The herald., 1898-11-27
THE NEW ISSUE
in TEMPERANCE
WHISKY rlEDICINES"
The Voice, the Leading Temper.
ance Paper. Sounds the Call
to New Crusade in the
Following Article
"AnOther Head on the Hydra"

1T is time attention was drawn to q
form of alcoholic traffic that seems to have
been overlooked by those engaged in the
crusade against the RUM power. If, as is
believed and taught, alcohol is most danger
ous when it fights in ambush if it is most
to be dreaded when it finds its first entrance
to the system in the pleasant sauces and
dishes of the home, then the form of alco-
! holic traffic in question is doubly dangerous,
for it comes in the guise of medicine and
attacks the system prepared by weakness
to easily surrender to the assault. In many
PATENT MEDICINES
which are largely consumed throughout the
country, by all classes of people, there is a
percentage. of alcohol which puts them on
level with beer, rum and whisky as in
toNicants 1t IS the sinalness only of the
dose prescribed which prevents a prompt
recognition of the intoxicating effects of
these socaled medicines by those who use
them.
1T is safe to affirm that they are
MEDICINES IN NAME ONLY
Their chief value lies in their alcoholic eff
feet as a stimulant In fact, those who
know. attribute the benefits ascribed to this
class of medicines wholly to the stimuative
effect of the alcohol they contain. They are
used largely by persons not in the habit of
drinking liquors, and the little dose taken
three or four times day is as stimulating
TO these people as his regular finger of
'bitters' is to the regular liquor drinker.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
What ought TO be done at least is to CON-
pei every patent medicine manufacturer to
put on the wrapper OF his bottle the guam
tity of alcohol it contains. That would at
least leave people to exercise their own
judgments. More than that, no paper truly
interested in Temperance reform should
print the advertisement of any alcoholic
medicine. 1t should be the duty of every
Temperance organization and branch in the
country to look into this question. agitate
it. and deal with the facts Just as earnestly
and as honestly as other facts have been
dealt with"
Approaching the gravity OF the issue
raised by the strong statement of facts made
in the foregoing article we wish to call gen
eral attention to the fact that Dr. Perce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription contain
NO ALCOHOL, NO WHISKY. NO IN
TONICANT OF ANY KIND
These medicines are equally free from opium
and other narcotics.
They are in the strictest meaning of the
words. temperance medicines OF no other
medicine. put up especially for womans
use, can it be truthfully affirmed. as of Dr.
Pierce's Fayorte Prescription that it CON
tains neither alcohol nor opium or other
narcotic in any form.
While the negative features OF DR..
Pierce's medicines may only interest some
of the readers OF this article. the positive
features Of these medicines must be of in
terest to every one. The great value of
Golden Medical Discovery in the cure
Of diseased or deranged conditions of the
stomach and digestion and nutritive organs
i testified to by tens OF thousands who have
found health and healing in this great rem
ely. The Discovery increases the action
OF the blood making glands, and by curing
the diseases which corrupt and cripple the
stomach and digestive and nutritive or
gans. it enables full and pure supply of
blood to be sent to every part of the body.
WOMEN WHO KNOW IT'S WORTH
Women who are always appreciative of
benefits, have been especially appreciative
of the benefits following the use of DIR.
Pierce's Eavorite Prescription. Its Won
derful cures OF irregularities, intamnatlons.
alterations and female troubles have caused
women to name it. that Cod-send to
women" 1t is entitled to wear the blue
ribbon" OF merit as well as the blue ribbon
Of temperance.
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