, Headache, Fever and Agus. wsak-
ness, 10.
As morning appetizer, and aftsr dinner
tonic, they are held In high estimation, and
should be found upon the side board Of every
family.
They are also much relied upon inths Tropics
for sorofuls, Rhsumatism; and Dropsy.
Importsnt CsrtiAoats.
RocHBsrER, December 20, 1881.
AssNrs. p. q. Drake d Company:
0nrLsxsr: have bssn great sufferer from
Dyspepsia for three or four years. Ihavs tried
many, II not all, the remedies recommended
for it, cure. Instead Of relief, became worse,
had to abandon my profession, and suffered
greauy b N everything ate. Ny mind was
much aeShed, depressed, and gloomy. About
three nos 10 ago, tried the Plantation Bittsrs.
They aln"st Immediately benefited me. oon.
tnusd thGtr use, and to my great Joy, am
nearly . oil man. Ihavs recommended them
In several cases, and a. far a. know, always
with dgaA bsnsnt.
Tom varv raanaotfulv. yours.
G-.T..ls6O.-I.
That yoainsy bs your own Judge ofths sfncaoy
Of these celebrated Bitters, We submit partial
formula d the articles Of which they are oom.
posed. .
The tonic properties Of pure St. Croix Rum are
veil known, and II has long been recommended
by physicians. It is manufactured from the
Sugar Cane Plant. and that we use is selected
with great care from the estates Of few plant.
ers in the Interior Of that island.
CALIsAYA, OR KIaas BARK,
was unknown to civilization until the middle Of
the seventeenth century. The natives Of Peru
arc generally supposed 70 have been long pre-
No. Aslusinted with It's most wonderful
Qualities. Humboldt makes favora.
biz asntion Of the febrifugs qualities OF this
article as an sntidote to Fever and Ague, Inter-
mittent and Mslsrious Fsvsrs. In bis extensive
South American travels.
The Countess, wife Of the viosroy Of Peru,
having In her own person experienced the ben.
encisl effects Of the bark 10 said, on her return
to Spain, In the year l640, to have nrst intro
duced this remedy into Europe. Amer IT. In.
| PRODUCTION It was distributed and sold by the
Jssuits, who are said TO have obtained for It
the enormous sum Of its weight In silver. From
this circumstance II was called Jesuits' Powder.
title which II retained fot many years. In
1858, We are told that an Hnglishman by the
name OF Dir John Talbot employed It with great
success In France, In the treatment Of Fever
and Agus, Dyspepsia, Nervous Affections, Loss
OF Appetite, Weakness and Debility, Papita.
ton Of tho Heart, DisrrhBs, do., TO-, under the
name OF Rngsh Powders; At length, in the year
1879, he sold the secret Of Its origin and prepa.
ration 10 Louis XIV, by whom It was divulged.
II is now standard remedy, and 10 employed
In the preparation OF the Plantation Bltters.
CABCARILLA BARK
10 another important ingredient. ItwAs known
in Germany a. early a. 1880. and much used ~
substitute for Peruvian Syrup. is en-.