SOME REMARKS 
ox 
DISEASES 
OK THE 
GUMS AND MOUTH, 
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NUMEROUS TESTIMONIALS 
OF THE VIKTl'KS OF 
Holmes' Sure Cure Mouth Wish and Dentifrice, 
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Drs, J. P. & W. R. HOLMES, Macon, Ga. 
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SURE CORE MOUTH WASH 
AND 
DENTIFRICE. 
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Drs. J. P. & W. R. HOLMES, 
MACON, GEORGIA. 
For SALK BY 
Drs, J, P. & W. R. HOLMES, 
102 Mulberry St., Macon, Ga. 
Lamar, Rankin & Lamar, Wholesale Agents, 
Macon, Atlanta and Albany, Ga. 
Retail price, $1.00 per bottle. 
A liberal discount to Dentists and Druggists. 
Write for discounts. INTRODUCTORY. 
“ Medicine is not a rigid system of rules and form- 
ulae, as it wai in Ancient Egypt—a fixed creed, to 
which you are to subscribe, and from which you must 
not vary. It is a living, growing, thing—making use 
of every resource which the progress of science brings ; 
testing all things, and holding fast to that which is 
good.”—Dr. John S. Hillings' Address to the Grad- 
uating Class, Bellevue Medical College, 1882. 
In presenting to you this little pamphlet we have two 
objects in view. The first, to bring to your especial 
attention a consideration of the diseases of the gums 
and mouth, which, while so generally observed and 
known to exist, are p issed by with a lackof that alarm- 
ing apprehension of their baneful influence upon the 
comfort and health of those so afflicted, which they 
should arouse. Second, to present to you a few reflec 
tions on the cause of these diseases, aud to ask your 
consideration of a remedy which, we believe, if used 
as directed, is almost infallible. 
We have given these diseases a great deal of thought- 
ful attention, and experimented largely in their cure. 
After continued experiment and observation, we have 
discovered a happy combination of remedial agents, 
named by us Holmes’ Sure Core Mouth Wash, which 
we have no hesitancy in proclaiming the vert best 
known. With it we have had most marked success 
in our practice. For a number of years we used it 
quietly, without appreciating to the fullest extent 
that it was TOO VALUABLE A REMEDY to have 2 
Introductory. 
such a circumscribed field of usefulness. Acting upon 
this belief, we Ihen prepared and offered it to dentists 
generally. Fearing the natural prejudice in the pro- 
fession to innovations of this kind we could not fore- 
shadow its reception. But in this we were agreeably 
surprised. We soon learned that the profession were 
possessed of broader and less biased views than we 
had given them credit for, and were willing and ready 
to give a fair trial to that which they had reason to 
believe would be beneficial in their practice. A de- 
mand was at once created far and wide; and from 
many came the highest and most flattering testimo- 
nials, as will be noted, from a few of the many re- 
ceived, published in other pages in the pamphlet. 
Being more and more convinced, from these evi- 
dences, of the merit of this MAGICAL PREPARA- 
TION, and from an increasing demand outside of the 
profession, from many who suffer from ulcers and 
inflamed mucous membrane of the mouth, soft and 
bleeding gums, bad breath, etc., we have decided to 
meet this demand by manufacturing HOLMES’ SURE 
CURE MOUTH WASH more largely, and offer it to 
the people generally through Drug Stores, as well as 
the Dental Profession. 
We believe we will be conferring a great blessing 
upon the thousands whose cases just simply using the 
Wash will reach. In many cases, of course, where 
tartar and uncleanly teeth are the cause of the dis- 
ease, the dentist must be consulted and employed to 
remove the tartar and clean the teeth ; ihen with the 
use of the Wash all cases can be reached, it matters 
not how bad or unpromising. 
We have made some improvements in the Wash, Introductory. 
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which, in addition to the virtues heretofore claimed 
for it, now make it a MOST VALUABLE AND USE- 
FUL DENT1MEICE. By we!ting the brush with wa- 
ter and sprinkling a few drops of the Wash on it, and 
rubbing the teeth in the morning and. at night before 
retiring, it affords one of the best dentrifices now 
known for keeping the gums hard and healthy, puri- 
fying the breath by its antiseptic and disinfectant prop- 
ert es, and aiding largely in preventing decay by its 
lubricating, detergent and an‘-ac;d qualities. 
To those of the dental profession who have not 
given Hoi.mes’ Sure Cuke Mouth Wash a trial, we 
beg leave to say, be broad viewed and liberal minded 
enough to lay aside your prejudices, read some of the 
testimonials we present from some of the best and 
most progressive gentlemen in the profession—gen- 
tlemen, your peers in every respect—capable —keep- 
ing apace with every improvement, regardless of 
expense—honorable—would not recommend any- 
thing at any price which they did not conscientiously 
believe to pos-ess the merit claimed—and be con- 
vinced, at least enough to give the preparation a trial 
before passing a final judgment on it. 
To the people at large, who are the sufferers, and 
should be most interested, we ask you to read what 
leading dentists have to say of “ Holmes’ Sure Cure 
Mouth Wash.” Also read what some of the people, 
who have experienced (we could produce hundreds 
and hundreds of certificates) the benefit of this prep- 
aration, and give it a fair trial, and we feel assured 
you will bless us for calling attention to HOLMES’ 
SURE CURE MOUTH WASH AND DENTKI- 
E1CE. SOME REMARKS ON THE GEMS. 
Addressed to tne Denial Profession, 
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE GUMS. 
