Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-20
Attention Soldiers, q II d
Friends Of Soldiers.

We call the attention of all having relations or
friends in the army to the fact that ''Hoofand's
German Btters" will cure nine -tcnths of the dis
eases incident to camp life. In the list published
almost daily IN the newspapers, on the arrival q.
tho s.c-. ~ noticed that q very large por-
ton .:i,...s ..em debility. Every case Of
that kind can be readily cured by Hoofiand's Bit
tiers. Diseases resulting disorders of the diges-
tive organs are speedily removed We have no
hesitation in stating that. if these Etters were
freely used among our soldiers, hundreds Of lives
might be saved that otherwise will be lost
We call particular attention to the following
remarkable and well authenticated cure of one Of
the nations heroes, his life, to use his own Ian
guage, 'Las been saved by the Bittcrs.''
PHrLApELpHIA, Aug. ed, 1868
Xessrs. yones d Ecdns We'll, gentleman,
your Hoofand's German Bitters have saved nv
life There is no mistake i'll this. IT is yOuched
for by numbers Of my cCmrrdes. some OF whose
names are appended, and who were fully cogn-
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 r. d. Ayres-
Through the exposure attendant upon my ardu-
Gus duties, was attacked i'll November last with
inflammation Of the lungs, and was for seventy two
days i'll the hospital. This was followed by great
debility, heightened by an attack Of dysenfary
| 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 spark of vitality
For week or more was scarcely able to swal
low anything, and if did force morsel down, it
was immediately thrown up again.
could not even keep glass OF water on nv
stamach. Life could not last under these circun-
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 O make
ol, ceif mfr tod host
ed me- An acquaintance who visited me ut the
hospital Mr.. Frederick Steinborn. Of Sixth below
Arch Street, advised me, as forlorn hope, to try
your Bitters, and kindly procured bottle. From
the time commenced taking them the gloomy
shadow OF death receded, ana am now, thank
God for it, getting better. Though have taken
but two bottles, have gained ten pounds, and
feel sangnine Of being permitted TO rejOin my
wife and daughters, from whom | have heard
nothing for eighteen months; for. gentlemen, !
Royal To you valuable Bitters owe the eer-
tainty Of life which has taken the place Of vague
fears-to Btters will l owe the glorious privilege
Of again clasping 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 orr cOmrsde, Mr.. Ma
lone, restored TO health. John Cuddeback LIST
n Y. Battery; Geo. Ackley, Go. g, 18th Maine
Lewis Chevalier, 92d Few York; L. f. Spencer,
Vt Artillery Battery J. B. Fasewell, Co. y, Sd
Me-; Henry y. &SFpme, TO- W Oh ~ H. y. NC
Donald, Co. 5, 9TH Ne. J. T. Ward, Co. Z, 9Th
9Th H. Koch, Co. H, I'D n. Y. y. y. Thomas,
Go. +, S5th Penn. Andrew J. Kimball, "a ".
}. jenkins, Co. D, 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 distrust Of
their ingredients and efforts / yet know Of no
sufficient reasons why man may not testify to
wist he believes himself tp have received from
any simple preparation, in the hope that ne may
thus contribute 70 the benefit Of others.
do this more readily in regard to Hoofland's
German Bitters, prepared by DR.. G. N. Jackson,
of this city, because was prejudiccd against
them for many years, under the impression that
they were chiefly an alcoholic mixture. l am in
debted TO my friend Robert Shoemaker, ESQ.,, for
the removal ofthis prejudice BY proper tests and
for encouragement 10 try them,6 when suffering
from great and long continued debility. The ne
of three bottles Of these bitters ct the beginning
Of the present year WAS followed BY eyide1trsiisf
and restoration to degree Of bodily and mental
vigor which had not felt for six months before
and had almost despairad Of regaaning. there
fore thakk God and my friend ~ dtfecting me to
the use of them. J. NEWTON BROWN.
PHLADsLPMA, June esd 1851.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS.