Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-09-17
IFor the spiri, of Jefferson
The Past and the Present.

For the Spirit of Jefierson.l
The Past and the Present.
No one likes to confess to being old, though
he may talk Of what he has seen and heard in
by gone days: / recollect to have journeyed
on horseback, somewhat as an amateur agent,
on the east side of the Blue Ridge in the
summer of 1888, stopping in Loudoun, Fau-
quier, Fredericksburg, aud the upper part of
Spottsylvania. Orange, Culpeper. Madison and
RappaEannock counties. | met with many
agreeable persons, young aud old, of both
sexes, the houses were open to the reception
OF neighbors and strangers. 1t was EASY for
them to get up parties and ride round from
one neighbor to another, and get up various
amusements. The young people were agrees
able and the old folks hospitable, and the liv
ing was hrst>rate. Even The colored people
were happy-they sang, played and danced
their habitations, though bomely, were COM
Portable. But sadness has come over the
spirit of my recoilections, the unpleasantness
that took place in the country not long since
has greatly changed matters
Later In the season, towards the latter part
of August, with friend of mine who ip>
vited me to accompany him into Hampshire
county to get some cattle aud sheep, [ passed
and dry, pretty much as it was here the past
season. The streams were low and the corn
quite short. We tarried q while with gentle>
man there who had killed deer, aud we
feasted on it whilst with him. His son
rode around with US through the neigh>
borhood. We spent pleasant time but
did not succeed in getting cattle and sheep
On the 3lst Of August we woke up and found
severe white frost, and as we returned the
people were securing their tops aud fodder as
fast as they could, SO it was until we reached
this side of the North mountain. The drought
was not as severely felt as now The summer
of 1872 will be remembered for its heat IA
well as drought. There has been more driy.
ing to water aud hauling for domestic pufs
poses than usual. But our octogenarians.telI
US of the year 1906, which must have sur
passed the present. AS it is long Zane that
has no end SO it is dry time without rain,
which We trust will be anon n
MORTAL MALADIEs.-The spark that
kindles general confagration would do but
little mischief if attended to on its first an.
pearance. so it is with consumption, which has
nearly always been looked upon as a mortal
disease. 1t never would become SO il needed
at its first approaches. OF the whole cata,
logue of diseases, nearly every one of them
can be cured By care and attention DIR. Kew.
ser has published pamphlet of thirty two
pages, in which he shows conclusively the
durability of Pulmonary Consumption by
means OF his great LUNG CURE, now sold by
most respectable druggists. The pamphlet
will be sent to any address, free of cost, upon
application, or will be given to any one at the
Doctors Medical office, 167 Liberty street,
ftshn rob II ~ n
treatment pursued by the Doctor in his man-
agement OF Lung aud other Chronic Diseases,
with certificates of some very extraordinary
cures in this immediate vicinity.
Thousands of witnesses can testify to the
value of DR.. KEYsER's LUNG Cum. no.
only in the inoipient or forming stages of
Lung diseases, but even in long standing
chronic cases. That the mortality of Con-
sumption could be greatly lessened by early
attention and the use of Dr. KEYsER's LUNG
CURE can hardly be questioned, when we
look at the important cures of persons who
live under our immediate observation. and who
walk our streets daily in good health, rescued
through its virtues.
DIR. keyser's Office, 167 Liberty street,
Pittsburgh, where examination for Lung and
other chronic diseases are made daily from 10
A. NJ. until l p. NJ. and from until 6 P. NJ.
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