The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-06-08
"Rec. EdWard 4. Wilson,

enough 10 pay him for doing 50. Indeed
the numerous letters of inquiry from our
new subscribers indicate that his plausible
statements, his assumed clerical name and
-ylri', AMI hi> pretended benevolence, are
effective with a large number of people.
Our older readers will remember that he
clalmed 10 be Il minister of the New
Haven Methodist Conference" until We
exposed hi> falsehood by stating that there
MAS no such Conference. He then studied
up the church documents and claimed 10
have bclon.al 10 The n L. Conference.
Here l. copy of his advertisement, TO be
found IN many papers:
TO CoSsrMrnvEs.-The advertiser.
iayin" hecn restored TO health I'm 4 few
weeks by a very simple remedy, after hav-
in@ suffered for several Years with severe
lung affection, and that dread disease.
Con>umption-i> anxious 10 make known
10 hi icllow->uffcrers the means of cure.
To all who desire ii. lac will send a COPY
OF the prescription used liree of charye.)
with the directions for preparing and
using The same. which they will find
sure cure for Consumption, Asthma, Bron-
chiti>. Coughs. Colds, and all Throat and
Lung Affections, The only object of the
advertiser in sending the Prescription Is
to beneii; the afflicted, and spread informa-
tion which lac cnnoeireS 10 be Invaluable,
and he hopes every sufferer viii try his
remedy. a. il will cost them nothing. and
may prove a blessing. Parties wishing
+ the preseri nt;,i., free. 10y return mail. Will
please address Rev Edward A Wilson,
Williamsburg. Kings Co. New York
Generous man TO pay tens OF thousands
of dollar, :, year in advertising, and then
@ive away The recipe We will publish
il ire. and DO more too We will pub
li>il also. 10 omr million readers, the Re
cipe iu>i a. tRev.) Wilson furnishes ii,
and thus We save 10 all OF them the ex-
i-ali>e OF postage. and SAKE tRev- Wilson
the expense OF printing and mailing his
prescription. Here it * As Re, Wilson
gives II:
/ Extract Blodgetti ) o.; Hypho-
phc>,hii,.- oi Lime and Soda oz- Alan
tim. CPma) Ir. ; Meconin u'ura) scr, ;
Extract Cincilona. , DR.; Loaf Sugar ]
III. ; Pure PORT Wine. ! pit, Warm
ha,c-, qt--Compound and mix Well
"a. ihe powders and extracts. place in 4
i''iile. with II warm water, shake
well; adI re-t ol' wafer. the sugar and
wine Tor rilm or "inD shake well and
when cold Ii Is ready Tor Use. Dose,
lar.e tablespoonful 4 times 4 day, before
each meal and on gong TO bed"
There mow, are w not generous 10
-ive all this space which Others would
.laIly pay - a line for! But let Us see
al'cul the value "i' this prescription:
-.Hlolgeiri- Nobody knows ii, except
.lli~ (Rer.D Wilson: no REGULAR druggist
in The country can supply il SO the
bcncv"ieniiy given prescription of (Rev-)
Wilson l. Useless. '-tlantin lPura i'm
other words a starch IRON elecampagne
=. r,as., no lcller and no worse than - much
,,p,:lto starch. al,d therefore not made or
kent on ~ale lv druggists. .Meconin
tPural. 4 constituent of opium, which no
,lrm.-i>l iim,ls il worth while 10 keep.
--lIyp"pho-rlile> "i' Lime and Soda
recommended Tor lung diseases IN Paris,
lui not yci l.rosol effective enough 10 be
adopted in the United States Pharmaco-
i,ii. and ot' very doubtful utility. The
extract "f Cinchona AMI The Wine are
lmmon. AMI Will often stimulate weak or
cunS,impilse persons 80 as 10 make them
-.i;-eI better" Tor little while There Is
mot :, doctor ia the land who could not
@ivc or wouid not -ive 4 prescription quite
u sat, and valuable A. the above But
~ where the llilgll. or The humbug. or
The '.h,nevoienoc' of tiier-) Wilson comes
in lie knows iliat ii> prescription can
not he pat ZIP l,y :llyiolv in the world;
- l.e generously informs his dupeS, that
when they chance 10 i,e unable 10 get il.
he will condeScelRl from his ministerial
iuiioS. AMI make up the package Except
lie sugar, wiilc, and watcr). and send it
for :>>:i.;;in by mail. or in bottle ready
mixed. for y. express unpaid, That's
where he gc.s money 10 pay for advertise
lncmis: that's where h1s ..bcneyolence"
/. comics in. Any one calling at ..l65 South
Il NJ. Williamsburg" 10 see the Rev"
il no: frightened AWAY 10y the bic dog al
tIl,- front door. may be informed ON enter
ING that illc '-R.y" l. mot in just then"
Wr honc This extended notice will suffice
- pa: all our res l-r- and their friends,
on the "lEtrd against the assumed piety
ami bgnavelence of the ifduhbell t''Rev-) }
+. \. Wilson, and 4 host of other sim
.. ilar --i,ioa- preien,lerS. Tor this year al
ir;a-t---l.y',csit,I7at
LAGER BEER PE>>lNIsIlCALLY CoNsIp-
EI;Eu-i GOOD deal of excitement exists
in the c;ty ;Anong The retail dealers re-
-pacting The price charged 10y brewers for
, i;..,.r beer. and meetings, reports of which
have appeared ia the Tribune, have been
he'll ,lcmouncing what In, been consid-
cred an cxtoriion- In orr Judgment, the
pr;ce of beer i les 10 be deplored than
IL, quality, which Is certainly inferior to
i.l.. ~old in any other city OF Importance
in the country Indeed. New York lager
l. prorerbiaily bad, ;lili not a glass fit 10
drink can bc had ON the Island or within
:, radius oi 30 miles of the City Hail.
'Ti.e la.er one obtain> here Is little better
q than mcre slop-parion the inelegance for