Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-04-20

\ gentleman once asked distinguished
| dispensing druggist 10 explain the secret OF
| the almost universal demand for Or Rich
| mDnd' : samaritan Nervine He said that II
was in fact u genuine mcdicine--such com
pound n every good physician would pre-
scribe for the disease which il was advertised
In cure of course 1t cost less than any drug
gist would charge for the same article sup
piled on ply sician S pre- crtpiiun, and be-
sioeS. there was saving Of the doctors lee
in addition Moreover, by buying the drugs
in such enormous quantities, AMI haVing n
perfect apparatus for cnmponnding the mix
turc, he was not only enabled TO get better ar
ticles in the flrst place, but also to present the
medicine in better form and at less price than
the same preparation could be possibly OBJ
tanned from any other source. Dr. Richmond
has devoted all his energies TO the alienation
of human suffering With this END IN view,
and with his whole herrt in his great labor
for the bcneii ofthe afflicted, he has achieved
marked and meritel Success. There can he
no real success without true merit Ihat his
success is real Is evidenced by the fact that
reputation rs man and physician does not
deteriOrate, and the fact that there - a stead-
lily increasing demand for his Samaritan Ner-
vine proves thai u u no nOstrnm, hut reita-
BILE remedy. lie has repeatedly informed the
public that il Is no patent medicine, and no
patent has ever been asked for or obtained.
Neither does he advertiie It as a cure-ali
There are hundreds of diseases that he ae-
knuwledEes il viii not cure. II may be urged
tlat some al these diseases are 81 NlhftA VII
ferent that it seems absurd 10 prrsci0e the
same Tamedy They may differ IN symptoms;
vet In character be precisely similar, and then
We must take into consideration the Tact that
remedies may possess various, properties.
Thus, some medicines are bothtonic and al
terative; others may I've tonic and laNatives,
the properties differing according to the guam
tity administered and the time anil eirrnm-
stances which demand its employment.
In the manufacture Of any pharmaceutical
Hon, str nf tbn
materials use,l, and the requisite machinery
to be employed, arr among the chief essenti- i
ais. The first Is insured by purchasing the
ingredients in large quantities, whereby the
exercise of greater care in selecting the ma
terials can be attended, and the second can
only be accomplished where the business Is l
sufficiently extensive TO warrant large out !
lay Of capital in procuring chemical appara-
tus. These facts apply with especial force to
the manufacture ofour medicines, theirqunl-
ity having been vastly improved since the
mand has become 81 great as to require their
manufacture in very large quantities,
These ideas are not more speculative re-
marks to mislead the reader, or 10 Undue him
with false views of the superiority of our
medicines. While inspecting DIR. Rich
mOnd's establishment YOU would be sur
prised nj the admirable facilities, both chem
lcal and mechanical, which he EMPLOYS in |
the prosecution of his business, Everything
Is arranged In the most perfectly systematic
order, and while to the general observer there
appears to be no room for improvement. yet |
new apparatus and mechanical appliances !
are constantly being procured for the estab- |
lishment