The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-27

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For many years physicians I've been
much exercised over the ~ sedrue,
and medicines containing opiatsstor moi.
tons. Opium smoking By ~ Chinese
and the introduction Of The habit into
America il an evil which hes been sought
to he remedisd, and the police Of Phila-
delphia have recently made suocessful
raids on opium "joints" and arrested the
proprietors. A moro insidioss form Of
poison than this. however, and one which
largely affects not only the health bat the
lives Of children, is that which comes IN
the form Of popular medicines. Nine
out OF ten Of these, il ID known, contain
narcotics or deadly metallic oxides. The
difficulty, however, las been % An1 .
substitute for such things which would
be purely vegetable, and Is The same
time effect . prompt cure. That such
discovery had been made WAS an.
nounced recently. aud Dr.. o. Grothe,
chemist TO tho Brooklyn Board Of
Health, and . graduate Of the Uniser-
sity of Kiel, Germany, publicly csrti.
aed that he had analysed the remedy
and found it free from narcotics, OPT
.tes or injurious metallic. oxides; and
harmless and happy combination; which
will prove highly effective. Hearing
hat DR.. Samuel K. Cox, graduate 81
Yale. and expert analytical chemist Of
ibis city had also analysed the RENE.
ly in question and given public testi-
nony o. to its purity and eiicacy,a re:
porter Of The Post was tola BY l1im that
he had given such q certificate, and
that he believed the remedy marked .
new stage in the treatment Of throat and
lung diseases. He knew also that many
public men in Washington had given
the remedy trial, and felt confident il
they were called upon that they would
,heerfully ipdorse il. One Of them was
Hon. ]. G. 8. Blackburn, Senator.elect
from Kentucky. Mr.. Blackburn, on
beng approached. said he had used the
remedy with marked effect and found
great benefit, especially during his o.
:upancy of the Speakers chair. Il had
'emoved all irritation from his throat
md relieved q cough which had troubled
,im much.
Senator German, of Maryland, said
hat he firmly believed in the remedy,
which he had personally tested. Con-
gresham j. d. Bagley, Jr., of New
York; VIM. Mutehler, Of Pennsylvania;
]. H. Brewer, Of New Jersey, Hart B.
Holton, Of Maryland, and J. P. Leedom;
ESQ.,; Of Ohio, Sergeant-at. Arms Of the
House of Representatives, were emphat-
ic in their endorsement Of the remedy.
Messrs. Ed. A. Clark, Architect Of
Public Buildings; E. A. Carman,
Acting Commissioner Of the Az.
riculturl Department.; Thomas s.
Miller, chief clerk in the Surgeon.
Generals Department: b. E. Weaver,
ext Congressman from Mississippi, and
DOW chief Of the collecting division in
the General PostofRce; j. II. Craven
slime, head of the labor division in the
same department, and F. B. Conger,
City Postmaster, and son of Senator
Conger Of Michigan, all pronounced 1t
q valuable discovery, and had found its
effects not only soothing, but lasting.
The remedy in question is Red Star
Cough Cure. It Is free from opiates or
poisons and is purely vegetable.
Aphysician who stands in close rels-
ton to the Board of Health of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia said that there are
two things which ssriously affect the
health of the people,-impure water and
impure drugs, and therefore the bene-
fits Of discovery like Red Star Cough
Cure cannot be over.estimated. Thou
sands Of children die annually from the
use Of cough and soothing syrups con-
tanning opistes or poisons, and even
adults are exposed to the danger
of blood poisoning from such .
cause. In view Of these facts mem
bers of Boards of Health in various
cities; public men of Maryland. from
the Governor down, and leading prac-
ticing physicians throughout that State
have over their own signatures testified
that Red Star Cough Cure cannot fail
to be boon to the suffering and aflict-
ed. Tho reporters investigations
we're thorough and unprejudiced, and
the testimony obtained, Judging from
its character. connot be gainsayed.