Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
A Chapter ON Counter Irritant.
Abeline Kansas Gazette.


Abeline (Kansas) Gazette.
"My name is Max Mayer, sir, an un-
attached satellite of the press. am
travelling through your country engsg-
ed In work of philanthropy. But
sometimes 1 feel that am a poor phil
anthropist. I see and hear things occa-
sionally which stir up my blood. /
saw man this morning on the K. P.
railroad who riled me; yes riled me,
sir. Excuse the vulgarism, but one
cannot stand everything"
what did the individual do to offend
you, Mr.. Mayer ?" asked the reporter.
HE offended me by existing. Did
you ever see man who In his very
person was offensive? This man was
one of them. He walked and talked
like one who was so great that Jim
Blaine's overcoat wouldn't make him
a vest. He Initiated me. / wanted
to kick him and would have done so,
If a gentleman could stoop to such
practices and not be soiled. He affect
ed me as a red rag does a bull. Josh
Billings once swore in the extremity OF
his soul, 'durn fly l felt like add.
ing force to the humorist's expression
and apply it to this man. Although
a mere fly on the Corliss engine wheel
as it were, he swung on enough self
importance to impress the casual OBJ
server with the belief that he was wheel
| engine and all. l admire downright
solid merit and worth, but detest
abominate and despise the ostentatious
swagger of Lilliputian substance. IN
fortunately there are too man. of such
animals at large in our country. The
foolkiller is not half doing his duty.
As soon as l landed here / awaited
myself of the well-known principle O
counter irritant to soothe my blood.
bathed my temples in st. Jacobs Oil
sir. and here l am all right and able t.
talk calmly. That is wonderful sub
stance, sir. mean the Great German
Remedy. 1t will cure rheumatism
sprain or bruise, and is unsurpassed
for burn. Mr.. F. Edgar Etter, clerl
at the Henry House, was telling me to
day that it is quite astonishing to note
the evidences of popularity which crol
out in regard to the Oil. He says tina
guests in the house frequently tell min
it is the best thing in the world fo
rheumatism, swellings from rheumatic
pains, etc. Scarcely day passes tina
some one stopping in the house fails t.
sing the praises Of St. Jacobs Oil
There, sir, is evidence of genuin,
merit, and it soothes one to hear of it
While in Mr.. G. Northcraft's dru,
store to-day was told that gentle
man named Jones, who resides nea
this town, believes that st. Jacobs Oh
is possessed of merit which entities i
to rank as the first pain annihilator O
the age. His daughter was afflicted
with rheumatism. All effort to reliev
her proved futile-all remedies failed
The patient suffered everything bu
death. She was finally cured by 81
Jacobs Oil, sir, and her father came t,
tell the druggist of her wonderful
restoration.
Then there is another case in you
town, sir, that of Mrs. Mary A. Barnes
who has long suffered with rheums
tism. [ think she lived through
whole year without relief, although
she used remedies all the time. He
druggist recommended st. Jacobs Oil
The lady bought bottle of it and ha
since been using it. She experience,
wonderful relief, and claims that sh
will soon be beyond all fear of return
of this awful malady."