The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-05-26
A $4.09 Book for S1.5O.

Tho Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad.
wiser, in plain English or Medicine Simplifed:
BY r. V. Pierce, NJ. D., counselor-in-chief Of
the board Of physicians and surgeons, at the
worlds dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y. The above
work. book Of about nine hundred large
pages, profusely illustrated with wood epgray-
ings and colored plates, and we'll and strongly
bound-will be sent, postpaid, to any address,
cheapest book ever offered to the American
people. Other books treating OF domestic
medicine, Of like size and style Of bind ng and
not nearly as we'll illustrated, with no colored
plates, and some Of them containing no pre-
scriptions and making known no means Of self
cure for the diseases which they discuss, sell
for from three dollars and half to five dollars
Were DIR. Pierces work not published by the
author, printed and bound with his own ma
chinery, and were it sold through agents, as
other like works are, the price Of 1t would have
to be not less then four dollars. For when
the publisher pays the author fair price for
his production, then adds profit to his invest
ment large enough to satisfy himself and COM
pensate him, not only for his labor, but also for
the risk of pecuniary loss which he assumes in
taking the chances Of the enterprise proving
success, and when the State, county and can
vassing agent has each received his profit, they
have added to the expense Of book that
originally costs abaut S1.25, 30 much that the
people have to pay not less than $4,000 for it.
The People Medical Adviser, on the contrary,
is placed within the pecuniary reach Of ali
classes by the author, who adopts the plan Of
the grangers dispensing with middle men and
giving the benefits Of their profits to the peo-
pie, offering his book at q little above actual
cost Of publication. That those desiring the
book may run no risk Of losing their money in
sending it through the mails, the author ad-
vertises that money addressed to him at
Buffalo, N. Y, and inclosed in registered
letters, may be at his risk of loss. The authors
large correspondence with the people upon
medical matters, which we are credibly in
formed frequently exceeds three hundred let
ters day, and requires several trained and
skillful medical assistants and short hand re-
porters to enable him to entertain and answer
them, as well as his large daily dealings with
disease at the worl1s dispensary, appear to
have peculiarly fitted him for writing the work
by rendering him very familiar with the every
day medical needs of the people. He endeavors
in this work to answer all the numerous uues-
tions relating TO health aud disease that have
been addressed to him by the people from all
parts Of the land, and hence it contains impor-
tant information for the young and old, male
and female, single and married, nowhere else
to be found. All the most prevalent diseases
OF both sexes are also plainly and fully con-
sidered and means OF self cure made known
Unlike other works ON domestic medicine, it
includes the subjects Of biology, cerebral ply
siology, hygiene temperaments, marriage, re-
production, etc., all OF which are treated in an
original and interesting manner. II In O COM
pendium Of anatomical, physiological and medi-
cal science, and embodies the latest discoveries
In each department.-COul.