THE FARMER.
From the Farmer and Mechanic.
REMARKS ON THE POTATO DIS-
i
By J. L. Hyde, E-q., f,1;3
f'lnhol the American Institute.
tw, I of the malndj in potatoes
.. r, . '
ha
been so mum discus". -- .
lion of it
has become ruu: ic,
inu pi.-r- , f,, thon
r.-'vertmrr to it;
-.-l-i Ik ID -'
sands are pens
ihin by la mine, in conse
,.Yirftof ihe failure Ol iue
I the cr
TjloaUo root, m lorc:?i lauu.-,
' C0unlry the to in conscience of
?l mSoJv U to be rector! by m,l ,or,S
"
i , i . ! in nnr
a 1
net in New
1 orK anu "
. .. ..- seen bv the
following
one year, .. .y - tnIinn of the
estimate Aimwiui i'r t .
I"o cities to be 400,000, and supposing
each familv to consist of ten persons, the
"umber of families will be 40.000. , Each
family, probably, on an average consumes
one bushel per week, or say fifty bushels
in a vear. By this estimate the yearly
consumption is 2.000,000 bushels. .The
iHcrease in the price per bushel m conse
cnenco of deficient crops is about CO
cents per bushel, making: the whole year
y loss $1,000,000. The loss. to the
whole country is immense, and as the sea
eon has arrived when the remedy for the
evil is to be applied if used at all, the im
portance of the subject seems to justify
introducing it, although rather stale.
To consider the potato disease as one
of those inexplicable visitations of Provi
dence, which no human skill can advert,
end therefore, to give up all further inqui
ry, seems to me a conclusion unworthy
the intelligence and enterprise of the pre
sent age. When careful and long con
tinuedxperiments and observations shall
have been made, and scicntinc rescarcu,
exhausted without any indication of suc
cess it may be given up in despair; but
neither have the cflorts to ascertain the
cause of the disease been so long contin
ued, nor the indications of success so un
promising as to justify such a conclusion.
Much has been said and written' upon
the subject and many theories have been
advanced, most of them founded upon
careful observations and adhered to with
rreat pertinacity. One discovers aphides
jimoner the vines of the diseased plants,
and after many examinations he finds that
where these abound the lubors decay, and
where there are none the tubers are sound.
He thcrefoae concludes he has discovered
the true cause, and gives no credit to any
other theory. Another concludes, from
his observations, that the disease is caus
ed by fungi. Some attribute the disease
to different manures, others to soil or to
peculiarities of the season. All may be
right in one sense; any or all ot tnese
causes may contribute in completing the
destruction: but that no one of them is
the primary cause is very evident. The
very fact that there are so many and so
. 1 I
"various causes, ettner oi wnicn appears
by carelul observation to have been ade
quate is, of itself, sufficient to prove that
they are all secondary, and in reality on
ly effects of some thing beyond which
etill must be sought as the true primary
cause through whatever instrumentality it
mav exert itself.
There are cerlaiu facts probably known
1o all which I shall state here, not as any
thing new, but as the foundation of an
argument. . - '
1st. Potatoes have very generally ccas
cd to produce seed, although blossoms
rr.ay be seen in abundance; you may, in
some instances, examine large fields in
the proper season without discovering a
single ball.
- 2nd. The potato crop is much inferior
m quality to what it was Formerly. - I
have known a 1000 bushels produced
from a single acre, cultivated in a very
cajcles3 manner, and in some parts of the
field 1 have seen a bushel dug from four
hills. 500 bushels per acre was formerly
considered only a fair crop without much
care in manuring, planting, or cultivating.
hat is considered a tair average crop
row!
These facts seem clearlv 'o indicate the
loss of vitality in the plant. I infer,
therefore.that the potato malady is in con
sequence of vitality, occasioned by long
continued propagation from the root, with
out renovation from the seed. This in
ference appears to me reasonable, because
established principles of natural history
justify it.
