River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-07
BY d. V. PIERCE, M. d., of the
Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo. NY.

little plant found growing in bitches. low
grounds, among rubbish and about brooks and
water-couTses, lowering in August and Sep
temDer. In many sections of this country it is
Q deseryedly highly esteemed family remedy
Inc Indians also make great use OF this plant
Tor the cure of various dieases. 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 with
out the application of heat, which destroys
most of its properties, and usually made tea
from the dried herb, that had been kept on
had for a long time until it 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 it upon scientific
principles, by cold process, until l. having
become convinced of the wonderful medical
virtues Of this little weed investigated its
properties and made an extract from the fresh
herb, by cold process--using no heat at all,
but bringing out its juices, oils and volatile
properties complete and unimpaired. 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, reas-
oned that 1t must when properly prepared, by
cold process and from the freshly dried herb.
prove wonderfully etficacious and potent
remedy for human suffering. And | can as
sure the people, upon my honor, as profess
sional man, that in its use, since thus prepar-
Ab w. NY must bhupNiilb EXPECTATIONS nave
been more than realized. have found it to
contain medicinal properties which sleeping in
water could II bring out at all, as they are
resinous principles. With my Extract, contain
ing all these medical properties unimpaired
have been enabled to produce most astonish-
ing remedial effects. BY much study, a large
experience in prescribing this and other medi-
cines, and very close observation, have been
enabled to compound and combine with the
simple Extract of Smart-Weed extracts of
other medicinal hobs and roots, that greatly
improve its power and usefulness, both as an
internal and external remedy besides they 70
flavor and modify it as to remove its pungent
smarty taste, and render it a pleasant remedy
for both adults and cllildreR The greatest
difficulty THAI l experience in the way of intro
ducing this most valuable remedy to the pub /
lie is the fact that Smart-Weed is such a COM
mon and unpretending looking little herb that
people are apt to think that it cannot possess
any great or valuable medical properties. Had
l prepared my Extract of Smart-Weed put it
up and labelled it with some great name, and
told the people that the herbs with which it
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 expe siye,
have no doubt that some would have been
thereby inspired with greater confidence 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 roadside in all parts of
North America, and known as Smart-Weed. |
believe that God has caused to grow in each
climate and region, those medical plants best
calculated for the cure of the diseases that pre-
vail in the section of country where the
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 under
stand those we have at home. SO far as Swart-
Weed has been employed by the medical pro
fession it has won golden opinions, notwith-
standing the fact that heretofore they have had
only very imperfect preparation of it to use,
owing to heat being always employed in ex-
tracing its properties. 4 celebrated medical
author says: "A friend of ours had an only
child dangerously i'll with Summer Complaint
He had employed great variety of the usual
means for relief but all appeared unavailing
The child was finally given Smart-We and it
was entirely successful. 1t arrested the vomit-
ing and purging in short time and without
the aid of other medicine entirely restored the
little patient As a remedy for Dysentarv Tor
Bloody Flux) have never seen my Extract of
Swart-Weed equaled, yet | have used all the
most modern and approved medicines usually
employed IN that disease. The Swart- Weed is
rendered still more efficacous in all Bowel
Complaints, Cramps and Pains in the Stomach I
by reason OF the Jamaica Ginger, which, with
other valuable ingredients, is compounded with
the Smart-Weed in making my Extract-hence
the name Compound Extract of Smart-Weed
The Ginger and other ingredients not only add
greatly to the value of the Smart-Weed as a
remedy for internal administration and render
it more pleasant to take by imparting an agree
able flavor to it, but also enhance its value "a
an external application. In all cases of Diar-
rhma whether acute or chronic in Young or
old, as well as in Cholera and Cholera Infau-
tra Of ri. fot,
ing and purgmg, feeble pulse, with cold or
clammy skim my 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 it producing
warmth and peculiar tingling sensation
throughout the system. This is especially the
case when my Extract is given and indicates
perfect arousing of the whole system. as If
from inaction and sleep, and resembles a shock
of electricity only that it is more lasting in eff
feet. The whole system and its various func-
tions are aroused to perform their normal
functions by Its electrical effect upon the ner-
vous system. Hence, too, its great and mas
terly control over Rheumatic and Neuralgia
Affections, for which il il particularly advised
by medical authors and in which il has PER-
formed remarkable cures. 1t should be used
in these cases both externally aud internally.
Being great Biaphoretic, or S,ceating .Hedi-
cine, aids greatly in relieving pain, but, indie
pendently Of that, it possesses great anodyne
or soothing properties, that renderit far ahead
of any "Pan Killer" $50 called, "Instant
Relief, :" olden Relief" or any other pain
remedy that has ever been offered TO the pub
lie. Besides, it is perfectly harmless, which il
not the case with many of the preparations
patented and put up for sale by Quacks "m-
dian Doctors" and those knowing nothing of
the delicate aud intricate structure OF the hui
man system, nor the action Of medicines upon
il. My Extract of Smart-Weed ia not a secret
Patent Medicine, no patent having been asked
for or obtained upon il. and its ingredients are
no secret-all that claim is that, rs an elu-
Gated and skilled analytical and practical
Chemist have devised a superior process for
bringing out and obtaining the most valuable
properties of the plants from which my Com
pound Extract is made This have done only
after great expense in erecting machinery for
grinding, pressing aud percolating ] wish
particularly 10 call public attention TO my Ex-
tract OF Smart. Weed a. remedy for al Colds
Febrile and Inflammatory Attacks. Nor can
too highly oxto it rs a remedy for Infiamma-
ton Of the Kindeys aud Bladder Gravel and
TO break up the cold stage Of Fever and Ague
or Chills and Fever.
As am external application, il IL perfect
Panacea ifthere ever was one No family can
afford 70 be one day without it in the house