The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-02

By r. V. PIERCE, M. D., of the Worlds Dis
pensary, Buffalo, N. Y, Author of "The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
viser," ETC., etc.
am aware that there is a popular and not
altogether unfounded prejudice against
patent medicines" owing to the small
amount of merit which many of them nos.
sess. The appellation "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 favorite prescriptions, which, in a very
extensive practice, have proved their supe
rlor remedial virtues in the cure of the
diseases for which they are recommended.
Every practicing physician has his ~fayorite
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 a language unintelligible
to any but the druggist. As much secrecy
Is employed as in the preparation of propri-
etary medicines. Does the fact that an ar
tlcle is prepared by a process known only to
the manufacturer render that article less
valuable? How many physicians know the
elementary composition of the remedies
which they employ, some of which have
never been analysed? Few practitioners
know how Morphine, Quinine, Podophyllin,
Leptandrin, Pepsin or Chloroform are made,
or how nauseous drugs are transformed into
palatable ~elixirs, yet they do not hesitate to
employ them. Is it not inconsistent to use a
prescription, the composition of which is
unknown to us, and discard another prep.
aratlon simply because 1t is accompanied by
a printed statement of its properties, with
directions for its use?
Some persons while admittino tbot INV,
medicines are good pharmaceutical COM
pounds, object to them on the ground that
they are too often used with insufficient
Judgment. / propose to obviate this diff
hculty by enlighteDing the people as to the
structure and functions of their bodies, the
causes, character and symptoms of disease,
and by indicating the proper and judicious
employment of my medicines, together with
such auxiliary treatment as may be neces-
sary. Such is one of the designs of the
Peoples Medical Adviser" forty thousand
lished, and are sold at the exceedingly low
price Of $l.5O, and sent, postpaid, to any ad.
dress within the United States and Canada.
II you would patronize medicines scien-
tifically prepared use my Family Medicines.
Golden Medical Discovery is tonic, altera-
tive, or blood cleansing, and an %unequaled
cough remedy; Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets,
scarcely larger than mustard seed, consti.
tute an agreeable and reliable physic; Fa.
yorite Prescription, a remedy for debilltated
females; my Compound Extract of Smart
Weed, a magical remedy for pain, bowel
complaints, and an u%nequaled Ii. iment for
both human and horse-flesh, while DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy is known the world over as
the greatest specific for Catarrh and "Cold
in the Heai" 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, aud 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.