, 1875-11-30
COMMON SENSE vs.. PREJUDICE.

Dy II. '. PIERCE, II. D., Of thu Worlds Dspenaary,
UuHylo, n. T.. Author Of This EeoPea Common
Sense Medical Adylstr," tto,, ctc.
am awarc that theie IL = popular. and not al.
together untoundcd, prejudice against "patent
modicinos," owing to tho smali amount OF metit
Which many Of them possess. Tho appellation
''patent Medciuo" does not apply to my rome.
dies ~ no patent has ever boon aakcd Tor or oh.
tained upon ahom, nor bare they been urged
upon tho public al "cure-alls." They are siln-
ply eomo favorito prescriptions. which, IN very
extensive Practice, hAyo proved thc1r Superior
remedial virtues in the cure Of the diseases for
which they arc recommended. Every prhcttcing
physician has bis favorile remc0lea, which Ao
ofteaese recommends or usca. pecauae ho has
tho gtpasesE confidence In their siftues. Tho
patient t.ona not know their composition. Even
urotcriptiona are usually written In language un-
,nse!!igib'e to any but the druggist An much se-
creoy IL employed aA in ths preparation 1t pro-
prieta.v medicines. Docs the fact that N ar
ticle IL prepared by rtocrus known ouly to tho
manufacturer render that attlclo less valuable?
How 1axny rlsSicianH know tha elementary eo1a'
position Of tho remedies eatch thsy employ,
some Of which have noYor bocn analyzed7 Few
practitioners know hon hforphius. Quiuine, Po-
dophyln Leptapdrin, repsln, or ChlosotoEm,
ara made, or how nauseens drugs Arn trnns-
formed into palatablo cli1ira; yet tlsY do not
hes,tate TO employ them. 10 tt not Inconsistent
to use prescription, tho composltton OF rhioh
ID unknown to us, and discard another pfepArh
tion simply becanse 1t Is accompanied BY ,
printed statemsn& of its properties With dfreo-
items for its ueo7
Some persons. whtta admitting that my medl-
cnes are good pharmaceutical compounds. OBJ
ject 10 them on tho ground that they arc too
..jaG. fs,lx~
pose to ebvste this difficulty By entlRhtenng
thu neopto "a to the structure and functions OF
thelr bodies tho cansos. tho character, and symp-
toms Of disease. and by Indicating the proper
and judicIous employment OF ,ny medicines, TO-
geIher wlth such auxiliary treatment a. may. b.
nseassasy. Such ia ous OF tha designs. ot the
Psops'. Aeiioai Adotser, 40,0o0 coplss of
which bavs aIrekdy been published, Anl ate sold
1t .ha exceedingly low price of s1.b0, and ssnt
(uoak.paid} to AuJ addleas within tho United
States and CauadA,
II you would pAtroni1s medicines, scientiacai-
II prepared, use my Family Medicines. uo'don
Medical Discovery, tonic, stte1asiye, or t1ood
elasnAlnx, and An unaqualed cough semed1 /
Pleasant pureAtivs Pellets, scarcely larger than
mustastl aesd, constitute ~ agreeable and solta-
sbIs nbysct Favortte Prescription, Arsmody tor
dsbIlitated females; mr. Compound Extract OF
Bmast- W eed, = magical remedy fos pain, bowel
complaints, kaa An unoaualsd Liuiuent fof both
human and horsanesh; Sh'ie DR.. 6aRs's cassEfh
! 1lamedy IL kuown tAs world ovef "a tho gfeAtebt
specific for CatarEh and "Cpld III the Had "
ever given to the public.
Thsas standard remedies hayo been bhfors thS
public toz many yeara,-A period long enougI to
fully tsst their merits, land tho beat argument
| that can ha advanced 10 Aeie favor % the fact
thas their aals nss nsssr ~ great ~ dusipg tho
| past III months.