The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-16

There il prevailing, at the present time,
very generally throughout the country a
strange disease, involving, as II were, the
welfare ~ the American people. The dis
ease makes its appearance with bad taste
Ia the mouth. pain In the back, sides and
shoulders, a dizzy sensation In the head, a
sort ~ whirling when rising up suddenly, a
peculiar distressed feeling IL the pit Of the
STOMACH, an all gone sensation, with a dis
uessed feeling after eating, like a load on
The stomach, The c0untenance has a hnggard
appearance, eyes sunken and tinged with
yellow, bowels are cOstiye AT times, urine
scanty and high cOlored, with sediment on
standing, hands and feet cold and cammy
AT times, the skin after a while has a dark,
dirty appearance, with hrOwnish cOlOred
spots; after death the liver, kidneys. pan
crcas and absorbent vessels are found ~ be
diseased. or late remedy has been found
that removes th, complication 81 diseases
from the system. We refer 10 the SHAKER
EXTRACT or Roofs mot a patent medicine).
u i sold By "a A. }. White, $40 Pearl Street,
N. \. Agents wanted.
which shall Takei
This j. often q serious question with The
Invalid. He iliids the market flooded with
proprietary medicines, scores ~ which are
recommended az certain cures for his pecul-
lar ailmont he reads The papers, circulars,
and almanacs, and finds eaca sustained by
plausible arguments setting forth iisN Virtues
aud spccihc ACTON The rccommc nGAtO ns
are ~ strong for ono as for another. The
cures claimed to have been wrought by one
are as wonderful as those claimed 20 have
been wrought by ANOTHER. In his pcrplcXity
and doubt the sufferer Is sometimes led 10
reject all. But IL should be borne in mind
that this condition Of things i one that can
not be rcmedicd. III land where all are free,
the gOod-the truly yaluable-must come
into competition with the vile and worth
less, and must bc brought 70 public notice
~ the same instrumcntality, which is ddy,r-
sing. In such a case, perhaps the only alb
sOlutc proof that remedy is what II claims
10 be, is 10 try Il The test Of pudding
IL the eating Of it," Prove all things, hold
fast that which Is good, Y Is the apos stole in
junction. There may, however, be stronger
prcsumpuve evidence in favor Of one RENE
dy than there is in favor OF another. and
this should be allowed It's due weight A
due regard 10 this may save a vast amount
OF experimenting and "A useless outlay Of
money. AS presumptiye evidence In favor
OF DR.. Percc's Family Medicines, the
Proprietor desires TO say, that they are
prepared by a new and scientific proc
css by which the virtues Of the crude plants
and roots are extracted without the use
OF particle OF alcohol Not particle Of
this destroyer Of our race enters into the
composition of either his Golden Medical
Discovery or FayOritc Prescription This
consideration alone ought certainly to rank
them high above the vile compounds satu-
rated with alcohol, Jamaica rum, sour
beer, or vinegar, which are everywhere Of
fcrcd for sale. Again, they are Of uniform
strength, and their virtues can never be i'm
paired 10y age They are also made from
fresh herbs and roots. gathered IA their APP
propriato season, when they are flush With
medicinal properties. In support ~ these
claims, The following testimony Is offered:
r. " PIERCE ". d.. NEwARg y }.
Dear Sir have sold great deal OF your
excellent remedies, and prefer 90 sell them
before Others, because they give good salts
faction 10 those who use them | hear
such remarks as Sage's Remedy complete
~ cured me; IL Is a splendid thing;" or,
"Picrce's Discovery Is Just what wanted /;
feel better than ever did" One Of our
celebrated singers uses il Tor strengthening
her voice, and says there Is nothing equals
it, and SO II light give scores Of remarks
said about your preparations. a colored
woman was using your Discovery, and after
taking three bOoles was completely cured.
She, being IN the store, said e. me, +" don't
want no doctors round me so long n can
get the Discovery; IL beats all your doctors"
And so might 70 on.
] am, mostrcspcctfully,y yours,
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