The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-11
ComMoN SENSE Va, PREJUDICE.

BY r. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., Of the Worlds
DiSpensary, Buffalo, n. y, Author of
"The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser" etc etc.
lam aware that there Is popular, and
not altogether unfOunded, pre- udice against
"patent medicines" owing to the small
amount Of merit which many Of them pos.
scss, The appellation "Patent Meuicine,"
does not apply to my remedies, US NO patent
has ever been asked for or obtained upon
them, nor have they been urged upon the
public Us "Cure,alls," They are simply some
favOrite prescriptions, which, in a very tx.
tensive practice, have proved their superior
remedial virtues in the cure Of the diseases
for which they are recommended. Every
practicing physician has hiS lavOrite rene
dies, which he Oitenest recommends or
u es, because he has the greatest confidence
in their virtues. The patient does not know
their composition. Even prescriptions are
usually written in language unintelligible
to any but the druggist. AS much secrecy
is employed Us iu the preparation Of pro-
prietGry medicines. Does the fact that an
article Is prepared by process known only
to the manufacturer render that article less
valuable How many physicians know the
elementary competition Of the remedies
which they employ, some OF which have
never been RnalyEed9 Few practitioners
know how Morphine, Quinine, Podophyl.
lin, LeptandTin, Pspsin, or ChlOrOfOrm, are
made, or how nauseOus drugs are trans.
formed into palutable eli1irE yet they do
not hesitate to employ them. 1t Is not In.
consistent to use prescription, the COmpO.
sltion OF which Is unknown to us, and dis.
card another preparation simply because It
is accompanied by q printed statement OF
its properties with directions for its usep
Some persons, while admitting that my
medicines are good pharmaceutical COm'
pounds, object to thGGI on che ground that
they are too often used with INSULT
Cient Judgment, Propose to Obviate this
difficulty by enlightUning the people as 10
the structure and functions OF their bodies,
the causes, character and symptoms, OF
diseases, and by indicating the proper aud
iudiCiOus employmento OF my medicines, to.
gether with such auxiliary treatment as may
be necessary. Such is one Of tho designs Of
the Peoples Medical Adviser, forty thou.
sand copies Of which have already been
published, aud arC sold at tho exceedingly
low price Of 81 80, and sent (pOst paid) to
huy nuuLebb hltllU tHo bultVu 1tubvh uuN
Canada.
II you would patrOnizc medicines, sci.
entifcally prepared, use my Family Medi'
cines. Golden Medical Discovery Is tonic,
Alternative, or blood cleansing, and an unC.
gualcd cough remedy Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, scarcely larger than a mustard seed,
constitute an agreeable and reliable physlC;
FavOrite Prescription, n remedy for deblli.
tated females; my Compound Extract Of
Smart.Weed, u magical remedy for pain,
bowel complaints, and an uuequaled Lini.
mGnt for bNth human and hOrsG.llGsh; while
DR.. SagC's Catarrh Remedy Is known the
world over as the greatest specific for ca.
tarrh and "COldin the Head" ever given
to tho public,
These standard remedies have been be.
fore the public for many years-a period
long enough 10 fully test their merits, and
the best argument that can be advanced IN
their favor Is the fACt that their sale wis
never so great as during the past six
months. eOd,sw&w