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The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
How fo Cook Goldfish.

Many people, know little about Goldfish
and perhaps only have eaten them when
spoiled by cooking, have but faint idea of
their excellence when properly prepared for
the table. 1 do not like this fish in warm
weather as do some people, but when winter
sets in and I can obtain good specimens,
caught at what may be called at sea, there
are few dishes to be compared to it. When
rightly boiled such dish exhibits the flesh
separately from the bone in solid fakes, that
retain their white curvature after they are
distributed by the carver. Even the scraps
left from such cod are never wasted, but can
be made into palatable dish, by removing
the fakes from the bones and skin be-
fore becoming cold, and when wanted placing
ing them in a stew-pan with what is left
of the sauce, then add dozen or more
fresh oysters with their liquor, and if these
do not moisten the fish enough, and it re-
quires to be only mostened, add spoonful
or two of melted butter. Warm carefully ov-
er a gentle fire and when once thoroughly
hot through set aside. Get your dish, warm
it, and surround it with fine mashed potatoes,
in the middle of the dish place the warmed
up fish with its sauce; crumble over the fish
grated bread-crumbs, and set in a hot oven
for few minutes until nicely Drowned on
the top. 1t will prove most desirable dish.
Fresh cod cut into slices two inches thick,
dressed plentifuly with eggs and bread
crumbs, and fried light brown in plenty of
lard, is really delicious. At least so think
some of our best families and even fastidious
epicures out here in Massachusetts.--Germ
TeLeqrGph.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
To Soften Hard Putty.

A correspondent of The Garden says: Aft
er many trials, and with variety of differ
ently-shaped tools, with various success, at
last accomplished my end by the simple APP
pcation Of heat My first experiment was
with soldering iron, when, to my great de-
light, / found the putty become SO soft that
the broken glass could be removed by the fin
gers, and the putty be easily scraped away.
All that is required is block of iron about
two and a half inches long by one and half
inches square, fiat at the bottom, and drawn
out to handle, with a wooden end like
soldering iron. When hot (not red) place
this iron against the putty or fiat on the brok-
en- glass, if any, and pass it slowly round the
sides of the square. The heat will so soften
the putty that i: will come away from the
wood without difficulty, Some of it may be
so hard as to require a second application of
the hot iron, but one experiment will give
sufficient instruction to meet all difficulties.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
EASTERN & MAINE CEN
TRIAL RAILROAD.
COMMENCING NOV. %, 1874.


