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New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
CONFRONTED BY 4 IEA0RT.
~ Ieu.iston CIel JOurnal.

From The Lewiston lMe) JOhHldL'
Apropos Of the movement 10 furnish books 10 tnS
prisoners in Auburn Jail, Norwegian lady, resdeho
IN Anbnrn tells in her picturesque way an epIsono
which occurred in Charleston :. c. Years ago q
mother took her lveycarod boy into prison When
She went 10 his father. committed fOr some trlnS
offence. The little fellow stepped into the adlaceno
cell. having it the number 6s To tease MN y
the warden shut the door. but quickly, opcneo, 10
AT the little fellows screams HIS mother soIinea ,.
Rim, saving; Nobody shan't ever smut my ht,lo
boy up in dark prison. Years passed 5r the he, boy;
aa,.r @ him GN money TO get TO New York. lie fell in
Win bad company, squandered his money, and IN
shear desperation attempted 10 commit burglary IN
lis nncles house. That relative was so enraeed he
hsnaed over his nephew to the authorities. Looking
at The number of his cell to his horror he saw IS.
a. and kncw that It was the self-same cell that had
inSpired his boy,h terror. Then his mothers words
came hack Nobody shan't ever shut my little boy
in dark cer": and he wept as he had not since hcc
death Tor he had loved that mother. The warden's
Wife found him in a melted condition He told her
his story and gave him the utmost sympathy and
kindness during his long term shortened BY his good
hehayior As he left the cell and took last look At
those terrible numbers 65' he determined he would
make a man OF whom his mother should be proud.
liz his trade learned In prison, he pursued honest
and lucrative trade and his taste for literature also
formed by the warden provided for leisure hours,
Ten years afterward he called on the wardcns wfes
and she coud hardly believe that II was he who hA1
occupied "63.n
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END or TIE LAKrWooD SEASON.
LAUREL HOUSE AND MANY C TTAGFN Closed
NEW BuILnINGS-IA>T ARRIVALS

''
Lakewood y j. May ~ l~p"c.ap.-Thc season ends
here today TIE. Laurel House and most - the
,oft,gc, III close hut fcw 81 the latter viii remain
opcn throughout hc year. Worl. upon m" new hotels
and cottages viii be pushed vigorously aud lbs the hrt
of December they viii br r',iy fpr occupancy mo
mansion to be built hv J.. J. Freeman ana M'''
stewart 81 Now Yorh. viii De two ~ the finest here.
Mr. and Mis- jasper Lynch entertained hnnb'r
Of their friends al the r,ncrroft Nan-ion Ihey VIII
spend the .dmmcr ~ spring Lake.
{ p. KimhaI - ooHsh 10 s;utiscri. "A' Nt'
been IN al the Laurel House for -eV"rd months. is
much improved IN health. lie left here ior oprns
Lake Yesterday where De- VIII pass the summer at the
Wlburou.
Reno Post. C.. A. H.. aid the Lakewood Tic Com
pany paraded here yc,tcgriay after 'he former h"i
decorated the grave, Of Union soldiers n the ncshDor
Ing cemeteries.
There j, rumor hereto the effect int Mr Er''' OF
the Hotel Iruu,vlc,. viii manage the great hotel in
the Pines ncN winter and that General wentworth
Of NcS Hampshire. who va, one II the managers oil
the Laurel fc" yclr, ago, D., negotiating i'' "'
roanagenen; Of the PalAcr Hou-o. Me,sFs. Plnmer
4 Porter viii continue 10 manage the Laurel House
and viii have charge Of The ncw hotel on thu lake.
The latest arrival, from Ncw ork At the Laurel
House are Mis-, Anna iptchhlu. Mis-, Julia Iochdn'
Miss LINE Y. Agcn,. >l,s Grace g. Paine Mis- : r
Elodgct Mr.. Jane. hrnn. Charlie ". >am-on.
{. NJ Dc,soway. George ". :. Horton {. I. Root
Mrs. w. L. tNdr. X. VI. Hazard, MTp. =. y ID
Us.brook Mis- llashrcoh, Mi, French Mn c. II.
ilughc-. william Dowd George \ Efo%n. !,, M.s'
Duocl j. ROin.tILc Brown. Nr. nnd Mr.. l. T. Sillh'
l. A. BudlDnr. ". J.. Ilavcmcycr. Mis- Naitha
Iavenlcycr. Mr. and Mr,. T.. H. Abbott Nr ana Mr''
I L. Wcstcryel ". i. clyde. Mr.. Barclay PaiS'il''
Mr, H. H. LOOMS, Mrs. v. II. POurOy. Miss Pomroy
sir and Mn Leroy.
Among the latr arrivals al the Laurel House rom
Irooklyu are Eugene g. Il1cHOri. Mr.. l.. C.. Elhck
ford Miss Ilackiord Miss ADA BnckfOd
Oihcr arrival, AT The Laurel are: East orange.
MIR and Mrs. George T. Ocott. Miss Jessie Olcott
Ncwarl.-ThcoAorc Duford, f.. {. Fletcher, n J.
Fletcher Railway SIR. and Mrs. y. '. Compton
Miss Comptnu J. II. Durand. ITtncctOn-hr-. Il" /
Blake I'rfdgc port. Conn Mr.. and Mr,. W. X. iiN
Mis-, NJ l.. Ilipby. BJrtOn-GruN.nr II. N0rcro-''
Nil, N0rcro,- John j. Holden. Mr.. George Holden
W s. Spaudlng \. II. Converse. Ia;crson-Mr ana
Mrs. James Booth.
York are Mr.. and Ms Thomas :. Drummoid, Joh
H. Drnmmond. f.. H. 'lolmce, Mrs :. 7. IurT. Thomas
: Burr Miss Florence g. Burr. From Paterson
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin +. Goodspccd.
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kept up the practice, but among civilians niue
was done for a number of years. and until the
revival of fencing by the New-iork Fencers' Club.
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n1vALaY 1. pl.cOrRAGED.

