The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-03-20
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The Mysteries OF New York.

The Mysteries OF New York
/ Wars. national resources. political contests.
religious conventions. amusemeuts, the Cen
trail Park, its swans. gondolas, &c, have
been discussed--this letter is Of the "mysis-
ries of New York" In the car. steamboat,
saloon. parlor. at dinner, in the street. ey
erywhere do l hear some story with relation
10 or an inquiry as to the meaning Of those
mythical words, posted. printed and adver.
tised wherever go:
S. T,-1s6o.-x.
accompanied with crescent and q shep.
herds hook. A secession sympathixer said
II was " Satan triumphed in 1860 in grant
ing the Expectation of sbolitionists - while
a Republican said it was Stump Tail
Democrats of 1860. gone to Texas !" an
other, To the State Taxes OF 1860 add
ten X) dollars - another. that they were
the watchwords of some secret society,
like, Sons of Tecumchia are l 800 Strong" :"
or i" Seward Tricksters Of 1860 Used Up"
&c, &c. Well, your correspondent was i'll
had been i'll for long time--in fact, his
latte suppers had given him . horrid dys-
pepsia. He read the advertisements. and
Of course bought bottle of Plantation Bit
ters the Bitters cured bim. and on the
bottle appeared those same cabalistic letters:
S. T.-lS60.--X. l travelled straight for
202 Broadway. introduced myself 10 the
celebrated DR.. Drake, and was shown the
elephant--tusks. S. T. and all--and great
institution it is. A six story building in
Dey Street. from cellar to garret. is occu-
pied as labratory for producing this single
medicine. Some forty persons are employ
ed; several vats, holding six thousand gall
Ions each. are filled with roots. herbs and
material, and then soaked in water, and the
expression preserved in pure ST. Croix Rum.
| here saw the bags. boxes and bale of
Calisaya Bark. Wintergreen. and other ma
terial--and the original St. Croix Rum
puncheons bearing the Custom house brand
ed out to supply world Of invalids-yet
these gentlemen are unable to fill their or.
ders for Plantation Bitters alone. was
shown many certificates Of extraordinary
cures effected by these Bit,ers. The statis.
ties OF the medicine business as presented
to the last Congress in the report of Mr.. d.
). Barnes are enormous and startling.
amounting to some six million dollars annu-
ally. The proprietors of these Bitters will
pay Uncle sam near fifty thousand dollars
for stamps this year With such individ.
ual resources govei loans ought to
stand at par, and Jefferson Davis might as
well pack up and start for Jerusalem.
J. II.
We are happy to reproduce the above let
ter. and add that any ordinary case Of Dys-
pepsia. Liver Complaint, Nervous affection,
Sour Stomach. Loss Of Appetite. Nervous
Headache. Diarrhes, Sinking Weakness.
Mental Dependency. &c. can be cured by
the Plantation Pitters.
That all persons may judge of its effica.
cy, We publish list of some Of the articles
used in its preparation:
CALIsArA BARK--Celebrated for over two
hundred years in the treatment Of Fever
and Ague, Dyspepsia. Weakness. DC. 1t
was introduced into Europe by the Count
ess, wife of the Viceroy of Peru. in l64O,
and was afterwards sold by the Jesuits for
Ae enormous price Of its o,cn Deight in sill.
yer, under the name of Jesuu's Po,oders. and
finally made public by Louis XVI. King of
France Humboldt makes especial refer.
snce TO its febrifuge qualities during his
South American travels.
CAscARrLLA BARK-For diarrhpa, cello,
md diseases of the stomach and bowels.
DANDELIoN-For Inflammation of the
oins and drops;cal affections.
CAxoMILE FLowERs--For enfeebled d.
yestion.
LAVENDER FLowERs--Aromatic. stimu-
an. and tonic--highly invigorating in ner-
'ous debility.
WISrEReREEs-For Scrofala. Rheuma.
ism, DC.
ANrsE-An aromatic carminative, crea.
ing flesh. muscle and milk much used BY
Mothers nursing.
Also, Glove buds, orange. carraway. cori-
nder, snakeroot, &c. all preserved in per
sctly pure
ST. CROIX RUM.
The powerful, invigorsting and tonic
roperties Of St. Croix Rum have been long
ckuowledged by the physicians Of the
sorld. For consumption it is the only
that should be used.
s. T--1860-X.
Another wonderful ingredient, OF Span.
sh origin. imparting beauty to the COM
exion and brillancy to the mind. is yet
Unknown to the commerce Of the world, and i,
re withhold its name for the present.
Dr.. w. A. Childs, surgeon Of the Tenth
Termont Regiment, writes IL wish every
older had bottle of Plantation Bitters.
hey are the most effective, perfect, harm.
-ss tonic ever used"
The following is from the famous hotel
roprietors. at Washington ,
WAsH1sGroS. D. c.. Nov. 4, 1862.
MEssRs. 2. II. DRAKE & Co.-Please
end US twelve dozen Plantation Bitters.-
hey are much liked by the guests of our !
ouse. Respectfully yours,
SYKES. CHADWICK. & CO..
Proprietors Willard's Hotel.
ROCHESTER, Dec. IS. 1861.
MEssRs P. H. DRAKE, 4 Co.-Gentle-
zen !: l have been great sufferer from
dyspepsia for three or four years. l have
ried many if not all the remedies recon-
,ended for its cure. Instead of relief be-