In the daya of Galen it was supposed that rheumatism was causod by wind—at the joints, hence tlio dorivation, from rheum wind. Latter clay Bcienco lias dispelled tins ?a. uac ;j but loft us little wiser as to the origin or rheumatism. Gout, its twin brother, is hereditary beyond doubt The relief of these painful diseases puts tho skill of our best doctors to tho most sovero tests, and it lias been found that romarkablo roiiof in afronled by.the use or snake root, tho Actea racemosa (ciimcif Uj?a) or black cohosh. The compound J' 1"1' 1 extract of snake root," as prepared at the 1 harinacy, Gueon-street, is an infalliblo gout and rheumatic remedy. Price, 5s per bottle.
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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 126, 30 May 1887, Page 4
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