Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
common Sense.
This Is Plain, Practical, Tangible Common
Sense, Not Written for AdVertiS-
ing Purposes Simply,

But Directed to the Reason and Refeo-
ton of Thinking, Intelligent Readers
See if This Has Not Been Your Expert
ence, and if It Has, Profit by the Les
son 1t Conveys-A Little Frank and
straightforward Talk.
The following are a few words to sensible,
thinking people.
They are addressed to those who have
been troubled more or less for years with
catarrhal affections of the head, throat or
chest.
They are words of sound counsel and dis
interested advice, quite apart from any
question Of the space they occupy as an ad.
vertisement.
In 90 cases out of 100 catarrh is directly or
indirectly the result of colds, which are
more than liable to cause the original
trouble to be converted into consumption.
The season of the year most favorable for
the successful treatment of catarrh is the
season when the patient is less liable TO
take cold. That season is the early spring
and summer.
Nature then lends her aid to the work of
the physician. Nature then assists the pro-
gress of the patient, withholds the influences
which cause and increase the disease. and
affords fair opportunity for complete re-
covery.
This is simple, sound, sincere and straight
forward advice.
Tho time for YOU to take treatment Tor any
catarrhal difficulty is now.
Now you may obtain a result in two or
three months that you might not obtain In
nine months, by treatment continued
through the severe weather OF trying WIN
ters
Climatic conditions favorable for n COM
plote and absolute cure are now present.
Time and time again we have advised
rs In n
wait until the spring and summer before
taking treatment. Time and again we have
urged the necessity of taking regular and
systematic eatment, and obtaining relief
while the favorable temperature and
weather render such result possible and
comparatively easy.
In presenting this matter TO sensible,
thinking men and women we cannot speak
too strongly.
This is without doubt the proper time to
place yourself under treatment and obtain
a cure.
We know positively that year after year,
as winter comes on, and colds and sore
throats bring on an aggravated condition OF
your malady you begin to fear pneumonia
and consumption, and hurriedly place your
self under medical treatment. You struggle
through the severe winter storms ana try
ing weather of the winter continually under
doctors care-continually grumbling
about doctors bills.
Then, when summer comes on and your
trouble grows less aggravated you straight.
way nesfect it completely and enjoy such
comfort as your condition will permit.
You grumble over the doctors bills you
had to pay during the winter.
OF course you do!
You blame the doctor for not having en-
tirely cured you.
of course you dc!
You never stop to think for a moment of
the fact that, beyond all peradventure, he
has not been more than fortunate in keeping
You alive to enjoy the spring once more.
You never stop to think how you have
made him work during the long dreary
months under conditions most difficult and
discouraging to him.
No! Now that the spring is here, with its
sunshine upon you. and the disease does not
cause you serious trouble, you Immediately
neglect yourself utterly and wait for another
winter to come with its same old round of
colds. sore throats, aggravated catarrh,
wearisome and discouraging treatment and
unsatisfactory results.
Now, be fair! Be reasonable! Be sensible!
One months treatment now is worth three
months in winter. Two or three months
now will IN all probability completely cure
your trouble, make you sound and well and
leave you in such a condition that when
next winter does come no treatment will be
necessary; the doctors bill will not be an
oftrecurring incident; grip, pneumonia,
consumption and similar ills will have no
opportunity to obtain a foothold, and you
will enjoy that greatest of all blessings ever
yet given to man-good health.