Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-13
N. HI. DOWNS
VEGETABLE BALSAMIO ELIx1p
FOR

Coughs Colds, Consumption. WhOOpiug GOuph
Group, Asthma, and all diseases Of the
Chest and Lungs.
This valuable medicine is purely VEGA
table the discovery of which has been tho
result of many years close study (wbile
suffering under those formidable diseases
which prey upon the organs of the chest)
in order to discover the causes, the SWIM
toms and the cure, viz: Consumption
Asthma, Catarrh, Colds, and every species
Of oppression of the chest. In all cases
where this Elixir has been duly admins.
tered its efficacy has been invariably mani.
tested, convincing the most incredulous that
even CONSUMPTION is not incurable, if prom.
erly attended TO- As consumption at its
commencement is but slight irritation ON
the membrane which covers the lungs, then
an inflammation, when the cough is little
more observable, but rather dry, then be.
comes local fever, and the pulse more fire..
quent, the cheeks arc flushed. and chills are
more common. In its next stage the ex.
ternal parts Of the lungs themselves begin
to participate the fever, the strength fails,
the flesh wastes, and perspiration is com.
mon as debility and emaciatiOn increases
small alterations or white hard specks an
pear, the bowels become irregular. the sleep
is disturbed in the last stages, violent
coughing, profuse cold sweats, aud constant
diarrhea, with hic-coughs, close the scene
This Elixir, in curing the above complaints.
operates so as to remove all morbid irrita.
ton and inflammation from the lungs to the
surface, and finally expel them from the
system, by perspiratiOn and otherwise. II
facilitates expectoration, and thus relieves
the patient from a load of tough phlepm
which cannot otherwise be wholly removed
from the system. 1t heals the liberated
surfaces and relieves the cough and makes
breathing easy. 1t supports the strength
and at the same time reduces the fever. Ii
has at least one peculiar advantage over
other articles in common use for the same
purposes, it is free from strong opiate and
astringent articles, which are of SO drying
nature as to be in great danger of des.
troying the patient, with which they are
so highly tinctured whereas this medicine
never dries or stops the cough but by re.
moving the CAUSE, and generally des.roys
the hectic before the cough is entirely gone
consequently, when the cough is cured the
patient is well. 1t may be relied on as per-
iectly safe in all cases of cough and irrita.
ton Of the lungs the very hest medicine
for coughs in every fever from commence.
ment to end. 1t will cure a slight hoafse.
ness and cough when occasoned 10y cold
in few hours, and generally, when severe
and obstinate, in a few days. 1t almost in.
yariably cures children Of Group, and has IN
many instances. when eminent physicians
considered them past hope, cured them in
few hours.
The proprietors of this Elixir can pub.
lish hundreds of testimonials in favor Of
this medicine which are in their possession
but are willing it should stand upon its own
merits.
] This standard, honest old medicine, that
] in nearly fifty years has been called by the
people the "Old Vermont Cough Remedy"
and sometimes the "Great Northern Rem
edy," is still the most popular Cough Med
icine before the people.
Certificates dated in nearly every year for
the last forty years may be seen at the of
fee. Among them, aud one of the first, is
that Of the Hon. Bates Turner, late Judge
Of the Supreme Court Of Vermont Also,
DR. Horace Fales Hon. j. b. Woodward,
NJ. D., Surgeon United States Army
Hon Paul Dillingham;, Governor Of Yer
mont, and many others, together with IA.
yorable notices from many of the leading
newspapers Of the day.
SOLD ny ALL DRUGGISTS.
Address orders to
JOHN +. HENRY
SOLE PRoPRIEroRs
wA1E RBURY VT.