Passenger trains leave Portland dAi-
as-ssaes--sssSly, for Portsmouth and Boston, Sun
Esa r.f,s--=ssdays excepteD at 'lOo 1910 A. NJ,
Leave Portland for Portsmouth and Dover daily,
Sundays excepted, at 1910 a. m. and 1915 p. ~
Leave Bangor for Portland, Portsmouth anu Ens-
ton at $500 A. NJ, *5.45 p. NJ.
Leave Boston for Portsmouth and Portland az 500
A. NJ. 1915, 1890 midnight.
Leave Boston for Portsmouth, Portland. Bangor,
Houton, Calais and st. John at '12.00 midnight.
Leave Boston for Portsmouth, Portland, bangor
and st. John 1900 A. NJ.
Leave Dover for Portsmouth and Portland AT 60,
7.5O, 1880 a. m. and 500 p. m.
Leave Portsmouth tor Portland at tlO.2I A. NJ.
t5.45 P. NJ, .2.25 A. NJ.
Leave Portsmouth for Portland, Bangor, HOulton,
Calais and st: John at 2 ;25 A. M.
Leave Portland for Lewiston, and by Freight
Trains to Ba Augusta, and WateryiIe, at no A.
Leave Portland (yia Danyille) for Lewiston, Fa--
mingon, Waterville and Skowhegan at LOS p. NJ
Leave Portland for Bath, Lewiston, Roekland, Au-
gusta. Skowhegan, Belfast, Dexter and Bangor az
Leave Portland for Bangor, via Augusta and for
Lewiston, Bath, Rockland, Belfast and Dexter pull
For Lewiston, Bath and Augusta at $500 P. NJ.
For Lewiston via DaEvilie at t7.55 p. NJ.
Leave Biddetord tor Portland at $500 A. NJ, re-
The 9.1O A. NJ. and 3I5 P. N. trains from
Portland, and the 800 A. M. train from Bangor
make close connections to New York by one or
other of the routes from Boston. Passengers ticket
ed through by either route.
The go A. M. train arrives in Boston Mt 200
P. M. in season to connect with the train for
New York, all rail. also with the $50 z. NJ.
(steamboaD trains for New York via Fall River,
Stonington and Norwich Lines. The BIS P NJ. train
arrives in Boston in season to connect With trains
for New York via Springfield at p NJ and $50 p.
M. train via Shore Line.
The $40 A. M. and 3.15 P. NJ. trains from Portland
connect at Conway junction with theGreat Falls snd
Conway Railroad.
The 500 A. M. train from Boston arrives in Port
land in for passengers to take the Of ths
P. q o. Railroad.
The 500 A. M. train from Boston connects with
the Grand Trunk Railway for Montreal, Quebec and
all parts of Canada East.
Through tickets are sold in Portland and Baggage
checked through to Houlton, Calais, st. John, Hal
ifax, Dover, Foxcroft, Rockland, &c.
A freight train will leave Portsmouth for Dover,
and Dover for Portsmouth, daily.
*Pullman sleeping car express train. n. b. This
train on Saturday night RUS to Portland only.
Accommodation train
fast Express.
CHARLES F. BATCH,
General Manager.
GEO. BACHELDER,
General Agent Eastern Railroad. Portland. Me.
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The masters eve is said to make the horse
thrive. hut unless he be seconded by groom,
his eve. however vigilant, will be deceived.
1t is not every man who can make good
groom. however well disposed and industri-
GUS he may be; the business eXacts special
qualifications, and in addition an affection
for horses. The latter is the weak point on
the part of French stablemen. To groom
horse well, and keep the stables sweet, are
much, but not all the essentials; there is
further demanded an attention to the ami
mails state of health, noting when the
horses condition requires artificial aids, and
regulating his food according to his work. Or
dinarily, hay, straw, and oats, form the reg
ular dietary; but as man occasionally requires
tonics, and a more generous nourishment,
according to his work, so also does the horse.
Hunters generally receive a weekly warm
mush, consisting either of bran, or better
perhaps, of barley flour, containing, according
to temperature of the animal, some crushed
beans or linseed. This mush is very grateful
after hard run and when the animal is wet,
but must not be given till an hour or two at
ter the horse has entered the stable. Carrots
cut and3Smxed with the ration OF oats
morning and evening, are refreshing, but TO
feed horses constantly thus with carrots has
been found in France to affect the kidneys
and enfeeble the animal. Horses employed
.or speed receive their hay only in small por-
tons at a time, this prevents greed tor
drinking and distenslon of the stomach. Not
a few practical men trace asthma and
wheeling 70 this canse. In the matter of
drinking, well water is the most pernicious
for horses and the longer the period that
elapses between their drink and work the bet
ter. Horses with tendency to gorge them
selves with hay or straw ought to be muz-
zled. This will check plethora. The flooring
on the stable has much to do with conditions
of health. Asphalt tagging is the favorite
pavement for stables here, which costs two
and one-haf francs the square yard. Tween
ty-two horses. belonging to an artillery reg
iment, have been poisoned from eating old
musty day. Three of them died, and, on
dissection, the lntestines displayed grave in
fiammatory LESSONS. Those saved had re-
ceived sudorific drinks, diuretics, and pur-
gatives, adding little ether and opium in
the beverages: to calm the colies.l Such pois-
oning is not at all rare among domestic ami
mails, occasioned not only by moldy hay, but
also from oats, pulp, &C., in similar
state.-Neac York Times.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
Flour Rails for In fauts, Food.

