The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10
THE SECRET DIvTLGED :.

| IN. dear Miss Prudence. how dare Won venture
ont through the snow aud sush without overshoes ?
Your feet must be soaking wet.
"Well, Mrs. Fossil, perhaps YOU not aware
that gum overshoes not TO be had in keoknk
this season.
Indeed That is news | thought they were
a staple aricle-al~ays kept in large quantities at
all the shoe stores"
II Is true they at one time, but the bcst
physicians have pronounced them very unhealthy
aud for the last few yrars they have been gradually
going out Of use
"How strat re tina, never keep posted mp with
! the times was Of the impression that no one
could enloy good health without them. but since
You mention the opiuiou Of the physicians. | re-
member that when wear gums, especially 10 warm,
muddy weather like this, my feet perspre, aud |
often take cold when impruden;ly going out without
thtm But do the doctors attribute their unhealth
! ness to these eausesf'
Yes; it is the opinion OF the best physicians that
good, heavy -soIed warm leather shoes that may be
worn all the time, doors aud out without gums
are most heahhiul"
But who wants 10 carry great tgibble- solel calf
shoes, like ytnrs, about the house I
"Any ote who has once tried them 10 wintcr
time would not retura to the old .ystem Of light
shoe. and gums--the very essence of nnhcalthy and
uncomfortable shoe gear
oil may be more comfortable 10 wear the same
kind Of shoes all the time, but there !. economy III
gums aud that is to be taken into consideration IN
these hard times >
Poor economy, assure yoa. II Is a fact uni.
veraly admitted that nothing rots shoe leather
faster than gnm oyershoes shoe once worn with
them week is never nj TO wear without them at
forwards
| Indeed that strke- me Is the truth since ! re-
member that lHm, pact experience shoes thar had
been with gums broke to pieces as though theY
bad been burned. after the gums had been ai1
off. But then nothing else will turn water; 50, al
last with all their faults you must acknos led z.
them Indispensable"
"Aot at all Mrs Fossil There is aow manu-.
featured in Keokuk thorough substitute, il pnpp-
ery applied Tor thi. only redeemable quality Of
gums
do tell ne, Miss Prudence what il i. and
where it can he bad and will re, pair Of heavy
calf shoes Immediately, aud bid aiieu to gums for
ever"
II will with pleasure. | assure yon, for il 81.
ways gives me pleasure 10 benefit my A
| FrMchman who had made domestic economy life
long study, years since gave TO the world
the recipe for m Antiseptic Water proof Black
| ing"
"Niss Prudence. excuse me, but really never
having studied French. | do not understand the
meaning OF "Aptiseptic." viii yon please explain
it, SO that ] may Thoroughly appreciate what you
have to say7'
20 yes, Of course Autiscptic il not a French
word, bat is derived from two Greek words and
means "A substance which lesists eorreets putri-
faction; and in this il signifies that the Back
ing not only water proof but has great prcserya
tive qualities so much 30 that IN giving the recipe
the nvestor states that with its use he had worn
would last six years longer
"Dosthis Antseptic Backing polishf'
.sNo II is hardly to be expected that any one
thing should possess every merit. 1t does every
other good office for leather, and am told that il
really polishes when worn in suow, aud never al
lows leather. filled with it. to become rough
aud foxy which any other grease will"
But then, must we women have snow bank I
the door To 90 into every day in order to have our
shoes polished, or for the sake II wearing one pal
Of shoes FOREVER let them 90 uhposhed2'
"Not at all. The same parties who manu-
featuring the Backing We have been speaking Of,
are also making poish Tor shoes, which is
water proof, as You may see by my shoes.
treated th m with Antiseptc more than week ago,
and then in few days applied the polish, Gas the
printed directions each box prescrioc.) and have
ors brushed them mp daily since, which has KEEP.
every particle OF Out We'd rubo-, ,ou..aa
possibly have done and YOU see they look finely
as ii they had had daily applications Of the
oil paste backing But besides the economy OF
time saved in the labor OF blackng ones shoes there
still another saving which every lady will appre-
cate.
DO tell
Being perfectly waterproof substance ii cam
not be made wet and consequently cannot RIB off,
n damp weather, against ever, thing ! I comes in
/ contact with, a. does the old kind
who are the parties engaged in manufacturing
these Blackings aud where can get them am
getting impatient to Try them.
The Antiseptic is sold BY all the shoe dealers
and groccrs il the city and both kinds are manufao.
tnrcd by Messn. DUKE BARRETT, who alone
sell tha Polish =
And pray tell ms what box Of each costs 7 So
valuable MI article must eost q great deal
MT very expensive The Antiseptic costs D
/ cents and the Polish ~ cents per box. 4 quarter
cannot be spent 0 better advantage
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