Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-15
Common sense vs.. Prejudice.

BY II. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., Of the Worlds
Dispensary, 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
patent medicines owing to the small
amount of merit which many Of them pos
sess. The appellation patent Medicine"
does not apply TO my remedies, as no pat
ent has been asked for or obtained upon
them, nor have they been urged upon the
public as "cure-alls." They are simply
some iavorite prescriptions, which in a
very extensive practice, have proved their
superior remedial virtues in the cure Of the
diseases for which they are recommended.
Every praclicing physician has his iavorlte
remedies, which he Oitenest recommends
or uses, because he has The greatest comb
dence in their virtues. The patient does
not know their composition. Even pre-
scripiions are usually written in language
uninteligible 10 any but the druggist. AS
much secrecy is employed as in tue prepar
alton Of proprietary medicines. Does the
fact that an article il prepared by a process
known only TO the manufacturer render
that article less valuable? How many
physicians know the elementary compost
ton of the remedies which they employ,
some OF which have never been Analysed
Few practitioners know how Morphine,
Quinine, Podophyllin, Leptandrin, Pepsn,
drugs are transformed into palatable elk
IRIS yet they do not hesitate TO employ
them. Is il not inconsistent TO use pre-
scripton, the composition of which is UNI
known to us, aud discard another prepare
ton simply because it is accompanied by a
printed statement of lis properties with d.
rections for its use?
Some persons, while admitting that my
medicines are good pharmaceutical COM
pounds, object to them on the ground that
they are too oflen used with insufficient
judgment. L propose to obviate this diff
Guilty by enlightenng the people as II tue
structure and functions of their bodies, the
causes, character, and symptoms of dis
ease, and by indicating the proper aud jul
diciOus employment of my medicines, to-
gether with such auxiliary treatment as
may be necessary. Such is one of the de-
signs of the Peoples Medical Adviser, for
~ thousand copies of which have already
been published, and are sold at the exceed
ingly low price of $3.50, aud sent post
ptid) to any address within the United
States and Canada.
If you would patrOnize medicines scien-
titically prepared, use my Family Medi-
cines. Golden Medical Discovery is tonic,
Alternative, or blood cleansing. aud an une-
qualed cough remedy; Pleasant Purgatiye
Pellets, scarcely lar4 er Than mustard seed,
constitute an agreeable aud reliable physic !;
Favorite Prescription, a remedy for debil-
tated females my Compound Extract o I
Smart Weed, magical remedy for pain,
bowel complaints, and an unequaled Lini-
ment for both human and horse flesh !;
while DR.. Sage's Calarrh Remedy is known
the world over as the greatest specific for
Catarrh and "Cold in the Head" ever given
to the public.
These standard remedies have been be-
fore 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.