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-NEGATIVE ELECTRIC FLUID,
Pil>arcil by X. W. Seal, M- !>•
Reason* why it should be used instead of any other treat
ment in all Febrile affections :
Ist .-- Economy of Time.— As only one-seventh
I :be ordinary time is required to effect a cure.
dl.-~Economy, or Money. —As it c wt but one
dollar.
.Ii l Economy of Feeling. —As it saves tho
suffering of a long sickness ami the consequent treat
mom; tho annoyance of taking nauseating doses of
medicine, their disagreeable operation, and the pain of
ling confinement; but little of the fluid bclug necessary,
and that pleasant in its effects.
4th. Economy of Thought. —As when
know n, it will remove all dread aud anxiety at present
existing, respecting febrile affections; particularly while
a dear friend is sick.
sth.— Economy of Health.—As tho system
is not reduced, and Consequently racked; nor is tho fever
subject to be followed by chronic disease.
tit It. —Economy of Life. —As the cure is effected
before aud without reducing the patient, consequently
removing, in a corresponding degree, all danger of a fatal
termination.
Ollier reasons might bn added, but these are deemed
sufficient to satisfy all classes and persons in all condi
tions of life.
The above reasons are more particularly applicable to
the immediate treatment on the llrst attack, but will
apply with equal force to cases which have been subject
ed to or have become reduced, corresponding of course
•O the nature of the case at the time it is first adminis
tered.
As this remedy gives so prompt, effectual and perma
nent relief, in all ordinary cases, when used soon after
the attack, persons can scarcely realise that they had
been really much sick, and very naturally conclude tin y
were not attacked with fever, and if so, “it was trifling
—a little cold, which gave alarm—it could have been
nothing of consequence—it would have passed off witli
out anything—that medicine had noeffect.” The general
impression on the subject of fever Is such, that thoughts
not unlike the above follow the cure of a common case
as naturally as men think at all; and it is not until
the individual has witnessed many eases that he can fully
realize the truth; and even then bo may conclude them
all very Hitting cases, which would have readily yielded
to any simple medicine, yet persons, though they have
been thus successful in perhaps hundreds of cases, must
expect that there will cases occur where there is some
organic or local cause so great as to require particular
attention, or though successful in reducing the fever,
it will again rise as the influence of the “ Fluid” passes
off, as the exciting cause may still exist. It is to guard
against disappointment lti such eases that 1 have given
aud frequently refer to what 1 liuva called a “ synopsis.”
Rnuarks on Fevers In (General*
On this subject 1 wish to be fully understood. ]ly the
term “ levers,” I comprehend ail febrile affections to
which the human frame is subject, including small pox
and other eruptive fevers; but as they arise by a great
variety of causes, and in quite dissiiuitar duustitutious
and habits, they of course differ considerably in their
development und exhibit a variety of forms or types;
yet all are distinguished by the same general character
istics —that ol undue excitement in tho circulatory and
nervous systems —inducing more or less unnatural fre
quency in the pulse, sense of heat, dryness of the skin,
debility, it c.
To show that 1 am not wholly alone in the opinion I
mlvauce, 1 quote from tho celebrafud Prof. T. Watson,
of King's College, London, whose work on the “ Princi
ples and Practice of Physic” Is a text book in many of
our medical colleges, aud consequently standardauthority.
On page 834, bo says:—“We hear continually, both in
and out of the profession, different species of fever spo
ken of. lly the public, Typhus Fever, Drain Fever,
Bilious Fever, Putrid Fever, i.ow Fever, Nervous Fever,
Ac. Ami systematic writers are to the full as particular:
Mucous Fever, Ataxic, Adynamic, G astro-JCn torie, and
so forth. Now, admitting that fever shows itself under
various forms, 1 am persuaded that the effect upon the
mind of all this sub-division, is bad and hurtful. It
encourages a disposition, already too prevalent, to pre
scribe for a disease according to its name. There is no
line of genuine distinction between continued fevers,
that can be relied on. They rnn insensibly into each
other, even the most dissimilar of them, and are often
traceable to the same cause.”
The above is a great fact, one worthy of remembrance
und 1 would impress nil your minds the fully of huutlng
up or troubling youisulf about a “ name;” if you have
fever, treat it at once us hereafter directed, and you
mill be well Instead of any distinctcharacter being devel
oped, so as to bo properly named by the most scientific.
This assertion is no hypothesis based on closet specula
tions or visions of mind, but on experience at the bed
side of tlie sick, in hundreds, aye, thousands of cases
(by myself and others) under a great variety of cir
cumstances, seasons and climates. Dear this in mind,
and treat at once without regard to name, and rest
assured you will soon bo freed from all dread of linger
ing and dangerous fevers. But as cases may have be
come developed before the “ Fluid” is given, either by
neglect, or uuder some other treatment, 1 will describe
as briefly as possible the proper course to bo pursued in
all of the most prominent fevers, though the “ Rules”
aud “ Synopsis” will be amply sufficient for all those
accustomed to attendance upou the sick.
Hides important to be observed in all cases in using the
Negative Electric Fluid.
Ist. It should be given in three or four times its own
quantity of water, and may be sweeteued or uot at
pleasure.
2d. Patients must bo free from all currents of air,
(though there should always ho free ventilation in the
sick room,) nor attempt to go about while under its in
fluence.
3d. it must be continued whenever the fever subsides,
or is evidently passing off; to be resumed when it
begins to rise again, should such be tho cuse uuder any
circumstances.
4th. When the fever begins to subside, patients must
bo left perfectly quiet; free from all excitement; should
not bo questioned as to their wants or feelings, nor
attempt tocouvorse. rood or take any exercise whatever
till their own natural feelings, independent of all extra
neous Influences, iiiduce them to rise or speak; nor
should any conversation tv allowed in their hearing, iu
which they may feel more or less Interested, but be left
quiei to all intents aud purposes.
Sth. Fluids should be allowed, while giving it as
plentifully, and as long as the patient desires und no
longer; they may consist of cold water, mucilaginous
drinks, lemonade, any simple decoctions, or teas, either
cold or warm as parties may prefer or patients desire.
