The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-22

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: In THE
Ser OF Dec % 1877 appeared portion OF my recipe for
the prevention ami OF consumption. Grave abuses
have grown Of that valuable information. Duty i'm
pels give the public timely caution The value Of
the genuine recipe properly repaired and medicatcd
not be estimated That part OF the recipe, which any
unsked or inexperienced person could combine without
trouble mistake, was made public through an
Interview with myself The entire recipe has
been published but freely used and given TO all nvads
within my knowledge In all cases either prepared by
myself, by careful and skilled person under my In
trucuon The proper proportions, quantities. and quail
ties Of the vegetable extracts combined with the
whiskey and rock candy absolutely indispensable
Many persons doomed to death. walking streets,
myself among the number. afford sufficient evidence OF
efficacy Of the only treatment that has been ate nded
with success
In the winter Of 1919 and 1880 l was threat
ened with death from chronic liberation Of
the lungs My patience utterly orn out with those
old aud utterly useless remedies among which
found today, Cherry Pectorals," "Expectorants."
"Pulmonie syrups," Cough syrups" Cod liver oils"
and host OF others that have saved single
life. The medical faculty admit the neficiency OF these
drugs by chasing in city hospitals persons afflicted
with this disease ncurabes. cast these aside and
adopted what called the building up principle
plvng concentrated nourshmen IN order restore
faster than the disease wasted
Here let me state why a stmulAnt was neces
sary Cold or chronic inAanmauons do not
sary therefore change the character the inhamma
ton. Hence the introduction OF alcohol in the blood.
necessarily visiting the lung and king the chronic
character OF the disease there located. There
difference In the effect produced by different alcoholic
sumulAnts In my experiments upon myself found
that gin, brandy Jamaica rum. rum made from
molassos. and corn whiskey commonly called
bourbon. dill not answer the purpose old rye
whskeydoube distilled, in the od.iashoned way-thus
cleared OF the hydTate OF Amye, fuse OIL ana other
deeterous elements, latent IN the natural berry.
the only sumuant that combined harmouiousy with the
other ingredients necessary prevent ncdulaun IN the
OF the stomach ana torpidiy OF the liver, both
often incident 10 the nordinate OF sAecharne
in this remedy.
Rum mills for the sole purpose Of making money.
have taken ADVANTAGE Of the publication OF a
fractional part this recipe By flooding the country with
the vi!est mixtures offered sold to the sick aud
totally unh Tor their use have examined many the
preparations and hnd them simply bad grog entirely
medicaed conforming IN way the cordial pre-
by myself There is bottle on the market
n made OF the prorer ingredients OF the right quantity
and quality Of each, but what would be sold at q
loss OF 20 per cent to these manufacturers, TAX
ing their published schedule price as the test
Every knows that mills do not do business In
that way Their benoyolence and philanthropy do not
crop out IN pockeung loss However. the medica
faculty taking the matter hand and this abuse viii
soon be 1T an end have many friends and acqunnt
throughout the country that complaining letter,
pour in upon me from all quarters some addressed Il
Tux Sos reached more than year ago. All have re
manned unanswered. take this method OF answering
| them al at once
Afrm that neither THE suN nor myself can be helt
responsible for these bogus compounds the market
That these nusrums now sold, purporng to be the rem
EDDY contemplated, in respect the cordial hav,
used recommended and administered t. others with uni
form success Further, that these grog mixer
has the right to use my name put words into m,
mouth which never uttered, and yet they have takeI
the liberty do both without my knowledge or consent
ELLIS SctHAHEl