The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-04
Common Sense VS.. Prejudice.

ByR Y. PIERCE. Nj d., of the Worlds Dis
peusarv, Buffalo, N Y, Author of "Tle Peo-
ple's Common Sense Medical Adviser etc, |
etc.
am aware that there is a popular, and not
altogether unfounded, prejudice against pat
ent medicines, owing to the small amount OF
merit which many OF them possess. The al~
pellation ''Patent Medicine, - dot $ not app'yto
my remedies, as no patent has ever been asked
for or obtained upon them, nor have they been
urged upon the public rs "elW e-als. They
are simply some farorite prescriptions, Wtich,
IN n very extensive practice, have proved their
superior remedial virtues in the cure OF tile
diseases for which they are recommended.
Every lraotcing physician has has tavor'te
remedies which he ottenest recommends ca
uses, because he has the greatest confidence IN
their virtues The patient does not know
their composition. Even prescriptions are us
uaily written in a language uninteihgihle t.
any but the druggist. As much secrecy u ein-
ployed as IN the preparation OF proprietary
medicires Does the fact that an article IS pre-
nared hy process known ontv to the manu-
facturer render that article less yalnablet
How many physicians know the elementary
conpoSition nj the remedies which they EN-
plov, some OF which have never been aualy1ed9
Few practitioners know how Morphine, Qut-
nhe, Podephsllin, Leptandrin, fepsn, IT
Chlorotorn are made, or how uau>eouS drugs
are transformed into palatable elNirs; yet they
do not hesitate 10 employ than. l. II not nl-
consistent TO Use a prescrip tion, the compost
ton OF which is unknown TO rs, and discard
another preparation simply because it is as-
companied by a,lrinted statement ot Its prel
critics with directions for lis uSe{
Some persons. while admitting that my med
icnes are good pharmaceutical compounds
object to them on the ground that they arr 10,
often used with insufficient Judgment, / pro
pose to ohvate tins difficulty hy enhgh;euN.
the people as to the structure and functions ~
their bodies, the causes character, ami symp
toms of disease. and by indicating the pfope
and udicioun employment OF my medicines
together with such auxiliary treatment rs ma,
lie necessary. such is one OF the designs 9
the Peoples Medical Advertiser forty tsousan
copies ot which have already been published
and are sold 1T the exceedingly low price c
Si5a. and scat post paitt) to any sddres
within tie Unit d States and Canada
Ii vou would pauonize medicines, scientih
calv prepared, use nay Family Medicines
Golden Medical Discovery Is tonie, alterat5V
or blood cleansing, and an uneslual.d ccUs
remedy: PleaSan furcative Pellets, scared
larger than mustard Sttd, constitute an agree
able and reliable lSlysic; Fayorite Prescription
a remtdy for delilitattd females my Co.'S
pound Extract of Smart Weed, magical re'p
edv Tor pain. bowel complaints, and al unt
aualsd Eminent for both human and hors,
hesh: willie nr Sage'S Cataryh Remedy
known the world over as the greate> specii
for Catalfh sind 'sCoid il, the Head, ever st'
en- 10 the public.
These standald remedies have been betol
the public fpr n&ay ytar>-3 Ierios loi
enough to tlliv te>t tleif merits, and the ee
argune III that can le advanced IN her nv'
is the fact that their sale was never SO great
during the l;st SIN months.