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Show A VIndicatlonJor Dr. Pierce. Oielalen by the uprama Ceurt af the Slate, Agalnat tie Ladlea' Home Journal. A verdict haa been rendered la favor of the plaintiff In the libel anil brought agalnat the ladlea' Home Journal (published by the Cnrtli I'nb-llihlng I'nb-llihlng Col by the World a III" penaary Medical Aaaoelatlon of which Dr It V Pierce la preeldenL The ault waa brought by Doctor tierce agalnit the Curtla Cubllahtng Co, for making fall atalementa about one of hit alandard famllr medlclnee known a Dr I'leree'a favorite Pre-arrlptlon Pre-arrlptlon In Ihe May number of the Udlai' Home Journal (lOtl Mr Kd ward Ilok. the editor itated that Ih-I'lerca Ih-I'lerca a Favorite I'reecrlptlon contained con-tained alenhnl and aome other harm ful Ingredlenti, and Dr I'lerrn had In the action alleged that the defmd ant roallcloualy publlahed thla artlrle containing aurh falee and defamatory matter Dr fierce further claimed , that no alcohol la or ever waa con talned In hla "reunite I'rearrlpllon that laid medicine waa a vegetable preparaltnn and contained nn dele terloua Ingredlenla whatever that Mr Ilnk'a alatement. pretending lo give aome of the Ingredlenla of aald medl cine, waa wholly and ahaolotfly fatae During the trial, the Vlre I'realdrnt nf the World a Dlnpenaary Medical Aaanelallnn alatd that the Ingredlenla nf Dr llerrea Favorite I'reecrlptlon were eitraclid from the following native root a (lolden Meal, ' Illue Ohoeh, Udy a Hllpper. Illack CntKHh and I'nlcorn hy meana of pure 'glycerine lie waa aeked liow he knew, aa a phyalclan and ei terlenced meilleal man, that the "Fa I vnrlte I'rearrlptlnn" waa a cure for the dlaeaiea pwullar lo women, eh aa amenorrhea, dyamenorthea, ante-veralon ante-veralon relrn-veralon nnd he alatel that he knew iiirh waa the fact became be-came nf hla ptufeeelonal eiperlenee and the many thfniaanda of women whoae Ilia had been cured by thla Trraerlptlon " The Vlre-I'realdenl, being atked tn give hla authotltlea, read from the alandard wnrka, auch aa the United Htalea Dlipenealory, The American Dlapenaatory and many other alandard nedleal booka The retraction ptlule.1 by the Cur tla Publlihlng Company two montha after the llbeloua alatement appeared and nearly two monlha after the ault had been begun ataled definitely Ibat analyaea had been made al their re-queat re-queat and that the Favorite I'renciln-llon" I'renciln-llon" did not contain either alcohol, opium or dlgllalla |