The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-10-05
"D0ctOring Old Time.
A STRIKING PIoTURE-A. REVIVAL OF OLD
TIME sIMPLICITIEs.

A STRIKING PIoTURE-A. REVIVAL OF OLD
TIME sIMPLICTTIEs.
In one of Harper's issues is given a very
fine illustration of Roberts celebrated
painting, known as 'Doctoring Old Time"
1t represents typical old-timer, with his
bellows blowing the dust from an ancient
clock, with its cords and weights carefully
secured. One of these clocks 10 this gen.
Grafton is appreciated only as a rare relic.
The suggestive name, ''Doctoring Old
Time" brings to our mind another version
of the title, used for another purpose
sold Time Doctoring."
We learn, through reliable source, that
one of the enterprsing proprietary medi-
cal firms OF the country, has been for years
investigating the formulas and medical
preparations used in the beginning of this
century, and even before, with a view of
ascertaining why people in our greatgrand-
fathers time enjoyed a health and physical
vigor so seldom found in the present gen.
Grafton. They now think they have secur-
ed the secret of secrets. They fiud that
| the prevailing opinion that then existed,
that "Nature has a remedy for every exist
ing disorder" was true, and acting under
this belief, our grandparents used the COM
mon herbs anu 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 remedial agents be-
cause of the difficulty of obtaining them.
ii. II. Warner, proprietor of Warmers
safe cure and founder of the Warner obs
servatory, Rochester, N. Y, has been
pressing Investigations in this direction,
| into the annals of ola family histories, un-
til he has secured some very valuable for
mulas, from which his firm is now prepar-
| ing medicines, to be sold by all druggists.
They will, we learn, be known under the
general title of warmers Log Cabin Rem
edies.n Among these medicines will be a
'sarsaparila," for the blood and liver.
Log Cabin hops and buchu remedy" for
the stomach, etc, Log Cabin cough and
consumption remedy" 'Log Cabin hair
| tonlc,h LOG Cabin extract" for internal
and external use, and an old valuable dis
covery for catarrh, called LOG Cabin rose
cream" Among the list is also "Log
Cabin plaster" and a LOG Cabin liver
pill"
From the number Of remedies, ii will be
seen that they do not propose to cure all
diseases with one preparation. IL is be-
lieved by many that with these remedies a
new era is to dawn upon suffering human.
ity and that the close OF the nineteenth
century will see these roots and herbs, as
compounded under the title of Warmers
Log Cabin remedies, as popular as they
were at its beginning. 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 in any remedies put up by the
firm of which Ii. II. Warner is the head
The people have becomeIsusricious of tht
effects of doctoring with poisonous drugs
Few realize the injurious effects following
the prescriptions Of many modern physi
clans. These effects of poisonous drugs
already prominent, will become more pro
nounoed IN coming generations. There
fore we can cordially wish the old-fashion
ed new remedies the best of success.