Oth. Should patients , xperlence any oppression or
faintness while in tho lying posture, so ns to occasion a
restlessness after tho fever has passed off, or enough to
occasion them to speak of it, they should have a little
wine, toddy, camphor, hartshorn, lemonade with a little
spirit, ginger, or some other stimulant ; or the face and
breast may be bathed in cold water; either of which
will give immediate relief.
TABLE OF DOSES,
For children of oue year or uuder, from 3 to 8 drops.
“ over l and under 2 years, “ 6to 15 “
“ “ 2 “ 6 “ l2 to 30 “
“ “ 6 “ 10 “ 2O to 50 “
“ 8 “ 15 half to a teaspoonful.
-All persons over fifteen considered as adults, for whom
a teuspooutul is a common dose. Old persons do not
require as much as young, or those in the prime of life;
nor females, as a general rule, as much as males.
There is no particular care necessary in giving it to
childreu —those of teu years of age frequently having
taken full doses; but for a little guide, 1 have given the
ulsjve table, with the remark that, us a general rule,
children require more than adults in proportion.
By observing the above directions, the medicine will
bo found agreeable in all of Its effecta, the expectations
of the most sanguine realized, and many perfectly
astonished. My object in being thus particular is, that
tlie full benefit of the medicine may be obtained, and
not on account of any actual nei'estity of such strict ob
servances.
IttltouM or Remittent Fever.
llive a tcuspouful of “ Fluid” (see rule Ist) once in
two hours, till tlie fever is evidently passiug off; this
constitutes the whole treatment in all simple coses of
fever, with such observances as are set forth in the
“ Rules.” But should there be prominent local symp
toms. or known local existing causes, they should lie
attended to nt once, and while gtviug tlie “ Fluid.”
See Synopsis.
If in any ease the b wels are particularly constipated
or confined, give a at liartic (see auxiliaries) with the
first portion ; they must be opened or the fever may rise
again.
Where the lever is very high, pulse running llrt or
upwards, und the patient is not particularly susceptible
to the influence of medicine—uot easily operated on by
medicine generally—a double dose, or two leaspoonsful
may be given at first with advantage, and even repeated
iu two hours—ls it—the pulse—lias uot been softened.
thus showing the medicine has taken effect.
Bathiug the surface witli water at an agreeable
temperature, the saline wash, vinegar or spirits und
w ater, in these difficult eases, will afford relief and aid
the medicine much in taking effect.
Congestive Fever.
Give two teaspoonsful aud repeat every two hours till
the pulse becomes more full nud soft, then only h tea
spoonful, to be discontinued as tho fever subside). As
the bowels are generally confined, and it is frequently
very difficult to get medicine to operate 111 this disease,
no time should be lost to get them open, give some active
cathartic with the “ Fluid” aud repeat as may bo neces
sary till it operates; cuemas (injections) may alto be
used to advati tage; also, mustard to tho extremities, or
friction (rubbing) with the hands or flannel: also, cold
applications to the head. Quinine may be added to the
“ Fluid” if thought advisable, gee Synopsis.
Nervous Fever, Typhus, slit,, anti Putrid
or Spotted Fever.
As these fevers are all of one character, differing
inaitiiy in degree, being all of a low grade, the pulse
nTi i. ?i .T r) ’ wu '’ * b’eneral great depression, there is
111 “•' |mn * ,in ß’ them—at least so far as
Co “o erne<l ln tlo-se low fevers, when
Ptl”nce wUI be required; still
tin. r,,,,! ~ . * **'* “ ’he.v frequently ruu weeks under
*r i,h , th k *r *
convalescence. “**"* to “ Übl, * h “ Pmumt
BhOUU if® bommenced-whieh may
nfori *ao oth *’ w 'thout detriment—With
a teaspoonful of Fluid every two hours, till the pulse
becomes fuller or lager in volume, then to be continued
>nc in U or tight hours till the fever entirely subsides.
In bad cases, from three to live grains each of quinine \
and capsicum (Cayenne pepper) or some tonic and • riiun
liiut (see auxiliaries , should be added to ouch dose. The
bowels should be kept gently open, and small portions
of some hepatic Should be given occasionally, even
though tlie bowels should be very loose. The patient
should ho sustained by nourishing aud mucilagenous
drinks—such as are in common use in such cases.—
Where the skin is very dry, sponging the surface as di
rected in bilious fever, will be found advantageous.
Tonics should be used during convalescence, in ail eat.es
which have become reduced.
Pnsuiiionla, Typhoid Pneumonia, hung
or Winter Fever
dive a teuspwuful of tho “Fluid” every two hours,
with a wine-glassful of a strong decoction of bouevet; or
half tlie quantity may be giveu every hour till relieved,
then, ut longer intervals, say once iu six or eight hours.
The boneset tea should lie given warm till tlie violent
symptoms arc allayed, or the patient is relieved; then
cold; fomentations, mustard plaster, or something ol
the kftid, to bo applied over tho seat of pain; keep tho
bowels gently open.
Variola, Varioloid, Rubeola und Sear In-
Unit; or Small Pox, Vurloloid, Measles,
and Scarlet Fever.
As all of those diseases are attended with fever, which
in fact is tlie most prominent symptom, tlie treatment
differs I,ne little from that of common fevers. Remember
never wait to learn the “ name,” whether it is one or tho
other, or neither, as they all commence with J'erer, but
treat it at once; govern the lover und there will be no
trouble; there will b w but tilth, eruption even in small
]mjx. This, to most minds, is anew idea, and doubtless
will bo regarded with ridicule by many. 1 nevertheless
boldly make the assertion, that small pox, if treated as
1 direct, will lie cut short; attended with but little erup
tion; little or no pitting, und that there is no necessity of
its running its ordinary course. On this I will stake
not only my reputation, bnt all that 1 bold most dear;
besides, on this subject, 1 Imve good authority; that of
Frol'. Watson, previously quoted. lie says, page 874:
“ Von may abate the force of the eruptive fever, and
keep down, it is believed, the number (f the pustules by
spline purges, Ac.” ilere is the admission that it may
be done. 1 nave not only proven it mug be, but has
been done iu numerous cases that occurred on board
ship. See the account appended.
