The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-04-12

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A CHAPTER ON COUNTER lRRlTfNT

A CHAPTER ON COUNTER IRRlTiNT.
"My name is Max Mavcr, sir an TN
attached satellite of the press. / am tray
cling through your country engaged in
4 work Of philanthropy. But sometimes
feel that | am poor philanthropist.
J see and hear things occasionally which
stir up my blood, saw II man this
morning on the X. i. railroad who rilcd
me; yes ri|cd me, sir. Excuse the vul
garism,but one cannot stand everything"
What did the individual do to offend
You, Mr.. Mayer said the reporter.
" He offended me bv existing. Did
You ever see q man who in his very per
son was offensive? This man was one of
them. He walked and talked like one
who was SO great that Jim Blainc's over.
coat wouldn't make him vest. lie ir-
li'atcd me. J wanted to kick him and
would have done 50, if a gentleman could
stoop to such practices and not be soiled.
lie affected me as red rag docs bail.
Josh Billings once swore in the cxtrem
ity Of his soul, 'durn ily.' felt like
adding force to the humoaisp 5 expression
and applying il to this man. Although
II mere fly on the Corlss engine wheel,
as it were, he swung on enough self
Importance to impress the casual observer
with the belief that he was wheel, engine
and all, | admire downright solid merit
and worth, but detcst, abominatc and
despisc the osttntatious swaggcr Of Lii
putian substance. Unfortunately there
arc too many of such animals at LARGE in
our country. The foolkiler is not half
doing his duty.
As soon as landed there awaited my.
self of the well-known principle of coun
ter irritant to sooth my blood. bathed
my temples in ST. Jacobs Oil, sir and
here am all right and able to talk calm
ly. Tlat is a wonderful substance, sir.
| mean the Great German Remedy. II
will cure rheumatism, sprain or hruisc,
and is unsurpassed for burn. Mr.. f..
Edgar Etter clerk at the Henry House,
was telling me to day that it is quite as
tonlshing to note the evidences of popu
larlty which crop ont in regard to this
Oil. He says that guests in the house
frequently tell him it is the best thing
in the world for rheumatism, swolinrS
from rheumatic pains, etc. Scarcely n
day passes that some one stopping in Ike |
house fails to sing the praises of st. in,
cobs Oil There, sir, is evidence of zen
uine merit, and ilsoothes one to hear oft. |
While in Mr.. G.. Northcrafts drug |
store to day | was told that a gentleman
named Jones, who resides near this town
believes that st. Jocobs Oil is possessed
ofmerit which entities it 10 rank as the
first pain annhilator of the age. His
daughter was afflicted with rheumatism. |
Al effort to relieve her proved futile
AL remedies failed. The patient suffered
everything but death. She was finally
cured by st. Jacobs Oil, sir, and her
rather came to tell the druggist of her
wonderful restoration.
Then there's another case in your town
SIR, that of Mrs. Mary A. Barnes, who
mas long suffered with rheumatism. II
think she lived through whole, |
year without relief, although 81 q
used remedies all the time. Her dru r
g1st recommended st. Jacobs Oil. y.hc
lady bought a bottle of it and has S nee
been using it. She experienced wo' jder-
iul relief, and claims that she will soon
be beyond all fear Of a return Of this
awful malady."