Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.
The Vast Evils That Follow Great
Disasters---A Minister'S Manner
of Meeting Them.
Cincinnati Correspondence.

S0AUoiniy OOhIIOio AnOlVPVAJ VI rcsC-
ivals. First it wss the Opera Festival,
next the Dramatic and more latterly
it has been the Flood and Riot Festi-
walls. These latter Carnivals may not
possess the attractive features that the
two former were supposed to have,
but they are none the less likely to
prove powerful and more lasting in
their results. ! had very interesting
conversation bearing upon this subject,
with the Rev. j. Pike Powers, the
well-known Divine, who has charge of
the Baptist Church at Owenton, KY,
few days since. | found that the
Reverend Doctor was very well
versed in matters pertaining to the
welfare of the World, as well as the
Church. In the course of our con-
versation he said:
"But do you think that such an up
rising is more to be regretted than the
floods%
THAT is hard to say. There are
very many things that follow as the
result of a freshet that are greatly to
be deplored. Principally among these
may be mentioned the damp and un-
healthy condition in which the coun.
try is lett, by reason Of the overflow
of water. The drying up of the water
by the sun causes missma Of dread>
full nature to be generated which sows
the seeds of disease and death in the
community. Indeed, this is true Of
the Spring-time in all regions, whether
they are visited by freshets or not.
There are millions Of people in the
country who are at this moment draw.
ing in rank poison with every breath
they take, and the wonder to me is
that sickness is not more common than
it's"
"Do you think disease is contracted
by breathing air impregnated with
fungus?"
"More certainly than in any Other
manner. l am positive most diseases
are contracted in this way. The rank
air poisons the blood and the mind be
comes dull, the digestion poor, the mus
cles ache, the head throbs, the tongue
grows white, the appetite departs and
general debility sets in which is certain
to result in death if not checked.
believe it is the part of the highes
wisdom to fortify the system agains
the inroads Of such insidious evils"
"But that is a difficult thing to do
is it not Doctor%
81 once thought so but have chang
ed my mind since the experience
have had with my own family.
have found that by the use of what i
certainly most valuable preparation
the whole body is so toned up and in
vigorated that it can repel these mals
rial enemies of health. That prepare
ton is Warmers Tippecanoe, and
believe in it most implicitly, for l hav
seen what wonderful things it coul
accomplish"
"Have you tried it thoroughly"
eyes. One of my sons had suffer
ed severely from dyspepsia and ma
assimilation of food coupled with head
ache and dizziness. We tried variou
preparations without avail, and it wa
not until Tippecanoe was given that b
began to improve. He was great
reduced in flesh, had lump in tn
stomach apparently as hard as a brick
bat; his appetite was poor and he look
ed very badly. We were distresse
about him. This remedy has, how
ever, restored his appetite, correcte
his stomach, relieved his headache, an
now he is growing fat and can eat a
, most anything without distress. Mr.
Powers is enthusiastic upon the sui
: iect and so am I. You see, many 81
3 called stomach preparations are con
posed SO largely of alcohol that the
create an appetite for strong drink an
: encourage vice. This preparation
e have named is an exception, and
| think it should be universally known
| And that is why the above intervie
is published.