(live a tcasixjonful or more, according to the urgency
of tlie case, with a dose of salts or castor oil; repeat tlie
Fluid once iu two hours if necessary, until the fever eub
sides—though one or two doses is generally sufficient;
but it should bo given and repeated sufficiently to keep
tlie fever under control. When the throat is affected,
any of the ordinary gargles may be used, and tlie
surface bathed, as thought udvisable.
In one ease, on the ship Duchess d'Orleans, tlie Longue
and fauriis were so much swollen that the patient could
nut swulluw or speak, und lie was cured by dropping the
Fluid on liis tongue, drop by drop, till he could swallow,
when it was given in teaspoonful doses every hour, till
all alarming symptoms disappeared. Tlie swelling of
the throat was unlaced so as tu enable him to take nour
ishment in abont twelve boms by tho Fluid alone.—
Used to wet tlie throat frequently, it is doubtless the
best gargle in all such cases.
I’uerperal or Childbed Fever.
This heretofore painful, dangerous and alarming
malady to which the mother is liable, will yield to the
Negative Electric Fluid with such readiness, as to seem
to boos little consequence. A single dose or two of a
teaapoonful, almost invariably giving entire and per
manent relief; no alarm need lie entertained, as the
Fluid will arrest it in a short time. It should he re
peated as long as the fever continues, as iu other cases.
The bowels of course should bo attended to.
In connection with this subject, 1 cannot refrain from
making a few general remarks, which, if regarded by
the ladies, will save them much puin and suffering. It
is to inform them of tlie happy effect of the Fluid in
many of their trials. In child-birth, its relaxing and
soothing effect deprives the labor Os much of its pains
and difficulties; it must be tried to be appreciated.—
Painful menstruation will be relieved at once by a com
mon dose andretiriug. Restlessness, nervous irritability,
ora cold taken at a delicate time, is easily relieved by
its use; iu short, it is oue of the most convenient and
effectual remedies lor many of the ills of females, if not
the most so of any medicine known. Its effect is uniform,
relaxing tlie whole system, removing all excitability
und iritability of tho nervous as well as the circulatory.
It will uot force sleep like opiates, hut it will sooth and
quiet the system so that one can sleep naturally and
healthy ; hence its use in so many cases.
Synopsis.
To avoid constant repetition, and condense the treat
ment as much as possible, I give under this head general
directions for all cases. As the Negative Electric Fluid
will change tho condition called lever, or subdue and
control it under all circumstances, without regard to the
name, it may be or ought to be called, it should be given
wherever or whenever it exists; yet it cannot be ex
pected to control all organic or local causes, which,
when such exist, must be removed in order to effect a
permanent cure.
When such indications occur in any case, they should
bo appropriate means, and these sohuld be given while
giving the “Fluid,” aud in connection with it, when
occasion requires, as they will then more readily act,
producing more general effect, besides no unnecessary
time will then be lost. As the‘,Fluid” alone will sub
due tho lever, 1 call all else auxiliary treatment.
If the bowels are costive, give a cathartic (see auxili
aries) with die iirst dose, or soon after, and should it
fail to operate in duo time, repeat die dose; if attended
with diarrhoea, give something known to be good for
dial complaint, though if caused by Irritability, the
“Fluid” will soon relieve that condition; if severe local
pain or inflammation, apply some stimulating liniment,
a mustard plaster, a blister, fomentations of bitter herbs,
or, perhaps, cloths wet iu cold water, to the part; if
violent paiu in tho head, apply cold water, ice water,
if convenient, or some cooling application, and bathe
the feet in hot water; if tho lever is very high, skin
dry and hot, with great suffering, sponge or bathe the
whole surface with water at an agreeable temperature;
“the saline wash,” vinegar aud water or spirits and
water, either will afford great relief aud aid tho medi
cine in taking effect, after which there will be no trou
ble; if the patient has been reduced or is much prostra
ted, give touic3 aud stimulants, particularly iu low
fevers, in absence of fever or when indicated; also,
during convalescence, when the patient has become re
duced; if there is nausea aud vomiting, that must be
allayed before any medicine will remain on tlie stomach
to do any good: for this purpose I generally give some
gentle emetic to cleanse the stomach; warm water, if
given plentifully, will answer every purpose; when the
stomach has settled, give the “ Fluid” and a cathartic if
necessary ; in short, treat all the prominent symptoms
as you would under any other circumstances, giving the
“ Fluid” at the same time as directed, aud success will
crown your efforts; indeed, you cannot realize it till you
have seen, and then you will lie astonished at the ease
with which you can control all febrile excitement.
Auxiliaries.
l’arties may feel at a loss to know what is meant by
cathartics, Ac., as physicians are usually particular
about what is used. 1 have tnuitd no such necessity
when using the Fluid, and to bo fully understood by
all, 1 will name a tew of the different articles of medi
cine 1 have referred to, viz:—
Cat lturties.— Articles that purge or operate on the
bowels, such as castor oil, salts, senna, any of the roots
or barks, and many pills, antibilious, Ac.; anything
known to be good for such purposes.
Hepatic*.—Anything known to act outlie liver
particularly, portal circulation and secretions generally.
Any of the articles depended ou by the different schools
for this purpose, will answer when used in connection
with the “ Fluid” or while the system is under its in
fluence. And oue may choose calomel—another, bluo
mass—the third, podophylliu—the fourth, mandrake
root, anil so on; each may take his choice and be sue
cewful.
Tonic*.— Articles that give tone or strength, such
as quinine, various barks, roots and bitter herbs. Rone
set or thoroughwort is oue of the best used in fevers.
Ai rt regents.—Sueli as check the action of the
bowels. Laudanum and other preparations of opium are
used; also, many mixtures, not properly astringents
which have tlie effect.
