HEAPING THE POLL BY 212 VOTES

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8616, 30 October 1889, Page 4

HEAPING THE POLL BY 212 VOTES

{From Mod^n Truth.) The p'btit Huccess and popularity of an article has now brt-n ennfirmrd by a Post Card Compeution iu.iusjurated by The Chemist and Duuuist, a copy of which readies nearly every dealer in v edicine in tho Udited Kingdom, tho colonies, the Continent, and in the United States. Thw publishers recently concnved the idea of ascertaining from the' irude the most popular preparation tor c attvnrd application now being inunufiictnrert anil sola. With this object in vjpw lhey invited a post card competition, each denier to name ihe preparation which wua.u-ost popultir with his customers. The publishers received 635 post curds W'th tho following results :—: — S- Jacobs Oil 384 Elliman's Einbr»oatuin ... 172 Ilolioway's'-inlrocnt ... 32 Alcock'R Porous PLiiht^rs ... 19 Bow's Lininuut 7 Perry D.ivia' Pain Killer ... 7 Vast line ... ... 4 Cutiiuri 2 while eight other outward applications had ono vote eiu-h. It will thus be PHfn th;«t St. Jacobs Oil was numed by 384 (iifferont deale-rs as beini; tho most popular remedy, leaving 251 (K'fs tlmn half) to be flividtd umona 15 other retneilii s ; ebowing conclusively that St. J.icobs Oil to-rlay Btandß preeminent aiDong all other proprietary medicines for outward application. In fact, the Bales are more than double those of any other proprietary medicine in the world, and 10 timea greater than those of all other liniments and embrocations. This wonderful bciccpbs rests on the solid foundation ot merit (acknowledged everywhere). It ia advertised mlv for lucI) ailments as it will cure, and hence it possesses the confidence of all classes of people, and has become a bousenold won! in every cifilised country. Its success and popularity has become the subject of comment by almost the entire prehH of the country ; in many iostariOH tin- leading articles of large and influential ,••!>• iis have been devoted to the detivile o! what seem to be almost magical cures tf£- cted by tbe übo of St. Jacobs Oil in local uibbs coming under the immediate attention of the publishers. St. Jucobs Oil in endorsed by statesmen, judges, the clergy, tbe medical profession, as well as by people in every walk of life. The curative powers of St. Jacobs Oil ■re simply » arvellous. It conquers pain quickly and surely. It cures even when everything else has failed. It has en red thousands of cases of rheumatism and neuralgia which bad resisted treatment for the greater part of a lifetime. It hus cared people who have been crippled with pain for mote tbun 20 years. After the moet thorough nna practical lest, St. Jacobs Oil has received Sis Gold Medals •t different international exhibitions for its marvellous power to conquer pain. It is used extensively in the leading hospitals and oiepenßtuieu of the metropolis and provincial cities, and also on board her Majesty's troopships am) the Cunard Steam Ship Company's fleet