Take one quart of good flour; tie it up in a
pudding-bag, so as to make firm, solid mass:
put it into a pot of boiling water early in the
morning, and let it boil until bedtime. Then
take it out and let it dry. In the morning,
peel off from the surface and throw away the
thin rjnd of dough, and with nutmeg gra-
ter CRATE down the hard, dry mass into a
powder. OF this from one to three table
spoonfuls may be used, by first rubbing it into
a paste with little milk, and finally by
bringing the whole to just the boiling point.
1t must be given though nursing bottle.
An excellent food for children who are Co.'S
tive may be made by using bran-meal or I'M
bolted flour instead of the white -four, pre-
pairing it as above stated.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08

EastpOrt, Calais and ut. John, Digby
Windsor and Halifax.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
Paste.

Mix one tablespoonful of wheat -four with
halt pint of cold water, adding the latter
gradually, and thoroughly stirring in each
portion before pouring in more; place the
vessel over the fire and thoroughly stir the
whole until it bolls; great care should be
taken to prevent caking or burning to the
bottom. An addition of half teaspoonful
of powdered alum will strengthen the pro-
duct. The addition of few grains of cor
rosive subimate, or few drops of creosote,
will prevent it from turning moldy and pre-
serve it for years. When too hard or dry it
may be softened by beating up with little
hot water.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
Care of Horses-Groomiug.

Horse-breeding is subject which of late
occupies considerable attention in France.
Her best horses are rapidly bought up!by
foreigners, which compels in return large
importation. 1t would be well to devote
more attention to the care of horses, above
all, to secure proper grooms, The horse, ''the
most noble conquest of man." according to
Button, suffers, as general rule in this
country, from the absence of intelligent care.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
Milk and Beef...Early Breeding.

Mr.. Walter Gilbey, whose extraordinary
sale of Jersey cattle was lately recorded,
writes an interesting letter to the London
Field, which has the greater value as en-
bodying the result of long experience crowned
with unusual success. He points out the alb
su1dity ofendeavoring to combine great milk
ing powers, with the disposition to put on
flesh rapidly, in the same herd, believing that
as "the tactical secretion increases, so surely
will the adipose tendency OF the animals de-
cline" The desirabiity of early fecunGity,
to promote milk producing, he says cannot
be overrated. His system has been, for many
years, 'to rear the calves well from their
birth, and mate them at from nine to twelve
months DID," not simply because such is the
practice among the breeders on the Island of
Jersey, but because it proved better suited to
the nature of the animals. And he also as
serts what we do not remember to have seen
stated before, at least with equal positiveness,
that though he does not know that this is to
be recommended for Short Horned herds
''bred more particularly for meat, one thing
is certain that, where the system is carried
out with any of the bovine tribe, barronness
will to an extent be avoided"
Wequote below the text of Mr.. Gilbey's
reply to certain remark from previous cor.
respondent of the Field:
1. He SAYS the system s'has reduced flesh
making tendencies to minimum" A really
good milk producer will not lay on flesh, and
the two qualities must surely appear incom-
patible, when it is considered that the milk
COW has invariably two functions to perform,
viz, that of nourishing the calf she carries
and of yielding milk.
2. The system ''has caused fallng-off in
size" fully admit this, but, at the same
time, think it is the pretty general opinion
of good judges that size is not required. At
all the principal agricultural shows of the past
few years the prizes have fallen to the small
Ter animals, and this for the simple reason
that the judges who make an important point
of milk giving propensties, have discovered
that the well bred small COW will give more
milk IN proportion to the food consumed than
the coarse large one.
3. "Capability of enduring hardshps."
That the Jersey (Alderney) animals are more
delicate than other dairy cattle deny. Those
bred on the island, when first imported, req
ure perhaps little more than ordinary care;
but only during frosty weather. Englis Inbred
animals have certainly an endurance equal
to that of any other breed. The Channel Is
lands have a mild and equable temperature;
the summers are not hot, and the winters are
very temperate.
would stongy urge on those who keep a
mich herd the great Importance of warmth
to the dairy COW, as she has to yield milk, and,
more frequently than not, to sustain a fetal
calf, and the tax upon her system in conse-
quence is very great.-Country Gentleman.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
POETRY.
The Cocoa Tree.
BY CHARLES WARREN sToDDARD.