Mtiurelnnts. —Articles that raise or excite the
system. Capsicum (Cayenne pepper) is one of the Lost;
ginger, spirits, hartshorn. Ac., tho essences are all more
or less stimulating. These are tho only classes necessa
ry in treating fevers, though many others are generally
used, but the Negative Electric Fluid is a better “ dia
phoretic. ‘ “anodyne,” “diuretic.” -relaxant” aud
“sedative than know nin the materia Midi,-a
I shall not tax tho reader with a long list'of proofs
depending mainly on tho results of a trial, ami will
only refer to one instance of success, that on the
Parketshii) Duchess D’Orleans.
which cannot be classed among ordinary certificates •
We, the undersigned, certify to the following viz—
We took passage on the paoketsbip Duchess d'Orleans
l apt Hutton, then lying in the port of Havre, France’
aud bound tor New Vork. She sailed on the Dth of Am
KURt, lSjl, with over a hundred houN on hoard, mostly
emigrants- A few days after leaving Havre, tlie snmil
pox broke out among tlie emigrants, They were all
treated by the physician in charge. Dr. X. W.‘ Seat, with
anew remedy of his own, which he calls Negative Floe
trio Fluid, witli which he seemed to have entire control
over tho disease, arresting it in a few hours, and curing
in a very short time.
During the voyage, which lasted thirty-nine days
there were about eighty owes of small pox.'some fever’
Ac., and uot a single death. All were cured with unu
sual promptness.
from what we saw during said passage, we are fullv
convinced that the medicine used by Dr. Seat on tlie oc
casion, possesses inestimable virtues. We never before
hoard or read of febrile affections being controlled with
so mnoh ease, promptness uml certainty, or so little
trouble to the nurse. A crowded ship, a long passage,
small pox ami fever on board, and not a death.’ Tlie
fart speaks for itself.
Signed.
E. F. Filial. 84 Pearl street. New York
E. G. Fabri,
J. A. DeNohmanhy, Beaver county, Penn.
T. A. DcNoiimaxdy, Fast Liverpool, Ohio.
. . . . , Cabin Passengers.
The above statement ts correct.
w s. Hutton, Commander,
v .. . . Marstox, First Mate.
New York, Aug., 1852.
_ ... , N. W. Skat, M. D.
Address orders to
G. W. WESTBROOK, N. Y. City.
New Principle ! JSlewHemedy! No Poibon! |
iiliodos’ Fever and Ague Cure;
On Antidote to Malaria;
FOli lITE I'REVENTION AND CURE
Ol Ft-ver and Ague, or Chill Fever; Dumb Ague, and
oile r Intermittent aud Remittent Fevers; also of
Bilious l evers, accompanied by Typhoid Symp
tom! ; Typhoid Fever, Yellow Fever, Ship
ami dad Fever, General Debility, Night
Bweats, and all other forms of disease
WHICH HAVE A COMMON üBIUIN IN
Oil MIA-SMA.
f I MIESK diseases are common to many localities of tho
1 United States; but wherever they prevail, North,
South, East or West, they all equally spring from tho
sane- miasmal cause. Tho groat variety of symptoms aud
forms of disease is owing principally to difference in ago,
sex, conatilutiou aud habits of tile sufferers; but us tho
cause is the same, they will all equally yield to u remedy
that is competent to overcome or remove that cause.
By the laws of Nature, every principle lias its opposite,
and for every disease, or cause of disease, there is a re
agent, or in other words u specific remedy. All -Malaria,
whether arising from Marshes, Stagnant water, decompo
sition of iiiiiinai aud vegetable matter, ol even newly
cleared lauds, is the same in character and effect; is a poi
son lloutiiig in the atmosphere, causing disease toall who
breathe it. In accordance with those unalterable laws
governing the unerring affinity subsisting between op
posites, there is in the preparation before us, offered to
the public,
Tlie Natural Antidote to Malaria,
which neutralizes the poison whenever it comes in con
tact with it, even in the open air, and when taken inter
nally completely [un ities the system affected by it of its
baneful influence, and thus restores and preserves
health.
The remedy is believed to bo entirely new, and un
known to any but the proprietor, who distinctly claims
the following extraordinary results from its use:
It will instantly cheek the ague iu persons who have
suffered for any length of tune, from oue day to twenty
years, and by continuing its use, according to the direc
tions, a radical cure will be ((fleeted; the patient contin
uing free from the complaint for ever; unless subsequent
exposure to malaria should make its use again necessary.
in its operation upon the poison in the system, it will
immediately relievo all the distressing symptoms of bil
ious or ague diseases, and when the disease is cured, it
will entirely prevent the accession of
General Debility anil A’igHt Sweats,
w hich so often follow tlie administration of other mede
cines. The patient at once begins to reever appetite
and strength, und continues to improve until restored to
perfect health.
By its use Fever and Ague may be banished from
every family and class iu tlie community; farmers, me
chanics, and all laboring people maybe using this arti
cle as a
Preventive,
And pursue their respective avocations in perfect safety
from ague or bilious attacks during the sickly season,
which is often to them the most valuable part of the
year.
Since the introduction of the CURE in every part of
tlie United States, its success has been so complete and
unvarying as to have fully proved these assertions in
favor of its extraordinary merit.
When these declarations were made, at tlie date of its
introduction, they seemed incredible to many, even of
tho most candid minds, because all llie resources cf
science had been taxed in vain to subdue ague or bilious
diseases; and what was still worse for ague sufferers,
all their remedies or treatment, whether scientific or
empirical, have been limited to poisonous or destructive
drugs, such as Arsenic, Quinine, Mercury, Salicine, &c.
Tlie effects of these are sometimes worse than the disease
they subdue, and when such remedies fail, or give only
temporary relief, their poisonous effects .ire superadded
to the poor sufferer’s first complaint.
On this account ague sufferers should be particularly
careful about using any secret Fever and Ague remedies,
notwithstanding the makers of them uniformly assert
they may be taken with perfect safety, even when it is
notoriously well known that their potency depends
solely upon destructive poisons.
Now, as a proof that the Remedy is not only valuable
on account of its power to cure diseases, but that it is
also
Worthy of Public Confidence,
Because of its
Siugular ami Entire Harmlessness,
The following certificate from one of tlie most celebrated
chemists m the United States has been obtained, and a
copy of it is attached to every bottle:
New York, June 11, 1855.
