Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-22
Attention Sol di ers, a n d
Friends OF Soldiers.

We call the attention of all having relations or
friends in the army to the act that 'Hoofand' $
German Bitters' will cure Inc -tenthS of the dis
eases incident to camp life. In the list published
the sick Ia. noticed til at Il very large por-
ton -. 49,, s.,l debility. Every case of
that Kind can be readily cured by HooHands Bit
tiers. Diseases resulting disor ders Of the diges-
tive organs are speedily removed. We have no
hesitation in stating that, if these Bitters were
freely used among our soldiers II hundreds Of lives
might be saved that otherwise Will be lost.
We call particular attention to the following
elDArkable and well authenticated cure of one of
the nations heroes, his life, to use his own lam
guage, has been saved BY the Bite
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23d, 1863
Nessrs Jones d: Ecans We'll, gentleman,
your Hollands German Bitters haze saved my
life. There is no mistake in this 1t is vouched
names appended and who were fully cogni-
Zant of all the circumstances Of my use ] am,
and have been for the las. four years, member
of Shcrman's celebrated battery, and under the
immediate command of Capt. X. b. Ayres.-
Through the exposure attendant upon my ardu-
Gus duties, 1 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 dyscntary
I was then removed from the White House and
sent to this city on board the steamer estate Of
Maine" from which landed on the 2sth of June
Since that time have been about as low 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 a morsel down, it
was immediately thrown up again.
could not even keep glass OF water on my
stamach Life could not last under these circuIn-
stances; and accordingly the physicians who had
been working faithfully, though unnecessarily,
to rescue me from the grasp OF the dread Archer
frankly told me they could Go no more for me,
ard advised me to see clergyman. and make
such disposition of my limited funds US best suit
ed me- An acquaintance who visited me at the
hospital, Mr.. Frederick Steinborn. Of Sixth below
Arch Street, advised me, as forlorn hope, to try
your Bittcrs, and kindly procured bottle. From
the time commenced taking them the gloomy
shadow of death receded, and am now, thank
God for it, getting better. Though have taken
but two bottles, have gained ten pounds and
feel sangrine Of being permitted TO rejoin my
wife and daughters, from whom have heard
nothing for eighteen months for, gentlemen,
am a loyal Virginian, from the.yicinity Of Front
ROYAL To you valuable Bittcrs 1 owe the GER
tainty Of life which has taken the place of vague
fears-to Bitters will owe the glorious privilege
If again clasping to my bosom those who are
de ,rest to my life. ISAAC MALONE.
W., fully concur in the above statement as
had des ,aired of seeing our comrade Mr.. Ma
lone. resto red to health. John Cuddleback LIST
n. Y. Battery. Geo Ackley, Co. q, llth Maine
Lewis Chevalie,. s2d Few York; l.. f. Spencer,
Vt ARTILLERY Battery j. B. Fasewell, Co. b, Sd
Me-: Henry B. Jerome, Go. q, Sd vt. H. 7. Nc
Donald. %. f, 5th Ne. J. r. Ward, Co. =, 9Th
9Th !; II. Koch. Co. H, 72d \. y; \. b Thomas,
Co. F., S5th Penn. Andrew j. kImball, Sd Vt.
J. jenkins, Co. b, 1o6th Penn.
From Rev. J. Newton Brown, d. d., Editor of
the Encyclopedias Of Religious knowledge
Although not disposed to favor or recommend
Patent Medicines in general, through dstrust 81
their ingredients and efforts yet know Of no
sufficient reasons why man may not testify to
what he believes himself to have received from
Ia rat IN, no hat a mi