GARLEGANT'S BALSAM OF HEALTH PREPARED ONLY BY JOHN S. MILLER FREDERICK MD
     aqua, pontil marked, circa 1835-1837

This was an early patent medicine produced in Frederick Maryland around the mid to late 1830s.
It was apparently distributed to many of the mid Atlantic states.

The product was produced by Dr John S Miller at his drug store on Market House (Market Street?)

An 1836 Ad for Garlegant's Balsam from a Gettysburg newspaper.

GARLEGANT'S BALSAM OF HEALTH. Prepared only by JOHN S. MILLER, at his Drug and Medicine Store, Market House, Frederick, Maryland. THIS valuable Medicine has already acquired a celebrity to which few others perhaps in so short a time ever arrived, and its extensive use for four or five years, in various parts of our country, cities and towns in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and New Orleans, tests its unparalleled success. hundreds of persons have used it, and nine out of ten cases have been permanently cured of Dyspepsia, Cholics, Nervous Tremors, Lowness of spirit?. Palpitation of the heart, and all those train of diseases resulting from a disorded condition of the stomach and liver, or derangement of the digestive functions, such as General Debility or Weakness, Flatulency, Loss of appetite, Sour Eructations and Acidities of the Stomach, Costiveiiess, Headache, Jaundice. Flatulent and Billious Cholic, &c. &c. To adults and children who are troubled with worms, it will operate as a safe and thorough vermifuge. It is entirely Botanatical in its composition, and may be used by both sexes and of any age, with perfect safety, without any change of habit or diet. It is not recommended like most patented Medicines with the name blown on the Glass thus, Garlegant's Balsam of Health, prepared only by John S. Miller, and his signature on a label, pasted on the outside wrapper on each bottle, which completely secures it from being counterfeited!. A full and satisfactory direction accompanies each bottle, which can be had at One Dollar per Bottle, and by the quantity at a liberal discount of the proprietor and of all his agents, which are named at the bottom of each direction. New testimony of its cures are frequently received, a few of which follow this advertisement, and many more can be seen on the directions around each hot tie. John S. Mh-lkr Dear Sir: I do hereby certify, that I have been afflicted with Dyspepsia for the last 4 or 5 years, which has been increasing on me even since, to such a degree, that for 3 or 4 weeks previous to using your valuable Garlegants Balsam of Health, I am certain 1 have not eaten one ounce a day of any kind of diet, neither was I able to sleep with any kind of comfort during this time, for a severe pain in mj stomach; in fact I had given myself up as incurable as I have had recourse to so many different remedies without any kind of benefit, I at length heard of your Balsam of Health, being advertised, I purchased a bottle of your agent Wm. Miller ij Winchester Va. After taking the three first doses I found my stomach to retain in some degree what I eat, and the pain in my stomach subsiding gradually, and after using one and a half bottles, I found myself entirely well, and have eat any thing 1 have an inclination for and sleep well atuigbt. It was surprising to see the quantity of morbid matter 1 discharged from my stomach, which I once inclined to believe was coated thick with it, which no doubt rendered all diet indigestible. Given under my hand, this 1st day »f December 1836. JOSEPH KNAPP, Living near Winchester Va Certificate of Nicholas Weaver. This is to certify that I bought of your agent at Gettysburg, several bottles of your valuable Balsam of Health, which completely cured me of the Dyspepsia. I had taken much of other patent medicines, .but found no relief, until I made use of your Balam, of Health, which effected a radical cure, and do recommend it to all those who are troubled with the obstinate disorder Dyspepsia. N. WEAVER. Gettysburg, Pa. Nov. 2, 1836. Certificate Rev. D. F. SchaFffer, Pastor of the Lutherean Church. John S. Miller. Dear Sir: I deem it my duty to inform you that I consider Garlegant's Balsam of Health, prepared by you, a superior medicine. My wife has long been in a delicate state of health, and of course no means were left untried of which we could hear; myself opposed to nostrums and patent medicines. 1 nevertheless consented to purchase a bottle of your Balsam of Health, and I do hereby certify that Mrs. SchsefTer delivered more benefit from the use of it than of any other medicine. My opinion is that if a cure can be effected, as regards the diseases

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