4
The Evolution of
Household Remedies.
■
The modern patent medicine boil-
neee is the natural outgrrowth of the
eld-tlme household remediee.
In the early history o f this country,
EVERY FAM ILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES.
Herb teas,
bitters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found in almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or the family doctor.
Such remedies as piers, which was
aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes a hop tonic, made
o f whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more o f popular, home-made
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulae for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business is a
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ning, some enterprising doctor, im
pressed by the usefulness o f one of
these home-made remediee, would take
it up, improve it in many ways, manu
facture it on a large scale, advertise it
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus it would become used over a
large area.* LATTERLY THE HOUSE
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruna was originally one o f these
old-time remedies. It was used by the
Mennonites, o f Pennsylvania, before it
was offered to the public for sale. Dr.
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
POUNDER OF PERUNA, is o f Men-
nonite origin. First, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale o f it increased, and at last ho
established a manufactory and fur
nished it to the general drug trade.
Peruna is useful in a great many
climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUNA and its value in the
treatment o f these ailments.
They
have learned to trust and believe in
Dr. Hartman's judgment, and to rely
on his remedy, Peruna.
Vul
A lira rle il.
“ Are jwii Min<-. Itoiutiazino, fhe beau
ty specialist?” a»ki*ii the fair caller
"Yea, ma'am.” answered the elderly,
square-jawed matron. “ Wbat can I do
for you?”
"N othing!" said the caller, making a
hasty exit.
M a k la a
•
DOTI
BSRRF.I.S
FOB
Valai* rv«r* Vet St*adla« lw HI»
l« r la
O ld
(i* » n » lv w n .
H istoric old Georgetown, Vs., lays
claim to the only fence In the world
built o f gun barrels, und there Is little
reason to doubt that this clu^n will go
undisputed
More than half a century ago there
lived In Georgetown a loek and gun
smith named Keulten Piiw, whom- shop
was on M street, In the business sec
tion. Ills lurge shop was packed with
all kinds o f pistols, guns und knives,
which he had bought at different times,
and many a trusty firearm bought from
him may yet Is- found In the old homes
o f Georgetown. These old eltlm-ns prill
say, “ I bought that gun from Kube
l»aw long before the war, and she's
as good and true us the day I bought
It.”
There are old eltlxcns who will re
niemls-r the urmory established at Har
per's Kerry by the United Htatcs. Here
was made tin- first brnw-h loading
rltles, but which proved rnther tricky
and dangerous weapons. Other rnuki*a
o f guns were turned out at the arsenal
to take the place o f the Hall rltb-s, and
these were called In and stored.
Later the government decided to dis
pose o f the worthless guns at the
armory, and a public auction was held.
Iteuben I »atv, the Georgetown gun
smith, attended the sale and liought a
lurge uumtier o f the guns, having them
shlpis-d to Ills home. He sold a few
of them and then decld<-d he would
utilize the stock In hand In building a
fence nround hls two houses at the
corner of Twenty-eighth ami I* streets,
he then occupying the residence Im
mediately on the northwest corner. Mr.
Paw took the barrels from the stocks,
and placing In the end o f each barrel
a forked, fancy topping, thus making
upright Iron and steel pickets, about
us substantial and attractive as any
tist-il In building the fences uround the
old mansions In Georgetown. He had
the [M*sts ami other portions o f the
fence manufactured to order, and with
hla own hands he did the largest part
o f the work In putting up hls gun-bar
rel fence, which ttslay Is In almost per
fect condition.
On sotpe o f the old barrels may yet
tie seen the sights, hut most o f them
have been broken off by souvenir hunt
ers, as have also been taken away
many o f the top pieces. The two splen
did old brick and stone dwellings are
occupied by the families o f Charles
and Edward Paw, sons o f the man who
built the historic fence.
TH E RESULT OF FOOT-BINDENQ.
a ta r i.
IK 4$
$ *
"1 a n glad to hear. Mias Bertha, that
you have decided to become a part of the
church militant.”
“ Why. I haven't gone so far a* that
yet. doctor, but I'm to be— er— a part of
the church social.”
'
PICKETS.
* . t £
The curious fact is noted by Trot.
Iairodain of Breslau that careful meas
urements of the intensity of gravitation
In different parts of the globe ahow this
to be greater ou islands than on conti
nents.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
opening of the port of Uio de Janeiro,
Brasil, to international commerce is to
be celebrated in that city next year br a
national exhibition of industrial, {"flora l
and art products, from June 1ft to Sept. 7.