It appears necessary:
1st. Because the committee appointed ,
by the Viceroy of Santa Fe de Bogota,
nearly one hundred years ago, to investi
gate the same subject, after laborious re
search reported that the disease was caus
ed by loss ot vitality, which must be re
newed by planting the seed from the
vines; and further, after five years they
reported that among the planters who had
propagated new varieties from the seed
balls of healthy tubers, not a rotten po
tato could ue found. 1 his i3 a matter of
record found in the. archives of the go
Ternmcnt. FSec Mr. Williamson's state
ment Agricul. p. i i.J
."2nd. Becausa the well attested facts,
stated ty Mr. Smith of Buffalo, as the re
fultof his experiments, prove the same,
thin. (Agricul. p. 51 and Cul. p. 21.)
. It may be stated also. that the Savans
f Russia, appointed by the Emperor, to
investigate the subject have come to the
same conclusion, and induced the kmpe
ror to order from this country, all the
yced that could be procured as stated
hero by uic venerable Mr. TCiorburn.
That the inlerencc is fairly drawn from
principles and facts in na ural history, I
thai! now attempt lo show, and I hope to
do it satisfactorily to every candid mind.
It may he proper here to stale some of
ihcfe principles and facts I oflcr the fol;
low ing proposition?:
Ht. Although most plants raay be pro
p;;ted citlicr by the seed.or by cuttings,
ihr. farmer method only can be perpetual;
th-c lattci cjnnut be continued for anv
length of time; ' C,
.-2nd. The progeny of-any plant will
possess all the essential' properties, and
generally most of the incidental properties
of the progenitor. , - t -
3rd. There is in 'the procreation of
plant? a tendency both to improvement
and to deterioration. 1 .''
4th. The better the condition of the
plant at the time of procreation, the bet
ter will be the condition of. the progeny;
5lh. A Ithough great changes may be
produced in plants, yet ' these changes re
quire time and frequently among repro
ductions. i ' " ' l
6th. The circumstances of soil, cli
mate, cultivation, fcc; will do nluch to
vary the apparent loss of vitality from age
in plants.' : T. --
. 7th. Plants that have lost their vitality
are more subject to' the attacks -of para
sites than plants in a vigorous state.
Plants have their peculiar parasites but
they'are not always confined in their dep
redations to the plants in which they ori-
ginatc. ' ' . '
8th. The production of abundant blossoms,-few
of which are succeeded by
mature fruit, is an indication of loss of
vitality, and generally on account of old
age..' ' " '
"These propositions are too simple, and
obvious to every'careful observer, to ad
mit any doubt. It would indeed, seem
to be a retrogadc movement in science to
attempt to prove them, yet if granted,
they are sufficient for my purpose; they
will explain all the phenomena that have
been observed and reported ia relation to
the potato rot. . -'
The plant is saiJ to be attacked by a
phides; this is true, but it js explained by
the 7th proposition above. Plants that
have .lost their vitality are more subject
to the attacks of parasites than plants in
full vigor.- Fungi have been found in
great abundance upon the diseased plants.
This is explained in the same way, out u
is sahLthe attacks ol tticse same iungi are
not confined to the potato, and hence it is
inferred that they do not originate in a
disease peculiar to this plant. Parasites
oltcn prey upon plants in wnicn tney ne
ver originate.
It is said again, that crops, in many in
stances were less injured by. the rot in
1810, than crops upon the same ground
were in 1815; although the seed for the
crop of 1816 was taken from the crop of
1845. This is explained by the 6th pro
position, which also accounts for the dif
ferent degrees of disease in different soils
and with different manures. In short
there is no well authenticated fact in rela
tion to the disease that may not be satis
factorily explained by supposing the
cause to be too long continued propaga
tion from the root, without renewing from
the seed.
Although I have already said more than
I at first intended to say, vet I cannot dis
miss the subject without bestowing a hap
py notice upon sone editorial remarks in
the Cultivator.
I regret that a person who stands so
high, as does the editor of this valuable
periodical, allows himself to take so su
perficial view of this .important subject.
