The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-26
THE MYSTERIES OF NEW YORK.
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"dTr toouiSCs I'Aisit"i ib'b iOil-
gious conventions, amusements, the Central Park,
its 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:
S. T.-lseo.-X.
accompanied with a crescent and a shepherds
hook. A secession sympathizer said 1t was .'Sa-
tan Triumphed in 1850 in granting the Expectation
Of abolitionists" while a Republican said 1t was {:
" Stump-Tail Democrats of 1850 gone to Texas ;
another, "To the State Taxes of 1850 add ten (X)
dollars another, that they were the watchwords
Of some secret society, like, "Sons of Tecumchia
are 1850 ~Strong,'' or Seward Tricksters Of 1860
Used Up" &c, sc. Well, your correspondent was
il-had teen i'll for a long time-in fact, his late
suppers had given him a horrid dyspepsia. He
read the advertisements, and of course bought a
bottle Of Plantation Bitters the Bitters cured him,
and on the bottle appeared those same cabalist!c
letters S. T.-ls6o.-X. i travelled straight for 2o2
Broadway, introduced myself to the celebrated DR..
Drake, and was shown the elephant-tusks, S. T..
and all-and a great institution 1t is. A ~six-story
building in Dey street, from cellar to garrett, Is &C.
cupied as a laboratory for producing this single
medicine. Some forty persons are employed ; sew
eral watts, 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 Calisaya Bark, Wintergreen, and
other ma.erial-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 Bitters
alone. I was shown many certificates Of extra
ordinary cures effected by these Bitters. The sta
tistics of the medicine business as presented to the
last Congress in the report of Mr.. ID. S. Barnes are
enormous and startling, amounting to some six
million dollars annually. The proprietors of these
Bitters will pay Uncle Sam near fifty thousand dol
lars for stamps this year! With such individual
r"ources, Government loans ought to stand at par,
and Jefferson Davis might as well pack up and
60 J. a..
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, Diarrhea, Sinking
Weakness, Mental Dependency, &C., can be cured
by the Plantation Bitters.
That all persons may judge of its efficacy, we
publish a list Of some of the articles used in It's
preparation:
CALIsAYA BARK-Celebrated for over two hum
dred years in the treatment of Fever and Ague.
Dyspepsia, Weakness, &c. 1t was introduced into
Europe by the Countess, wife of the yiceroy Of
Peru, in i64o, and was afterwards sold by the Jesu-
s ii for t Under snG ths lame pst Of J Is e o, Po,1 Ss,snt and ID
finally made public by Louis XVI, King of France.
Humboldt makes especial reference to Its febrifuge
qualities during his South American travels.
CAscARILLA BARK-For diarrh9a, collie, and
diseases of the stomach and bowels: ,
DAYDELIoS-For ann OF the loins and
dropsical affections.
CHAMoMILE FLowERs-For enfeebled digestion.
LAVENDER FLowERs-Aromatic, stimulant, and
tonic-highly invigorating in nervous debility.
WISTERaREEN-For s~crofuls, rheumatism, &c.
ASIsE-An aromatic carminative, creating flesh,
muscle, and milk much used by mothers nursing.
Also, Glove buds, orange, coriander, carawysr
snakeroot, &C., all preserved in perfectly pure
ST. CROlX RUM.
The powerful, invigorating, and tonic properties
Of st. Croix Rum have been long acknowledged by
the physicians of the world. For consumption 1t Is
the only stimulant that should be used.
S. T.-ls6o-X.
Another wonderful ingredient, Of Spanish origin,
imparting beauty to the complexion and brllliancy
TO the mind, is yet unknown to the commerce oil the
world, and we withhold Its name for the present.
DR.. w. A. Childs, surgeon Of the Tenth Vermont
regiment, writes a. wish every soldier had a 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:
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 4, 1852.
mEsskS. II, IL. Dhhhb ~ WI oChu 40
twelve dozen Plantation Bitters. They are much
liked by the guests Of our house.
Respectfully yours,
Proprietors Wizards Hotel.
ROCHESTER,, December %, 1881.
MEssRs. p. Fl. DRAKE & Co. Gentlemen i have
been a great sufferer from dyspepsia for three or
four years. l have tried many, If not all, the re.
med les 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, am nearly 9
well man. have them In several
cases, and as far as l know, always with signal
benefit.
am very respectfully yours,
Such Is the language reaching us daily. No
article ever had an equal sale. Under no cfretm-
stances toiH the pure standard Of the materials
used be departed from.
These Bitters are sold by al principal druggists
grocers, hotels, and restaurants. Be sure each
bottle bears the fac simfle Of the proprietors' sis-
uatnrs on a stssI-plate label.
P. II. DRAKE b CO.,
up ls-ly so2 Broadway, New York.