Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-06
THE MYSTERIES OF NEW YORK


Wars acknowledgements, political contests, re-
lgous conventions, amusements, the Central
Park. IL swans. gondolas. &c. have been dis
cussed-this letter is OF the MYSTERIES OF New
York" In the car, steamboat, saloon. parlor. at
dinner, in the street, everywhere do hear some
story with relation to or in inquiry as to the
meauing of those mythical words, posted. printed
and advertised wherever / 90:
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accompanied with a crescent and Il shepherds
hook. a secession sympathizer said il was:
"Satan Triumphed in 1860 in granting the Xpec-
tation of Abolitonists;" while Republican said
it Stump Tail Democrats of 1850 gone to
Texas" another, ITO the State Taxes of 1860
add ten X dollars" another, that they were
the watchwords Of some secret society. like,
"SOns OF Tecumchia are 1860 Strong" or
'Seward Tricksters Of 1850 Used Up" &c, &c
Well. your correspondent was ill--had been il
for long tme-in fact, his late suDpers had
given him horrid dyspepsia. He read the adj
vertisements, and of course bought a bottle of
Plantation Bitters; the Bitters cured him, and on
the bottle appeared those same cabalistic letters
5. T.-ls6O.--X travelled straight for 2O2
Broadway, introduced myself to the celebrated
Dr. Drake and was shown the elephant-tusks
5. T and all-and great institution it is. A
six-story builGing in Dey street, from cellar to
garret. is occupied a laboratory for producing
this single medicine Some forty persons are
employed; several vats. holding six thousand
gallons each. are filled with roots. herbs and
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expression preserved in pure ST. Croix Rum
here saw the bags, boxes and bales OF Balsaya
Bark, Wintergreen. and other material-and the
original St Croix Rum puncheons. bearing the
custom house brand 1t seemed that medicine
could here be turned cut to supply world of
their order- for Plantation Bilters alone. | was
shown many certificates of extraordinary cures
effected by these bitters. The statistics of the
medicine business as presented to the last Con
gress in the report of Mr.. ID. 5. Barnes. are
enormous and startling. amounting 10 some six
million dollars annually The proprietors of
hese bitters will pay Uncle Sam near fifty thou
sand dollars for stamps this yearl With ch
Individual resources, Government loans ought TO
stand at par. and Jefferson Davis might as well
pack up and start Tor Jerusalem.
JH.
We are happy TO reproduce the above letter,
and add that any ordinary ease Of Dyspepsia
Liver Complaint. Nervous Affection. Sour Stom-
ach. Loss of Appetite, Nervous Headache, Diar-
rhea Sinking Weakness. Mental Dependency,
&c. be cured by the Plantation Btters
Tha, all persons may judge of its efficacy, we
publish list of some of the articles used in its
preparation;
CALIsAYA BARK-celebrate for over two
hundred years in the treatment OF Fever and
Asue, Dyspepsia. Weakness, &c. II intro
duced into Europe by the Countess wife of the
Viceroy Of Peru. in 1910, and was afterward sold
by the Jesnts for The enormous price If its o,on
toeighi in silrer under the name of Jesuu's Po,c-
derS, and finally made public By Louis XVI,
King Of France Humboldt makes especial
reference to its febrituge qualities during his
South American travels.
CAscARILLA BARK-For Diarrhea Collie and
Diseases OF the stomach and bowels.
DANDELIoN-For inflammation OF the ons and
dropsical affections
CAMoMILE FLowrRs-FOr enfeebled digestion
LAVENDER FLowERs--Aromatcs stimulant and
tonic-hiGhly inyigorating IN nervous debility.
WINTERGREEN-For Scrofula, Rheumatism &c
ANIsE - An aromatic carmnative creating
flesh. muscle and milk; much used by mothers
nursing
Also. Glove buds, orange, carraway. coriander,
snakeroot. &c, all preserved IN perfectly pure
ST. CROIX RUN.
The powerful, inyigoratng and tonic proper
ties of St Croix Rum have been long acknowl
edged by the physicians of the world. For Con
sumption it is the only stimulant that should be
used
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Another wonderful ingredient of Spanish ori-
gin, mparting beauty to the complexion and
oriancy to the mind. is vet unknown to the
commerce of the world. and we withhold it's
name for the present.
Dr. W 4 ChdS. Surgeon of the 10th Yer
mon, regiment writes: Il wish every soldier had
bottle of Plantation Bitters They are the
most effective. perfect and harmless tonic ever
used
The following Is from the famous hotel pro-
pretors at Washington
WAsHINGToS. d. c.. Nov 4. 1862
MEssRs. z. II. DRAKE Co: Please send Us
twelve dozen Plantation Bitters They are much
liked by the guests of our house.
Respectfully yours,
SYKES. CHADwICK 4 Co,
Proprietors Wizards Hotel.
ROCHESTER, Dec. 26, 1861
MEssRs P T. DRAKL q Co.--Gentlemen: l
have been great sufferer from dyspepsia 70
three or four wears have tried many if not al
the remedies recommended for its cure. Instead
( of relief became worse had TO abandon my
profession, and suffered greatly from everything
I I ate Ny mind much affected. depressed
and gloomy About three months ago tried
+ the Plantation Bitters. and 70 nv grea iov am
nearly we'll man. have recommended them
/ in several cases, and, as far as | know. ALWAYS
with signal benefit
am, very respectfully, yours,
REv. j. s. CATHoRS
Such i the language reaching daily. No
+ article ever had an equal sale Under no cir
cusfances ,riH The pure standard of the materials
used be departed from.
These Btters are sold by all principal drug
gists, grocers, hotels and restaurants Be sure
each bottle bears the fac simile of the proprie
/ tors signature, on a steel plate label.
P II. DRAKE & CO.,
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