The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-20
March 16, 1868.
Removal Of the scandinavian
Laboratory and Business
HOuse--Catawb and swedish
RrandieS, &C., &c.

For some weeks past, tho large stone front
buildings on Third street, east OF Sycamore,
lately occupied in part by the Adams Express
Company, have been in course of preparation
for the reception of the business carried on SO |
successfully for some years past in our city,
by DR.. G. W. ROback, proprietor of the cele-
brated Scandinavian Remedies, the Blood Purl-
fer and Pills, and the well known Stomach
Bitters, which bear his name. The constantly
increasing popularity of these medicines, has
required a third extension of the limits here
tofore occupied in their manufacture.
The new premises, one hundred feet front,
and extending one hundred and thirty feet in
the rear, have, internally, been completely
remodeled, the spacious apartments now being
connected by archways cut through heretofore
solid walls, and everything else having been
done, which can facilitate the purposes p
which they are devoted.
In connection with the extensive business in
which DR., R. bad previously been engaged, he
has, for some time past, entered largely into
the manufacture of genuine Catawba Brandy,
an article already enjoying most favorable
, reputation, and being widely used for medi-
cinial purposes. A large amount of this has
been introduced, most benefcially, into the
. army hospitals, heavy orders having been fill.
' ed for the use of those institutions in Wash
q ington city.
:. Another extensive branch of this institution
:. is the manufacturer of the celebrated Swedish
u Brandy. 1t is stimulating aromatic and
e slightly medicinal, being an excellent remedy
l. for dyspepsia. 1t is q pleasant beverage
O Ladies' can even partake Of ordinary quanti-
ties without feeling undue intoxicating effects,
y so mild is it in its composition. 1t is great
: favorite in Sweden-in fact, so much so that i
T. may be styled the national beverage. 1t il
prepared in the purest quality by DR.. Roback
= A short visit to the new premises of DR.. X.
ol on Saturday last, proved most interesting, ant
ii we think is worthy passing notice. Entering
4: from the neatly arranged counting room, w
i 90 first to the rear Of the premises, and fn'
ourselves in q large area, where the presenc
of spacious furnaces and capacious coppe
g stills, notify us that we are in the region ap
kpropriated to the purposes Of distillation.-
D. From this we enter spacious apartment line
Nv with immense receivers, each containing hur
dreds Of gallons, devoted to the more especit
l. purposes of the laboratory as needful in. tn
"a. preparation of the Scandinavian remedies.
Entering another apartment, we come upo
is long tiers of barrels slowed in every direction
de and filled with the pumioe and lees Of la
e years growth, to be used IN the manuIaotul
vi Of the Catawba Brandy. Another still is d
lg voted to the storage of immense quantities
glassware, roots, and other requisites needf'
to the proper preparation and putting up
IE. the medicines. Hra. .t'G 4 :,
,os One story higher up, and we come upon Il
'oS workshop, or the apartments appropriated
ea the making Of pills by machinery, and the bo
ed ing and labelling of the same by hand, the be
IN tling of the bitters, and the other aTyang
nd ments necessary to it them for market He
~ are employed quite a number Of men and boy
Wv whose duties are confined to this departme
en- alone. Other departments are occupied
're packing and making ready for shipment .
sry articles produced in the establishment.
,av Taking this establishment all in all, with
-" Offices, warerooms, laboratories, workshop
ai &C., ii is without doubt the most extensive
hly its department to be found in the West
md We can not but congratulate DR.. R. upon
lu. increasing business as evinced by this enlarG
the ment Of his premises He viii ltss1S
~ able, we think, to osl.SsUtes 1t. %F'