Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
The Facts About Pe=ru=na.

Is Peruna an alcoholic beverage in disguise? Isit possible to us Peruna
as a substitute for whiskey? Do people buy Peruna and use it as a toddy or
a btters, or a bracer?
1t would be the easiest thing in the world for any one to demonstrate the
ialsity Of such statements Letany one goto the drug store and purchasea bot
teo + Peruna" Lethim undertake to use itas beverage, Or take this remedyin
loses considerably larger than those prescribed on the bottle Would the result
DC alcoholic mtoxlcatlon? Nothing the sort. Let any one try it and see.
Peruna is a medical compound quite heavily loaded with medicinal ingred-
tents II taken in doses larger than prescribed it sould produce a positive
drug effect No one could take it as a beverage. 1fany one doubts these state
ments, try it and see. We know that Peruna cannot be used a S a bever-
a assot that VT it. will w1ars mot in tSsi pSSM that it saPaG Gr Be- NJ used 49, a = W zq9MitRts for
OR ANY OTHER WHISKEY, for that matter.
1t contains COZ ain "a a small aI per cent Of cologne spirits -; absolutely essential i to dis.
Peruna prohibit its use as a beverage. It would be the easiest thing in the
"'' Per ra ~ IS sol H. everywhere. II: The IN IHeRED1HNrs ARE PLAINLY
PRINTED ON EACH BOTTLE. It has been said over and over again that
whiskey. Now we challenge any chemist to demonstrate any such statement
Let any one who has even a snattering knowledge Of chemistry purchase a
self whether o. not it is composed Of cheap whiskey and cubebs OF course,
cubebs is one of the Ingredients Of Peruna, but there art many other ingred-
least four other medicinal ingredients. To be sure, no chemist could s. ana
lze Peruna as to be able to identify the various medicinal ingredients This
is beyond the ability of any chemist. But any ordinary chemist would be able
to say that Peruna is heavily loaded with medicinal ingredients Of some kind
Now why are these statements repeated when their fality could be 50
easily demonstrated? Simply because there is continued hostility toward Pc"
rna on the part of the medical profession. Very likely the magazines which
took up the crusade against Peruna and denounced it as a cheap beverage
were misled by statements of the medical profession. Probably they were
sincere in their attitude towards it. But now, after all these things have beer
said and refuted, it would seem to be in order for such people to use a little
fairness and common sense in the matter
Every time any one says that Peruna is nothing but cheap whisksy and
cubebs he is telling a lie, an absolute falsehood. Most people intend to speak
the truth. But the prevalent habit Of repeating other peoples statements
without investigation as to their truth, has led many wel-meaning people to
say these false things about Peruna.
w. Used d according !, to . the , djrectj 10 On tn the bottle PERUNA is a SAFE
taken in excess of those doses, it will produce drug effects very unpleasant to
the person who takes it.
tits therefore up to every honest person to quit making such statements
concerning Peruna, or acknowledge that he is repeating ISLANDERS about which
ae knows nothing. One might just as well say that Castor Oil is an intozicant;
that if taken in large enough doses it will operate Is a "booze" IF neonla
never tried to see, but simply repeated such statements about Castor Oil the
majority of people would come to believe them. It is no easier to demonstrate
such a statement about Castor Oil than it would be about peruna.
Any one who takes Peruna knows that such statements are false. To saw
that Peruna is cheap whSkey and cubebs may constitute good material f1
Jokes on the vaudeville stage, but there is no excuse for any one Who Dre4e,ds
to be truthful saying over again this ottrepeated falsehood.