The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-09-11

smart Weed, sometimes cailtd NN'' !
Pepper, but known by Hctanisis rs P"ly' |
goagm Punefaiup,, is n wcli.known, very |
common aud modest little plant found grow /
ing in bitches, low grounds, among rubbish |
aud about brooks aud watcrcourses, flower. |
ing in August aud September. w many scc' /
tions u this country u Is adcseryedly highly |
esteemed famil, remedy. The Indians also
make great use vi this plant for the cure oi
various diseases. Hut neither the Indians /
nor the whites learned one.tcnth of the value |
of this modest little weed, rs they had no
method Of extracting It's virtues without the /
application of heat, which destroys most of
Its properties, and usually made y tea from /
the dried herb, that had been Kept on hand |
for q long time until II had lost most NJ iis |
medical properties. No educated Chemist /
had ever tried 10 make an analysis of the |
plant aud produce an extract from u upon |
scientific principles, by q cold process, until !
I, having been convinced of the wonderful |
medical virtues " this little weed, invest. !
gated it, properties and niade mn eNtrac, I
from the fresh herb, by cold process using
no heat nj all, but bringing out is juices, oils
and volatile properties complete and unim. !
paired. N this rrmcd, had heretofore been !
valuable. when prepared IN the most crude
manner, FROM the long dried herb and Ny
the application " heat, that destroyed ~
much ni lis virtues, ! reasoned that Il must, I
when properly prepared, nv u ccld process
aud from the freshly dried herb, prove q
wonderfully cfhcacious and potent remedy
for human suffering. Aud can assure the I
people, upon my honor, ~ y professional |
man, that In it, use, since thus preparing u, l
my most saneuinc expectations have been
more than realized. have found II 60 con.
tain medicinal properties which sleeping in
water could not bring out Ut all, ~ they ar,
rcsinous principles. With NV Extract, con. l
tanning al those medical properties unim- |
paired, have been enabled toproduce most |
astonishing remedial effects. Nv much study, /
a large experience in prescribing this and /
other medicines, and very close observation |
| have been enabled to compound aud com /
hine with the simple Extract of ~mart-N eed ]
extracts Of other incidental herbs aud roots /
that greatly improve its power and useful I
ness, both NJ an internal aud external rene. /
ny besides they 50 flavor aud modify 1t n |
to remove it, pungcnt, smarty taste, aud /
render it a pleasant rcmsfV for bah aiuiis and
AdirsH. The greatest difficulty that I cN. I
pcrience in The way IT introducing this most T.
valuable remedy 10 the public is the fact that
>mart.Wccd - such a common and uuprc- ]
tending looking little herb that people are D
apt tn think that " can not possess any great
or valuable medical properties. Had pre-. f.
pared my Extract Of Smart-Wccd, put u up ]
and labeled It with some great name, aud 7
told the people that the herbs 81 which It T.
was composed we're collected in Africa nv ]
the Arabs, carried across the Saharah Desert .
on the backs OF cnmcl>, aud brought across /
the Atlantic Ocean for my special use aud I.
that it. ingredients were therefore very cX. .
pensive, | nave no doubt that some would f.
have been thereby inspired with greater con
hdcncc in il. But ! prefer to deal honestly T.
with the people, aud 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 ~ Smart-Wecd. believe that God
has caused to grow, in each climate aud re-
gion, those medicinal plants best calculated
for the cure Of the diseases that prevail in
the section Of country where those plants
are found that "thc leaves were for the
healing Of the nations aud that the fewer
tar-ietchCd remedies We employ the better
" We would thoroughly investigate aud un-
dcrstand those We have az home. - far ~
Smart-Weed has been employed by the med
zeal profession II has won golden opinions,
notwithstanding the fact that heretofore they
have had only very imperfect preparation
of 1t Ia use, owing to heat being always en-
ploycd in extracting its properties. \ eel
ehrated medical author says friend OF
ours had an only child dangerously ~ with
summer Complaint lie had employed u
great variety oi the usual means for relief, [
but all appeared unavailng. The child vas
finally given Smart-Mccd aud ~ was entire
~ successful. II arrested the vomiting aud
purring IN a short time aud without the aid
Of other medicine entirely restored the little
patient" A. remedy for p,scntcry Tor
Bloody FluNl have never seen my Extract
of ~mlrt-N ecd cqualrd Vet have used an
the most modern and approved medicines
usually employed in that disease. The
>mari-Nccd j. rendered still more cihcuoinls
ia all Bowel Complaints, Cramps and Pains
in the stomach, hy reason % the Iaimaca
NKh Nj hEF L..
