Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-09
Tne nIJslgtiss Or New YORK.
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trial Park, it's swans, gohdolAs, &C. have been
discussed;-this letter is of the Mysteries of
New York" In the car, steamboat, saloon,
Parlor, at dinner, in the etreetneverywhere do
| hear some story with relation to, or inquiry
as to the meaning .oL, those mythical words,
posted, printed, and advertised whereverl go:
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accompanied with a crescent and q shepherds
hook. A secession sympathiser said 1t Was
"Satan Triumphed in 1860 in granting the
Expectation of the AboBtionists,p1 while a Re
publican said it was: "Stump-Tail Democrats
Of 1860 gone to Texas another, ITO the
State Taxes of 1860 add ten (X) dollars an.
other, that they we're the watchwords of some
secret society, like, "Sons of T~ecumchia are
1860 Strong or Seward Tricksters of 1860
Used Up" &c, &c. Well, your correspond
ent was ill-had been i'll for a long time-in
fact, JUS late suppers had given HIM a horrid
dyspepsia He read the advertisements, and.
of course bought a bottle of Plantation Bit
tiers; the Bitters cured him, and on the bottle
appeared those same cabalistic letters; s. I.
-l860.-X. l travelled straight for 202
Broadway, introduced myself to the celebra-
ted DR.. Drake, ana was shown the elephant
tusks, st aud all-and a great Institution it
is. A s~ix-story building in Dey street, from
cellar to garrett, is occupied as a laboratory for
producing this single medicine. Some forty
persons are employed; several Yats holding
six thousand gallons 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 bales Of Calisaya Bark, Wintergreen, and
other material-and the original St Croix
Rum pnncheons bearing the Custom House
brand. 1t seemed that medicine could here
be turned out to supply a world of invalids-
yet these gentlemen are unable to fll their or
ders for Plantation Bitters alone. | was shown
many certificates Of extraordinary cures eff
iected by these Bitlers. The statistics Of the
medicine business as presented to the last
Congress in the report Of Mr.. ID. S. Barnes
are enormous and startling, amounting to
some six million dollars annually. The pro-
prietors of these Bitters will pay Uncle Sam
near fifty thousand dollars for stamps this
yearl With such individual resonrces gov
eminent loans ought to stand at par, and JEFF
ferson Davis might as well pack up and start
for Jerusalem. ~ i j. II.
We are happy to reproduce the above letter,
and add that any ordinary case Of Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint, Nervous Affection, Sour
Stomach, Lose of Appetite, Nervous Head
ache, DiarrhGa, Sinking Weakness, Mental
Dependency, &c, can be cured by the Plant
alton Bitters.
That all persons may judge of its efficacy,
we publish a list OF some of the articles used
in its preparation:
OdltsayG BGrk-Celebrated for over two
hundred years in the treatment of Fever and
Ague, Dyspepsia, Weakness, &c. II Was in
reduced into Europe by the Countess, wife
of the Vieeroy of Peru, in 1910, and was al
forwards sold by the Jesnits for The enormous
price of its otcn Goeight in sitver, under the
name Of Jesuifs POWDERS, and finally made
public by Louis XVI Kinglo of France. Hum.
boldt makes especial reference to its febrifuge
qualities during his South American travels.
CascariiLa Bdrk7For dlarrhna, collie, and
diseases of the stomach and bowels.
DdndeLion-For Inflammation of the loins
and dropsical affections,
CdmomiLe Eoioers-For enfeebled diges.
ton.
Lavender FiOpers-Aromatic, stimulant. |
and tonic-highly invigorating in nervous de-
bility. A
Winter Green-For s~crofula, rheumatism.
Anfse-An aromatic ca~rminatiye, creating
flesh, muscle, and milk; much used by moth
ers nursing.
Also, Glove buds, orange, carraway, corian-
der, snakeroot, &c, all preserved in perfectly
pure fe.r a~.s
ST. oRoIX RUM
The powerful, invigorating, and tonic prop
critics OF st. Croix Rum have been long ac-
knowiedged by the physicians of the world.
For consumption il is the only stimulant that
should be used.
s. T.-l860.-K. Ia
Another wonderful ingredient, of Spanish
origin, imparting beauty to the complexion
and ~brilliancy to the mind, is yet unknown to
the of the world, and we withhold
its name for the present
DR.. ". A. Childs, surgeon Of the Tenth
Vermont Regiment, writes: 81 wish every sol
der had a bottle of Plantation Bitters. They
are the most effective, perfect, and harmless
tonic | ever used.
The following is from the famous hotel pro.
prietors, at Washington: tA
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November A, 1862.
MRssRs. P. II. DRAKE a Co.-Please send
us twelve DOZEN Plantation Bitters. They are
much liked by the guests at our house.
Respectfully yours,
SYKES, CHADWICK q CO.,
Proprietors Wizards Hotel
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