Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-22
orr,cE OF UDotFno woIrg,
Sole Importer Of the Sehiedam aromatic Sshnapps
22 BEAvEa SrRkEr,


Sole Importer Of the Sehiedam Aromatic Sshnapps
22 BEAvEa SrnkEr,
Now York. Nov. 8. 1893.
To tho People Of the Southern ststos:
When the pure medicinal restorative. now 40
widely known as Wolfs's Schisdam Schnapps
was introduced into the world under the en-
6ursrmsnt Of four thousand leading member,
of the medical profession some 20 years ago. IL.
proprietor was we'll aware that 4 could not
wholly escape the penalty attached 10 all new
and us-tul preparations. He. therefore, en-
dravored to invest IL with strongest possible
safegnard against counterfeiters. and to render
sll attempts TO pirate il difficult and danger
ous 1t wan submitted 10 distinguished chem
ists for analysis, and pronounced by them the
pnrrst spirit ever manufactured, Its purity
ana properties having been thus ascertaiued.
samples "f the article were forwarded to ten
thousand physicians. including all the lendinp
practitioner. in the United States. for purposes
OF experiment. circular. requesting a trial
of the preparation aud report Of the result.
accompanied each specimen. -Four thousaud
Of the most eminent medical men in the Union
promptly responded. Their orinions of the
article were unanimously favorable. Such u
preparation they said. hud long been wanted
by the profession, as no reliance could be placed
OH the ordinary liquor. Of commsrce. I'll of
tore unfit for medical purposes. The peculiar
excellence and strength Of the oil Of juniper,
which formed one OF the p'Inriple iuvi e,lirn,s
Of the Schnapps. together with an unalI"v.,l
character Of the alcoholic element. give it. in
the estimation of the faculty, a marked supe
rioritY over every other diifusive stimulaut us
Il diuretic. tonic aud restorative.
These satisfactory credentials from profee
sion al men of the highest rank were pubishe ed
in II condensed form, and enclosed with encl,
bottle Of the Schpnpps, af one Of the guarnn.
tees OF It's g"nuiuenrss. Other precautions
against fraud were nlsu adopted q patent was
obt aimed for the article. the label was copy-
rik htrd. fac sfu,ffe Of the proprietor's auto
grari, signature Was att ched to each label and
cover, his name and that Of the preparation
were embossed on the bottles. and the cork,
were sealed with his private seal No artici.
had ever been sold in This country under the
name Of Schnapps prior 10 the introduce ion oil
Wolfe's Srhiedam aromatic Schnaprs. in 1851
/ and the label wns deposited, as his trade mark
in the United Suites District Court f,r the Sou
thcrn District of New York during that year
I. might be supposed by persona unacqunin-
ted with the daring character Of tho pirates
who prey upon tho reputation Of honorable
merchants BY vending deleterious trash uude,
their name, that the projections carefuily y
thrown around these Sehnapps would have
preoluded The intrOduciions and sale Of cUun-
serfeits. Thy seem, however, only to have
ttrnuluted the rapaci:y of iinPostors The
! trade n,nrk Of the proprietor has heen stolen
he Endorsement which his Schirdam aromatic
Schnapps alone received from the medical pro-
fpssinn hns been cluimei by mpndaciuus hum
bugs his Labels nni bottles have been i,nita
ted. his advertisements pnrnphrased. his circn
lars copied, aud worse than all, dishonorabl,
retailers. afie dsrosing of the genuine con.
| tents Of his bottles. have flled Them up will
| common gin. the most deietcrious OF oil liquors
and thus made his name and brand cnver fo
poison.
The public. the medical profession and tn
sick. for Whom. the Shiedam drona'ic Schnapp
is prescribed ne remedy. are equally interes
ted with the proprietor in the detection ant
suppression of these nefnrious praetcee. Th
genuine article, manufactured ut the eRtublisi,
| ment Of the undersigned, in Schied I'M, iIol-
and. is distilled from q barley Of the fines
quulity. and favored with an essential extrac
Of the berry Of the Italian juniper. Of un' quail
ed purity. By process unknown iu the pre-.
Paraiion Of any other liquor. it is freed from
every acrimonious and corrosive element
| Complaints have been received from tn
leading plyeicians and families in the .Souther,
! STATES Of The sale OF cheap limitations Of tn
Schilednm -1rom,,ic SchDapps in those mar.
| kets and travellers, who are in the habit o
| using il antidote to the buneful infiu.nc,
Of un~holesome river water. testify that chcaI
/
palm-d off upon the unwarv me agents o
the undersigned havs been r. ,Ieeted to insti.
tut inquiries ON the subject, aud to for " ard I,
| ,:im the names Of auch parties as they may as
| certain to lie engaged in the atrccinus s,stcn
Of deception, In conclusion, the undersigned
would sny that he has produced, frnn, unde
| he hands of the most distinguished p,eu of sci.
cnce in Amrrica. proofs unnnswerable Of tn,
| purity and medicinal excellence Of the Schsi,
dam aromatic Sehnapps: TINT he has expen
ded many thousand dollars in surrounji j
with guarantees nnd safeguards. which he de
signed should protect ths public and himseI
| against fraudulent limitations; that hs ha
that can be uniformly depended upon as IN.
adultera'ed; that he has challenged investi
CATION, analysis, compari.on, aud experimsn
i'll all it's forrns; and from every ordeal th
| preparation which bears hia name, seal snt
'r"de mark h"s eome off triumphant. H.
therefore feels it duty he owes to his fellow
citizens generally. TO the medical profession
and the sick. to denounoc aud expose the chri
,ians who counter rfeit thesa evidences of ide n
tity. and he calls upon the press and the Pub
i'e TO aid him id his efforts 10 remedy 30 erea
an evil.
The following letters and certificates from
'lle leadAg pbysicians and chemists of thi
city will prove TO the render that all good
sold by the undersigned are all they are rep
UDoLpuo WOLFE.
| fael bound to say, that regard you
Schnapps as being in every respect pre-emi
pently pure and deserving Of medical patrouaa.
A. ell events, it is the purest possible article q
Holland Gin. heretofore unatt ainahIe, and q
snch may be safely prescribed BY ply ysioians.
DAVID L. MOTT. M. D.,
Pharmaceutical Chemist New York.
1
2e PINE STREET, New Yong. Nov. 81, 1857
UDoLrHo WoLFe, ESQ. Present:
DEAR SIR: have made chemical exami
nation Of a sample Of your Schiedam Schnapp,
with the intent of determining If any foreiR
or injurious substance had been added to th
simpia distilled spirite