I u rle
Jerry,
"Speakln' of these here State charita
ble ins'tutlons,” remarked I'ncle Jerry
Peebles, "I reckon they ain't as black as
they’ re painted nor as white at they're
Whitewashed.”
K ltlln a
a
The Chinese inscription on the
"M ister.” whined the small urchin,
ns he shivered from head to foot, "It sketch, which was made from an X -ray
Is so hitter cold. C-cau’t yer spare nte photograph o f a Chinese woman's foot,
Is rather ironical. It Is n Chinese pro
a nickel?”
"Yes, my boy," replied the benevo verb, “ T o tamper with creation Is to
lent old gentleman as he oi*eucd his spoil the harmony o f heaven,”
purse and fished out the coin.
W o r d D e r iv a tio n s .
“ Thanks, mister."
“ Disaster” Is an astrological term
“ And now I suppose you are going
meaning "unfavorable star,” one o f the
to buy fuel with It?"
tunny words that astrology has be
“ Nope! An Ice-cream soda."
queathed to the English language. "Pre
dominant," "111 starred,” “ In the ascend
ant,” are other Instances, not to speak
o f the expression “ My stn rs!”
Even
“ Influence” Is really astrological, signi
of tho Well-Informed of the World has fying the flowing In upon human affn'.rs
alw ays been for a simple, pleasant o f the power o f some heavenly hotly.
and efficient liquid laxative remedy of “ Petrel” and “ i>etrol” both descend
known value; a laxative which physi from “ jietra,” a rook. “ Petrol” comes
cians could sanction for family use directly enough through “ petroleum,”
because Its component parts are rock oil, hut "petrel” through St. Pe
ter, after whom the bird was named
known to them to be wholesome and
because It appeared to wnlk upon the
truly beneficial fa effect, acceptable
waves.
The
General Demand
In supplying that demand with its
excellen t com bination o f Syrup o f
Figs and Kllxlr o f Senna, the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along
ethical lines and relies on the merits
o f the laxative for Its rem arkable
success.
That Is one o f many reasons why
Syrup o f Figs and Elixir o f Senna is
given the preference by the W ell-
Informed. T o get its beneficial effects
always buy the genuine— manufac
tured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading
4rugflsts. P rice fifty cents per b ottl*
Not
lla lf\ T h r< »n n h .
"W ell,” said the obedient husband,
“ now that I am In politics, I hope you
are satisfied.”
“ Getting In politics," replied hls am
bitious wife, "la com paratively easy.
Getting out again gracefully la what
counts these days.” — Washington Star.
A fte r
tb a
P ram .
Ethel— W as he satisfied with one
kiss?
Gladys— Humph. I think he was sat
isfied with all o f them.— Yale Record.
S-JACOBS OIL
CONQUERS
f a u l t ."
“ W h o se fa u lt is I t? ” Inquired the police
Justice.
“ I t 's the fa u lt o’ my b ro th er-in -la w an*
m y s is te r -ln -ls w .
T h e y w on 't let me live
w ith 'tin an y more.
W h e n a fe ller’s in
la w s
goes back ou
’ l a , y'r honor,
ha
c s in 't help bein ’ a o u t la w .”
“ S ix m onths In the w o r k h o u se ! ” roared
the police ju stic e .
%
A baen ro
of
H ie d .
Exhausted by the labor of carrying the
furniture out of the building, the man
»hose dwelling was ablaze from cellar to
garret mechanically rolled a rigaroot and
turned to one of the firemen.
FOR STIFFNESS, SORENESS, SPRAIN OR BRU18C,
NOTHING IS BETTER THAT YOU CAN U6E|
LUMBAGO’S PAIN, RHEUMATIC TWINGE,
YOUR BACK FEELS LIKE A RUSTY HINGE J
“ H a v e you got a m a tc h ?” he panteci.
