Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-31
GIVE NATURE A CHANCE.

The strongest minds have gotten their
inspiration direct from Nature. Nature
Is the great teacher of mankind. We
can look to Nature for all our needs In
the recent kusso-Japanese war the sur
ge0ns of the japanese navy and army
discovered that wounds would heal more
rapidly and with better success if left to
Nature. They washed the wounds with
water which had been boiled and thus
steriHzed = then bandaged the wounds
with clean llnen-no powerful drugs or
antiseptics We're used In their first aid to
the injured. Such methods resulted in
the loss of only 81 out of 6S2 men treated
in q naval hospital for their wounds. 1t
is only from lack Of observing Natures
laws that most of us suffer at one time
or another from indigestion, impure
blood and q generally rundown system.
Our remedy lies in Natures laboratory
deep in the fragrant WoodS-where are
many American plants, the roots of
which when properly treated will sup
ply health-giying tonic.
Many years ago physician who had
an extensive practice among the afflicted
made striking departure from the usual
methods of his confreres in medicine-he
went straight to Nature for the cure of
those stomach disorders which resulted
so often in an an8mic condition or i'm
pure blood, leSS OF appetite. pale or
pimply skin, feeling of lassitude and
the Black Cherry-tree, the root of the
Mandrake, Stone root. Queens root,
BloodroOt and Golden Seal root made
into scientific, non-alcoholic extract by
the use of glycefne. made the best altera-
tive and tonic. The refreshing influence
of this extract is at once apparent in the
recovered strength of the patient-the
vital fires Of the body burn brighter and
their increased activity consumes the
tissue rubbish which otherwise ma
poison the system. This Alternative ana
tonic extract has been found TO stand
alone as a safe. inyigorating tonic, as it
does not depend on alcohol for false
stimulation, but is Natures 0lC4l method
of streng thenng and cleansing the sys-
tenn 1t tones up the stomach and the
blood in NatuIe's own way. 1t is well
known all owe. the world az Dr. Pierees
Golden Medical Discovery. The name
was given to this vegetable compound
because one of the important ingredients
was Golden Seal root. Such an
authority as DIR. Roberts BartholoW, of
Jefferson Medical College. says rvery use
full as a st0machic tonic. Cures cataITh
of the stomach and headaches accom-
panying the same.R DR.. Grover Coe, in
his book Organic Medicines, speaking of
Golden Seal root says that "as a liver
invigorator it has felC equals" Further
he says, "in chronic Inflammation of the
bladder we deem it one OF the most reli-
convalPscing stages of feYerS, pneumonia,
dysentery and other acute diseases Hy-
drasts Golden Seal roof Is peculiarly
appropriate"
DR. Coe continues: WE would here
add that our experience has demon
strated the Hydrastis or Golden Seal root
to be a valuable remedy in bronchitis,
laryngitis, and other affections of the
respiratory organs"
uOf service in chronic catarrh of the
stomach and bowels following abuse of
alcohol, tonic after malarial fever.
Has, distinct, anti1malarlal influence
Good in all catarrhal conditions, as
uterine catarrh, leucorrhPa, etc. Is
curative agent in chronic dyspepsia"
Hobart A. Hare, M. D., University
Of Pennsylvania.
Prof John NJ Scudder in Specific Med
tive processes, and increases the assimila
ton of food By these means the blood
Is enriched, and this blood feeds the
muscular system / mention the mus
cular system because | believe it first
feels the increased power impaired by
the stimulation OF increased nutrition.
The consequent Improvement on the
nervous and glandular systems are
natural results.
In relation to its general effects on
the system. there Is no medicine an use
about aclricll there is Sltch general 1t1ldfl-
bIfItGU u OIJbftjOU. IL Is UFttGGIS QCtU I0-
garded as the tonic useful in all de-
bilitated states"
After many years of study and labo-
ratory work DR.. R. V. Pierce produced
the most happy combination of this
Golden Seal root with other efficacious
roots-enhancing and increasing in cura.
tive power these native plants from our
American forests by the addition of chem
ically pure glycerine, Of proper strength,
which is far better than alcohol, both
for extracting and preserving the medi-
cinal principles residing in plants Glyc-
crime itself is useful in medicine to sub
due inflammation and by cleansing the
membrane of the stomach of abnormal
secretions aids in the cure of dyspepsia,
and stomach and intestinal troubles:
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, 1908 pages is sent free, on receipt
of stamps, to pay expense of mailing only.
Send q one-cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DR.. R.V. Pierce,
663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.