The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-01-19
TESTIMONT1JS

have already been received from Physicians, Clergy
mon, Apothecaries, and indeed from all classes in So
ciety, speaking in the most fla tering terms of the
White Pine Compound
DIR Nichols of Mortified, vt says:
81 find the White Pine Compound to be very efGca-
cous not coughs and other pulmonic affections
but also in affections O. the kidneys, debility Of the
stomach and other kindred organs"
Rev X Chrse of kumney, N. II writes
81 have for years regarded your White Pine Com
pound as an invauable remedy. lean truly say that
1regard as even more ef6cacOus and valuable than
have just taken the Compound for cold, and
itworks charmingly."
Hon. p H Sweetser of South Reading, writes:
s"Having long KIN something OF the valuable
medical properties of the White Pine, was prepared
on seeing an advertisement of your White Pine Com
by members of family, for several years. for colds
and coughs, and in some of serious kidney diff
have also received much benefit from the Compound
We intend to keepit always on hand F"
REV. h d. HODGE.
of West Randolph, Vt, who is a practicing physi-
May2l, 1863, says: 81 find it an excellent medicine
in kidney disease"
FROM BOSTON PASTOR
Boston, Jan "a ry.-61562.
Dear Sir:-You~ White Pine Compound has been
used in family and know of others who have used
it, AWAY With good effect and feel fully justified,
like most preparations Of the day. wholly desers-
ing of the entire confidence of the public. Net only
dol consider it safe but efficient remedy for all
diseases of the throat.
LETTER FROM REV. L. C. STEVENS,
Pastor of Baptist Church, Gofstoupn Centre, N III
; DIR ] w. POLAND-My Dear Sir:-YOu asked me
what think of your White Pine Compound. Inever
before put pen to paper to tell any man what
thought of a patent medicine. My father, physi-
clan Of the school, early led me to serious susp-
the stamp of that fraternity But these suspicious
have parted with by degrees as have carefully
quanted myselfwith the leading principles of Hy-
dropathy, Homeopathy, Thompsonia ISM Eclec-
tcism, and other 81 stems which have claimed public
favor within the last twenty live years so that
feel at liberty on this ground to speak my conyic-
tions
Then the sympathy which feel for you, as former
Baptist pastor-obliged to relinquish the ministry
merely account of i'll HEALTH but still cherishing
all he ardor Of your early. years for this blessed
work. and laboring to your utmost in other ways to
proclaim the orlous Gospel-inc ined me, as a mat
ter of duty, to comply with your request.
In 1868 became acquainted with Deacon Holmes
Boardman, of Maine, bro her of the late George Da
ma Boardman, formerly missionary in Burmah, and
from him for the first time learned the wonderful
medicinal qualities Of white pine bark He had
few years before been brought to the borders of the
pulmonary consumption, and was given up to die,
but was nevertheless entirely cured by preparation
made by his Ow hands from this bark. Since that
time, until became acquainted with your ar icle
have been surprised tina no phi Osophical mind was
found to undertake cough preparation from white
pine.
AS soon as your article was brought to my notice. it
therefore secured my attention. and have not failed
to acquant myself with sufficient number of facts
: to produce settled Judgment as tot va ne Some
Of my own family have tried it with signal benefit
Ibelieve it one of the best cough medicines pre-
good reason believe it to be all it claims as RENEE
dy for kidney diseases and diabetes
Several other csrgymen and physicians have al
50 written 0 Or r., high approving OF his White
Pine Compound
FROM ELERY E. CAHOON.
+ -s - y q BREWSTER, Mass, march 19, 1868.
DIR. P0LAND:-I fee it my duty to. inform you of
the eat benefit which have received the
use of your White Pine Compound. In August, 1861,
Itovk very severe co d. which continued to aiict
me, increasing in severity, attended with very
we're cough, hit sweats and some eedng, proba
bly, from the throat. Through the fall and winter my
cough was very distressing, reducing my fesa and
strength, and rendering me unfit for labor l tried
medicines of various kinds, but none of them how
ever valuable, gave me any re lef In March, 1862,
as you may remember, wrote to you stating my DIR
cfulties and asking advice. You sent some of the
White Pine Compound Icommenced taking it, and
Immediately began to amend. At the time of writ
ing to you my weight was only l35 pounds. In five
weeks Twas out in active abor, and in few months
gained up to les pounds. know that it was the
White Pine Compound which did all this for me- l
soon began to have persons apply to for the medi
cine, and you now, ordered FLOR sale. In eight
MONTHS though without much exertion, disposed of
$40 bottles Of the Compound here on the Cape.
1woud add that several persons OF my acquaint
ance, whose condition was vas as hopeless as my own,
have I'VE been n: cured by the Write Pine Compound
columns, not only as to its name inviting, but
ahighly approved medicine, DR.. ). Poland, the
him, a confidence which he enjoyed while laborng
usefully many years as Baptist minister. His expe-
rience as o sufferer led him to make experiments
which issued in his medical discovery. [Bostou
Waterman Dnd Reflector.
The editor of the Manchester Daily and Weekly
Mirror in leader of the Daily, thus speaks of the
Compounds e, -
"The White Pine Compound is advertised at much
length In our CO umns, and we are happy to learn
that the demand for is increasing beyond all previ
expectations. 1t is the very best medicine for
coug and colds know of, and no family that has
once usedi viii ever be without it. We speak from
our own know edge, it is sure to xii cold, and cas-
ant as sure. The greatest inventions come by acct
deut, and it is singular that the Viii Q inc Com
pound, made for Colds and Coughs, should prove to
be he greatest remedy for kidney difficulties known.
But SO It is. We cannot doubt it, so many testimO
malls come tie us from wei known men. Besides, the
character of Dr. Pc and is such that know he will
not countenance what is wrong For years q Bap-
fist clergyman, studying medicine to find remedies
for hi. ailments, with delicate comsumptye look,
standing with one foot upon the grave, he made the
discovery which has saved him elf and cal ed out
from hundreds Of others the strongest testimonials
possible. We have know DR.. Poland for years, and
never knew a more conscientious, honest upright
man, and we glad to state that we be ieve what
ever he says about his hte Pine Compound.