Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
SHY OF POISON,
ITrom the washIngton paily Rosa

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For many years physicians have boon
much exercised over the use of drugs and
medicines containing opiates or polsons.
Opium smoking by the Chinese and the in-
PRODUCTION Of the habit into America is an
evil which has been sought to be remedied,
and the police Of Philadelphia have recently
made successful raids ON opium "loints' and
arrested the proprietors. A more insidious
form Of poison than this, however, and one
which largely affects not only the health but
the lives of children, is that which comes In
the form OF popular medicines. Nine out of
tcn of ,Scse, tits known, contain narcotics or
deadly melellic oxides. The difficulty how
ever, has been TO find a substitute for such
things which would be purely vegetable, and
at the same time eflecta prompt cure. That
such discovery had been made was announc-
Brooklyn Board Of HEALTH and graduate
OF tho University OF KEEL Germany, pub
liely certified that nc had analysed the reme-
dy and found il free from narcotics, opiates
or injurious metallic oxides, and harmless
and happy combination, which win prove
highly effective. Hearing that DIR. Samuel
X. Cox, graduate of Yale, and expert am
alytical chemist of this city, had also ana
lyzed the remedy in question and given pub
lie testimony as to its purity and efficacy, Il
reporter OF the Post was told by him that he
had given such a certificate, and that lie be-
lieYed the remedy marked a new stage in the
| treatment of throat and lung diseases. He
knew also that many public men in Washing
ton had given the remedy trial, and felt
confident if they were called upon that they
wond cheerfully indorse it. One Of them
was Hon. j. G. $. Blackburn, Senator eject
FROM kentucky. Mr.. Blackburn, on being
approached, said he had used tho remedy
with marked effect and found great benefit,
especially during his occupancy of the Speak
err chair 1t had removed all irritation from
his throat and relieved a cough which had
troubled him much
Senator German, OF Maryland said that no
! firmly believed in the remedy, which he had
personally tested. congressman j. Il. Bag
| ley, Jr., of New York; VIM. Mutchlor, of
Pennsylvania; J. II. Brewer, of New Jersey;
Hart b. HOlton, of Maryland, aud j. F. Lee
dom, Esq, of Ohio, SorgCOnt-at-Arms of the
House of Representatives, were emphatic in
their indorsement Of the remedy. MesSrs.
Ed A. Clark, Architect OF Public Buildings,
| i. A. Carman, Acting commissioner OF tho
| Agricultural Department; Thomas 5. Miller,
chief clerk in the Surgeon Generals Depart
ment; II. T.. Weaver, eN-Congressman from
Mississippi ana now chief of tho collecting
division in the General Postotice; j. IL.
Gravenstine, head of the labor division in the
same department, and f. b. Conger, City
! Postmaster, and SON of Senator Conger, OF
Michigan, all pronounced it IA valuable dis
covery, and had found its effects not only
soothing, but lasting. The remedy in ques
] ton is Red Star Cough Cure. IL is free
from opiates or poisons, and is purely
| vegetable.
physician who stands in close relation to
the Board of Health Of the District Of Column
bia said that there are two things which seri.
ously affect the health OF the people,--im-
pure water and impure drugs, and therefore
the benefits of q discovery Ike Red Star
| Cough Cure can not beoVer-esumatod. Thou
sands of children die annually from the use
OF congh and soothing syrups containing
opiates or poisons, and even adults are eX-
posed TO tho danger of blood-poisoning from
such cause. In view of these facts nom
/ bers of Boards of Health IN various cities;
! public men of Maryland, from the Governor
down. and leading practicing physicians
| throughout that State have over their own
| signatures testified that Red Star Cough euro
can not fail 10 be boon to the suffering and
afflicted. The reporters investigations were
! thorough and unpreudiced, and the test-
mony obtained, Judging from its character,
/ can not be gaiusaid.