Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-23

when it fights in ambush, If it is most
to be dreaded when it finds its first
entrance to the system in the pleas
ant sauces and dishes OF the home,
then the form OF alcoholic traffic in
question is dOubly dangerous, for 1T
comes in the guise OF medicine and
attacks a system prepared by weak
ness to easily surrender to the as
sault. In many
PATENT MEDICINES
which are largely consumed through
out the country, by all classes OF peo-
pie, there is a percentage OF alcohol
which puts them on level with beer,
rum and whisky as intoxicants. 1t
is the smallness only OF the dose pre-
sCribed which prevents prompt
recognition OF the Intoxicating eff
fects OF these so-called medicines by
those who use them.
1t is safe to affirm that they are
MEDICINES IN NAME ONLY.
Their CHIEF value lies in their alco-
holic effect as a stimulant. In fact.
those who know attribute the bene-
fits ascribed to this class OF medicines
wholly to the cumulative 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 a 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 compel every patent medicine
manufacturer to put on the wrapper
OF his bottle the quantity OF alcohol
it contains. That would at least leave
people to exercise their own judg-
rHentS. 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 Organiza-
ton and branch in the country to
look into this question, agitate it,
and deal with the facts just as earn
estly and as honestly as other facts
have been dealt with"
Approaching the gravity OF the is
sue raised by the strong statement OF
facts made in the foregoing article,
we wish to call general attention to
the fact that DR.. Piercc's Golden
Medical Discovery and DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription contain
NO ALCOHOL No WHISKY No INTOXICANT 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 espe-
cially for woman'S use can it be
truthfully affirmed, as OF Dr. Pierce's
Favorite 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 interest to every one. The
great value OF Golden Medical Dis
coverv" in the cure OF diseased or de
ranged conditions of the stomach and
digestive and nutritive organs is test
fed To Dv tens of thousands who have
found health and healing in this great
remedy. The Discovery increases
the action OF the blood-making
glands. and by curing the diseases
which corrupt and cripple the stom-
ach and digestive and nutritive or
gans. it enables a full and pure sup
ply OF blood to be sent to every part
of the body.
WOMEN KNOW IT'S WORTH
Women. who are always apprecia-
tive OF benefits, have been especially
appreciative OF the benefits following
the use OF DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scriptiOn. Its wonderful cures of If
regularities, inhammations, ulcera-
tons and female troubles have
caused women to name it that God
send to women" 1t is entitled to
wear the blue ribbon" OF merit as
we'll rs the blue ribbon of temper
anCe
THE BIBLE OF THE BODY
Perhaps no greater gift was ever
offered than the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser. 1t contains
1908 pages, and has over 100 illus
trat.ons, and is the life work OF its
author. DR. r. V. Pierce. chief con-
sulting physician to the Invalids'
HOtel and Surgical Institute. But
falo. \. Y. This book has been well
called The Bible of the Bodv.' 1t
is 10 the body what the Bible is TO
the soul. "a lamp unto the feet and a
light unto the path" 1t deals with
the great questions of physical life so
SimDlv that all NAV understood ,,j