“1 have made a chemical examination of Rhodes’ Fever
and Ague Cure, or Antidote to Malaria, and have tested
it for Arsenic, Mercury, Quinine and Strychnine, but
have not found a particle of either iu it, nor have 1 found
any substance iu its composition that would prove inju
rious to the constitution.
“JAMES R. CHILTON, M. D., Chemist.”
It is a stubborn fact, therefore, that this Remedy is
destined not only to relieve the human family from
malarious diseases, but to do an equally good work by
preventing the taking of other medicines which do harm.
The entire absence of any baneful ingredient makes
this Remedy not more valuable as a Cure, than it is as a
preventive.
No class of disease is so easily managed as tlie one
under consideration, if the medicine be taken in advance.
This is owing to tho diseases being produced by one an 1
the same cause, and therefore all, botli residents and
travelers, should protect themselves by the timely use
of this preventive, and not wait for tlie poison already
lurking in their veins, to develop itself in a violent
attack. Take the Cure as a preventive, and so destroy
the poison before it does harm.
Full directions aud advice as to diet anil habits of life
prepared by a distinguished Physician long resident in
a Bilious climate now accompany each bottle.
it will often be found necessary to precede this medi
cine by a mild cathartic or antibilious purgative. The
very best tiling for general use is a moderate dose of
Castor Oil, the object of which is to cleanse the stomach
and free the biliary passages. Remember that where
this is necessary, or there is costiveuess, it must be taken
or the operation of tlie antidote will be seriously ob
structed.
Only Caution. —ln certain specified eases, pour
the contents of one or more bottles of tlie Cure into
shallow vessels, (dining plates,’ and placo them in
sleeping rooms; for the vapor rising from the medicine,
and also the air wafted across, or circulated over the
dregs of it, after the liquid is evaporated, will counteract
aud destroy, to a degree commensurate with its expo
sure, tlie miasmata or poison contained in tho apartment.
This mode of exhibiting tho Cure should likewise be
resorted to when very young infants aro exposed to
malarious situations.
Tlie bottles in which this medicine is put up have the
words, “Rhodes’ Fever and Ague Cuke” blown in the
gluss, aud on the outside wrapper is tlie name of the
medicine, (tlie copyright of whicii is secured) and the
signature of tlie proprietor. These precautions aro
taken to prevent counterfeits and imitations.
The reliance for its success is entirely upon its
actual merits, wherever introduced and used. These
will be considered sufficient.
Prepared and sold by tlie proprietor,
JAMES A. RHODES, Providence, It. I,
For sale in Columbus by
KIVLIN, THOMAS & CO.,
February 10, 1856. ly Druggists.
A SOUTHERN REMEDY.
Made by Prof. O. O. Woodman,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
.1. S. PEMBERTON &, CO.,
HAVE received tlie appointment from the proprietor
for the sole ugeucy of
Woodman's Cberry Expectorant,
the medicine that lias created such an excitement at tlie
North among tlie Physicians, anil has been pronounced
by all wlio have used it its being far superior to any
Cherry Pectoral. Woodman's Clierrv Expectorant con
tala* the active medical qualities of tlie Yellow Josomine,
tho pure decoction of Wild Cherry Bark, and many other
valuable ingredients that lender it fur better than any
other Cough Medicine in this country.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
New Orleans, April 9, 1850.
Dear Sir—Tlie public generally are fully aware of ibo
thousands of remedies for Diseased Lungs, under tlie titles
of Saisaparillas. Pills. Plasters, Liniments. Ac., that are
daily brought to their notice through the newspapers bv
way of advertisements. My object iu writing this note
for publication, is to induce the public, or at least those
who are afflicted, to use one that contains articles of
Ileal lse iu J'ulmonary Diseases. lam conscious that iu
so doing, I am acting most unprofc.Hsionall.v.nnd deroga
torily to the interests of Medical Science and the regular
Practitioners of Medicine. 1 refer to Woodman's Cherry
Expectorant, which is a scientific remedy that 1 have
used with more success than any of tho usual prescrip
tions used l>y Physicians.
J. M. Maitland, M. D.
„ , ... , Gallatin, Miss.. May 1, 1855.
0. O. WOODMAN—Dear Sir; 1 have given your Cherry
Expectorant a fair trial and am well pleased’ with its cf
tocts; better than any other article I ever met with. 1
would be pleased to have you scud me half a dozen bot
tles by tlie bearer. Respectfully,
W. M. Mason, M. D.
This preparation has attained a wide celebrity from
tlie universal success which has attended its use. For
coughs, colds, aud in fact, any pulmonary complaints
this medicine, trom its peculiar properties as a diseolvi lit
and its soothing power to oil Irritations of the throat
will probably be preferred to any other offered to the
public. As an appetizer, or dyspeptic remedy, it w ill
also be found excellent, its natural and genial warmth
keeping tlie digestive powers in proper tone.
Remember that this is the only Cough Medicine that
lias Stood the test ot the medical fraternity. It is sane
boned by. approved of. au.i recommended by the leading
Physicians of New York city. Every bottle is warranted
to give satisfaction or tlie money refunded. We guaran
tee It to be better than any Clierrv Pectoral. Cod Liver
Oil. or anything else now extant. ’
tWTrice—One Dollar a Bottle.
J. 8. PEMBERTON k CO.. Columbus. Ga ,
February 6. 0 “ ly Wnt3 f ° r thi * fol,nt >’’
GREAT TRIUMPHS
AND
UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF
RHODES’ FEVER AND AGUE CURE,
OR
ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA:
T. ;ually certain as a Preventive or Cure.
NO POISON. PROOFS J
flee what the President ol tho Pharmaceutical Society
of Missouri, says of Rhodes’ Fever and Ague Cure, or An
tidote to Malaria:
St. Louts, Mo., Nov. 10, 1850.
UA VI NU noticed the certificate, of chemical analysis
given by tlie celebrated chemist Dr. J. K- Chilton,
of New York city, in saver of Rhodes’ Fever aud Ague
Cure, that it contained neither Quinine, Arsenic, Mor
curp nor Strychnine, and having received numerous ap
plications for it, I was induced to send to Dr. .Rhodes
for the medicine. SiDce then i have disposed of a large
quantity, mostly to residents of this city, who have inva- :
i iahly been cured hy it, und to whom 1 ran refer. I am,
therefore, satisfied iu recommending it to bo all that
the proprietor represents.