In an article in the January io., p. 21,
he savs "If it were true that the potato
disease were wholly constitutional, as our
correspondent supposes, the vegetation
would be equally effected m all locations,
which is not the case." This is a strange
infeience indeed! llelnight as well say, if
a man is affected with the scrofula, or any
other constitutional disease, it is of no
consequence what' regimen he adopt, he
will be just as likely to die under one
course ot treatment as another. Again,
he says 4,If it can be proved that varie
ties "of fruit degenerate by being propaga
ted by grafting or budding,-we should re
gard it as evidence that the potato might
be effected in the wav indicated." He
must be a young man, or have spent his
day3 among seedlings, not to' have had op-
portunity of knowing by hrs .own obser-
j vation, that although the quality of fruit is
not deteriorated, but rather improved by
grafting; yet the vitality of the graft can
not be pro racted much beyond the natu
ral age of the original stock. Thechoi
cest Iruils of former times have all passed
away, notwithstanding the eilorts to con
tinue them by. grafting, and have been
succceucd by new varieties, obtained from
seedlings, many of which equal or sur
pass their predecessors. This is a fact
jso well established and so important, that
it ought to be known to all interested in
the cultivation of trees, and other plants;
and especially to those, who, from their
position, are to give direction to the opin
ions and practice ol others.
Again he seems to infer from his own
experience that the disease in the potato
cannot be eradicated by planting the seeds.
He says ".Of the , six or seven kinds
produced from' seed, nearly all were evi
dently effected (affected) by the potato
disease." Yet he admits that "One or
two kinds seemed to have more natura
siamma than the others, and continued vi
gorous till the close of the season."
This is precisely the result indicated by
the 3J, 4th, and 5ih of the above propo-
1 smons. It is not to be supposed that a
- 1 deeply sealed constitutional disease can
be wholly eradicated from plants or ani
mals, by a single reproduction.
His own account, however, shows con
siderable advancement towards renovation
by a single experiment.
there is certainly enough of.prohabili
ty about th'13 theory to clutm for it a can-
am consideration. Let it then be fairly
and fully investigated. Let experiments
of planting seed be continued, and let the
facta observed in all attempts, to renew
die vigor of the plant in this way, be
compared with the laws of propagation.
If there are apparent discrepancies let
them be published, ami if they cannot be
explained, by the principle of this theory,
let it be abandoned. .
An important step has already been ta
ken by Mr. Smith, fcf Buflalo, and his
success has been as great. as could reasoa-
ably be expected.; It has, in fact,beenm)
exact accordance with the fixed laws ox
nature. '"'; .'" ; " '';'-. ,
This subject should be met by careful
investigation founded upon" sound princi
ples, and guided by common sense, not
by that guessing method which knows.no
principle, unless it be : to adopt -.the; most
popular opinion. ' ' ' ,; -X
In conclusion, let me ask is there not
much reason to believe, that il these ex
periments be continued, not only planting
seed, but the seed of balls, selected irom
the most vigorous plants; in a few years
the - potato rot wi!l have whollv ceased,
and this distressing calamity will have
passed away. " -, '
Telegraph posts are now being erected
from Washington to New Orleans.1 '
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JAMES H. P,EN FORD.
' Somerset, March 30. 1817.
MARBLE TOMB STONES.
TTIllE subscriber : ihankfuV for past
H favors, respectfully informs the
public generally, tliat he continues to car
ry on the Stone cutting business, at his
shop in Somerset, where lie will always
keep on hand and finish to order a varie
ty of MARBLE and COMMON -
TOMB STONES,
all of which will be sold at reasonable
prices.
Country produce taken in
for work at market prices.
exchange
BENJ A M I N WOOLLEY.
March 2. 1847 ly
Latest Arrival of
NEW&'Cn'EdP GOODS
At the "Big Brick ...
N. W. CORNER OF THE DIAMOND.
PlTnE subscriber lakes this method of
informing his friends and the pub
ic in general, that he had just received
rom Philadelphia and Baltimore, a Urge
and well selected assortment of -
Spring and Summer Goods,
which he is determined to sell at such
prices and terms, that cannot fail to
ilease.
