Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-10
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The language OF nature attests that whoever
would ENJOY the pleasures OF food, the BE- eauties
sf flowers and landscapes, the Joys Of compan.
ionship, the richness OF literature, or the honors
e4 station and Tenown, must yTGssTre asir hsdlh
And yet how little is il valued, and how care
fe-siy preserved. The stomach is The receptacle
sfalfnourishrent, and the fountain frcm which
al parts OF The body derive their sustnnance.
when foul, injurious food enters the stomach,
acute sympathy disOrg3nizPS all other organs,
and disease, more or less painful. must follow.
The laws of nature cannot he vioiat ted with
impunity. Might reeslyy, larariess l;rfag, irreg-
nlarify of meals, ami disoriered appetite, tcW
gradually destroy The porer and actirity of The
1onGch. Holc E;Gay ladies and gentlemen eGt and
drink disease at tate SapperS, end driSc in the
morning Icfth headache, loss Of appetite, IaaSuid
sAed, ererish, IoD spir.:ed, ocsk aud inca-
paeifafed to I'srforss any mental physical duty
and dream not This is he besiHnins 9f that horrid
dssease,
'...-f, '...-a DYSPEPSIA. ....
which assumes a thousand shapes, and points
towards riserdbie life and premature decay
There can be no medical remedy that will turn
lead into food, or poisoned drinks into nourish-
ment, but medical science can assist nature,
supply exhausted fluids, and, TO 4 great extent
correct the effects OF disease, when the habits
are abandoned
The Medical Faculty has exhausted its re-
search for generations in creating appetizrrs
and overcoming stomachic arrangements. Ger
tain ingredients were well established as pos
sessiug beneficial qualities; among these We're
GALISAYA BARK AND ST T.'CROIX RUM.
But still components We're wanting, and regu-
larity conld not be obtained. An invalid phy-
sician, soiourning in the tropical island of ST.
Croix, observed the habits Of the natives, and
gathered from them the receipt for the final
accomplishment OF this most important end.
The article was first made and used private
medicine. Its effects were 50 salutary that il is
now being produced and consumed in immense
quantities under the name OF
BRAKES PLANTATION BITTERS,
OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC.
They act with the power of medicine, and are
taken by old or young with the pleasure of a
beverage. The sale of these bitters was ct first
confined to our extreme Southern cities, but
they are now becoming well known throughout.
the world, and are recommended with the most
unbounded confidence, for all complaints origi-
mating from a dtsordered or diseased stomach
such as Dyspepsia, Lirer Complaints, Nervous
4fections, Loss Of appetite, Intermittent Fsrers
DidrrhGd, Sour Stomach, HeGGdche, Feper and
AcRe, Weakness. dc
As a morning Appetizer, and after 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 in the Tropics
for Scrofula. Rhe eumatism, and Dropsy.
IMPORTANT CERTIFICATE.
~.--. '.ROCHEsTER, September 2s, 1861.
1mEssRs. II. h DRAKE Il CO.-GeRtfeHen:
have been great sufferer from Dyspepsia for
three or four years. j have tried many, if not
all, the remedies recommended for its cure.
Instead of relief became worse, had to aban-
don my profession, and suffered greatly from
everything ate. My mind was much affected,
depressed and gloomy. About three months
ago tried the Plantation BitterS. They almost
Immediately benefited me. continued their
use, and 10 my great joy, am nearly a we'll
man. have recommended them in several
cases, and, as far as know, always with signal
benefit l am, very respectfully yours,
.@~ "REy. j. 5. CATHORN."
ST-ISGO-X.
That you may be your own Judge of the eff
eaey OF these celebrated Bitters, we submit a
partial formula of the articles of which they
are composed
- ST. CROIX RUM
The tonic properties of pure ST. Croix Rum
are well known, and it has long been recon-
mended by physicians. 1t is manufactured
from the Sngdr Cane Plant, and that we use is
selected with great care from the estates OF
few planters in the interior of that island.
CALISAYA, OR KINGS BARK,
was unknown 10 civilization until the middle
of the seventeenth century. The natives of
Peru are generally supposed 10 have been long
previously acquainted with its most wonder
ful medicinal qualities. Humboldt makes IA
yorable mention OF he febrifuge qualities of
this article as an antidOte 10 FEVER AND AGUE,
hteTmittent and .H1Edrious FsreTS, in his extern
siye South American travels
The Countess, wife Of the Eiceroy of Peru,
having in her own person experienced the BEN
eficial effects of the bark, is said, her return
to Spain, in the year 1910, TO have first intro
duced this remedy into Europe. After ITS in
PRODUCTION il was distributed and sold by the
Jesuits, who are said 10 have obtained for it
the enormous Of its freight IN silrer From
this circumstance il was called JEsUIT's Pow
DER, title which il retained many years. In
los, 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, Nervous Affections, Loss
Of Appetite, Weakness and Debility, Palpita-
tIon of the Heart, Diarrh9a, &c, &c., under the
name of English Powders; at length, in the
year 1879, he sold the secret of its origin and
preparation TO Louis XIV, by whom it was
divulged. 1t is now a standard remedy, and is
employed in the preparation OF the Plantation
Bitters.
CAsCARILLA BARK
Is another important Ingredient. 1t is pmployed
as gentle stimulant and tonic, in Dyspepsia,
Chronic DiarrhPa, Collie, Dysentery, and dis
eases Of the stomach and bowels.
DANDELION
is used for inflammation of the loins and spleen
in cases of hillary secretions and dropsical affec
tions, dependent upon distractions of the alb
dominal yiscera, and arrangement of the diges-
tive organs generally.
CHAMOMILE FLOWERS
used for enfeebed digestion and want of appe-
wINTERGREEN,
Is a medicinal plant of very great efficiency,
and is especially valuable in .Scrofula, Rheuma-
Gsm, and Nefretic affections.
ANISE,
an aromatic carminatiye; creating flesh, muscle
and milk. Much used in nursing.
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Another ingredient of remarkable and Won
derful virtues, used in the preparation Of these
btters-is a native of Brazil and as yet un-
known to the commerce of the world. A Span
ish writer says: \ administered
with St. Croix rum, 1t nersr fails to reIiece Nsr-
roaS trem0r, WGEefaInesS, disturbed sleep. &C.;
and that il is used with great effect by the Bra
lillian, Spanish and Peruvian ladies to height
en- their color and beauty. E impdrts cheerful
nsss TO the disposition, aud 6TiLitdncy 10 the COM
Withhold h.
lie for the present.
To the above are added, Glove buds, Orange,
Carraway, Coriander and Snake root. The
whole is combined by perfect chemical pro-
cess, and under the immediate supervision of u
skillful and scientific Pharmaceutist
BRAKES PLANTATION BITTERS, OR