Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-29
COMMON SENSE vs.. PREJUDICE.


By R. v. PIERCE. IL. T., Of The Worlds
Dispenssry, Buffalo. n. T., Au;;...or o:
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser. " esc., etc,
l 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 possess. The appellation "Paten,
Medicine, does not apply to nv remedies,
as no patent has eyer been asked for or oh.
tanned upon them, nor have they been
urged upon the public rs .'cure ais. y
They are simply some favorite perscrip-
tons, which, in very extensive practice.
have proved their superior remedial vir-
tues in ~ cure of the diseases for which
they are recommended. Every practicine
physician has his favorite remedies, which
ne oftenest recommends or uses. because
he has the greatest confidence in their vir-
tues. The patient does not know their
Even prescriptions are
usually written in language unintelligi-
BILE to any but the druggist. As much Sc.
crecy Is employed as in the preparation of
medicines Does the fact that
~ article is prepared by 9 process known
only to the manufacturer render that arti-
Gle less valuable? How many physicians
know he elementary composition of the
remedies which they employ, some of
which have meyer been analysed? Few
know how Morphine. Qui.
nine. Podophyllin, Leptandrin, Pepsin,
or Chloroform, are made, or how nauseous
drugs are transformed into palstable elixirs;
yet they do not hesitate to employ them.
It is not inconsistent TO use prescription,
the composition Of which is unknown to
US, and discard another preparation simply
because it il accompanied by printed
statement Of its properties with directions
for its use?
Some persons, while admitting that my
medicines are good pharmaceutical coma
pounds, object to them on the ground that
they are too often used with insufficient
judgement. l propose 10 obviate this DIFF
flculty by enlightening the people as to
the structure aud functions of their bodies,
the causes. character, and symptoms of
disease, and by indicating the proper and
iudicious employment of my medicines,
together with such auxiliary treatment as
may be necessary. Snch is one of the de-
signs of the Peoples Medical Adviser.
forty Thousand copies of which have al
ready been published. and are sold at the
exceedingly low price Of $3.50, and sent
(post-paid) to any address within the
United States aud Canada.
If you would patronizc medicines, SCI.
entifically prepared. use my FAMILY Med'
cines Golden Medical Discovery is tonic
Alternative, Gf blood cleansing, and an un
eqna,ed cough remedy; Pleasant Purga'
tive Pellets, scarcely larger than mustard
seed. constitute an agreeable and reliable
physic: Fayorite Prescription, a remedy
for debilitattd females; my Compound
Extract Of Smart Weed. magical remedy
for pain. bowel complaints. aud an unequ-
a!ed Imminent 'or both human and horse
flesh; while DR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
is known the world over as the greatest
specific for Catarrh and "Cold in the
He'd" ever gwen to the public.
These standard remedies have been be
fore the public for many years. period
long enough to fully test their merits, snd
the best argument that can be advanced in
their favor is the fact that their eale wal
never SO great as during the past siz
months.