The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-13

mine, q DOCTOR who had tried it
upon himself, told me some time ago to
recommend 1t 10 my customers. Since
then have sold large quantities of it. This
doctor, by the way, has been physician
for twenty-five years in this city. He is
well and favorably known in medical and
g. cial circles and is very enthusiastic in
his praises Of this remedy. might refer
you to many more medical gentlemen in
the city who likewise favor and even pre-
scribe this specific. My sales of the article
are very large in fact, more extensive than
those of any other proprietary medicine
for any complaint that have ever sold. Il
fulfills the promises of its makers in every
particular. l have to send almost daily
orders to the house. have noticed the 10
suits of its nse in manv cases. and they are
uniformly most satisfactory. tell you,
my private opinion is that to dispute the
qualities of St. Jacobs Oil is, like PeltOn'S
Bodemann Las been druggist in this city
for twelve years, aud his opinion Is .
weighty one.
MIR. NJ. d. Shevlin, who has for some
time sold the scales manufactured by.Eor-
syt the q Co., was seen at the company's
office on Jackson street, near La Sale, and
he was found to be enthusiastic in his ap.
probation of the efficacy of the medicine.
Said he: II myself have used St. Jacobs Oil
for rheumatism in the hip. For whole
nights had been in the greatest pain and
without sleep. But found that liberal
use of this llniment greatly relieved, and
ultimately cured me- The relief in my
case was so prompt that recommended il
to several other parties. One of these was
man whose knee was so swollen that he
could not walk, and this trouble was oa
long standing. He tried the oil, and in
two days was as well as he had ever been in
his life. Another case was that uf a child
who vas afflicted with a complicated hip
trouble. b, the use of st. Jacobs Oil shs
was relieved and made happy, l could ro-
fer you to several other cases having sim
liar history. From what have seen, be.
lieve it to be the best thing Of the kind I
have ever known"
| A tour of some of the prominent whole.
sale and retail druggists was taken to find
out the extent to which this remedy is be.
| ing sold in this city. Among these wers
Van Scllaak, Stevenson & Co., Lord, Slough.
tenburg & Co., Morrison, Plummer & Co.,
H. A. Hurlbut & Co., and Buck & Rayner,
Members of the several firms were in every
case interviewed, and all spoke In the high.
est terms of the oil as selling article, and
said that they had great difficulty in keep
ing up their stock, as the sales were rap
idly Increasing. Nearly all said this was
the best selling proprietary medicine in the
market In regard to lis efficacy as REM
edy, most of them said that they had the
rlOst favorable reports from their custom.
ers, and some testified from personal e7.
perience and observation to the beneficial
results derived from its use.
Among these latter was Mr.. Peter Van
Setback, tho senior member of the we'll.
known firm Of Van Setback, Stevenson d
Co., wholesale druggists, proprietors OF the
"Old Saamander Drug House." Seated in
his private office he delivered himself to
pists have but little opportunity to obtain
certain knowledge Of the efficacy of their
goods. To this rule, however St. Jacobs
Oil forms, with u.s. by far the most conspicu.
Gus exception that ever knew Of Many
of my personal friends, prominent business
men OF high standing in society, have tried
the remedy and can not say enough in ito
favor. A severe case Of rheumatism was
treated with the medicine under my own
observation, and the result was really
surprising. Where all other remedies had
failed, this had proved efficacious. The rer
uorts we hear from trustw. rthy sources
are all in its favor. As an article Of sale,
st. Jacobs Oil is really matchless You
NAV form an idea of the popular favor
which it enjoys among the trade and the
people when l tell you that nearly every
order we receive, as show You by the file
land we have several thousand custOmers)
includes st. Jacobs Oil. You see that our
sales Of the article are probably better
index of its popularity than those of other
iobbing drug houses in the Northwest,
irom the fact that as We employ no So
called runners" or commercial tourists.
our demands for st. Jacobs Oil are not SO.
,icited orders, but the imperative demands
Of the retail trade and people,"
Mr., George Barnes, OF the firm of Bagncll
& Barnes, who has been commission niar-
c.ant on South Water street for more than
! fifteen years, said that his wife had been
. severe sufferer with neuralgia for years and
, lad tried many remedies i'll vain. St. JA-
cobs Oil is the only thing that brought her
, relief, and more than that it cured her. He
stated that he had recommended it to his
j ueighbors and it gave universal satisfaction
wherever used.
Mr.. George K. Colson, Mail Carrier Ma
, %. had been afflicted with severe lame
, ness Of long standing in his right leg. He
stated that he had used St. Jacobs Oil with
. the same happy results given in the foreso.
). ing interviews
Few business houses are so we'll known
throughout the entire Northwest as that OF
, Julius Bauer u Co., on Wabash avenue,
!. the dealers in pianos and musical instru-
. ments. Mr.. Hermann Bauer, member OF
2 . that house, stated that from his own ex-
2 2 perence with the st. Jacobs Oil, and frOp
:. general observations of its effect among hii
!. German friends, he could indorse it in the
4 highest terms. 1T is assuredly most ex.
/, ceiient remedy" he added.
These interviews as herein reported.
a should be enough to satisfy the most skep.
y teal Of the wonderful almost miraculous
:. properties Contained in these little bottles.
/ As for the writer, bis mind was so bewil'
!. dered with the revelations Of the day that
;. when he stretched his tired limbs upon hii
I downy couch, sleep refused to settle urou
7 his eyes and siunber forsook his eyslidA
y Fitting fancies pursued each other through
= !, his brains with inconceivable rapidity.
n Vain were his strivings to capture tlest
!. phantonls, until finally, with an almost
!. superhunian effort q clutch WAS made in
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