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By the system that has prevailed for the |
conveyance Of troops by railroad, the prac
tice has been for the officer in command to
direct his Quartermastcr to furnish The
transportation required The Quartermas-
Ter turns over the order to the railroad
company, number Of men and destination
being specified On this, the railroad com
pany are glad to issue their tickets, reccir-
ing as their voucher the certificate, The
tickets issued are the ordinary passage tick
ct, at two cents per nile, stamped in red
ink across the face q. & Military 11ch%t,
Arnty Rate"
Each Of the tickets thus issued repre-
sents a value and a cost to the Govern
ment Of two dollars for every hundred
miles. And here is a leak out Of which
the Government las lost hundreds of thou
sands, the past year, When the figures
come in, they will be appalling. These
tickets have been used without shallow Of
right, BY thousands Of men who would be
ashamed to be caught stealinga dollar, and
yet, by riding on military tickets, the act
was scarcely more honest Officers who
would Indignantly resent any charge Of
squandcring public or private funds in their
hands, have had strange lazity Of primer
pie in these military tickets. It would be
NOT whit more dishonest in principle,
willie it would be the same as regards the
United States Treasury, were the Collector
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washing Cor (2ith) New York World.1
seven miles below Alexandria. He reports,
that he has been in tho habit of visiting our
lines as often as three times week, carrying,
messages and papers and important iufornla.
tion to the rebels. He crossed the Occoquan
river III small boat, sinking it on this side,
cts, and made his way to Alexandria, where he
always found the required Information, With
all Tic late papers from New York. The next
evening he would start on his way back, tax
ing the SANG route, arriving within the rebc
lines on the following morning.
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The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton journal writes:
suffers continue TO thrive and some of them are
rapidly enriehing themselves at the expense Of
those forced to purchase Of them whatever they
desire il addition to Uncle Sans hard fare. Quite
a number Of officers have resigned their commits
partnership concerns. One commander Of regl
meur--Co1. Robert G. Marsh. OF the Pennsylvania
Fonrth-gaSe up his military position to join his
il fru1r3stfrd
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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune ]
CANT DUBOIS
Jonesboro, Illinois, Dec. T. 1861.
This place is selected as the camp Of the
Kentucky Brigade. In grove north of the
town may be found few silantics twenty By
thirty feet, and more building, which makes
Camp Dubois. Col. Harris has now eight or
preparing quarters in which to cat and sleep,
while VIC recruit up the first regiment Of the
Kentucky Brigade.
The weather here is very mild and pleasant,
and our camp being a new one and free from
disease, VIC offer inducements to recruits
which others cannot. Yesterday firing was
heard west Of US, which created some little ex
citement in camp, but was all explained BY
night from a messenger who reported that oul
gun boats coming down from st. Louis were
aground and were trying to jar themselves Of
tic sand bar,
Bows all we'll
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sY A third stone feet Of twenty vessels,
carrying upwards Of six thousand tons Of
stone, will be ready to sail from New Bedford
in few days, to be sunk i'll the outer channel
of Charleston harbor and Stono Inlet The
first fleet w;ls sunk in the frat holcs' Of the
North Carolina coast; the second ucet at the
entrance Of Savannah; and now the third will
seal TN Charleston.
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-" The New York Ford says that Henry
Ward Beeeher preached at General Fremont
slightly, when he attended service At Plymouth
Church last Sunday By invitation Of the pastor.
Mr.. Bcccher did indeed urge good and upright
conduct on the part Of men Of Influence, but
lie doubtless took his Usual course, and
allowed the coat to fall on any fitting shoul-
ticrs.
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WHO WILL GIVE ?-PASS AROUND
THE PAPER,