Cast on the water by careless hand,
Day after day the winds persuaded me:
onward drifted till coral tree
Stayed me among its branches, where the sand
Gathered about me, and slowly grew,
Fed by the constant sun and the inconstant dew.
The sea birds build their nests against nv root.
And eye my slender hody's horny case,
Widowed within this solitary place
Into the thankless sea l cast my fruit;
Joyless thrive, for no man may partake
OF all the store bear and harvest for his sake.
No more I heed the kisses of the morn;
The harsh winds rob me of the life they gave;
watch my tattered shadow in the wave,
And hourly droop and nod my crest forlorn,
While all my fbres stiffen and grow numb
Beck ming the tardy ships the ships that never come
South Sea IdytS.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
PREPARED BY
III. II. STEVENS, Boston, Mass,

WHAT Is VEGETINE?-It is a compound extract
ed from tarks, roots and herbs 1t is Natures Rem
edy 1t is perfectly harmless from any bad effect up
on the system. lis nourishiDg and Strengthening.
1t acts directly upon the blood. 1t quets the nerv
system 1t gives you good, sweet sleep at night
1t is great pahacea for aged fathers and moth
ers; for it gives them strength quiets their nerves.
and gives them Natures. sweet sleep,-as has been
proved by many an aged person. It is the great
Blood Purifier. 1t is soothing remedy for our chill
dren. 1t has cured and relieved thousands. 1t is
very pleasant to take every child likes it. 1t relieves
and ali diseases originating from impure blood.
Try the VEGETINE Give it fair trial To- your COM
paints; then you will say to your friend, neghbor
and acquaintance, "Try it; it has cured me.''
VEGETINE for the complaints for which it is recon-
mended, is having larger sale throughout the Unit
ed States than any other one medicine. Whyg Veg
etiue will cure these COMPLAINTS.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08

Boston, Dec. -, 1859.
Gentlemen-My only object in giving you this tes-
timony is to spread valuable information. Having
been badly afflicted with Salt Rheum, and the whole
surface of my skin being covered with pimples and
eruptions. many of which 4aused me great pain and
annoyance, and knowing it to be blood disease. L
among which was any quantity of Sarsaparilla with
out obtaining any benefit until commenced taking
the VEGETINE, and before had completed the first
bottle saw that had got the right medicine. Con-
sequently, followed on with it until had taken
seven bottles, when was pronounced well man, and
my skin is smooth and entirely free from Pmples and
eruptions. have enjoyed good health BEFORE
and attribute it all to the use of VEGETINE. To
benefit those afflicted with Rheumatism, will make
mention also of the VEGETINE'S wonderful power of
curing me of this acute complaint, OF which have
suffered so intensely.
Oh TUCKER, Pas. Ag't Mich C. R. R.,
SO Washington Street, Boston,
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
REDER'S
GERMAN SNUFF

a blessing TO mankind, for its low
price of 35 cents places it within
the reach of all" We might bring
forward hundreds of testimonials,
but of what avail Its proud rec
ord is enough. and the thousands
of people who have been by the
USe of
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
ESEDERsS
GERMAN SNUFF.

for i'm a practice of near twenty
years 4 have daily been pleased
with its results" A Doctor whose
word is authority ON all medical
questions, says: 81 call the COM
hound known to the world as
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
REDER'S
'sGERMAN SNUFF

is a perfect cure, and I know of
nothing better for Catarrh." An
other weII-krlOWm M. ID. writes as
follows: "When one complains to
me of a bad Cold or a Heavy Head.
1 mt once advise them to procure a
supply of
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
MAINE
STEAMSHIP co.
TRI-WEEKLY LINE.
TO NEW YORK.
Steamers EleanOra, Franc0nia
and Chesapeake