The gums in a normal state, are made up of fibro- 
cartilagenous tissue, with a larger proportion of the 
fibro e'ement prevailing. They are tough and strongly 
endowed, and act as a protecting cushion about the 
alveolar process, and being insensible to a certain 
extent, afford a good firm border around the teeth 
in the act of mastication. A very heavy an! thick 
mucous membrane forms the outer surface, under aid 
with a net-work of capillary vessels, making the mem- 
brane very vascular—the nerve* of the gums are not 
very sensitive, and do not respond to any ordinary 
attack, only when diseased, and then they became 
peculiarly acute in their sensations, and by reflex 
action disturb other parts of the body. The mucous 
follicles are very large, and secrete quantities of 
mucous fluid to lubricate the gums and prevent abra- 
sion in the friction of mastication. How beautiful 
and how perfect the gums! Nature has indeed per- 
formed a wonderful work in their structure and sur- 
roundings. They are, as it were, a setting to the teeth 
like gold to lovely pearls. 
The gums in a diseased condition present a very 
striking contrast to the picture thus drawn. When 
diseased, how foul, how disgusting how loathsome 
and how injurious to health, comfort and beauty. 
Nature made them firm, hard and useful ; they have 
become a mass of filthy accumulations. The vessels 
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through which the crimson tide flowed so beautifully, 
giving that exquisite tint so much admired in the gums, 
have become distended by congestion and burst upon 
the slightest touch. The secietions take on an acid 
character, becoming of en so acid as to dissolve even 
the enamel on the teeth, causing those sensitive 
grooves often seen around the teeth near the gums. 
The fluids becoming more and more vitiated, mingle 
with the saliva, and daily pass into the stomach, 
causing loss of tone in this organ and most distressing 
indigestion. A mouth of purest sweetness is turned 
into odor most foul, and every inspiration of fresh air 
intended to purify the blood isladened with poisonous 
effluvia and taken into the lungs, affecting every part 
of the system. In short, the gums when attacked by 
disease and unchecked in its incipiency, but permitted 
to run its full course, become a conglomerated mass 
of pus and corruption, poisoning the secretions and 
blood, and-indirectly breaking down the constitution 
of the victim so unfortunate as to be thus affected, 
ending often in death unless relief is afforded. 
THE CAUSES OF DISEASED GUMS. 
The causes of diseased gums are quite numerous. 
Among the primary causes, may be mentioned filthy 
habits, particles of food, coagulated mucous, and 
loosened epithelium scales allowed to remain between 
the teeth and on the gums, decomposing and lying in 
contact with the gums daily, producing irritation and 
increased vascular action, followed by congestion of 
the blood vessels, stagnation, and general breaking 
down of tissue, resulting in pus, etc. Accumulation 
of tartar is probably the most common source of irri- 
tation and disease ; being deposited around the teeth 
and pressing on the gums, soon interferes with proper 
circulation, making a puffy, turgid condition, diseasing 
the mucous follicles, lining the muco-dental pits, 
destroying their secretive ability, and producing the 
usual train of evils resulting therefrom. In addition 
to these local causes there are some constitutional 
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the gums ; but it is not necessary to mention them 
here. We have to deal more frequently with local 
causes and conditions. 
TREATMENT OF DISEASED GUMS. 
To cure any disease the cause must first be removed.' 
As many of the cases of diseased gums met with in 
the ordinary run of practice, are produced by local 
causes, which consist mainly in deposits around the 
necks, and frequently upon the entire roots of the 
teeth, accompanied by inflammation, tumefaction, sup- 
puration and wasting away of tissue, it naturally fol- 
lows the first thing to be done is to remove these 
c .uses. This treatment is altogether operative, and 
consists in the removal of every particle of foreign 
substance from the roots of the teeth, not only that 
upon and in the vicinity of the necks, but that 
beneath the margin of the gums, and if necessary to 
the very ends of the roots, as far, at least, as the 
separation between them and the gums exists ; often 
times in very extreme cases it is necessary to scrape 
the alveolar around and between the roots and excise 
any pieces of the process which may be necrosed. 
The whole surface of the roots exposed must be 
thoroughly polished. The operation must be heroic 
and thorough. As long as a particle of foreign sub- 
stance remains upon the roots, just so long will the 
cure of the disease be unsatisfactory—the least particle 
will stand as a barrier to union between the gums and 
roots. 
To perform perfectly this first and important step in 
the cure of diseased gums, instruments especially 
d< s'gned, must be used to enable the operator to 
reach every part effectually. The chief cause of so 
many failures in radically curing diseased gums, lies 
in the lack of thoroughness in the first step. The 
treatment must be heroic. In addition to removing 
the tartar, if there is much congestion, etc., the gums 
must be scarified around the teeth, and all excrescent 
growths around and in the interspaces must be clipped Hoi.mes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash. 
and cutaway. The abrasion and breaking up of ab- 
normal growths, is an important part of the work. 
This surgical and operative part of the treatment 
having been heroically and most thoroughly accom- 
plished, it now becomes necessary to use therapeutical 
treatment to aid nature in her recuperative process. 
This is as necessary to complete a cure as the first 
step in the treatment. An experienced and learned 
professional says on this point: “ We are confident 
that a large number of our most careful and experi- 
enced operators feel that something more than mere 
surgical treatment is required in very many cases of 
this disease, in order that permanent results of a 
favorable character may be realized. We also know 
that some of our best men get results by following 
the surgical with an intelligent antiseptic treatment 
never before obtained by other methods. We do not 
consider the Witzel method of treating this disease 
Pyorrhoea Alveolaris)as antagonistic to Riggs’ method, 
but, rather, as supplemental to it, at least in many 
cases ; and our own experience is sufficient evidence 
that the supplemental antiseptic treatment is as 
necessary to a complete cure as the surgical.” 
After the surgical treatment, as before described, 
take an old instrument and wrap around the end of it 
a piece of cotton, (which makes a good mop,) and 
dipping it into the full strength of the wash, apply it 
around and between the gums, being careful to pump 
it, as it were, thoroughly around and under. In 
some cases where the septum and alveolar process 
around are affected, a syringe, to inject the wash 
between the teeth and way under the gums can 
be used to advantage. This must be applied once 
daily. 