at the next war meeting, no matter
where held, the question Of the conflsea-
tion Of the slaves Of rebels will be sure to
come up. and some man will be found who
will go over the usual balderdash about
constitutional rights the border States,''
&c, &c, &c, in the endcavor to befog and
tbfus:icate this plain matter. Now VIC
Lave short and ihfallib1c method with
lin and all like him, which we hope our
friends will not fail to adopt, the very next
time these old rro-slave1y formulas and
semi-sccession justifcations for rebellion
are trotted out
We propose this Let a subscription pa
per be started and carried all through the
Northwest, and let the Editor Of the Chicago
Times bear it, It may read like this:
We. fathers and mothers Of families, agree to
give each the number OF eons eet opposite our
names respectively. Jar Me 7,upcst Of making the
Present contest between Freedom and Slavery
war for the protection OF Slavery:
Let the Editor Of the Times carry this
around, and close after him let the Editor
Of the STATE Register follow with another
l'ape- - nv o" 'ns language
1pena,t on x the ni reh.11ion ~ t ,s9 ~ War
mower in the Republic against The constituted ans
thorities and.
~nERRAs: lasee proportion Of our country
men ~ .ns :,o,su 49, .ne e,eaF and
--r,,ent n conf;scste ,bc sarcs ri rebe, m,stn,
and turn them to advantage In the armies Of tae
North; and, .............
WHEREAS We lear that "1thonf spee1al anu esin
49, w ous pa1t; o1. e rs.~s+
Of intention, viii succeed IN 1naltne their polic
the policy Of our rulers
The undersigned agree to give, respectively, th
FINS N money ses opposite their Names putin
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- The Detroit Free Press says the order
for no more cavalry will probably cause
Col. Rankin's Regiment Of Lancers, cncamped
at that city, to be disbanded unless they con-
sent to serve in some other way. The rcgi.
11lent was 10 number LEGO nlcu, and some sO0
are now in camp. Tic Atlv~tisef, on thc
other hand, says the Lanccrs will not be dis
landed They promise to become too yalu'
ahlc a11 arm Of the service to be .iycn up now.
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from Our Own Correspondents
WasHFr;Ero7- J1a<% Il 1GH

