Connecticut western news., 1874-09-04
Receipts for Making Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr. Pierce's Golden
 Medical Discovery.

Something over year since, periodical
 issued ln Berlin, Prussia, and laying claims to & scientific character, published what was repre- sented as being the formula or receipts for making Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The people were left to infer that these had been deducted from careful chemical analysis of the medicines which are rapidly growing in popular favor in that as well as ill this and most other civilized countries. The receipts were evidently invented by those jealous of the reputation and large sale which these medicines are rapidly acquiring and who are pecuniarily interested in endeavoring to check their sale. So ridiculously preposterous are those receipts that medicines compounded after them could never have gained any repu- tation or sale in any country, for they would be so caustic, poisonous, immediately and posi- lively injurious, as in every case to be prompt ly condemned by the people on the first trial as miserable, dangerous and wicked humbugs. Whereas, it is well-known fact that all my medicines enjoy the reputation, honestly earn ed of being not only eficacious, but perfectly mild, pleasant and harmless in effects. Not withstanding, however, that the bogus receipts were so ridiculously preposterous as scarcely to have been believed by the most unscientifc, thoughtless and unsuspecting people, yet strange and incredible as it may seem paper of high scientific pretensions, published in this country, copied the fictitious receipts from the German paper. This they evidently did with ont 8 moments T6u0CLlOL, 1OT Luat muCl con- sideration, given by an intelligent mind, to the receipts and the properties and effects of the mixtures that would result from such con- pounding of well-known caustic and poisonous chemicals and drugs, would have condemned them as bogus fabrications, and the pretentious publishers of the paper that originally inserted them, as either knaves or fools. On my atten- tion being called to the matter, in order that some thoughtless and over credulous people might not be deceived and misled by seeing in a 1o to scientific character as well as to clear my self of the imputation of being guilty of perpe- trating a wicked fraud upon the people, as such announcement, if uncontradicted, would imply l. as proprietor and manufacturer of the aforesaid celebrated medicines, went before & magistrate and made oath to the fact that the said receipts were utterly false. My affidavit was sent to the publishers of the paper into which the bogus receipts had been copied, and in & subsequent issue an editorial notice was given of my denial. But, notwithstanding such correction and denial, made under oath, certain individuals, who lounge around ana infest our large cities gaining livelihood by perpetrat- ing all kinds of catch-penny frauds upon the credulous, were thereby given the hint that, as my medicines were universally popular, by advertising for sale bogus receipts for making them, they could get lots of ignorant people to bite at their bait. One Frank M Reed. of 139 Eighth street. New York; who publishes Glove and Courtship cards," [" Fortune Teller and Dream Book" "The Mysteries of Love Max ing" "How to Woo and how to Win," and various other swindles, sends his dupes the following in exchange for their stamps. It is copied from the papers alluded to and is as fol- lows ' For Dr. Sages Catarrh Remedy, take eight grains of Carbolic Acid, seven grains of Camphor and two and 8 half grains of common Salt, the whole to be colored with 8 little Prus- sian blue." This makes & powerful caustic mixture, as unlike Dr. Sages Catarrh Remedy
 (which is perfectly unirritating, mild, soothing and pleasant) as light is from darkness. As
 "a burnt child dreads the fire," if any have been so foolish as to have burned their noses sore with this caustic compound, thinking that they were using the same as Dr. Sage's cele- brated Catarrh Remedy, they will, it is to be hoped, profit by the lesson thereby taught them
 and not be so ready next time to bite at every may offer them. For Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery the bogus receipt reads "Take four drachms purified Honey, fifteen | grains extract poisonous Lettuce, thirty grains | of Opium three and fourth ounces dilute | Spirits, three ounces water. Mix" Of the | ridiculous bogus formula will say, I did
 under oath. not one of the medicinal or poisona-
 Ous ingredients therein giUen enters into tue composition of 'ny Golden Medical Discoge'y | And furthermore, will say that defy all the | chemists in the world to ascertain, by chemical | analysis, the composition of any of my Family
 Medicines as they cannot be analysed so as to l determine their ingredients, many of which are | new in medicine and, like nearly all vegetable | extracts, there are no known reagents or chem
 ical tests by which their presence can be deter
 mined. If any further proof is wanted to
 satisfy any person that the receipt given above
 is utterly false let that person have the mix
 ture as given, compounded and, not only
 will it be seen to be entirely unlike my Discov-
 cry in appearance, but if a further test is
 wanted by taking dose of it, it will be found
 to produce drowsiness and stupor whereas my Discovery, in ever so large doses, produces no such effect. Others, located in different cities
 and engaged in advertising for sale bogus re- that bite at their bait other and various ridicu- lous formula. One sent out by villainous