Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-18
PHILADELPHIA TIMES

city.
PHILADELPHIA TIMES.
In various conspicuous places these days there
may be seen singular picture. 1t represents an
old, ersy, grizzled, Rip Van Wrinkle ike man
with flowing hair and beard seated by a waysde,
holding out to all Corners bottle evidently Contain
1Dg sn elixir from which. by the expression on the
patrlarchs countenauce. he has certainly derived
some benefit.
The bottles which the old man deals out contain
preparation which. by all accounts, has been the
puzzle OF ph! sicians and druggists. The clamor
greater in reality than the clamor of PEOPLE at the
drug stores for the compound at the present time
known as St Jacobs Oil is familiar to everybody Inv
name, but lot one person in thousand realizes
throughout The whole city in the demands coming
from people of every class esq ecaly since the cold
assumed the nature of "boom VA ---'
But not IN the same wholesale way is the pres.
bottles, holding about four ounces each. and is
bought by those suffering from rheumltism neu-
nations. disocations bpnions felcns and 6ost
OF other ailments. The demand is simply remark
started out to learn some thing from those who used
1t as to whether 1t was what it is claimed be and
made about it: Going first to the druggists as the
head centre of information the names OF various
kensine'on. Southwark and west Philadelohts,
mere ". on,ained and their experiences heard from
oMu ItrudHs ulty druggists were visit
report Bpn as to the rapid demspd for the article;
experience with ST. Jacobs Oil sentIeasn 0 ca is s
pains in the left shoulder blade. He had tried sew
erai popular remedies, but found no relief the
IA raising his Wei sold h bottie Of the
0ll and in two days be Came back. Well. how's
you, Roberts. it's the best thing that ever was 1t
has y cured az me eonpletey and be illustrated by
ifntss had sniirely left "Nn nA' 'ns pam and
What the Oil is composed of is mystery to drug
glets as Wen as 10 those using it. On this head Mir
Its 'iI sgular sort of remedy Ihave analysed
experience in that kind eli workout 1 cannot find
ont what it's composed Of didn't make any
the way TO find out what its constituents are. In
almost al medicines You can distinguish at least
some OF lts parts B'lt in this have failed to
discover any predominatng element. 1t is Ger
tar ~ very skillinly combined; it is like perfume
that hone Of them preSominste. 1t has only been
ntr' dUcsd comparatively short time and II lea lis
that know Of Whatever il is se c5mposed I o oHe
II possesses an essential oil or fixed OIL
question about that" --0
as remedy for Rheumatism is found in Joseph A.
Boz ~ ham the well known lawyer and present mem
Ger OF councils Mr. Bonham WAS found in his
law Office at ut South Seventh street, and told his
exIeIIence:
doctor called muscul.r Rheumausm in my right
leg The leg below the knee was swollen uuti
OH advertised and sent to the drug Store near
my house. on the corner of Nineteenth and Master
that night and in short time tie PAIN seemed to
go away. Next morning the swelling had shifted
Wei, applied the Oil again and the swelling In
short time went away, leaving very eight pain.
attack was ali over About week later it sppesred
ssaln N The sane place. The leg swelled 80 badly
squares, save Completely out. Well went heae
intending to try some French medicine but for
the Cd M
the limb thoroughly. Wen. sir, when got no in
ths sna wss H al
Te as eNer ana from that time t. this haven't
An almost similar case is related by ]. N. Hig-
glns, himself druggist at Germantown road aud
Higgins had had ccasion to use the Oil for his
benefit, and he was accordingly called upon. He
prletary meoicines, but he said he believed it no
more than right to tell how it acted in his
& he fs sSG nss
age had had an awful attack Of Rheumatism in the
Well don't know What I'm going to do. said /;
i guess III have to cio.e up the store to morrow.
had clerk then and did not know what to do. I
RI meh bered had been selling good deal of ST.
bli0g ne bottle: Wei. Sir had it applied with ii
flannel cloth, ssturatiDg it thor oughly and after
l.
morning, az true am telling it to you nos. the
pain was all gone. and from that this nave
proprietary medicnee bot having experienced It's
go9d effects as did think it no more Than my
The case of Thomas L. vanderslice, of 2OlS
Woodstock street, is not unlike that OF Messrs
carpenter and builder. was a sufferer from Rheu-
mat1sm in the right arm to such an extent that
reco Commended the III to HIM nae and sepdins 10
Donghertys drug store on the corner Of twenty
bed bis arm with it and on the next morning the
swelling and pain were entirely gone.
themselves, and may therefore be regarded as dis
BradIsy: AZ elderly lady. living With her son in
hayas been Mentioned AZ one WSo bsd nssa fS
on with effect was visited by the writ er. who found
h.r absent PIT her dsushter and son law. who
ed 70 speak absut the matter
been = sufferer from intiammatory Rheamat ism ~
for ears but it has Only been within the past
her limbs and BECAME SO bsa hat she had to WaIR
VII b TWO canes aid had to be helped up and down
Oh little over week ago we 10. H her bos
ber sh ts used se it entirely and it seemed DO
used that. and it seemed to do her great deal OF
soed Sae Is nov on her fourth bottle and -"
"oh. shes gone ont to make call. She's walk
ing aii around nov: The e's no trouble. she threw
was really remarkable Before she GOT the irst
bottle he could scarcely sleep at all at night. With
nIst she able to sleep better the
pain having been diminished aud before sne got
IN, Gngh lth the second tte che could steep g
entirely Of her last attack, but the rheumatsm
seems to have l. It her completely"
More remarkable, perhaps than any case yet is
that of we'll known citizen Of West PhiladelphiA
n. derrick lesle ht til keeper at 4oth and Mar
ket streets. He has been . sufferer from hheuma.
tim Tor eight years. Last September year it
grew worse and he took his bed. The story is best
told in his own words:
Il doctored and used all sorts OF medicine aud
all be time seemed to be getting poorer in money
and not any better OF my sickness. At last said
to my wife: Well mother, this will not do any
longer. viii quit taxing medicine and 20 i've
days without il, and WEN zee how IL works. II I
get better. well and good if get viii lave
to be- Twas in bed at the time. Well. the doctor
csme. and he looked at the medicine bottles ana
Ea,d: My, you're not taking your medicine
This will ever do: You must keep taking your
meoicne.' We'll, didn't say any thtag but wnea
,he time came!to take the medicine Just poured
out Ms much as was to take aud threw
1t away. i fept this up daily until n
t1ienn Of In ne. Mr.; sch~ a-tz, of POwelton