American citizen., 1875-04-24
A s4.OO Book for sI.5O,

The Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser, in plain English, or Medicine Simpli-
fed; by r. V. PIERCE, N; D., Counselor- in
geons at the Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo, n.
Y. The above Work-a book Of about nine
hundred large pages, profusely illustrated
with Wood Engravings and Colored plates,
and well and strongly bOund-will be sent,
postpaid, to any address for One Dollar and
Fifty Cents-making It THE CHEAPEST BOOK
EVER OFFERED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Other books treating of domestic medicines
of like size and style of binding, and not
nearly as well illustrated, with no colored
plates, and some of them containing no pre-
scriptions and making known no means oi
self cure for the diseases which they discuss,
sell for from three dollars and half to five
dollars. Were DIR. Pierce's Work not pub
lished by the author, printed and bound with
his own machinery, and were it sold through
agents, as other like works are, the price of ii
would have to be not less than FOUR DOLLARS
For when the publisher pays the author a
fair price for his production, then adds a
profit to his investment large enough to sat.
isfy himself and compensate him, not only
for his labor, but also for the risk of pecuniary
loss which he assumes in taking the chances
of the enterprise proving a success, and when
the State, county and canvassing agent has
each received his profit, they have added to
the expense of book that originally cost
about 81. .25 SO much that the people have t6
pay not less than "a. 90 for it, The Peoples Med
the pecuniary reach of all classes by the author
who adopts the plan of the Grangers, dispens
ing with middle-m men and giving the benefit
of their profits to the people, offering his
| book at price little above actual cost oi
publication. That those desiring the book
| may run 40 risk of losing their money in
sending it through the mails, the author ad
vertises that money addressed to him at Buff
falo, N. Y, and inclosed in REGISTERED let
tiers, may be at his risk of loss. The authors
large correspondence with the people upon
medical matters (Which, we are credibly in.
formed, frequently exceeds 800 letters a day
and requires several trained and skillful med
| ical assistants and short-han reporters to en-.
| able him to entertain and answer them), as
well as his large daily dealings with disease
at the Worlds Dispensary, appear to have pc
| culiarly fitted him for writing the Work, by
| rendering him very familiar with the every
| day medical needs OF the people. He en-.
deavors, in this work, to answer all the nu.
| merous questions relating to health and dis
ease that have been addressed to him by the
people from all parts of the land, and hence
| it 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 oi
self-cure made known. Unlike other works
on Domestic Medicine, it includes the sub.
jects of Biology, Cerebral Physiology, Hy-
gene, Temperaments, Marriage, Reproduc.
ton, ETC., all of which are treated in an origi
nal and interesting manner. 1t is com
pendium of Anatomical, Physiological and
Medical Science, and embodies the latest dis
coveres in each department.