Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-09
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an Is time attention was drawn to I
form Of alcoholic tra6c that seems e
have been overlooked BY those engaged
In the crusade against the rum power
II Is Is believed and taught, alcohol L
most dangerous when Il fights In ambush,
II Il Is most 10 be dreaded when Il 6ndi
its frt entrance to the system in the
pleasant sauces and dishes Of the home,
then the form Of alcoholic traffic in qnes'
hoa Is doubly dangerous, for II comes In
the guise Of medicine and attacks q sys.
TEN prepared BY weakness to easily sur.
render to the assault In many
PATENT MEDICINES
which are largely consumed throughout
the country, by al classes Of pecpie
there Is q percentage Of alcohol which
puts them on q level with beer, run and
whisky as i~rtoxicants. II Is the small
ness only Of the dose prescribed which
prevents . prcnpe tecognition OF the In
toxieating effects Of these so-calied medi-
cues by Mnse who use them.
an Is safe to affirm that they are
MEDICINES TX NAME ONLY.
&aeiF chief value lies In their alcoholic
effect as q stimnlank. In fact those who
know, attribute the benefits ascribed to
this class Of medicines wholly 10 the
stimulative effect Of the alcohol they
contain. They are used largely BY per-
sons not In the habit Of drinking liquors,
and the little dose taken three or four
time q day Is a stimulating to these
people IS his regular "fngeE" Of "bit-
ten" Is to the regular liquor-ddnker.
WHAT CAN HE DoNRf
"What ought to be done at least b to
e0nbef ezeFY bafest-sedi1iss ssaagfad-
Eyey 70 pat on As Ayafte Of his bottle
TIE eaaHffty Of dkd1kofn ooHkaias. That
would At least leave people TO exercise
their own judgnentR More than that
nc paper truly interested In Temperance
reform should print the advertisement
Of any alcoholic medicine. II should be
the duty of every Temperance orEanixa-
ton and branch In the country to look
into this question, agitate il. and deal
with the facts Just as earnestly and az
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 cali general attention TO the fact that
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and DIR. Rierce's Favorte Prescription
contain
no ALCOHOL, no WHISKY, NO MTou-
CANT OF ANY KIND.
These medicines are equally free from
opium and other narcotics.
They r In the strictest meaning Of
the words, kew4nuH6s MedfcaeE. Off
other medicine, put up especially for
woman's use can 1t be Truth fully affirmed,
as Of Dr. Pierce's Favorte Prescription,
that II Uakaias neither ak1ohoI80r 1bisB
or oAey s6yroHe IN Any form.
While the negative features Of Doctor
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 n The great
value Of "Goiden Medical Discovery"
In the cure Of diseased or deranged con-
ditions Of the stomach and digestive and
uutritive organs Is testified to by tens Of
thousands who have found health and
healing In this great remedy. The |" Dis
coveryn increases the action Of the blood
making glands, and by curing the dis.
eases which corrupt and cripple the
stomach and digestive and nufritive or
gans II enables q full and pure supply Of
blood to be sent to everypartc Of the body.
woNEx KNOW Trs WORTH.
Women who are always appreGative
Of benefits, have been especially appre-
ciative Of the benefits following the use
Of Dr.. Rierce's Favorite Prescription. Its
wonderful cures Of irregularities, in1am-
nations, ulcerzhons and female troubles,
have caused women TO name II, that
God=seud TO women" II Is enfitiedto
wear the "blue ribbon " Of merit as well
as the blue ribbon Of temperance.