Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-08-14


Bcr,yville,
Clarke Co, Va
Dear sir:
In reading the COURIER one i struck
with the number of psieni mrs.:..i..c nj
vertisements seen in its co.usn, rh.
evil results OF these advertisements are
very apparent to any one with even y
limited knowledge OF meiicinc. h.,i ,,,,
who does not posses any ~ucs Anowlca-,
and who is suffering from one of Ia.
many complaints enumerated la th,j
statements, may very easily be misled
Even 1t these SD called remedies are
capable of curing such diseases a. their
champions claim. it is absolutely impnS
sible for layman To make prope,
diagnosis, and therefore impo>>ibl, 20,
him to know which of them to use \,
example of such an error is The general
tendency of people To believe tina, the
Kidneys are diseased becaus.; of pain in
the back, but as q matter of fact. |, is
extremely rare that diseased kidneys
cause any such symptom. The POSSIBLE
ity OF such an error is, TO great extent
eliminated, in the case OF those prepare.
tons that. according to the Manufac.
turers, are good for every disease TO
which human flesh is heir. But thanks
TO the advancement of science, no ply
stefan OF the present day will admit tina,
these remedies are good for ANYTHING
like the number OF diseases claimed for
them, even were they prescribed ration
ally, and with the promiscuous manner
In which they are used, they undoubtedly
In many intances do decided harm. The
following are examples of some of their
statements.
Bowel Complaint In Children"
During the summer months children
are subject to disorders of the bowels.
which should receive careful attention
as soon as the first unnatural looseuess
OF the bowels appears. The best medi.
cine In use for bowel complaint is Cham.
beriain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, as IL promptly controls any uu-
natural iooseness of the bowels, whether
1t be In child or adult. In another para.
graph we are told how violent case of
cholera morbus was cured by the same
medicine.
WAR Against Consumption"
Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs
and colds perfectly and you are in no
danger Of consumption. Do not risk
your health by taking some unknown
preparation, when FoIey's Honey and
Tar is safe and certain in results.
Halls Catarrh Cure" Is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood and
mucus surfaces and cures catarrh.
Many cases OF disorder of the stomach
are permanently cured by Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Lack of time and space will not permit
OF full consideration of all of the above
statements, but an analysis of several Of
them viii show most decided misrepre-
sentation of facts
Looseness of the bowels is due 10 one
OF two conditions, namely, improper food
which Is not digested and acts as an irri-
tant; or to an acute bacterial infection.
In the very large majority of cases the
responsibility lies with the former. In
either case, nature is exertine its best
efforts TO get rid of the offending mater
ial, and any drug that will stop this will
90 harm instead of good The most
rational treatment in such cases. is MOTTO
interfere with nature, but aid her bv
giving purgarive in order that the
intestinal tract may be the more
thoroughly cleansed, and by reducing
the diet 80 that as little as possible win
be taken in. II these statements he ac-
cepted as true, 1t is easy to see that the
administration of this medicine will ac-
compiish no good, and it will not be
difficult to prove that considerable harm
may result from it's use. In the Jon rnal
OF American Medical Association. vol
40, p. SIS, 1906. can be found a communi-
cation from correspondent in British
Columbia giving the particulars of the
following case: !. A male infant two weeks
Old died after having been given three
drops OF OF preparation containing
opium. The child was apparently gu fer
ing from collie and his mother gave him
. few drops 90 OF ChamberIain's Collie
Choiera Diarrhoea Remedy. AT the ID,
quest the child's father testified that the
remedy was giveB-about midnight Sstur-
Jay. or early Sunday morning. The
child died at eleven p. m. Sunday. On
Ihe iabefof the bottle IL is stated that he
aose Tor an adult is one teaspoonfu,
and Tor an infant two To fifteen drops
'r fs> g. the phs SIcian la attend trsf-l
iheu thai fifteen would be absolutely /
a'al To an infani The cnrouer's inv
'r"usi'i IN verdicl tnst the child died
r'm 'he Effects .f opium. consaip.d in (
-hsmb' rlian's Eoic, Cholera aud Diar-
'hsa ;emc.iy. given To the child with
'ut knowledge, ot the fact hat the mrdi.
;ine coninin.d opium. aud lhst desth
'esuiled by mi>advrn,urc.
la Ike sain. I"ur.nl is the following
fem taken from a newspaper. Judge
smith s"ntenced Miss Ella Clarke cf his
NY (Ma~on iiy) Ia MI Pleasant As, Ium