American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-02

Schhabps. vas indrodhced iAtp, the world I'M
der HE endotssmsSt offouf thousand lead :
ina ne m bars of the med eal pf 9fession some
2Oyears Ago, its prppriet6r0wHs well aware
thatit could not wholly sscspe the penalty
attached t0 all wSads useful preparations.
He therefore, eudeavored to invest 1t with
rhN strongest possibie- ssfe -gusrds- against
counterfeiters, and to lendfr attempts 70
pirate it difficult and dfngtfous;:. ~ was
submitted to distinguished chemists Tor
analysis, an pronounced by them the puress
properties having been thus ascertained, i
samples of the article were forwarded to ten.
tho rsand, physiclaps, Including the, leading
prac sidaets in Vie Uniled States, fofiPhf-
poses Of experiment. A circular requesting
q trial of the preparation and report of the
result, accompanied each specimen. Foup(
thousand of the most emihs id medical men
in the Union promptly responded. Their
opinions OF, the article were unanimously
favorable. Such q preparation, they said,
had long been wanted blythe profession. AS
no reliance could be placed on the ordinary
liquors of commerce, all Of WHICH were more
or less adutefated, and therefore5Aupfit for
medical purposes, The peculiar excellencss
and strength of the oil of Juniper, which.
formed one of the principal ingredients Of
the Schnapps, together with an nnalloyed
character of the alcoholic element, give II, in
the estimation of the faculty, a marked sw-
periority over every other diffusive stimu-
liant rs a diuretlc, tonic and restorative.
, These satisfactory credentials from profess
lsional men Of the highest rank were pub
l1sbed in condensed form, and enclosed
shoiile of the Schnapps, as one of
the guarantees Of its ,genpinenesss 0thespr
cautions were also adopted; q patent was OBJ
tanned for the article, the label was copy
righted, a fac smile VI the proprietor's AUTO
graph sigature was attached 10 each label and
cover, his name and that Of the preparation
were embossed on the bottles, and the corks
were sealed with his private seal. No arti-
Gle has ever been sold ID Iris. codntry shnder
the name 6f Schap1s prior to- the iatrod6c7.
tion ofWolfs Ssbsidam AEomatic ,SShnapps,
in 1861; and the label was deposited; as his
trade, mark ia The United States District !
Court for the Southe.n DISTRICT Of New York
fDr that year, 49,. ,.a.,-s,..-5
1t might be supposed BY persons mao. :
qnainted with the daring character of the
pirates who prey upon the reputation OF
honorable merch,Nsts BY vending deisterious
trash under their name, that the projections
so carefully thro wn around these iSchaapps
would have preclpded the jntroduetion and !,
sale of couuies feits,,r They seem, however,
only to have stimulated the rapacity Of i'm
posters. Tie trade mark of The proprietor
his been stolen; the indorsemsnt which the
Aromatic Scnapps alune received
from them sdIcal profession ifas heep siaimsd
by mepdaeiops humbugs; his labels and bot
ties, hav clheeh Untitled, lhisl advertisements
his circulars copied, aud worse
than all, dishonorable retailers, after dispos-
ing Of the genuine contents OF bis bottles,
have filled them up with common gin, the
most deleterious Of all liquors, and thus made
his name and brand cover for poison. n y va
The public, the medical profession and the
sick, fory whom they .Schei lam. Aromatic, q,
Schaarps IS prescribed as ~ remedy, 1are l
equally interested with the prnprietorIip the
detection and suppression of these nefarious
practices. The genniue article, mannfae-
lured. at the establishment Of the under 9
signed, in Scheidsm, Holland, l. distilled
from n barley of the finest quality, and fla 3.
rored with an essentialextract of the berry Of >
he Italian Juniper, Of uncqualed purity.
By a process unknown In the manufacturer.
# any other liquor, it is freed from every
acrimonious and corrosive element.
Complaints have been received from the leading
physicians and families in the SOUTHERN STATES "
II the sale OF cheap lm'titions of the Scheid IN
Schnapps in those markets and travellers who are
n the habit OF using it ~ antldne T., the baneful
influence of mnwh0esome river water, testify that
heap gin. pnt up in Schridam bottles, IL frequent
y palmed III up n the nnwary The agents Of the
Undersigned have l'een reQuest,L ~ institute in
,uires on the su jrct, and To forward to him the
lames Of su"h parties ~ they may ascertain to be
ngaged In the atrocious system II deception In
oncusion the undersign d would say that he has
reduced. from under the hands M The most dis
men OF science in America. proofs IMAM
In
he Sche'd m Aromatic S,'hnapls that he has ex-
'ended many thousand dollars in surrounding IL
With guarantees aud safeguards, which he designed
houd protect the public and himself against fraud
lent limitations; that he has shown it to be the
My liquor IN the world that can be uniformly de-
ended upon AZ uhadalterited that be has chal-
tngcd investigation analysis. c'mp arison and ex.
erlnent IN all its forms: aud from every ordeal
he preparation which hears his name, seal md
rade mark, has come OIL triumphant. He there.
ore feels II duty he owes TO his feIlow.citizens
enerally. to the medical profession and the sick,
D denounce and expose the charlatans who ceun-
sren I'll Sc svid nee Of identity, and he calls Upon
he press and the public to aid him in his efforts to
em-dy so great an evil.
The following letters and certificates from the
aiding physicians and chemists of this city will
rive to thu reader that all goods aold by the un-
eislgned a7eall they are represented to he.
UD0bPHO WOLFE.
feel bonnd to say, that regard your Schnapps
eserving Of medical patronage Al all events: IL
the purest possible article OF Holland Gin here.
'iore unobt,in ID ad o. such rnay b safely pre-.
ribed hy physicians. DAVID MOTT M. H.
90 PINE STaE&T. NEw Yokk, Nov. ri, 1857.
DOLPHn WOLFE. Esq. Present:
DBAR Sur Il have made chemical examination
a sample Of your Scheidam Schnapps with the
tent ri determining il any foreign or injurious
distance had been added to the simple distilled
Irits. .l1LN IJI rfllG w
The examination has result in the conclnsion
al the sample contained no poisonous or harmful
mixture. have been unable to discover any
Acetf the d"leterioas Substances which are EN-.
sitate 30 uss myself or recommend to Others Tor
edicat purposes, the Scheidam Schnapps as an ex-
llent and anOhjectionable quality Of gin,
la. Very respectfully yours,
- (Signed,) tHAS. A. SEELY, Chemist.
s.stc trf NEW Y0RK. So. CEDAR SrREEr,
i, ~ :. November 2e. 1856,
DEAR sIR:-7I have snbmItted 10 chemical anaJy,o
two bottles Of " Scheidarn Schuapps" which I
ok frHn fresh package IN your bonded ware
ise. and find ~ before. that the spirituous iiaor
tree from injurious ingrede8is OF fels,ficstien;
at u has We marks OF being aged and not recent
prepared by mechanical admixtnfe OF alcohol
Pred. RM2YER, Chemist.
7rs ra -ffo NEw, YeRK,: Tuesday, May J.. .
JDOLPHo WOLFE, ESQ:
medicinal purposes has long been felt oy the
otession. and thousauds Of lives have been sacrii
Cd by the use OF adufterated articles. 'Deiirium
'ens and other diseases of the brain and nerves.
fife IN this country. are very rsre IN Earope,
1ing III great degree to the difference IN the )
THY OF the spirits sold. li'Aa3ii Us siea.f
We have tested the several articles imported and
q I'M nd ursSE flsrS AnSxF All