Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
The New Issue In Temperance,
"wHusgY MEDICINES"
TEIE VOICE,
The Leading Temperance Paper, Sounds
the Call to a New Crusade In
the Following Article.
" ANOTHER HEAD ON THE HYDRA"

"AN0THER HEAD ON TIE HYDRA"
SIT is time attention was drawn to a
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 dangerous when it fights III ambush,
if it is most to be dreaded When 1t ilnds
it's first entrance to the system Ill the
pleasant sauces and dishes OF the home,
then the form of alcoholic traffic IN ques-
ton is donbiy dangerous, for it comes in
the guise of inedicine and attacks sys-
tenn prepared by weakness to easily sur
render 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 winch
puts them on level with beer, ruin ana
whisky as intGxicants. 1t is the small
ness. only of the dose prescribed which
prevents prompt recognitiG'9 OF the III
toxicsting effects of these so-called nedl-
cines by those who use them.
cit is safe to affirm that they are
MEDICINES IN NAME ONLY.
Their chief value lies in their alcoholic
effect as A stinulant. In fact, those who
know, attribute the benefits ascribed to
this class of medicines wholly TO the
stimu!ative 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 OF tour
time a day is as stimulating to these
people as his regular " finger" OF bit
ters" is to the regular liquor-drinker.
WHAT CAN BE DoNE2
"What ought to be done at least is to
oombeE e0ejy eateEtstpedfcfHe HtanHfact-
nyer to PIT on the VyaffeY Of ms 6offIe
the quantity of alcohol IL contains, That
would at least leave people to exercise
their own judgments. More than that,
no paper truly interested i'll temperance
reform should print the advertisement
of any alcoholic mediciHe, i should be
the duty of every temperance eFganlza-
ton 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"
Appreciating the gravity OF the issue
raised by the strong statement OF facts
made in the foregoing article, we wish
to call general attention to the TACT that
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
contain
NO ALCOHOL, NO WHISKY, NO INroXI-
CANT OF ANY KIND.
These medicines are sgRally 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
woman's use can it be fyHthfAflYGgirnied,
as of DIR. PieFee's Favorite Prescription,
that it contains NeifheS lfoh0t nor 0p1H0'
or other narcotic ia any form.
While the negative features OF DoctoE
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 Discovery -
in the cure of diseased or deranged con.
ditions Of the stomach and digestive ana
nutritive organs is testified to by tens OF
thousands who have found health and
healing in this great remedy. The . Dis
covery" increases the action Of the blood
making glands, and by curing the dis
eases which corrupt and cripple the
stomach and digestive and nutriuve or
gans, it enables a full and pure supply OF
blood to be sent to every part OF the body.
WOMEN KNOW IT'S WORTH.
Women who are always appreciative
Of benefits, have been especially appre-
ciative Of the benefits following the use
Of Dr. Pierce's Favorte Prescription. It's
wonderful cures of irregularities, intiam-
nations, ulcera6ons and female troubles,
have caused women 10 name II, that
God-send to women" Il is entitled to
wear the "blue ribbon" Of merit as vel
e the blne ibbon Of tempeTance.