Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-03
R0sADALIs.

lu tue ohEy phEt VI hho pNcsouk C0utCry, !,
and previous to that, medical trestmen.
presented IN aspect Of wosful Ignorance of
the structure Of the human body, and the
human constitution, and the causes of the
diseases which sflict il, that is to-day sad
dsning to think Of, yet half provokes .
smile. To anyone who not only under
stands the thousands drugs aud remedies
that are in use to-day, but hop and phen to
use them, there is something tragioally gro.
tesque in the picture of the former disciple
Of EsculApius fitting from patient TO pa
nsnt with powerful doses of mercury in one
hAnd and the lancet in the other. One OF
the mora enlightened of these physicians
once said, when speaking of himself And
brethren, ave still continue to bleed, and
our patients continue to die" After this
came some What protrseted period whe the
newly found powers of certain drrgs over
the human system were used-liter4lly ex-
psrimentslly; for those who discovered their
capacity Of good or evil, in most instances
kept their secret to themselves until they
had found out by experiment in what d ia
eases it was proper to exhibit them. But,
during this era, msdical science was being
most ss,ouishingly aided by the giant strides
Of education. Physicians became more
scholarly, and q competition s~oks among
'hem which WAS heightened by the coDsious-
neS that education and enlightenment had
qualified u large number of their patients to
orisiciNs them and their medicines. They
began to study not only the physical
ailments OF men, but their temperaments,
suScsptiblites, and secret weaknesses and
to iud out where sympathy was so impers-
tive necessity that, without il, the patient
could not be cured, because his morbid SEN
sisivensss would not permit him to "tell his
tale Of woe" "To know ourselves diseased
il half the cure" Knowing ourselves dis
slsts 10 knowing whose medicines 20
use, Gnd--to get we'll again by their
>,cs1s. Let sdch IS s1ff,r from Sesofulous,
Syu Gyhtic, RlsunatiJ or Skin diseases
Car5uic affections Of the Blood, Liver or
Kilaeys; ~ tbs m.ay distressing ailments
incidental to females; send to DR.. Clements
4 Co., 81, Exchange Place, Baltimore, for
the Rosadalis Guide to Health book, which
IS published there for gratuitous distribp-
ton. RosadAlis is, probably, the most pow
ertul Alternative iu the whole world, and has
won a wsll-sArned reputation by its unfsiling
accuracy when applied in the above cases
Bu. it will, no doubt, be interesting to some
to peep behind the scenes little and learr
the names Of two or three gentlemen who il
the firm of Clements & Co., spend their in
Ssllects aud lives in quietly working tC
ausliorsts the condition of their fellow
creatures. One Of them is Mr.. Wm. d
Schultz, = gentleman whose position 10 Bal
1imore is of that solid kind that is only to be
attained BY well earned reputation, among
f. low men, of solid, sterling integrity, and
mAny years Of indomitsble perseverance,
Mr.. J. j. KRONER is the business manage
Of the concern. He is quite young man
Of 70 usrksble ability and capacity for th,
immense business which he conducts. Hi
shrewd intelligence, his quickness, and hi
courteous AfAbility have made him, ct al
early age, 9 man OF mark, one whom to Sc,
ia 10 like, respect and admire. At the Lab
-story of DR.. Clements d Co., you will sls'
sod DIR. Pugh, who is the principal Cbemis
Of the concern. DR.. Pugh is q man o
4 olendid education in his profession. he
no IN ot deep research, and oonsumma.
acquA us.nos with the mysteries of the sp'
oialty on which he is engaged. Ifany on
wants TO uow what Rossdslis is, they ca
ask DR.. Push iftSey like not that the VOL
thy Doctor would for moment dream @
telling them . profession n secre', but be
cause he knows best the ingredients OF tbs
wonderful medicine. Connee led with tn
estAb blishment of Clements & Co., the hrI
are fitting up book binding room, % whic'
10 bind their almanac, the Rossdslis Guid
10 Health book, she demand for which "a IL
creGs ing enormously.