Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-10-10
A TERRIBLE EVIL.
Tho Imperative Reformation Necessary
In the Lives OF tho American
paonla.

II there is amy special characteristics which
the people Of America have had preemnently
III ths past, they arc most decidedly those OF
energy, activity nnd enterprise. These quail.
les have conquered n land that was once Il
wilderness, populated IL with fifty millions OF
people, reared it's cities, and founded institu-
tons that arc the rivals Of the entire world,
These samc qualities have not rested with
mere accomplishments, but have gone forward
TO still greater things 1t was the energy and
enterprise OF America that developed tho
great modern mprovements--the railroad, the
steamboat, the telegraph, the telephone, and
the innumeiable things that add to the com.
forts Of life and facilities of business. America
is acknowledged by the world to be an ener.
getc nation, and it has always sustained its re.
putation for this quality in the highest degree.
But, Notwithstanding these notable qualities
IN the past, the energy Of the nation seems to
be departing. Some unseen cause is apparent.
~ snpping the vitality Of our people, retardlng
their progress and checking their enterprise.
There are many men to-day who were once
unusually active who now feel unaccountably
indolent, and the same may be- said of women,
lhe common name given by the world 10 such
actions Is laziness; but it is n misnpplied
term Thousands oil people who are not, end
never have been lazy, feel total lack of energy
and ambition. Many realize this fully, but
cannot account for 1t. Their judgment tells
them they should be active and stirring, but
their physical powers do not seem equal to tho
task. They are ambitious only in name. SO
extensive, indeed, has this feeling become
among the American people, that it is observ.
able on every hand and attracts almost uni
versal attention Its influence is felt upon the
growth Of many enterprises and institutions,
which have been seriously retarded thereby
1t TIN eatcns to paralyzc, if not wholly destroy,
many undertakings which have been OF the
greatest benefit to the country.
Now all this lack OF energy has natural
cause which il IL tho object Of this article TO OK.
plain. In the Judgment Of many careful scien.
tiiic men and others, The lack Of ambition so
manifest in the land can ba traced directly to q
lack of nutriment In other words the food
which people eat is not absorbed by the system
md hence does not sustain the life. II may be
digested, but ii is not assimilated This IL Il
most serious matter rs tho results above do.
scrbed clearly indicate. iii not only mystic.
rlons but widespread and devastating in its
character. Whom nature IL in need, il requires
reinforcement. II is absolutely necessary TO
assist the body in order that it may reach the
condition where it can properly perform its di.
ties, which can only be done by means of some
strengthening tonic. The stomach must DO
aroused to healthy action. This truth was ro-
allied nearly century ago; and our ioreiath.
ers, although subjected to but lttlo of the strain
which we are now compelled to bear, constant.
ly toned their systems and sought TO keep them
in order. They did this largely by means of II
! tonic which was known through the states ut
that time, and which is used us the bnSis and
general formula Of the present greul tonic, Tip.
pecanoe. This tonic is prepared by Messrs. Il.
II. Warner & Co. Of Rochester, n. Y, who are
the propretors OF the well.known Warmers
Safe Cure; and also of the Safe Rheumatic
Cure which is becoming so popular; and for
malassimilation of food with its painful cunSo.
quences, lack of energy, tired + elings, general
debility and prostitution, it is certainly more
valuable than anything that has ever been
known tetOrc in tho history Of the world.
Nature is strange in her manifestations and
| peculiar IN her ways. She sometimes seems to
precipitate disease upon those apparently most
healthy. One thing, however, is certain, --shc
will not oc trifed with. If her laws are ne.
elected, even though unintentionally, tho most
serious ills are certain to arise. An ounce of
prevention is worth ton of cure Nothing
can compensate for lost health. A constant
use Of the pure and standard remedy above de.
scribed will certainly cause tho proper assimi-
Iation of food, thus preventing n loss Of energy
Or lack Of power so much 10 DO dreaded and so
greatly to be deplored, These are facts which
merit the serious consideration of NIL and facts
which concern The prosperity and well being OF
the nation.