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PRAIRIE WEED BALsAM.
An INVALUABLE DISCOVERY
NspE THROUGH The
INSTINCT OF HORSES,


ET
DE-. WEBER. DENTIST. or BOSTON
In the year 1851, my health became very much
impaired, IN consequence Of applying myself 20
closely % my business that WIS obliged u relIn-
quish Il and 20 abroad. went out into the western
country tor the purpose OF visiting my friends there
and with the hope Of recovering my health. while
there when was crossin, one Of the large prairies
in the great valley Of the Mississippi, my attention
was arrested by large cluster Of beautiful Wild
flowers: and never having seen the Ike before !
rathered "a few OF them, and found them TO emit
very agreeable aromatic odor, which impressed me
with the thought that the plant might possess some
valuable medicinal properties. made considerable
Inquiry about it, but no one could give me any m
formation except a Dutch farmer who lived IN the
eichbOrhood. lie Informed me that he had known
horses. when afflicted with the helFesi dAu tutEt'
out upon the prIries 10 Craze to find this weed ami
ca OF daily until they got we'll gathered a small
quantity and brought It % Massachusetts, lot thg
purpose Of asceraining what were it, real medicinal
properties Since then ! have proved IL TO ne the
most valuable remedy for the cure OF Consumption,
and other pulmonary affections, that has ever 3esh
discovered or employed in the treatment q su' ul
sesses Please read the the following account oil my
ease. 10 being the first case of consumption ever
treated with this new remedy.
In the latter part Of January 1851. took slight
cold, and very soon alter, / commenced coughing
took simple medicines. believing It would soon
pas of. But instead q getting better, my cough
gradually grew worse, and bronchial difficulty
with which had been troubled more or less for
eral years seemed rapidly 70 increase. For three
leng months the symptoms OF disease constantly IN
lur-s were So that ny breathing was lahCrious
and painful. Ny throat was more troublesome than
ever The pains iu my chest acc SIDES were so sew
that some zhts was not able 10 sleep at al.
Ny appetite had LEFT me, aud tie sight and smell Of
all kinds Of food we're disareeablo and nauseating.
Diarrh0.c ia It's worst form was preylns upon me.
accompanied with night 7w ats. Ny flesh anu
strength we're inst wasting away My friends pro-
nounced me in consumption, and expressed the OPT
MON shat could not 1--we but ieW months az most
several ofmy family having died ofthat disease
One day, as was thinking q nay eon.itlon, ana
eudedv0rIng % reconcile myself o my Rate was
forcbly seized with the thought THAI The witl Wft4
which had discovered in the Mississippi valley IA
Is6l, would help me- And, as "a drowning man who
will grasp ~ stra' i9r hss,lncel selLed upon tLe
idea, ana arose 20 my f-c, nth flesh courage.
came 20 the c0uclus that IL IL was good for the
lungs Of horses. 10 must also be good for those VI
man. Accordingly, ] determined % make the expe-
rimeuf had about two ounces Of the hero, when I
was all there was this side o. the Alleghanies. 1
prepared some % il as thought best and commeu-
ced tax M il three times Cav. tsaSpoOnful at
time. one hour before eating. Under tins treatment
my health began % improve. The pressure az my .
lungs wa very soon relieve, and my breathing be .
came easy and natural. All my difficulties seemed .
% be las. leaving me- hy sleep soon became sweet
and refreshing my appetite began gradually te re-
turn, and within three weeks from the tlme that .
commenced tasting my new remedy my cough, hrou-
chits, ueurulc pains, dIarIaHa- and night swcats,
had entirely cft me I was well, VITA the exception
Of some large sgeilu-s Which the medicine drove
out upon the surfaces Of my body, and a general /
debility, from both o. which very soon recovered
have not bad occasion 90 take any kind OF mell-
cine since. DIS AedltH has not been better az any .
time since was teen years OF age than 10 Is At the
present. All % ms family who have been attacked D..
with consumption have died, AMI / should probably
have fallen victim o. 81 III self had ] not been
sudei hy an 0verrui1- violence ia the discovery
" this new medicine / am now fully persuaded
that By the use Of the
PRAIRIE WEED BALSAM
C. o. SUMP TTOV CIV BE CURED
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