SCIATIC ACHES ALL PLEASURES SPOIL,
"A match?" growled the fireman. " I f
you want to light that thing go and toaeh
it to your bouse f
T h ere Is m ore ( 's ’ errh tn th in seetion o f the
cou n try »nan all ot -er disease« p m together,
and n iilll the last tew rears was »ii|,posed to be
In curable. Kor a great m any years doctors
p r o n o u n ." ) It a loe-tl .11 ease and prescribed
lo ca l rem edies and try con stantly fa llin g to
cu re w ith lo ca l treatm ent, pron ou n ced It in
cu ra b le. Hel»*nee has p r o ,e n catarrh to lx-a
con stitu tion a l disease and th erefore requires
con st! u tlon al treatm ent. It a ll's Catarrh < 'o re ,
m an ufactu red t>* K. 1 , C heney ifct'o ., T oled o,
O h io, Is the on ly con stitu tion a l cu re on t> e
m arket. It 1« taken Internally In doses from 10
dro|>e to a teaspoonful. It acts directly o n the
b lo o d and m u cou s surfaces o f th e system
T h ey offer o n e h u n dred dollars for any case It
fa lls to cu re, bend for circu la rs and testi
m on ials.
FOR HAPPINESS USE ST. JACOBS OIL.
2 5 o r-ALL DHUGCJSTS—OOo,
No Prl * liege*.
The business agent stuck bis head in
side the shop door. A solitary man was
at work.
"What are you doing here?” he de
manded. “ Don't you know tbia is a holi
day T'
"Not for me.” answered the solitary
man, without looking up from bia work.
“ I'm the boas.”
o i
» f ; n
MOORE
. t iik y e a r
C latsop B each S easide , O rebon
" T u r Directly ea the beach overlooking I
1 nL the aceaa. Hot taK balbs and |
I C u f f H o u s e s S ' K i ' K S K i
■ Qp Han parlors. Electric light*.
Ighu. F
Fire-
I
place aad steam heat, fine walks [
n o r n n i l " Mt drives. Hra fonda a opee-
Il«*r (a(*nf*ro«l(F,
u n t u u n tal,,. Ratea. BC.M aad $3 j M
per day. * » ' special rates by the week.
A d d r e s s : F. J. CH KNKY A CO., Toledo, Ohio.
He— i wish that' you were poor, so
Hold by Priigglsts, 7V-.
I> A X . J . M O O H L , l-m p r le t o r |
that you would he willing to marry
Take H a ll’s fa m ily Fills for constipation.
me.
No. 15-OS
P N U
She— Evidently I am far more gener
A H e lic a l« T a s k .
“The newspapers,” said the o r a to r : ous than you. I wish you were rich,
T H E N w r i t i n g t o a d v e r t i s e r s p le o a w
ao that I might be willing to marry
solemnly, “ do not tell the truth.”
m e n tio n th is p a p e r.
"Perhaps not,” answered the editor you.
regretfully. "W e do our bent; but, you !
know, there la nothing more difficult
than to tell the truth In a way that
w on’t put It up to some one to chal
lenge
your
veracity.” — Washington
Star.
a l l
YÌ
O lv la f an
llla e tr a tlo a .
Vole* (over the telephone)— “ Profea
sor, 1 am getting up a special article for
one of the Illustrated weekly papers on
'The Value of the Comparatively Unim
portant.' I'leaae tell me, for instance, one
of your methods of saving your odds and
ends of time, by which you are enabled to
do ao much work without haring to
hurry."
The Professor— “ Always omitting the
'good-by' »hen using the telephone.”
(Hangs up receiver.)
A new desk and office convenience is
a tool for removing rusty or corroded
pen» from the holder. Most persons who
work at a desk have experienced more or
leas difficulty in this connection, and very
often the fingers are cut with the sharp
edges of the pen or soiled with rust and
ink. This clever device bae handles like
pliers, by closing which the pen is grip
ped and then drawn out by a small trig-
eer-like lever operated by the forefinger.
F re e C o n sen t o f Ik e P eople.
The “ pioueer American Democrat”
was the Itev. Thomas Hooker o f Con
necticut, who. In a sermon in H artford
In the year 1633, said, “ The founda
tion o f all authority la firstly laid in
the free consent o f the people.” There,
In embryo, were the Revolution and
the great republic.
In the “ Funda
mental Orders o f Connecticut," inspired
by Hooker and adopted at Hartford In
1U38, we have the first written consti
tution known to history that created
a government. Aud that government
w as aa near a perfect democracy as
the world has ever seen.— New York
American.
N sn ln x
N ee«.
to the aystem und gentle, yet prompt,
In action.
To n t tbo f rtmt.
" I reckon P m g u ilty , y ’ r h on or,” s n u f
fled I be leathery faced old v a sa b o o o d w ho
bad been run in for d runk enness aud ge n
eral w orth lessn e ss, "b u t
It
a in 't
my
th e
T l*er.
On the overthrow o f the monarchy
o f Louis Philippe a Sunday crowd vis
ited the Jardin des Plantes and was
amazed to find the flue specimen o f the
Bengal tiger still bearing the label o f
“ I a > Tlgre Royal.”
