The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-22
THE BRIDGE OF DEATH.
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One day IN August, In the summer OF
1854, two Austrian noblemen were crossing
the Grand Plateau in their descent OF one OF
the loftiest mountains OF Switzerland. They
had crossed the Grand Crevasse in the morn
ing by q snow bridge which, though appa-
renty insecure, carried them safely over
They reached il agaln-on their return late in
the afternoon. The leading guide had ad-
vanced to the middle OF the bridge when, to
the CONSERVATION OF his fellow travellers, he
suddenly disappeared from their sight The
bridge had fallen beneath his weight; he had
proceeded with too little caution, and had
disappeared forever in the abyss below, They
tied together ropes and let them down into
the crevasse, but no hand seized them, no
voice arose from the darkness
How few OF us realize the Importance Of
trihes, or that incidents which IN themselves
seem wholly Insignificant lead ottentimcs to
most momentous results. A single gra n Of
sand holds in vise-liks grip the delicate me-
chanism OF your most r. isbe time-piece,
The business man. ted down to his absorb
ing cares, goes home at night with throb
bing brow aud q lame back. This continues
day or two aud he remarks to his wife that
be is 50 Ovcrworkcd he thinks he had better
take hing to brace HIM up a little. lie
tries tonic and for a few days feels letter.
He iiatters HIM ,elf he is well Poor man, how
little he reR i ses hat the trihing indiSpoSition
was a voice warning him that tho tired and
over~orked kid eya, the most important
primary organs OF the system, had ceased to
perform their proper functions They no
longer eliminate properly the waste matter
OF the system, Rnd uric acid accumulates
That means disease. The body cannot be
healthy unless IL be free from this poison. IL
the b 90 channels become Wit ated with IL,
as they must be unless it is carried out of the
System, tine man is liable to disappear from
the walks Of life almost as suddenly as the
guide who went down with the insecure but
uusu sre to bridge So many OF the ordin-
ary diseases, SO cal ed, are the direct resu Is
Of the action Of this poison that Il Is diffi-
cult TO tell how ons will be carried away.
1his was precisely the experience or Her
man Urbtn of tie celebrated firm OF sal
manufa, turers, McNeale ~ Urban, OF Gin.
cinnau U. He has always been a very active
tus ness man, aud overcome many commercial
difficult es, but about tive years ago he be-
began 10 run down with a sort OF general de-
bilty, headache, want OF spirit ana nervous
ues There seemed to be no life in my
blood, no vigor IN my muscles, no marrow in
my bones he says. He tried physicians in
vain. -Four years after this sad experience he
reports that he used " arner's safe cure at
that time and his prostrated condition was
completely cured and had remained so TO
date "I am he remarks, more than
anxious that other BUSINESS men, worn down
and likely to be overcome by kidney disease
whose manifestations are so mysterious that
they cannot positively identity the disease,
should try the magnificent remedy that did SO
much good to me.