The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-09
Common Sense VS.. Prejudice,

By r. V. Pierce, NJ. D., Of the Worlds Dispen-
sary, Buffalo, N. Y, author Of "The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, etc., etc.
am aware that there is popular. and not
altogether unfounded, prejudice against "pa-
tent medicines" owing to the small amount OF
merit which many OF them possess. The APP
pellation "patent medicine d0os not apply to
my remedies, as no patent has ever been
asked for OF obtained upon them, nor have
they been urged upon the public as "cure-
alls." They are simply some favoTite prescrip-
tions 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
favcrte remedies, which he oftenest recon-
mends or uses, because he has the greater.
confidence in their virtues. The patent doea
not know their composition. Even prescrip
tions are usually written in a language uuin
telligible to any but tho druggist. AS much
secrecy is employed as in the preparation OF
proprietary medicines. Does the fact that an
article is prepared by process known only to
the manufacturer render that article less valu
able7 How many physicians know the ele-
mentary composition OF the remedies which
they employ. some of which have never been
analyZcd? Few practitioners know how NOR
phiue, quinine, podophyllin, leptandrin, pep.
sin or chloroform are made, or how nauseous
drugs are transformed into palatable elixirs
yet they do rot hesitate to employ them. Ii
it not inconsistent to use prescription, the
composition of which is unknown to us, anG
discard another preparation simply because il
is accompanied by printed statement Of its
properties with directions for its use?
Some persons while admitting that my medi
cines are good pharmaceutical compounds, OBJ
ject 10 them on the ground that they are too
often used with insufficient Judgment.
propose to obviate this difficulty by enlighten
ing the people as to the structure and func
tions of their bodies, the causes, characte
and symptoms Of disease, and by indicating
the proper and judicious employment of M
medicines, together with such auxiliary treat
ment as may be necessary. Such is one o
the designs of the Peoples Medical Adviser
forty Thousand copies Of which have alread
been published. and are sold at the exceed
inglS low price of S1.50, and sent, postpaid, /
any address within the United States an
Canada.
II you would patronize medicines, scientif
| cally prepared. use my family medicines
| Golden Medical Discovery is tonic alterativ
| or blood cleansing. and an unequaled coug
remedy; Pleasant Purgative Pelletss scarcel
larger than mustard seed, constitute an agree
able and reliable physc; Fsvorite Prescr |
ton, remedy for debilitatod females n
Compound Extract Of Smart-Weed, IL agic'
remedy for pain, bowel complaints, and q
unequal liniment for both human and hors'
flesh while DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
known the world over as the greatest specif
for catarrh and 'cold in the head" ever give
to the public.
These standard remedies have been befol
the public for many years-a period lor
enough to fully test their merits, and the be
argument that can be advanced in their fav'
is the fact that their sale was never so gre
as during the past six months.-Com.