The Washington critic., 1888-10-02
"D0CT0RING OLD TIME"
A Striking Pioture--A Revival of Old Tim,
Simplicities.

n t'iCIuFe-h lNeNlNhk Oh Ola I1me
Simp1icities.
In one of Harpers issues is given 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 in this generation is appreciated only as
q rare relic.
The suggestive name "Doctoring Old
Time" brings to our mind another version of
the title, used for another purpose-"Old
Time Doctoringn
We learn, through a reliable source, that
one Of the enterprising proprietary medicine
firms of the country, has been for years inves-
tigating the formulas and medical preparations
used in the beginning of this century and even
before with view of ascertaining why people
in our great-grandfathers' time enjoyed q
health and physical vigor so seldom found in
the present generation. They now think they
have secured the secret secrets. They find
that the prevailing opinion that then existed,
that :" Nature has remedy for every existing
disorder" was true, and acting under this be-
lief, our grandparents used the common herbs
and plants. Continual trespass upon the for
est 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. IL. Warner, proprietor Of Warmers safe
cure and founder of the Warner observatory,
Rochester, N. Y, has been pressing investiga-
tions in this direction, into the annals of old
family histories until lie has secured some very
valuable formulas, from which his firm is now
preparing medicines to be sold by ali drug
gists.
They will, we learn, be known under the
general title of "Warner's Log Cabin rem
edies." Among these medicines will be a
''sarsaparilla.n for the blood and liver, LOG
Cabin hops and buchu remedy" for the stom-
acb, etc., "Log Cabin cough and consumption
remedy" "Log Cabin hair tonic" Log Cabin
extract" for internal and external use, and an
old valuable discovery for catarrh, called 'Log
Cabin rose cream" Among the list is also a
LOG Cabin plaster" and LOG Cabin liver
pill.o
From the number of remedies 1t 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 War
| ner's 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 human
| ity has become tired of modern doctoring and
the public has great confidence in any reme-
| dies put up by the firm of which ii. II. War
ner is the head. The people have become sus-
picious OF the effects of doctoring with poison
Gus drugs. Few realize the injurious effects
| following the prescriptions of many modern
| physicians. These effects of poisonous drugs,
| already prominent, will become more pro-
| nounced In coming generations. Therefore we
can cordially wish the od-fashioned new rem
| edIes the best of success.