THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, DECEMBER 7, 1899.
3
torment at the hands of a celestial man souls in disguise, and so the $ 3 — G R E A T S P E C IA L OFFER —$ 3
Torquemada, he offered the pain- , Malay addresses them as “grand­
less return into the infinite alembic father” to allay their wrath and
avoid direct reference to them.
of nature.
“Ingersoll tried to destroy belief Crocodiles also are often regarded
in all the religious and secular fa- as sacred, and special charms are
bles of antiquity; he denied that a used in fishing tor them. One such,
miracle had ever taken place. In given by Maxwell, is as follows:
return, he offered the proposition “O Dangsari, lotus flower, receive
that the universe is governed by an what I send thee. If thou receivest
order whose sequences have never it not, may thy eyes be torn out!”
been broken, and that all life is | —[From Malay Folklore, by R.
f l new family medical Work
part of a regulated system. In Clyde Ford, in Appletons’ Popular
bv Dr. 1 fi. Greer. Chicaao
place of belief in the efficacy of Science Monthly for December,
prayer, Ingersoll gave us self-reli­
H IS book is up to d ate in every p a r­
W o m a n ’s Reason.
ance, knowledge, science; be offered
tic u lar.
It tells you how to cure yourself
work instead of worship, dignity in­
bv sin .p ie an d h arm less hom e rem ­
Dr. von Holleben, the German
stead of groveling servility. For
edies.
It recom m ends no poisonous or
the worship of the Bible, which be ambassador to the United States,
d
angerous
tried to destroy, he taught that we was a witness of the quick I t teaches sim ple com drugs.
m on-sense m eth o d s in
were to believe in its truth and to wit of the German empress accordance w ith n a tu re ’s laws.
I t does not endorse dangerous ex p erim ets with
reject its errors. In place of the which saved a man’s life just before th e su rg e o n ’s knife.
theory that God came upon this the diplomat’s return to this coun­ I t teach es how to save h ealth and life by safe
m ethods.
earth at Palestine, and that the try.
I t is e n tirely free from technical ru b b ish .
At an imperial family o. nquet in I t teaches prev en tio n —th a t it. is b e tter to know
brutal savage called Jehovah was
how to avoid disease th a n to tak e any m edicine
worthy of worship, Ingersoll gave the palace at Potsdam, the doctor as a cu re.
us the knowledge of natural law and Count Eulenberg, who is men- I t teaches how typhoid and o th er fevers can h e ____________________
p rev en ted am i cured, and gives th e best known trea tm e n t for la g rip p e , dip-
and natural proceses. In fact, In- tinned as the next imperial chan- both
th e ria , c a ta rrh , co n su m p tio n , appendicitis and e v e r/ o th e r disease.
I t is not an a d v ertisem en t ano has no m edicine to sell.
gersoll had done so much to help cellor, were present
I
akes uncom prom ising war on vaccination and th e use of a n ti-to x in e . '
During the first course the count It t m
the orthodox church get rid of its
h as 16 colored p lates show ing different p a rts of th e h u m an body.
cruelties and crudities that it owed suddenly began to strangle and T his hook can n o t fail to please you. If you are looking for h e alth by th e safest
and easiest m eans, do not delay g ettin g it.
him a mighty monument, and cough. The emperor sent for the D r. J . H . G reer, th e a u th o r, is a p racticin g p h y sician in C hicago, is Professor of
G e n ito -U rin a ry Diseases in th e College
ought in this way to acknowledge court physician. The count became
B College President’ s testlmon"
of M edicine and Surgery, P h ysician -in -
the aid it had received from him.” rapidly worse and it was feared he
P rof W m . H. C ook , for th ir ty years Penn o f th e C hief to th e H arv ard Medical In stitu te ,
C i n c i n n a t i P l i y B i o - M e d i c a l C o l l e g e , write* to
would choke to death.
R epo r ter .
and
has , w ritten
m , any works of value to
th e a u th v r 6-i luilows«
,
.
I h a v e exam in ed you r book. ‘ A P hy*lclan In th e t h e p r o f t S sio tl a n d p l l h l i t .
