Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-17
Attention SOldi ers, n N d
Friends of Soldiers.

We call the attention Of ali having relations or
friends in the army TO the fact that Hoonaad's
German Bitters will nine -tenths Of the dis.
eases incident to camp life. In the list published
almost daily IN the newspapers on the arrival vi
the sick. !. 80 b. noticed that very large pOr-
ton ~. debility. Every case OF
| that kind can be readily cured by Hooiiands Bit
tcrs Diseases resulting disorders OF the edges
tive organs are speedily removed. We have no
hesitation III stating that. II these Bitcrs were
freely used among our soldiers hundreds Of lives
might he saved that otherwise will be lost.
We cal, particular attention to the following
remarkable and well authenticated cure OF one Of
the nations heroes his life, to his own Ian
guage, has been saved by the Bitters''
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2Sd, 1862
| Aessrs. Jones ce Egdns We'll, xentlem an.
your Hoofand's German Bitters have saved nv
life. There is no mistake in this. Ii is youched
Tor by numbers Of my cOmrrdes, some of whose
names appended and who were fully cogni-
zant of all the circumstances of my case | am.
and have been for the last four years a member
OF Sherman's celebrated battery, and under the
immediate command of Capt. X. b. Ayres-
Through the exposure attendant upon nv ardu-
Gus duties, was attacked in November last with
inflammation OF the lungs, and was for seventy two
days in the hospital This was followed by great
debility, heightened by an attack of dysentary
! was then removed from the White House, and
sent to this city on board the steamer =. State OF
Maine. from which landed on the 2sih of June.
Since that time nave been about low as any
one could be and still retain spark Of vitality
For week or more WAS scarcely able to swal-
low anything, and If did force morsel down. il
was Immediately thrown up again.
| could not even keep glass OF water on nv
stamach. Life could not last under these crcurn-
stances; and accordingly tine physicians who had
been working faithfully, though unnecessarily.
to rescue me from the grasp Of the dread Archer,
frankly told me they could do no more for me.
aud advised me TO see clergyman. and O make
6tSp nf ted
ed me. An acquaintance who visited me Vt the
hospital, Mr.. Frederick Steinborn, ofSixth below
Arch Street, advised me- as forlorn hope 10 try
your Bitters, and kindly procured . bottle From
the time | commenced taking them the gloomy
shadow of death reccded, and am now, thank
God for it, getting better. Though have taken
but two bottles, have gained ten pounds and |
feel sanguine Of being permitted 10 rejoin my
wife and daughters, from whom have heard
nothing for eighteen months; for gentlemen. I
en- loyal virginian. from the vicinity Of Front
Royal. To sou valuable Bitters owe the GER
tainty Of life which has taken the place Of vaDue
fears-to Bitters will owe the glorious privilege
Of again claspi1ng to my bosom those who are
dearest to my lite. ISAAC MALONE
We fully concur in the above statement ~ re
had despaired Of seeing our comrade, Mr. Ma
lone, restored to health. John Cuddlcback. lst
n Y. Battery; Geo. Ackley Co. q, 18th Maine
Lewis Chevalier, s2d Few York; L. Z. Spencer,
Vt Artillery Battery j. b. Fasewell, CO. Is. Sd
Me-; Henry b Jerome, Co. Q, Sd VT; II. T. Nc
Donald, Co. 4, 9Th Me-; j. F. Ward. CO. Z. 5th
9Th II. Koch, Co. II, 12d N. Y. N. b. Thomas.
60. Il, S5th Penn. Andrew j. Kimball. I'd ".
J. Jenkins. Co. b, l06th Penn.
From Rev. }. Newton Brown, d. D.. Editor OF
the Encyclopedias OF Religious knowledge.
Although not disposed to favor or recommend
Patent Medicines in general, through distrust OF
their ingredients and efforts yet know Of no
sufficient reasons why man may not testify to
what he believes himself to have received from
any simple preparation, in the hope that he NAV
thus contribute to the benefit Of others
do this more readily in regard to HooHand,s
German Bitters, prepared by DIR. c. NJ jackson.
Of this city, because ! was prejudced against
them for many years, under the impression tina,
they were chiefly an alcoholic mixture. am in
debted to my friend Robert Shoemaker. Fac. for
the removal ofthis prejudice by proper tests, and
for encouragement to try them. when suffering
from great and long continued debility. The use
Of three bottles Of these bitters ut the beginning
Of the present year followed By evident relief
and restoration to degree Of bodily and mental
yig0r which had not ielt for six months before
end hsd almost despsired Of regaaning. there
fore thank God and my friend for directing me 70
the use Of them. J. NEWTON BR0SNN
PBiLADsLPnIA, June esd, 1861.