The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-04
"DOCTERING OLD TIME"
A Striking PIcturs-A Rival of Old
Time eimplicitfes.

In one of Harper's issues is given
very fine illustration of Roberts
celebrated painting known as "Doc-
typical old-timer, with his bellows,
blowing the dust from an ancient
clock, with its cords and weights
carefully secured. One of these
clocks in this generation is appre-
ciated only as a rare relic.
The suggestive name "Doctoring
Old Time," brings to our mind an
other version of the title, used for
another purpose" Old Time Doc
toring."
We learn, through reliable sour
ce, that one ::of the enterprising pro-
prietary medicine firms of the conn
try. has been for years investigating
the formulas and medical prepara-
tons used in the beginning Of this
century, and even before, with view
of ascertaining why people in our
great-grandfather's time enjoyed a
health and physical vigor so seldom
found in the present generation.
They now think they have secured
the secret of secrets. They find that
the prevailing opinion that then ex-
listed, that mature has remedy for
every existing disorder" was true,
and acting under this belief, our
grandparents used the common herbs
and plants. Continual trespass upon
the forest domain, has made these
herbs less abundant and has driven
them further from civilization, until
they have been discarded, as remedi-
al agents because of the difficulty of
obtaining them.
Ell. H. Warner, proprietor Of War
ner's safe cure and founder of the
Warner observatory, Rochester, N.
Y, has been pressing investigations
in this direction, into the annals of
old family histories, until he has Sc
cured some very valuable formulas
from which his firm is now prepar-
ing medicines to be sold by all drug
gists.
They will, we learn, be known
under the general title of "Warner's
Log Cabin remedies" Among these
medicines will be "sarsaparilla,"
for the blood and liver, "Log Cabin
hops and buchu remedy" for the
stomach, etc. "Log Cabin hair tom
ic," "Log Cabin extract" for inter-
nal and external use, and an old
valuable discovery for catarrh, called
clog Cabin rose cream" Among
the list is also a "Log Cabin liver
pill"
From the number of remedies, it
will be seen that they do not pro-
pose to cure all diseases with one
preparation. 1t is believed by many
that with these remedies new era is
to dawn upon suffering humanity
ond that the close. of the 10Th CEN
fury will see these roots and herbs,
as compounded under the title of
Warmers Log Cabin remedies, as
popular as they were at its begin
ming. Although they come in the
form Of proprietary medicines, yet
they will be none the less welcome,
for suffering humanity has become
tired of modern doctoring and the
public has great confidence m any
remedies put up by the firm of
which Fl. FL. Warner is the head.
The people have become suspicious
of the effects of doctoring with pois-
onous drugs. Few realize the inju-
rious effects following the prescrip-
tons of many modern physicians.
These effects of poisonous drugs, al
ready prominent, will become more
pronounced in coming generations.
Therefore we can cordially wish the
old-fashioned new remedies the best
of success.