GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY. JACOB'S CHOLERA, DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA CORDIAL, MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY DR. WM. W. BLISS & CO. PROPRIETORS, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. ASLO FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS AND MERCHANTS GENERALLY, THROUGHOUT THE UNTED STATES AND BRITISH PROVINCES. PLEASE READ AND CIRCULATE. [cover title]
1850 · [Savannah
by Bliss, Dr. Wm. W.
[Savannah, 1850. Stitched sheets, 12 pp. Some soiling and scattered foxing. A good copy. In offering his cordial to the public, Dr. Bliss says "[h]e is well aware that many will regard it as another of the 'thousand and one' quack nostrums spread throughout the length and breadth of the land, for the purposes of gain." He explains its great benefits "as an antacid, antispasmotic, and carminative, combined with a gentle stimlant tonic effect, it is peculiar for its great efficacy in dysentery, diarrhea, cholera mobus, flatulent cholic, weakness of stomach and bowels, painful menstruation, &c., &c." Directions for use, dosage, and a handful of testimonials follow (primarily from Georgia judges, bank officials and the Georgia press, all from the 1850's). In an appeal to Planters, Dr. Bliss explains that its presence in the home may "save the life of some of your family, or the life of a valuable negro." No listings found on OCLC. Not listed in De Renne or Sabin. (Inventory #: 60250)