The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-11

f,yers. rheumatism, and pulmonary dis
Gases. il may be relied upon. As "A blood
depurcnt and invigorant 1t is ~unequaled,
nnrifying the circulation and intusIpg
new yigor into the debiltated frame. 1t
copouers that most unyielding of all
acknowledgements, and We know OF
no other remedy that can accomplish
this. Its entire freedom from alcoholic
spirit. which rttaIds and neutralizes the
etfec; OF any medicine. and which forms
the basis OF many OF the PSEUDO bitters
anu tonics, doubly enhances its value to
the sick. The papers OF the United
States vie with another IN doing
honor to Dr.. Walker. We, too, add our
voice. and say, all honor to the man
whose science and skill have enabled
him to draw from the vegetable king
dom such a balsam for human suffering.
Receipts for Ma King DR.. sase's Cntarrh
Remedy and Or. Pierce's Golden Iedi-
cal Discovery.
Something over a year since. a periodical
issued in Be.lin. Prussia. and LAYING claims ;oa
scientific character. published what was repre-
seuied as being the formula or receipts for
msking DR.. Sagc's Catarrh Remedy and by.
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery. III
people were left TO infer tina. these had been
deducted from = careful chemical ANALYSIS OF
the medicines. which arc rapidly growing IN
popular favor III ;hat a. well as IL this and
most other civilized countries. The receipts
were evidently invented by those jealous OF
the reru.atiou and large sale which these
medicines are rapidly acquiring sud who are
pecuniarily interested i'll eudeavoring 10 check
their sale. So ~ridicuiously prcposreroUs are
those receipts that medicines compounded
after them cnuid never have gained any repu-
tatlon or sac III ally country. for hey would lie
80 cau-t'c. poisonous, immediately and posi-
lively injurious. a. in every case to be prompt
" condemned by the people on the first trial
as miserable. dangerous and wicked humbags.
Whereas, il is n weil-knowD fact that all NV
medicines enjoy the reputation honestly earn
cd. OF peing not only efiicacious. but perfectly
mid. pleasant and harmless III effects. Not
witnslaE ing. however. thst the bogus receipts
were 30 riciculOu-iy prepO-terous as scarcely
to have been believed by the most unscientific.
thOughtiees and EusUspectiug people, Yet
Strange and incredible IL 1t ma. seem. a paper
of high scientific pIeten-ions, Published i'll tais
cuuntrv, copied the fictitious receipts from tho
German paper. This they evidently did with
ont a moments reflection. for that mach con-
siGeration. given by IA intelligent mind. to thc
receipts and the properties and effects of the
AiAtoAN' sAANt 'NfAN A'a.- AA'-@ 'N~- - NNA@
pounding of w~e!l-knowu caustic and poisonous
chemicals AID drugs, would have condemned
them ar bogusfabrications, and the pre.entlJUs
publishers of the paper tina: originally inserted
Them. BE- either kuaves or fools. On my attcn-
lion being called TO the matter. in order that
some thoughtiess and oyer-credGious people
might not be deceived and mi-led by seeing
such al announcement in q paper laying claim
to a scientific character, as well ~ to clear my
sell Of the imputatIon of being guiltyOf peype-
tra-ing a wicked fraud upon the people, ~
such announcement. If uucontrGdicted. would
imply, !, e. proprietor and manufacturer Of
the aforesaid celebrated medicines. went be-
fore q magistrate and made oath to the fac:
hat the sad receipts were utterly false. -Iy
affidavit was sent TO the publishers OF the pa
pcr INTO which the bogus receipts had been
copied, and in a subsequent issUe an editorial
notice was given of my denial. Bat. uUtwith-
Standing such correction and denial, made Gn-
der ogtn. certain individuals. who lounge
around AMI infest our large cities, gaining a
livelihood by perpetratlng all kinds of catch
penny frauds upon the ~credulouE, were there
by given the hint that, as my medicines were
universally popular, by advertising for sale
bogus receipts for making them, thev could ge:
lots Of ignorant people TO bite at their bat.
One Faux NJ. Reed. OF l39Eighth street. New
York. who publishes Love and CGuft5h.D
Cards" Z Fortune Teller aud Dream Bo k"
The My-t3rieo OF Love Making" "How to
Woe and how to Vim = and various other
sEindles, sends his dUpes the following in
exchange for their stamps. 1t IL copied
from tne papers alluded to and Is az fol-
lows: For DR.. Sage'5 Catarrh Remedy. take
eight grains Cgrbollc Acid, seven grains Of
CampLor, and two anda half era liz OF common
Sat. the whole TO be c1lOred with little prus-
slan blue" This makes a powerful cIustic
mixture a. mike DR.. Stge's CataTrh Kennedy
ful-.l 49,. al aLL.I---
and pleasantly al light IL from darkness. As
"a burnt chld dreads the fire" If any have
been 80 foolish az to have burned their noses
sore with this caustic compound. thinking that
they were using the same as DR.. sages cele-
brated Catarrh Remedy. they viii, 1t is to be
hoped. profit by the lesson thereby taught them
and not be 80 ready next time to bite at every
cs;ch-penny advertising dodge that swindlsrs
may offer them. For DIR. Pierce's Golde
Medical Discovery the bogus receipt reads !:
Take four drachms purified Honey. fifteen
grains extract poisonous Lettuce, thirty grains
OF Opium. three and q fourth ounces dilute
oPrlts, three ounces water. Mix. Of the
ridiculous bogus formula / will say, as l did
under oath. not one Of the medicinal or poison
Gus Ingredients therein Jioen enters INTO Tie
composition ST my Golden Medical Discovery -!
And furthermore, ! will say that l defy all the
chemists in the world to ascertain, by chemical
analysis, the composition Of any of my Family
Medlclbes, as they cannot be analysed 30 as to
determine their ingredients. many Of which are
new In medicine and, ike nearly all vegetable
extracts, there are no known reagents or chem
lcA tests by which their presence can be deter
mined II any further proof is wanted to
satisfy any person that the receipt given above
II utterly false, let that person have the mix
lure, as given, compounded and, not only
Will 1t be seen to be entirely unlike my Discov-
cry In appearance, but if a further test is
wanted, by taking a dose of 1t, it Will be found
@produce drowsIness and stupor, whereas my
Discovery, III ever 20 large doses. produces nc
such effect. Others, located i'll different cities
And engaged in advertising for eaie bogus re-
eeip!s for making my medicines. send those
That bite at their bait other and various ridicu.
ious ormulR. One sent out by a villAinous
EnsVe, located in Chicago, gives the chief ill.,
sredient OF DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy a:
belng Blue Vitriol. which is only equaled in