From the first the principle upon which the
Fcncer,' club was being governed has been differ
cnt from the lines followed by the average attn
lctic cuh Rivalry of the ordinary sort is dis
couragcl Giving prizes and undue anNiety 10
obtain points NJ all hazards are heartily dIscohne
nanccd. This has been done 70 prevent the eN-
cccding cmincnce of some few members, whicN
should il occur. would dis"artcn those who from
l,cl, of time or aptncss would he unable to do as
well The system has been admirably carried
ont. and the result is that there are few members
who do not practise and remarkable eNenness
of skill is shown.
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II is perhaps sufficient 70 say that the history
Of tic subject in America is IN the main cred'"o''
and includes many instances Of great personal
courage and much good sport aud correspondLlSiJ "
good app.titcs and digestive faculties An eA-
ccedingly interesting chapter in the history ol
fencing in the New World can he found here in
Ncw York.
John RicvcrS in all probability Dufchman
taught Ncw-Norkers how o. dance and fence III
1854 His academy at stone and whitehall
SIS and in It's time one Of the colonial centres OF
gaycty. Mynhecr Ricycrs was encouraged IN the
fencing department Of his undertaking by officers
of the British garrison and the colonial gentry al
large. In those days and indeed even mAcf
later. every carriage had lis sword case and Side
arms were carried by all those who had any socia
prc,ensions.
The scene at Mynhccr's school Of fine mornin-
must have been a gay one. \ sturdy and slec'
colonial was perhaps trying his skill with a
gorgeouslv uniformed officer of one OF the ieg''
m,nts The master looked on critically ana
offered suggestions. \ number Of officers stood
about. appauGed their fellow rcdcoat, and iad
wagcrs on him with reckless proiligacy. Inc
friends Of the colonial champion were probably
not slow in eNclaiming " Done with YOU sir!
and excitement from all accounts must have rui
hiqh W C. Ilulett succeeded Rcvers IN l''"
and interest in the pasiimc seems not TO have
diminished under his tuorship.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01

