The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-28
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The language OF nature and experience demon.
strates that whoever would enjoy the pleasures OF
food-the beauties Of landscapes-the Joys OF COM
panionship-the richness Of literature-or the
honors of station and renown-must preserre
their health.
The stomach is the receptacle Of all nourish-
ment, and the fountain from which all parts OF the
body derive sustenance. The effect of foul, in
furious food entering the stomachis to derange the
digestive organs and produce hedddche, toss n
appetite, unreJreshed sleep, Jated breath, Bw
spirits, fsuerish ~burnings, constipation, fncd-
pacity to perform any mental or physical duty,
&C., and are the symptoms OF that horrid disease,
DYSPEPSIA,
which assumes a thousand shapes, and points to-
wards a miserable life and premature decay. The
Medical Faculty has labored for generations to
discover reliable appetizers and the proper means
of overcoming stomachic arrangements. Cetain In
gradients have been long known as partially ef-
~fective. Among these were
CALISAYA BARK N ST. CROIX RUM.
An invalid physician, sojourning in the tropical
island of st. Croix, observing the habits Of the ma
lives, gathered the recipe for the final accomplish
ment of this most important end. The article was
frst used as a private medicine, , hen Its salutary
effects becoming known, II was brought out under
the name'of
DRAhES f~LANIhIlON Dbl Emo.
They act with unerring power and are taken
with the pleasure OF a beverage. They perform
most wonderful cures In stubborn cases OF Dyspep-
sia, Liver Complaint, Nervous Affections, Loss OF
Appetite, Intermittent Fevers, DiarrhGa, Sour Sto-
mach, Headache, Fever and Ague, Weakness,
Mental Dependency, &c. As q morning appetizer
and dfter-dinner tonic, they should be in every
family. They are a delightful, erhiLdrdtfng st-
muLdnt, Dithout any subsequent supplying reac-
ton.
ROCHESTER, December %, 1851.
"MEssRs. p. H.. DRAKE: Gentlemen,-l have
suffered terribly with Dyspepsia for three or four
years, and tried many remedies without effect. !
had to abandon my profession, and suffered 9Teatly
from everything / ate. | have now tried the Plan
tation Bitters-they helped mel continued their
use, and am now nearly a well man. know OF
Respectfully yoprs, c.,Hoss.~
s. T.-lsso-X.
Intelligent persons and physicians can judge OF
the efficacy Of the Plantation Bittsrs from the fol-
lowing partial formula.
CAsCARILLA BARK
was known and used in Germany for Dyspepsia,
Chronic Diarrhea, Cholic. Dysentery, and diseases
of the Stomach and Bowels. as early as 1920.
D~ANDELIoN,
for Inflammation Of the Loins and Spleen In Drop
steal Affections and hillary Secrstions, or 0bstruc-
tons Of the Abdominal Viscera.
CALISAYA; OR, KINGS BARK,
was unknown to civilization until the middle OF
the seventeenth century. Humboldt makes favora-
BILE mention of the ~febrfuge qualities OF this article
as an Antidote to Fever and Ague, I~ntermittenl
and Malarious Fevers, in his extensive South Ame-
rican travels. The Countess, wife OF the yiceroy
OF Peru, having experienced the beneficial effects
OF this Bark. sent It to Europe in 1910. It was sold
by the Jesuits for the enormous sum Of its oUn
psight in silver, and was thus called JEsUITs
POWDER. In 1858, Sir John Talbot employed 1t
with great success In France In the treatment OF
Fever and Ague, Dyspepsia, Nervous Affections
Loss of Appetite, Weakness and Debility, Palpita-
ton of the Heart, DiarrhGa, &C., under the name
of English Powders and In 1879 he sold the secret
Of Its origin to Louis XIV, by whom II was d.
yulged. II is now a standard remedy in all Phar-
macopGia, and is employed In preparing the Plan
tation Bitters.
Chamomile Plowers, for enfeebled digestion
Wfntergrssn, valuable for Scrofula, Rheumatism,
and Nefratic Affections ; Lavender Floioers, aro-
matte, stimulant, and tonic-highly invigorating
In Nervous Debility Aniss, an aromatic carmina-
tive, creating nesh, muscle, and miik-much used
In nursing.
Another ingredient Of remarkable and wonderful
virtue used in the preparation OF these Bitters IL
a native Of Brazil, and as yet unknown TO the com-
merce OF the world. A Spanish writer says:
: administered with Santa Croix
Rum, never fails to relieve nervous ,remor, wake,
fitness, disturbed sleep, &c, and that It Is used
PERUVIAN ladies to heighten their color and beauty.
II imparts cheerfulness to the disposltlon, ylgor 70
the appetite, and brilliancy TO the complexion"
We withhold It's name from the public for the
present.
To the above are added Glove Buds. Orange, Car
raway, Coriander, Snake Root, &C., all preserved
NJ perfectly ST. cRoIx RUM.
The tonic properties of st. Croix Rum, and Ito
powerful invigorating effects, have been long
known to the physicians Of the world.
Bilious, Intermittent, and Chill Psvers, engen-
dered by the change Of water and diet Of travellers.
particularly upon western rivers, are prevented
and cured by the Plantation Bitters. They are also
reliable TO prevent sea-sickness.
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
"PHILADzLPHIA. LIST month, 18th day, 1854.
Esteemed Friend, wilt thou send me another
dozen OF thy Biiters 7 Nothing has proven so bene.
fetal to ny invalid wife or myself as the Plantation
Bitters. Thy friend,
N. B.-Ths secret OF the immense sale Of the
Plantation Bit,ers Is their guaranteed purity. The
81. Croix Rum and every article ussdis warranted
perfectly pure, and the money viii be rstufnee u
not as represented.
The Plantation Bittsrs are put mp In unique quar-
bottles, and sold by all respectable drassists S,o'
GERS, hotels, and restaurants Throughout the or
Be particular that every bottle bears 'nsJ"e '"'
Of the proprietor signature, RI
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