The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-07-13

PASCHALL
Fever and Ague
Mixture.
Used in the Hospitals During the War.

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RECOMMENDED BY
law Cooke. the celebrated Banker; Jas. Pollock,
EI-Goy. of Penna.-now President of the U. ).
nent philanthropist; |; Prof. James c. Booth, Ana
lyticai Chemist, and by sr-. 1EF4
Abraham Lincoln.
US. Christian ConAIssIoN Rooms, \
No. IL Bank Street, Phila., March 10Th, 100 4
Mr.. Edward s. Morris, h
No. 9l6 Arch Street, Philadelphia. L
nv Dear S,r-We have orders from Hospita
Surgeons, and our delegates at City Point, 10
large Quantities of yeur Ague Mixture. In
eoadition OF treasury will not admit oi on
supplying all the demand. Can you not induce
the Medical Bureau to furnish such an invaiuable
medicine in The regular wayf Yours truly, (
GEO. II. STUART.
Treasury Dept, Office Internal Revenue, I
Washington, March lsih, 1861
Edward S. Morris, Esq,
No. GIG Arch Street, PhiladelPhla, Pa
Dear Sir-In an interview with President Linz
coin to day, 1 introduced the subject of your
'Pasc halls Fever and Ague Mixture, {" informing
him of the manner in which 1 had become &C Il
quainted with it, recountng the tests to which it
had been subjected, and pointing out the names
of those who recommended 1t, several of them !
men of the highest character, and of nationa1l
reputation and, suggested, fhai II, by his d.
rection it could be put on the supply list OF me-
dcines for the army, II might be found extremely
useful in contributing to the he alth OF the trooP
operating in miasmatic districts
| The names of Henry c. Carey, Jay Cook, Gov I
| Pollock, and Geo. ii. Stuart, (eItenslvely knowr
| as President of the Christian Commlsslon,J wers
\ particularly indicated, and especial attentioA
| called to the letter of the latter. M LIneoir
looked over the several letters, dwelling some I
| what on that of Mr.. Stuart's, and at length obs
served, that the sMiIture" appeared to be hig nj
| recommended, and by men who DO not 90 suci
| things slight grounds; and, after Pieasan
remark in his peculiar vein, added, that AZ wouit
not be proper tor him to make positive order OF
| the Medical Bureau, but that he would 60 as Ia
as he thought it was proper tor him to go. lhet
| folding up the papers, he wrote on the PACK
them, and signed the Recommendation, copy 0t
| which herewith send you. The original wiz
| keep, and present 1T to the Surgeon General
| suggest that you dismiss your difhdence, q
to adye rtisnr your ssMixture - and cease to hess
tate to make known its merits to the public throl
| the ordinary channels. Yours respectfully,
| JosEPH J. LEWIS.
Commendation OF President Lincoln.
| ssSu5nftted to the Surgeon General, asking M
attention, and that the Medicine may be tried, q
Ma March 18th. 1865. 4. LINCOLN.
Your attention is invited to the full reports O.
Army Surgeons, Field Hospitals, Merchants
Presidents and Delegates OF Commissions, which
| will be sent by mail to any address; the follow
ing, however, is respectfully submitted:
NEW ORLEANS, La. Nov. Sd, 1865.
Mr.. Edward 5. Morris,
No. 9l6 Arch ST., Philadelphia.
My Dear Sir-i thus far my way to The
troops in Texas, in behalf of the Christian Com !
MISSION and that am well enough thus to bes
/ owe largely, If not chiefly, to the directions OF
your kind letter, and the curative power oil Pas1
| chail's Fever and Ague Mixture.''
BE pleased to accept my thank1 tor your KIND
interest. / intended to -rlte you from home, IN
New Hampshire, but you will accept this rather
tardy acknowledgment. Ever and truly yours,
HUGH MACLEOD,
Ag't U. s. Christian Commission.