This organization, that was the means OF pllhe-
ing swordplay back into favor, was iorined III
1883. Captain llippoyte Nicholas, veteran vi
the Crimea and the wars Of lS59 and 1870, was
the means by which the club was born ana ne
was chosen its first master. In 1876 captain
Nicholas began teaching in the school OF VI. keSiS
Senac which had for some time been established.
For a time he remained an instructor, and then
set up floor on his own account
BIRTH or THE FEYCERs' CLUB.
1t was in the school OF Captain Nicholas, in
Sixth-ayc. that the Fencers' Club came into cN-
lscncc. The original members were pupils OF
the energetic captain. and met in good-fellowshlp
at his odd den Winter nights the chosen dozen
on hand, and when appcttes had been sharp
cncd by the exercise it was the masters custom
20 give them lessons in carving biiGs of various
sorts. Every lcncer not already gourmond
straightway became one, and the jolly supper',
followed by gO0i stories, are among tle most
pleasant "reminiscences of those who were there.
Charles die Kay was elected PRESIDENT and mas
ever since retained the office. D. Murray Mitchell
the first secretary ard treasurer but at the
Xp!ratlOn oi his term the Offices were separated
sa nlo'S Sa,G arrir pi reasrer Mr.
Riggs was succeeded by tie late !. \. Davenport
and Truman Icminway is the present treasurer
Mr.. Carhort was recently succeeded by - NJ
Roosevelt. In 1854 the club took quarters at
No. 10 West Twenty -fourih-St and began 20 We
more of q club. The two lower floors were al
that were needed and they were comfortable ard
as convenient es could be expected. III" main
or pa-lor floor devoted to the bouts and the
lower floors for dressing g-rooms. baths lockers, on
excellent shooting gallery and Offices
Captain Nicholas was established as master and
superintendent and things went alon9 swmmingiy.
Glasses for women and boys were established,
| ladies DAYS" We're Of frequent occurrence and
cards for the clubs receptions were much sought
in socictv Some Gf the members had by this
time attaincd cfcat skill under Captain Nichoass
guidance and tloich foils were the favorite
weapons. the siug.c-stclls and broaGsworls came
In for a good deal Of u5e.
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vancment has been in proportion more marked:
Women's and boys classes have been formed, ana
tbe n,onbcrs fence assiduolisy The womenS
class meets three times week, and consists or
Miss Lawrence Miss Barnard, Miss Isabella CAM
mann. Mrs A. r. Mason Miss O'Connor ard Mrs.
Francis Ward Others ale expected to lon 1t
shortly
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FOlLS AND BROADSWOROS.
MEN WHO FIND PLEASURE N WELDING
THEM
BIRTH OF THE FENCERs' CLUB WITH SOME.
THING ABOUT THE SPORT IN THE
EApIY n.y. OF TILE CITY
, OE TIE CITY

THING ABOUT THE SPORT IN THE
EARLY DAYS OF THE CITY.
Attack and defence. whether for sport or in
downright earnest, are attractive to the average
man. The uncertainty OF the issue, the excite
ment OF the engagement and the possible glory
OF coming out uppcrmost. whether it I've with DoN-
ing gloves or bare fists. foils or real weapons,
give the persOnoi encounter charm and gam IL
numerous votarcS in all walks Of life and under
all conditions. There is an element OF vulgarlty
about boxing that stimulates in the mind OF the
fencing man sor; of guOd-natured contempt ana
holds him even more securely to his chosen sport
While the fenoins men realize how useful a
knowledge Of istcuiIs is in an alteration with
cabnan, and indeed, in all impromptu rows
the very fact that it is OF such common utility
rather dminishcs it's attraciivcness in their eyes
as n gentlcman's sport.
The nicetIes and arisocratic erganoc OF fenc-
ing and swordplay generally are emphasized
decidedly by comparison with boxing butcher
splitting a piece of ieci is performing a more
delicate operation than when he is pounding it
TO make il tender, and lenccrs look upon the
TWO sports in abodt that light. Tie origin OF
fencing is, 10 say the least, obscure. II i prob
able that canniba cooks. IN prehistoric times,
fenced with their toasing forks for the choicest
tidbit Of a nicely Drowned enemy. historical
sketch of fencing. if complete would III all
probability bc as long a. comprehensive s%ctch
Of the human race II goes without saying
that mcn have always quar;cllcl. and II is natural
riat they should have rarncd 10 quarrel to the
best advantage.
ORIGIN OF THE p TT IN AMERICA.
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THE MEMBER HIP ROl
The membership is as follows


