The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-14

the confidence Of others. Not only Is this
the case socially and politically. but Ia busi.
nc,s everywhere. A certificate a. to char.
acter and worth v something we may oil
ind use for some time In life.
Among businessmen popular mode oil
bringing their goods 10 TIE favorable notice
Of the public by aid OF the press Is that oil
publishing testimonials. " Ia not the In
tention Of this article to dwell upon the
possible unnuthenticitv ri such statements.
That announcements OF this Kind are fre'
ouen,,y the subject OF doubt and ridicule
every reader Of newspapers probably
knows. The testimonials promulgated by
PRODUCERS Of so.csIled "patent" ar pro-
prietary preparations have been specially
open to sneering doubts Ms to their genuine
ness.
The writer was dispatched on Thursday
10 discover, IL possible, by actual exaWina.
ton Of facts, how far these remarks would
appiy 10 the claims Of an article which has
been extensively placed before the public
eve, endorsed, as II Is claimed, by many
prominent men throughout the country.
visit was FIRST pad 10 the Gymnasium con-
nected with the Chicago Atben3um. when,
with single exception IN San Francisco-
Is claimed 10 he the best equipped INSTITUTION
of the kind In this country. Professor y.
O. Duplessis. the instructor OF gymnastics
stated that IL gave him pleasure to say that
the St. Jacobs oil was used In preference 10
everything they knew Of or had ever tried
FOR soreness OF the limbs and muscles,
sprsins. swellngs. stiffness, bruises, DIS.
tiers. etc. ; that both the professionals ana
amateurs bad found 1t IA true ana trusted
friend" The professor bad also seen the
bappie,t results from the use OF the oil IN
cases OF rheumatism and similar COMPLAINTS,
and euded by saying: 1--WE recommend ~
most warmly. The relief it gives Is re-
narkable."
J.D.L. Haryey.-Everybody living Rp
the SOuthside knows this gentleman, WHO
has been resident Of Chicago Tor over
twenty wears. His establ-emeut, "Tbe Pa.
lace Market" Nos. 1914, 1906. and 10S Twcn-
ty.second street, Is probably the finest " IT'S
kind in The city. and numbers among us
customers most Of The aristOcratic families
OF that section OF Chicago. Mr.. Harvey eX.
pressed himself upon the "oil subject a.
follows 81 have spent over - 900 10 cure
nv wife OF rheumatism. TWO bottles III the
- Jacobs OH accomplished what all The
medc, treatment and other remedies falltd
10 bring abouT. regard il rs greater dis
coyery than eiccticliy. II i boon To the
bumon race, and am very glad To have this
opportunity Of teslifying TO its remaI kable
efficacy. / cannot speak too highly OF it,
and would be recreaut 10 my duty 10 those
afflicted did | not lift my voice IN It's
praise"
Perhaps there is no class Of men in the
city whose occupation so pr dlsposes them
to rheumatic sffl ctionS aS the members OF
the FIRE Department. Called from warm
beds at all hours OF the night and going
suddenly out into the cold, with insufficient
protection from the weather, il Is no wonder
that they are The viciims OF neuralgia ana
This fact prompted The re.
porter TO call on Captain Ben Bullwinkie,
OF the fre-patrol, and 10 ask him to give his
experience in the use OF the medicine.
Captain Bullwinkie said: al have
used st. Jacobs Oil in a good
many cases OF rheumatism among my
men, and it never fails to give per-
feet satisfaction. One Of my men in The
Westside station was once buried under a
pile OF cOal-as much a. ton. Ii was
twenty minutes before he was eXtrlcated,
ADD it is wonder that be lived through 1t.
When we finally dug bin out he was very
badly bruised, but we applied 81. Jicobs
OIL and it cured him. 1t is certainly good
thing"
In search OF information in regard to this
oil as q remedy for the ailments OF our
equine friends, The writer next wendell his
way to The blackSmith.shop Of Mr.. u. Gro.
bel, at No. o42 Canal street. Mr.. GrObei
was Just impartiDg a scientific curve 10 Il
glowing symbol of good luck when the man
II news entered.
In answer to questions, Mr. GrObel stated |
hat he had bought horse very cheap by |
eason Of a severe lameDess OF long Standing |
n the stihe-cOrd-a disease which, as is well |
Inown. is very difficult to cure. The horse |
vas almost WORTH IS. A few bottles OF ST. |
Jacobs Oil, however. had eff cied radical |
'ure. He soon after sold the horse and real |
zcd good sum. Said the blacksmith 81
AVE also used it on myself for reuralgia. |
Cor a number OF years bave been sffl cted |
With neuralgic sciatica, as the doc Ors called |
t, extending from knee to hip. spent as
much IL so at one time in doctors bills and |
Ouud no relief Flually tried s.. Jacobs
Dill, and il helped me very much and cured |
ne. / would not live without Il bottle OF 1t |
n my house. | have also tried TO introduce !
among nv friends. A Young man, John |
Madden, was completely disabled with |
rheumatism and neuralgia in The head. We
hOugbt that he would die, but a thorough |
rial of this mediclne was most successful IN !
lis case, and ne Is now perfectly cured"
Mr. Washington HesiDo, one Of our |
Germans. was visited al his pri- |
rate office on Fifth avenue. MIR. HesiDg |
manifested a little reluctance TO having his |
lame appear In this connection, but little |
t election on his Own part aud persuasion |
IN the part Of the visitor convinced him |
hat 1t would be for the good Of the suffer- |
ne 10 let his experience with 81. j {, lbs |
oil he known. He said In the summer |
II 1878, in alighting from buggy l slip !
ned, fell. and splained my left ankle. |
rhe hurt was n serious one: indeed. |
vas unable TO walk at all. | pro- |
,ured q bottle OF s.. Jacobs OH and applied |
Z, and relief came almost Immediately. |
the severe injury | sus.
aimed BY the accident, the next day could |
walk a little. and in a four DAYS, by reason
If continuous application, the pain and
swelling attendant upon the spraln were all
zone. | used nothing else. aHb attribute
he cure solely TO The use OF tins remedy. |
save also used it in my family, a member OF
which was for long time a sufferer from
rheumatism. She was cured; aud, in fac',
have seen the medicine tired in a great
number OF cases among nv friends. and
nave never known il to fail. There are
several gentlemen in this Office that can tell
7ou the same story"
The following facts were elected from
Nessrs. Hartman Brothers. at the corner of
State and Van Buren, streets: The iauitor
If their building was crippled with rbeu.
natism. HIS leg was so swollen and painful
hat he iimped about in most pi;iable man.
Der. He was unable to walk and unit for |