Daily Republican., 1880-11-22
At. OIL.
How People 60 istO Ecstaciss over
the Great GSFman OWsdy-Some
ofthe wonderful Osres Elected.

CnlcnkO llmes.
Like tn . prophet in bis own c'un
try IL be who, without eredentie ls
se eks tho confidence OF oshers. No
only 10 this the case socially and po
litioally, bat In business eve iyWhefe
A certificate as 10 character and worsf
is something we may sli find use fol
sometime in life.
Among business men n popular mode
OF bringing their goods to the fs'srstl'
notios OF the public by aid OF the press
is that Of publishing testimonials. Il
is not the intention Of this articls tc
dwell ON the anauthenticity ofsush STATE
ments. That announcements OF thii
kind arc frequently the subject o.
doubt and ridiculs every readsr OI
newspaper probably knows. The teSi
mouials promulgated by producers o.
SO called patent" or proprietary
preparations have besn specially open
to sneer;ng doubts ID 10 thsiF genuine
ness.
The writer was dispatched on Thurs'
day ia discover, II possible, by actual
examination of facts, how far these re
marks would apply to the claims Of an
article which has bsen extensively
placed before the public eye, Endorsed,
as 1t is claimed, by many prominent
men throughout the country. visit
was first paid to the Gymnasium con-
pected with the Chicago Ath1nenm,
which, with single exception, - In
San Francisco, lis claimed TO be the
best cquiEpe1 institution Of the kind
in this country. Prof. G. o. Duplsssis
the Instructor Of gymnastics, stated
that II gave him pleasure to say that
the st. Jacobs OIL was used in prefer.
ence to everything they knew otor had
ever tried, for soreness OF the limbs or
muscles, sprsins, sHellipgs, stiffness,
bruises, blisters, etc. that both the
professionals and amateurs had found
it "a trne and trusted frioad." The
professor had alBO seen the happiest
results from the use of the oil in cases
OF rheumatism and similar oompi aints,
and ended BY ssying: "We recon
sacnd 1t most warmly. The relief it
gives 10 remarkable"
J. D. i. Harvey. .--Everybody living
on the South side knows this gentle
mAn, who has been c resident OF Chioa-
go for over twenty years. His estNb.
liahmsnt, "The Palace Market" Nos.
l04, 1876 azd l0S Twcnty-accsnd street,
Is probably the finest Of it, kind in the
city, aud numbers among it's custoners
most Of the aristScratio families Of that
section Of Chicago. Mr.. Harvey ez-
pressed himselfupon the "oil subject"
as follows: 81 have spent over 81, 600
to cure my wife Of rheumatism. Two
bottles OF the st. Jacob Oil accomplish
I'd what all the medical treatment and
other remedies failed to bring about. |
regard it ss a grester discovery than
Gle .tricity. 1t is = boon to the human
race, and | am very glad 10 have this
opportunity Of testlfying to It's remark
able efficacy. cannot speak too high.
Iy of Il, and wonlG be re3Iesnt to my
duty to those atfl Cted did Inot lit my
vtics in its praise"
Perhaps there is no class of men in
this city whose occupation so predis-
poses them to rheumatic atB Lotions as
lhe me m bars OF the fire department.
Called from warm beds at al hours Of
The night and going suddenly out:tnto
the cold, with insufficient protection
rom the weather, 1t is no wonder that
they are the victims Of neuralgia and
rheumatism. This fact prompted the
reporter to call on Captain Ben Bull.
winkle, of the fire patrol, and to ask
him to give his experience in the use
OF the me licine. Capt. Bullwink.e 9
said: 81 have used ST.. Jacobs OIL in
good many cases of rheamatism among
my men, and ii never fails to give per-
fact satisfaction. One Of my men in
the West.sidc station was once buri.
ed under a pile of ccal-as much as a
ton. 1t was tWcnty minutes befolc he
was extricstcd, and 1t is wonder that
he lived through it. When we finally
dug him out, he was very badly bruis-
ed, but We applied st. Jacobs OIL and
it cured him. 1t Is csrta irly a good
thing"
Ia search Of information in regard to
this oil IS u remedy for ailments OF our
EQUINE friends, the writer mex. wcnd.
ed his way to the blacksmith shop ol
Mr.. G. Grobel, at No. 542 Canal street.
Mr.. Grobel was Just imparting a scien-
tlGc curve to a glowing symbol ofgood
luck when the man of news entered.
In answer to questions Mr.. GrObsl
stated that he had bought ahorse vary
ch cap by reason OF severe lameness OF
long standing, in the stifs cord, O dis.
ssse which, as is well known, is very |
difficult TO oule. The horse was almost
worthless. A few bottles of St. jacobs
Oil, however, had effected radical
cure. lie soon after sold the horse and
realized good sum. Said the black
smith: " have also used 1t on myself
for neuralgia, For number OF years
| have been afflicted with neuralgia
IS the doctors called 1t, ex
tending from knee TO hip. l spent as
much as $40 at one time in Doctors
bills and found NO relief. Finally
tried st. Jacobs OIL, and it helped me
very much and cured me. lwculd not
live without a bottle Of 1t in my house.
| have also tried to introduce 1t among
my friends. A young man, John Mad.
den, was completely disabled with
and neuralgia in the head.
We thought that he would die, sut
trial Of this medicine was most success
ful in his case, and he is now perfectly
cured"
Mr.. Washington Hesing, one Of our
prominent Germans, was visited at his
private office on Fifth avenue. Mr..
Hesing manifested alittle relucTancs to
having his name appear in this cJnnec'
tion, bat little reelection on his part,
and persuasion on the part Of the visitor
showed that IT would be for the good OF