The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-01
Common Sense VS.. Prejudice.

Common Sense VS.. Prejudice.
BY R. V. PIERCE, M. D of the Worlds Dis
pensary, Buffalo, N. Y, Author Of "The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
ETC., ETC.
/ am aware that there is popular, and not
altogether untounded, prejudice against "pat-
ent Medicines owing to the small amount ol
merit which many of them possess The ap-
pellation "Patenl Medicine" does not apply to
my remedies, as no patent has ever been
asked Tor Or obtained upon them, nor have
they been urged upon the public as ''cure-
alls." They are simply sone tavorite pre-
scriptions. which, in q very extensive practice
have proved their superior remedial virtues IN
the cure Of the diseases for which they are
recommended. Every practicing physician
has his favorita remedies, which he otten-st
recommends or uses, because he has the great
does not know their composition. Even pres
criPti' MS are usually written in a Language
unintelligible to any but tue druggist. As
much secrecy is employed as in the prepara-
ton OF proprietary medicines Does the fact
that an article is prepared by process known
only to the manufacturer render that article
less valuable? How many physicians know
which they employ. some OF which have
never been analysed? Few practitioners know
low Morphine, Quinine, Podophyll,n, Lep-
tandrin, Pepsin, or Chloroorm, are made, or
how nauseous drugs are transformed into pal
atable elixrs; yet they do not hesitate to EN-.
plOy them. Is it not inconsistent to use pres
cription, the composition of (which is unknown
to us, and discard another preparation simply
because it is accompanied by a printed state
ment OF its properties with directions Tor it's
use3
Some persons, while admitting that my
pounds, object to them on the ground that
they are too often used with Insufficient
Judgment. lpropose to obviate this difficulty
ty enlightening the people as to the structure
and functions OF their bodies, the causes, char
acter, and symptoms, of disease, and by indi-
eating the proper and judic:ous employment
Of my medicines, together with such auxil-
one of the designs of the Peoples Medical ADJ
wiser, forty thousand copies OF which have al
ready been published, a1 are sold at the ex-
ceedingy low price Of $3.50, ana sent (post-
paid to any address within the United States
and Canada.
If you would patronize medicines, scientific
caly prepared, use my Family Medicines.
Golden Medical Discovery is tonic, Alternative,
or blood cleansing, and an uneQualed cough
remedy; Pleasant Purgative Pellets, scarcely
larger tnan mustard seed, constitute an agree
able and reliable physic Favorite Prescrip-
Compound Extract of Smart-Weed, a ma gical
remedy for pain, bowel complaints, and all
unequaled Liniment Tor both human and
horse flesh; while DR.. Sage's Catarrh REM
edy is known the world over as the greatest
specific for Catarrh and ''Cold in the Head"
ever given to the public.
These standard remedies have been before
the public Tor many years--a period long
enough to fully test their merits, and the best
argument that can be advanced in their favor
is the TACT that their sale was never so great
as during the past six months.