The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

Common Sense VS.. Prejudice.

BY r. V. Pierce, NJ. D., OF the Worlds Dispen-
sary, Buffalo, N. V, author of 'The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser" etc, etc.
am aware that there is a popular, and not
altogether unfounded. prejudice against,
"patent medicines" owing TO the small amount
OF merit which many OF them possess. The APP
pelation "Patent Medicine" does not apply 10
my remedies, as no patent has ever been asked
for or obtained upon them, nor have they been
urged upon the public as "cure-alls" They
| are simply some favorite prescriptions, which.
In very extensive practice, have proved their
superior remedial virtues In the cure OF the
diseases for which they are recommended
remedies, which he oftenest recommends or
uses, because he has the greatest confidence in
their virtues. The patient does not know their
composition. Even prescriptions are usually
written in a language unintelligible 10 any but
the druggist. AS much secrecy Is employed as
In the preparation OF proprietary medicines.
cess, known only to the manufacturer, render
that article less yaluable7 How many physi-
clans know tho elementary composition OF the
| remedies they employ, some OF which have
never been analyzed? Few practitioners
know how Morphine, Quinine, Podophylltn,
Leptandrin. Pepsin or Chloroform, are made,
or how nauseous drugs are transformed into
palatable eliXlrs: y ct they do not hesitate to
employ them. Is 1t not Inconsistent 10 use a
known to us, and discard another preparation
simply because 1t Is accompanied by a printed
statement OF It's properties with directions for
Its use?
Some persons, while admitting that my med
icines are good pharmaceutical compounds, Oh
Ject TO them on the ground that they are too
often used with insufficient judgment. pro-
pose to obviate this difficulty by enlightening
the people as to the structure and functions OF
their bodies, the causes, character aud symp.
toms OF disease, and by indicating the proper
and tudcious employment or my medicines,
together with such auxiliary treatment as may
be necessary. Such Is one OF the designs OF the
Peoples Medical Adviser, forty thousand copies
OF which have already been published. and are
sold at the exceedingly low price or $3.50, and
sent (pOst-paid) TO any address within the
United Stated and Canadas.
II you would patronize medicines, scientif-
cally prepared, use my Family Medicines.
Golden Medical Discovery Is tonic Alternative,
or blood cleansing, and an unequaled cough
remedy; Pleasant Purgative Pellets, scarcely
larger than mustard seed, constitute an agree
able and reliable physic; Favorlte Prescription
a remedy for deblitated Females; my Com.
pound Extract OF Smart-Weed. a magical rem
edy for pain, bowel complaints. and an une-
qualed Eminent for both human and horse
lesh; while DR.. sage's Catarrh Remedy is
known the world over as the greatest specific
flor Catarrh and "Cod In the Head" ever given
Ito the public.
| These standard remedies have been before
1.-THE public for yearS-a period long enough to
fully test their merits, and the best argument
that can be advanced In their favor is The fact
that their sale was never so great as during
line ma st six months.