Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-24
OLD TIMES AND NEW.
Modern Methods Make Life
Much More Worth Living.
ESPECIALLY TRUE IN MEDICINE.
In These Days Doctors Save Greater
Number of Lives and Avert Much
Sickness by Having More
Active Remedies.
ESPECIALLY TRUE IN MEDICINE.

Our forefathers did not have such de-
lghtful time after all. Just think of the
roundabout way they were obliged to ac-
compaish the many things that are done
by us every day, almost without thought,
by means of modern inventions. Then
think of what happened to them when they
were sick. Lucky was the man who was
not pounced upon by doctor and often
literally bled to death.
That was only starter of what was
soon to follow. Long, deep draughts.
brewed from horrible tasting herbs We're
continually administered Remedies with
out number each worse than the other,
followed quickly. No wonder so many of
our ancestors died young. No wonder life
insurance statistics show that we come
from short-lived race.
1t is in medicine like everything else.
The day of barbarism in treatment is
nearly over No longer does the doctor
deprive the patient of his very life's blood
right at a time when he needs every par
ticle of strength. No longer does he COM
pei the poor sufferer to absorb untold
lutions right at time when nature should
be left to herself to straighten out what
might only be a slight trouble.
The modern physician knows that he
can administer the vital principles of his
remedies in concentrated form. You do
not find your doctor brewing tea or asking
you, to chew huge quantities of cinchona
bark where quinine is necessary. No
longer does he administer a bolus of
opium to deaden pain. Not much. A
hypodermic syringe charged with the ac-
tive principles of opfum-mo orphine does the
work better and does not do as much dam
age for nature to repair.
Right on this line comes news of a re-
cent discovery that will undoubtedly prove
to be the most valuable one yet made. 1t
is that of Vinol Wine Of Cod Liver Oil,
which is nothing more nor less than a
concentrated extract Of the active medi-
Ginal principles found in the liver of the
live cod.
The above explanation is about all that
is necessary to give one in order that he
may understand the full value of this dis
coVery. Every one knows the uses for
which cod liver oil has been prescribed.
Every one knows its objectionable fea-
lures. Every one realizes that there are
many cases of wasting diseases that could
have been cured by the use of cod liver
oil had it been possible to administer the
not know that when they were taking cod
liver oil in its old form, they were absorb
ing into the system a vast amount of
Yile-smelling, ,obnoxious-tasting grease
them any good, but were simply taking it
because 1t was a vehicle that conveyed
the peculiar medicinal principles that it
was the intention of the doctor to give to
them.
Here is where this new discovery will
benefit the world. These principles, sepa-
rated from the fat and all other unneces-
sary features, dissolved in a delicious ta-
bic wine, can now be administered even to
the most delicate patient, without its be-
ing apparent that cod liver oil or any
thing connected with it is being taken.
The greater strength of the new prepara-
ton will also enable the patient to receive
a greater amount of necessary medicine
than was possible to administer before.
The consequence vial be that the good for
which the medicine is desired will be ac-
complished in much quicker time. The
harm that was formerly caused to stom-
achs already weakened by disease will be
entirely averted, and the result will be
that Vinol in but few years will entirely
supersede, as a medicine, cod liver oil in
any other known form.
Until repairs are completed in my store
Vinoa will be found on sale at the store of
Brewer & Co., Front st
(Signed.) George E. Fairbanks.