The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-17
SfhiraaHt Sfhnapps.
OFFICE OF UDoLpHo WOLFE.
Sole Importer ofthe Schiedam Aromatic SchndppS,
No 22 Beaver-street.
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OFFICE OF UDoLpHo WOLFE.
Sole Impo' ter Of The Sctiedam Aron'atic Schnapps,
No 22 Beaver-Strcet.
NEW YORK, November 8. 1863
To the People of tho Southern States;
WHEN THE PURE MEDICINAL RESTORATIVE,
now so widely known as WoLFE'S SCHIEDAM
SCYNAPPS. was in reduced into the world upder
tie endorsement of four thousand leading members
of The medical profession some twenty years ago, Its
proprietor was we'll aware that it could not wholly
escape the penalty attached to all new and use'ul
preparations. He, therefore, endeavorcd to invest II
with strongest possible saferuard against counter
eiters and to render all attempts to pirate 1t dill
cult and dangerous. It was submitted to Dustin.
gu,sbad chepatsts for analysis, and pronounced by
them the pures spirit ever manufactured It's purl-
ty and properties having oeen thus ascertained, sam
ples of the article werr forwarded to ten thousand
physicians including all the leading practitioners in
the United States, for purposes OF experiment
circular, requesting trial Of the preparation and
report Of the result, accompanied each specimen.
| Four thousand of the most eminent medical men in
the Union promptly responded Their opinisns OF
the article were unanimously favorable. Such
preparation, they said, had long been wanted by
the profession a. no reliance could be placed on the
ordinary liquors of commerce. all Of which were
moro or lees adulterated, and therefore unht Tor
medical purposes. The peculiar eI ellence and
strength OF the OF Of jumper. which formed one OF
the principal ingredients OF the schnapps. together
with an unailoyed character Of the alcoholic ee-
| nest, give 1t, In the estimation OF the faculty,
marked supere-ty eysr every other difusive stimu-
liant as q diure,ic. tsnio and restorative.
These satisfactory credentials from professional
men Of The highest rank were published in con-
densed FORM and enclosed With each bottle Of the
schnapps as one of the guarantee, Of its genuine
| ness. Other precautions against fraud We're also
adopted; patent was obtained for the article the
label was copyrighted, fac smile Of the proprielors
autograph signature was attached to each label and
cover his name and that Of the preparation were en-
Tossed on the bottles and the corks were sealed with
his private seal No article had ever been sold In
this country under the name Of Schnapps prior to
the iniro5uetion of Wolfe's schiedam Aromatic
Schnapps, in 1851 and tho label was deposited, rs
his trade mark, in the United States District Court
for the Southern District Of New York during thAt
| year.
It might be supposed by persons una quainied
with tho daring character Of the pirates who prey
upon the reputation othonorable merchants Ly vend-
ing deeterous trash under their naus. that tho uro-
tections so carefully thrown around these sohnspps
would have precuded the introduchons and sale Oh
ceunterfcite. Tboy seem, however, only 10 nave
stimulated the rapacity of nnpostor1. The trade
mark tn; proprietor has been stolen; the ndorse-
naens which his schiedam Aromatic Schnapps alone
received from the medical profession has been
claimcd by mendacious humbugs; his labels and
bottles have beon inflated his advertisements para
phrassd, hls circulars copied and worse than all,
dishonorabe retailers alter dsposng Of the genuine
contents OF hla bottles, have led them up with
common en the most dele erious Of all liquors, aud
thus made his uamo and brInd cover for poison.
he public. the medical profession and The sick.
for whom tho schielaln Aroma tic schnapps IS pre-
scrbed remedy. are equally interos'ei with the
proprietor in tue detec and suppression Of these
neIarious practices. The genuine a ucio, manu'ac-
tured at tie esLub ishmont OF tho u"dersiRned in
chicdlm II olaud, disilled from barley OF The
finest quality und favored with an essonfal extract
OF the berry OF the Ilaon ju ipe OF uneQualled pu-
rity BY process unknown m the preparation OF
any other liquor 1t is freed from every acrimonious
und corrosive clement.
Complaints have been received from the leading
physicians and families in the Southern Satos OF
thu sa}e Of cheap limitations Of the schiedam Aro-
mal1c scl,n,pps in those markets; and travellers,
who are in tho habit OF using a. an AnoIo to the
baneful influence Of unwholesome river water. tes.
fy that cheap gin, put up in Schiedam bottles, is
trt quently palRed Oh upon the unwary The
agents OF the undersigned have bcen requested to
institute Inquiries the 81 beet, and to forward to
him the names OF such parties they may ascrr-
tain to bo Engaged in the atrosius system of decep
ton. In conclusion, the undersigned would sny that
he has produced, from under the Lauds nj the most
distingu hed men CT science iu Anerlca proofs un
answerabls OF the purity and meaic,ual excel
enes OF The Schieism Aromatic Selma: ps that
LIE has expended nlSuy thousand dollars in sur.
rounding /, with guarantees and safeguards, which
hc desianed 'uld project the pubic and Linseif
against fraudulent in,itutions tina. he has shown it
10 DO the only liquor III the world that can be uui
formly depended upon "a unadut-rated; th It lo las
challenged investigation, analysis. comparison and
experiment IN oil Its forms; aud irom cvery ordeal
the preparation viii bears hs Dunc, seal aud trade
IN rk hss come of triumphant He, therefore, teels
il duty he owos 10 lns tellow-citz generally TO
tho medical profession and the Sick, to dcuounce
aud expose the charatIus who counterfeit these evil
denotes oil identity, and he calls upon the press aud
the ,rbc to aid him III his efforts to remedy so great
au evil.
Tho following letters aud certificates from the
leading physicians and cue mist. OF this city will
provo to the reader that all goods sold y the under
sisnel are al that they repre- ented to be.
UDOLPHo WOLFE.
| Ifeel bound TO say, that regard your Selma pps
us belug in every respect .ninen,ly pure, aud
deserving OF medical patronage. Al all evsnls, It is
the purest possible article of Holland Gin. herelo-
lore unoUtaluase. aud as such may DC safely prt
scribod by phJsic,ns
DAVID L. MOTT, M. D.,
Pharmaceutical Chemist, New York
&c EISE-sTREET, NEW YORK,
NOvcmDGr Il, 1867.
| UDoLruo WOLFE, Esq. Present:
Dear Str have male chemical examination OF
sanluu Of yvui SchIelan SclInapps, with tine ln-