The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-24
Sfbieoaul Sfbnapps.
OFFICE OF UDoLPHo WOLFE. /
Soc fnp, ter Of the schicdan aromatic SchnaPps,
No 22 Eecver-street.
NFw Sopr Novamhar q l8R8 |

Of Of UOOLFfO NObFE,
Soc intrh0 ter o. The Schicdam aromatic ScknaPps,
No 22 Eecver-street.
NEW YORK, November 8. 1858.
TO the People of the Southern States:
WHEN TIE PURE MEDICINAL RESTORATIVE,
now so widely known as WoLFE'S scUEbAM
SCYNAPPS, was in reduced into the world under
the endorsement of four thousand leading members
of tho medical profession some twenty years ago, its
proprietor was vol aware that it could not wholly
escape the penalty attached to all new and useful
preparations. Hc therefore, endeavorcd to 'nvest il
with strongest possible safcauard against counter
feiters AMI to render all attempts TO PIRATE it difi
cult and dangerous I: was submitted to d'stn-
su:shed chemists for analysis, and pronounced by
tern The purcsl spirit over manufactured. It's puri
y and properties having ocen thus ascertaincd sam
plea of the article were forwarded 10 ten thousand
physicians including all tho leading practitioners IN
the United States, for purposes OF experiment. a
circular, requesting trial of tho preparation and
report OF The result, accompanied each specimen.
Four thousand Of the NEST eminent medical men IN
The Union promptly responded Thor opinions OF
the article were unanimously favorable. Such
preparation thcy said, had long boen wanted by
the profession as 10 reliance could be placed on the
ordinary liquors of commerce. ell of which were
moro or less aiulterated. end therefore unit for
medical purposes The peculiar eI eNence anu
strength Of the oi Of jumper. Which formed one OF
the principal ingredients Of the schnapps. together
with an uralloycd character Of the alcoholic ele-
ment give it. in the estimation OF the faculty.
marked superiority over every other difusivo ftou-
liant as diure'ic. t:nic and restorative,
These satisfactory credentials from professiottee
men OF the highest rank were published in con-
densed form. and enclosed NTH each bottle OF the
schnapps as one Of the guarantees of Its genuine
ness. Other precautions against fraud were also
adopted; patent WAS obtained for the article, the
label was copyrighted, ac smile of the proprieors
autograph signature was attached to each label and
cover his and that Of the preparation wrra en-
Tossed the bottles and the corka we're scaled with
his private SEAL No article had ever been sold In
this country under the name Of Schnapps prior to
the introduction of Wolfe's schiedam Aromatic
schnapps, in 1851; and the laboI was deposited, as
his trade mark in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York during thst
year.
1t might be supposed by persons una -quained
with the d'rlns character of tie plra'es WHO prey
upoi the reputation honorable merchants by vend-
ing dcleer trash under their nane that the PRO-
tcctiors carefully thrown around these SchuaPp'
would have prccluded the inroduciions and sole OF
counterfcits. They seem, however. only to have
stimuli ed the rapacity of ,mpostors. The trade
mark OF tn proprietor has been stolen; the indorsc-
mens which his sohiedam Aromatic Schnapps aone
received from the medical profession has been
claimed by mendacous hupbugs; Lis labels and
bottles havo been inflated. his advertisements para-
phrascj, his circulars copied. and worse than OIL
dshonorable retailers alter d!sposing ofihc genuine
coutcuts Of h!s bottles, have q led them up With |
common gin, the most dcleerious of Ill liquors. aud
thus made his name and br ,nd cover for poison.
he public the medical profession and The sick
for whom The schieaam aromatic Schnapps IS pre-
scr,bed rs u remedy aro equally incrcsio VITA the
proprietor ia the dctec and suppression Of these
nclarious practices. Tho genuine n.tic!c, maauac-
;urcd Ut tie cs;ab .ishment of the umdrr igncd in
chiedaia, Holland, dsnl:cd from barley CT Ihc
finest quality and Favored with csscuIa! extract
OF the berry OF the Italian ju lpe, OF uncqiaicd pu
rity By process unknown in tue preparation OF
any other liquor. It roed from eyery acrimonious
and corrosive clement.
Complaiuts have bccn received from the lcIGics |
phys cians anu families in tho southern States .;
thu sale of cheap limitations Of the Scllicdam dro-
mahc schn1pps in thcsc markc 8; and travellers.
WHO are in the habit OF using II ~ an dntdo;c to tic
banciui influence Of unwhoies oue river water. tee
t;fy that cheap GIN pat up in schicdam bottles is
ir uucrtly palmeI CT upon the unwary. he
agcpt. OF .he undersigned have boon requested to
institute inquiries Oh tha S. bjer aliJ to furwa.d 10
him the names OF such parties they may Gsc.r-
,1,o IF
t,on In confusion tho undersigned Would say that
nc has produced. from under tho haUds Il the mot
heo mep ci scIaa Q i'll Amcrlca. proofs TN
upswcrlb!c OF the purity und moticl,al excel.
lcuce of the Schioiam Aromatic Schna ps that
le has expended mluy thousand dollars III sur
il with guarantees, nnd safeguards, which
he designed should pro, Get the pubic aud himself
against fraudulent mutations; th,. nc has shown ii
10 DC the only liquor IN tho wcrid That can he uni
Tormly depended upon unadulterGted til It ho has
Investigation. analysis, comparison anu
experiment in ali its forms; and trom every ordcl
he preparation viii bears his pane, seal and trade
narb, has como of triumphant He, Therefore. feels
duty hc oxcs u las icllow-citz re e:al.y to
he medical profession and the sick, to dc1oIncc
md expose the caazatus who counterfeit these cyl-
lcncie. OF idealty, aIG lie calls upon the press AID
he ,ubc 10 aid him in his efforts TO remedy so great
III evil
The following letters aud certificates from the
eading PHYSICIANS and che INST OF this city wall
prove to the reldcr That all sools sold tpe undcr
'icrc Gre n, thu. they arc repre- cntcd to be.
UDoLpIIo WOLFE.
ficc bound 10 say. that regard your Selma ,ps
IS being il every respect pre-. .minenls pure, aud
deserving OF nC;!:cal patronage VI Ill events ii s
ne ,ylrrst ,,os ssiU.s aric.c o Ho!.d:d Gi hereto