Evening star., 1905-10-23
A NEW DEPARTURE.
"Taking Time by the Forelock.

All observing people must have
noticed a growing sentiment IN this
country in favor Of using only put-up
foods and medicines of known COM
position. 1t is but natural that one
should have some interest IN the
composition of that which he is ex-
pected to swallow, whether it be
food, drink or medicine. This senti-
ment has resulted in the introduction
in the legislatures of many OF the
States. as also in the Congress of the
United States, bills providing for the
publication of formula or ingredients
on wrappers and labels OF medicines
and foods put up for general con-
sumption.
Recognizing this growing disposi-
tion on the part OF the public gen
erally, and satisfied that the fullest
publicity can only add to the we'll
earned reputation of his proprietary
medicines, DR.. r. V. Pierce OF But
falo, n. ", has taken time by the
forelock," as it were, and is publish
ing broadcast, and on each bottle
wrapper. full and complete list OF
all the ingredients entering into his
medicines, Golden Medical Dlscov-
ery," the popular liver invigorator,
stomach tonic, blood purifier and
heart regulator also of his "Favorlte
Prescription" for weak, over-work-
ed, broken-down, debilitated, nerv-
Gus, invalid women.
- This bold and outspoken move
ment on the part of DR.. Pierce has,
by showing exactly what his we'll
Known medicines are composed OF,
completely disarmed all harping crit
les who have heretofore unjustly at
lacked them. A little pamphlet has
been compiled, from the standard
medical authorities of all the several
schools of practice, showing the
strongest Endorsements by leading
medical writer's OF the several in
gradients which enter into Doctor
Pierce's medicines and recommend
ing these ingredients for the cure of
the diseases for which DR.. Pierce's
medicines are advised. A copy of
this little booklet is mailed free to
any one desiring to learn more con-
cerning the valuable, native, medici-
nal plants which enter into the COM
position of DR.. Pierce's medicines.
A request, by postal card or letter,
addressed to DR.. R. v Pierce, Buf-
falo, n. Y, will bring this little book
let by return post. 1t tells exactly
what ingredients are used in the
making of Dr. Pierce's famous medi-
CineS.
This striking departure of DR..
Pierce from the usual course pur-
sued by the manufacturers of pro-
prietary medicines, at once takes
his medicines out of the class gen
orally known as patent" or secret
medicines, neither of which term is
at all applicable to them, as their
formula now appears on the wrap
per of every bottle leaving the great
laboratory at Buffalo, N. Y. 1t
places them in a class all by them
selves. Neither of them contains any
alcohol. which fact alone should
cause them to be classed all by them
selves and as entirely harmless vege-
table extracts, made and preserved
by the use of glycerine and not with
the usually employed strong alcohol,
which works SO much injury, espe-
cially in cases where treatment, even
though of the best, must be contin-
ued for considerable periods of time,
in order to make the cure perma-
nent.
Many years ago DR.. Pierce found
that chemically pure glycerine, of
proper strength, was far better than