The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-05
II SO, why so. If not, why not2

great many proprietary Preparations are
simply very convenient forms of administering Il
well known remedy. One value Of patient iucdl
eincs is that they save the expenses Of the yi,i
/ OF a doctor. Another mcri, is that i the pc tcu'
follows the advice printed upon the label he
rarely suffers an injury. The medicine may moi
cure but at least IL docs not kill The SAINT
cannot be said Of the prescriptions that are
/ sometimes ordered hy physicians. suppose a
man WIN lives by day labor has p.tlfi AZ NJ
shoulder or his back and one Of his fellow-work-
men tells him to use salvation Oil fur he has
himself tried it with beneficial results. The
poor man gets the linimcnt and Uses IT, and IS
speedily cured. He has done well He has
saved a doctors bill suppose another should
be suffering with dyspepsia, constipation, or
diarrhua aud ON recommendation Of friend
should take Laxador, the golden specific for all
this class Of ailments, and should, as he I'M
doubleday would, be cured in a short time, has
he not done good thing for himself These
patent medicines are Just such prescriptions as
first class physicians might order, and far bet
ter than those Of inferior doctors. There are
several patent medicines that have gone on
year after year widening the circle Of their rat
rons and friends until now their names have
become ''houschold words" and no amount OF
caHi can shake peoples confidence IN them
/ They have become the property OF the Pcopte
and can he found IN every well ordered house
| hold. Prominent among them may be mention
ed Dir. Bulls Cough Syrup, whose virtues arc
second to none, which has achieved reputa-
| ton as broad as the continent 1t has received
the endorsement ofmen ofthc highest character
whose voracity is unqucstoncd. These men
who are we'll known in their respective neighbour
hoods, testified over their signatures to the
virtue and efficacy Of this remedy. They may
sometimes be mistaken like other men but they
canuut knowingly certify falsely. They are cf
titled to their opinions, and are to be respected
| for rXprcssinu them: and tho public are Iu,ti
fed in believing them far as To give the pre-
partition a fair trial Col. J. Annoy Knox, o
tho 1craS Shiftth9s, the welI-known humorous
/ lecturer, had to speak sometimes since to a
New York audience. The Colonel is man oil
commanding appearance and naturally was de-
sirous Of "astounding the natives in this new
| field of his labors. But the Colonel had {
severe cold, and what was worse, he was very
hoarse. How was he to "whoop it up :" Wha
was he to do Like Jack, the giant-killer, the
Colonel is fertile of expedients, and always
equal to the emergency. He bethought him
self Of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, Of which he
! had heard 50 much, and he determined to try it
lie did so, and his voice on that occasion wa,
as "clcar as a bell, and when we say he equal
ed himself, and it was all due to Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup, we say all that need be said OF
either But let him speak for himself
81 had to lecture in Stcinway Hall, New
York, the other night, but afraid the Sc
we're cold and hoarsencss was then suffer
ing from would prevent me from speaking
Is hours before appeared on the platform
began using DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. On
the night of the lecture had no symptoms
Of ever having had a cold. am pleased
with the effects Of your remedy that sent
you this voluntary testimonial of its eff
hcacy." j, Annoy KNOX.
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