The Van Buren press., 1869-05-11
MANSFIELD L. HIGBEE'S
TEXAS
TONIC SYRUP,
A rapid and never failing cure for
Fever and Ague, or Chills and Fever,
Every, Poison has its satidols, every
disease has IS Cure. 4 ~

1t is "a we'll known fact that the powerful mi nor
al medicines 50 frequently administered in copioui
doses in Intermittent and Bilious Remittent Fc
vers are perilous to the constitution as the dis
eases themselves, while their operat ion is general
ly slow and uncertain, and their effects evanescent
Remedies Of this class, hazardous under any cir
"".".'"".A.. -~"-ot be uoyd i'll, any aPproacn tc
safety, except under the direction Of physician
an | in the regions where Fever and Ague Billion.
Fever, Chill Fever, Dnmb Ague and their kindred
! complaints chiefly prevail. medical men are some
times few and far between, and medical advice al
most rnobtanable. 1t is obvious therefore tha
preparation like the Texas Tonic Syrup, promp,
and certain in its action as acuIative, and equally
TO he relied upon as preventive Of these danger.
Gus lnaisd ies-Aa7 preparation as harmless to the
consultation as water must be Of priceless value
in the valley of the Mississippi, or wherever else
they may exist.
The common cause Of all remittent and inter.
mittent fevers is the mephitic varor or miasma
eraporatct by heat from the soil, or from the sur
face Of s'agnant water and it is usually when the
torrid warmth Of summer has prostrated the sys
tenn and rendered it incapable f contending encr-
getically with disease, that the attack comes on.
July, August, September and October are the
months during which ali bilious complaints are
most common, and most violent The organs i'm
rnediatcly affected by Fever and Ague and Inter
mittents and ReInitents, the Liver the Spleen,
the Stomach and Kidneys. Upon each and all Of
these organs, the Texas Tonic Syrup acts specifi.
cAlly, regulating and controlling the flow Of bile,
preventing or relieving that Enlargement Of the
spleen known as the Ague Cake Strengthening g
the digestive powers and removing those severe
pains VI the lack AScl. arse from the torpidity or
inhanHnation of the Kidneys As,@its name I'M
ports. 1t gives healthy tone to the Fiscera which
perform the functions Of secretion crc uaion AN
excretion. Instead ofinaicting shock upon the
internal organism, as mineral medicines necessa-
rly do, it invigoraes and assists nature and SEQ.
onls with wonderful effect the efforts which she
makes to throw off the disease. 1t is not mere
palliative that checks or modltes the symptoms
for brief period, buta radical remedy that reach es
and removes the cause of the disorder.
Ofthese facts the inventors and proprietors Of
the Texas Tonic Syrup have had innumerable
proofs and they are prepared to establish them by
the highest testimony; Medical men of scknowl.
edged emincnce prescribe it in their private prac.
tice and it is rapidly supercedng all other pre-.
parations ofits class throughout the West South.
west and South No faulty residing in any Sec
tion subject to the visitations Of Ague and Fever
or any bilious complaint, should 6e without it, il
they desire to escape the penalties OF protracted
sickness and its eonconitant dangers, agonies and
expenses.
1t 10 not alone for its curative properties that the
Tonic Syrup is to be priced. As preventive it 10
invaluable. The virus Of disease often lie hidd,
in the system tor months and even years, weak.
ening the vital forces and slowly, yet surely sap.
ping the foundations of health sna lllst~ 1T4ae
af sye g, t S gUwng sebeness Of the uneo
scious victim As soon rs these or any other fore.
shadowings Of sickness are observed, such as pains
in the small Of the back, in the left side. or be-
tween the shoulders. the Tonic Syrup should be
given: and it is guaranteed that a course Of this
remedy will in all cases remove every germ Of bill.
ous disease from the system, restore the natural
color to the complexion, remove all local pain, aud
renew the bodily vigor Of the individual. 1t is
especially recommended to the unacclmated settler.
as y sure safeguard against Agae aud Fever.