The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-10
d" Doct0ring Old Time"
A STRIKING PICTURE-A REVIVAL OF
OLD-TIME SINIPIICITIES.

In one of Harpers issues is given very
fine illustration of Roberts celebrated paint
ing, known as Doctoring Old Time" 1t
represents typical old-timer, with his bel
lows, blowing the dust from an ancient
clock, with its cords and weights carefully
secured. One of these clocks in 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
" Old Time Doctoring."
We learn, through a reliable source, that
one of the enterprising proprietary medi-
cine 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 great-grand-
fathers time enjoyed health and physical
vigor so seldom found in the present gener-
alton They now think they have secured
the secret of secrets. They find that the
prevailing opinion that then existed, that
" Nature has a 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 remedial agents because of the difficulty
of obtaining them.
ii. II. Warner proprietor of Warmers
safe cure and founder of the Warner OBJ
servatory, Rochester, n Y. has been press
ing Investigations in this direction, into the
annals of old family histories, until he has
secured some very valuable formulas from
which his firm is now preparing medicines
to be sold by all druggists
They will, we learn, be known under the
general title of Warmers Log Cabin rem
edes." 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
tonic, ;" 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 plester," and LOG Cabin liver
pill"
From the number of remedies, it will be
seen that they do not propose to cure all
diseases with one preparation. 1t is be-
lieved by many that with these remedies
new era is to dawn upon suffering humanity
and that the close of the nineteenth century
will see the roots and herbs as compounded
under the title of Warmers Log Cabin
remedies, as popular as they were at the be-
ginning. 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 reme-
dies put up by the firm of which II III.
Warner is the head. The people have be-
come suspicious of the effects of doctoring
with poisonous drugs. Few realize the in
furious effects following the prescriptions of
many modern physicians. These effects of
poisonous drugs already prominent, will
become more pronounced in coming gener-
ations. Therefore we can cordially wish
the old-fashoned new remedies the best of
success.