The Opelousas courier., 1886-01-02
A Zig diamond---The baseball field.
, IRON IN THE sOUTH,

The importance of the product of iron in
the Southern States is a matter Of increasing
interest to everybody. The Pennsylvania
iron men say that the whole South produces
only one-tWalfth of the iron usel in this
country, and that its entrance into Eastern
markets is not likely to amount to much.
But recent statements, which ara reliable be-
yond a doubt, have shown that, while Penn
sylvania has done its utmost, the treasures
OF iron in the Southern States have scarcely
been touched. The wealth of ore lies in the
earth in deposits which will more than sup
ply the largest demands of the coming gen
creations. The facilities for reaching market
with this iron did not formerly exist; but
since the ample furnishing OF the South with
new lines of railroads, there are means for
marketing as we'll as for manufacturing all
the iron product of every Southern State.
As the vast resources of the South in this
direction are becoming more and more highly
appreciated by her citizens, it is pleasant to
know that there is another feature or the val
liable use of iron which is quite as important
as foundry interests or railway enterprise;
Modern science has found that iron is one OF
the very important constituent parts of the
human blood, and that when there is a lack
of it the system runs down into q state OF
debility and invalidism. Modern skill has
found q way to prepare the precious metal,
so as to enter into the circulation ana enrich
the blood. There nave been many prepare
tOllS vi w hASu W. A1R ANH1 oSA3S
Iblackened the teeth; some caused constipa-
ton; others produced headaches. But the
iron preparation which is ar important part
OF Browns Iron Bitters is free from all these
objections, and is, in fact, the only worthy
ami successful way of administering iron.
One Of our contributors, in search of in
formation as to the upbuilding power Of iron,
called a few days ago at the office of the
Public Letlds... Memphis, Tenn, and mad a
conversation with Mr.. r. a. Whitmore, the
foreman Of that paper. Mr.. Whitnore is a
Young man who looks as il he could stand
any amount at work. Our contributor called
upon him and found him cheerful and busy.
In response to an inquiry he remarked:
tsThis climate is very facilitating, especially
during the summer Summer before last it
took me very badly. My constitution was
seriously run down. / was not laid up in
bed with illness, but / had that wearying
feeling OF weakness and fatigue which is so
yery depressing, especially to those who have
to be constantly at Their duty; and it was
very hprd TO engage in such exacting duties
as those which are required of che foreman OF
q daily paper I noticed in our paper an ad-
yertissment of Browns Iron Bitters, n al
though there were also advertisements OF
nearly every other medicine under heaven,
there was something about this which inn
pressed me with the idea that here was a
medicine which would help me. / took two
or three bottles of it, and found i6 was exact
" the tonic ] needed. That idea of en-
r;ching the blooi with iron is a capital thing.
This is a first-class tonic. ! know it not only
from my own case, but from what is told me
by many friends who AVE taken it. Last
summer I took but littie of it; now | am not
| needing it again, but / may IS the hotter
weather comes on. Everybody uses it here,
and among Memphis people it is the popular
tonic.n
Southern people evidently know what j.
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