The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-21
THE MYSTERIES OF NEW YORK
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Wars, national resources, political coh.o' -,
gious conventions, amusements, the een.'"' " "
It's swans, gondolas, &C., have been oiSo"e''u-
this letter 10 of the Mysteries OF New iork' III
the car, steamboat, saloon paror, al dihhei III ie
street, everywhere do hear some story WIN reia-
ton to, or an inquiry as to The meaning OIL tnose
mythical words, posted, printed ana ao'et'isea
wherever go: sr-,sso-x.
accompanied with crescent ana shepherds
hook. A secession sympathizer said 1t was: 'sa-
tan Triumphsd in 1860 in granting the Expectation
of aboltionists' while a Republican said II was :
Stump-Tail Democrats of 1850 gone to Texas" ;
another "To the State Taxes OF 1850 add ten t&)
dollars''; another, that they were the watchwords
OF some secret society, like, "Sons of Tecumchia
are 1850 Strong" or Seward Tncksters of 1850
Used Up" &c, sc. Well, your correspondent was
ill--had been i'll for long time-in fact, his late
suppers had given him a horrid dyspepsia. He
read the advertisements, and OF course bought
bottle of Plantation Biters; the Biters cured him,
and on the bottle appeared those same cabalistic
letters S. T.-lsGO-X travelled straight for eO2
Broadway, introduced myself to the celebrated DR..
Drake, and was shown the elephant-tusks, s. T.
and all-and a great institution II Is six-story
building In Dey street. from cellar to garrett Is oc-
cupied as laboratory for producing this isingle
medicine. Some forty persons are employed sew.
eral vats, holding six thousand gallons each, are
filed with roots, herbs, and material, and then
soaked in water, and the expression preserved In
pure St. Crox Rum. here saw the bags, boxes,
and bales Of Calisaya Bark, Wintergreen, and
other material-and the original St. Croix Rum
punch cons, bearing the custom house brand. IL
seemed that medicine could here be turned out to
supply a world Of invalds-yet these gentlemen
are unable TO fill their orders for Plantation Btters
alone. ! was shown many certificates OF extra
ordinary cures effected by these Bitters. The sta
tstics oGthe medicine business as presented to the
last Congress in the report of Mr.. d. 5. Barnes are
enormous and startling, amounting to some six
million dollars annually. The proprietors of these
Btters will pay Uncle Sam near fifty thousand dol
lars for stamps this year! With such individual
resources, Government loans ought TO stand at par,
and jefferson Davis might rs well pack up and
''"'' Ava H.
We are happy to reproduce the above letter, and
add that any ordinary case of Dyspepsia, Liver
Complaint, Nervous Affection, Sour Stomach, Loss
of Appetite, Nervous Headache, Diarrhea, Sinking
Weakness, Mental Dependency, &c, can be cured
by the Plantation Bitters.
That all persons may judge of its efficacy, we
publish a list of some Of the articles used in its
preparation:
CALIsAyA BAKK-Celebrated for over two hun
dred years in the treatment of Fever and Ague,
Dyspepsia, Weakness &c. II was introduced into
Europe by the Countess, wife of the Viceroy Of
Peru in lGiO and was afterwards sold by the Jesu-
its for tie enormous price IF its opn Ueigh in
siirer under the name Of JeSuitS POtcders. and
finally made public by Louis XVI, King of France.
Humboldt ma kes especial reference to its febrfuge
qualities during his South American travels.
CAsCARILLA BARK--For diarrhGa, collie, and
diseases of the stomach and bowels.
DAyDELIoy-For Inflammation OF the loinS and
dropsical affections.
CHAMoMILE FLowERs-For enfeebled digestion.
LAVENDER FLowERs-ArOmatic, stmulant, and
tonic-highly invigorating in nervous debility.
wIyTERGREgy-For scrofula, rheumatism, &c.
ASIsE-An aroIna attic carminative, creating flesh,
muscle, and milk much used by mothers nursing
Also, Glove buds, orange, carraway, coriander
snakeroot &, all preserved in perfectly pure
ST. CROlX RUM.
The powerful, invigoratins, ana tonic properties
of ST. Croix Rum have been long acknowledged by
the physicians of the world. For consumption it is
the only stimulant that should be used.
S. T.-ls60-X.
Another wonderful ingredient, Of Spanish origin,
rnparting beauty to the complexion and brilliancy
to the mind, is yet unknown to the commerce Of
world, and we withhold its name for the present.
Dr. w. A. Childs, surgeon Of the Tenth Vermont
regiment writes L" wish every soldier had bot
tie of Plantation Bitters. They are the most effect
i've perfect and harmless tonic ever used"
The following is from the famous hotel propre-
tors at Washington:
WASHINGTON, d. c., November I, 1882.
MEssRs. p, Il; DRAKE 4 Co:-P Is send rs Is
twelve dozen Plantation Bltters. They are much
liked by the guests OF our house.
"''p''sYk SYKES, CHADWICK & Co,
Projectors Wizards Hotel.
ROCHESTER,, December %, 1851.
MRsgRs p. II. DRAKE &Co.-Gentlemen,-lh have
been great sufferer from dyspepsia for three or
four years have tried many, If not all, the re-
medies recommended for its cure Instead oil relief
| became worse had To abandon my profession,
and suffered greatly from everything | ate.
NV mind was much affected, depressed, and
gloomy. About three months ago i tried the Plan
tation Bitters, and To my great Joy, Am nearly
well man. have recommended them in several
cases, and as far as l know, always with signal
benefit.
am very respectfully yours, u,,o,
such is the language reaching US daily. No
article ever had an equal sale. Upisr no circ,tm-
Stances 1iA the pure standard n the matsrtdts
used be departed from.
These Biuers are sold by all principal druggists,
grocers, hotels, and restaurants. Be sure each
bottle bears the fac smile of the proprieors' sig
uatnre on Stset-piate dtsl
p. H. DRAKE & CO,
apla-ly 90? Broadway, New York.
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