The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-10-14
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W. HNAN HAsANfH - -
BYR.y TEhcg. NJ D.. Of The Worlds
Dspca-ary, Bultio. y T.. author Of
"rhe Peoples C0nmol sense Medical
Adviser, CSC, etc.
am aware that there Is q popular, and
nos altogether uufoUuded, prejudice
agalaa patent medicines owiag 10
ihe smail amount oi merit which many
81 them possess. TIE appeilaiioa patent
medicine" does not apply 20 nv rem
edics, ~ no patent has ever been asked
COR or obtained upon them, nor have they
been urged upon the public as "eure.
ais They are simply some iayorlle
prescriptions, which, ia very extensive
practice, have proved their superior
remedial virtues ia the cure Of the dis
eases for which they are recommended.
Every practising physician has his la
yorite remedies, which be oftenest re.
commends or uses, because BIO has he
greatest confidence ia their virtues. The
patient does not know their composition.
Even prescriptions are usually written Ia
language uuinteiligioie to any but the
druggist. A. much secrecy il employed
as la the preparation of proprietary medi-
cues. Does the fact that an article IL
prepared by process known only TO tue
manufacturer, render that article less
yaluablet How many physicians know
the elementary composition Of The RENE
dies which They employ, some OF which
nave never been annals z7dl Few prac
tiiioners know how morphine, quinine,
podophyllin, leptandrin, pepsin, or chic.
roform, are made, OF how nanseous drngs
fttga Al hla AItNtrn
vet they do not hesitate to employ them
Is it not Inconsistent TO use a prescription,
the composition OF which is unknown to
US, aud discard another preparation sim
ply becsuse it is accompanied by print
ed statement Of lis properties with oil.
rections for It's use!
Some persons, while admitting that
my medicines are good pharmaceutical
compounds, Object TO them on The ground
that they are too often used with insntii
cent Judgment. propose 10 obviatr
this dliiiculty by enightening the people
rs 10 the structure and functions OF their
bodies, the causes, character and symp.
toms OF disease, aud by indicating the
proper and jldicious employment OF my
medicines, together with such auxiliary
treatment as may be necessary. Such is
one Of the designs Of the Peoples Medi-
cal Adviser, forty thousand copies OF
which have already been published, and
me sold at the exceedingly low price OF
s 80, and sem (post-paid) to any address
within the United States and Canada.
II you would palronize medicines, sci
enliGcally prepared, use my family medi
clues. Golden Medical Discovery is tonic,
Alternative, or blood cleansing, aud an un
eqtled cough remedy; Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, scarcely larger than mustard
seed, constitute an agreeable and reliable
physic; Favorite Prescription, a remedy
for debiitated females; my Compound
Extract of Smart. Weed, a magical rem
edy for pain, bowel complaints, and an
unequaIed Eminent for both human and
hor.e-h -h; while Dir. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy is known the world over as the
greate.t specific for catarrh aud ''cold 10
the head" ever given TO the public.
These standard remedies have been be-
fore the public for many years-a period
long enough to fully test their merits,
aud the best argument that can be adj
vanced in their favor is the fact that their
sale was never 80 great as during the
past six months.