Colonel v Allen. Edward Henry Anihon. Joseph s'
Aucrbach. David :. Banks. Herbert p. Brown Aayhe"
W. Blonson Casence Clough Buol H. X Bo5dooo1 Perry
Belmont Amory &. Carhar A. Cass Canhod Frederic w.
ChcsebrOugh william F3yal Clarke. Dr.. stacy H. Coilins'
W H. Coonb- Theodore Connoly J. Leslie Cotton Fred'
eric r. Coudert Fr deric r. Coudcr:. r Dr. j. Herbeo
Claiborne James Creelman Lndey II. Chapn, j. d.
Cheevor W. II. Daily julian o. Davidson. Henry s. z.
Davis John H. Davis Edward y. Dickerson. Daniel kn.
ham Dodge Dr.. +. Doughty. Alexander W Drake
j. Coleman Drlyton, Elisha Dyer. Sd. george l..
Elliot Dr. Samrcl Il. Elliot. John 5. Ellis.
A.. Van Horne Ellis Charles q. Francdyn, George D. oo
Frederick Froer Comte g. de Fonteuiilia Rich.
ard Watson Glider Charles w. Could Alexander Grecor.
corg. Cllswod t,Gadbcy. Frederick Gebhard,
Robert L. Ilargous Henry Hawkc,worh. n. W. Hawkes.
worth Eureac Higgins NJ NJ Rowland Colgate Hoyt
Truman IIeminway. Ersklne Hewitt. William n. Harrl.
man, Or. f. c. IEusson. Honry Janin Charles de Kay,
Roland T. Kno,dor william Kent William Armis; -
Lane, Francis Lathrop. william Blow lie Bourgeois.
Pierre Lor.liard, r. Joseph LarocGue r. W. Creighton
Lce j.. Thomas Manning Er1dlcy Mar,ln, John L. Mo-
Cue, J. Il. Mitchell Dr.. ICtci, g. Mylos W. II. Nor.
gan Aired Bishop Mason. Joseph +. Mathews, c. c.
Nada De I.ancey NicolL B. r. O'Connor, W. Scos
O'Connor, william Oothout. jrr W. q. ogden, Raymond
Perrin. Karrick Riggs. George L. Rycs James Robb.
8 NJ. Roosevelt Frank I. Reamer Robert Reid, Nathaniel
Rcynal, J. Egmont Scheme7hor Rudolph f.. Schirmer,
NJ X. Schuyler Louis Livingston Seaman. II Kensio
Sempie, Edward W. Sheldon, g. W. sheldon, G. Il.
Strauss Shaw Harold strebelgh, Sidney H. salo.
mon. Z. \. S.chcl Ebr!dge Gerry SNOW Sd. Charles
latham. Edwin latham. 5. Perez Tr.ana. Walter G.
Tuckenran Howard L. Thomas. Arthur L. vosburch.
Dr. Louis waldstein. Raymond Ward. Oln L. Warner.
Charles ". Wetmore. A. Ludlow White. R. Mansfield
white, Matthew Astor wiks, Daniel Winsow and 3.
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AxnrnER scnonL 0pENEp.

In 1880 school opened al No \ treat
Dockst now Pearlst), and some haihecS'
foreigner there gave lessons year later one
~ Vilettc taught on Tuesdays. Thursdays ana
Saturdays on Courtlandt-st.. near Grcen"lch'
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
ONE OF THE BOYS CLASS.
Shortly.

The officers Of the club now are: Presidents
Charles dc Kay treasurer, Truman Heminway;
committee consists Of Perry Belmont. G. {. Buel,
Amory S. Carhart, Truman Heminway, Charles
de Kay, William Scott O'Connor, j. Murray
Mitchell, $. NJ. Roosevelt and Eugene HIGGINS
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
Large Crops Cause of Low Prices. -
Quality not Quantity Wanted.

