Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-23
A Chapter on Counter Irritant

my nama is Max Mayer, sir, an I'M
attached satellite of the press. am
travelling through your country engaged
in work ofphilanthrophy. But some
times l feel that am poor philsn-
thropist. see and hear things occas
ionly which stir up my blood. l saw a
man this morning, on the X. 2. railroad
who riled me; yes riled me, sir. Ex-
cuse this vulgarism, but one cannot
stand everything"
what did the individual do to of
fend you, Mr.. Mayer said the repor-
ter.
He offended me by existing. Did
you ever see man who in his very
person was of1ensiveY The man was
one of them He walked and talked
like one who was so great that jim
Blalne's svercoat wouldn't make him
a vest. He irritated me. | wanted to
kick him and would have done SO if
a gentleman could stoop to such prac-
tees and not be soiled. He affected
me as red rag does bull. Josh
Billings once swore in TIE extremity Of
his soul, 'durn a fly. felt like adding
force to the humorist's expression and
applying it to this man. Although n
mere fly on the Corliss engine. IS it
were, he swung On enough self-impor-
lance to impress the casual observer
with the belief that he was wheel, en-
CINE ami all | admire downright solid
merit and worth, but | dctest, abomi-
nate and despise the ostentatious
swagger of Lilliputian substance. I'M
fortunately there are too many such
animals at large in our country. The
foolkiller is not doing half his duty.
GAS soon as / landed here awaited
myself of the well-known principle of
counter irritant to soothe my blood. !
bathed my temples in St. Jacobs Oil,
sir, and here am all right and able to
talk calmly. That is wonderful sub
stance, sir, l mean the Great German
Remedy. 1t will cure rheumatism,
sprain or bruise and is unsurpassed for
a burn Mr.. f. Edgar Etter, clerk at
the Henry Heuse, was telling me to-
day that it is quite astonishing To note
the evidences of popularity which crop
out in regard to this Oil. He says that
the guests in the house frequently tell
him it is the best thing in the world for
rheumatism, swellings from rheumatic
pains, etc. Scarcely day passes that
some one stopping in the house fails to
sing the praises of st. Jacobs Oil. There
sir, is evidence of genuine merit, and it
soothes one to hear of it"
While in Mr.. G. Northcraft's drug
store to-day, was told that a gentle
man named Jones, who resides near
this town, believes that st. Jacobs Oil
is possessed of merit which entities it to
rank as the first pain anhiliator OF the
age. His daughter was afflicted with
rheumatism. All efforts to relieve her
proved futile-all rem edies failed. The
patient suffered everything but death
She was finally cured by ST. Jacobs Oil
sir, and her father came to tell the
druggist of her wonderful restora ton.
There is another case in your town
sir, that of Mrs. Mary A. Barnes, who
has long suffered with rheumatism.
think she lived through whole ycal
without relief, although she used rene
dies ell the time. Her druggist recon-
mended st. Jacobs Oil. The lady
bought bottle of it and has since been
using 1t. She experinced wonderful
relief, and claims that she will soon be
beyond all fear of a return of this aw
full malady."