The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17
" The Ieaces w~e for the healing Of the massoxs.
Available Medicinal Herb.

common and modest little plant found grow
ing in bitches, low grounds, among rubbish
and about brooks and water-courses, flower
ing In August and September. In many sec
tons of this country Il Is deservedly highly
esteemed family remedy. The Indians also
make great use of this plant for the cure of
various diseases. But neither the Indians
nor the whites learned one.tenth of the value
of this modest little weed, as they had no
method of extracting its virtues without the
application of heat, which destroys most of
its properties, and usually made tea from
the dried herb, that had been kept on hand
for long time until il had lost most of its
medical properties. No educated Chemist
had ever tried to make an analysis of the
plant and produce an extract from II upon
scientific principles, by cold process, until
/, having been convinced of the wonderful
medical virtues of this little weed, investi-
gated its properties and made an extract
from the fresh herb, by a cold process--using
no heat at all, but bringing out its juices, oils
and volatile properties complete and unim-
paired. If this remedy had heretofore been
valuable, when prepared in the most crude
manner, from the long dried herb and by
the application of heat, that destroyed so
much Of its virtues, reasoned that it must,
when properly prepared, by a cold process
and from the freshly dried herb, prove a
wonderfully efficacious and potent remedy
for human suffering. And / can assure the
| people, upon my honor, as q professional
man, that in its use, since thus preparing it,
my most sanguine expectations have been
more than realized. Ihave found it to con-
tain medicinal properties which sleeping in
water could not bring out at all, as they are
resinous principles. With my Extract, con-
tanning all these medical properties unim-
paired, have been enabled to produce most
astonishing remedial effects. BY much study,
large experience in prescribing this and
other medicines, and very close observation,
have been enabled to compound and COM
bine with the simple Extract of Smart-Weed
extracts Of other medicinal herbs and roots,
that greatly improve its power and useful
ness, both as an internal and external reme-
dy-besides they SO flavor and modify it as
to remove its pungent, smarty taste, ana
render it a pleasant remedy for both adults and
children. The greatest difficulty that ex-
perience in the way of introducing this most
valuable remedy to the public is the fact that
Smart-Weed is such n common and unpre-
tending looking little herb that people are
apt to think that it can not possess any great
or valuable medical properties. Had pre-
pared my Extract Of Smart-Weed, put it up
and labeled it with some great name, and
told the people that the herbs of which IL
was composed were collected in Africa by
the Arabs, carried across the Saharah Desert
on the backs of camels, and brought across
the Atlantic Ocean for my special use, and
that its ingredients were therefore very ex-
pensive, l nave no doubt that some would
have been thereby inspired with greater con-
fidence in it. But prefer to deal honestly
with the people. and tell them that the chief
ingredient of my Compound Extract is the
modest little plant seen growing by the road.
side, in all parts of North America, and
known as Smart-Weed. / believe that God
has caused to grow, in each climate and re-
gi0n, those medicinal plants best calculated
for the cure of the diseases that prevail in
the section of country where those plants
are found-that "the leaves were for the
healing of the nations" and that the fewer
far-fetched remedies we employ the better,
if we would thoroughly investigate and un-
derstand those we have at home. So far as
Smart-Weed has been employed by the med
ical profession it has won golden opinions,
Notwithstanding the fact that heretofore they
have had only very imperfect preparation
of it to use, owing to heat being always en-
ployed in extracting its properties. A eel.
ebrated medical author says: "a friend of
ours had an only child dangerously i'll with
Summer Complaint. He had employed a
great variety of the usual means for relief,
but all appeared unavailing The child was
finally given Smart Weed and it was entire
ly successful. 1t arrested the vomiting and
purging in short time and without the aid
of other medicine entirely restored the little
patient" AS remedy for Dysentery Tor
Bloody Flux) have never seen my Extract
of Smart eed equaled, yet have used all
the most modern and approved medicines
usually employed in that disease. The
Smart-Weed is rendered still more eflicacious
in all Bowel Complaints, Cramps and Pains
in the Stomach, by reason of the Jaimaca
Ginger, which, with other valuable ingredi-
ents, is compounded with the Smart-Weed in
making my Extract-hence the name Com
| ,,ouod Extract Of Snorf-Waad The Ginpar
and other ingredients not only add greatly
to the value of the Smart-W Weed as q remedy
for internal administration and render it
more pleasant to take by imparting an agree
able flavor to it, but also enhance its value
as an external application. In all cases of
Diarrhea, whether acute or chronic, in young
or DID, as well as in Cholera and Cholera In
fantun, the symptoms of which are severe
vomiting and purging, feeble pulse, with
cold or clammy skin, my Extract of Smart
Weed will give almost immediate relief and
speedily effect a cure. All authors writing
upon Smart-Weed speak particularly about
a dose of it producing warmth and peculiar
tingling sensation throughout the system
This is especially the case when my Extract
is given and indicates perfect arousng OF
the whole system, as from inaction and
sleep, and resembles q shock of electricity
only that ii is more lasting in effect The
whole system and its various functions are
aroused to perform their normal functions
by its electrical effect upon the nervous sys-
TEN. Hence, too, its great and mastery con-
troll over Rheumatism and Neuralgia Aztec
tions for which it is particularly advised by
medical authors, and in which it has per-
formed remarkable cures. 1t should be used
| i'm these cases both externally and internally.
Being great Diaphoretic, or S,cedting Ned
icine, aids greatly in relieving pain, but, in
dependently of that, it possesses great ano-
dyne or soothing properties, that render it
far ahead of any "Pain Killer" ESQ called)
"Instant Relief" "Golden Relief" or any
other pain remedy that has ever been offered
to the public. Besides, it is perfectly harm.
less which is not the case with many of the
preparations patented and put up for sale
by Quacks, "Indian Doctors" and those
knowing nothing of the delicate and intri-
cate structure of the human SYSTEM nor the
action of medicines upon it. My Extract of
no patent having been asked for or obtained
upon it, and its ingredients are no secret-all
that l claim is that, as an educated and
skilled analytical and practical Chemist, /
have devised superior process for bringing
out and obtaining the most valuable proper
ties of the plants from which my Compound
Extract is made. This have done only af-
ter great expense in erecting machinery for
grinding, pressing and percolating. / wish
particularly to call public attention to my
Extract of Smart-Weed az remedy for all
Colds, Febrlc and Inflammatory Attacks.
Nor can too highly extol it as remedy for
Inflammation of the Kidneys and Bladder,
Gravel, and to break up the cold stage of
Fever and Ague or Chills and Fever.
As an external application, it is a perfect
Panacea, il there ever was one. No family
can afford to be one day without il in the
house. Besides it is equally as good for the
| l. e. \ V..n
of all kinds. Used as q gargle and applied
freely externally to the throat, it is q sover-
eign remedy in Dipthcria and Quinsy or In
fammation of the Tonsil Glands. To all
Wounds, Bruises, Sprains, Burns, Bee Stings,
Insect and Snake Bites, Frost Bites, Chill
blains, Caked Breast, Swollen Glands, Rheu-
matism, and, in short, to any and oil ailments,
whether affecting man or beast, requiring a
direct external application, either TO allay
inflammation or sooth pain, or both, Extract
Of Smart Weed can not be excelled. do
not extol this medicine as cure-all, nor is