e1 Win until further notice leave
GTSA IN Franklin Wharf, Portland every
AHt YERNM MONDAY, THURSDAY and
.lAAAIbSHASSSS SATURDAY, at P. M, and
sssEszzsxEss5ss.~ leave Pier 38 East River New
York every MONDAY, "WEDNESDAY and THURS
DAY at 4 P. M.
The Eleanora is new steamer, just built for this
route, and both she and the Franconia are fitted up
with fine accommodations passengers, making this
the convenient and comfortable route for travel
lers between New York and Name These steamers
will touch at Vineyard Haven during the summer
months on their passage to and from New York.
Passage in State Room S. meals extra.
Goods forwarded to and from Philadelphia, Mon
treal. Quebec, st. john and all parts of Maine.
EH- Freight taken at the lowest rates.
Shippers requested to send their freight to the
Steamers early as p. NJ on the days they leave
Portland. For further information apply to
RUntil further notice there will be no Steame
leave here Saturday or New York Wednesday,
HENRY FOX, General Agent, Portland.
Fl. AMES, Ag't, Pier SO, E. R., New York.
Tickets and State rooms also be obtained at %
Exchange Street.
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Grand Trunk r.. II. of Canada.
ALTERATION IN TRAINS.

lr7s=5Eaz5zH1 On and after Monday September 2fst
1874 trains will run as follows:
Es press train 100 a m. for Montreal and Quebec,
Auburn. and Lewiston.
Passenger train for Auburn and Lewiston az $50
a.
Mail train at 20 p M, for Auburn and Lewiston
and Island Pond, stopping at all stations to Island
Pond,)* connecting with night mail train for Quebec
Montreal and the West.
Express train for Auburn and Lewiston 5.45 D m.
Accommodated for South Paris at SIS D. m.
Trains will arrive as follows:
Express from Quebec, Montreal and West at $40
a..
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at s5Oa.m.
Mail ftOm Quebec, Montreal and West, Lewiston
and Auburn at 235 p. m.
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at 5.45 d. m.
Accommodation from South Paris at SIS D. m
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
REDER'S
GERMAN SNUFF,

this hOrrid complaint can be
cured. 1t may not be generally
known, but most OF our leading
Physicians are prescribing this
wonderful remedy, well knowing
that its results are SO certain that
by its use the person will be
brought back to perfect health.
An old Doctor says:
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
STEAMERS.
HOTELS.

HOTEL DIRECTORY,
Embracing the leading Hotels in the State, at which.
the Daily PRESS may always be found.
AUBUBN
Elm House, Court. 81. w. 8. & A. Yonng,
PrOprietOrs.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta House, State st. Harrison Bak
Cony House, G. A. & H. Cony. Proprie
tors.
BANGOR.
Franklin House,-HnrIow ST., McLaugb-
lin 81 Davis, PrOprietors.
Bath Hotel, G. M. PIummer, Proprietor
BELFAST.
American House, Clark Bros, Proprie.
tors.
BOSTON.
Parker House. school -. HI. ID. Parker Il
St. James Hotei~J. r.. Croker, Propri.
fremont House, fremont 81. Chaplin
Quincy g. Go. PrOprietors.
BRUNSWICK, ME.
p. & X. Dining Rooms, w. Il. Field,
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Ocean House-J. p. Chamberlain, Propri.
CALAIS.
International Hotel, w. ID. Simpson,
Proprietor.
DANvILLE JUNCTION.
Clark,s Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Rail-
wv. Clark. PrnnpIel0r.
ELLSWORTH.
City HoteI.-N III. Higgins & Sons, Props
FOxCROFT.
Foxcroft Exchange, p. M. JeGords, Pro-
HALLOwELL
HalloweII House-H. Q. BLAZE, Pro
HARTLAND.
Park Honse-R. l.. Williams, Prop.
HIRAM.
Mt. Cutler Heuse,-Hiram Baston, Pro
priet0r.
LEWISTON.
Dewitt House, II. b. Wing, Proprietor
LINCOLNvILLE.
Beach HOuse-F. e. Phillips, Proprieto
LITTLETON, N HI.
Thayers Hotel, III. l.. Thayer. Proprietor.
LOWELL.
Kezer Valley House, G. HI. harris, Pro-
priefor.
NIACHIAs.
Eastern HoteI.-E. e. stoddard, Prop.
NAPLES.
Elm Rouse, Nathan Church IL Sons, Pro-
Prietors.
NORRIDGEWOCK.
Danforth House, ID. Danforth. Proprieto[,
NORTH sTRATFORD N. H.
willard House, c. 9. Bailey a. Co. r
prietOrs.
PEAKS ISLAND.
Union House-W. T. Jones. Proprietor.
PARIS HILL.
Hubbard Hotel, III. Hubbard, Proprieto
PITTsFIELD.
Lancy HOu,e-FIeicher Il Gale, Proprie-
tors.
PHILLIPS.
harden House, Adams & Robinson,
PORTLAND.
Adams House, Temple At. Charles Adam
Proprietor.
Albion House, 4 ~ Federal Sd. G. Perry
Proprietor.
American House, India st. e. Gray, Pro
priefOr.
City Hotel, Cor. Congress and Green ST.
j. X. Martin, Proprietor.
Preble House, Congress ST. Gibson q Co.,
PrOprietors.
ST. Julian Hotel, Cor. Middle and Plum
Sts. G. X. Ward, ProprietOr.
U. 9. Hotel, j junction. of Congress and Fed.
eral SITS. e. Cram & Co., Proprietor.
Commercial "A Ouse-L. q. SanbOrn & Co.,
PrOpr ietors.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
Agents Wanted.

