The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
The Now Medical prncilcc.

Tho French prOverb, Nothing succeeds
like success" has been happily Illus rated in
the results Of the experimental tonic treat
ment ur various phases of dikcase, which
was commenced IN this country a few years
ago. The experiment succeeded. aud Lcnce
tie worldwide popularity vt the dHriJOrdiipJ
system If meiiCdhOn, and its we'll won tri.
umphs over the depieiiHy, derHdiljHgJ formula
TO which, unfortunately for mankind, the
medical profession 80 long aud SO ubstinately
cling.
We well remember the sensation produced
in medical circles hy the introduction Of the
celebrated PLANTATION BTTEHs as a remedy
for dyspepsia, billiousnoss, intermittent fe-
vera, nervous affections, aud constitutions
debility. The Faculty, with a few exceptions,
denounced the now preparation. IL was All
innovation ON established rules, aud hey IN
sisted u dangerous uuc. This was only seven
years ago; yet to-day it has probably ~ large
q sale IA any medicinal compound IN the
world, aud is not only extensively prescribed
by physicians Ia THEN private. practice, but
has found its way (Or rather mddp its way)
into our public hospitals.
The statistics OF the manufacture aud con
sumption Of this celebrated specific for the
wear 1867, have recently come under our no.
tice ia connection with a business transac-
action. and they are 10 extraordinary as an
exhibit Of the growth ola new remedial agent
in the public estimation dnTing a period OF q
little more than six years, that we make no
apology for submitting them to Our readers.
Ii appears IL IN the documentary evidence
we have had occasion to examine. Thai the
sales Of Plantation BittCrs for the year which
expired on the 3lst Of last December amOuut-
ed TO nearly zee millions Ot bOtits' that the
quantity " It. CfOiX rum used IA the prepar-
alton Of the article wa5 one million JdHonsi
that the stamp duty paid To government by
Z. II. Drake Is Co, the Manufacturers aud
PROJECTORS. waa over s2S0, 0JO; that they en-
plOy at their laboratory aud work houses.
los 4 l07 Liberty Street, about one hundred
persons; but the hqunr which forms the
basis Of the Bitteis, & the product Ut their
own stills la the leland of 81. Thomas, where
they lease several large sugar plantations
aud employ rkillcd agcnts. ia or. 10 ecute
thu uuadultCratcd spiut OF the canc that the
Cdlisaya BARB which turnIIau ali important
ingredient Of the preparation, h. gathered Ia
ment OF special agents dispatched from this
country by the hrn; that they paid ont tor
Advertising, within twelve mOutlIs. the sum
OF 3li3, Goa; and that the sales OF the Bittors
had been doubled IN the space OF two years
and aIe constantly incTCaslnF
This Is certainly O remarkable record, aud
probably without a parallel In the history Of
proprietary remedies. individual testimu.
mails OF the efficacy Of tat PREPARATION cot
which Mgssrs. Drake y Co. exhibit rIltmesJ
sink into inslgnihcance when compared wan
such a national eHioraeutp0G rs ~ implied iu
the above iaCta. When 10 can be s~tatiruyally
proven that an article i- the s'Iple mriiDiHco t
dhemisptere, III quite unnecessary TO quote
single examples OF It's success. We hear muun
Oi its prerothre properties as well as OF itA
curative virtuce. Travellers aud yoyagCr4 te.
port well of It as q safeguard against tho del
UtOriuus ottocts ct change Ut water and diet.
and "a an nntidOt0 To the malaria which gen.
crates cpidCmicr. Tho ladies, too, are said
to have very generally accepted 1t AZ a means
Vt relieving the nervous debility aud dCrauLC-
ments Of the circulation 10 which boz many of
the sex are liable. u 10 certainly an 6mCoa-
bic restorative W palatable indeed, that II
may properly be ranked among the cJTdials
lite medicinal ingredients, about which uU
mystery h. made, comprise some OF the huo-t
tOnicr aud Alternatives ~ the vegetable LIN.
dom, and the vehicle m which these are al.
ministered, pure Santa Cruz Rum, L. I'M
doubleday the most hal mlgsr and uuuImUn-
tai Of alcoholic rtimulantr. We arc informed
that a preparation rcs,m4lug the PLASrN-
TGoS BtrrEHs, WGs a tayorte rtomachic ga thu
West indies a. tat bach ~ the year 1925, but
II lackcdthg great remedial element Cali-aya
Barn, to a peculiar preparation OF wLtcht
McsHrs. Drake y Co, hankiy attribute the
superior excellence Ottheir famous compound.
The Buffers without MJt would, Ec suppose,
be something likc the play 81 Hamlet, with
the Royal Dane omitted.