Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-02

Wars, national resources, political contests, re-
ligous conventions, amusements, the Central
Park, its 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
meaning of those mythical words, posted, printed
and advertised wherever | 20:
S. T-lS60.-X.
accompanied with a crescent and shepherds
hook. A secession sympathizer said it was:
''Satan Triumphed in 1860 in granting the Xpec-
tation of Abolitonists;" while Republican said
it was: "Stump- Tail Democrats of 1860 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 1860 Used Up &C.. &c
Well, your correspondent was il-had been il
| for a long time-in fact, his late suppers had
given him horrid dyspepsia. He read the ad-
vertisements, and Of course bought bottle Of
Plantation Btters; the Bitters cured him, and on
the bottle appeared those same cabalstic letters:
|
Broadway, introduced myself to the celebrated
DIR. Drake, and was shown the eephant-tusks,
S. T. and all-and great institution it is A
six story builGing in Dey street. from cellar to
garnet. is occupied as laboratory for producing
this single medicine. Some forty persons are
employed; several watts, holding six thousand
gallons each, are filed with roots, herbs and
alerial, and then soaked in water, and the
expression preserved in pure St. Croix Rum. |
here the bags, boxes and bales of Balisaya
Bark, Wlntergreen. and other material-and the
original st. Croix Rum puncheons, bearing the
custom house brand. 1t seemed that medicine
could here be turned out to supply world of
invalids-yet these gentlemen are unable to fill
their orders for Plantation Bitters 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. s. Barnes, are
enormous and startling, amounting to some six
million dollars annually. The proprietors of
these bitters will pay Uncle Sam near fifty thou
sand dollars for stamps this yeari With Oh
individual resources, Government loans ought to
stand at par, and Jefferson Davis might as well
pack up and start for Jerusalem.
J.H.
We are happy to reproduce the above letter,
and add that any ordinary case of Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint. Nervous Affection, Sour Stom-
ach, Loss of Appetite, Nervous Headache, Diar-
rhea, Sinking Weakness, Mental Dependency,
/
That all persons may judge of its efficacy, We
publish list of some of the articles used in its
preparation:
CALIsAYA BARK-Celebrated for over two
hundred years in the treatment of Fever and
Ague, Dyspepsia, Weakness, &c. 1t was intro
duced into Europe by the Countess. wife of the
Viceroy of Peru, in 1910. and afterward sold
by the Jesuts for The enormous price Of its opn
,ceighf in sirer, under the name of Jesuits Poto-
ders, and finally made public by Louis XVI,
King of France. Humboldt makes especial
reference to its febrifuge qualities during his
South American travels.
CAscaRILLA BARK-For Darrhea, Collie and
Diseases of the stomach and bowels.
DAyDELIoN-For inflammation OF the loins aud
dropsical affections.
CAMoMILE FLowERs--For enfeebled digestion
LAVENDER FLowERs--Aromatic, stimulant and
tonic-hghy invigorating in nervous debility
WINTERGREEN-For Scrofula, Rheumatism &c.
ANIsE- An aromatic carminative, 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 RUM.
The powerful, invigorating and tonic proper
ties of st. Croix Rum have been long acknow-
edged by the physicians Of the world. For Con
sumption it is the only stimulant that should be
used.
s. T.--lS60.-X
Another wonderful Ingredient of Spanish orr
gin, imparting beauty to the complexion and
orlliancy to the mind, is yet unknown to the
commerce of the world. and we withhold its
name for the present.