Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-09-21

-|pensary, Buffalo, N. Y, Author Of 9TH
I. Peoples Common Sense Medical AZ
viser," etc. ETC.
| am aware that there is q popular
( and not altogether unfounded, pn.jr
dice against "patent medicines" ow
ing to the small amount of merit which
many Of them possess. The appeIla
ton patent medicine" does no, appl,
to my remedies. as no patent has cvel
been asked for or obtained upon them
nor have they been urged upon the
pnblic as "cure-alls." They are slnpl,
some favorite 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 prac,icing ply
stefan has his favnritr remedies, which
he Oftencst recommends or uses, he
cause he has the greatest confidence
in their virtues. The patient does MT
know their composition Ever pre-.
scriptions are usually written in a Ian
guage nnintelligible to any but the
druggist. As much secrecy is en-.
,'l"yed rs in the preparation Of propri-
etary medicines. Does the fact that
IN article is prepared by process
known only to the manufacturer render
that article less valuable? How many
physicians know the elementary com
position of the remedies they employ.
some Of which have never been ana
IyZed? Few practitioners know how
morphine, Quinine. Podophyllin, Lcp-
'andrin, Pepsin or Chlorofnrm are
made. or how nauSeous drugs are
transformed into palatable elixirs: yet
they do not hesitate 10 employ them
Is it not inconsistent to use prcscrip,
ton. the composition nf which is I'M
known to us, and discard another
preparation simply because it is not
accompanied by printed statement
# its properties with directions for It's
nSc2
Some persons. while admitting that
NY medicines are good pharmaceutical
compounds, object 10 them on the
-round that they are too often used
With insufficient jnd smcnt lproposc
u obviate this difficulty by emil .h,crl-
ne the people as to the structure aud {
Of their bodies, the causes. i
laractcr and symptoms of disease I,
nd hy indicating the proper and judi :,
nous employment Of my medicines, To- r
ether with such auxiliary treatment .
$ may he necessary. Such s one of :;
Nc designs Of the Peoples Medical Adj h
User, forth thousand copies of which =,
ave already been published, and are h
I'D at the exceedingly low price of il;
so, and sent post-paid) to any adj IN
rcss within the United States and +,
unada. i.
If you would patronivc medicines. D
'cnt'fically prepared, use my Family 4
cd'c'ncs. Golden Medical Discovery sI
tonic, Alternative, or blood cleansing, 81;
d an nnequaled congh remedy: on
easant Purgativc Pellets, scarcely s.
ger than mustard seed, constitute
agreeable and reliable physic; Fa-
Prescription, o remedy for debili- &c
ed females; my Compound Extract rec
magical remedy for ri
IN, bowel complaints, and All une. Co
allied Liniment for both human and arr
sc flesh; while DIR. Sage's Catarrh to
medy is known the world over as req
greatest specific for catarrh and bes
I'D in the Head" ever given to the XII
,lic. boa
'hesc standard remedies have been Da,
IRE the publ C for many years-a tan
lOd long enough to fully fnsf thnir rca,