Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-01-21
philnd.a., juno %, 1868.
PARTICULAR NOTICE

There are many preparations sofa under the
name of Eittcrs, put up in quart bottles, com
pounded OF tho cheapest whiskey or common
or rum, costing from 20 to 40 cents per gallon
the taste disguised by Anise or Coriandcr Seed
This class of Bitters has caused and will con-
inue to cause, as long as they can be sold
hundreds to die the death of the drunkard. BY
their use the system is kept continually under
the influence of Alch0holic Stimulants of the
worst kind, the desire for liquor is created and
kept up, and tho result is all the horrors atten-
dant upon n drunkard's life and Death.
For those who desire and will have liquor
Btters, we publish the following receipt. Get
One Bottle IiooilIands German Bit.crs and mix
with Three quarts OF good Brandy or Whiskcy
and the result will DC preparation that will
FAR excel in medicinal virtues and true excel
Icnce any of the numerous Liquor Bittcrs in the
market. and ", II cost much less. You will have
all the virtues of Hooillund's German Bitters'
in connection with good article Of Liquor, at
II much less price than these inferior prepara-
tons will cost you.
of Soldiers. We call the attention of all hnv-
ing relations in the army to the fact that
.HO0FLAND'S German Di;tcrs' win cure nine
tenths of the diseases induced by exposures
ana privations incident to camp life. In the
lists, Published almost daily in the neT spaperi
on tho arrival of the sick, it will be notice.
that It very large proportion are suffering from
debility. Every case of that kind can be rea
Oily cared by Hoofiand's German Bitters. Di
seases resulting from disorders of the dis estive
organs are speedily removed. We have no he3-
i,ati in stating that, If these Bitters were
freely used among our soldiers. Hundreds OF
lives mi ght he sa"ed That otherwise will he lost
We call particular attention to the foil owing
remarkable and well auhe nticated cure Of one
of the nations heroes, whose life, to use his
own lar gage. has been saved by the bitters
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23d, 1862.
Me@srs Jones d Eran, Well gentlemen,
your IIoofllaud's German Bitters has saved my
life. There is no mistuko in this. 1t isvonched
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. l
am and have been for the last four years, n men,
Der Of Sherman's celebrated battery, and un
der the immediate command Of Capt. X. u.
Ayres. Through the exposure attendant upon
my arduous duties, was attacked in Novem
Der last with Inflammation of tho lungs, and
was for seventy two days in tho hospital. This
was followed by great debility, heightened by
an attack Of dysentery. / was then removed
from the white House, and sent to this city on
board the steamer State of Mains,' from which
landed on the 2Sth of June. Since that time
I have been about as low as any one could be
and still retain q spa'k of vitality. For n
week or more l was scarcely able to swa How
anything, and if dad force n morscl down, ii
was Immediately thrown up again.
I could not oven keep glass of water on my
stomach. Life could not last under these ir-
cumstanccs; and, accordingly, the physicians
who had been working faithfully, though I'M
successfully, to rescue me from the grasp of the
dread Archer, frankly told me they could do 10
more for me, and advised me to see clerg ;.
man, and to make such disposition of my lin
tied funds ms best suited me. An ncqun ptance
who visited ME at the hospital. Mr.. Frederick
Steinbron, of Sixth below Arch Street, advised
ma, as tcrl"-- aaope, to try your Bittcrs, and
kindly procured q bottle. From the time /
commenced taking them tho gloomy shadow of
death receded, and nm now, thank God for
it, getting better. Though have taken but
two bottles, have gained ten pounds. ard l
feel sanguine OF being permitted to rejoin my
wife and gbter, from whom have heard no.
thing for eighteen months: for. gentlemen, i anu
n loyal Virginian, from the vicinity of Front
Royal. To your invaluable Bitters l owe the
certain ty of life which has taken the place oil
vague fears-to your Bitters will owe the glO-
rious privilege Of again claspipg to my bosom
hose who are dearest to me in life.
Very truly Yours, ISAAC MALONE.
| We fully concur in the truth Of the above
| statement, as we had despnired of seeing ou
comrade, Mr.. Malone, restored to health.
| John Cuddlcback, LIST New York Battery.
George A. ickley. Co. @. 1lth Maine.
Lewis Chevalier, ODD New York.
| LIE. Spencer, LIST Artillery, Battery F.
| j. Faeewell, Co. B. Sd Vermont.
H. B. Jerome, Co. B. do.