The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-11
Common Sense W.. Prejudice.

By II. V. Pierce, VI. D., OF the Worlds Dis
pensary, Buffalo, y. Y, Author OF "Ihe
Peoples Common Sense Medical Advi-
SER 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 appella!iun "Patent
Medicine does not apply to my rene
dies, 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 fayorte
prescriptions, which, in very extensive
practice, have proved their superior rem
cdIal virtues in the cure of the diseases
for which they are recommended. Every
practicing physician has his fayori;e
remedies which he oftenest recommends
or uses, because he has the greatest con-
idcnce in their virtues. The patient
does not know their composition. Even
prescriptions are usually written in
language unintclhgible to any but the
druggist. As much secrecy is employed
as in the preparation of preparatory
medicines. Does the fact that an article
is prepared by the process known only to
the manufacturer render that article less
valuable? How many physicians know
the elementary composition of the rene
dies which they employ, some OF which
have never been anaIyzed? Few prac-
titiouers know how Morphine, Quinine,
Podophylhn, Leptandrin, Pepsin or
choroform, are made o. how nauscous
drugs are transformed into palatablc cI-
iXirs; vet they do not hesitate to employ
them Is it not inconsistent to use
prescription, the composition Of which Is
unknown to us, and discard another prep
aration simply because 1t is accompanied
by printed statement OF It's properties
with directions for its use?
Some persons, while admitting that my
medicines are good pharmaceutical COM
pounds, object to them on the ground
that they are too often used with INSULT.
cient judgment. | propose to obvlate this
difficulty by enlightening the people ms
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
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 Of $50, and
sent post paid to any address within
the United States and Canada.
If YOU would patronze medicines, sci.
cntifcally prepared, use my Family Med
iclncs. Golden Medical Discovery IS
tonic, Alternative, or blood cleansing, and
an uncquaicd cough remedy; Pleasant
Purgatiye Pellets, scarcely larger than
mustard seed, constitute M agreeable and
reliable physc; Favorite Prescription,
remedy for debiltated females; my Com
pound Extract of Smart Weed Il magi-
cal remedy for pain, bowel complaint and
all uncqualcd Liniment for both human
and horse.lesh; while Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy 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 be.
fore the public many ycars-a period
long enough TO fully test their merits,
and the best argument that can be adj
vanced in their favor is the fact that their
sale was never So great rs during the past
six months.