National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-07
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The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,
in plain English; or, Medicine Simplihed. By r.
V. Pierce, NJ. D., counselor-in-chief Of the Board
Of Physicians and Surgeons Of the Worlds dis
pensary, Buffalo, N. Y. The above works book
Of about nine hundred large pages, profusely IL
Illustrated with wood engravtnEs and eolored
plstes,an well and strongly bOund-will be sent,
postpaid, to any address, for one dollar and ffty
cents, making It the cheapest book ever offered
to the American people. Other books treating Of
domestic medicine, Of like size and style Of bind
ing, and not nearly as we'll illustrated, with no
colored plates, and some Of them containing no
prescriptions, and making known no means of
selEeure for the diseases which they discuss sell
for from three dollars and Q half to ave dollars.
Were Or. Pierce's work not published by the
author printed and bound with his own machine
ry and were It sold through agents, as other like
works are, the price of It would have TO be not
less than four dollars. For when the publisher
then adds q prcft to his Investment large enough
to satisfy 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 success, and when the
state, county and canyssstng agent has each re-
ceiTed bis profit, they have added to the expense
OF book that originally cost about Is SO much
that the people will have to pay not less than a
for It. The Peoples Medical Adviser on the con-
classes by the author, who adopts the plan Of the
Changers, dispensing with middle-m and giving
the beneht OF their profits to the people, offering
bis book at price little above actual cost of pub
LEGATION. That those desiring the book may run
no risk Of losing their money In sending through
the mails, the author advertises that money ad-
dressed to him at Buffalo, N. T., and incIosed IN
registered letters 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 three hundred letters
day, and requires several trained and skIllful
medical assistants and shorthand reporters to
enable him to entertain and answer thenl-as we'll
as his large daily dealings with disease at the
Worlds dispensary, appear to have peculiarly
1tted him for writing the work, by rendering him
very familiar with the everyday medical needs
Of the people. He endeavors in this work to an
sWer all the numerous questions relating to health
and disease that have been addressed to him by
the people from all parts Of the land, and hence
1t 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 Of selEeure made known
Unlike other works on domestic medicine, It in
cludes the subjects Of Biology, Cerebral Physio-
logy, Hygiene, Temperaments, Marriage, Repro
duetion, sc, all Of which are treated In original
and interesting manner. 1t is o compendium Of
anatomical, physiological and medical science,
and embodies the latest discoveries in each de-