The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-25
THE MYSTERIES OF NEW YORK.


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Wars, national resources, political contests rsli.
gious conventions, amusements, the Central Park,
Its swans, gondolss, &C., hare been discussed
this letter IL Of the Mysteries Of New York" In
the car steamboat saloon, psrior ct dinner In the
street, everywhere do hear some story with rsla.
ton to, or an inquiry a. TO the meaning Of, those
mythical words, posted, printed, and sdvertissd
S.T.-lsso.-X.
accompanied with . crescent and o shepherd
hook. A secession sympsthiser said It was .'Sa.
tan Triumphsd in 1850 In granting the xpectation
Of abolitionists' while Republican said II was
" Stump. Tall Democrats Of 1859 gone to Tsxas'';
another, "To the State Taxes Of 1880 add ten (x)
dollars" another, that they were the watchwords
OF some secret society, like, "Sons OF Tecumehia
are 1850 Strong" or "Sewafd Tricksters Of 1850
Used Up" &C.. &c. Well, your correspondent was
il-had been Ill for Q long timp-in fact, his late
suppers had given him . horrid dyspepsia. He
read theuadvertisements, and Of course bought
bottle Of Plantation Btten; the Bitters cured him,
and on the bottle appeared those same cabslistic
letters g. T--lsSe-X. travelled straight for 1o3
Broadway, introduced myself to the celebrated Dr..
Drake and was shown the elephant-tusks, 8. T.
and all-and great institution II Is. six.story
building in Dey street, from cellar to garnet, II oe-
cupied as q laboratory for producing this single
medicine. Some forty persons sre employed sev.
oral 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. Croix Rum. here saw the bags, boxes,
and bales Of Calisaya Bark, Wintergreen. and
other ma.erial-and the original 81. Croix Rum
puncheons, bearing the eustom-house brand. 1t
seemed that medicine could here be turned out 10
supply . world Of invalids-yet these gentlemen
are unable to fiji their orders for Plantation Bittsn
alone. ! was shown many certificates Of extra
ordinary cures effected BY these Bitters. Tho sta
tstics OF the medicine business rs presented to the
last Congress in the report Of Mr.. D. 8. Barnes are
enormous and startling, amounting to some SIX
million dollars annually. The proprietors OF these
Bitters will pay Uncle Sam near hfy thousand dol
lars for stamps this year, With such individual
resources Government loans ought to stand 1t par,
and jefferson Davis might ~ well pack up and
start for Jerusalem.
III.
We are happy to reproduce the above letter, and
add that any ordinary case OF Dyspepsis, Liver
Complaint, Nervous Affection, Sour Stomach, Loss
OF Appetite, Nervous Headache, DiarrhGa, Sinking
Weakness, Mental Dependency, 40, can be cured
by the Plantation Bitters.
That all persons may Judge Of tn eGicsey, We
publish list Of some OF the articles used In it,
preparation:
CALIsAYA BAxK-Celebrated for over two hun.
dred years In the treatment Of Fever and Ague,
Dyspepsia, Weakness, 10. II was introduced into
Europe by the Countess, wife Of the yiceroy Of
Peru, In 1870 and was Afterwards sold By the Jesu-
it's for the enormous price Of IT. otos uefgM In
siIuer, under the name OF JesuaS P0Dders. ana
dnally made public by Louis XVI, King Of France.
HUMBOLDT makes especial reference to it, febnfugs
cna,,ties during hts South American travels.
CAscARILLA BAKK-Fof disrrhea, cole. and
diseases OF the stomach and bowels.
DAspgLroS-For Inflammation Of the loins ana
dropsical affections
CaAuoxILs PLowEas-Por enfeeblsd digestion.
LAysxpsR FLowERs-Aromatic, stimulsnt, and
.onic-highly invigoratins in nervous debility.
WIxrsRaEEIs-Por scrofuls, rheumatism, 10.
AsIsE-An aromatic cumulative, creating acsh,
muscle, and milk /; much used By mothers nursing.
/. Also, Glove buds, orange, caTrsvay, eorisndsr,
snaksroot. TO-, al preserved In perfsetly pure
ST. CROIX Rum.
The powerful, invigorsting, and tonic properties
Of st. Croix Rum have been long acknowledged ~
the physicians Of the world. For consumption II y
the only stimulant that should be used.
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Another wonderful ingredient, Of Spanish origin,
impsrting beauty 70 the complexion and brtilisnsy
TO the mind, In yet unknovR TO the commerce ofths
world, and We withhold its name for the present.
Dr.. w. A. Childs, surgeon OF the Tenth Vermont
regiment, writes !" wish every soldier had bot
tie Of Plantation Bitten. They are the most eject
i've, perfect, and harmless tonic ever used" ~
The following 70 from the famous hotel pEopris.
ton ct Washington:
20 ~ WAsHixsroS, D. c., November Z, 1884,
MzssHs. p, H. DRAHs Co.-Pissss send rs
Twelve dozen Plantation Bitten. They are much
iiksd By the guests OF our houss. s,tSs,
Assps'adss,Yik LSc CHADWICK : CO..
5sss5s6sT To- Propheton Wiilard's HOTEL
fatt RocHssfII, December =, ISL.
NRssRs, P. II. DRAKI 3 Co. -Gentlemen,-ths ve
been great sufferer from dyspepsis for three o
four yesfs. Ihaye tyisd many, u nos Ni, sas -,
became wore hsd to abandon my profcssions
and suffered greatly from everything ! an:
Nv mind wat much Affected, aeHtes.ed, ana
gloOny. lAboutahres months agol vied Me rianr
0n Bitter nd e NJ gsss: Il n n ::ssy,.
cases, and q far - know, always With sisnsi
'slf An r.ry respectfully X9sr., :. c.rHorx.
{ Such b the language reaching - Aaily. 10
srDsis ever had IN squal sale. Und~ 10 etrcsss-
stssssSj gilt ~ psrs s40adosd u tAs aal~ta1s
ussd b dep0yted Cs6n. s8s3 FkslA sNs
These Bittsn are cold ~ al principal drusgisss,
frecer, ghossls, ana sssnafAnts. - sure go
bottle bears the 1ac stntls - he psoprseof sig-
ustnrs o. q AssJ.r sds I0esJ.
1887 glGsta p. II. 0Akxx gOa 81
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