The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-08
MEDICAL.
DIR. POLAND'S
WHITE PINE COMPOUND,
The Great Popular Remedy
For Colds, Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore
Throat Group, and Whooping
Cough.
Cures Gravel,
And all Kidney Diseases 4!

FEVHERE have been many severe cases in Boston
n and vicinity cured by the Whtte Pine Com
pound, which can be referred to, and hundreds of
cases of Kidney complaint cured entirely by taking
the " bite Pine Compound, having been reported
Among all the popular medicines offered for sale
no ono seems to have gained favor like the White
Pine Compound. This Mecicine was hrst made as
lately as the spring of 1866 ana then merely tor one
Individual, who was affected with an lnn smmation
OF the throat. A cure was effected by IL. ms 10.
duced others to apply for the same remedy, and
every one using it received great benefit The ar
lcle, however, went without name till November
following, whea 1t called White Pine Compound
During that month 1t was advertised for the bret
Some time in 1865, an individual, who purchased
Dotle Tor hard cough, was not only cured of the
cugn, out also OF severe kidney complaint, of ten
years enduraDce. This being truly discovery.
the 1aot was mentioned to sSilltu physician, who
replied, in substance that, the BARK of white
pine was one OF the best duretcs known, provided
ats astrlngency could be counteraCed If the other
ARTICLES entering into the compound would effect
this, fortun was in the medicine. The fortune has
not yet been reached but the hundreds of cures eff
feoted by tDe compound, in tho most aggravated
casss OF Kidney diseases, including Diabetes prove
1t to De Wonder1ul medicine for such ailments.
large number ofphyseians now employ it, or recon-
mend it lofsueh use.
But while the White Pine Compound is so useful in
Kidney inflammation, it Is also wonderful curative in all
throat and lung diseases. 1t qu ky and sooth ngy
aays inamaton that hoarsents and soreness are re-
moved by magic Numerous cases have been report
ed to the originator where relief in very severe has
been experienced in one hour and cure effected in
twenty-four hours.
There a very natural for this. The bark, and
the leaves needles" Of White Pine contain
eminent medicinal qualities. The Indians employed the
bark of White Pine in treating diseases long before the
settlement Of America by Europeans. One instance
| frming this may here be gwen.
james Cartier, DO French mariner, early 1884
sailed along the northern of North America and
the first among discoveries to enter the River St.
Lawrence On his retnra down the river, he found his
sadly afflicted and disabled by what sailors call the
scurvey Its ravages fatal and the survivors
scarcely able to bury the dead Some Of the indians
along the shore likewise attacked by the dis
ease but Cartier observed that they recovered He
therefore earnestly enqured about their mode Of treat
ment ard they pointed out to him tree the bark
leaves of which they used in decoction with signal
cess Cartier tried the remedy and had the grati
cation of seeing all Of his who afflicted rapidly
/ improving. This tree was the White Pine
wash of the bark, stepped in water is exceedingly
useful in reducing inflammation and cleansing old
In ne the virtues of White Pine Bark every
where, and this, doubtless is grand why thu
White Pine Compound favorably received at thu
| first.
The past has given great opportunity to test tn
virtues of the White Pine Compound. Ii has been
| unusual time for Colds and Coughs, and very arg
quantities of the White Pine Compound have been
and used with the happiest effects 1t speaks well for tn
Medicine. that the people living where 1t Is propare
4 ara hiQh N praise. si-.. ..