Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22

When DIR. X. V. Pierce was a candidate for
State Senator, his political opponents published
a pretended analysis of his popular medicines,
hoping thereby to prejudice the people against
him. His election by an overwhelming ma
iority severely rebuked his traducers, who
sought to impeach his business integrity. No
notice would have been taken of these cam
paign lies were it not that soma of his enemies
land every successful business man has his full
quota of envious rivals) are repnbiishing these
bogus analyses Numerous and most absurd
formulas have been published, pTporting 10
come from high authority aud it is a signif-
cant fact that no two have been at all alike
conclusively proving the dishonesty Of their
authors. The following is from the Buffalo
Commercial of Oct. 23d, 1877:
"Hardly dozen years ago he Or. Pierce
came here young and unknown man, almost
friendless. with no cal ital except his own man.
no d, which, however, included plenty OF
brains and pluck. ipdomitable perseverance.
and inborn uprightness. Capital enough for
any young man, in this progressive country, il
he only has good health and habits as we'll
He had all these great natural advantages and
one thing more, an excellent education. He
had studied medicine, and been regularly
licensed tospractice as a physician. But he
WAS still a student fond Of investigation and
experiment. He discovered, or invented, i'm.
portant remed al agencies or compounds. Not
choosing TO wait YEARLY for the sick and suffer.
ing to find out without any body to tell them
that he could do them good, he advertised hif
med oines and invited the whole profession, oil
every school, to examine and pronounce judg
ment upon his formulas He advertised
literally, profusely, but with extraordinary
shrewdHesa and in a methot which is in Itself
a lesson to all who seek business by that per
| fectly legitimate means. His success has beer
something marvellous 80 great indeed that i
must be due 70 intrinsic merit in the articles h,
sells more even than to his unparalleled skill il
the use of printers ink. The present writei
once asked a distinguished dispens ng druygis
to explain the secret of the almost universe
demand for DR.. Pierce's medicines. He saiC
they were in fact genuine incidence sucl
compounds az every good physician would pre-
scribe to cnre. or course, they cost less thar
any druggist would charge for the same articl,
on physicians prescription, and besides Their,
was the doctors fee saved. Moreover, buying
| the drugs in such enormous quantities, havini
| perfect apparatus for purifying and compound
ing The mixture, he could not OILY get bette
articles in the first place. but present the medi
cine in better form and cheaper than the sam
mixture could possibly be obtained from an
| other source.
1t may be thought that all this having refer
ence to DIR. Pierce's private business has II
point whatever when considered in connection
with the proper qualifications of q candidat
for the Senate. Perhaps. But it is the fashio
now, and will be for fortnight more, wit
sundry Journals, to make sneerirg illusions
this very matter. After that brief period, the
will be quite ready to 60 on doing his work a
before, and as always before, to speak Of hiI
az great public benefactor.