In addition, a bottle of the wash, full strength, 
must be given the patient, and instruct him to pour a 
lablespoonful into a fourth of a tumbler of water and 
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rinse the mouth, sucking it between the teeth three 
times daily—this proportion must be used each time, 
unless found too strong. The length of time necessary 
to keep up the treatment will have to be determined 
by the appearance and improvement in the gums. 
This is the treatment for diseased gums from causes 
before described The wash can be used with great 
benefit in any inflamed or ulcerated condition of the 
gums or mucous membrane. 
After the extraction of teeth there is nothing better 
as a styptic and antiseptic, or to heal and harden, and 
hasten absorption and preparation of the gums for 
the plate. For this purpose, direct patient to use at 
first a tablespoonful to a fourth tumbler of water, and 
rinse the mouth three times daily, and decrease 
strength as the mouth heals. Fu1' directions accom- 
pany each bottle. 
Duty of each and every Dentist. 
It is the duty of every dentist, in examining a 
mouth, to call special attention to any unhealthiness 
of the gums, and to impress upon the patient the 
great importance and necessity for cleanliness. When 
a dentist has a regular patient who reposes every 
confidence, and gives to him entire management of 
the teeth, and he allows the patient to go unwarned 
of diseased gums, even in its incipiency, the dentist 
cannot be too severely censured for such unpardona- 
ble neglect of duty. The evidences of the disease, 
in the first stages even, are too unmistakable, and no 
dentist can excuse himself if he fails to give warn- 
ing, and insist upon the patient submitting to such 
treatment as will be necessary to establish a perfectly 
normal condition. It is admitted that it is a most 
disagreeable part of dentistry, and one which does 
not always yield such remuneration as it should, con- 
sidering time, labor and unpleasantness; but if we 
have chosen dentistry as our avocation, it is our duty 
to execute every branch of it to the very best of our 
ability. Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash. 
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A VOICE OF WASHING. 
Addressed to the People Generally. 
It is a rare occurrence to find a perfectly healthy 
mouth, free entirely from even a trace of some form 
of disease. Few people are aware of the damaging 
consequences that arise from these diseases; very 
few realize, until oflen too late, the baneful effects 
on their constitution produced by them. It is not 
alone the effects upon the teeth —which itself ought 
to be sufficiently arousing—but it is the serious in- 
roads upon the very fountain sources of life, which 
should excite apprehension. Diseased gums generate 
putrid and offensive matter in the mouth, so that 
every particle of food taken into the stomach is im- 
pregnated therewith, and a long train of evils in this 
organ follows; such as dyspepsia and the thousand 
and one disorders that fo'low improper digestion and 
assimilation of food. Diseased gums cause offen- 
sive and foul odors to laden the brea'h, so that every 
breath that is carried into the lungs is vitiated, caus- 
ing consumption and other d seases that follow a lack 
of a full supoly of pure air. We could enumerate 
and describe many, very many constitutional diseases 
caused by disorders of the gums and mouth, but 
hav’nt the space here. We merely desire to throw 
out a few hints of warning. Our main object in these 
remarks is to ea'l attention to some of the diseases 
found in the mouth so that they can be recognized, 
and to offer a remedy which we believe will prove 
effective in the hands of those who give it a fair trial. 
Read carefully the brief description of these dis- 
eases, and if you think there is the slightest symptom 
in your month, do not delay a moment, but take steps 
towards getting cured. Following we mention some 
of the most common diseases found in the mouth. 10 
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Riggs’ Disease or Pyorrhoea Alveolaris. 
This disease is often met with. It is seldom that a 
mouth is seen without being affected to an extent 
more or less. The signs are unmistakable. At first 
the gums begin to lose their firm, hard, healthy 
appearance, a feeling of discomfort arises in the 
margin of gum around the neck of the teeth, the 
gum becomes more flabby and irritated, soon blood 
oozes out on touching and rubbing, the inflammation 
extends deeper, and the gums losing their attach- 
ment to the roots, fall away. The sulci formed 
thereby become filled with foul secretions of pus and 
blood. These ind cations prove more aggravated 
daily, until the teeth become loose, the breath more 
foul, and the general health affected and broken 
down if the disease is permitted to run its full course. 
To cure Pyorrhoea Alveolaris, consult your dentist 
and get him to remove every particle of tartar which 
has accumulated during the course of the disease, 
from the teeth on both crown and roots, and clean 
the parts thoroughly, then apply Holmes’ Sure Cure 
Mouth Wash, full strength, once daily, and rinse the 
mouth with the wash, diluted by pouring a tablespoon- 
ful into fourth of a tumbler of water, several times 
daily. Continue the application until the gums are 
firm and healthy, and the teeth again attached per- 
fectly. A Constant use of the wash as a dentrifice, as 
directed, twice daily, will aid very largely in pre- 
venting the disease and keeping the gums in a normal 
condition. 
The process sometimes becomes necrosed or dead, 
indicated by a dark, purple and swollen condition. 
An offensive discharge comes therefrom. 
To relieve, the necrosed bone must be scraped 
away by your dentist. Then apply Hoi.mes’ Sure 
Cure Mouth Wash, full strength, two or three times 
a day until a cure is effected. 
Necrosis of the Alveolar Process. Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash. 
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Inflamed and Bleeding’ Hums Caused by Salivary 
Calculus—Commonly (’ailed Tartar. 
There is not one mouth in a hundred that is 
entirely free from this trouble. Salivary Calculus or 
Tartar, is a hard substance deposited from the saliva 
around the teeth, mote especially upon their necks 
and roots. It is constantly added to, and being 
rough and harsh, irritates and inflames the gums, 
causing them to bl< ed and grow putrid and offensive ; 
pushing the gums away, breaking the attachments of 
the teeth, and causing their final loss by dropping 
out. 
