Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
THE TRUEsT GUARANTY OF MERIT.

open TO EVERYBODY is the fullest information as to
~ the properties and uses Of the several ingredients
entering into DR.. Pierces family medicines. All OBJ
serving people must have noticed growing sentiment in
this country in favor Of using only putup foods and medi
cnes Of known composition It is but natural that one
should have some interest in the composition Of that which
he expected to swallow whether it be food drink med
icne This sentiment has resulted in the introduction in
the legislatures of many of the States as also in the Con-
gress of the United States, bills providing for the pubca
ton of formula ingredients on wrappers and labels OF
medicines and foods put up for general consumption
Recognizing this growing disposition on the part OF the
public generally and satisfied that the fullest publicity
XIV odd 70 he eIearned reputation of his proprietary
medicines Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. w. has "taken
time by the foreoc" it were, and is publishing broad
cast and each bottewrapper full and complete list OF
all the ingredients entering into his medicines "Goaen
Medical Discovery" and "Favorte Prescription"
This striking departure of Dr. Pierce from the usual
course pursued by the manufactures OF proprietary ed
cnes takes his medicines out OF the class generally
known "patent" secret medicines, neither OF which
term is at all applicable to them as their formula now
appears wrapper of every bottle leaving the great
laboratory Buffalo, N. Y 1t places them in class all
BY Themselves Neither of them contains any alcohol which
fact alone should them to be cased all by themselves
and entirely harmless vegetable extracts made and pre-
served by the of gycerine and not with the usually EN-
poyed strong alcohol which works so much injury espe-
cialy in where treatment even though OF the BEST
must be continued for considerable periods of time in order
to make the cure permanent.
gycerine of proper strength far better than alcohol
both for extracting and preserving the medicinal principles
residing Indigenous, native medicinal plants such
he employees exclusively IN manu1acturlnS MS
Some of these medicinal roots have since Dr. Pierce
first commenced to them advanced SO in price, that they
may be cultivated with great profit by farmers This is
especially of Golden Seal root which ente into both
the Doctors vGoden Medical Discovery" and his Favorte
Prescription" 1t brings upward OF $15o pound,
although formerly selling at from IS to 20 cents pound
Many of this valuable root annually consumed
in Doctor Pierces laboratory.
In this way the afflicted who may think favoraby of
using these nonsecre medicines taken into Dr. Peces
full confidence and informed to the properties and
Uses of each several vegetable ingredients OF which
they composed.
When a woman takes "Favorite Prescription" she
knows just what she is using Dr. Pierce takes his patients
into his full confidence His medicines not secret
pound are not patent medicines but the favoe prescp
ons of regular graduated physician of large experience
in actual practice.
Thus you do not have to rely upon Dr. Perces recon-
mendaton alone the marvellous curative properties
possessed by his "Goden Medical Discovery" for the cure
of weak stomachs dyspepsia torpid liver or b1o1sness
impure blood and kindred ailments nor of his "Favorte