Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-11-26


their use the systemis kept continually under
the influence of Alsh ohoic Stimulants of the
worst kind, the desire for liquor is created ana
kept up, and the result is all the horrors atten-
dant upon drunkard's life and death.
For those who desire and will have liquor
Bitters, we publish the following receipt. det
One Bottle Hooflands German Bitters and mix
| with Three, quarts of good Brandy or Whlskcy
and the result will be preparation that VIII
! far excelin medicinal virtues and true excel
lcnc e.any of the numerous Liquor Bitters IN the
market, and will cost much less. You will have
all the virtues of Hooffands German Bitters
in connection with q good article of Liquor, at
n much less price than these inferior prepara-
tions will cost you
ATTENTION SOLDIERS And the friends
of Soldiers. We call tho attention OF all nav
ing relations in the army to inc 1act tnal
tHooFLAND.S German Bitters will cure nine
tenths of the diseases induced by exposures
and privations incident to camp life. In the
lists publish ed almost daily in the newspaper
on the arrival of the sick, it will be noticed
that very large proportion are suherihg IRON
debility. Every case of that kind can be rea
dily cured by IIoofland's German Bitters. u
seases resulting from discovers of the digestive
organs are speedily removed. We have no hes-
itation in stating that, if these Bitters were
freely used among our soldiers, hundreds OF
lives mi ght be saved that otherwise will be LOST.
Wo call particular attention to the following
remarkable ana Wcll autnentlchteu cult VI INV
of the nations heroes, whose life, to use his
own language. has been saved by the oitters
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23d, 1862.
Ncssrs. Jones d Erans We'll, gentlemen,
your Hoofland's German Bitters has saved my
life. There is no mistake in this. 1t is vouched
for by numbers of my comrades, some OF whose
names are appended and who were fully cog
infant of all the circumstances of my case.
am and have been for tn c last four years, n mem
ber Of Sherman's celebrated battery, and un-
der the immediate command of Capt. IL. b.
Ayres. Through the exposure attendant upon
my arduous duties / was attacked in NoVem
ber last with inflammation of the lungs, anu
was for seventy two days in the hospltai. L ms
was followed by great debility, heightened by
an attack of dysentery. l was then removed
from the White House, and sent to this city on
board the steamer State of Maine ircm which
landed on the 2Sth of June. Since that time
l have been about as low any one could be
and still retain q spark of vitality. For
week or more L was scarcely able to swallow
anything, and if did force n morsel down, II
was Immediately thrown up again.
1 could not even keep glass of water on my
stomach. Life could not last under these >lr'
cumstances; and, accordingly, the Physicians
who had been working faithfully, though un-
successfully, to rescue me from the grasp OF the
dread Archer, frankly told me they could do no
more for me, and advised me to see clcrg ,,
man, and to make such disposition OF my lin
Nh n;sitod r,o n tbe bosnitol. Mr.. Frederick
Sta;pbron. Of sixth bclow Arch Street, advised
me, as a forlorn hone, to try your Ditters, and
kindly procured bottle. From the time l
commenced taking them the gloomy shadow CT
death recedcd, and am now, thank God for
it, getting better. Though I have taken but
two bottles, have gained ten pounds, ard
feel sangunc of being permitted to rejoin my
wife and daughter from whom ,n naye men'I In nO
thihg LOT elghteeh inoh'hs' iot -
pyy" pioy1' T @ ;roI,abIo oI RittcrsI owe the
certainty of life which has taken the P1"ce OF
vague fears-to your BltterS WIN owe 'ne gro
hose t,Vus who p1o"S are dearest to mo in fife.
0' w., .nrI,, Vonrs. ISAAC MALONE.