This trouble can be relieved by getting your den- 
tist to remove tartar and cleaning the teeth, and then, 
by using Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash, full 
strength, once daily, and rinsing them with the 
Wash, diluted, twice daily, until the gums are hard 
and the teeth firmly attached again. 
Mercurial Poisoning or Salivation. 
The gums are red and inflamed, become soft and 
spongy, and bleed from the slightest touch; the 
breath is offensive, and taste metallic. 
To relieve, if the gains are very turgid and swollen 
scarify, clipping out the fungoid growth between the 
teeth, and bleeding freely. Then apply Holmes’ 
Sure Cuke Mouth Wash, full strength, twice daily. 
In addition, pour a tablespoonful into fourth tumbler 
of water anu rinse the mouth three or four times 
daily until cured. 
Epilliolioma. 
Ragged ulcers appear on the lower lips, the inflam- 
mation spreading, until sometimes involving the sub- 
nmxillary lymphatic glands. 
Apply Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash, full 
strength, and rinse mouth with Wash, diluted. 12 
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This is a form of ulcerative inflammation of the 
mouth, peculiar to. women while suckling, or in 
advanced stage of pregnancy. The first symptoms 
are indicated by a loss of taste and a sensation simi- 
lar to that produced by scalding liquids. It is gener- 
ally very sudden in its attack. This, followed by the 
appearance of oin or more tumors on the side of the 
tongue, which after a time ulcerate, produces very 
painful sores, with hard borders and a circle of 
inflammation around them. The disease is at first 
local, but if not arrested is apt to extend to the fauces 
and sesophagus. producing irritation of the stomach 
and bowds. and diarrhoea, resulting finally in emacia- 
tion and death. 
To relieve, apply Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth 
Wash, full strength, twice daily, and rinse mouth, 
with Wash diluted, several times daily. 
Sore Mouth of Nursing Women. 
Scurvy. 
The gums are spongy, bleed easily, ulcerate and 
slough, and the fetor is exceedingly offensive. 
The best local remedy is Holmes’ Sure Cure 
Mouth Wash, applied full strength, twice daily, 
and a diluted Wash used several times a day. Con- 
stitutional treatment in extreme cases of scurvy will 
be required in connection with the Wash used as 
above. 
Aptlioe, or Follicular Ulceration. 
Between the lips and gums, and under the tongue, 
appear transparent vesicles. As the disease increases, 
the mucous membrane around inflames, the vesicles 
burst and spreading ulcers come. 
Apply Holmes’ Sure Cuke Mouth Wash, full 
st'-ength, and linse mouth with Wash, diluted. Holmes' Sure Cure Mouth Wash. 
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Ulcerative Stomatitis. 
The gums thicken, become congested and bleed 
freely, caused by the ulceration wh ch begins on 
them, spreading to the whole mouth, particularly in 
the lower division. It even involves the mucous 
membrane of the mouth, producing painful and 
serious results. 
To relieve, apply to the ulcerated patches Holmes’ 
Sure Cure Mouth, Wash twice daily, rinsing the 
mouth twice daily with the Wash, diluted. 
A Simple Form of Stomatitis. 
Small, raised, reddish, glistening patches formed 
on the mucous membrane constitute tins disease. 
To relieve, apply Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth 
Wash three times daily, full strength, until cured. 
Thrush. 
Small, white spots appear on the tongue, palate- 
velum and inside of cheek and lips. 
Apply Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash, full 
strength, direct to spots, twice daily. 
Syphilitic Inflammation of the Mucous Mem* 
braue of the Mouth. 
The gums become swollen and ulcerated around 
the margins, laying bare the necks of the teeth; a 
bloody, viscid, filthy, offensive discharge is thrown 
out; the disease spreads and involves other mem- 
branes and produces serious results. 
In connection with the constitutional treatment, 
Holmes’ Sore Cure Mouth Wash, is a valuable 
adjunct, and should be applied, full strength, to the 
diseased parts, three times daily, and tne mouth 
rinsed often with the Wash, diluted. 14 
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Epulis. 
Ulcerative patches with inflamed margins, and 
spreading ulcers on the gums. 
Apply Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash, full 
strength. 
MULTUM IN PARVO. 
Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth M and Sentriiice. 
A splendid dentrifice for cleaning the teeth, keep- 
ing the gums healthy and purifying the breath. 
A sure cure for diseased gums, commonly called 
scurvy. 
A sure cure for bleeding gums. 
A sure cure for bad or foul breath. 
A sure cure for bad taste in the mouth. 
A sure cure for ulcers or sore mouth. 
A sure cure for nursing sore mouth. 
A sure cure for neuralgia, caused by diseased gums. 
A sure cure for indigestion, caused by diseased 
gums. 
A sure cure for sleeplessness, caused by diseased 
gums. IIoi.mes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash. 
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A sure cure for healing and hardening the gums 
after extraction of teeth. 
Cures diseased gums and tightens loose teeth 
(caused by tartar) after your dentist has removed 
tartar and cleaned teeth. 
Sure cure for any and all diseases of the gums and 
mouth. 
Directions.—To use as a dentrifice, wet the brush 
with water, pour five drops of the wash on, brush 
the teeth twice daily. To cure severe diseases of the 
gums and mouth, and to tighten loose teeth, get your 
dentist to remove tartar and clean teeth, apply the 
wash daily, full strength. For ordinary cases, pour a 
tablespoonful in a tumbler and add double the quan- 
tity of water, rinse the mouth twice daily. If too 
strong, dilute to suit the case. For any and all ulcers, 
putrid sores and inflammation involving the mem- 
branes of the oral cavity, there is no remedy more 
effective or equal to Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth 
Wash. It has been used successfully in sore throat 
and ulcerated fauces when properly diluted and 
carefully applied. 
