The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
10 the Editor of the Eastern Argus:


Dear Sir,-About two years ago ] COM
inundated to ycu the fact that had dis
powered a positive cure for rheumatism
and requested the press Of Portland to In
vestigate the merits OF my remedy by
distributing 5000 free trial walls. and
then send reporter to interview those
who had taken the medicine.
AS a result of this investigation thou
sands of persons in Portland and sur
rounding towns reported that they had
been cured and the final showing proved
that my rheumatism Remedy cured ovel
96 out of every 100 who used it.
The public spirit and liberal manner In
which you assisted in this Investigation
leads me to hope you will again aid
the cause OF medical science by making
another test Of the same kind. l address
you in the hope that you will give pub
licity to my claim. am well aware that
in making the bold assertion that have
discovered positive cure for rheuma-
tism there will arise strong doubt in
the minds of the public to the truth OF
this statement, and that a large MAORI
ty of the people will class this new dis
ooyery with the Koch lymph failure and
the brown Sequard elixir of-l1fe delu-
sion.
1t is to overcome this prejudice that
invoke the aid of the press. I court
the fullest investigation under your dl-
rect and personal supervision. l would
suggest that the faiTest and sureGt way
to test ths efficiency of this remedy
would be for this company to send {. QUO
bottles to the Office of the Eastern Ar
gus at whatever time may be selected
there to be given ous absolutely free to
all persons afflicted with rheumatism,
that the name and address of sauh person
who accepts the remedy te given, and at
the end Of one week a reporter he de-
tailed to interview the parties who have
taken the medicine and that the result
of each case, with the special permission
of the parties interested, be published
in the daily papers. BY this means there
can be no deception or fraud, and the
value of this remedy will stand or fall
upon the testimony of those who have
tried 1t.
improbable as this Statement may seem
to you or to those who have dootored for
years with the most skilled physicians
without benefit yeS affirm, and am
prepared to proHe by over $50 600 people
will cure acute or muscular rheumatism
in from one to ten days. 1t never fails
to cure sharp shooting pains in the arms,
legs, sides, back or breast, or soreness
in any part OF the body. 1t is guaranteed
to promptly cure swollen joints, stiff
back and ell pains in the hips and
groins. 1t seldom fails to give relief
after one or TWO doses, and almost in
variably cures before one bottls has been
taken.
We do not claim that this remedy will
cure rheumatism where the limbs are
twisted out OF shape, or where the dis
ease is complicated by q scrofulous dia-
thesis, but by careful record we find
that this remedy fails to cure in ouly
about five Ter cent of the cases in which
il has been tried.
One OF the strongest recommendations
for this remedy is that it is absolutely
harmless, and that q person can take the
whole contents Of q bottle without the
slightest ill-effeots. Unlike the medicines
used in ordinary practice for the cure of
rheum atism, such as iodide of potash
and salicylic acid which irritates she
stomach and kidneys. and discrepancies
the general system without affecting a
cure. this remedy acts as strong tonic
and is Invaluable In building up weak
and debilitated people.
Believing that there is 10 cause so holy
and inspiring, no vocation so lofty and
enn0bling, nothing so sure of man q
gratitude and Gods blessing, as
Rn honest effort to relieve suffering hui
manity, i beg 10 remain, yours truly,
JAMES NJ. MUNYON.
Feb. 25th, 1897.