,ufty Qucaion at Cairo-1tason and ,Sli7eR at
Fort n017eN.
from Our Own Correspondent
WAsH1S6rot, Dec. 4. 1851.
The roll Of the House was hardly called, the
prayer Of the venerable Chaplain lin which
he appropriately bcsougAt blessings for "our
enemies in the midst Of our friends,') WAS
hardly concluded, When the negro sprang from
lis hiding place full armed. like Minerva from
tie aching llcad Of Jupiter. Your dispatches
will have already anticipated any notes might
make Of the progress Of business thus far.
Already it has been demonstrated that the
representatives Of the people will discuss, aud
fear3essly, this whole question, and dodge
none Of its issues.
Mr.. Fenton, Of N. T., then appeared on the
floor and announced, in behalf Of joint conf
mIttec, that they had waited on the President
and announced that the two Houses Of Con-
grees were in session, and were ready to rc-
cei1e any communication he might be pleased
to make, and that the President had replied
that he would communicate to them mes-
age In writing f0-atoT7or, at l9 o'clock. Con-
siderable surprise was manifested at this de-
lay, which was heightened towards evening by
! 4 statement in thc Star, that dispatch had
| been sent to New York reea1linga al the Reports
| Of the Departments. At tic present writing
(6p..nl.) the rumor prevails that there is a Sc
rious, if not fatal, disagreement in the Cabinet
| Oh the s1ayery question-Messrs. Cameron
and Chase advocating emancipation or coutls
| cation throughout the rebel States, while the
| President, together with Messrs. Smith anG
| Bates, take rcactionary ground. The position
! Of McssFs. Seward, Blair and We]les is no!
| Fixed By these rnnlors. It ia useless to specu
late on these things. But all will come to tht
| people in time.
D. L. Phillips, Esq, U. $. Marshal for tn
Southern District Of Illinois, is here to get
decision On the questions arising from tn
seizure Of rebel property at and near Cairo
| It seenls that the officers and men Of the gun
boats claim prize money or salvage or what
not Oh all steamers, cargocs or other propert
which they capture, according to martin
usage. Mr.. Phillips does not understan
these rules to apply to the Western rvcrs, ,an
he is not prepared to give up the propert
without special instructions from tle prope
departments.
i u. s. Marshal Murray, Of New York, arrive
here this morning from Fort Warren, whe1
| he left Mason and Slidcu as well as could b
expected; that is, quite poorly. He says tha
they are both thoroughly broken down b
their captivity. Everything WAS done, th:
could be done consistently, for their comfor
!, but they have both grown old very fast sine
f they stepped On board the San Jacinto.
I
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Camel coal las been discovered at
Grab Orchard, Kentucky, by the troops there,
and the inhabitants arc quite astouishcd at it.
One man said that several years ago he had
dug well on an adjoining farm, through tho
sau,c sort Of stuff" but it had never oc-
Cured to him tillt it was camel coal.
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~ The amount contributed at New York
for the relief Of the Union refugees at Hat
teras Inlet is s., 123, aud money still coming
in. President Lincoln has given bis approva
Of the object in d letter to George Bancroft
The schooner Elijah Shcddcn is nearly loaded
with supplies.
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The n. T. Ford says that Secretary
Cameron, Oh Lis recent visit to Hartford, lad
conversation with Colonel Sum. Colt about
bnying his whole works iu the South Meadow,
for Government, and asked the Colonel for
his terms for factory, machinery, grounds and
I'LL. Colonel Colt wished time for eonsiders-
ton, and the story is, he has quite recently
sent I letter to Dir. Cameron, offering to sell
his whole concern for five millions Of aonars-
eyerythjn. to be included for this sum except
lis own private dwelling and grounds contig
11D11S
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I The Washington correspondent Of the
Springfield (Mass.) Rcputican writes:
Mt Lincoln pays great respect to the opinions
Of Mr. Holt III ali th1t he does in reference 10 kcn~
tucky. A day OF two since q Kentucky Republican.
a moderate and most worthy naI1, asked small
seph Holt = If he says yon onght 10 be attended
TO- will do so,'' was the reply Of the President.
The man went away somewhat indignant, especial
lr as MIR Ho1t is his old political adversary
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LETTER FORT HOLT. KY.