EDWARD ij. WHEATON,
Presd’t of Pharmaceutical Society of Missouri.
Ilntl tlie Ague for Twelve Years!
Providence, June 29, 1855.
Having been informed of tlie illness of a pour, but
worthy woman, who lias not been fre e from Fever and
Ague a month at a time for the last twelve years, 1 sup
plied her gratuitously with Rhodes’ Fever and Ague
Cure. She took in ail four bottles which completely re
stored her to health and strength, aud as four months
have now elapsed, there is no reason todoubt the perma
nuncy of the cure.
C. A. P. MASOF, Apothecary.
TO Bottles Perform 70 Cures.
Constantine, Mich., Sept. 24tli, 1855.
James A. Rhodes, Esq.—Dear Sir; —I have just sent
an order to Ames A Hal lid ay for another half gross of
your Fever and Ague Cure, it lias sold like “ Hot Cakes,”
and 1 have only two bottles on band. One reason it
has sold, is because when I have heard of a ease of Ague
or Chill Fever, 1 have sent a bottle and teld them to try
it. and if it did uot help them, they were not obliged to
pay for it, and they were all satisfied. I had oue case
of Chill Fever where it run lour days, but the man came
to see me on the sixtli day well satisfied.
Truly yours, JOHN P. GLADDING.
24 Bottles Perform 34 Cures.
Moline, 111., Sept. 24, 1865.
Mb. James A. Rhodes —Dear Sir —The box of “Aguo
Cure” you sent us has all been sold and created a large
demand for more; to meet which we have ordered
from your general agent, at Chicago, J. D. Yerrington.
its sale will only be equalled by tlie number of Fever
and Aguo cases. Hoping these cases may be few, yet
have a bottle for every case.
We remain respectfully yours,
RICHARDS & ALLEN.
19 Bottles Perform 19 Cures.
LETTER FROM A POSTMASTER.
Maxwell, Delaware Cos., Ohio, Aug. 19,1555.
Mr. J. A. Rhodes—Dear Sir—Your medicine lias met
with tho most favorable success in this neighborhood. I
have about five bottles left. 1 give it to them at first,
‘if uo cure no pay.’ although 1 was not authorized by
you to do so; but I took the responsibility ou myself.—
liut not a bottle has come back, and as I am almost out
of tlie article 1 wish you would forward uie one gross of
the bottles, if you see proper to do so, and I will bo
punctual in payment. I inclose fifteen dollars on the
medicine 1 have received, for which please send me a
receipt. Ship the curtate me as soon as you can—there
never lias been as much Chills and Fever since I lived in
tlie State, as at present. Yours, <fcc.,
RICHARD MARTIN, P. M.
31 Bottles Perform 31 Cures.
Pine Run, Mich., July 21, 1855.
Dit. J. A. Rhodes—Dear Sir —Your Cure for the Fever
and Ague has thus far performed wonders, It has not
failed in oue instance to effect a quick and permanent
cure. Some who have been troubled with the distress
ing disease have been entirely cured by using only one
bottle of the Cure. Please send us immediately four
dozen, as we have hut three bottles remaining.
Truly yours, LATIIROP & MCLEAN.
Cure of Panama Fever.
Providence, Sept. 22, 1855.
Mr. James A. Rhodes—Having been entirely cured
by your remedy, 1 take pleasure in assuring you of
the benefit it has been to me. I was first attacked by
chills anil fever on the Isthmu f Panama, several
months since, and iu spite of th ■ different remedies
and treatment I adopted, my heal 1 . grew worse until
1 commenced the use of your Fever and Ague Cure.—
Since that time I have not had a single chill, and am
now in the enjoyment of good health.
Wishing your midiciue the success that it merits,
I remain truly yours,
THOMAS G. ANDREWS.
I. O. O. F.
in another column of to-day's paper will be found an
advertisement for “ Rhodes’ Fever and Ague Cure.”
We are not in the habit of puffing medicines, but desire
to say, for the beuetit of tlie afflicted, that Wm. N.
Rowe, Merchant, Sharpsburg, who has it for sale, in
forms us that he sold several dozen bottles, and in
every case it lias effected a cure. This proves the medi
cine to tie good, and we take pleasure in bringing it
before the notice of the public. —Odd Fellow, Boonsboro,
Md. Sept. 4.
Evidence from a Clergyman.
Plymouth, Richland Cos., Ohio, Sept. 25,1855.
Mr. J. A. Rhodes, —Dear Sir—l cheerfully testify to
the value of your Antidote to Malaria. One young lady
in the family of a clergyman hero has been taking an
“ AGUE BALSAM” for some months without any per
manent benefit—a few days since she got a bottle of
the Cure and has not had a chill since. A young man
also used the same Balsam some time without relief
until he got abottle of your Cure. So far it works like
a charm. Yours truly,
Rev. A. C. DUBOIS.
Unsolicited Evidence from a Physician.
Monticello, Ind., Aug. 27, 1856.
J. A. Rhodes—Dear Sir —I have been in the practice
of Medicine here for about three years, and can con
scientiously recommend your medicine, having used it
myself and prescribed it in a number of instances with
perfect success. Respectfully yours,
W. G. SPENCER.
Louisville No. 11, C. R. R., Ga., Jan. 1, 1856.
Your Ague Cure has overcome all prejudices hy its
merits, and given satisfaction. A gentleman just called
who has been fully cured by only ono bottle, and de
sired me to recommend it to everybody. I shall do all I
can in its sale. W. A. lIAYLES.
If any body desires further evidences, they will find
it in every bottle of the CURE, which is being intro
duced us rapidly as possible in t o every town and village
in the United States, Canadas, Ac. The eminent chem
ist. Dr. J. R. Chilton, of New York, certifies to its per
fect innocence. It is therefore optional with all to have
the Fever and Ague or not, just as they please.