The empress, laying aside all H uu*e,* u u .i a n t m u c h p le a d e d w ith in» c v i i l e l i t a a m i
ativ
This l>ook has 800 pages, is neatl
1 k n o w h o w t o c a r e f o r th e
considerations of court ettiqutte, to h e n a e l . t h E o f v e th r y e to lm m u ily i h o t-hou
hound in cloth with gold le tte rs,a n d will
ld , v h ic h i < a h u m a n r i g h t a n d
Charm s and W itc h c ra ft.
k g iv e * th e I n f o r m a t io n n e e d e d u n d in
be sen t postpaid to any ad d ress on re­
stepped from her seat to the suffer­ d I u n t g y u . o Y c e o u tl r I»«
e p e o p le c a n r e a d i ly u n d e r s ta n d . Ic o n -
ceipt of price, $3.00.
g i a t u l a t e y o u o n n o t n a n iin ir 1h» n e o f a n y p o lr o n
er and pressed her forefinger firmly b u t a d h e r i n g i t ) ie t ly to t h e m e o f n o n -n o la o n o u * rem -
The Malay is a firm believer in
QDCPIAI HCCCD B y special a rra n g e m e n t
e d ltj----th e
t r u e p - l n e lp l e t h a t a h o n ld g u id e all
U r r t n w it h D r . (Jre er, w e o ile r
in his throat. A more violent t r e a t m e n t »’f <!l*cn.- a n d w h ic h 1 h a v e a d v o c a te d in P OrtblAL
H Y S IC IA N IN T H E H O U S E and th e T O R C H
the efficacy of charms. He wears
m y p r a c t ic e f o r f r o t y y e a r* o r m o r e .
O F R E A S O N fo r one y e a r fo r o n ly P O i l f l
Y ours tru ly ,
, )K w H CooK...
th e price of th e book alo ne.
tJ u iU V
amulets, places written words of cough than before then resulted in I
the
expulsion
of
a
fish
bone.
magic in houses, and sports a tiger’s
“I thought so,” said the empress,
claw as a preventive of disease. If
he is specially primitive and back- as she returned to her seat. “1 al T h e
P a a t W e e k
ways do that when any of my chil
woodsy, when he enters a forest he
has made a big reduction in our stock of
says, “Go to the right, all my ene­ dren swallow a bone.”
In
emergencies
women
have
often
mies and assailants! May you not
proven themselves superior to men. Ladies’ Jackets and Capes. A fine.line of
look upon me; let me walk alone!”
On this occasion the men all Fur Collarettes arrived.
To allay a storm he says, “The ele­
stood still and looked at the suffer­
phants collect, they wallow across
er. The emperor sent for the court New Dress Goods in novelties.
the sea; go to the right, go to the
physician, though the man might
Kid Gloves in the popular shades. Ladies’
left, I break the tempest.” When
have choked to death before his ar­
about to begin an elephant hunt,
rival, while the empress, the only Belt Buckles—a big assortment.
according to Thompson, he uses
one present with her wits about her, j
this charm: “The elephant trum
W E G U A R A N T E E T O G IV E Y J U S A T IS F A C T IO N
the
lake
by
PrornPt
actiou
saveti
tbe
Inan’s
pets, he wallows across
The pot boils, the pan boils across life.
It is a common saying that “wo­
Mall Orders Promptly Attended to. Samples Sent Free on Application.
the point. Go to the right, go to
man’s instinct is more than man’*
the left, spirit of grandfather (the
The only O ne-Price house in Silverton:
reason”, hut it is quite evident,from
elephant); I loose the fingers upon
many deeds of heroism, that the
the bowstring.”
gift of reason has been vouchsafed
The Malay believes in witches
S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N
and witchcraft. There is the bottle to woman
E. C. S.
PRODUCE TAKEN
S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E
imp, the “Polong,” which feeds on
its owner’s blood till the time comes
rp^e term Atheism means with-
for it to take possession of an ene-
Tbei.-m, and as Theism, with
T h e G re a t
my. Then there is a horrid thing,
exceptjOu of Pantheism, affirms
the “Penangalan,” which possesses (luaj;ty or plurality of existence,
women. Frequently it leaves its Atheism, being “without Theism”,
rightful abode to fiy away at night must affirm Monism. This monis-
N o N eed to S u ffe r fro m A n y Disease.
to feed on blood, taking the form of ( ic view of existence is the basis of
the head and intestines of the per­ modern science and philosophy. It
E lix ir
son it inhabited, in which shape it is consistent and logical, whereas
B a c te ria c id e
any form of dualism or pluralism is
tvanrlpra arniinn
V IT Æ - O R E Eucalyptus Oil
Such beliefs may perhaps have not. The course of Theismi from the
O re -O lin e
M e d ic a te d Soap
their origin in metempsychosis,
which in other ways has some toot- MonisI11> from Polytheism, through
Agent
PE A R L W G E E R
hold among the common people. Monotheism, to Pantheism. I he
For instance, elephants and tigers next step — and the step which is
S il v e r t o n . O reg o m .
are believed sometimes to be hu- sure to'come—is Atheism.—[bel.
A PHYSICIAN
IN THE
HOUS’
DREYER
& C R A IG
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