Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-06-05
N. III. DOWNS

VEGETABLE BALsAMIO ELIXIR
FOR
Coughs Colds, Consumption Whoopinq. copob
10. Group, Asthma, and all diseases of The
Chest and Lungs,
This valuable medicine is purely yego.
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 chesN
in order to discover the causes, the SWIM.
toms and the cure, viz: Consumptiop
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 a 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 fre.
quent, the checks arc flushed, aud chlls are
more common. In its next stage the ex.
ternal parts Of the lungs themselves begin
to participate the fever, the strength fails.
the llesh wastes, and perspiration is com
mon as debility and emaciaton increases.
small alterations or white hard specks ap-
pear, the bowels become irregular. the slcep
/ is disturbed in the last stages, violent
coughing, profuse cold sweats, and constant
darrhWa, 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 perspiratiOu and otherwise. 1t
facilitates cXpcctoratiOn, and thus relieves
the patient from a load of tough phegm
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 1t
has at least one peculiar advantage over
other articles IN common use for the same
purposes, it is free from strong opiate and
astringeut articles. which are of so drying
a nature as to he in great danger Of des-
troying the patient, with which they are
so highly unctured whereas this medicine
never dries or stops the cough but 10y re-
moving the CAUSE, and generally destroys
the hectic before the cough is entirely gone
consequently. when the cough is cured the
patient Is we'll 1t may be relied on as per
fcctly safe in all cases of cough and irrita-
ton of the lungs the very best medicine
for coughs in every fever from commence
ment TO end 1t win cure a slight hoarse-
ness and cough when occasi0ned by cold,
ia a few hours and generally, when severe
and obstinate, ln few days. ii almost in
variably cures children Of Group, and has in
many instances. when eminent physicians
considered them past hope, cured them in
a few hours.
The propretors Of this Elixir can pub
lish hundreds of testimonials ia favor of
this medicine which are in their possession,
but are willing il should stand upon its own
merits.
This standard, honest old medicine, that
. in nearly fifty years has been called by the
+ people the sold Vermont Cough Remedy, -
and sometimes the "Great Northern Rem
edy," is still the most popular Cough Med
icine before the people.
b Certificates dated ia nearly every year for
the last forty years may be seen at the Of
Zee. Among them, and one Of the first, is
that of the Hon. Bates Turner, late Judge
of the supreme Court of Vermont Also,
Dr. Horace Falos Hon. J B. Woodward,
NJ d.. Surgeon United States Army
Hon. Paul Dillingham;, Governor Of Yer
mont, and many others, together with IA
d vorabie notices from many Of the leading
. newspapers OF the day.