EW2 Effects Of Hu12cck's ii tOyUer No. 81 Ez-
pose1-A Soldiers Practical Opinion Thereof
--WAy tSzaavs Seek Protection FYithip oN7'
fnes-Cazazry Reconnaissance - The Rebel
GuHb0afS
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# The following is the closing portion Of
Henry Ward Beccher's Thanksgiving Sermon.
After demonstrating that England and France
were not in q position to interfere with us by
reason Of the condition In which God lad
providentially placed them-England being
more In need Of corn than cotton, and France
having found it necessary to curtal her army
and cxpcnscs-hc closed by saying:
We have scaled 5ac0 miles of coast: we have
shut the breathing holes; and now He are pnttlng
in the Fed hot torch Of war at the upper end and
q short time think rebellion viii 6e naea1thed,
away cotton from England. and BE holds FRANCE il
His right hand. Sweep round the ring. Stand OF,
epcctators, Now let this gigantic universe under.
stand that it is liberty and God slavery and the
devil. No man put hand or foot into that ring till
they have taken battle unto death. Amen. Even
20, Lord God Almighty it is ThF decree. it is Thy
purpose. and when the victory ehali come not
INTO Ga. not unto us, b2t in the voice Of Christ,
ten thousand ransomed ones minsle with an Thy
children's g1adncss. Unto Thee be the praise and
the glory forever. Amen.
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E# Gen Butler is rapidly getting1lis second
expedition ready, to sail from Boston for the
South. The steamship Illinois las been clar-
tered to take tie next loud Of troops, aud will
sail in few days.
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E5 Various opinions are held respecting the
length Of the present session Of Congress.
Judge Collauser, ofVermont, who is one Of the
shre"aess men in Congress, advises an early
adjournment: He says: "Nar is not a bnsi-
ness Congress Gun engineer. It properly
e1eeadsst oats'"ess; and the moment Congress
passes beyond the line Of providing for the
n nts Of the Government. and deciding the
purposes Of the var, to say hop it shall be con
Quoted, the whole thing will prove failure II
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fE3~ It is denied that Col. KerngaB, Of the
25th New York regiment, has been convicted
Of treason in court-martial and ordered to be
shot The information came bF special dis
patel, to the New York E4p7sss-not t1rst-ratc
authority-and seems 10 hare had no other
foundation than that Kerrigan is under arrest,
With charges Of treason alleged agalnst him
that Will probably result in the end rs this dis
patch prennaturely Indicated Col kerrlgan
made visits to Charleston, last winter. and
was said to have an excellent understanding
with the rebels; and lis conduct rs Colonel OF a
regiment, on the Potomac. has not been such as
to reflect either honor upon our arms or upon
himself. He has been under arrest BOW for
some eix weeks. Kerrisan is q Five Points
| br1liscr, and was the man who knocked Fres1-
dent STRIKER from the platform Of the sEra'
| cuse Democratic Convention in 1860. This
| gave him his first notoriety.
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~ In the Wheeling Convention, the name
'Kanawha,'' proposed to be applied to the
new Stale, was stricken out Of the ordinance,
after long discussion, By vote Of 80 to L.
Tie majority claimed that the name was dis
tasteful to their constituents, in the northern
part Of the new State, and they were under in
structions to change it. The Convention then
voted for q name, as follows:
For West Virginia. 90 votes.
For Eanawha y votes.
Tor Allegheny votes.
| For :sWcstern Virginia. - 2 votes.
For Augusta" vote.
The first section Of tho Constitution WAS
then adopted, Is follows:
'.SEc !. The State Of West Virginia shall be and
remain one Of the United States Of america The
Constitution Of the United States aud the law:
ard treaties made in pursuance thereof: shall bt
the suureu1e IaH Qi the land
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Last week Brcckinridge, ut the head OF MS
brigade of rebels, made threatening advance
through Butler county, Ky., as far north as
skitcryillc, and robbed some Of the stores Of
Grccuyillc. Col Ja1nes s. Jackson's cavalry
at once started in pursuit Of them, when
Breckenridge fell back md returned to Bowling
Green, with colors flying and a large droTe Of
stolen hogs grunting ut their Ill usage. Gen.
Tnos. L. Crittcnden is said to be sorely per-
ple1ed, as he was making arrangements to bag
the General and his entire force. This is the
third time that Buckner has attempted and
failed to send force to tho Ohio river and
capture ssLincoln's HeEeians' u 1t Henderson
and OWcnSbUro,
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~ Rhode Island has just sent her eighth
battery to the seat Of War. No other State
stands in anything like this proportion, IS to
artillery; and Rhode Ialand artillery Is con-
fessedly famou7.
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The Opening Day of the Session.

Et77u appearance Of The Negro Oh tic Floor
Reposftd Trouble il, the [id1inct-dn 4d,ai-
rally Question at Cuizo-1hdson and tS2ideN at
fQff Ma17rn.
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- IL, f:rcte-Dr. @. II Mynard
13, Hantle{ Station-Roswen Smith.
4, Is, RockfoTd--4Brse1 Sovereign.
II, Blackbeny-cspt. White,
is, SJcamore-Judge Mayo.
-, St. ChBrlca-Bntler b Weed.
20. Bloou1ingdale- edgwfsk & HiI
81, Somonauk-Robert Brown.
e, Wheaton-L. ", Mills.
"a, Mosrison-R. O. CIepdentu.
81. Woodstock-A. n. Smith.
~ 2. Chicago. =,
viii the country papar75 I,asfnE 8 :ctrcula.
&. ton ia tho: neiglboEhoods indicated please
copy this article, and Otherwise aid the move
ule0t. LU0IUa G. MATLAUK, Chap1ain.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-05-17
VOL. XII.-NO. 40.
ECHO AND LOVER.

