The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-10-04
"DOCTORING OLD TIME"
A Striking Picture..A RevivBl of Old
Time SimplieitieS.

Time Simplieitles.
In one Of Harper's issues is given a
very fine illustration OF Roberts cele-
brated painting, known as "Doctoring
Old Time" 1t represents a 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 appreciated only as a rare relic.
The suggestive name, "Doctoring
Old Time" brings to our mind anoth.
er version of the title, used for another
purpose,-"Old Time Doctoring."
We learn, through a reliable source,
that one of the enterprising propritary
medicine firms Of the country, has
been for years investigating the form
ulas and medical preparations used in
the beginning of this century, and
even before, with view of ascertain.
ing why people in our great-grand.
fathels' time enjoyed health and
physical vigor so seldom found in the
present generation. They now think
they have secured the secret or secrets.
They find that the prevailing opinion
that then existed, that Mature has a
remedy for every existing disorder" "
was true, and acting under this belief,
our grandparents used the common
herbs and plants. Continual tresspass
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 difficult
ty OF obtaining them.
II. 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 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 Remedies" Among these med
icines will be "sarsaparilla," 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 a
"Log Cabin plaster" and a "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 believed by many that with these
remedies a new era is to dawn upon
suffering humanity 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. H. Warner is the head. The peo-
Pile have become suspicious of the ef-
fects OF doctoring with poisonous
drugs. Few realize the injurious ef-
fects following the prescriptions OF
many modern physicians. These ef-
fects of poisonous drugs, already prom
inent, will become more pronounced
in coming generations. Therefore we
can cordially wish the old.fashioned
new remedies the best of success.