The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-13
Common Sense VS.. Prejudice,

BY n. V. Pierce, NJ. D., OF the Worlds Dispen-
sGry, Buffalo, N. Y. author OF "Tho PeopleH
Common Sense Medical Adviser, etc, etc.
lam aware that there il n popular. and not
altogether unfounded, prejudice against "pa.
tcnt medicines" owing 10 tho small amount OF
merit which many OF them possess. Tho ap'
pnllAtion patent medicine" dOe1 not apply to
my remedies, ~ no patent has ever poem
asked for or obtained upon them, nor have
they been urged upon the public As "cure-
Alls." They arc simply some favorite preserip-
tions, which, In vcry extensive practice, have
proved their superior remedial virtues In tho
euro Of the diseases for Which they, are recon-
mended. Every practicing physician has his
fayorite remedies, which he oftenest recon-.
mends or uses, because ho has tho greatcst
confidence In their virtues. The patent docs
not know their composition. Even prescrip
tons are usually written In language unin
telllgiblo To any but tho druggist. As much
secrecy Is employed - In the preparation OF
proprietary medicines. Docs the fact that III
article Is prepared by process known only to
tho manufacturer render that articlel less valu-
able? How many physicians know the clo-
mentsry composition Of the remedies which
they employ. zone OF which hayo never been
analyztd1 Few practitioners know how NOR
phine, quinine, podophyllin, leptandrin, pop
sin or chloroform arc made, or how nauseous
drugs arc transformed into palAtAble cliIirs {;
yet they do rot hesitate to employ them. Is
Il not inconsistent to uso prescription, the
composition Of which IN unknown to us, and
discard another preparation simply because it
IL accompanied by printed statement OF It's
properties with directions for It's use?
Some persons, while admitting that my medl-
cines arc good pharmaceutical compounds, OBJ
ject 10 them on the ground that thoy arc too
often uscd with insufficient judgment.
propose to obviate this difficulty by enliEhten-
Ing the people As to the structure and func
tons OF their bodies, tho Causes, character
and symptoms OF disease, and by Indicating
the proper and judlcinus employment Of my
medicines, together with such auxiliary treat
ment rs may DO necessary. Such IN ono Of
tho designs Of the Peoples Medical Adviser,
forty Thousand copies OF which have already
boon published, and arc sold at The exceed.
ingl, low price Of sl.S0, and sent, postpaid, 10
any address within tho United States and
Canada.
II you would patronize medicines, seientifl.
cally prepared, rsc my family medicines
Golden Medical Discovery Is tonic, alternative
or blood cleansing. and an unequAled cough
remedy; Pleasant Purgaiive Pelletss scarcely
larger than mustard seed, constitute an agree
able and reliable physie; Favorite Prcsci p.
ton, q remedy for debilitatud females Il. y
Compound Extract OF Smart-Weed, n uagicsl
remedy for pain, bowel complAiuts, and III
unequal linimeut for both human and hort
flesh (; while DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy J.
known the world over as tho greatest Bpecid,
for catarrh and "cold In the head" ever give
to tho public.
These standard remedies have been before
the public for many yeara-a period Ions
enough to fully tost their merits, and the best
argument that can DO advanced in their favor
Is tho fact that their sale was never 20 grea.
as during tho past six months.-Com.