Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-18
Attention Soldiers, an d
Friends Of Soldiers.

We call the attention of all having relations or
friends in the army to the fact that 'Hooffand' 5
German btters' will cure nine -tcni5 Of the dis
eases incident to camp lie. In the list published
almost daily IN the newspapers. on the arrival Of
tie SIC. ii &@t".d that n very large por
ton t.s debility. Every case Of
that kind can De readily cured by lIoofiand's Bit
tiers. Diseases resulting disorders o. the diges-
tive organs are speedily removed. We have no
hesitation in stating that, II these Filters were
freely used among our soldiers, hundreds Of lives
might be saved tiiat otherwise will be lost
We call particular attention to the following
remarkable and we'll authenticated cure of one OF
the nations heroes. his lite, to his own Ian
cuage, ..has been saved 10y the Btters."
PnLADaLrnIA, Aug. 23d. 1863
N.ssrs. .joses IL Etans We'll, gentleman
Your Hootands German Dltters have saved my
life. There is no mistake i'll this. 1t is vouched
for by numbers OF my comrrdes, some OF whose
names are appended, and who were fully cogni-
zant OF all the circumstances of my case. | am
and have been for the las. four years, member
of Sherman's celebrated battery and under the
immediate command Of Capt. X. b. Ayres.-
Through the exposure attendant upon my 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 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 2sth Of June
Since that time have been about as low as any
one could be and still retain a 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.
gould not even keep glass OF water on my
stimach I.fe coald not las. under these circum-
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 do no more for me,
and advised me to see clergyman, and make
such disposition Of NV limited funds as best suite
ed me. An acquaintance who visited me at the
hospital Mr. Frederick Steinborn, ofSixth below
Arch Street. advised me, q forlorn hope, to try
your Bitters, and kindly procured bottle. From
the ii me commenced taking them the gloomy
shadow Of death receded, and l am now, thank
God for it. getting better Though have taken
but two bottles, have gained ten pounds, and
feel sanguine Of being permitted to rejoin my
wife and daughters, from whom have heard
nothing for eighteen months; for, gentlemen,
am q loyal virginian, from thessvicinty Of Front
Royal. To you valuable Btters owe the GER
tainty of life which has taken the place of vague
fears-to Btters will owe the glorious privilege
of again slasping to my bosom those who are
dearest to my life. Isaac MALoNs.
We fully concur in the above statement as we
had despaired Of seeing our comrade, Mr.. Ma
lone, restored to health. John Cuddleback, LIST
N. Y. Battery; Geo. Ackley, 70. y, nth Maine
Lewis Chevalier, s2d Few York; L. e. Spencer,
Vt Artillery BATTERY J. B. Fasewell, Co. Il, I'd
Me-. Henry b. Jerome, Co. q, Sd VI. II. r. Nc
Donald, Go. E, 9th Me-; J. +. Ward, Go. Z, 9Th
9Th H. Koch, Co. II, I'D n. Y. n B. Thomas,
Co. r, s5th Penn. Andrew J. kimball, Sd VI.
J. jenkins, Go. B, lO6th 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 distrust d
Their INGREDIENTS and efforts yet know of no
sufficient reasons why man NAV not testify to
what he believes himself to have received from
any simple preparation, in the hope that he may
thus Contribute TO the benefit Of others.
do this more readily in regard to Hollands
German Hiters, prepared BY Dr. q. N. Jackson,
Of this city because l was prejudiced against
them for many years, under the impression that
they were chiefly an alcoholic mixture. | All in
debted to my friend Robert Shoemaker. Esq, for
the removal ofihis prejudice BY psoper tests. and
for encouragement 10 try them,s when suffering
from great and long continued debility. The use
of three bottles Of these btters Ut the beginning
Of the present year was followed by evident relief
and restoration to q degree Of bodily and mental
vigor which | had not iclt Tor six months before
and had almost despaired Of rega,ning. there
fore thank God and my friend for directing me to
the use Of them. J. NEWTON BROWN.
PeILADsLrHIA, June Esd, 1851.