He will take in exchange for goods,
all kinds of country produce, viz: Butter,
hggs, Wool, Rags, Boards, Hides and
Skins, Grain ef all kinds, &c, &r, &c.
- JOHN M. HOLDERBAUM,
May 4, '47.
Cheap Tin' Wa re .
WILLIAM A. PARKER.
PAS removed his shop to the
building recently occupied by Elias
Be u ford as a saddler shop, -one door
east of the Herald office, Somerset, Pa.:,
where he will constantly keepon'hani
general assortment of -TIN-WARE,
manufactured of good material : and in ;
neat and substantial manner. v He wil
also make to order COPPER WARE of
every description on short notice. All
of which he till sell uncommonly
cheap for Cash or exchange for approved i
country produce. - '
Country merchants who wish to buy
ware to retail, can be supplied on short
notice and accommodating terms. :
. April 6, 1847. . ' '
tGen.Taylor never surrenders!5
MANUFACTORY, v
one half mile East of Stoystown, Som
erset Co., Pn., near the great Philadel
phia and Pittsburg Turnpike Road.
HE subscribers would - respectfully
announce to the public, that thev
have entered into partnership in the
Woollen Manufacturins Business, snd
having received new "
. . -POWEIL LOOKS
and CA1WLXG MACHINE from the
East, of the most ;apr,rovetj and latest
fashion; and all other , machinery .new
and in prime order, they are ready fand
anxious to accommadate. ctisiomrjs in
every branch of manufacturing; from
W. OO.LGARDI ftr G
and tiiliing 10 manufacturing Sailinvits,
vIotlis, Jeans, Mannel!?, Blankets, Car
petting, &c kc, according to order, ia
a workmanlike manner, : . ., ;
And at 20 per cent lover than
usual for -manufacturing, without delay
or disappointment. Having in their em
oloy the most skilful, workmen that can
be procured, they feel confident of ren
dring entire satisfaction,: ' t .
S. KIM MEL,
." . ' 1). KOONTZ,
.Pine Mills, April 27, 1817 : i -S
P. S. All kind of domestic goods and
an extensive assortment of merchandize
re(-eed lately from the East, to be had
alb. kimmers Store at the Mills very
lowm exchange for woo?; Flaxseed, or
oilier approved produce. s. K.
T
Millinery & Manilla
Haking. 1
: 'ym ISS; S.-M. EARL,:;:
TnYTOULD respectfully inform the La
'. ? V dies of Somerset and vicinity that
she i3 'capable of doing the above work ia
.Trie JVeatest and most Fasli-
; lonablc Stjle,
pnd will be grateful for a share of their
aalronage.
i i,pnl27J
HOTEL, for IK iALlDS
AT PITTSBURGH.
Drs, Speer and ISuhn
riTMIE object of this establishment is
JL to supply a want greatly. Wtby re
spectable travellers on our western high
waysby residents, without family, ta
ken sick -and by patients from the sur
rounding towns and country who resort
to this place for relief from surgical and
other diseases. . Such have often suffered
from the want of the various comforts
and attentions so necessary and. agreeable
to the sick, and from careless and un-
aithful nurses; and been : subjected to
heavy and unreasonable charges, ;
Invalids will here be provided . with
constant, laahful and comlortable atten
dance, snd at a rate much below the usu
al charges. " ' '
While the care of both physicians will
be.extended to every variety of disease,
it is intended by Dr. Speer, to give spe
cial attention to .
ALL SURGICAL DISEASES,
PARTICULARLY TO
DISEASES OF THE EYE.
To these branches of his profession
he has, given a large share of his atten-
ion for the last twenty-five years, and
he will 'continue to' devote to them the
experience acquired by a constant prac
tice during that lime.
The Hotel for Invalids is not an exper
lment. Its establishment is suggested
not only as necessary to supply an evi
dent want in this city, in the entire ab
sence of any special provision for the
sick,' but is warranted also by the success
of similar institutions at Cincinnati and
New Orleans the former tinder the care
of Drs. Taliaferro, Marshall and Strader
-the latter under that of Dr. Stone. .
