Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-13

BY II. v. PIERCE, M. d., of the Worlds
Dispcnsiary. Buffalo, N Y, Author Of
"1'he Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, ETC., etc.
am aware that there isa popular, and
not altogether unfounded, prejudice against
"patent incidence owing to the small
amount Of merit which many Of them pos.
sess. The application 'Pateni Medicine
does not apply to my remedies, rs 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 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 fayorite
remedies, which he oftencst recommends or
uses. because he has the greatest confidence
in their virtues. The patient does not
know their composition. Even pre-. Grip
tions arc usually written in language nm
intelligib!c 10 any but the druggist. As
much secrecy is employed as in the prepar-
alton OF proprietary medicines. Docs the
fact that an article is prepared by process
known only to the manufacturer render that
article less valuable? How many ply
si,ians know the elementary composition Of
tie remedies which they employ, some Of
which have never been analysed? Few
practitioners know how Morphine, Qnini.e
Podophyllin, Leptandrin, Pepsin, or Chlor-
oiorm, are made, or how nauseous drugs are
transformed into palstable elixirs yet they
do not hesitate to employ them. 1t is not
inconsistent to use prescription, the CON-
position Of which is unkuown to us, and
discard another preparation simply because
it is accompanied by a printed statement o.
its properties with directions for its use2
Some persons, is hile admitting that my
medicines are good pharmaceutical COM
pounds, object To taem 90 the ground that
they are too often used with insufficient
judgement. propose to obviate this diff
Guilty by enlightening the people as TO the
structure and functions Of their bodies, the
causes, character. and symptoms of disease,
and by indicating the proper and judicious
employment Of my medicines, together with
such auxiliary treatment as may be neces.
sary. Such is one Of the designs of the
Peoples Medical Adviser, forty thousand
copies Of which have already been publish
ed, and are sold at the exceedingly low
price Of $50, and sent (post -psid) to any
address within the United States and Canada
II you would patroni2e medicines, scien-
tifcally prepared use my Family Medicines.
Golden Medical Discovery Is tonic. nltera-
tive, or blood cleansing, and an unequaled
congh remedy Pleasant Purgative Pellets,
scarcely larger than mustard seed, consti-
tu,e an agreeable and reliable physic; Fa-
vorite Prescription, remedy for debilitated
females my Compound Extract of Smart
Weed, magical remedy for pain, bowel
complaints, and an unequaled Eminent for
both human and hofse. flesh; while DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy is known the world
over Us the greatest specific for Catarrh and
Sold in the Head" ever given to the
pablo.
These standard remedies have been before
the public for many yelrs--a period long
enough to fully test their merits, and the
best argument that can I've advanced Ia their
favor is the fact that their sale was never 80
great as during the past six months.