ITO sell Wflet's Patent Card Holder. The best
Il thing for this purpose made. Will sell town or
county rights or furnish holders TO sell on commits
sion. A good opportunity to make money guaraE-
teed. Address j. W. Gooch, Loo Box27 Biddeford,
Me. w2m3
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
REDER'S
GERMAN SNUFF

saved as it were from the grave,
are living witnesses of its great vir-
tue. At this season of the year.
when people, by undue exposure
and the sudden changes i'm the
weather, are liable to catch cold,
we advise them to carry in the
pocket a box Of
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
GERMAN SNUFF.
Price IS Gents.
For sale by all Druggists.

1fyou are remote from the city send so cents to the
Agents and receive box by return mail. Genera
Agents for the United States, SMITH, DoOLITTLE
& SMITH, Wholesale Druggists, 26 fremont street,
Boston.
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The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
REDER'S
GERMAN SNUFF

so when they suddenly take cold
and feel all the organs of the nose
and head stopped up. they can
promptly take a remedy to at once
loosen the mucous, which II al
lowed to stay becomes
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-08
VEGET IN E.
Purifies the Blood, RenOvateS and Invig-
crates the whole System.
It's Medical Properties are
ALTERNATIVE, TONIC, SOLVENT
AND DIURETIC.

VEGETINE is made exclusively from the juices Of
strongly concentrated that it will effectively erad
cate from the system every faint of ScrOfula,
scrOful0us HumOr, TumOrs. Cancer, Can
cprOus HumOr, Erysipelas, salt asheum,
Syphilitic Diseases, Canker, Faintuess al
the stomach, and all diseases that arise from i'm
pure blood. sciatica, Innammatory and
Chronic Rheumatism, Neuralgia. GOut
and spinal Com plants, can only be etfectually
cured through the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of the
Skin, PusIules, Pimples, BlOtches, BOils,
letter, scaIdhead and RingwOrm, yEGE-
TINE has never failed to effect permanent cure.
For Pains i'm the Back, Kidney Com.
plants, Dropsy, Female Weakness, Len.
corrhea. arising from internal liberation, and
TINE acts directly upon the causes of these COM
plants. 1t invigOrates and strengthens the who.e
system, acts upon the scretive organs allays inam
nation, cures alteration and regulates the bowels.
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Habitual Cos
tiveness. Palpitafiou of the Heart, Head.
ache. Piles. Nervousness and GEM raj
cine has ever given such perfect satisfaction the
VEGETINE. 1t puriies the blood cieanses all of the
organs, and possesses controlling power over the
nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by VEGETINE have
induced many physicians and apothecaries whom we
know to prescribe and use it in their own families
In fact. VEGETINE is the best remedy yet discov-
cred for the above diseases, and is the only reliable
BLOOD PUKIFIER yet placed before the
public