The building selected for the purpose
is situated at the ccrnpr of Federal and
Robinson streets, in Allegheny city, ad-
joining the city oi rnisourgn. ii is
commodious and roomy, anJ furnished
with all accommodations necessary for
he sick.
Applications for admission to be made
to the subscribers, at their office on Penn
street, Pittsburgh, or at the establishment.
ICpNo contagious diseases will be ad
milted. J. R. SPEER, M. D.
J. S. KUHN, M. D
February 25, 1815.
Worms ! Worms ! ! Worms ! ! !
JAYE'S TCNIC VERMIFUGE.
This Vermifuge is perfectly safe, and
so pleasant that children will not refuse
to take it. It effectually destroys worms
neutralizes acidity or sourness of the
stomach, increases appetite, and acts as
a general or Aperient Tonic, and is there
fore exceedingly beneficial in intermit
tent and remittent Fevers, Indigestion,
&e., and is almost a certain cure for fe
ver and ague, and what is of more im
portance, it does it permanently.
" It not only "destroys Worms, and in
vigorates the whole system, but it dis
solves, and carries off the superabun
dant "slime or' mucus, so prevalent in the
stomach and bowels of children, more
especially of those in bad health. This
mucus forms the bed, or nest, in which
worms produce their young, and by re
moving it, it is impossible for vonn3 to
remain in the body.
1 1 is harmless in its effects on the sys
tem, and the health of the patient is al
ways improved by its use, even when
no wo:ms are discovered. Numerous
certificates of its usefulaess I.ave been
received, which the Proprietor does not
insider necessary to publish; jet to
jive tne reauer an mea oi us v ermiiuge
powers, he will mention a few cases.
He gave it to his little nephew, not four
years old, and in a few days 'he dischar
ged upwards of - ninety large - worms.
lie also gave it to his daughieJ, then a
bout three years old, when it brought
forth thirty worms in one night.'
Josiah Thompson, near Salem, N. J.
administered thi3 Vermifuge to a child
between two and three yenrs olJ, and
says that in a few day?, she discharged
one hundred and thiily seven large
worms! ' ' ;
Mr. Jogpph A Lentz. of the Penn
Township Savings Institution, in this
city, gave it lo one of his "children, and
says that after the sixth dose, it brought
away about fifty worms at once, five and
six inches long. : ' '
' Mr. Ferdinand Woodruff used two
bottles'' of this Vermifuge for Dyspepsia;
and in the course of two weeks dischar-
cd upwards of thirty ; pieces of Tape
Worm, and was thereby perfectly cur
ed. : - - . - -
"' Anottier gentleman ot tnts niy nad it
administered to his little daughter,' about
three years old, when she had a number
of discharges from her bowels, compos
ed entire of little white thread worms
He says Vthey came away from her, not
only by hundreds, but I may truly say,
bv thousands, separately, and in solid
balls as large as hickory nuts, composed
entirely ol dead worms. - ;
PILES. Numerous cases of Piles
have been perfectly cured by the use of
th is .valuable - Verm i fu'ge..': "--'
- Finally,' what the public long have de
sired, a medicine of thij kind, which
might be depended upon (prepared by a
regular physician,) is now offered to
them, and can' he had ef DR. D jA TNE
No 8 South Third street. Philadelphia,
and all persons who sell his Expectorant
and Carmiiuure Balsam.
New ami Seasonable Gooih
AT
THE snbsenber respectfully informs the ntizens of Somerset Borough nM
vicinity that he has just received from Philadelphia and Bdlii uvre a large
assortment of :-'.. : - : - !
" : SPRING m - SUMMER GOODS,
Consisting of Cloths, Cassimeves, Saltinctts, Tivceds, Palo
Alto, Mexican and Velvet Cords, JHue Drills, Alpacas,
Parens, Ginghams, Muslin de Louies, &' Calicoes.
' Also Boots and Shoes, Palm Lenf Hats, - Bonnets, and a general assortment of
Hardware, Dve Stuff, snch a Madder and Int'igo, of superior qualities,
which he will sell cheap for cash or exchange lor approved country prn-'uep.