1 can also say that a great many of my largest custo
mers are those who a year ago were reluctant even to
take the Cure on commission. They thought its great
claims and pretensions could not be realised. Now they
endorse them all. and it will be noticed that the letters
ol which I publish su -h immense quantities are always
new and late dates—altogether they would more than
till any newspaper, and prove tho tact of a greater suc
cess and sale than over attended any other Ague Remedy.
The Crowning Glory
of the Cure is its HARMLESS CHARACTER, which
allows its free use as a preventive. Thus protected hy
using a bottle or two during the warm and sickly sea
sons. not a man woman or child in the United States
would ever have a single attack of Fever and Ague,
Bilious or Yellow Fever, or any form of disease arising
from tho atmospheric poison Malaria, to which the
Cure is a perfect antidote.
It is also unequalled for quick and permanent effects
as a Restorative, giving new life and strength to all
whose constitutions have been shattered or weakened by
Ague or Bilious diseases, night sweats, languor and de
bility orany kind of intemperance or dissipation.
JAME*. A. RHODES, Proprietor Providence, R. I.
And foreale by KIVLIN, THOMAS & Cos. Columbus,
Ga.. only agents.
Kivliu,Thomas AJCo, are Distributing Agents for tlie
proprietors. Dealers buying of K., T. A Cos. w ill save
all expenses on the Cure, as Kivliu, Thomas A Co.'sell at
the very lowest prices.
JAMES M. CLOUGII,
Agent at Uplmnpee, Ala.
I)ANFORTH AT NAGEL
Will supply Physicians with tho
NEGATIVE ELECTRIC FLUID,
Prepared onlv l>v
N. YV. SEAT, M. I) M ji nv York,
Being an Original Discovery, involving a
NEW PRINCIPLE
By which tlie too positive condition of the system called
Fever, Is changed to the normal or healthy state directly
and without loss of vitality.
bemoval.
HOTCHKISS, FENNER & BENNETT,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
.Importers and Jobbers of
EHANDIES, WINES,
Also, agents and dealeis in
Virginia Manufactured Tobacco and Havana
CICTAKB,
Have removed to No. 40 Veeey Street, rear of tlie Astor
House, NEW YORK.
New- York. January 1. 1856.
KIVLIN, THOMAS & CO.
H AVE ordered from New York a full supply of the
most extraordinary medicine of the nge.
Dr. N. W. Seat’s Negative Electric Fluid.
They will be iu receipt of five gross on the 10th Instant.
Physicians are requested to call early.
February 6.
auction &. commission
riMIE undersigned having purchased the in
A Austin, in the firm of Harrison.
will continue the ‘ STln 4 Ma.iqJ 1
Auctin, Commission, Negro j} . |
ami Forwarding Busingl
under the name and style of *’ I
HAHRISON cfc Recite!, I
At tlie old stand, Nos. 59 and Gl p rr
and pledge themselves to a prompt and H
to all business committed to their care qi ul attt
their personal attention to the sale of itea l'x- 1
Negrocv .Merchandize, and Pm,i s,a A I
Having ample facilities at command, tlie v . . Ct ’ - ] 1
to make Liberal Advances on Negroes’ nn.i ?’
of every description. ‘lciclem, „ I
attention given to Admii,;.,.. , 1
Executors'sales. CHARLES 8
October 19. 1855. ly ALI.K.V C Ylh'vuc
u. a/THUMP*,,.'Y< ;|. ■
143 Broad Street, Columbus aL I
YVholesale and Retail Dealer 6 * 3 ’ II
/ PICKING STOVES of ail sizes and van,,,, ‘JL I I
\j patterns; FORCE and LIFTING PUHpJ S Bb|kl I
Lead Pipe, Hollow Hare, Blittauia and p] a
isheil Wares, Cutlery, anil House Furuislii‘
Goods generally, and manufacturers of
TIN AND SHEET IRON YV\,.x> I
January 20. ly ‘ I
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN HOISE I
rIMUS House is located on Lookout 1
Mountain, atan elevation oftliir- 1 >Ai v. II
ty two hundred feet, presenting a see. H
licrv not snrpits.-vd b,V any in the UH
ted States, anil an atmosphere
aud salubrious. Those who seek
comfort, beauty and grandeur of a uatmul son?, -!
not have their wishes more liillv met than „ n . l
.MOUNTAIN. Ilere pure cold KREEST().\V‘tv’re ,| 'B
in abundance, is found, and CIIALYItK.vi'K *., s ,' 11
any place can boast of. ’
Tito Mountain is easy of access, being only a, I
from Chattanooga, and Horses, Buggies aud 11-ih
always in readiness to convey visitors and thei
to its summit, where their imaginations will'),].
met and their wants well cared for. “
The House will he opened on tlie Ist of .Inn, ~ - H
ed Ist of October. 1
GEO. W. ASUBURN, f’ronrien,, ■
. ‘uni 22.1850. ... M. ANBLEY, Slip, lii?. ,7 I
STEYYAUT, GRAY &. CO., 1
ri’AKE this method of notifying their friends i 1
i tomers that they have sold their Stock of or,
to Messrs. ■
R.BDD, FAUEER. eSq OO a
who will in future conduct their business at ,H
stand, and will always lie prepared to furnish even? M
cription of Goods in the
GROCERY LINE,
on the most favorable terms to their customers am! v
of our friends and former patrons. We take great
sure in soliciting a share of patronage for thcjn.'aiulnfl
commending them as in every way reliable. ‘
We shall still continue tlie
Warehouse ami Commission Biisincsi, I
at the same stand. ■
Thankful for past favors, we shall now give ourmdfl
viiled attention to tlie COTTON and <OM A!lSrf 10N l)(S
SIN ESS, and will spare no pains or labor lo give-slti-pB
tion to all who may favor us with their putrona-e. n
Columbus, Ga., May 10, 1856. lm ■
COOKING, OFFICE, 1
■gi&k AND PARLOR STOVES. Mi-: ■
tin WARE. J
HOUSE FURNISHING GUOUS^M
A large assortment always ou hand, and for sale H
fair prices. Roofing, Guttering, and Job Work in m a i iH
promptly attended to and warkaxtkd. I
Store on Randolph street, opposite the Post Office. H
R. M. ALDWOKIU. ■
Columbus, Sept. 17, 1855. fiem ■
FASHIONABLE DRESS MAKER. ■
A I ISS M. E. SEYMOUR respectfully informs the Lai
_Lt_L dies of Columbus, that she is engaged in the I B
ness of Dress-making, nt the residence of Mrs. S. .1. K -H
dull, Oglethorpe street, four doors below the Court lica-H
square. Their patronage is respectfully solicited. 1
Mrs. S. J. KENDALL, at the same place, con-IK .1
tinucs the business of cleaning, bleaching. amlljfo'M
dressing Bonnets. Ladies may rely on liaving'vS'B
work done in good style and with promptness. ■
Marcli 13,1856. y W
AMERICAN COTTON PLANTEE|
FOR 1856.
