Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-07
Common Sense vs.. Prejudice.

By R. Y. PIERCE, NJ. D., of the Worlds Dis
pensaTy, Buffalo, y. Y, author of 1.-THE
Peoples Common Sense Nc dic;l Adyis-
err etc, etc.
| am aware that there is particular. and
not altogether unfOunded prejudice against
patent medicines" owing TO the small a.
mount of merit which many of them pos
sess. The appellation Patent Medicine, y
does not apply to my remedies, as no pa
tent has ever been asked for or obtained
upon them, nor have they been urged upon
the public as ''cure-als.' They are SIM
ply 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 practicing physician has his favorite
remedies, which he ofteneSi recommends or
uses, because he has the gre Attest confidence
in their virtues. The patient does not know
their composition. Even prescriptions are
usually written in language unintelliei-
BILE to any but the druggist. As much Sc
crecy is employed as il the preparation of
proprietary medicines. Does the fact that
an article is prepared by process known
only to the manufacturer render that arti-
Gle less valuable? How many physicians
know the elementary composition of the
remedies which they employ, some of which
have never been analysed? Few practition-
ers know how Morphine, Quinine, Podoph-
yllin, Leptandrin, Pepsin, or Chloroform, are
made. or how nauseOus drugs are trans
formed into palatable eliXils; yet they do
not hesitate to employ them Is it not in
consistent to use prescription, the cOmpo-
siti"n of which is unknown to us, and discard
another preparation simply because it is ac-
companied by aprinted statement.of its pro-
pertieS with directions 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 often used with insufficient
Judgment. IprOpose to Obviate this difficult
ty by enlightening the people as to the
structure and functions of their bodies, the
causes, character, and symptoms, of dis
ease, and by indicating the proper and iu-
diciOus employment of my medicines, to-
gether with such auxilerary treatment as
may be necessary. Such is.one of the de-
signs of the Peoples Medical Adviser. for.
ty thousand copies of which nave already
been published and are sold at the exceed
ingly low price $50 and sent (post-paid)
W any duuTcSS Nllnln lHe OnlCCQ states anu
Canada
II YOU would patronize medicines, scien-
tifically prTar ID, use my Family Med-
cines. Golden Medical Discovery is tonic al
terative, or blood cleansing, and an unequal
ed cough remedy; Pleasant Purgative P,l-
lets, scarcely larger than mustard seed, con-
stitute an agreea Die and reliable phy<ic; Fa-
Yorite prescription, remedy for dcbilitated
females; my Compound Extract of Smart
Weed, a magical remedy for pain, bowel
complaints, and an uncqualcd Linimcnt for
both human and horse flesh; while DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy is known the world
over as the grea test specific for Catarrh and
Gold in the Head ever given to the pub
lie.
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
theirfavor is the fact that their sale was new
er so great as during the past six months.