Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

when )r. H. V, Pierce was candidate for Stat f,
senator MS political opponents publish ed pre-.
tended analysis othls popular medicines hoping
InereOy 70 prejudice the people against him. His
| election by an overwhelming majority severely
reGuked his tradUcers who sought to impeach his
! business integrity. No notice would have been
taken of these campaign lies were 1t not that some
OF MS enemies (and every successful business man
has his ull quota of envious rivas) are reDubllsb
| ing these bogus analyses. Numerous and most
absurd formulas have been published purporting
10 come from high authority and it is significant
fact that no two have been at a 1t alke-conclusive
| ly proving the dishonesty of their authors.
Inc following is from the Buffalo Commercial, f
| Oct. sd, 1871:
Hardly II dozen years ago he (Dr Pierce) came
mere, young and unknown man, almost friendless
with no capital except his own manhood, which
however; included plenty of brains and pluck,
nuOmllaDle perseverance,, ard inbOrn uprghtness.
| Capltal enough for any young man, in this prog.
resslve country, if only he has good health ami
habits as well. lie had all these great natural
advantages and one thing more, an excellent elu
Gallon lie had studied medicine and been regu-
! larly licensed to practice as physician. But he
was stlll student, fond Of Investigation and ex.
pertinent lie discovered, or invented, important
remedial agencies or compounds. Not choosing to
wait weaIlly for the sick and suffering to find out
| (wlihout anybody TO tell them) that he could do
them good, he advertised his medicines and invited
inc WhOle profession, of every school, to examine
| and pronounce Judgment upon his formulas He
advertised literally proiusely, but with extraorl
nary shreWdness, and with method which is in
ltocll lcsSOn 10 all Wnn seek business by that
perfectly legitimate means. His success has been
something marve0us--sO great indeed that it must
be due to intrinsic merit IN the articles he
sells more even than TO his unparalleled skill in the
nse of printers ink. The present writer once asked
Il distinguished dispensing druggist 10 explain the
secret OF the almost universal demand for Or.
Plerce's medicines. He said they were in fact
genuine medicines such compounds as every
Eood physician would persClibe for the diseases
which lhGy were advertised to cure. Of course
lhey cost less than any druggist would charge for
the same article supplied on Il physicians pres
eruption, and besides there was the doctors fee
saved Moreover, buying the drugs in such enor
nous quantities having perfect apparatus too for
purifying and compromising the MIXTURE he could
not only get better articles n the first place. but
present the medicine IN better form and cheaper
THAN the same mixture could p0ss Dy be obtained
from any other source.
II may be thought thatall this having reference to
DR.. llerce's private business has no point what
ever when considered IN connection with the prop
er qualifications of Il candidate for the Senate
Perhaps But II is the fashion now, and will be for
aioitnIght more, with sundry journals, TO make
sneerlng illusions to this very matter. After that
brief period, hey will be quite ready to 20 on do
ng his work as before, and as ALWAYS before, to
speak Of him as great public bcneIIctOr" F2wl