We ask your special attention to some (of the many 
we could produce) of the testimonials of the efficacy 
of Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash, from divers 
sources and places. Please read them and see what 
others think of its virtues. TESTIMONIALS 
OP THE VIRTUES OP 
HOLMES’ SURE CDRE MOUTH WASH, 
All Claimed for It. 
Gainesville, Fla., March 12, 1884. 
Drs. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—It affords me pleasure to be able to say 
that Holmes’ Mouth Wash has proven, in my hands, 
all the proprietors claim for it. 
Yours very respectfully, 
W. L. SEIGLER. 
Sorry He Didn’t Use it Lon? Ago. 
Washington, Ga., November 20, 1882. 
Drs. J. P. (Sc W. R. Holmes: 
I have had occasion to use your Mouth Wash 
lately—am sorry I did not do so long ago. In mouths 
with horrid breath, caused by diseased, inflamed 
gums that would bleed at the slightest touch, after 
removing tartar and scarifying gums, its action was 
almost immediate. The patients were delighted, and 
I would not be without it. 
. Yours truly, H. B. KEMME. Testimonials. 
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A Case of Pyorrhoea Alveolar!* Cured by Holmes’ 
Mouth Wash. 
Eufaui.a, Ala., March 22d, 1884. 
Dr. J. P. & W. R. Holmes: 
Gentlemen—I have been using Holmes’ Sure 
Cure Mouth Wash in my practice for several years. 
It has given perfect satisfaction, and is all you claim 
for it. For treating diseased gums it has no superior. 
I will mention one case specially, in which it was 
most successfully used. A young lady of New York, 
sojourning in this place, called on me in June, 1883, 
suffering very much with her lower teeth. All of 
them were sore and loose to such an extent that she 
could not bear the slightest touch upon them without 
almost going into spasms. I found the teeth very 
loose, gums badly diseased, very much swollen and 
inflamed; in other words, her mouth presented a well 
defined and advanced stage of Pyorrhoea Alveolaris. 
On account of the extreme tenderness, I was unable 
to use my instruments at all at first sitting, but I 
applied Holmes’ Wash, full strength, two or three 
times, giving her a bottle, with instructions to use it 
whenever the gums pained, and to return on the second 
day. She did as directed, and the soreness was so 
removed that I had no trouble in usiug the scalers 
and removing the tartar thoroughly. I continued the 
use of your Mouth Wash, and at the end of three 
weeks dismissed her, cured. I saw her a few days 
ago, and she told me that her gums and teeth had not 
given her a moment’s pain since I dismissed the case. 
1 use Holmes’ Mouth Wash whenever I find dis- 
eased gums, after removing tartar, extracting teeth, 
etc. In fact I would not know how to get along 
without it. It should be in every dental office. 
Very truly yours, 
T. M. ALLEN, D. D. S. 18 
Testimonials. 
A severe case of Nursing Sore Mouth cured— 
Aphthous Spots cured. 
Hillsboro, N. C., March 21, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. & B? R. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—Your letter asking with what success I 
had used your Mouth Wash, reached me some days 
ago, just as I was leaving home, hence the delay in 
answering. The most marked case of cure that I 
have had was with my wife. Some two years ago 
she had a severe attack of nursing sore mouth. Our 
physician was called in, and with great difficulty, 
considerable delay, and much suffering, he finally 
subdued it. Last fall she had a recurrence of it 
again. I ordered your “ Mouth Wash” which sub- 
dued it in a few days. Indeed we have used it in 
the family occasionally ever since, and always effected 
a cure. Two or three applications will cure aphthous 
spots in the mouth. Another cure was a lady who 
came to my office to have some work done. I found 
her saliva thick and ropy—the gums congested and 
bleeding at the slightest touch. She used your Wash 
and was benefited. I did not have an opportunity to 
see her again, but asked her to let me know whether 
she was benefited by it. She said it helped her 
greatly. > 
It is an excellent preparation, and should be in 
the office of every dentist. 
Yours truly, 
C. A. ROMINGER. 
Right Successful with It. 
Jackson, Miss., March 13, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. & W. R. Holmes. 
Gents—I have been right successful with your 
MouthWash. Cases that I have treated have been 
very much benefited by it. 
Yours, etc., I. B. REMBERT, D. D. S. Testimonials. 
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Have Used Sufficiently to Test its Efficacy — A 
( ase of Dislocation of Teeth and Fracture ol 
Process Treated with Holmes’ Mouth Wash, 
Successfully. 
Orlando, Fla., March 12, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. ib IF. R. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—In using your Mouth Wash for two 
years or longer in my practice, I have had noticeable 
chances for testing its elficacy. One was the case of 
a young gentleman, who, by an accident, had his 
four upper incisors knocked in so much as to, in part, 
dislodge all of them, and severely fracture the pro- 
cess. In treating the case, after proper surgical 
steps, I used your Mouth Wash, mopping the gums 
thoroughly with it, sitting after sitting, absolutely 
keeping away inflammation, which, under the circum- 
stances, seemed sure to come, and reaching, finally, 
a very successful result. That your Mouth Wash 
was a very important factor in this case, there is not 
a shadow of doubt. The case was an interesting one 
to me, but its entire management not being a subject 
for this paper, I will not give it. 
I use your Wash continually as an astringent after 
extraction, and as a wash after cleaning teeth where 
the gums are lacerated, for diseased gums, and have 
always found it good. 
Yours very respectfully, 
H. M. GRANNISS. 
A Most Excellent Preparation. 
Troy, Ai,a., June 22, 1883. 
Drs. J. P. Jc W. R. Holmes, Macon, Ga. : 
Gentlemen—I have used Holmes’ Mouth Wash, 
and think it is a most excellent preparation. 
Very respectfully, 
E. H. LOCKE. 20 
Testimonials. 
