Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-29
TIE Me-" ..,3la in Temperance.
F." WHISKY EAEDECgESES."
TEEH VOICE,
The Leading Temperance Paper, Sounds
the Ca!l 10 q Eaw Crusade IN
the Following Article.
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1t is tima at.g iaaiasswn to a
form Of alec lils 70
have been oveIic-L @ . Sc engaged
in the crusade ag4iustFtsh lisum power.
If, IS is believed ana tauant, alcohol Il
most dang ,rous Wllen It fights iii anbish,
if it is most to ba dreaded when i hnds
it's drst entrance 10 the system Ill the
pleasant sauces and dishes OF the home,
then the (or.l Of alcoholic traffic in ques-
ton is douby dauFerous, for it comes III
the guise OF medicine and attacks a sys-
TEN prepared by weakness to easily sur
render to the assault. In many
PATENT MEDICINES
which are largely consumed throughout
the country, bv all classes of people,
there is a percentage of alcohol which
puts them on a level with beer, rum and
whisky as intoxicants. It is the small
ness only of the dose prescribed which
prevents a prompt recognition OF tile i'll
toxicatiny aifects of these so-called 1nedi-
cincs by those who use them.
at is sal. to affirm that they are
MEDICINES IN NAME ONLY.
Their chief value lies in their alcoholic
effect as q stimulant. In fact, those who
know. attribute the benefits ascribed to
this class of medicines wlolly to the
stimulatiye 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 IOur
time a day is as stimulating to these
people as lis regular finger of " Bit
ters" is to the regular liquor-drinker.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
"What ought to be done at least is to
coDl6eL e5ery bateRt-me3iciRe H1aHHfdct-
nyej- to Put ON the zOyabbcr Of ms 60ttle
the quantity of alcohol ii contains. That
would at least leave people to exercise
their own Judgments More than that,
no paper truly interested in temperance
reform should print the advertisement
of anv alcoholic medicine. 1t should be
the duty Of every temperance organ1za-
ton and branch in the country to look
into lhis question, agitate 1t, and deal
with tile facts Just as earnestly and as
honestly as other facts have been dealt
with.
Approaching the gravity of the issue
raised by the strong statement OF tacts
made in the foregoing article, we wish
to call general attention to the fact that
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
and DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
contain
NO ALCOHOL NO WHISKY, NO 1NroAI-
CANT OF ANY KIND.
These medicines are equally free from
opium and other narcotics.
They are in the strictest meaning OF
the words, temperance medicines. Oh no
other medicine, put up especially Tor
woman's use can it be t'WfhfHllY Qt357ned,
as of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
that IL coRtaiRS neither alcohol nor OPIUM
or other narcotic 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 one. The great
value of "GOlden Medical Discovery -
in the cure OF diseased or derangsd con-
ditions of the stomach and digestive and
nutritive organs is testified by tens o;
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 nutrluve or
gans, it enables a full and pure supply. OF
blood to be sent to every part or the body
WOMEN KNOW ITS WORTH.
Women who are always appreciative
Of benefits, have been especially appre-
ciative OF the benefits following the use
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Its
wonderful cures of irregularities, intaIn-
nations, ulcerstons and female troubles,
have caused women to name It, tnat
God-send to women" Il IS entitled g
wear the "blue ribbon of merit as Weu
ss the blue ribbon Of temperance.