Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-14
Common Sen 6 W.. Prejudice.
By r. V. PIERCE. NJ. D., of the Worlds DispeI
.sary. Bntfalo. Y \ :, Author of "The People

Hy r. V PIERCE, NJ. D., of the Worlds Dispen-
.sary, Buffalo, n y :. Author OF The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser" etc, etc.
| am awe:e that there is popular and not alto
gether uulu-n led prejudice against 'paient medi-
cines, owing TO the small amount Of merit which
many of them possess. The appellatioR patent
Me icne," does not apply to my remedies, as no pa
tent has been asked for or obtained upon them, nor
have they been urged upon the ublic as cure ais.
They simply some tayorite prescriptions, which
in gerry exten. i've pr ctice, have proved their SUI
er,r remedial virtues in the cure OF the diseases
for which they are recommended. Every prac-
tiriag physician has his favorlte remedies, which
he ottenest reccommen ds or uses, because he has
the greatest confidence in their virtues The pa
.ient does not know their composition. Even pre-
sc' iptions usually written in a language unln-
telghe to any but the druggist. As much Sc
crecy is employed as in the preparation of propri-
etv medicines. Does the fact that an article Is
prepared by process known only to the manu-
facturer render that article less valuable !: How
many ply siCians know the elementary compost
ton Of the remedies which they employ some of
which lave never been analysed! Few practl-
tiouors know how Morphine, Qulnne, Podophyl-
lin, Loptandlin. Popsin, OF Chloroform, are made
or how naseous drugs are transformed into palat-
able eliyirs; vet they do not hesitate to employ
them L, it not inconsistent to use prescription,
the composition of which is unknown to us, and
discard another preparation simply because 1t IS
accompanied by printed statement OF its proper
ties with directions for its use
cines are good pharmaceutical compounds, object
to tn I'm on the ground that they are too often used
with insufficient Judgment propose to obviate
this difficulty by enlghtening the people as to the
structure and function of their bodies, the causes
character, and symptoms, of disease, and by indi
eating the proper and judcious employment of my
medicines, together with such auxiliary treatment
as NAV 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 the exceedingly low price of 81 so, and
sent (post paid to any address within the United
States and Canada,
Ifyou would patronize medicines, scientifically
prepared, use my Family Medicines. Golden
| Medical Discovery is tonic, Alternative, or blood
cleansing, and an unequaled cough remedy; Pleas
| ant Purgative Pellets scarcely larger than mus
tard seed, constitute agreeable and reliable
phys.c; Favorite Prescription, remedy for debil-
| nated females; my compound extract OF Smart
Weed.a magical remedy for pain, bowel COM
pla ints. and an uncqualled Liniment for both hu-
man and horse-fesh; while DR.. Sages Catarrh
| Remedy is known the world overas the greatest
| specific for Catanh and "Cold in the Head ever
| given to the public.
| These standard remedies have been before the
! public for 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 oct9- teod&wlw