Cor Country Gentleman.
The question, "What makes prices
of farm products so low" is asked
over and over again. Various are
the reasons given, no one Of which
seems to be satisfactory. The one
answer, it seems to me, is Charge
crops" Nature last year was in a gen.
erous mood, and to all countries gave
large crops, not of one kind, but all.
Sometimes, nay commonly, one or
more countries are short in the pro,
duction Of one or more crops, and
have to buy from others, but no such
shortage occurred anywhere last year.
And then countries that for many
years produced much less than they
required for their own consumption
have now become sellers instead OF
buyers. For instance, California was
buyer from the East for years, and
large portion of the butter made in
this country was sent there. Now
California has a surplus to send east
Note the singular incident of an east
and a west-bound train stalled in the
recent snow blockade of the Rocky
Mountain roads. Six cars loaded
with eastern-made butter going t
California for market; four cars or
the east-bound train loaded with
California>made butter coming cas-
for a market. Note also that Austria
liza, which for years was a large i'm
porter of butter, is now exporting
large quantities to England, thus les
sening the demand of butter from thu
United States. OF meats also Aus
trNlia has become large exporteI
and supplies England. New rail
roads through Siberia are opening VI
large areas Of hitherto so>called deser
lands, which are proving to be of SUI
perior quality for producing bes
quality of cotton. Modern inven
tons are enabling farmers to produc,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19

ulOlSluIe COIiltS ulOSlly lIOll lne dlI')
l should say, with him none. And |
should say that a farmer who let his
land geti that condition made a
great mistake, and one he would pay
for roundly at harvest time, no mat
ter how much he might cultivate and
depend on moisture from the air after
that.
BY managing right one can make
a pretty fair crop, usually in spite of
severe drouth; but he shold know just
exactly what he is about in order to
get the greatest returns from his la
Dor. Hoping to throw some light on
this point, or bring out some from
others who have looked more closely,
caused the writing of this letter, not
that / care snap for a writer's cal
ling my opinion "absurd and falla-
cious." The truth is what we want.
What is it =? II my notion is not right
I certainly have made thousands of
dollars by its use, in years gone by.
If there is any way can do better l
want to know it, and will gladly &C.
cept Of it and practice and preach it
but / want it from some one who has
made his living by it and knows,
practically, what he is talking about.
Acting on my idea of breaking the
capillaries to conserve moisture, has
given me good crop at least three
times when very many failed who
did not work on this line. One field
brought me $3.50 an acre managed in
this way, in 1881. There is plenty of
moisture in the air, but l fear my
soil, like myself, would soon dry up
five had to depend on getting it by
absorption. To show how thorough
ly in earnest the writer ison thispOint,
he once seriously offended a certain
farmers club in this State by refusing
to promise to meet with them on a
certain day in June. There might be
a rain the day before, aud that might
be just the day when minutes
were almost worth as many dollars to
a man with "a acres of potatoes.
Your correspondent remembers one
heavy rain along the last Of June,
which he thinks did him at least $500
more good than it did the owners OF
the same sized fields who did not
act on the capillary-breaking idea
1t was the last rain for many weeks
What is the effect of a mulch? II
keeps the moisture in the earth be-
low from coming up to where the sur
can get hold of it and dry it up, Of
evaporate it. The mulch is of coars
er material than the earth, so tha
capillary action does not take place
in it to any great extent, ant
hence the water stops rising, prett!
much, when it gets to the bottom o
the mulch. When we loosen up TIVE
= inches or 50 of surface of the soil
after it has become packed by heav!
rain, do we not make a mulch, ant
does it not work in just the sam
: way that any mulch of coarse materi
t al would, placed on the surface 20
course not as perfectly, as the materi
g al of the mulch and lower soil bein
, the same, they would form more of
: connection and the lOosened cart
would not be as coarse as some othe
= material.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
SOUTHERN 1890

