Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-04
OFFICE OF UpoLrno Wolfe,
Sole Importer Of the Schieda'n n romatie SeAnapp,
22 BEAVER SrRxkr,
New York, Nov. 8, 1868.


widely known ss wolfe's Schiedsm Schnapp.
WAS introduced into the world under the en-
Iorsement Of four thousand lending member
of the medical profession tome 20 years ogo, it.
proprietor was we'll aware. that l. could no
wholly escape the penalty all ,tached TO all new
and useful Preparations. He. therefore, en-.
dHavOred to invest il with. strongest possibl,
safeguard agrinst coanterfeiters. and to rende
all attempts to pirate it difficult and danger
ous 1t was submitted 10 distinguished chem
lists Tor Analysis, aud pronounced by them tt''
Purest spirf1 ever manufactured. Its purity
ana properties having been thus ascertained
samples of The article were forwarded to ter
thousand physici iaus. including all the leading
practitioners in the United States, for purpose,
of experiment A circular, requesting o trinl
of the preparation aud report Of the result
accompanied each specimen. Four thousand
of the most eminent medical men in the Union
promptly responded. Their opinions Of tho
article were unanimously favorable. Such ,
preparation they SAID, had loag been wnntet
BY the profession, as no reliance could be biuceG
Oh the ordinary liquors Of commerce, Ill O.
which were more or less adulterate., aud there
fore unfit for medical purposes. The peculiu,
excellence and strength Of the oil Of Juniper
which formed one OF the principle ingredient.
of the SchDapps. together with an unalny ell
character of the alcoholic element. give it, in
the eetIrnation Of the faculty. a marked supe
rority over every other dffusve stin,ulant as
diuretic, tonic aud restorative.
These satisfactory creden,inls from profea
aiOnai men Of the highest rank were published
in a condensed forn and enclosed with each
bottle Of the Schnapps, ar one Of the guarun.
tees Of It's genuinenrss Other precautions
sgainst fraud were also adopted q pateut was
obtained for the article. the label was copy-
riehted, fac simite Of the proprietor's auto
graph signature was attached to each label ard
cover, his name and that of the preparation
NH u..1 tt,a 81.
were sealed with his private eeaL No article
had ever been sold in this country under the
maine OF SchnapPs prior to the introduc, ion of
"olfe's Schi-dam aromatic Scllnapya, in ls5 +;
and the label was Deposited, his trade mark.
IN the United States District Court for the Sou
khern District of New York during that year.
II might be supposed by persons unacqua
ted with the daring character Of ths pirates
who prey upon the reputation Of honorable
merchants BY vending d-eterious trasi, under
their name, that the projections 30 carefully
thrown aron"d these Schnarrs would hnve
preeluded the introducions aud sale of coun-
serfeits. They seem, however, only to have
stimulated the rapaci:y of imPostors The
trade mark OF the proprietor has heen stolen
Ahe Endorsement which his Sch-dam Aromatic
Sclnsprs alone received from the medical pro-
t-sri"n has been claimed by mendaci"us hum
hugs; his labels and bottles have been iDita-
ted. his advert s-m~nts para phraeed. his circu
Jars copied. aud worse than all di.honorabI-
fets'ers. after disPoaing Of the genuine con-
tents OF his bottles. have filled them up with
c"Tnm"n gin. the most deleterious OF all liquors
and thus made his name aud brand cnver for
9oisnn.
The public. the medical profession and the
siHk for whom the Sl,ietam a roma ic Schnapr.
Is 'sprescrihed as a remedy, are equally interes.
Red with the proprietor in the detection and
suppression OF these nefarious practices. The
genuine article, manufactured at the -stublsh.
an-nt Of the undersigned, in Schied an, iIoI-
land. 10 distilled from a barley Of the fnes,
quality. aud favored wrh an essential extract
OF the berry Of the Italian juniper, Of un-auall
ed purity. By process unknown in tn. pre-
rHration OF ahy other liquor, it is freed from
every ac'imoni US and corr"sive element
Complaints have b-en received from tn.
leading physicians and families in the Southern
StafeS of tho sale Of cheap limitations of the
Schilrdum Arom,,ic Schnapps in those mar
Hsis and travellers, who nre in the habit of
M:'ug it ss an antIdote to 'lie haneiul i,flu-nce
~ un~holesonle river waller. trxtify that cheap
gin. prt up III Schcidmin bottles, is frequently
i'alm-d off upon The unwarv. The agents OF
the undersigned have been requested 10 insii-
tute inquiries "n the subject, aud to forward to
h'o, the names OF such parties as they NAV "a.
certain to he engaged in the airccIous svstem
"f d-c-pt ion. In conclusion, the undersigned
would say that lie has produced, from under
the hands Of the most distinguished m.n Of sci
snce IN Am~rica. proofs unans W erabl. Of the
purity aud medicinal excellence IF The Schei-
dam aromatic $ehnnpps; that he has expen.
dad many Thousand dollars in surrounding it
with guarantees aud safeguards. whirh he d..
signed should protect the Public and himself
against fraudulent imi' alton. that he has
'so~n It :" b- the only liquor in the world
that can be uniformly depended upon as ua.
adnltera'-d; that lie has challenged inv-sti-
Ga'ion. analysis, compari.on, aud experiment,
IN all it's fornIs; aud from every ordeal the
preparation which Ueurs his name. seal and
trade mark has come off triuinphnnt. lie
therefore feels it duty he owes to his fellow
citizens generally. to the n,rdicuI prn!e.sion
aud the Dick. to denouncc aud expnse the chris
sians who counte rfei, these evidences of iden
tlty. and he calls upon the press and the rub
lie to aid him in his efforts IL remedy so prea,
I'll. following letter. and cert 6o.te, from
the leading ph, sicians aud chemists of thi.
cry VIII prove u the reader that all goods
cold by the undersigned are all they are rep
UDoLPHo WOLFE.
feel bound 10 say, that I regard your
.SchnsPps as being in every respect pre-emi-
.nsntly pure and deserving Of medical patrons age.
A. .il events. it is the purest possible article Of
Holland Gin, heretofore uUsttsinahie, and a.
snch may be- safely prescribed by ph, sieisns
Pharmaceutical Chemist, New York.
26 PINE srnEcr. New YoIK. Nov 2l, 1857.
UD"irHo WoLFE. Eco. Pyesent:
DEAR SIR: have made . chemical exami-
nation Of . sample Of your Schiedam Schn pps.
with tho intent of determining If any foreign
or injurious substance had been added to til.
simp's distilled spirita
The examination has resulted in the conclu,
sion that the samp'e contained no poisonous or
harmful sdmixture. ] hsye been unable TO
discover any trace If the deIetsrious substs ces
which are employedin the adulterstion Of Ii
IHuon. ! would not hesitate to use myself or
10 recommend 10 Others. for medicinal purposes
sl: sehied.m SeLnspps a. an exeellsn, and un :
Objectionable variety of gin.
Very respectfu'ly yours,
CHAS. A. SEELY, Chemist.
FEv YORK. b3 CepAR STREET. Nov. 26. 1867
EpaIrno WoIrs. ESQ., pre,cnt:
pDEAa SiH: ! have submitted to chemical
analyst, two bottles Of ''s,chiedam Schuanna' y
which ] took from tho frEsh package in vonr
b"uhsd warehouse, and find, as before. tba,
che sPiritous liquor is free from Injurious inyre
Aiaas az falsiicstion; that it. has the msrfs n,
''esug agsd sad not recently prepared by mo
shanical admixtare or alcohol and arom.tie.
Respectfully, FRED. r. MAYER. Chemist.