He states that, although he is a book-seller, and a Vendor of Patent
Medicines, he never heard of this Balsamic Elixir till about a month
since, when he saw the announcement in the “_Patriot_” newspaper, of my
pamphlet, called “Consumption Curable.” He immediately ordered from his
Booksellers, _Longman and Co._, six copies; on reading the work, he says
that he felt an anxious desire to give the medicine a trial, and
immediately ordered from my wholesale Agent, six 2s. 9d. bottles, and
three boxes of Flemming’s Pills. In a letter, renewing his order, he
observes, “By the use of three bottles, I am happy to inform you, I have
obtained almost a cure; the first bottle gave me more relief than all the
medicine I had taken for the preceding three months. It is my intention
to keep a regular supply of the medicine, and to do all in my power to
recommend it, as I can with confidence.”
In a further communication, dated 3rd August, 1837, he says, “I have been
very successful in the sale of the Elixir; and in every case where its
virtues have been tried, I have received a most favourable report of its
curative properties.”
* * * * *
JAMES MOSS, Cabinet Maker, High-street, Peckham, Surrey, having witnessed
the good effects of this cough medicine on one of his children, in
Hooping Cough, was induced to apprize me of that circumstance, for the
benefit of others. The child had, for some time, been suffering from
that painful disorder. A friend, being very anxious about the child,
presented the parents with a 2s. 9d. bottle of the Balsamic Elixir, and
its value soon appeared in the beneficial effects it produced; for after
about three or four times taking it, the disorder abated, and a few more
doses removed it altogether. His age is three years.
* * * * *
C. SIBURN, 4, Upper Bland-street, Great Dover Road, aged 40, at about the
age of fifteen, caught a violent cold, which brought on difficulty of
breathing, ultimately terminating in Asthma. She had been a victim to
that disease ever since, and tried every remedy which medical men could
prescribe, without deriving the slightest benefit. During the two last
winters, the complaint rapidly increased, so much so that her life was
despaired of. For weeks together she was bolstered upright in bed, from
fear of strangulation from the congealed phlegm which clogged her lungs,
and produced the greatest possible difficulty of breathing. It was
delightful to witness the astonishment and gratitude she evinced at the
efficacy of the Elixir: for, after taking a few doses, it produced
expectoration in a way she never before experienced; and her breathing
was instantly relieved. On the third night she retired to rest, and
slept with great composure until five o’clock the following morning. She
is now perfectly free from every symptom of the disorder, and has
continued so ever since.
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