The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-03
a CgmgsiEn ~laHdsr.

When pr r. '. Pierce VAS a candidate foT
State senator. his political opponeuts pnhlahei
= pretended analysis OF his popular mndicinss,
hoping thereby 10 prejndlce the people against
him His eloouon by an overwhelming ma
iuTlfY severely rehukca his trAdncera, who
souRhi 20 ifnpeAch his business integrity. No
nothe would have been taken d theRe cam
p1lgn lies were ~ not that some OF hiH eneraies
aud every sacccssful business man has bis full
quota of cuvious F5vAlsl are rcpnhiinhing these
bogus anslyaca- Numerous aud most absurd
formulas have been puhaShcd purporting 70
GONE from high authority and Il is a signia-
can't fact that no tWo have been At aal Allc-
coucluEyely proving the dishonesty of their
authora- The following Is from the Bsf140
ClsBshrycidl Of Oct 80. is77
" Hardly do2cn years ago he (Dr Pierce
came here Young and nnknown man almost
triendlcss, with no capital except his own man
bood. which, however. included plenty Of
brains and pluck, indomitAble perseverance
and inburn uprightncss CAptAl enough for
Anv Young man In this progressive country. IL
ho only hAs good health and habits A. vel.
lie had al these great natural Advantages and
one thing murc an excellent education He
had studied medicine and been regularly
ncanred % practice physician. But he
was still = student, fond 81 invest igauon and
czTcmmeut He discovered. 90 invented, I'M
pnrtAat remedial agencies or Compounds. Not
ing 20 dnd out without any body 10 tel them
that he could DO them good, he advertised his
medicines and invited the whole protesRlon. %
every school 60 exAmiue and pronounce judg-
rnsnt upon his formulas he advertised hber-
orally, profusely. but with Extraordinary
shrewlncss, and in a method which is In itself
a leason 60 al who seek business By that PER
festlv Legitimate means. His succcss has been
something narvelous-so great indeed that n
mus, 10 due TO intrinsic merit in the articles he
els more even than 90 his unparalleled sktll IN
the use Of prlnter's ink. The present writer
once asked atiiatinguiMhed diNlenNing drngKiHs
To- e1plnin the secret % the Slhfost universal
demand fotl Dr. Pierco's medicines. He said
they were ia fart genuine medicines. - snch
compounds As every good physician would pre-
sceibe for the diseases which they were adver-
tieed 20 cure or course. they cost less than
any druggist would charge for the same article
on physiciAn's prescription. aud besides there
was the doctors Zee saved. Moreover, buying
the drugs IN such enormous quantities, having
perfect apparatus for purifying and compound
ing the mixture. be could not only get better
articles in the arst place, but present the medi-
cine in better form aud cheaper than the same
mixture could possibly be obtained from any
other source.
n NAV be thcugh, that All this having refer
cuoa to DIR. Pierce's private business has no
point whatever when considered in eonncotion
with the proper qualifications Of eaIShtiAte
for the senate Perhaps But Il is the fashion
now and will he for fortnight more with
srndrv Journals, 20 make sneering Allunons TO
this verv matter After that brief period. they
will be quite ready 20 60 on doing bis work as
before aud a. RlwAvs before. 20 speak OF him
Rs A great public benefactor.