Testimonial from Conisbro’.

Conisbro’, March, 1879.

Messrs. Walsh and Co.—Gentlemen,—I have much pleasure in testifying to the efficacy of the Holman Liver and Stomach Pad. Previous to last September I suffered continually from indigestion, costiveness, and bad breathing, and had frequently to take physic of one kind or another, but could get no permanent relief.

Mr. Proctor, your agent here, gave me one of your pamphlets, and which I read carefully through. The argument seemed feasible and honest, and I determined to give the treatment a fair trial, and I can honestly say that during the six months I have used it I have not had occasion to take a single dose of medicine, and am happy to say my bowels are easy, my intellect better, my breathing easier, my appetite very much improved, and in fact can say I am 90 per cent. a better man than I was this day six months.

With pleasure I hear this testimony, and you are at liberty to make what use of it you like.

I am, gentlemen, yours faithfully,

(Signed) BENJ. W. EVANS.

AI Overview

The Holman Liver and Stomach Pad was a 19th-century patent medicine product (c. 1870-1900) marketed as “Nature’s Life Preserver”. Designed to be worn over the stomach to treat ailments like fever and ague, it was promoted through advertisements declaring, “The Stomach is the Absolute Monarch of Humanity”.

Key Details about the Product:

Purpose: Marketed as a cure for various liver, stomach, and fever-related issues.

Type: A medicated pad, part of a trend of “absorption” cures.

Era: Prominent in American patent medicine advertisements, especially around 1876.

Tagline: Often referred to as “Nature’s Life Preserver”.

The product is now largely found as historical memorabilia, such as poster prints, trade cards, and pamphlets from that period.