The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-02

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The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,
in plain English, or Medicine Slmpllfied BY
R.V. Pierce, NJ. d., Counselor-in-Chief OF the
Board OF Physicians and surgeons, at the
Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo, NJ The above
Work-a book OF about nine hundred large
pages, profusely illustrated with Wood Engrav-
lngS and Colored plates, and well and strongly
bound-will be sent, post paid, to any address,
for one Dollar and Fifty Cents-maklng 1t the
cheapest book ever offered to the American
People. other books treating of domestic
medicine, of like size and style OF binding, and
not nearly as well illustrated, with no cOlOred
plates, and some Of them containing no pre-
scrlptions and making known no means of self
cure for the diseases which they discuss sell
for from three dollars and a half to five dollars.
Were Dr. Plerce's Work not published by the
author, printed and bound with his own ma
chinery, and were 1t sold through agents. as
other like works are, the price OF 10 would have
to be not less than four dollars. For when the
publisher pays the author fair price for his
production, then adds profit TO his Investment
large enough to satisfy himself and compen-
safe him, not only for his labor but alsof for the
risk of pecuniary loss which he assumes in tax.
ing the chances OF the enterprise proving a
success. and when the state, county and can
vassing agent has each received his profit, they
have added to the expense OF a book that
originally cost about Sl.35, so much that the
people have so pay not less than $500 for It,
me Peoples Medical Adviser, on the contrary,
is placed within the pecuniary reach of all
classes by the author, who adopts the plan of
the Grangers dispensing with middemen ana
giving the benefit of their profits TO the people,
cost Of publication. That those desiring the
book may run no risk OF losing their money In
sending 1t through the mails, the author adver-
ttses that money addressed to him at Buffalo,
NJ ". and enclosed in registered letters. may
be at his risk of loss. The authors large cor
respondence with the people upon medical
matters, which we are credibly Informed, fire.
quenty exceeds three hundred letters a day,
and requires several trained and skillful med-
cal assistants and shorthand reporters to en-
able him TO entertain and answer them, as well
as his large daily dealings with disease at the
Worlds Dispensary, appeas to have peculiarly
htted him for writing the Work. by rendering
him very familiar with the every day medical
needs OF the people. lie endeavors in this
Work to answer all the numerous questions
relating to health and disease that have been
addressed TO him by the people from all parts
of the land, and hence 1t contains important
information for the young and old. male and
female, single and married, nowhere else to be
found. All the most prevalent diseases OF
both sexes are also plainly and fully considered
and means of self cure made known. Unlike
other works on Domestic Medicine, 1t includes
the subjects OF Biology, Cerebral Physiology,
Hygiene, Temperaments, Marriage, Reproduce
tion etc, all OF which are treated In original
and interesting manner 1t is a compendium
Of Anatomical, Physiological and Medical Sci
ence, and embodles the latest discoveries In
each department.