The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-16
THE MYSTERIES OF NEW YORK.
rcoMyUyICATEp,1

Wars national resources, political contests, reli-
gious conventions, amusements, the Central Park
It's swans, gondolas, &C., have been discussed
this letter Is of the Mysteries Of New York" In
the car steamboat saloon, parlor at dinner, in the
street, everywhere do hear some story with rela-
ton to, or An Inquiry as to the meaning Of, those
mythical words, posted, printed, and advertised
wherever go:
sT.-lss0.-X.
accompanied with a crescent and shepherds
hook secession sympathizer said it was: ''Sa-
tan Trumphed in 1860 in granting the Expectation
OF abolitionists' while Republican said 1t was
"Stump-Tail Democrats of 1860 gone to Texas
another, "To the State Taxes of 1850 add ten tX)
dollars another, that they were the watchwords
of some secret society, like, "sons OF Tecumchia
are 1860 Strong" or =" Seward Tricksters of 1850
Used Up" &C., &c. Well your correspondent was
ill-had been i'll for a long time-in fact, his late
suppers had given him horrid dyspepsia. He
read the advertisements, and of course bought
bottle Of Plantation Bitters; the Btters cured him,
and on the bottle appeared those same cabalistic
letters s. T-l360.-X. travelled straight for 2o2
Broadway, introduced myself to the celebrated DR..
Drake, and was shown the elephant-tusks, S. 7.
and all-and great institution 1t Is. six-story
building in Dey street, from cellar to garrett, is oc-
cupied as a laboratory for producing this single
medicine. Some forty persons are employed sew
eral vats holding six thousand gallons each, are
filed with roots, herbs and material, and then
soaked in water, and the expression preserved In
pure st. Croix Rum. / here saw the bags, boxes,
and bales of Caisaya Bark, Wintergreen, and
other material-and the original St. Croix Rum
puncheons, bearing the custom house brand 1t
seemed that medicine could here be turned out to
supply a world of invalids-yet these gentlemen
are unable to fill their orders for Plantation Biters
alone. | was shown many certificates Of extra
ordinary cures effected by these Bitters. The sta
tstics of the medicine business presented to the
last Congress in the report of Mr.. d. 5. Barnes are
enormous and startling, amounting to some six
million dollars annually. The propretors Of these
Btters will pay Uncle Sam near fifty thousand dol
lars for stamps this year! With such individual
rources, Government loans ought to stand at par,
and jefferson Davis might as well pack up and
start for Jerusalem.
J.H.
We are happy to reproduce the above letter, and
add that any ordinary case OF Dyspepsia, Liver
Complaint, Nervous Affection, Sour Stomach, Loss
of Appetite, Nervous Headache, DiarrhGa, Sinking
Weakness, Mental Dependency, &C., can be cured
by the Plantation Bitters.
That all persons may Judge of its efficacy, we
publish list of some of the articles used in Its
preparation:
CALIsAYA BARK-Celebrated for over two hun.
dred years in the treatment OF Fever and Ague,
Dyspepsia, Weakness, &c. 1t was introduced into
Europe by the Countess, wife of the Viceroy Of
Peru in Id!O and was afterwards sold by the Jesu-
tS or the s en9 ,h rtefs r. s 0m gSs,g IN n
finally made public by Louis XVI, King OF France.
Humboldt makes especial reference to Its febriuge
qualities during his South American travels.
CAsCARILLA BARK-For diarrh9a, collie, and
diseases of the stomach and bowels.
DAYDELIOy-For Inflammation Of the lons and
dropsical affections.
CHAMoNILB FIowERs-For enfeebled digestion
LAVENDER FLowERs-Aromatc, stimElant, and
L,,l,1y ,-tfY tnYa lahsl
WISTERGREES-For scrofua, rheumatism, &c.
ASIsg-An aromatic carminative, creating flesh ,
muscle, and milk much used by mothers nursing
Also Glove buds, orange, coriander, carawygr
snakeroot, &C., all preserved in perfectly pure
ST. CROlX RUM.
The powerful, invgoratng, and tonic properties
of St. Crox Rum have been long acknowledged by
the physicians of the world For consumption 1t Is
the only stimulant that should be used.
S. T.-1sso-X.
Another wonderful ingredient, OF Spanish origin,
imparting beauty to the complexion and brilliancy
to the mind is yet unknown to the commerce Of the
world, and we withhold its name for the present.
DR.. w. A. Chids, surgeon of the Tenth Vermont
regiment, writes 81 wish every soldier had bot
tie of Plantation Bitters They are the most effect
i've, perfect and harmless tonic ever used"
The following is from the famous hotel proprie.
tors at Washington:
WASHISGT0S, u. ", November =, 1907.
MEssRs p, H. DRAKE & Co.-Please send us
twelve dozen Plantation Bitters. They are much
liked by the guests of our house.
SYKES, CHADWICK CO.,
Propretors Wizards Hotel,
ROCHESTER,, December 20, 1861.
MRssRs. P. II. DRAKE & Co. Gentlemen II have
been great sufferer from dyspepsia for three or
four years have tried many, II not all, the re-
needles recommended for its cure. Instead of relief
became worse had to abandon my profession,
and suffered greatly from everything / ate.
NV mind was much affected, depressed and
gloomy About three months ago / tried the Plan
tation Bitters and, to my great Joy, nearly q
well man. have recommended them in several
cases, and as far as | know, always with signal
benefit.
am very respectfully yours,
Such Is the language reaching daily. No
article ever had an equal sale. Under circum-
stances ,oiU the pure standard Of the materials
used be departed from.
These Bitters sold by all principal druggis
grocers, hotels, and restaurants. Be sure each
bottle bears the fac srnile of the proprietors sig
uasnre on a steel plate label.
p. Fl. DRAKE & CO.,
ap lily 202 Broadway, New York.
TRRDEgAR WORKS