Sloughing- from Necrosis Cured—The Wash 
Cheerfully Recoin mended. 
Blackville, S. C., June 22d, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. & W. R. Holmes, Macon, Ga.: 
Gents—Holmes’ Mouth Wash has given me entire 
satisfaction, and possesses all the merits claimed lot 
it. I have been using it twelve months, and mosl 
cheerfully recommend it. I will mention one special 
case which I had and is of some interest, where 
Holmes’ Mouth Wash was used to advantage, viz; 
A young medical student of this place, who, in the 
Spring of 1881, had the left superior wisdom tooth 
extracted in Sumpter, S. C., much sloughing and 
alveolar process came away for three months after. 
It then became sluggish and discharged pus occasion- 
ally, from the socket, and would bleed from the 
slightest touch. Thus it kept on, not healing any 
more until I saw the ca e in the Summer of 1882, one 
year and two months from date of extraction. That 
was the history of the case when it came into my 
hands. I treated the case one month with Carbolic 
Acid and Iodine of different strength without any 
perceptible change. The sloughing was so extensive 
that the palatine roof and posterior buccal root of left 
superior second molar, next to the extracted wisdom 
tooth had become exposed to the end of the root. 
This large hole, formed by the two exposed roots and 
deep cavity in the process, through which I could 
feel the bones, was such a bad place to catch foreign 
matter that I extracted the second molar. This then 
gave me a be'ter view of the diseased parts, and I 
commenced treating with aromatic sulphuric acid and 
tannin which treatment I kept up for several weeks, 
without any perceptible change. I could wipe pus 
out of the very deep socket with bibulous paper every 
time he came. At this stage of the case I ordered 
half a dozen bottles of Holmes’ Mouth Wash, and 
as soon as they came I sent for my patient and applied 
the Wash, full strength, giving him one bottle and Testimonials. 
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directions for use. I saw him one week later and his 
mouth was much improved ; cleansed socket good, 
found a little pus ana the edges of the ul eolar pro- 
cess were yt bare. I treated it with the Wash, full 
strength, and gave him another bottle ; saw the case 
in two weeks more and found the cavity healing rap- 
idly and free from pus. In a short time after he was 
entirely well and is still blessing Holmes’ Mouth 
Wash. Respectfully, 
J. H. E. MILHOUS. 
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY. 
Cured Gums that bled from Slightest Touch—Good 
for Ulcerated and Inflamed Mouths. 
Baxlf.y, Ga., April 11th, 1881. 
Drs. J. P. <& W. R. Holmes, Macon, Ga.- 
Gentlemen—I have been using your Mouth Wash 
for a long time, and find it an excellent remedy to 
remove the soreness and heal and harden the gums 
after extraction of teeth. In cases where tartar has 
formed on the teeth and the gums become so soft and 
tender until they would bleed from the slightest touch 
of a toothbrush, I have used your Mouth Wash with 
the most satisfactory results. I first carefully remove 
the tartar, and apply the Wash according to directions, 
and direct the patients to wash their teeth at least 
three times a day with a good medium stiff brush, 
using the Wash just after washing the teeth. The 
result has been, where patients lollowed the direc- 
tions closely, in a few days the soreness was gone and 
the gums hard and tough, so they could wash their 
teeth without any pain or sign of gums bleeding. 
In cases of ulcerated and inflamed mucous membrane 
of the mouth, I have found it to be an excellent rem- 
edy. In fact, I believe it to be all that is claimed lor 
it, and therefore take pleasure in recommending it. 
Very respectfully, 
B. H. PATTERSON. Testimonials. 
Don’t Want Anything Ketter—It is the Tory 
Wash Desired. 
Clayton, Ala., April 1, 1883. 
Drs. Holmes: 
Sirs—I think you would like to know how youi 
Mouth Wash is succeeding in my hands. Allow me 
to say I have tried it. I don’t want anything better. 
I believe it to be the very Wash desired. I tind that 
it cures diseased gums, after tartar has been taken off, 
in a few days. I will mention a case I had a few days 
ago; 
A young man came into my office to have his teeth 
filled. I saw that his gums were badly diseased and 
very swollen, and, in filling them, if I touched the 
gums, they would bleed. 1 have never been able to 
fill teeth successfully with cavities half full of blood. 
I decided to treat his gums first. I gave him one 
bottle of the Wash and advised him to use it as 
directed and to comeback in thiee or four days and 1 
would fill his teeth. He did so. I filled his teeth 
with gold instead of blood. His gums were about 
well. 
I will mention one more case, and close: 
I met a minister of the Gospel on the street. He 
said he was suffering with ulcers in his mouth, and 
could scarcely talk or eat. I sold him a bottle of 
your Mouth Wash at cost, and applied it to his mouth 
in my office. That was on Friday. He told me after- 
wards that on Sunday he was able to preach without 
any difficulty. In a few days his mouth was well. 
He advised me to keep it on hand all the time ; that 
he had cured haif a Cozen mouths with that bottle, 
and had some left and sent that to a man having a 
chronic sore mouth, and he believes that it would 
cure him. 
I am carried away with your Mouth Wash. Will 
order another dozen bottles soon, as I am about out. 
J. T. FLOYD. Testimonials 
Valuable as u Styptic Wash After Extracting 
Teeth, etc. 
Macon, Ga., April 8, 1882. 
Drs. J. P. tfc W. R. Holmes : 
Dear Sirs—I have been using your Gum Wash in 
my practice now for over two years and find it a most 
excellent adjunct in the treatment of diseased gains, 
which we so often meet in the oral cavity of all 
classes of patients. I find it to be particularly valu- 
ble as a styptic wash for the gums after extracting 
one or more teeth. It prevents soreness or swelling 
of the gums to a great extent, and allays the after 
pains and causes the gums to heal very readily. I can 
cheerfully recommend it as a valuable preparation 
for the dental olfice. 