April G, 1847. , JOH1T 0. ZI2!OL.
' ; FHESH SPHlirliD
"BHE subscriber has just received from
g a fresh supply of merchandizs, suitable lor the season.
- - -5, Q Q g
consists" in part of Cloths, Cassimeres, Saltinets, V'estings, Cravats, Drilling?,
Muslins,. Cords, Alpacas, Mouslain.de Laincs, Silks, Silk and Cotton Hand
kerchiefs, Hose and half Hose, Lawns, Lacas and Calicoes. Also; La
dies' and Gentlemen Glomes Boots an 1 Shoes, Bonnets and Palm
leaf Hats; together with a supply of QtieCIlS'WcLI'C
and liar die are, Groceries, FaiTits and J) ye-Staffs.
All of which he will sell at moderate prices for cash, or exchange for approved
country produce. Call and see!
April 6th, 1847.
Attorney at Law, Somerset, Pa.
OFFICE of F. M. Kimmel, Esq., on
Main Cross street.
A Fact Worth Knowing.
A gentleman of a scrofulous habit, be
came affected with Ulcerations of the
Throat and Nose, and a disagreeable and
troublesome disease of the skin. Indeed
his whole system bore the marks of being
saturated with disease. One hand, and
wrist were so much affected that he had
lost the use of the hand.Jevery part being
covered with deep, painful, and offensive
Ulcers, and his hand and wrist were as
hollow and perotis as a honeycomb. It
was at this stage of his complaint, when
death appeared inevitable from a loath
some disease, that he commenced the use
of Jatxe's ALTEUATiVE.andJiaving taken
sixteen bottles, is now perfect! cured.
Public Ledger.
This ALTERATIVE operates through
the circulation and purifies the blood and
eradicates diseases from i!ie system,
wherever located; and the numerous
cures it has performed in diseases of the
Skin, Cancer, Scrofula, Goitre, Liver
Complaint, Dyspepsia, and other Chron
ic diseases, i truly astonishing.
Prepared only by Dr. D. Jayne, No
3 South Third Street, Philadelphia-
Jayne's Hair Tonic,
We know Dr. Quigley personally, and
there is no man in the country whose o
pinion is entitled to more respect. He is
on all subjectsj honest and sincere, and
his high character as a Physician can be
attested by the first medical men in the
city,- Philadelphia Sun.
Shepherds'sTown, Va , Oct. 10, 1843.
Dear Sir, You inquire of me whether
I have used your Hair Tonic,' and with
whal affecl.
Several years ago my hsir began to
fall rapidly from the scalp, and I had the
prospect of premature baldness. At length
a freind recommended your Hair Tonic.
I used three or four bottles, according
lo the printed. direction, and at the end ol
six months, my hair was thick" set and
since its tendency to turn grey was arres
ted. V '.. ,
"I have never before given a certificate
recomending patent medicines, which in
discriminately used, as they often are, do
much injury: but in a case like the pres
ent, where know the article to be bene
fieial, and that il can do no harm, I have
no scruples in stating facts within my
own knowledge. Your's, &c.,
John Quietly, M.D.
DrD. Jayne. Philadelphia.
;;;; Sold by J. J. & H. F. Schell. .
' Somerset Pa.
Also by ' Edward Bevin,
. . . Stoystown Pa
DOES NO T REASON AND COM
MON SENSE teach us that Expectora
tmn is the most natural as well as most
effectual agent in arresting and curing
PULMONARY DISEASES?
Reason says yes, because obstreutiox
is either immediately or remotely the
cause of Inflammation and Catarrhal
Fevers, producing Croup, Consumption,
and Abcesses of the Lungs, Pain and
Soreness of the Throat, Breast. Sides,
or Shoulders Bronchitis, exciting mu
eous and perulenl secretions, thereby
clogging up the lungj, so as to more or
less impede both respiration ind the free
circulation of the blood, causing Difficul
ty of Breathing, and asthma, Pleurisy,
Hoarseness and Ioss of Vo;ce, Dropsy
of the Heart and Chest, Rupture of
of Blood Vessels and Bleeding from
Throat and Lungs, and Spitting of Blood.
