JOHN WYETH & BROTHER’S 
COMPRESSED TABLETS 
O F 
BI-CARBONATE OF SODA 
AND 
BI-CARBONATE OF POTASH. 
Useful in all cases where an antacid is indicated. 
The value of alkalies, and especially of the bi-carbonates of Potash 
and Soda, is very fully understood by medical men, and to a great extent 
also by the public. In a very large class of cases Indigestion, Flatulency, 
Heartburn and Colic, are due to an excess of acid in the stomach; and 
this condition usually constitutes an important element in Gout, Rheuma- 
tism and Gravel. 
Bi-Carbonate of Soda is but slightly soluble, (requiring 35 parts of 
water at the temperature of the body.) In the form of our Compressed 
Tablets it dissolves even more slowly, and therefore produces a mild and 
gradual antacid effect, without disagreeable taste. Another advantage of 
it is that it maintain! the phosphates in solution, (by reason of its super- 
abundance of carbonic acid,) and prevents the formation of deposits of 
this character. 
For administration, the tablet form possesses many easily appreciated 
advantages over that of solution. A smaller quantity of the article is 
required, and its purity is assured. The exact dose called for can be given. 
The remedy can be carried about the person, and taken at any time without 
trouble or annoyance. 
Dose.—As an antacid, one every two or three hours till relieved. For 
Gout, Rheumatism or Gravel, one or two thrice daily. 
JOHN WYETH & BROTHER’S 
COMPRESSED TABLETS OF 
Bi-Carbonate of Potash. 
Antacid—(.Diuretic—Antiiithic. 
Five Grains in each. 
These Tablets will be found very useful in cases of acidity of the 
Stomach, and in the Dyspepsia due to this condition. They are suited also 
to cases of Gout and Rheumatism, as well as to the irritation of the Kidneys 
so often connected with those disorders. 
Physicians prescribing these Tablets can depend upon the purity of the 
salt and the accuracy of the dose. 
For the antacid effect, one maybe taken as required. In Gout, Rheu- 
matism or Gravel, one or two three or four times daily.