The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-24
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A Valuable Medicinal Herb.

PESsARY, Buffalo, n Y.
Smart-Weed sometimes called W~ater-Pepper.
but known to Botanists as P~OiygOHun Pune
tdtun. is a well-known. very common and
modest little plant found growing in ditche-,
lew grounds, among rubbish aud about brooks
and water-courses, Towering in August and
September. In many sections of this country
it Is a 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 n tea from the dried herb, that had been
kept on hand for a long time until it had lost
most of its medical properties. No educated
chemist had ever tried to make ALI analysis of
the plant and produce an extract from it upon
scientific principles, by a cold process, until /,
having become convinced of the wonderful
medical virtues Of this little weed. investi-
gated it's properties. and made an extract from
the fresh herb, by a cold process-using no
heat at all, but bringing ont its juices. oils
ana volatile properties complete and unim-
paired. II 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 frem
the freshly dried herb, prove a wonderfully
efhcacious and potent remedy for human suf-
fering. And | can assure the Peep e, mon
nv honor as a professional man. that in it's
use. since thus preparing it, my most sauguine
expectations have been more than realized
| have found 1t to contain medicinal proper
ties which sleeping i'll water could not bring
ont at all. a. they are reslnous principles.
With my Extract. containing all these medical
properties unimpaired. l have been enabled to
prod ice most astonishing remedial effects.
By much study. a large experience in prescrib-
ing this and other medicines. and very ciose
observation. l have been enabled to compound
and combine with the simple Extract Of Smart
Weed extracts of other medicinal herbs and
roots. that greatly improve its power and
usefulness. both as an internal and external
~remedv-besides they so flavor and modify it
as to remove its pungeEt. sInarty taste. and
render it a pleasant remedy for both Adults and
children. The greatest difficulty that / ex-
perieuce in the wav of Introducing this most
valuable remedy to the public is the fact that
Smsrt-Need Is such 4 coamon and unpre-
tending looking little herb that people are apt
to think that 1t cannot possess any great or
valuable medicinal properties. Had / pre-
pared my Extract of Smart-Weed, put 1t mp
ana labeled it with some great name. and told
the people that the herbs of which it was COM
posed we've collected in Africa by the Arabs,
CARRIED ScTpss Tie Sdltdid DtStfI bu LNt tdCLS
of csmels. and brought across the Atlantic
ocean for nv special use, and that its ingrcll-
eLts were therefore very expensive. | have no
doubt that some would have been thereby i'll
spired with greater confidence IN 1t. But |
prefer TO deal honestly with the people and
tell them that the chief ingredient of nv
Compound Extract il the modest little plant
seen growing by the roadside. in all parts of
North America, and known as Smart-Wccd.
| believe that God has caused to grow, in each
climate and region. those medicinal plants
best calculated for the cure Of the diseases
that prevail i'll the section Of country where
those plants are found-that - the leaves were
for the healing Of the nations. and that the
fewer far-fe.ched remedies We employ the
better. if We would thoroughly iuvesligate
snd understand those we have at home. SO
far as Smart-Weed has been employed by the
medical profession it has won golden opinions.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the fact that heretofore they
have had Cniy a very imperfect preparation o.
il to Use. owing to heat being always en-
ployed III extracting its properties. A cele-
brated medical author says "A friend Of
onrs 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 unavsiling. The child was
finally given Smart-Weed, and it was entirely
successfui. Ii arrested the vomiting and
purging iii a short time, and without .he aid
of other medicine entirely restored the little
patient" Az a remedy for Dyacntery Cor
Bloody FiuX) / have never seen my Extract OF
Smart-Weed equaled, yet l hase u-ed all the
most modern and approved medicines Usually
employed i'll that disease. The Smart Weed
Ii rendered still more eiiicscious in nj! Bowel
Complaints. Cramps and Pains III the Stomach.
by reason of the Jamaica Ginger. which. with
other valuable ingredients. il compounded
with the Smart-Weed III making nv Extract
,.r,s. fla ,tuu.a Tra,..,ygg,H E.tra,.r .g Smart
Weed. The Ginger and other ingredients not
or,ly add greatly to the value of the Smart
Weed as a remedy for internal admlnIstraticu,
and render 1t more pleasant to take by lmpart-
ing all agreeable flavor to 1t. but also enhance
Its value a. an external application. In all
cases of Disrghea, whether acute or chronic,
in Young or old. as well a. III Cholera and
Cholera In.antum. the symptoms of which
are severe vomiting and purging, feeble
pulse. with cold or ciamrgy -kin, NY Extract
of Smart Weed will give almcat immediate
relief ard speedily effect y cure. All authors
writing upon Smart-Weed speak particularly
about n dose of II producing a warmth and
peculiar tiuglinS sensation throughout the
system. This il especially the case when my
Extract is given and indicates a perfect arous-
ing of the whole system, a. if from inaction
and sleep. and resembles Il shock of elect lefty,
only that IL lis more lasting i'll effect. The
whole system and its various functions arc
aroused to perform their nominal functions
b. it's electrical effect upon the nervous sys-
TEN. Hence. too. its great and mastery con-
troll over Rheumatic and Neuralgia Affections,
for which 1t is particularly advised by medical
authors and in which it has performed re-
markable cures. 1t shorld be used in these
cases both externally and internally. Being a
great Diaphoretic, or S~,reGting Medicine, aids
greatly i'll relieving pain, but. independently
Of that, it possesses great ~anodyne or sootns
ing properties. tina! render it far ahead Of any
pain Killer" (so-called), INSTANT Relief"
Golden Relief" or any other pain remedy
that has ever been offered to the public.
Besides. it is perfectly harmless, which is not
the case with many OF the preparations pat
entcd and put up for sale by Quacks, Indian
Doctors" and those knowing nothing OF the
delicate and intricate structure OF the human
system, nor the action of medicines upon it.