Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
Tar as a Medicine.

A%A a.
So well known and recognized
both by the Medical Faculty and
the people, are the curative proper,
ties of Pine Tar, that a single word
in it's commendation as u remedial
agent would appear superfuous.- =
But although its potency in the cure
of disease has been fully recognized d
for the last three centuries, It is not
generally known, Ghtil within the
last few years, no process has been
known 10 science whereby all the
twelve ingredients Of which IL is
composed, could be reduced to a
form in which every property could
be made available in the treatment
of disease. The remarkable RENE
dial effects Of the use of Tar as a
medicine have heretofore been pro-
duced by only portion of it's cura,
tive properties; its complex charac-
ter batting every attempt of the
chemist to reduce it to q complete
and permanent solution. Although
Pine Tar is c5Eiposed of Pine Pitch,
Acetic Acid, Pyroligeneous Acid,
Oil of Turpentine, Empyreumatic
Oil, Crcosotc, Paraffine, Eupione,
Capnomar, Pittical Picnomar, and
Empyreumatic Resin, nore of the
so called Far remedies, with the ex-
ception OF tho one which we pro-
pose to mention, has ever contained
but two of the ingredients of which
Tar is composed, viz: Acetic Acid
and Empyreumattc Oil.
Whatever the use of Tar 'as a
Remedy for three hundred years
has worked has been accomplished,
therefore, with this small part of
itself. Every means which the
medical and chemical professions
could devise, were fruitlessly used
to reduce this valuable remedial
product of nature to q solution
which should contain all of its con>
sttuents in their original relations.
After years of experiment and re.
search, the latc DR.. e. f. Garvin of
New York, discovered process by
which Tar could be dissolved, and
all its valuable properties retained
in an aqueous solution, After ac-
complishing what so many eminent
physicians and chemists had at.
tempted without success, he imme-
diately began testing the potency
of this old remedy in its new form
in his extensive private practice
And although he anticipated what
the profession had always predict
cd,-the most satisfactory results
from such o solution,- lit is said
that he was utterly astonished at
its marvellous power in arresting
and curing Lung, Heart, Throat,
Catarrhal, and Stomach Diseases.
Several marked cases of consump-
tion, and many severe eases of
heart, throat, and stomach diseases,
and of catarrh, yielded to this cura-
tive agent, and their victims owe
their life and health to-day alone to
Garvins Elixir of Tar. Such q
powerful remedy could not of couse
long remain unknown. 1t was dis
cussed by medical men throughout
the world, and many Of our most
eminent physicians prescribed it
in their practice, with the most
gratifying and astonishing results.
Tho demand finally becoming SO
great, DR.. Garvin concluded to dr.
range for it's extensive manufacture.
Scarcely, however, had he compile
ted his arrangements for doing so,
when he died; but anticipating his
speedy dissolution he, very fortu.
inately for suffering humanity, in
trusted With one Of the present pro-
prietors of the medicine tho great
secret which patience, .perse-
verance and skill had made his own.
The demand, we understand, is
already largely in excess of the
present possibility Of supply, and
will require of Messrs. Hyde & Co.,
tho proprietors, additional facilities
for its preparation. In view of the
fact that the market is filed with
worthless, not to- say injurious nos
trums, which often aggravate in.
stead Of arresting disease, it is not