The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-06
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Wars, national resources. political contests, rsli.
gious cony entions, amusements the Central Park,
Its swans, gondolas, &C., have been discussed
this letter is of the Mysteries Of New York" In
the car steamboat saloon, paror, At dinner, In the
street, everywhere do hear some story with rela.
ton to, or an inquiry as to the meaning Of those
mythical words, posted, printed, and advertised
wherever so:
accompanied with u crescent and u shepherds
hook. A secession sympsthizer said it was: .'Ss-
tan Triumphed in 1850 In granting the Xpectation
OF abolitionists" while Republican said 1t was:
" Stump-Tail Democrats Of is65 gone to Texas";
another, "To the State Taxes of 1880 add ten (X)
dollars" another, that they were the watchwords
Of some secret society, like, "Sons OF Tecumchis
are 1880 Strong" or Seward Ticksters Of 1880
Used Up" &c, &c. Well, your correspondent was
ill-had been i'll for long time-in fact, his late
suppers had given him horrid dyspepsia. He
read the advertisements, and Of course bought O
bottle Of Plantation Bitters the Btters cured him,
and on the bottle appeared those same cabalistic
letters S. T.-lsso.-X. travelled straight for 2o7
Broadway introduced myself to the celebrated Dr..
Drake and was shown the elephant-tusks, 5. T.
and all-and great institution 1t is. A six-story
cupied AZ 4 laboratory for producing this single
medicine. Some forty persons are employed sew
.ral watts, holding ak 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 st. CroiS Hum
puncheons, bearing the custom house brand 1t
seemed that medicine could here be turned out to
,f iuyalii.--ypt these gentlemen
re- unable TO dl tn her orders for Plantation Bitters
alone | was shown many certificates OF extra
ordinary cures Effected by these B;tterS. Tho sta
tstics of the medicine business AZ presented to the
last Congress in the report of Mr. ID. 5. Earne. are
enormous and startling, amounting to some six
million dollars annually. The proNrictors Of these
Bit,ers will pay Uncle Sam near nifty thousand dol
lars for stamps this year! With such individual
resources, Government loans ought to stand at par.
and Jefferson Davis might IA well pack up and
s'af' io' ''' j. H.
We are happy to reproduce the above lettcr 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, Wa
publish a list of some Of the articles used in It's
preparation:
C,IsAYA BARK-Celebrated for over two hun
dred wears in the treatment Of Fever and AgGe,
Dyspepsia, Weakness, SC. II was introduced into
Europe by the Countess, wife or the 'iceroy OF
Peru In lsl0 and WAS afterwards sold by the Jesu-
its for the enormous price n its oU't weign ~
sitrer under the name of JeSufS Pocders ana
finally made public by Louis XVI, King Of France
Humboldt makes especial reference to Its fcDrluSe
qualities during his South American travels.
ID E,r Ii.rr hfnl
diseases Of the. stomach and bowels.
DAyDELIoS-For Inflammation u the ioii' anu
dropsical affections.
CHAMoAILE FLowERs-For enfeebled digestion.
LAVENDER FLowERs-Aromatic, stimulant, ana
tonic-highly invigorating in nervous debility.
wIyrgRaREEy-For scrofula, rheumatism, &c
AyIsg-An aromatic carminative, creating nesh'
muscle, and milk much used by mothers nursing.
Also, Glove buds, orange, carraway, coriander'
snakeroot, &c, all preserved In perfectly pure
ST. CROlX RUM.
The powerful, invigorating, and tonic properties
OF St. Croix Rum have been long acknowledged by
the physicians of the world. For consumption II 10
the only stmulant that should be used.
S T-ls5o-X.
Another wonderful ingredient, OF Spanish oriSin'
imparting beauty to the complexion and briiiiancy
10 the mind is yet unknown tothe commerce o' lh"
world, and We withhold its name for the present.
DIR. w. A. Childs, surgeon OF the Tenth vermont
regiment writes 81 wish every soldier had q Dot
tie OF Plantation Bittcrs They the most enect-
i've, perfect, and harmless tonic ever used"
The following is from the famous hotel proprie.
tors at Washington:
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 4, 1897.
MEssR, p, H. DRAKE 4 Co.-PIease send us
twelve dozen Plantation Bitters. They are much
liked by the guests OF our house.
Respectfully yours, co
Proprietors Willards Hotel.
ROCHESTER,, December 10, 1851.
MgssRs. p. II. DRAKE & Go. o.-Gentlemen,lhsv have
been a great sufferer from dyspepsia Tor three OF
four wears have tried many. II not all, the re.
med,s econme nded for its cure Instead OF RELIEF,
became worse had TO abandon my profession
and suffered greatly from everything ! ate;
NV mind was much affected, depressed, ana
gloomy About three months ago tried tbs fizn-
Htion Bitters, and, to my great Joy, am nearly
well man. have recommen led them In soSerai
cases, and as far AS / know, always win signal
benefit.
am very respectfully yours, = r,,o,v
Such is the language reaching us daily. NO
article ever had an equal sale. Under 40 cirean,-
stances ,oiiL the pure standard NJ the ,adtertdfs
used be departed from.
These Bitters are sold by all principal druggists,
grocers, hotels, and restaurants. be sure each
bottle bears the Jac sinite Of the proprieors sig.
ustnre on a steel.ptats tabet.
p. H. DRAKE 4 CO.,
.nls-ly ?o2 Broadway,.New York.