Lover-Echo mysterious nymph, declare
Of what you're made and what you are;
Echo-Air!
Lover--'Mid airy cliffs, and places high,
Sweet Echo listening, love, you lie;
Echo--You lie
Lover-Thou dost resuscitate dead sounds;
Hark! how my voice revives, resounds!
EchO--Zounds
Lover--Fll question thee before go;
Come, answer me more apropos;
Echo--POh poh!
Lover--Tell me, fair nymph, if e'er you saw
So sweet girl as Phoebe Shaw?
Echo...Pshaw
Lover.--Say, what will turn the lovely coney
Into the tolls of matrimony?
Echo.--Money!
Lover-Has Phoebe not heavenly brow?
Is it not white as pearl-..as snow?
Ech0---Ass, no!
Lover.--Her eyes was ever such a pair?
Are the stars brighter than they are?
Echo.--They are!
Lover.-.Echo, thou liest, but can't deceive me;
Her eyes eclipse the stars, believe me-.
EchO-..Leave me!
Lover-But come, thou saucy, pert romancer,
Who is as fair as Phoebe? answer
Echo-Ann, sir
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-05-17

A correspondent OF the Savannah Re.
publican thus enlightens the initiated pub-
lie upon the proper significance OF these two
words so often used anonymously:
There is but one fortress in the United
States-Fortress Monroe; all the other for
titled places, defending our harbors, are
called forts.
The distinction betwixt these two terms
is very wide. All fortresses are forts, or
fortified places; but all forts are not for
tresses. All colleges are schools but all
schools are not colleges. The relation of
forts to fortresses is that OF minor to major.
A fort may be simply an advanced work, to
protect the extended lines or walls of fort
ress. Generally fortresses are extensive
ancientes, for the reception Of garrisons, and
built for the protection of cities. In the
United States, no extensive fortified places,
with large garrisons, have been constructed
for the defence of cities. Fortifcations in
this country have had reference principally
to harbor defence. Fortress Monroe, with
its capacity for garrison, was constructed
for the defence of the important Navy Yard
of Gosport and Norfolk, now in possession
of Virginia or the Confederate States.
The construction of the extensive walls of
fortress involves the highest science of
engineering. Not so with forts. The
former implies polygoua, bastions, curtains,
glacis, covered ways, planks, scraps, ravelins,
redans, redoubts, and the whole vocabulary
of engineering science. Add to this, the
idea OF vast enceinte or decentralization to
contain a large garrison of troops, and a
fortress rises to its proportionate majesty.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-05-17

The Petersburgh (Va.) Express says
that JEFF. Davis, Col. Magruder, Col. Lee
Lieut.. Maury and Vice President Stephens
will hold aconsultation in the City of Wash.
ington at very early day. We shouldn't
wonder if they did, with sheriff each side
of them, priest in front, and slip moose
just above their heads. "And NAV the
Lord have mercy on their souls"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-05-17
ANNAP0I.Ts Nav IL

- ,. ANNAPOLIS, May IL.
The Winans steam gun now guards the
viaduct at the Relay House. A Baltimore
paper says that when the gun was captured
it was going out for practice. The agent
at Charleston admits that it was on the way
to Harper's Ferry.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-05-17

Considerable cotton has accumulated at
Old FONT Comfort, which has been taken
from rebel vessels.
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Scroflla, or Kings Evil.