Very respectfully yours, 
W. W. FORD, 
President Georgia State Dental Society. 
“ Old Sore Mouth w (’ured in Toil Days With One 
Dottle. 
Cedar Keys, Fla., May 25, 1883. 
Drs. J. P. Jc W. R. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—I only commenced to use Holmes’ 
Mouth Wash about two months ago, and I am well 
pleased with it It is the only wash that I have 
found that will do the work in such a short time and 
so thoroughly. After extracting teeth, or removing 
tartar, it is particularly beneficial. I tried one bottle 
on an “old sore mouth,” as the patient expressed it, 
and cured it in ten days. I am sorry I did not com- 
mence to use it earlier. 
Yours respectfully. 
. JAMES CHACE. 24 
Good for Any Kind of Sores in tlie Mouth, ami I 
Cannot Hesitate to Recommend the Wash in the 
Highest Terms. 
Alafia, Fla., March 27, 1884. 
Drs. J .P. & W. R. Holmes : 
Dear Sirs—You wish to know how I like your 
Mouth Wash. I could not be better pleased with 
any Wash than I am with yours. It is not only good 
for the mouth, but for any kind of sore—in the mouth 
and out. I have tried it in various ways, and in 
every case found it good. I cannot hesitate to recom- 
mend it in the highest terms to the public. I shall 
make an order soon for a dozen or more bottles. 
Respectfully, 
MATTHEW WIGGINS. 
Testimonials. 
Used With Most Satisfactory Results A Most 
Excellent Remedy After the Extraction of 
Teeth, for Diseased Gums, etc. 
Fayette, Miss., March 14, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. & W. R. Holmes: 
Gentlemen—I have used your Mouth Wash with 
the most satisfactory results.. I find it a most ex- 
cellent remedy to heal and harden the gums after the 
extraction of teeth. In cases where tartar has 
formed on the teeth, forcing the gums from their 
place, causing them to become so very soft and tender 
that they bleed at the slightest touch, I remove the 
tartar and apply the Wash as directed, and instruct 
the patient to use it after washing the teeth. In 
every case it has done its work quickly and well. 
Very respectfully, 
W. C. STEWART, D. D. S. Testimonials. 
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The Best Wash Ever Used—Acted Like Magic. 
The first cace to treat with Holmes’ Mouth Wash 
that has not been cured—cannot say enough in its 
praise. 
Wilmington, N. C., April 1st, 1884. 
Dr.s J. P. Jc W. R. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—We consider Holmes' Mouth Wash 
by far the best we have everused. Our first case wai 
a patient who had been under the care of one of out 
best physicians for some weeks without deriving anj 
benefit. After removing the tartar from his teeth 
we made an application to his gums and gave him s 
bottle to use. He returned in a few days, saying 
that the first application acted like magic, in fact hac 
cured his gums. We have yet to have the first case 
to treat with Holmes’ Mouth Wash that has not beer 
cured. We cannot say enough in its praise. Please 
send us another dozen bottles by Express. 
Very truly yours, 
FREEMAN & BALDWIN. 
Used with the very best results—one Bottle will 
cure from 3 to 5 cases. 
White Springs, Fla., March 18, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. Jk W. R. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—I have used your Mouth Wash myself 
with the best results. It you can get your patients 
to use the Wash three or four days before r* moval 
of tartar the guins will heal much faster and bleed 
less. For ordinary cases of tartar, bad breath and 
bleeding gums, one bottle wi 1 cure from three to five 
cases. 
1 recommend it to do all you claim for it. 
Respectfully, 
Dr. W. A. McQUAIG. Testimonials. 
A Lady Saves Her Teeth Ten Years by Use of 
Holmes’ Sure Cure Mouth Wash. 
Read the fo lowing testimonial (one of many which 
could be obtained from those who have realized the 
beneficial elfects of Holmes’ Mouth Wash), from one 
ot Georgia’s most honored and trustworthy citizens, 
for long years chief editor and proprietor of the 
Macon Daily Telegraph and Messenger : 
Macon, Ga., July ‘20th, 1883. 
Drs. J. P. & W. R. Holmes: 
Sirs—Some ten years ago my wife put herself 
under your professional care. Her case was a pecu- 
liar one. She had sound teeth, but by an hereditary 
disease of the gums they had become so exposed and 
loose that she had been dentally advised that they 
must be removed at once, that it was “as impossible 
to save them as it was to raise the dead.'’ You, on 
the contrary, insisted that by treatment they might be 
saved for years. This has, so far, been done success 
fully, so that by treatment and the constant use of 
your admirable Holmes’ Mouth Wash, her teeth still 
remain, and I am bound to say that had she been 
able to follow your directions closely, they would have 
been firm to date. I cannot sufficiently commend 
the efficacy of your treatment and remedies for dis- 
eased teeth. Yours respectfully, 
JOSEPH CLISBY. 
The Right Thing in the Right Place. 
Lumpkin, Ga., March 14, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. & W. R. Holmes: 
Gents—I have used your Mouth Wash and find 
that it is everything you claim for it: “The right 
thing in the right place. 
Yours, etc., 
J. A. THORNTON, Jr. Testimonials. 
Persons Who Have Used it Give Praise. From 
a Physician and Healer in Drugs. 
Kali.kttsville, Texas, March 19, 1884. 
Drs. Holmes: 
Gentlemen—Your Mouth Wash has not been tried 
by myself sulliciently to say as to its efficiency.* You 
are aware that, as a regular physician, i" cannot 
recommend any preparation without knowing the 
tormu'a. Persons that have used your Mouth Wash 
as a general thing praise it. 
Yours truly, J. E. LAY, M. D. 
A Horning Sensation of the Mouth and Gums 
Relieved. 
St. Augustine, Fla., June 24, 1883. 
