, 1874-06-14

| not to DO found here. The web is spread by the
doctors. A physician in good standing VIII NOT
prescribe anything Like an American or English
patent medicine He feels his professional
cd. But with the French remedies it Is d1nerent ,
| He does notmind ordering for apatient LaVuies 8
| "Liqueur curntivo dc Ia Goutto ct des
Roud sssr P195p6s + to 5s
patont afair: nan: But While, .professcdly and
ostentatously the practicing physician snubs the
Ayers. and Jaynes. and Grams, he sometimes
] secretly calls upon them to help him out with
prescription.
CASES HAVE OCCURRED
in which be has purchased "Osgood's Chola-
gogue, poured it into another bottle, and pre-
scrihad the mixture to be taken three tunes
day " with unhlushiug ASSURANCE Az rulo.
however. he ia wary as to his dealings with pat
ent medicines, aud condemns them without
stint.
ALL LARGE DRUGGISTS
keep full assortment OF curatives OF this de-
ecription for two reasons: there ia great popular
demand for them, and retail profit OF from 10 to
so per cent on them. They mover pass an opin-
ion upon the medicine to purchasers. a man
who wants bottle Of any Of the thousand spe-
citics in the Btoro obtains no word OF coudemna-
ton or commondatiou OF its contents from the
seller. He pays his money and takes his choice.
He is supposed to know what ho wants, and tho
source OF his information and his line OF asgu-
meut ara eminont1y ridiculous
yscl-drossod, intellectual gentleman strolled
in q lesitatiug way into Buck i Rayners store
day or two ago, and asked for bottle OF Plauta-
ton Bitters 1Ir. Rayner handed him bottle.
"What do you think Of it ?' asked the customer.
"We never express an opinion. sir, upon these
medicines. Wodo not know what they arc made
OF, and will not bo made responsible for their ef-
well" returned the customer, "that's per-
fcctly right. I'm opposed to these quack,1emo-
dies myself. told my vito I never would buy
bottle of them. But these Plantation Bittors
hayo been 80 extensively Advertised that there
reasoning is very prevalent, among even intelll-
gent mon. Because some vandal hand has posted
Il glaring wood-cut On Lookout Mountain Plan
tatlon Btters will regulate tho stomach, e-pel
the poisonous humo7s from the body and trans
form a wasted life OF misery aud sickness into an
earthly paradise Of health and happiness. Pre-
cious faith and sublime reason.
In speaking Of tue patent medicines
IT MUST NOT RE INFERRED
that all arc worthless. Some OF them are IN
valuable; some are harmless, aud
somo positively injurious. It stands to reason
that . drug which must yield 400 peg cent profit
to remnnetate the compounder, and at the same
time sell at q reasonable price. can contain no
costly ingredients; il 1t should, ther efficacy
must be merely nominal, not active. Take the
triling matter OF buchu, for instance. Tho
druggist Gun extract moro valuable quality for
the same price than is contained IN q bottle of
the Holmbod preparation, the actnal value Of
which Is mainly in its association with gorgeous
postera representing Africans carrying huge
bundles aim1essly about in different directions,
and wearing an expression Of the utmost be- |
nignity., Some Of tho ''invigorants'
land their nano is leglcn) contain an
sublimate. Now, as everybody knows, this is. in
B1cess an exceedingly deadly poison, and should !.
be dispensed with tho utmost care, and with q |
heavy personal responsibility. Under existing
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