The national Republican., 1862-10-08
S..T..lS6O..X.

That you may be your ownj Judge ofthe efficacy
of these celebrated Bittsrs, We submit partial
formula of the articles Of which they are com.
posed.
The tonic properties of pure St. Croix Rum are
we'll known, and II has long been recommended
by physicians. 1t Is manufactured from the
Sugar Cane Plant. and that we uxe is selected
with great care from the estates Of few plant.
ers In the interior of that island.
CALISAYA, OR KINGS BARK,
WAS unknown TO civilization until the middle of
the seventeenth century. The natives of Peru
are generally supposed to have been long pre-
viously acquainted with its most wonderful
medicinal qualities. Humboldt makes fsvora.
bl8 mention OF the fsbrifuge qualities OF this
article as an antidote 10 Fever and Ague, Inter
mittent and Malarious Fevers, In his extensive
South American travels.
The Countess, vile of the Vicsroy of Peru,
having 10 her own person experienced the ben
enciRl effects Of the bark, Ia said on her return
TO Spain, In the year 1910, to have first intro
duced this remedy into Europe. After its In.
PRODUCTION 1t was distributed and sold by the
Jesuits, who are said 10 have obtained for It
the enormous sum of its weight In silver, From
this crc umstanoe It WAS called Jesuits' Powder,
title which II retained for many years. In
1868, we. are told that an Englishman by the
name Of Sir John Talbot employed it with great
success In France, in the treatment Of Fever
and Ague, Dyspepsia, Nar vous Affections. Loss
Of Appetite, Weakness and Debility, Palpita.
ton Of the Heart, Diarrtoa. 30 90, under the
name of English Powdsrsi al length, in the year
1878 he sold the secret of its origin and prepa.
ration to Louis XIV, by whom 1t was divulgsd.
II Ia now standard remedy, and is employed
in the preparation OF the Plantation Bittsrs.
CAsCARILLA BARE
10 another important Ingredient. 1t wss known
In Germany as early as 1880, and much Used ss
a substitute for Peruvian Syrup. It is EN-.
ploysd as gentle stimulant and tonic, In Dys.
pspsia, Chronic Disrrh9a. Cholic. d. ssntery,
and diseases Of the stomach and bowels.
DANDEIION
is ussd for Inflammation Of the ons and spleen,
in cases Of hilary sscrstinns and dropsical at
fsctions. dependent upon distractions of the
abdominal viscsra, and arrangement of the
digestive organs generally.
CHAMOMILE fLOWERS
used for snfssblsd digestion, and want OF sp.
petite. "
wINTERaREEN
ID medicinal plant or very great emclency,
and is especially valuable in scrofuls, Rhsuma,
tism, and Nefretio affections.
LAVENDER FLOWERS,
an aromatic stimulsnt and tonic, highly invig.
Grating In nervous debility, generous to the
palate and stomach.
ANisE,
an aromatic oarminativs, creating flesh, muscle,
and milk. Much used In nursing.
~ s-.T-ls8O-N. "a
Another ingredient of remarkable and won-
derful virtues, used In the preparation Of these
Bittsrs, 10 a native of Brazil, and as yet unknown
to the commerce of the world. A Spanish
writer SAYS: " Administered
with st. Croix rum, It never tails To relieve
Nervous tremor, ,Wakefulness, Disturbed Sleep,
ae.; and that It is used with great effect by the
Brazilian, Spanish, and Peruvian ladies to
heighten their color and beauty. It imparts
cheerfulnsss to the disposition, and briiliancy
to the complexion" We withhold it's name
from the public for the present.
To the above are added, Glove Buds, Orange,
Csrrawsy, Coriander, and Snake Root. The
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