The daily gazette., 1875-10-21
C. oU,n,ouSense Us. Prcju

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By r. V. PIERCE, NJ. D.. of the Worlds
Dispensary, Buffalo. n y, Author of
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
adviser etc.
l am aware that there is a popunr
and not altogether unfounded, prejudice
against patent medicines" OWING to
the small amount of merit which r'auy
of them possess. The appellatiJn IA.
tent Medicine" does not apply , , cly
remedies. as no patent has ever been
asked for or obtained upon tAelo, NOR
have they been urged upon the public As
"cure alls. They are simply some favor
tie prescri ptions, which, i'll very extern
sive practice, have proved their superior
remedial virtues in the cure of the dis
eases for which they are recommended.
Every practising physician has his remi-
dies. which he ottenest recommends or
uses, because he has the greatest conf
dence in their virtues. The patient
does not know their composition. Even
prescriptions are usually written in a
language unintelligible TO any but
the druggist. As much secrecy il en-
pioyed as in the preparation of proprie-
rary medicines. Does the fact that an
article is prepared by a process known
only to the manufacturer render that ar
tible less valuable? How many physi-
clans know tine elementary composition
OF the remedies which they employ some
of which have never been analyzed?
Few practitioners know how morphine.
quinine, podophyllin, leptan1rin, pepsip,
or chloroform, are made, or how nause-
Gus DR. Igs are transformed into palata ble
clirirs; yet they do not hesitate to en-
ploy them. Is it not Inconsistent to use
| prescr ption. the composition of which
1 1 :. i Al
| pre- rGration simply because it is accom-
panied by printed statement of its
properties with directions for its use?
| Some persons, while admitting that
my medicines are good pharmaceutical
compounds, object to them on the ground
\ that they are too often used with insutf-
cient Judgment. | propose to obyiate
this difficulty by enlightening the peo-
| pie as to the structure and functions of
| their bodies, the causes, character and
symptoms of disease, ana by indicating
the proper and judicious employment
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 lC W price
of 81 so, and sent post paid to any I'D
dress within the United States and Can
ada.
If you would patronize medicines, sci.
entihcally prepared, use my Family Med.
icines. Golden Medical Discovery is
tonic, Alternative, or blood cleansing, anc
an unequalled cough remedy; Pleasant
Purgative Pellets, scarcely larger thar
mustard seed, constitute an agreeabl,
; and reliable physic; Favorite Prescrip
ton, a remedy for debilitated females
my Compound Extract of Smart Weed
magical remedy for pain, bowel com
: plants, and an unequalled Linimen
{ both for human and horse-hesh, Will
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is known tn
y world over as the greatest specific 70
f catarrh and cold in the head, ever give
to the public.
: These standard remedies have bee
before the public for many years-a pc
Z riod long enough to fully test thei
: merits, and the lest argument that ca
r be advanced in their favor is the fac
that their sale was never 80 great as dul
} ing the past six months. eod&wlt