Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-20


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The language of nature attasts thai whoever
wosid enjoy the pleas surcs of food, the beauties
Of flowers and landscapes, the joys OF ccmpan-
ionship, the richness OF literature, OF The honors
Of Station and renown, must preserve their h<al-h.
And Yet how little is il valued, and how care
lessly preserved. The stomach is the receptacle
Of ali inourishment, and the fountain from which
all parts of the body derive their sustrnance.
When foul, injurious food enters .the stomach,
acute sympathy disorgaHizes all other organs,
and disease, mere or less painful, must follow.
The laws of nature cannot be violated with
impunity Night rerelry, luxurious liriuq, irres-
slarity Of meals, and q dtSordered appetite. ciU
gradually destroy III, poCer and actiUity cf The
stom dch. HoU Bs0ny ladies and gentlemen eat and
drink disease at late suppers, and arise in the
morning tcih headache, loss Of appetite, taRq0id,
sRyefresAed, euerish, lo1 spirited, 1ceaL and
poctiafed to perform any mento1 or physical duty.
1ad dream not tkis IS the be9ianiag Of that horrid
DYSPEPSIA.
which assumes IL thousand shapes, and points
towards n miserable life and premature dscdyp
There can be- no medical remedy that will turn
lead into food, or poisoned drinks into nourish-
ment. but medical science can assist Ure,
supply exhausted fluids, and, to Il great extent,
corret the effects of disease, when the habits
are abandoned
search for generations in creating appetizers
and overcoming stomachic arrangements. Ger
tain ingredients Were well established as pos
sessing beneficial qualities; among these Were
CALISAYA BARK AND ST. CROIX RUM.
But still components were wanting, and regu-
laffty could not be Obtained An invalid ply
sician, sojourning in the tropical island of 81.
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 as private
medicine. Its effects Were so salutary thar II is
now being produced and onsuIned in immense
quantities under the name of
BRAKES PLANTATION BITTERS,
OLD HOMESTEAD TONIC
They act with the power of a medicine, and are
taken by old or young with the pleasure of q
beverage. The sale OF these bitters was al 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 disordered or diseased stontdch-
such as Dyspepsia, Lirer Complaints, Nerrous
Elections, Loss Of Appetite, Intermittent Fsrers,
UiaTrhdd, Sour Stomach, Headache, Ferer and
leue, 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
6mily.
They are also much relied upon in the Tropics
for Scrofula, Rheumatism, and Dropsy.
IMPORTANT CERTIFICATE.
"RoCHEsTER, September 2S, 1861.
sAEesEs. p. II. DRAKE e. Co.-GeaHemen: I
have been q great sufferer from Dyspepsia for
three or four years. ! have tried many, if not
ALL the remedies recommended for its cure.
Instead of relief became worse, had 70 aban-
don my profession, and suffered greatly from
everything ate. My mind was much affected,
axo tried the Plantation Bitters. They almost
Immediately benefited me. continued their
use, and to my great JOY, 1 am nearly well
NAN ] have recommended them in several
cases. and, a. far as know, always with signal
"REv. ]. S. CArHoRN."
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That you may be your own Judge Of the efi-
sasy OF these celebrated Bitters, we submit a
partial formula Of the articles Of which they
axe composed.
ST. CROIX RUM.
The tonic properties of pure 81. Croix Rum
are we'll known, and il has long been recon-
Pcu IL and y, t6sa
selected with great care from the estates OF q
few planters in the interior of that island.
CALISAYA, OR KINGS BARK,
was unknown TO civilization until the middle
ef the seventeenth century. The natives II
Peru are generally supposed TO have been long
previously acquainted with its most wonder
verable mention Of he febrifuge qualities of
this article as an antidote TO FEVER AND A8UE,
Intermittent and Adldrioss Ferers, in his extep-
ave South American travels
The Countess, wife of the Eiceroy of Peru,
having in her own person experienced the BEN
edcial effects Of the bark, is said, on her return
10 Spain, in the year 1910, TO have first intro
dpced this remedy into Europe. After Its in
PRODUCTION il was distributed and sold by the
Jesuits, who are said 10 have obtained for il
the enormous sum Of its ioeiaAt in silrer. From
this circumstance 1t was called JEsUIT's Pow
DER, a title which ii retained many years In
l65s, 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 Agua, Dyspepsia Nervous Afec lions, Loss
OF Appetite, Weakness and Debility, Palpita.
ton of the Heart, Narrhopa, &c, &c, under 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
II another important ingredient. II is employed
Chronic Diarrhqa, Collie, Dysentery, and dis
eases OF the stomach and bowels.
DANDELION
Is used for inflammation of the Ioins and Spleen
lions, dependent upon distractions of the alb
doninal viscera, and arrangement of the diges-
tive organs generally.
CHAMOMILE FLOWERS
used for enfeebied digestion and want of appe-
tite.
wINTERGREEN,
Is medicinal plant of very great efficiency,
and is especially valuable in Scroful Rheuma.
tisps, and Nefretic affections.
ANISE,
an aromatic carminative, 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
Bitters-is 4 native OF Brazil and as yet un-
known 10 the commerce OF the world. A Span
ish writer says: y 4 administered
with ST. Croix rum, a nerer fails TO reIiere Ner-
pons tremor, WukefnineSs, disturbed sleep. &c.;
and that IL 4 used with great effect by the Bra
iSh nd p.rn I.d
en- their color and beauty. IL impdrtS cheerful
ness 10 the disposition, and Griiaacy 10 the COM
plexion." We withhold Its name from the pub
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
skillful and scientific Pharmaceutist.
BRAKES plant ALTON RITTERS OR