IS constitutional disease . corruption Of tho
blood, BY which this tluid becomes initiated,
weak. and poor. Being in the circulation, is
pervades the whole body, and may burst out
in disease ON any part Of It. No organ Is free
from its attacks. nor IS there one which il may
NOT destroy. The scrofalous faint Is variously
caused by mcrcurial disease, low living. dis.
ordered or unhealthy food. impure air, Nth
and filthy habits, the depressing vices, and.
above all, by the venereal infection. What.
ever be its origin. il is hereditary in the con-
stitnsion. descending from parents to childrcn
unto the third and fourth geaeration;" indeed.
i, seems to be the rod Of Him who says. II
viii visit the impurities Of the fathers upop,
their children"
Its effects commence BY deposition from tie.
blood of corrupt or ulccrous matter, which, in
the lungs. liver. and internal organs, il termed
tuberelcs; in the glands. swellings; and On
the surface. cruptions or sores. This foul corr
rupticn. which gcnslers in the blood, dcrrcsscs,
the energies of iiic 80 that scrosaloas conssitu-
tons not only suffer from scwfulous conn
plants, but they have far less power to with~
stand the attacks of other Diseases conse-
qucntly vast numbers perish by disorders
which, although not scrofulous in their nature.
are still rendered fatal by this faint in tho
system. Most of the consumption which de-
climates the human family has its origin directly
in this scrofulous contamination; and many
destructive diseases of the liver. kidneys brain.
and. indeed. Of all the organs, arise from or
are aggravated by the same cause.
One quarter of all our people are scrohulouss
their persons are invaded by this lurking in-
lection, and their health is undermined by il.
To cleanse it from the system we must rcnovato
the blood by an Alternative medicine. and in
visorate it by healthy food and exercise.
such . medicine we supply in
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Ague Cure,
ron rms SPEEDY CURE OF

w. -
InterMlttsnt Fever, Or Fever and Ague,
Rensietemt Fever, chill Fever, DMMb
Ax"e. Periodical Headache, or nllioHs
neaaachs. .nd HiIioss Fevers, sndsed
10. ... g.. s.ss.o -. Sa.seses NJ.
tbs Maiaris cr Miasnssssc C".nsris:. -
We are enabled here to offer the community
remedy which, while Il cnrcs the above complaints
with certainty. 10 still perfectly harmless In any
quantity: Such remedy Is invaluable in disiricts
where these affecting disorders prevail. This
"cuRs" espeis the miasma'ie poison Of FEVER
ASn AGtE rom the system. ana prevents the de-
proach Of its premoni,ory symptoms. Its not only
..e osst remedy ever yer discovered "t .nis class
oi companies put also 'nc cheapest. Ane large
quantity we supply Tor dollar brings II within tho
teach Of every body and in bilious districts, whcr0
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-07-13

that any Government IN the World should
recoEnize and accept such terms, and 70 de-
spoil and degrade its people, must b fool
, or knave. Add any nan in this country,
Who advocates the right Of treason, TO make
such demanded, and the duty Of o0r Govern
mfnt TO yield u Tor the sake Of peacs, 10 .
eo.artand traitor:
Inc present var - frequeouy Md TO bea
var Tor 0oseromens-a var TO show to
the world that re have Gossrnmens.-
This Is bat partial espress'oo Of the right
and duty Of the Fight. Il Is the surface
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Compound Extract Of SarSaparilla,

the most cffectual remedy which the medical
skill Of our times can devise for this every
where prevailing and fatal malady. II is com-
bined from the most active rcme,lals that havc
been discovered for the expnrgaton Of this foul
disorder from the blood. aud the rescue Of tho
system from its destructive consequences.
Hence il should he employed for the cure Of
not only Scrofula. hut also those other aFcc-
tons which arise from it. such as Eaurr,vR
and SKIN DISEASES, ST. ANrnoSY's FmE,
RosE. or EaysurKLas, PiMrLEs, PusrrLEs,
BLorcnEs, BIsiNs and Bo,Ls, TuMons. TErrrR
and SALT RHEux, ScALD HnAp. RlSGwonN.
RuEuNArfsM. SYrHiLsric and MgRcunlAL D,s-
EASES. nnorsy. DYsrErsiA, DEmLiry, and.
indeed, All COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM NiTIA-
TED on INrrnx hLoop. Tho popular belief
in " impaiiy Of sks Aoad Is founded in truth.
Tor scrofula is degeneration VI the blood. Tho
particular purpose and virtue Of this Sarsapa.
rila is to purify and rcgeneraie this vital fluid,
without which sound health is impossible IN
contaminated constitutions,