Drs. J. P. & W. 11. Holmes: 
Dkar Sirs—A young man called on me lately for 
advice, lie was troubled very much with a burning 
sensation of the mouth and gums. I tried several 
different washes, which only afforded relief tempo- 
on ily. I then sent and got some of Holmes' Mouth 
Wash. Three applications relieved him, and one 
bottle has cured him. 
Very respectfully, 
A. B. PHILLIPS. 
Acts Like n Cluinn. 
Madison, Ga., October 8, 1883. 
Drs. J. P. if- IV. If. Holmes: 
Gentlemen—Holmes’ Mouth Wash acts like a 
cliarm. Yours, etc., 
STOKES BROS. 28 
Testimonials. 
A Case Like Scurvy, of Five Years’ Standing 
Cured. 
Winsroro, Wood Co., Texas, Feb. 2d, 1883. 
J. P. & W. R. Holmes, Macon, Ga.: 
Dear Sirs—Please send me one dozen bottles ofyoui 
Mouth-Wash by Pacific Express, to Winsboro, Texas. 
It excels any other Mouth Wash I have ever used. 
In this locality there are many people troubled with 
diseased gums, commonly called scurvy. In each 
case where I have used the Mouth Wash a cure has 
been effected. I cured one case of chronic sore 
mouth of flue years’ standing. The party had paid 
out one hundred dollars, and I cured him with your 
Wash and only cha> ged him ten dollars. I cannot 
get along without it. 
Respectfully vours, 
W. N. JONES, D. D. S. 
POSSESSES EVERY MERIT CLAIMED FOR IT. 
It acts Like a Charm to Heal Gums After Extrac- 
tion of Teeth. 
Minden, La., June 27th, 1883. 
Drs. J. P. & W. R. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—I have been using Holmes’s Mouth 
Wash in my practice for some time. I find it to pos- 
sess every merit you claim for it, and think no dentist 
should be withouf it. For healing and hardening the 
gums after the extraction of teeth, preparatory for a 
plate, and also for applying to the gums after the 
removal of tartar, it ads like a charm. 
My patients say in the extraction of the teeth the 
use of the Mouth Wash rapidly relieves after pains, 
and soon heals and hardens the gums for the plate. 
Respectfully, 
E F. LEWIS. Testimonials. 
A WASH LONG DESIRED. 
A Sot of Teelh Saved by it. 
Waukeknah, Fla., August 18th, 1888. 
Drs. J. P. & IF. It. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—The Holmes’ Mouth Wash came 
through safely, and as far as I have used your Mouth 
Wash, I find it to be the wash long desired. It is a 
sure cure for diseased gums after tartar has been 
removed. 1 will men'ion one ca«e in my practice 
where it proved its worth. A young m in came to me 
about three weeks ago to have his teeth extracted. I 
examined his teeth and found them to he perfectly 
sound. After removing quite a Quantity of tartar that 
had accumulated around them, I found the alveolar 
process badly diseased. I insisted on him notto have 
the teeth extracted, but to give your wash a fair trial. 
He has used one half of a bottle of the wash, and his 
gums are now in a healthy condition, and of course 
the patient is highly delighted. The Wash is all that 
is claimed for it* and I will take pleasure in recom- 
mending it. Respectfully, 
A. L. GRANGER, D. D. S. 
Homer, La., Feb. 1, 1884. 
Drs. J. P. Jc W. R. Holmes: 
Gentlemen—I introduced your Mouth Wash in this 
parish a year or so ago. It has given universal satis- 
faction, and there is a good demand for it. There 
are many people with diseased gums who would be 
glad to have your Wash. If you will shin me one 
hundred bottles to Arcadia, La., to sell, I will wil- 
lingly do so. I will be traveling over the parish a 
great deal, and do not think, from what I know of the 
demand, that it will take me but a short while to dis- 
pose of them. There is no telling the amount could 
be sold by introducing it in this way—I mean, to sell 
it by the bottle. Respectfully, 
T. N. NIX 30 
Testimonials. 
CURED SOME OF THE WORST CASES OF DIS- 
EASED GUMS. 
Cured Ulcers and Sores in the Mouth, of Seven 
Years Standing1. 
Ripley, Titds Co., Texas, Aug. 18, 1883. 
Drs. J. P. (fr W. R. Holmes: 
Dear Sirs—The Holmes’ Mouth Wash T ordered 
from you came safely to hand. I have used only two 
bottles so far, and though my experience with the 
Wash is short, I have found it to be a most perfect 
success. I have cured some of the worst cases of 
diseased gums. I will menlion one case where the 
Wash relieved a mouth from a bad condition. Nearly 
a year ago I met a man who had been troubled with 
ulcers and sores in his mouth for six or seven years. 
He said he had paid out so much money on his mouih, 
without being benefitted, he had decided not to pay 
any more unless a cure was guaranteed. When your 
Wash came, I again met him, and concluded to take 
the case and try Holmes’s Mouth Wash. I gave 
him a small vial of the Wash and in a short time he 
came and got some more, and did so two or three 
times, when he told me his moith was much better. 
I heard from him a few days ago, and he said he had 
never been bothered a minute since with his gums and 
mouth. 
I believe that if every dentist who can get a bottle 
of Holmes's Mouth Wash, would try it, he never 
would use any ot'itr Wash. I would not be without it. 
Yours respectfully, 
W. J. DELAF1ELD, D. D. S. BEST KNOWN 
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SURE CURE MOUTH WASH, 
USED AS DIRECTED, 
Is one of the best DENTIFRICES known. It 
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gums, keeping them in a healthy condition* 
thus preventing decay of the teeth caused by 
DISEASED GUMS. 
It purifies the breath and keeps the mouth 
in a clean and healthy condition. When used 
according to directions its efficacy is apparent 
immediately, and all who have used it are loud 
in their praises of it. 
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