ri’HE Fourth Y'olume of the American Cotton
_L will commence with the January number. 8
In thus formally announcing tlie Prospectus for
Fourth Volume, we have but a few short paragraph
add, sanguine in the belief that, with the intelligent. -H
dustrious patrons of progressive improvement in
Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, Manufactures of the H
ing States, and especially Alabamians, the past luster,
the Cotton Planter is its highest commendation. 8
In the first place, we remark tu our friends and rrawiH
that tlie Editor, Dr. Cloud, lias again become the I’uihsß
cr and Proprietor; and we hereby assure our rcadeaH
emphatically, that in future the Cotton Planter shut
sue promptly by the first day of each month. ■
Flushed with victory iu the magnificent Exhibition
Alabama’s Industry, as demonstrated in the triumi'U®
success of the iirst Annual Fair of the Alabama
Agricultural Society, the Cotton Planter “ will take iffi
step backward” its progress is onward and upward to
highest niche of improvement. 8
It is hoped earnestly by tlie Editor aud proprietor, ainH
by the members of the Society, that- tlie Planters au lH
Farmers, tlie Mechanics aud Manufactures of AlaesmaM
will rally en masse to the support of Alabama’s only ici-H
elusively) Industrial Periodical, the Organ of the H
bama State Agricultural Society, that its efficiency H
bo unfettered in the great work of*developing tic cl
measurable resources of tlie Keystone State oftlie?uui!..M
“ Devoted to Improved Plantation Economy, Manilla, ■
tures and the Mechanic Arts,” the object of the Jmwß
can Cotton Planter is to 8
“ Improve tlie Soil and the Blind.” H
YVitli a corps of correspondents, numbering many dH
the most practical as well as scientific minds of tbeSowii.H
we feel assured wo shali he able to visit our patrons o.H
the first of each month, to llieir entire satisfaction ■
profit. 8
Every family in the country, wliataver iney lo in- - ■
avocation, should patronise some Agricultural) a; <-r: la
cause there is no reading matter published in tlie v r ■
so innocent, and at the same time so practically le t. ■
ble in all the walks of life as that obtained iu a good ag>-‘H
cultural Periodical. The American Cotton l’lautei ■ *i ■
issue promptly hy the first day of the month. It vfll H
uniformly printed in magazine style, on good white pi ■
per, with new and fair type, securely stitched and tin ■
tiled. I
Our Horticultural Department will he sustained. ■
heretofore, by agentleman of practical experience, v 1
E. A. Halt, of Montgomery. fl
Terms : I
Oue copy, in advance $ } II
Six copies “ •’ ‘ |ll H
Twelve copies “ W w I
Clubs or Agricultural Societies, 100 copies 7 II
All communications, either for tlio columns of tlie Plan ■
ter, or containing remittances, ordering the paper. n' !i ’ II
be addressed to Dr. N. B. Cloud, Dockland Post Oft’ 1
Alabama. I
Subscriptions should commence w ith t lie volume-- ■
Newspapers friendly to tho work, throughout tlie Sti-o ■■
will confer a favor by copying the Prospectus. I
Our exchanges will please direetto Dockland, Ala. I
BIEJ.ICK dU CO’S.
CASH j
CLOTHING WAREHOUSE I
Old stand of J. S. Smith & Cos., j
135 YY'est Side Broad Street, j
COLUMBUS, GA. |
MENS’ and Boys Clothing—a large stock to - 1 ’ j
from, suited to every class and condition. |
Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods in every variety.
October 22. ly I
MONTGOMERY. SELMA AND BlGB’
RIVER.
MERCHANTS ami others bringing goods by “
Sa van mill, for Montgomery, Selma and other
west of Columbus, Georgia, are informed that by snipil
- care of
JOHN W. HOWARD, Agent,
Union Dray Company, Columbus, Georgia, their g “
will be forwarded from tho Depot of the Muscogee I- 11
Road to the Depot of the Opelika and Montgomery !'■’ •
at an expense, for transportation by Drav between tin
points, of
75 cent* per Ton (3000) ID*.
which will save them 25 cents per ton. as the Mus- v
Rail Road Co.’s contractors charge one dollar per t<'H
Tin* Union Dray Company is amply responsible t l ’ I
loss or damage, as maybe ascertained by retereiio’
BAI k Cos., Joslali Morris, and R. T. Thom. Moutgoiaei.
Ala. Refer, in Columbus, Ga., to It. Patten aud J“ B
Ruse: and at Selma. Ala., to T. B. Smith.
July 31 _ l l
BACON.
£1 HIIDS. choice Bacon—hog round, just receii
and fbr sale at the lowest figures, liy ,
March 16. OuKBY A CO
SCOTCH HERRINGS.
VFINE lot of Scotch Herrings Just received aud b ‘
sale at 42 Broad street, by ...... a
February 6. CELLA k THoMJg
HAVANA CIGARS.
I.) nnr. SELECT Brands HAVANA EIGAF;
1 Iv'U iust received on consignment, and-• 1
bv J. T. SCOTT.
’May 18. 141 Broad stmi-
GAS FITTING. ,
(A AS FITTING iu all its branches promptly att l ' n, ‘
T to and warranted.
BATHING APPARATUS, Ac. Ac.
June 19. 3m R- M. ALDWORTH,
Randolph St. nearly opposite the Po t c