in a ratio larger than the demand in
creases, and hence low prices.
What is the remedy? That advo.
Gated by most writers is better farm
ing; increase your crops; double
production. Suppose every farmer
should do this, what would be the re-
suit? Take the potato crop of last
year. Suppose there had been no
blight to reduce the crop one,half or
more, and the full crop had grown
and ripened, what price could farms
ers have sold at? Could they have
gotten 20 cents per buShel? Lock at
hay. The great cropin all the States,
in Canada and in England, cut off
many of the usual demands. Even
with usually cold winter, not one
half the hay grown for market would
have been sold. Markets are circum-
scribed everywhere. Producers of
hay cannot go back to diaries with
any chance for profit. There is too
much butter made now, and diaries in
creasing all through the West; what
hope has the New York dairyman for
making any profits in the future out
Of butter making, or stock>raising, or
growing of wheat or barley, unless
it may be in an exceptional year of
drOuth through large area of the
country?
Doubling your production on the
same area may be well for few in
dividual farmers who are exceptions
ally situated near a good home mar
ket, where they can sell their own
produce to consumers, and thus get
retail prices; but what of the great
mass of farmers who live on the hill
and vally farms all over the country !;
who have to depend upon produce
dealers to buy their crops; who in
turn have to dispose Of what they buy
mostly through city commission
dealers? If all were to double their
crops, would they find relief? Would
they get better prices? In word,
would farming pay them?
Would it not be better to advise
better crops? The demand is not for
more, but for better. Western Hi
nois creamery butter, fresh-made,
sells for % to 30 cts per pound New
York dairy, summer and fall packed,
is selling for 124 to Is cts. Why
should the bulk of New York made
butter sell for so much lower price
than western made? Are New York
butter makers incompetent, or are
their ideas behind the times? Dc
they comprehend the changes Of bust
ness modes and consumption de
, mands?
Iapprehend that one cause of thu
distress of many farmers is slovenly
methods in work and want o
, thought and care in carrying on theil
business. Products of the farm, o
, good quality, find ready sale at pay
| ing prices at all times. Talking (
, few days ago with young man who
= three years ago, bought farm o
f forty acres, I asked him what crol
= brought him the most money thi
: year. He said no one in particular
A but all had sold for good prices. TIL
/ cash receipts from his sales the pas
S season had been between 5000 ant
$1,000, and he had supported hi
family beside. Everything he pre-
- pared for market was Of good qualit.
and put up in inviting shape, and il
addition he was thinking man AM
a good salesman.
-
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
NERvINE tonic
AND
Cure
The Most Astonishing Medical Discovery of
the Last One Hundred Years.
It Pleasant to the Taste as the Sweetest Nectar
1t is Safe and Harmless as the Purest Milk

This wonderful Nervne Tonic has only recently introduced into
this country by the Great South American Medicine Company yet
great value curative agent has long been native na
an of South America who rely almost wholly upon its great medicinal
% rsS every uoe S Se y winch ney are oyertaken
qualities hitherto unknown the medical profession This medicine has
completely solved the problem of the Of Indigestion Dyspepsia Liver
Complaint and diseases of the general Nervous System also cures all
forms of falling health from whatever It performs this by the Great
Nervne Tonic qualities which and by its great
upon the digestive the stomach the liver and the bowels remedy
compares with this wonderfully valuable Nervne Tonic builder and
snghen of the life forces of the human body great of
broken down constitution also of real permanent the
treatment and of diseases of the Lungs than consumption
edes used this continent 1t marvellous for
females of all Ladies who approaching the critical period
change in life should not fail this great Nervne Tonic almost
constantly for the of two three years will carry them safely
the danger This great strengthened and curative Of inesmbe
value to the aged and nm because its great enng properties will
them hold life 1t will add fifteen lvesof
of those who will half dozen bottles of the remedy each year.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
NERVOUS DISEASES.

As for every class Nervous Diseases remedy has been able
with the Nervne Tonic which pleasant and harmless in
all the youngest child the Oldest and most delicate ndv
u Nnenh of all the ailments which the human family heir
exhaustion and impaired digestion When there
insufficient supply of food in the blood general state of debility of
the bran spinal marrow and the result Starved nerves like
starved muscles become strong whep right kind of food supplied and
thousand weaknesses and ailments disappear the AS the
system must supply all the which the vital forces of the
body carried is the first to suffer for want of perfect nutrition.
Ordinary food does contain sufficient quantity of the kind Of nument
necessary repair the present mode of living and labor imposes
the For this becomes that food be
supplied This production of the South American Continent has been
found by analysis contain the essential elements out which tissue
formed This accounts for its magic power all forms Of nervous
arrangements