Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-01
Soldiers, an d
Friends of Soldiers.

We call the attention of all having relations or
friends in the army to the fact that 'Hoohand's
German Ditters'' will nine-tenths of the dis
incident to camp life. In the list published
almost daily IN the newspapers. on the al II
the Sick it will be noticed that very large por
ton suffering from debility Every of
that kind 60 = : aG',v cured by Hoohand's Bit
ters b $50, fe.Li'a; disorders OF the diges-
tive organ, spctuii, removed. We have
hesitation in stating that ii these Bitters 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, 10 his Ian
guage, has been saved by the l,itters."
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. I'D, 1853
Xessrs. ,jonts d. Eca0s We'll, gentleman
your Hollands German Bitters have saved my
life There is no mistake in this. 1t is vouched
for by numbers OF NV comrrdes, some of whose
names are appended, and who were fully cogni-
Zant OF al the circumstances OF my case. l am,
and have been for the last four years, a member
OF Snerman's celebrated battery and under the
immediate command Of Capt X. b. Ayres.--
Through the exposure attendant upon my afdu-
Gus duties, | was attacked III November last with
inflammation OF the lungs, and was for seventy two
DAYS in the hospital Ills 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 2Stl Of June
Since that time have been about low as any
For a week more was scarcely able to swal-
low ans thing and il did force u morsel down it
was Immediately thrown up again.
| could not even keep Il glass oI water on my
siamach. Life could not last under these circum-
stances; and accordingly the ply sicians 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 my limited funds as best suit.
cd m A who visited III the
hospital Mr.. Frederick Steinhprn. OF Sixth below
Arch Street, advised me, as forlorn hope, try
your Bit,ers, 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 sanguine Of being permitted to rejoin my
wife and daughters, from whom have heard
nothing for eighteen months; for, gentlemen, |
am loyal virginian, from the vicinity of Front
ROYAL To you valuable Btters owe the GER
iainiy Of life which has taken the place Of vague
fears-to Bittcrs will owe the glorious privilege
Of again casping to my bosom those who are
dearest to my lie. ISAAC MALONE.
We fully concur in the above statement as we
had despaired of seeing comrade, Mr.. Ma
lone, restored to health. John Cuddleback, LIST
n y. Battery; Geo. Ackley, Co. G, 18th Maine
Lewis Chevalier 92d Few York; L. L. Spencer,
Vt ARTILLERY battery J. B. Fasewell, CO. d, Sd
Me-; Henry b. jerome, Co G, Sd VT. II. I. Nc
Donald, Co. L, 9Th Me. j. +. Ward, Co. f, 9Th
5th II. Koch, Co. Ii, I'D n. Y. n. d. Thomas,
Co. +, s5,h Penn. Andrew J. kimball, Sd Vt /;
J. jenkins, Co. b, lo6th Penn.
From Rev. !. Newton Brown, d. D., Editor Of
the Encyclopedia Of Religious knowledge
Although not disposed to favor recommend
Patent Medicines in general, through dissrust of |
their ingredients and efforts yet know Of no /
sufficient reasons why man may not testify to |
what lie believes himself to have received from |
airy simple preparation, in the hope that he may |
thus contribute to the benefit Of others
l do this more readily in regard to Hooaand's |
German Btteis, prepared by DR.. G. NJ Jackson,
of this city, because was prejudiced against |
them for many years, under the impression tina, |
they were chiefly alcoholic mi x,ure. ] am in |
debted to my friend Robert Shoemaker, ESD. for |
the removal this prejudice BY proper tests and |
for encouragement to try them,s when suffering |
from great and long continued debility The use |
of three bottles of these bttcrs at the beginning
OF the present year was followed by evident relief |
and restoration to degree of bodily and mental |
vigor which had not ielt for six months before |
and had almost despaired Of regaining. there
fore thank God and my friend for directing me to /
the use Of them. }. NEWTON BROWN.
PHILADELPHIA, June Esd, 1851.