The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-11
COMMON SENSE 1s. PREIunICE.

By r. v. PIERCE, NJ. D., OF the Worlds Dis
pensary, Buffalo, n. Y, Author OF "The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
etc., etc.
l am aware that there is popular, and not
altogether unfounded, prejudice against "pat-
ent medicines" OWING to the small amount Of
merit which many of them possess. The ap-
pellatioa Patent Medicines" does not apply
to my remedies, as no patent has ever been
asked for or obtained upon them, nor have they
been urged upon the public as "cure-slls."
They are simply some favorlte prescriptions,
which, in very extensive practice, have
proved their superior remedial virtues in the
cure Of the diseases for which they are recon-
mended. Every practicing physician has his
favorite remedies, which he Oftenest recon-
mends or uses, because he has the greatest con-
hdence in their virtues. The patient does not
know their composition. Even prescriptions
are usually written in a language unintelligi-
bic to any but the druggist. AS much secrecy
is employed as In the preparation Of proprie-
tary medicines. Docs the fact that an article
Is prepared BY process known only to the
manufacturer render that article less valuable?
How many physicians know the elementary
composition OF the remedies which they en-
pi0y, some OF which nave never been analyzedP
Few practitioners know how Morphine, Qui-
nine, PodOphyllin, Leptandrin, Pepsin, or
Chloroform, are made, or how nauseous drugs
are transformed into palatable elixirs; yet
they do not hesitate to employ them. 1t is not
inconsistent to use prescription, the c0mDO-
slJIOn Oh WHICH lb uLhh0UWu W US, anu 1lScaru
another preparation simply because it is ac-
companied by printed statement OF its prop
critics with directions for Its use?
Some persons, while admitting that my med
icines are good pharmaceutical compounds,
object to them on the ground that they are too
often used with insufficient Judgment. Il pro-
pose TO obviate this difficulty by enlightening
.aa ,e01iia as to the structure and functions OF
their bodies, the causes, character, and symp-
| toms. of disease, and by indicating the proper
and judicious employment OF my mediciies,
together with suoh 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,
ant are sold ut the exceedingly low price Of
| 81 so, and sent (post-pald) to any address
| within the United States and Canada
II you will patr0nize medicines, scientifically
prepared, use my Family Medicines Golden
Medical Discovery is tonic, Alternative, or
blood cleansing, and an unequaied cough rem
edy; Pleasant Pergative Pellets, scarcely larg-
| er than mustard seed. constitute an agreeable
i and reliable phyGic; Fayorite Prescription,
remedy for debilitated females; my Compound
Extract of Smart Weed, magical remedy for
pain, bowel complaints, and an unequaled
| Imminent for both human and horse-fesh;
while DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is known the
world over as the greatest specific for Catarrh
and "Cold in the Head" ever given to the
These standard remedies have been before
| the public for many years-a perlod 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 90 grea,
as during the past six months.