The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-19
To fhe People
THE SOUTHERN STATES
NEW YORK. NOV 5. 1868

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NEW YORK, NOV s. 1865
When the pure medicinal widely
as woes schedam schnapps, introduced into the
world under the indorement Of four thousand leading
bers Of the medical profession twenty years ago. Its
proprietor well that could not wholly escape the
penalty al achsd to all and useful preparations He
therefore, endeavord with strongest possible safe
guard sgsinst cOunteers and render all attempts TO
pirate it dicnlt and dangerous. 1t submitted du.
guhed chemists fer snsysi and pronounced by them the
puest spirit manufactured Its purity and properties
having been thus ssceraned samples OF
wsrded to ten hous md physicians including all the leading
practitioners in the United states. for purposes expei
ept circular, requesting trial and
report Of the result accompanied each specimen Four
thousand of the most neat med cal Union
promptly responded Their opinions of the article were
unanimously favorable Such preparation they said had
lOr been wanted sy the profession reliance could be
placed the ordinary liquors Of all of which we're
more or less aduteraed and therefore unfit medical pur-
juniper which formed the principal ingredients of the
Schnspp together whsn unsoyed character the alcoholic
element, give it, in the estimation the faculty mark
tonic and restorative.
These satisfactory credentials from professional Of the
hshes rank published FORM and inclosed
with each bottle of sehnspps of its
gesuneness Oher precautions against we're also
adopted paept obtained for the article the label was
copyrighted, fac smile of the propristOrs autograph zig
attached each and cover his name and
that Of the preparation embossed bottles and the
corks sealed with his private seal No article had ever
been sold in this country under name of scnapps prior to
the introduction Of woles schedafn Aromatic schnapp in
1851 and the label ed his trade mark in the
United District The Southern District New
York during that year.
1t might be supposed by persons with the dar
ing character of the pirates who prey upon reputation of
honorable merchants venting trash under their
name that the protection carefully around these
schnsp would have precudd The nrOducons and sale of
eounterfe They seem, however, only stimulated
the rapacy of impOo The of the
has been stolen the Endorsement which his schedam
Aromatic schnspps sOns received medical profession
has been claimed by mendacous humbugs his and
bottles have been initiated his adverts paraphrase
bis circulars copied and than ALL retailers
after ospos Of the genuine Of his bottles have
filed them with common gin, the dsleterous Of all
liquors. and thus made his brand cover for poison
The public the medical profess the sick for whom
the scheeam Aromatic schnapps prescribed as remedy
equally interested with the proprietor in the detection
and suppression of these neaous practices The genuine
article manufactured at the establishment of tho usdsr
signed in sehiedam, Holland is disti. from barley of the
finest quality and favored with essential extract of the
berry of the Italian juniper of unequaled purity By pro-
unknown in the preparation of any other liquor il
freed from every acrimonious and corrosive element
Complaints have received leading PHI sicians
tatiOns of the schsdsm Aromatic schnapps those mar
kets and Travellers who in the habit using it as an
antdOte to the baneu influence of unwhoesone river water
testify that cheap GIN put up in schedam bottles fro
quenty palmed of upon the The agents the
undersigned have been requested institute inquiries on the
subject and forwsrd him the such parties as
they ascertain be engaged in arocous system of
deception In conclusion the undersigned would say that he
has produced from under hands Of the most distin
gusned America proofs un.nsw.r.bi. Of
the purity and medicinal excellence of the schieaam Arc
matte sehnapps that he has expended many thousand del
lars in surrounding with guarantees and which
he designed should protect the public himself against
fraudulent matiOns thst be has shown to be the only
liquor in the world that be uniformly depended upon as
unsduerated that he has challenged nvesg stion anay
SIS, comparison, and experiment in all orms and from
ordeal preparation which bears NAME seal and
rsde mark, has of triumphant He therefore, fees IL
duty he to his eOwctEsns generally to the medical
profession and the lick deneuuce expose the chsr
who counterfeit these evidences identity and be calls
lpOn the press and the public him in his efforts to
emedy eat evil
The following letters and certificates from the leading phv
caDs and chemists of this city prove to the reader that
goods sold by the undersigned all they are represented
o be; UDoLPHo WOLFE
feel bound say regard your schnapps as being in
very respect preemns nty and dsserv fmedicapa
At all events it is the purest possible article of
holland Gin heretofore obtanable and as such m Az he
sfely prescribed by physicians.
DAVID L. MOTT. MD,
Pharmaceutical chemist, New York
26 PINE STREET. NEW YORK;,
JDOLruo woLrr, ESQ.,, Present: Nov a. i'0'
Dear siy-I have made chemical examination of SAMPLE
Schiedam schnapps with the intent of determining
foreign injurious substance had added to the
nipple distilled spirits.
The examination has resulted in the conclusion that the
unable to discover any Of the deleterous sub
tances which employed in the aduteration Of liquors.
'ud not hesitate to myself othsrs for
ledcns purposes the schedsm schnapps ss an excellent
nd unobjectionbbe variety Of Gin.
Very respectfully. yours
8ignedJ CHAs. A. SEELY, Chemist
NEw YORK, SO CEDAR STREET, |
Nov. 26. 1861.
IDoLPHo WoLFx, ESQ, Present:
De sir-I submitted chemical analysis two bot
les Of "schedsm Schnspps" which I took from fresh
ackage in your bonded warehouse and nd before that
be spruous liquor free from injurious ingredients or
shcaon that 1t has the marks Of being aged not re-
entity prepared by mechanical admixure Of alcohol and sro
latics Respectfully,
FRED +. MAYER Chemist
NEw YORK, Tuesday May l.
DoLPHo WOLFE, ESQ,
Dear srThe want Of pure Wines Liquors for
has been long felt by the profess on and Thousands
lives have been sacrificed by the Of sdultersed s
10 Deum ems, and other eases Of the brain and
erves so rife in this country very in En- ope
in great dsee to difference In the pu ty Of the
,irits suld
We have tested al articles ocred aud Id BY
Du including Gir which sell under the ma ne Of