Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-13
,omnion sense vs.. Prejudice.


BY Rev. r. V. Pierce, NJ. d., of the
Wulld's Dlspeusary, Buffalo, n. Y,
Author of THE Peoples Common
Serse Medical Adviser etc, etc.
am aware that there ia "A popular.
and not altogether unfounded. preiu-
dice against patent medicines, - owing
to the small amount of merit which
many of them possess. The appella-
ton Patent Medicine does not amply
to my remedies, as no patent las ever
been asked for or obtained upon them.
nor have they been urged upon tn e
public as "cure-alls.n They are simply
some favOrile prescriptions, which, in
very extensive practice, have proved
their superior remedial virtues in the
cure of the diseases for which they are
recommended. Every practicing
physician has his favurite remedies
which he Oitenest recommends or uses
because he has the greatest confidence
in their virtues. The patient does not
know their composition. Even pre-
scripuons are usually written ia lam
guage uninteliigible to any but the
druggist. As much secrecy is employ
ed as in the preparation of proprietary
medicines. Does the fact that an arti-
Gle is prepared by "a process known only
TO the manufacturer render that article
less valuable? How many physicians
know the elementary composition of
the remedies which they employ, some
Of which have never been aualyZpd 4?
Few practitioners know how Morphine.
Quinine, Podophyliu, Leptaudrin.
Pepsin. or Chloroform, are made. or
how nauseOus drugs are transformed
into palatabIe elixirs; yet they do not
hesitate to use them. Is it not incon-
sistent To use prescription, the COM
position of which Is unknown 20 us,
and discard another preparation simply
because it Is accompanied by IA printed
statement of its properties with direc-
tons for its use?
Some persons, while admitting that
my medicines are good pharmaceutical
compounds, object to them on the
ground that they are too often used
with insufficient Judgment. proLose
to Obviate this difficulty toy enlighIen-
ing the people as 10 the structure and
functions of their bodies, the causes,
character, aud symptoms, of disease,
aud by indicating the proper and Judi.
ciOus employment Of my medicines.
together with such auXjliary treatment
a may be necessary. such is one of
the designs of the Peoples Medical
Adviser, forty thousand copies of
which have already been published,
and are sold at the exceedingly low
price of $3.50, and sent lpost-paiCiD to
any address within the United States
and Canada
If you would pajronize medicines,
scientifically prepared, use my Family
Medicines. Golden Medical Discovery
is tonic, Alternative, or blood cleansing,
and an uuequaled cough remedy
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, scarcely
larger than mustard seed, constitute an
agreeable and reliable physic; FavOrite
Prescription, q remedy for debilitated
females; my Compound Extract of
Smart-Weed, q magical remedy for
pain, bowel complaints, and an une-
qualed Liniment for both human and
hOrse-tlesh while DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy is known the world over as
the greatest specific for Catarrh and
cold in the Head" ever given to the
public.
These standard remedies have been
before the public for many year5-a
period long enough to fully test their
merits, and the best argument that
can be advanced in their favor is the
fact that their sale was never SO great
as during the past six months.