Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-23
Schenck's Mandrake Pills, for


Liver Complaint, Jaundice and all bilious dis
orders arise from torpdity of, the liver causing n
flow OF unhealthy bile, Inflammation OF that or
gan producing an overflow into the stomach and
intestines, or from arrangement OF the digestive
organ with which the liver is so closely eonnec<ad
Unhealthy bile in the gall bladder and the liver
still aboring, crowding this unhealthy matter INTO
the blood, and which it then, cireulates the
body, causing sallow tinge and torpor of the
whole system. Either of the above described de-
engagements of the functions of the liver produces
numberess trains of diseases, the whites of the
eyes yellow, the tongue coated With ieverish
white or brown tinge. Where the liver is disor-
dered, digestion is unhealthy, sometimes Il fair
appetite and sometimes none at all; the patient
VIII suffer rom costiveness or darrhea, or some
times both; general drowsy and melancholy feel
ing often watchful and sieepless, great WEAKNESS :
ialntings oiben felt. The stomach laboring to
digest food often creates paiptatiou Of the heaS
and is frequently mistaken for heart disease Free
queHtly the skin breaks out i'll bes and sores, or
marked symptoms of eryslpelas with great itching
and insuaerable restlessness. The irritation from
scorged bile 10 the blood often produces irrlta
ton OF the mucus membrane of the bronchial
tubes, and from slight cold severe cough follows,
with dry, ropy expectoration; often nausea and
vomiting This unhealthy bile mixed with the
blood passes into the kfdneys produces pain in the
urinary passages, sometimes pain in the back aud
darling pains through the shoulder blade and fire
quent,y all through the body; a soreness Is ire
quently felt about the region of the liver, across
the stomach and spine. Many dangerous com.
plants have their origin in arrangement of the
liver and stomach. Two thirds of the cases OF
Consumption originate from liver complaint, in
termittent, remttent and bilious feyers, bilious
conc, coStlNenesS, dlarfnea, chlliS ana fever, &c.
Frequently one box of Schenck's Mandrake Pills
will remove all those diseases; they have an effect
on the liver similar to mercury. BY taking dose
according to the directions, and then one Pill IA
night, for a week ten days, they will regulate
the liver and throw Oh all impurities, ami soon
perform its natural functions without the use OF
large doses of purgative medicine. In the spring
of the year these bilious disorders most commonly
commence, and box OF these Pills may prevent Il
continuous disease the whole season. They are
warranted not to contain particle OF calomcl or
mercury. in any shape and are perfectly harmles
My Pulmonlc syrup has been before the public
ueathbe Since the invention OF the Mandra he
Pills can succeed in many cases where / could
not before. The stomach and liver often so
inactive the Syrup cannot digest, and one Man
drake Pill Mt night, although the patient will think
they were having no effect, Will soon regulate the
stomach and liver without reducing the patient and
the Pulmonic syrup Will assist in getting up IL
healthy circulation. These Pulls act the liver
similar to caloinel, and l do solmuly assure the
public that there is no calome or mercury in their
composition, or anything to iniure the stem.
met gentleman the other day in front of the Cir
ard House, and he asked me If ever recommend
ed my Pills for piles answered no. He said that
Mr.. Conklin sent to my store a short time ago and
got dozen boxes end gave him one, his wife
had been costlve tor years and had the piles very
bad for a long time and was almost afraid to take
them on that account but Mr.. Conklin recommend-
ed them SO highly, that she commenced taking
them, one every night, and she Is now well; it
cured the piles, and her bowels are as regular as
they can be.
These Pills were invented to assist Schenck's
Pulmonic Syrup in curing Consumption when there
is constipation OF tn. bowels and a torpid liver,
but they are used now for nearly every complaint.
They even prove to be u great Nermifuge. Some
few weeks ago. u lady called on me and said she
had liver complaint Tor many years. gave her
box OF Pills, She came back IN u week, and said
she had passed several worms ten inches long.
An old gentleman in Baltimore. that had been
complaining with u cough pain in his right side
skin sallcw, tongue coated, bowels costve, and a
dried up appearance called on me at my room.
gave him the Sea Weed Tonic aud Mandrake Pills
He came back the next week to me- and said
he was much better, and that he had passed thous
ands OF these small worms lie is now well.
About eight years ago. when was receiving pa
tients at the Maiboro' Hotel, in Boston, a lady
called on Inc and said she had been complaining
for long time with Tape Worm, as her physi.
clans thought. She said that she was in great pain
ut times something would twist aronnd in her
stomach, and even come up towards her throat and
bite, and almost set her crazy; nothing ould sat
isfy it but milk; she would have TO take a quart
every night to bed nth her. and when 1t would be.
gin to move she would take u drink to satisfy it.
hold, bowels very costive tongue coated breath
offensive, and dried up, salow complexion, very
nervous, and almost subject OF the insan rs YUM
gave her some SEA WEED TONIC and MAN DRAKE
PILLS In large doses ten pills for three consecutive
nights and then one each night for three nights
Cher bowels being in such congested state, it re-
quired enormous amount of pills to unlock
them) and then to come and see again. She
came and said she was very sick; said she did not
crave any milk now This convinced me that the
animal, or whatever it was troubling her, was
dead. ordered her to take ten more pills; alter
taking them she passed something resembling u
snake or lizard, between five and six inches in
length. This lady is now well and lives at East
Boston.
schenck's Pumonic Syrup, Sea-wced Tonic and
Mandrake Pills manufactured by Dr. j. H..
schenck Il son, \. f. corner of Sixth and Arch
streets, Philadelphia, Penn. George G. Goodwin
II Co., 50 Hanover street, Boston, and John r.
Henry, College place, New York, Wholesale
Agents.
For sale by Druggists generally.
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