Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-10-05
"Doctorinq Old Time"
A STRIKING PICTURE-A REVIVAL OF
OLD TIME SIMPLICITIES.

OLD TIME SIMPLICITlES.
In one of the Harper's issues is given
very fine illustration of Robert cele-
breted painting, known as Doctor
ing Old Time" 1t represents "a typ
zeal old timer, with his bellows, blow
ing 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
rear 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 reliable source,
that one OF the enterprising proprie
tarv medicine firms of the country
has been for years investigating for
formulas and medical preparation
used in the beginning of this century.
and even before, with a view of ascer-
tanning why people in our greatgrand-
fathers time enjoyed a health and
physical vigor so seldom found in the
present generation. They now think
thew have secured the secret of 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 trespass
upon the forest domain, has made
herbs less abundant and has driven
them further from civilization, until
they have been discarded as remedial
agents because of the difficulty of OBJ
tanning them.
II. H. Warner, proprietor of War
ner's safe cure and founder of the
Warner observatory, Rochester, n. T.,
has been pressing investigations in
this direction, into the annals of old
family histories, until he has secured
some valuable formulas, from which
his firm is now preparing medicines
to be sold by all druggists.
They will, we learn, beknown under
the general title of Warmers Log
Cabin remedies" Among these medi-
cine 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 old valuable discov
cry for catrrrh, called Log Cabin rose
cream" Among the list is also Log
Cabin plaster and a Log Cabin liver
pill"
From the numbers of remedies. it
will be seen that they do not propose
to cure all diseases with one prepare
ton. 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 cen
fury 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. Al
though they come in the form Of pro-
prietary medicine, 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 H. II. Warner is the
head The people have become sus
picious of the effects OF doctoring with
poisonous drugs. Few realize the in
furious effects following the prescrip-
tons of many modern physicians.
These effects of poisonous drugs, al
ready prominent, will become more
pronounced in coming generations
Therefore we can cordially wish the
old-fashioned new remedies the best
of success