Nothing would
serve the furious crow d but that at
once on the si>ot the authorities should
change the name to “ Le Tlgre Nation
al,” and they did.— Ixrndon Academy.
S.S.S
CURES
• RHEUMATISM
E v e ry case of Rheum atism has its o rigin and its developm ent in th e
blood. It is not a disease w hich is contracted lik e a cold, but it is in th e
blood and system before a pain is felt, a n d th e ch an ges in the w eather or
an y p h ysica l irregularities, such as a spell o f ind igestion , bowel disturbance,
etc., are m erely th e e x c itin g causes p roducin g th e p-iins and aches, w h ich
are the natural sym ptom s of th e disease.
R heum atisnl is caused b y an
excess o f uric acid and other corrosive, irrita tin g poisons in the blood, w hich
are carried th rou gh th e circulation to every p art of th e system .
E v ery
m uscle, nerve, m em brane, tissu e and jo in t becomes saturated w ith these
acrid, irrita tin g im purities, or coated w ith fine, in solu b le caustic m atter,
and th e sharp, p iercin g pains or th e du ll, constant aches are felt w ith e v e ry
p h ysica l m ovem ent. W hen th e blood is filled w ith uric acid poison, perm a
nent relief can not be expected from lin im ents, plasters, o t other extern al
treatm ent. Such m easures g iv e tem p orary relief, but in order to conquer
R heum atism and b rin g about a
Sometime ago. I bad Rheumatism and had to
com plete cure, the u ric acid and
quit work.
The pais in my back and between
other inflam m atory m atter m ust be
my shoulders was ao intense I could not rest or
exp elled, and th is can not be done
sleep. I tried everythinc. but noth.ox did me any
good till I heard of sad took S- S. S.
This med
w ith extern al treatm ent. S. S. S.
icine cured me sound and well.
It purified my
cures Rheum atism because it is a
blood and made me feel like a new man.
perfect and en tirely vegetab le blood
COHRAD LOHR,
Anderson, Ind.
122 £ . 19th St.
purifier.
It goes down into the
circulation , neutralizes th e acids,
I was severely troubled with Rheumatism.
I
had it in my knees, legs and ankles, and any one
and d issolves the irrita tin g depos
who has ever had Rheumatism knows how excru
its w hich are p ressin g on th e sen si
ciating the pain is and how it interferes with one
tive nerves and tissues and produc at "o r k . I was truly in bad shape— having been
bothered with it for ten years, off and on.
A
in g pain, enriches the w eak ,.sou r
local physician advised me to use S. S. S. I did
blood, and removes every- atom of
so
After taking two bottles I noticed the sore
im p u rity from the circulation.- So
ness and pain were greatly reduced.
I continued
instead o f b ein g a w eak, sour
the medicine and was thoroughly cured; all pain,
soreness and inflammation gone. I recommend
stream , d istrib u tin g u ric acid to the
S. S. S. to all Rheumatic sufferers.
different parts of the system , th e
J. L. AGNEW ,
blood is strong and h ealth y and
803 E. Greenbrier S t ,
Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
therefore able to su p p ly every m us
cle, nerve, bone and tissu e w ith nourishm ent and stren gth . »Then th e inflam
mation and sw e llin g subside, th e p ain s and aches cease, and not o n ly is
Rheum atism perm anen tly cured, b u t under th e fine ton ic effects of S. S . S .
the entire general health is benefitted and b u ilt up. In all form s of R heum a
tism , w hether acute or chronic. S. S. S. w ill be found a safe and reliable treat
ment. Special book on R heum atism and an y m edical a d vice 3-011 desire w ill
be furnished free.
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M EM BER OF THE FAMILY,
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w
For the
Children
To succeed these days you
must have plenty of grit, cour
age, strength. How is it with
the children? Are they thin,
pale, delicate ? Do not forget
A y e r ’s S a r s a p a r illa . You
know It makes the blood pure
and rich, and builds up the
general health in every way.
Tba children cannot possibly have good
health unleea the bowela ere In proper con,II-
tlon. A sluggish liver give, a coated tongue,
bad breath, conallpated bowela Correct elf
theee by giving imall laxative doaee of Ayer'e
vegetable,
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sugar coated.
Flllt. A ll vega
tb y J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell. 1
Ateo manufacturera o f
vers
HAIR vwoa.
A (HP CURE.
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t
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