The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-04

proof was clear that she had consumption.
4 long prescription of vile stuff was made.
The druggist compounded the medicine: IT
was taken to the patient. she necllned 10
take ii drop OI il. IN It inCnth or two she was
well. And although that has been years ago,
>h" is tu ail npprar;In"cS-and So far rs she
knuws--a perfectly healthy prrSun. Now, II
She had taken patent medicine the cerlih-
cate might have bccn given. she could have
no doubt that sine had hau consumption. Her
doctor said 50. She knew that she got well.
The reader can scc by this that cerilicate.gir-
erS may sometimes hy mistaken.
Iiut let our brctnrca not misuEderStand us.
1t l. NOT 81 much the patent madeleine to
which arc opposed, us ii is the habit which
pcuple have OF taking medicines which are
not prescribed for them by AN intelligent
physician. Tic more ignorant class OF people
chiefly from reading patent nedicine ad-
vcrtiScmcnts-havcb become i;tmliarized win
medicine and presume 10 take H. themselves
and then urge others to run the same rick.
II necessary, VIC could cite many instances
where il has come to our own knowledsc
where death has eusucd from Inc Wreckless
giving of medicine.
One child, in the incipicncy of typhoid
fever, was given Il big dose OF calOniGl. All
the doctors on the face OF the globe couldnt I
keep the grave from closing over her form.
The father of a family, felt sick, and to save
doctors bill, thought he would take big
dose OF blue mass Forty doctors couldn't
save him. His widOwand Iath"rleSS children,
now mourn and talk about the mysterious
diSpcnSatiOn Of divine Providence Iney
little dream that his ignorance in taking the
blue mass" destroyed his stomach anu other-
wise poisoned his vitalS. \ father OF below
ed child, thought he would give him dose
OF medicine when he was aillng. That Guild,
contrary to expectation, grew worse. n doc,
tor was sent for, but the deadly work had
been done. The child is in his grave These
are q few of The mistakes OF laymen, or sell
constituted ignoranuSes who propose 10 takc
the life of their loved ones in their own mex
perienced hands, but when IL is known that
L.
cincS, and that druggists kill us by their mis-
takes, We think We arc admonishcd to let
medicine alone. 49,
What shall we say Of the man who will
hold nUt hopes 10 tile sick, which are false,
merely for the purpose OF rubbing him, in the
salc uI II medicine, which can have no other
effect than - hurry him TO the grave. Let us
cite Il striking instance, which came under
our own Knowledge. \ man suffering from
one OF those ailments for which the best Or
thOdOX medical ncn have found no cure, was
impressed with the ccrlrlcatcs which he saw
published as to the efficacy of patent medi-
cine, which claimed 10 be Il specific Tor the
disease from which he was suffering. In 1t
was an extract which gave case 10 pain, but
the main ingradicnt was exactly the opposite
of what was needed in his system, and It's
only effects were lul the pain while greatly.
aegravating the disease itself. y family OF
poore people in this Instance spent over nifty
dollars Tor n medicine, the practical effect OF
which was to hurry the loved one 10 MS
grave. DO you see anything monsirously
evil in the giving Of certificate which was
instrumental in aidinSa vampire to rob the
patient in the sale OF medicine which sent
him hence?
Isn't there something of Internal seoundre'-
ism in the act Of preying upon the vitals and
purses of poor afflicted humanity? Isn't
there something wantonly wicked IN
holding out promises which arc as fair rs pos
Sibe but which are in reality lis talso rs false
can bc.
What shall we say Of the preacher Of the
gospel who will so abroad over this fair
land with a Bible in one coat tail pocket, and
Il bottle OF patent poison in The other?
We are sorry that our respected brethren OF
Iaurens and Newhcrry should censurc us In
condemning what we believe to be an unmit-
igated fraud. While we use Il patent inside
occasionally warn our readers against them.
They know that we present TO them the print
cd inside as it is received by us. and that
while we are responsible for buying those
heels, we are In no way responsible for what
appears therein.
We will say that we refused 500 10 advertise
the medicine last referred TO. An acceptable
advertisement of the same length would have
been gladly taken at $40. We refused Sl2j
iron safe To publish an advertisement OF a
medicine which proposed TO cure an incura-
BILE disease. These arc the larger offers, but
none have been accepted of late years. In
this course We may be mistaken. We act Tor
Ourseli, without in any way pretending 10 ad-
wise anybody us to their own course. 1t cer-
talnly should give the brethren no offence, be-
cause the Press ana Banner does not advertise
patent medicines. We yield the whole busi-
ness to others. They are welcome to II, but
the course which we are pursuing Is accord.
ing to the dictates of our own conscience. II
II were not so, we certainly would not refuse
a profitable business.
We should be pleased to hear argument to
Justify us in doing what we believe to be
wrong. What say you. MessrS. LdurensUiUe
Herald and NeWJc'7y Herald and Ne'cs ?