The national Republican., 1862-10-10
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THE OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC.

THE OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC.
LET our possessions bs what they may
marble paiacss, broad lands, magnificent plate.
or baskets Of" precious stones "-thsy all sink
" the balance 40 against Heavens great boon,
HEALTH. and they oannCt be 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
companionship. the richness Of literature, or
the honors OF station and rsnown, must pre-
serve their health. The stomach 10 the rsosp.
tacle Of all nourishmsnt, and the fouhtain from
which all parts Of the body derive their sus.
tsnance. When foul, injurious food enters the
stomach, acute sy ympathy disorganizss all other
organs, and disease more or less painful, must
follow. Phe lava Of nature cannot be violated
with impunity. How many ladies and gentle.
men eat and drink disease at late suppers. and
arise In the morning with headache, loss Of sp.
petite, feeling ianguid, uursfrsshsd, fsverish,
low spirited, weak, and inoapacitstsd TO per
form any mental or physical duty. and dream
not this is the beginning Of that horrid disease.
DYSPEPSIA,
shioh assumes thousand shapes, and points
towards miserable life and premature decay
There can he no medical remedy that will turn
lead into food, or poisoned drinks into nourish.
ment, but medical science oan assist nature,
supply exhausted fluids, and, to a great extent,
| correct the effects Of disease, when the habits
| are abandoned.
The Medical Faculty has exhausted it, re-
search for generations In creating appstizsrs
and overcoming stomachio arrangements. Ger
tain ingredients were we'll established as pos.
ssssiDg beneficial qualities; among these we're
Calisaya Bark and 81. CroiI Rum.
But still componsns we're wanting, and rsgu-
larity could not be obtained. An invalid pbysi.
elan, sojourning in the tropical island Of 81.
Croix, 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 AS pri.
vsts medicine. Its effects we're SO salutary
that II 10 now being produced and consumed In
immense quantities under the name Of
DRAKEs PLANTATION BIrTERJ
OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC.
They act with the power Of medicine. and are
taken by old or young with the pleasure Of
beverage. These bittsrs are now becoming we'll
known throughout the world, and are recon.
msnded with the most unbounded confidence,
for all complaints originating from = disorgan-
lied or diseased stomsch-suoh MS Dy spspsia
Liver Complaints, Nervous Affections, Loss of
Appetite, Intermittent Fsvers, Disrrhoss, Sour
Stomach. Headache, Fever and Agus, Weak
ness, 30.
As q 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, Rheumatism, and Dropsy.
important Csrtincats.
ROCHESTER. December 20, 1851.
Messrs. p. n. Drake d Company:
GsaTLExEA: have been great sufferer from
Dyspepsia for three or four years. have tried
many, II not all, the remedies recommended
for its cure. Instead Of relief, became worse,
had to abandon my profession, and suffered
greatly from everything ate. Ny mind was
much affected, depressed, and gloomy. About
three months ago, tried the Plantation Bitters.
they aimost Immediately bsnsnttsd me. I con
tinued their use, and 10 my great JOY, am
nearly we'll man. Ihsversoommended them
in 40 oversi cases, ard ss far ss know, always
With signal benent.
lam, very respectfully, yours,
Rev. ]. 9. CATHoRH.
S-.T.-lS6O--Y.
Thstyou may be your own J adge ofthe efficacy
Of these celebrated Bitters, we submit partial
formula OF the articles of which they are oom.
posed.
ST CROIX RUN
The tonic properties of pure st. Crox Rum are
well known, and II has long been recommended
by physicians. II Is manufactured from the
Sugar Cane Plant. and that we use Is selected
with great care from the estates of a few plant
ers In the Interior Of that island.
CAIISAYA, OR KISG'S BARK,
WAS unknown 10 civilization until The middle Of
the seventeenth OF injury. The natives Of Peru
are generally supposed 10 have heen long pre-
viously acquainted with its most wonderful
medicinal qualities. Humboldt makes favoTa.
BILE mention OF the febrifuga qualities OF this
lSrticle as an antidots to Fever and Ague, Inter
mittsnt and Malarious Fsvers, In bis extensive
South American travels.
The Countess, wife of the Vicsroy of Peru,
having In her own person experienced the ben
eaoial effects of the bark is said, On her return
TO Spain, In the year lG40, TO have afst intro.
duoed this remedy into Europe. After its in
PRODUCTION 1t was distributed aud sold BY the
Jssuits, who are said to have obtained for ii
the enormous sum Of Its eight In silver. From
this circumstance 1t WAS called Jesuits' Powder,
title which 1t retained for many years. In
1858, we are told that An Englishman by the
name OF Sir John Talbot employed 1t with great
success 10 France, In the treatment Of Fever
and Agus, Dyspepsia, Nor vous Affections, Loss
Of Appetite, Weakness And Debility. Palpits'
lion OF the Heart. DisTThoss. &c ,&c., under the
name Of Eoglish Powders ~ lsogsh, in The year
1873 hs sold the ssorSt OF iis origin sid props'
ration 10 Louis XIV. bS ~h"in ilW-s diSulged
Il ID nov n standard remedy. AMI 10 smpioJ ed
10 the preparation oI ths Plantation Bitlsrs.
CASCARILLa BARK
10 another important Ingredient twas known
In Germany 10 early as 1870. and much used as
a substitute for Peruvian Syrup. It is EN-
p, ploysd as gentle stimulsnt and tonic, in Dys'
pepsia, Chronic DiarrhgR, Cholic, DysenterT,