The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-25
STEAMBOATS, AND sTEAMROATING.

The days of the glory of the old-fashioned
river steamboating have largely departed 1t is
with mingled sadness and joyful recollection of
the past that the old steamboat men sometimes
get together TO tell yarns about the former times
and of their lively adventures and hair breadth
escapes. When such boats as the Jacob Strader
and her companions were in their prime. and
when there was no other way of going from
Cincinnati to New Orleans except by water, the
steamboat men were kings. But the railroads
came and took the bulk Of the passenger traffic,
and the golden days Of steamboating passed
away.
The question is often asked if the railroads
will ever be able to entirely run the steamboats,
Or or our great rivers. 1t is safe to say that
they will not. The steamboat interest is of
great magnitude; and as long as have such
majestic streams as the Ohio and the Mississippi.
there will be steamboats, The boats run at a
great disadvantage, however. compared with
the railway lines for with the times at which
the water is too high and those at which there is
barely enough to enable them to scrape over the
bars, boating IS irregular and uncertain work.
But boats must be run, must be insured and
must be left in good order. To this end our
Board of Marine Underwriters keeps up a con-
slant and careful system of inspection. Inspector
George Kendall is at the head of this service,
and is we'll known, not only to Cincinnati people,
but to all the steamboat men from here to New
Orleans. From boyhood he has been the
rivers, and well knows all their joys and their
dangers. One of our correspondents had q talk
with him the other day at his office on Pu0lIc
Landing. Mr.: Kendall called UP some reminis-
cences of war times when he was naval con
structor at Mound City. Mound City was a
lively place in those days but is now as quiet
a store whose proprietors do not ADVERTISE
In the conversation some matters Of personal
experience regarding health and sickness came
up for mention. II have generally enjoyed
rugged health" SAID Mr.. Kendall, but two or
three years ago | was taken with constipation
and some pretty severe kidney trouble. 1suppose
it came from catching cold. am a good deal
exposed to draughts here in the office,
into steamboat-holds where it is damp and
wet. Well, had it badly for while, but got
rid Of the whole trouble by using Browns Iron
Bitters. | think that's the best medicine know
of. Tell you how it was first got it. I had
been to St Louis with my son, and he was taken
with inflammation of the liver; bad case it was,
too. had heard Barclay, the druggist at Cairo,
speak about Browns Iron Bitters, and say it was
irstrate thing for it had done good to some of
his friends. AT Grand Tower | got bottle of
it, and gave it to my directed The effect
was surprising. 1t brought him right cut of
his sickness, and he had return of it.
Then | tried it myself. for I thought if it did
him much good, it ought to do something for
me. | was suffering badly then with constipa-
tion and my kindneys not working right
| at ALL A few doses began to tell on me. | saw
it was the very medicine | needed, and I found
| it was frstrate tonic. have taken it for that
since got rid of my kidney difficulty and con-
stipation. You see am in very good health
now, and [ want to keep So"
Have you used this medicine in your family
for others than yourself and your son?"
Yes, yes; we use it as family tonic and we
like it for that. have bought it by the half
dozen bottles. have bottle or two at home
now, and | mean to get more when that supply
is out. There is nothing like it for people who
are run down and fees weak. For women and
children who ailing it is great siren gthener
! and great better than
those whisky bitters, for this does no harm,
| while some of them are very mischievous. For
| a steady going medicine that you can always
| rely on give me Browns Iron Bitters"
Browns Iron Bitters is made by an old and
| wei. known house in Baltimore, the Brown
| Chemical Company. 1t has become household
word in and around Cincinnati, for it has done
so much good to many wellknown Cincinnati
| people Go and ask any druggist and you will
learn that it is the most popular bitters they
have on sale. 1t is the only preparation of iron
which does not injure the teeth and produce
! constipation.