Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21
A DEEP MYSTERY SOLVED.
Women Blinded by Science.

The Doctor writes his prescription in
Latin and the patient shuts her eyes to
what she is swallowing. She takes that
much on faith. If it should cure her she
doesn't know what cured her. If the
prescription Injuries her she doesn't know
what did the injury. The physician is
experimenting with different preScrip-
lions ali the time. Sometimes his medi-
cine is successful in the case but often
not. This mystery of concealed pre-
] ScriptiOn is intended to mystify and to
blind the patient One physician of wide
experience and national reputation does
not believe in mystifyi1g the public, nor
does ne grasp at the stars, but believes
Gh2t Nature provides that which is neceS-
sary for our health and happiness.
When the womanly system is deranged
beyond the stage where it will respond
to sunshine, good air, cheerfulness and
proper rest; when the balance of health
is seriously disturbed this doctor believes
that Nature has placed at your hand
the balance of power for good. Hidden
In our American forests are many plants
which correct and cure those distressing
ailments which cause women to suffer
with backache, bearing-down pains, pain
In the back or front of the head. nervous
ness and lassitude. Most all women who
love Nature, who like to wander through
the woods, have at one time or another
plNhCu GIlO Dcdubllul DlOSSOm O1 inc
Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium). This is not
only beautiful but very useful plant.
The root of this plant when treated
properly with glycerine to extract it's
medicinal virtues is valuable in all cases
Of nervous excitability or irritability,"
says Prof: John NJ; Scudder, N: D. An
other authority, Prof. F. Ellingwood,
NJ. D., says of this plant: Exercises
special influence upon nervous conditions
depending upon disorders of the female
organs" Another plant which is fire.
quently found in our American forests is
HelOnias, or Unicorn root. The AMERI-
CAN DIsPENsAToRY says of this plant,
that it possesses decidedly beneficial
influence in an enfeebled condition of
the general system, with weakness or
dull pain in the renal, or lumbo-Sacral
(small of the back) region. In dis
eases OF the womanly organs, it is one of
our most valuable agents, acting as a
uterine tonic, and gradually removing
abnorma! conditions, while at the same
time it imparts tone and vigOr to the
organs" Hence, it is much used in ca
tarrhal, pelvic drains, Irregularities and
painful periods. Prof: King further says,
of Unicorn root: IA particular phase
removed by it is the irritability and
dependency that often attends these
troubles referring to the ailments Just
mentioned). 1t has been found especially
adapted to those cases in which pelvic
fullnesS, and the aching, bearing down
organs feel as If they aCOltld fall out of
the body"
DR.. Pierce, chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical fnsti-
tute of Buffalo, n. Y, says, that a COM
bination of the active principles of these
two, native plants together with Golden
Seal root, Black Cohosh and Blue Cohosh
roots when extracted by the use of pure,
trlPie-rehned glycerine of proper strength
(which Is used instead of alcohol. will
almost invariably cure those peculiar
weaknesses and malad1es incident to
women. That is why Dr. Pierce, nearly
forty years ago, decided to put up in a
ready : to- use form, tt Prescription"
which he had found 80 useful In his
large practice.
DR.. Pierce is frank and open about
his ready prepared medicine, called DIR.
P1erce's Favorite Prescription -he tells
just what is contained in it-he saws
1t Is not cure-all, as it serves only a
slngleness of purpose, being for women's
peculiar weaknesses and maladies. the
only medicine put up for sale through
druggists for the cure of such maladieS,
all the ingredients Of which have the en-
dorsement of leading medical practi-
tloners and writers, as being the very
best known remedies for the ailments for
which "Favorite Prescription is advised.
All this will be learned to the readers
full satisfaction by perusing a booklet of
u oCJo GOu1pllcu ny III.
standard authorities OF the several schools
of practice, and which will be sent free
to any address on request for same,
mailed TO DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
1t stands alone DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is the only medicine for
woman's peculiar weakness and affec-
tions, all the ingredients of which are
printed upon the bottle-wrapper In plain
English. so that all who take it may
know exactly what they are using.
A further reason for the unprecedented
popularity of the "Favorite Prescription .
Of DR.. Pierce for the special use of women
Is to be found in the fact that it contains
not drop of alcohol He does not be-
lieve that an alcoholic compound is bene-
fetal for those affections peculiar to
women because the after-effect of spiritu-
Gus wines or alcoholic medicines is harm
full for weak, invalid, nervous women.
What "Favorite Prescription I" has done
for others it will no doubt, DO FOR YOU, If
similarly afflicted. and you give it good
fair and faithful trial.