Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-10-10
Precious Stones and Precious Metals.

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names OF the precious stones.
"Brimstone,' answered one bright boy. As
this wns not one IF the precious stones the
teacher was thinking of, the boy WAS sent to the
tail end Of the class.
''Young man. said the pedagogue, address
ing himself to the next lad in turn, nov tell
me the name OF the most precious stone yon
know Of p
'Grindstone," replied the boy, whose father
is a welI-known carpenter. The boys laughed,
bat the teacher was cross, and whacked the
poor fellow ever the shoulders.
Whatever we may think of the boy with the
birthstone. he who thoughts the grindstone
| precious was not far out II the way. 1t IS not
only the looks Of an article, but It's actual worth
that makes i valuable.
Gold Is popularity considered the best known
Of the precious metals. and yet there is a plain
looking metal which for certain very important
Purposes IS vastly more precious than gold Its
money value is only a few cents a pound, while
that Of god is about sixteen dollars an ounce.
That plain looking metal is IRON.
Every medical man knows that there Is iron
in the blood. and that there must be a certain
| proportion of that precious metal, or else the
blood is thIn and poor, and Its owner IL pale
and weak and langald. and subject to the at
tack # every disease in the catalogue. Now,
| how TO get ii there. IS the question. Well, 1t
was Il long, long while after medical science
| discovered the existence and the need OF IRON
III the blood. that chemical science found out
how to make a preparation which would carry
it into the circulation in such a way as TO do
good and to do no mischief Many were the
attempts, and much was the mischief that fol-
lowed. At last complete success was attained,
and the preparation was produced which IS the
basis of the worlds most popular medicine,
Browns Iron Bltters."
1t is pleasant to follow up the work Of such a
bencticent compound as this Browns Iron Bit
tiers, and see what it is doing in enrlchln5 the
1 L1.~l - H., 10r1N a"1 rIyI,n 4r ont ItCao0a
With this intent, one of our correspondents re-
Gently went on a tour OF inquiry among some
Of the best citizens OF Memphis, Tenn.
He visited the store of Mrssrs. Berry, Jack
& Co., on Main street. This house ID one OF
the largest IN the wholesale clothing business.
Mr.. w. Fl. Berry, the head of the house, thus
replied to an inquiry as to q matter Of personal
health. Both my wife and myself were suffer
ing from debility. We were run down by the
effects of the hot weather, which in this eli
mate is sometimes very prosfratlng. Mefound
great comfort and relief III the use of Browns
! Iron Bitters. There 10 something very lnvig-
Grating in this preparation of iron. 1t conferi
such strength as / have never received IRON
any other medicine. | regard this Bltters as
very superior tonic. l have heard it very high
y spoken Of among our people, and am glac
% know that it is IN as general use as 1t Is
You are at liberty to say that l heartily en-
QOrse it."
From Mr.. Berrv's he went to the store O
Nessr5. John NJ. Hill Il Co, boot and shoe deal
ers, 339 Main street. Two years ago" said Mr.
Hill. in answer to an inquiry, u had typhoiC
catarrhal fever, a very severe attack It was, OBJ
stinate and protracted. 1t reduced me to a stat
Of great weakness, and after doctors were don,
with me-. / felt as if there WAS not much left o
me. needed a tonic, which no ordinary pre-
scription seemed able to give me-. And az yol
may suppose, l tried quite a variety of mix
lures. After going through the list, [ came t
Browns Iron Bitters, which seemed to posses
a restorative power which | had not met wit
IL anything else. The first bottle produced O
ne a marked effect; after which | continue
using it, and took several bottles more. At fir
gradually, then rapidly. my strength. returned
and / am now perfectly wei, thanks to TIN
most excellent tonic
1t is a fact that TIE majority Of our readtt
we'll know, the excellent curative properties {
Browns Iron Bitters.
Miss Bessie II. Willis, Wllliston, S. C., say.
"Ilal ehills and fevers for a long time All
oar physician said | needed something to kee
my strength up, and advised Browns Iron Bl
sers, which | took and was benefited
Mrs. G.. T. Patton. Columbus, Ga, says: :
have taken Browns Iron Bltters for dsspepsI
and other complaints Of several years standin,
and acknowledge that | An wonderfully ben
ited by its use.