Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-18
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Common sense vs.. Prejudice.

BY r. v. Pierce. NJ. D., Of the Worlds Dspensary,
Bunao. y. y, Author OF The Peoples Common
sense Medica. ADVISER etc, etc.
! arn aware that there is q popular and no. alto
gelher nufounded. pTtl1iice against "paient medi-
clnes," owing to the siua.i amount of merit which
many Of them posses 2 he appclation Patent
Medicine does not apply 10 INV remedies as no pa-
ent has ever bsen asked for or obtained upon them
nor nave they heen urged upon the public as cure
ais y They are simply rome tayorite prescriptions
which, In very extensive practice, have proved
IN air superior remedial virtues in the cure OF the
Diseases for which they are recommended. Every
practclng physician has his favnrite r-medes,
which he oftenest recommends or uses, because he
has the greatest confidence in tnoir virtues. rhe
patient does not know their composition ~ IN
prescriptions are usually wrlttsn IN language un
ntelllR'ble 10 any hut ihe druggist. much
secrecy IS employed as in he preparation Of pro-
prietary medicnes Does the fact that an article
Il prepared by a process known only 10 the manu-
factnrer render That artlcle less valuable? How
MANY physicians know the e eInentary composition
0f the remedies which they employ some OF which
nave never been analyZed? Few practitioners
know now Morphine nulnile PO1ophyllln, Lepan-
drin, Pepsin, or ChlorOform. are made, or how nau
seoos drugs are transformed INTO pa aiable eliXirs
yet they do not hesitate u emtiOy them. is II not
inconsistent to use prescription, iha composition
of which Is unknown to US discard another
preparation SIMPLY because 1t is accompanied by a
printed statement OF It's properties with directions
rome per- OBS, while admitting that my medicines
are good pharmaceutical cJmpounds object to them
on the gonnd that they are tOl often used with III
snllclen judgment. propose TO Ob7ia tdis diff
c1ity by enl ghtentng the people to the structure
and functions Of Their bodies the calses character
aud symptoms Of disease, and by ind cat ng the po
per End ju cous employment Of my medicines TO-
get WIN sucn auxiliary treatment be ne
cessarY such Is one OF the designs of the Peoples
Medical Adviser, forty thousand copies of which
have already be n published and are sold at the ex-
ceedingy low price OF S.50. and sent fp st paid To
any address within the United tates and Canada
II you would patron ze meiiclnes, scientifically
prepared, use my Family Medicines. God Med.
lcal Discovery Is tonic, Alternative or blood cleans
ing, and an unequalsd cough remedy; Pleasant
Purgatlve Pellets, scarcely larger than mustard
seeo, constitute an agreeable and reliable physic (;
favOrlte prescription, remefy for dehi tat II fe-
males my compound extract OF Smar Weed, a
magical remedy for pain, bowel compl iluts and an
unequalled Lininent for both human ard horse
resi while Dr, S4Res CatArrh Reme1y IL known
the word over as the greutest specific for Cetari h
aud "Cold IN the Head" ever given to the public.
These standard remedies have been before the
pub ic for many yearsa period long enough TO ful y
tes' their merits, and the best argument that can lie
advanced In their favor II lh. tact that their sale
WAS n-ver 50 gr at a. during the past six onthi.
octS 3te0d