Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-27
STRENUOUSNESS.

Energetic, persevering action is gener-
ally necessary to overcome the obstacles
and attain great and noble ends in life.
So, too, II one is afflicted with a dread
disease which has fastened itself upon
some Of the organs OF the body and
becomes firmly seated as a lingering or
chronic malady, active and persistent
treatment is generally necessary to dislodge
the enemy.
Since any medical treatment. however
good 1t may be, must be long continued
in order to be effective in old established
and therefore obstinate cases, how import
ant that the remedial agencies employed
be of a harmless character. To be safe
and harmless, when their use is thus pro-
tracted, they should be OF such nature as
to be easily eliminated or carried out of
the system when they have performed their
work, Just as the refuse Of food Is carried
out OF the system. Most mineral medicines
are not thus easily gotten rid of. Take
arsenic, for instance. II introduced into the
system In any considerable quantity 1t win
lodge in the brain, liver, kidneys and
other parts and there remain as a foreign
body to set up irritation and disease for a
long period of time II death does not
sooner intervene. This is also true of most
mineral medicines.
With medicines of vegetable composition
It is different. They do their work by
aiding the natural functions of the several
organs OF the body for which they have
an affinity. and like the refuse of our
food, are carried out of the system through
the natural emunctories-the lungs. skin.
kidneys and bowels, Thu no injury is done
to the system in cases where the use OF
such medicines is continued for q long
period Of time, Especially is this true IL
the medicine taken is free from alcohol.
It is well known. however, that even small
portions Of alcohol taken for a considerable
period Of time will do serious injury to the
bodily organs and functions and especially
to the brain. How important, then, in
choosing a medicine for treating a malady
Of long standing and when medicines must.
in order to cure, be perseveringly taken
for a considerable period OF time. that
those only should be used which are
known to be free of alcohol and OF vege-
table composition,
With most medicines put up for family
use and sold through druggists. their com
position is kept a profound secret known
only to those who compound and put them
out for sale. Any afflicted person who
buys and uses them, does SO, as 1t we're,
in the dark, IL not indeed at his or her
peril. They may. and generally do, con-
tain a very large percentSke of alcohol
or cheap whiskey which thoroughly unfits
them for protracted use. But this is mot
the worst fault of many OF them. objec-
tionable though It Is. Narcotics and min
eral poisons, which we have shown tn be so
harmful. especially when used protraetedly,
are contained in many OF these secret COM
pounds.
To overcome the well-grounded and
reasonable objections of the more intelll-
gent to the use OF secret. medicinal
compounds. DR.. r. v. Pierce. OF Buffalo.
N. ", some time ago. decided to make
q bold departure from the usual course
pursued by the makers OF put-up medl-
cines for domestic use. and 50 has published
broadcast and openly to the whole world.
a full and complete list Of all the ingre-
dents entering into the composition OF his
widely celebrated medicines. nus he has
taken his numerous patrons and patients
into his full confidence. Thus. too. he has
removed his medicines from among secret
nostrums OF doubtful merits. and made
| them Remedies OF Known Compositions.
BY this bold step he has shown that HIS
] formuIas are OF such excellence that he