Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-30
NJ. II. DOWNS
VEGETABLE BALSAMlC ELIXIR,
FOR
Coughs, Colds, Consumption, WhOOping Cough,
Group Asthma, and all diSedTS Of The
Chest and Lungs.

Group Asthma, and NIL diSedNS Of the
Chest and Lungs.
This valuable medicine is purely yege-
table the discovery Of which has been the
result Of many years close study (while
suffering under those formidable diseases
which prey upon the organs Of the chesD
in order to discover the causes, the symp
toms and the cure, viz: Consumption,
Asthma, Catarrh, Colds, and every species
of oppression of the chest. In all cases
whore 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 prop
erly attended to. As consumption at It's
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 fire.
qucnt, the cheeks are 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 cmaciation increases,
small alterations or white hard specks APP
pear, the bowels become irregular. the sleep
is disturbed in the last stages, violent
coughing, proluse cold sweats, and constant
diarrhWa, 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 perspirauon and otherwise 1t
facilitates cxpectoration, and thus relieves
the patient from a load of tough phlegm
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
astringcnt articles. which arc of so drying
a nature as to be in great danger of des-
troying the patient, with which they are
SO highly tnctured whereas this medicine
never dries or stops the cough but by re-
moving the CAUSE, and generally destroys
the hectic before the cough is entirely gone !;
consequently when the cough is cured the
patient is well. ltmay be relied on as per-
lecty safe in all cases of cough and irrta-
ton of the lungs the very best medicine
for coughs IN every foyer from commence
ment TO end 1t viii cure a slight hoarse-
ness and cough when occasionoI by a cold,
in a few hours, and generally, when severe
and obstinate, IN few days Ii almost in-
yauably cures children of Group, and has in
many instances. when eminent physicians
considered them past hope, cured them in
a few hours
The proprietors of this Elixir can pub
fish hundreds of testimonials in favor Of
this medicine which are i'm 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 "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 ncarlyevcry year for
the last forty years may he seen at the Of
fee. 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 Fales Hon j B. Woodward,
NJ. D., Surgeon United States Army
Hon. Paul Dillingham;, Governor Of Yer
mont, and many others, together with ia
yorablc notices from many Of the leading
newspapers of the day
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