The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-30
A S4,OO Book for &l.6O.

Ine Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser. IN plain English, or Medicine Simplified:
ByR. '. PIERCE NJ. D., Counselor-in-Chief of
the Board Of Physicians and Surgeons, at the
Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo. n. Y. The above
Nork-a book OF about nine hundred large
pages, profusely illustrated with wood engrav-
lnGs and colored plates, and well and strongly
bound-wIlb be sent, post paid, to any address,
for One Dollar and Fifty Cents-making it the
cheapest book eue7. offered TO the american Peo-
pie. Other books treating of domestic medi-
cine. of like size and style of binding, and not
nearly as well illustrated, with no colored plates,
anu some OF them containing no prescriptions
and making known no means of self-cure for
the diseases which they discuss, sell for from
three dollars and a half to five dollars. Were
DIR. Iterees Work not published by the author.
printed and bound with his own machinery, and
we're 1t sold through agents. as other like works
are, tie price Of it wOuld have to be not less
than TOM dollars. For when the publisher
pays tie author Il fair price for his production,
then adds q profit to his investment large
enoiSh to satisfy himself and compensate him.
not only for his labor. but also for tie risk of
pecdnlary loss which he assumes in taking the
c.fances Of tie enterprise proving a success,
and when the State. county and canyassing
agent has each received his profit. they have
"uded to the expense of a book, that originally
cost about @1.25, so much that the people have
u pay not less than $500 for it. The PeonIe's
"StLNd AuHISSI, Ol Tie contrary, il placed
within the pecuIiary reach of all classes by tie
author, WHO adopts the plan of the Changers.
dispensing with middle men and giving the
hefeht Of Their profits to the people, offering
lis book at a price little above actual cost Of
pIohcati0n. That those desiring the book mav
run 40 risk of losing tlcir money III sending 1t
through tie mails. TIE author adyertiSes tnat
money addressed To him at BnfTalO, ". J.. and
lnclosed III registered letters. Iaay be at his risk
"a loss. Tic authors large correspondence
viii the people upon IaedIcai matters. which
W ate cr"Gib!y Informed frequently exceeds
tree h'.nClei letter u d., and requires SOY
elal ;Ta.iIcd ami ahlIifl.i medical aAsl.tautr and
s!inrt-Iand reporters to elailc him II entertain
and answer them. as we'll as his large daily
dealings witt: Ih.caSe at thc M,rld': IiSI ci.+ary.
apiC%r to have peculiarly ftted Inn for writing
tIc NCII- by rendering ann Very falnl,iar VITA
tie every daE Met.iCr! Needs of the r'eou.p.
lie ciGCaYuIS III this Work to answer al tie
n'IsnccoC5 questions relating to hcGlti! and dis
case riat EaEc been addressed to Tim by tue
people fr,ln al palts of the land, and hence ii
contains important Information for the yotng
nonhcra elsu Ia be :oEmt. Al the most ircv1-
lent diseases OF b"t,I sexes are also plainly ami
fully considered and means Of self-curC made
khuTI!. Unlike CthCr w,IkS On DCian%tic Med
lc'nc. Ii lnc.sttes the subjects Of Biology. Cere-
bra! ih!rloiu5y. Hygiene. Itmreraunent5, Mar
riaSe, Reproduction, etc. al of which are
':eata"! Ia IA original and Interesting u!anntr.
il IL Il compendium of .hnat0!uicai, plTeiOi02i-
cal AMI Medical Science. and cmbudlcs the
.aleet discoveries iii each Department.