cuts, !, compounded with the smart-M ccd in
making my Extract hence the name C,l-
pound Extract Of Smart-N Weed. The Ginger
and other ingredients not only add greatly
10 the value Of the smart Weed a., q remedy
for internal administration and render ID
more pleasant 10 take by impartinr an agree
able flavor 10 IL, but also enhance it. value
rs an external application. In all eases Of
DiarrhTa, whether acute or chronic, in young
or old, as well ~ in Cholera aud thulcra In
tantum, the symptoms Of which are severe
vomiting aud pursing, feeble pulse, with
cold or clamnly skin, NV Extract Of smart
Weed will give almost immediate relief and
speedily effect a cure. All authors writing
upon smart-Weed speak particularly about
dose OF IL producing q warmth and peculiar
tingling sensation throughout the system
This is especially the ease when my Extract :
Is given and indicates perfect aruusing Of !
the whole system, ~ from iuuCtion and ]
sleep, aud resembles u shock Of electricity /
only that 1t is more lasting in effect The /.
whole system and It's various functions are ]
aroused To perform their normal functions /
by It's electrical effect upon the nervous svs- ]
ten. Hence, too, its great aud mastery con ]
troll over rheumatism and Neurnlgic Alcc- ]
tons, for which IL is particularly advised by /
medical authors, and ia which il has per
formed remarkable cures. II should be used I
in these eases both externally and internally. /
Being a great Daphorrtic, or .>r,dtiHg Hti- /
,ciHs, aids greatly in relieving pain, but, in
dependently of that, it Possesses great ano-
dyne or soothing properties, that render IL .
far ahead Of any Pain Killer" 50 called ]
"lnstant Relief "Goid,n Relief" or any
other pain remedy that has ever been offered /
to the public. Besides, il is perfectly harn-
less which is nat the ease with many Of the
preparations patented and put mp for sale
by Quacks, "lndian doctors" aud those
knowing nothing OF the delicate and intri-
cate structure of the human system, nor the
action of medicines upon a. My Extract oi
Smart-Wced j. not a secret Patent Medicine,
no patent hiyiug been asked Tor or obtained
upon II, aHd It's ingredient, are no sccrct-all
that | claim is that, a. 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 nav Compound
Extract is made. This have done ont, At.
ter great expense in erecting machinery for
grinding, pressing aud percolating. | wish
particularly 10 call puhlic attention To NV
Extract Of Smart-Wced a. a remedy for all
Colds, fehrile aud lnhammatory Attacks.
Nor can too hi,hly cNtol il az remedy for
inflammation OF the kidneys and bladder,
Gravel, and To- break up the cold stage of
Fever aud Ague 81 thills and Fever.
As an external application, it /, perfect
tHkt NJ. alt
can afford 10 be- one day without il in the
house. Besides II j. equally a. good Tor the
horse rs for man. Il suhdurs inflammation
OF all kinds. Used ~ n girvle aud applied
freely externally 10 the throat, IL is a soycr-
eign remedy in Diptheria and Quinsy or lu-
tammation of the Tonsil GLANDS. To all
Wounds lruises, Sprains, Burns, lir, Stings,
Insect and Snake Bites, Frost Bites, Chill
blains, Caked Breast, swollen GLANDS, Eheu-
matisui, and, in short, tn any and all ailments,
whether affecting man or beast, requiring
direct external application, either To allay