The Osceola times., 1875-12-04
common sense vs.. Prejudice.


BY r. v PIERCE, NJ. d., of the Worlds Dis.
pensary, 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
appelaion patent Medicine" does not
apply to my remedies, as no patent has ever
been asked for or obtained upon them, nor
have they been urged upon the public as
"cure-alls." They are simply some fayorite
prescriptions, which, in very extensive prac-
tice, have proved their superior remedial vir-
tues in the cure of the diseases for which they
are recommended. Every practicing physi-
elan has his favorite remedies, which he
oftenest recommends or uses, because he has
the greatest confidence in their virtues. The
patient does not know their composition.
Even prescriptions are usually written in
language unintellgibe to any but the drug
gist As much secrecy is employed as in the
preparation of proprietary medicines. Does
the fact that an article is prepared by pro-
cess known only to the manufacturer render
that article less valuable? How many physi-
clans know the elementary composition of the
remedies which they employ, some OF which
have never been analyzed? Few practitioners
know how Morphine, Qunine, Podophyllln,
Leptandrin, Pepsin, or Ch!oroform, are made,
or how nauseous drugs are transformed into
palatable elixirs; yet they do not hesitate TO
employ them. 1t is not inconsistent to use
prescription, the composition of which is un-
known to us, and discard another preparation
simply because it is accompanied by printed
statement of its properties with directions Tor
its use?
Some persons, while admitting that my
medicines are good pharmaceutical com
pounds, object to them on the ground that
they are too often used with insufficient ludg-
ment. propose to obviate this difficulty by
enlightening the people as to the structure
and functions of their bodies, the causes,
character, and symptoms of disease, and by
indicating the proper and judiclous employ
ment of my medicines, together with such
auxiliary treatment as may 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 at the exceedingly low price of sl.5O, and
sent (post-paid) to any address within the
United States and Canada.
II YOU would patronzc medicines, scientif-
cally prepared, use my Family Medicines.
Golden Medical Discovery is tonic, Alternative,
or blood cleansing, and AN unequaled cough
remedy; Pleasant Purgatiyc Pellets, scarcely
larger than mustard seed, constitute an agree
able and reliable physic; Fayorite Prescrip-
tion, remedy for dcbilitated females; my
| Compound Extract Of Smart-Weed, q magical
remedy for pain, bowel complaints, and an
unequaed Eminent for both human and
horse-1esh; while DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
| is known the world over as the greatest spe-
cifc for Catarrh and "Cold in the Head" F."
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 fact that their sale was never so great
| as during the past six months.