Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-27
Good Proprietary Rsnsdiss and had
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from American J ournal OF Health.
Had Darwin pursued his researches
into the domain Of proprietary RENE.
dies he might of aptly pnraphrased
his famous dictum and remarked that
"the fittest survive" The proprietary
remedy comes and goes with as much
regularity as the budding and fall OF
the foliage Of the year Some rene
dies are perennial, however, and public
esteem will never suffer them to dis.
appear. These survive because they
are in direct contrast to the ones
which have no basis of merit to sup.
port them, and which meet with their
lust and natural doom-oblivion.
There is always room for what cures;
but the public wearied Of the recurring
appearances of nostrum after nostrum,
which are tried only in vain. has
grown to have little patience with the
impudent pretensions of quacks ana
their products. Medical science admits
that proprietary remedies are in some
instances meritorious and endorse
ments are given to such by the medi.
cal and hygienic journals for the
legitimate reason that it is known THAT
beneficial results have followed their
use, and will again. -.
Simple enough is the position of
medical and health journals in this
connections; they gratuitously give
publicity to meritorious remedies.
They labor also to protect people from
the impositions OF interruptions pur-
veyors of worthless preparations.
Moreover, the reasons why health
journal approves or rejects proprie-
tary remedy are based upon facts that
cannot be gainsaid. When evidence
exists that a thing cures and has done
so in spite OF the fact that other
things-equally loud in their own
praise-failed to cure the same COM
plaint, the course of common sense is
plain to be seen. The cure receives
credit, and the quacll nostrum is re-
iected. No better example of this
proposition could be quoted than
'.Richards' Catarrh Expellant," offered
by the C. II. Richards Company OF
Omaha, Nebraska, as a cure for all
catarrhal affections of the head,
stomach, liver and kidneys. What is
the secret of the great success which
has attended this remedy? The
simple secret lies in its demonstrated
capacity to effect permanent cure.
After thorough sitting of the
claims of this proprietary preparation
the American Journal of Health be-
slows it's conservative endorsement.
We have ascertained that the record
of success claimed by Richards Catarrh
Expellant is genuine, and that suffer-
ers are really loud in their praise OF
it. We do not refer to the evidence
merely of advertised test monials, but
to that which we have ourselves Sc
cured through the operations of our
inquiry bureau, and which leaves no
doubt of the sterling merit of this
remedy. That it has no superior as a
positive cure. and that it is in conse-
auence entitled to the patronage of
sufferers and the support of independ-
ent medical and hygienic opinion. is
an established truth. Richards Catarrh
Expellant, we find, is daily strength
ening it's hold upon the public, because
it sdaily affording fresh proof of its
invlncibe qualities as Il curative, hav-
ing overcome many obstinate cases
which had all but caused the sufferers
to conclude that no really permanent
cure could be had.
The advantages of proprietary RENE
dies can be secured by the exercise OF
ordinary intelligence. independents
and impartial endorsements given by
Journals like this-which have no pos.
sible interest in the commercial sue
cess Of any remedy--indicate where
the public may safely choose. The
choice of Richards Catarrh Expcllant
is recommended by us because it does
what it promises to do, and offers a
permanent cure.