River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-12-02

By R. V. place., M. d OF the Worlds Dis
pensary, Buffalo, N. Y, Author of "The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
etc, etc.
| am aware that there is popular, and not
altogether uniounded, prejudice against "pat-
eDt medicines, owing to the small amount OF
merit which many OF them possess. The APP
pellation "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 iavorite pre-
scriptions, which, in very extensive practice
have proved their superior remedial virtues IN
the cure OF the diseases Tor which they are
recommended. Every practcng physician
has his favorts remedies, which he oftenest
recommends or uses, because he has the great
est confidence in their virtues. The patient
does not know their composition. Even pres
criptiuns are usually written in language
unintelligible TO any but the druggist. AS
much secrecy is employed as in the prepare
ton OF proprietary medicines. Docs the fact
that an article is prepared by process known
only TO the manufacturer render that article
less valuabef How many physicians know
the elementary composition OF the remedies
which they employ, some OF which have
never been analyzedf Few practitioners know
how Morphine, Quinine, Podophyllin, Lep-
tandrin, Pepsin, or ChloroiOrm, are made, or
how nauseOus drugs are transformed into pal
atable eixirs yet they do not hesitate TO EN-
ploy them. Is Il not inconsistent 10 use pres.
cription, the composition ofwhich is unknown
10 us, and discard another preparation simply
because IL is accompanied by printed state
ment OF its properties with directions for its
usei
Some persons, while admitting that my
medicines are good pharmaceutical corr
pounds, object TO them ON the ground th I
they are too often used with insufilci ut
judgment. lpropose TO obviate this difficulty
by enlightening the people as TO the structure
and functions OF their bodies, the causes, char
acter. and symptoms, OF disease, and by indi.
eating the proper and judic'ous employment
of my medicines, together with such auxil-
larry treatment as may be necessary. Such is
one of the designs Of the Peoples Medical Adj
wiser, forty thousand copies OF which have al
ready been published, and are sold at the ex-
ceedingly low price OF sl.6O, and sent post
paid) 10 any address within the United States
and Canada.
II you would patronize medicines, sGientif-
caly prepared, use my Family Medicines
(iOlden Medical Discovery Is tonic, Alternative,
or blood cleansing, and All unequalcd cough
remedy; Pleasant Purgative Pellets, scarcely
larger tnan mustard seed, constitute an agree
able and reliable physic; Favorite Prescrip-
ton, remedy for deblitated females my
Compound Extract Of Smart-W Weed. magical
remedy for pain, bowel complaints, and an
unequaled Liniment Tor both human and
horse-hesh while DR.. Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy Is known the world over as the greatest
specific for Catarrh and "COld in the Head, %
ever given 10 the public
These standard remedies have been heiore
the public for many years--a period long
enough 10 fully test their merits, and the best
argument that can be advanced In their favor
u the tact that their sale was never so great
MS during the past six months.