Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-07-01
The New Issue in Temperance.
"WNESNY MEDICINES"
THE VOICE,
The Leading Temperance Paper, Sounds
the Call to New Crusade In
the Following Article.
"ANOTHER HEAD ON THE HYDRA


1t 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
1rOst dangerous when it fights III ambush,
# it is most to be dreaded when it finds
its first entrance to the system in the
pleasant sauces and dishes of the home,
then the form of alcoholic traffic in ques-
ton is doubly dangerous, for it comes in
the guise of medicine and attacks a 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 which
puts them on a level with beer, ruin and
whisky as intoxicants. 1t is the small
ness only of the dose prescribed which
prevents prompt recognition of the in
toxicating effects of these so-called medi-
cines by those who use them.
1t 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 ascribeG to
this class Of medicines wholly to 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 day is as stimulating to these
people as his regular " finger of ''bit-
tiers " is to the regular liquor-drinker.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
"What ought to be done at least is to
compel every Patent-medicine Dlanufact-
nrer TO put on the a0yabber Of his bottle
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 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 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 call general attention to the fact that
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
contain
NO ALCOHOL, NO WHISKY, NO INTOXI-
CANT OF ANY KIND.
These medicines are equally free from
opium and other narcotics.
They are in the strictest meaning of
She words, temperance medtciHeS. OF no
other medicine, put up especially for
woman's use can it be tjtHthfHIlp affirmed,
as of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
that it contains 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
1 value of Golden Medical Discovery :"
/ IN the cure of diseased or deranged con-
{ ditious of the stomach and digestive and
/ 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 nutritive or
gans, it enables full and pure supply o.
blood TO be sent to every part of the body
WOMEN KNOW IT'S WORTH.
Women who are always appreciativ,
of benefits, have been especially appre
ciative of tie benefits following the us'
of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t
wonderful cures of irregularities, inham
nations, alterations and female troubles
J have caused women to name it, tina
God-send to women" 1t is entitled t
wear the :" blue ribbon" of merit as wei
Is the blue ribbon of temperance.