The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
Femin,ne rcrrever.nce.

The following tale of feminine pcrse.
veranCe, sent to a London paper by Il
correspondent, deserves record: a
woman, while trying to get into a
tranlcar, fell, and another tram pass
ing by at the moment ran her down.
The horses passed oven her, and she
rolled some distance. just managing to
escape the wheels of another car COM
ing up. When the tram had passed by,
the woman (much to the excitement Of
the passcngers) got up from the ground
and ran after the tramcar which She
failed to catch the first time. and suc-
ceedcd in getting into it uniniured.
The power of love. and the possibili-
ties of woman's intellect, are both ex-
empiihed in the case Of a naval officer
who has devoted several years to an
important and complex invention. His
girl-wife, through sheer determination
to be his chief confidante, has acquired
as thorough a knowledge of the inven-
ton as he possesses himself, and has
him come to her with every trial and
attempt, able to be sympathetic and in
telligent throughout. Men who G
at feminine minds should see that wise
man lean on that little wife Of his
4 Family Laxative.
Physicians are not inclined to recon-
mend self medication to the laity. Yet
there is need, says the American
Analyst, which they are almost unable
to supply. We refer to the family
laxative" The family physician is
able to prescribe for the most compli-
Gated and obscure of imaladies and yet
Is often puzzled to know just what to
give when asked for Il remedy which
can be kept i'll the house for family
use rs a laxative. that shall be effective,
free from danger, AMI not unpleasant TO
take. When absent OH our summed
vacation we were asked by four diff
fercnt parties. representing as many
families, what we thought OF the Syrup
Of Figs" Not one word did VIC vOlun-
teer on the subject, and we We're some
what surprised to find that there was
this small token of the very general
use of that preparation. These parties
said they derived mor benefit from
it and found it more pleasant to take
than anything Of the kind they had
ever used. The simple question with
them, was, is it a dangerous compound:
We informed them that it's active i'll
grcdicnt was II preparation of SIENNA.
and that it was entirely free from dan
ger. With this assurance they volun-
tccrcl the information that they should
continue to keep it in the house.
+. The thc%rapcutical properties OF SIENNA
are so we'll known that comment on
this seems unnecessary. 1T might he
we'll to notice, however. that Rartho-
low says it is "a very safe and service
able catlartic." and that it is highly
priced as II remedy for constipation
He also makes The important ObSrrva-
ton that its Use lis not followed by
intestinal torpor and constipation"
The simple truth of the matter is,
we have altogether % few prepara-
tions which we can recommend to our
families as effective laXaticcs. But the
California Fig Syrup company has
of the most desirable combinations for
this purpose With which we are famil-
lar. The Fig Syrup company gives to
the profession the composition IF this
preparation, therefore there is no secret
about it; the persons who use this laN:,-
tive speak in the highest terms about
ii; and we arc pleased to notice that
q large number of physicians are pre-
scribing it.
Viewed from the narrowcst and most
selfish standpoint the physician will
lose nothing by recommending such Il
preparation as Syrup of Figs to his pa
TENTS; while viewed from the highest
standpoint of doing the best possible
by those who place themselves in our
care. we would say the profession can
not do better than give their indorsc-
mpnt to such Il preparation.
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