.To remove this Obstruction, from
which all these alarming and dangprous
diseases orrginate, and to produce a rad
ical cure, -nothing has ever been found
equal to Jayne's Expectorant. - .
It sfands unrivalled It stands pre
eminenttry it, and you will be forced
to acknowledge that its vjitues hare not,
nor cannot be overrated; that it stands
far above and beyond the reach of com
petition; that il is the only reasonable,
the only natural and the only truly suc
cessful method or arresting and curing
disens.es of the Pulmonary Organs. ;
For sale by J.J. II F. Schtit, So
merset, Pa Also by Edward Kcvini
Stoystown Pa, ' ' ' . .
3
SUKB-890DS !
the E;ist, in addition to his former stock,
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Another New Year!
Amid the ever succession of periods,
once more has revolved around. How
fraught with food for thought are those
"mile stones'1 in human life!
Change after Change
how many the changes that a retrospect
of the past 12 months will conjure up to
view!
The Struggling Voor
have in some instances been made happy
by the dawn of brighter days; while
those backing in the
Sunshine of Prosperity
have had to taste the bitter pang of
want. How ought these vivid les-ns
from off life's truthful page to stir up
the hearts of all
to goodly deed,
And thoughts of sympathy!
Death, loo, has not been 'idle; but has
helped to make up the changes of the
past year. And where health once took
up its abode, disease now holds its thral
dom. But how oft is ill health attributed to
Ncgl igencc o r Frej u d ice,
which induces the suffering invalid to re
fuse using the rightful remedy which his
own pecuiiar malady calls for. The ex
perience of more lhan
Ten Thousand Trials
proves the unequalled value of thai plea
sant and most celebrated medicine.
IVistars ISalsam of Wild
Cherry, For Disease of the Lungs
and Ii r east!
ANOTHER ASTONISHING CURE!
irislar's llalsam of Wild
Cherry!
For Coughs, ColJs, Cirnsitmp?ion, $c,
Important to al those afflicted with Dis
eases of the Lungs and Breast.
Will Miracles ever cease? More evi
dence ol its suprising Health-Restorative
virtues! 1 '
The following has just been received
from Mr Edward Stratton, of Lexington,
Mo., which shows that Consumption in
its worst form can be cured by Wistar'a
Balsam of Wild Cherry."
Lexington, Mo., Jan, 21, 1815.
Benjamin Phelps Dear Sir: I tako
great pleasure in communicating to you
what I consider an extraordinary cure
effected on my daughter, about 11 years
of age, by Wi-tar's Balsam of "Wild;
Cherry. About the first of September
last, my daughter was taken sick, and
attended by several physicians, whose
prescriptions were ineffectual, or seemed
to do no good. She was attended with
a constant cough and pain in the breast.
Her physicians and all who seen her,
came to the conclusion that she was in a
confirmed stage of Consumption. I made
no other calculation than for her to die.
But as she commenced taking the Balsam
she began to improve, and continued so
until her health was restored, and is now
entirely well. With a view of benefiting
those who mav be similarly afflicted, I
take" pleasure in recommending this med
icine ti the confidence of the public.
Yours, wiih respect,
EDWARD ST R ATTO N.
,The true and genuine Wistar's Bal
sam of Wild Cherry is sold at establish-,
ed ngencies in all parts cf the U. States.
So d in Cincinnati on the corner o(
Fourth and Walnut street by
S AN FORD dc PARK,
Gen'l sgrnts fur the Western States.
Agent for Wistar Balsam.
S. KURTZ. Somerset.
J Lbyd & Co.. Donegal,
- S Pinion. Berlin,
: II Little, Stoystown.
. .... G II Kevs?r, Bedford,
O:tober20. 1846 ly.
" J 0B PRI N TIN G
NEATLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY
EXECUTED AT TUIS OFFICE.
BLANK SUMMONS' AND EXECU
TIONS, For sale at thi OClcc. '