The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-08-16
R-I-P-A-N-S..
Soap. Salt. Vaseiine and 0unpowdee

that, by leeching the ashes ana
adding any refu-e grease -
command. she may make soF>
viceable soap. And yet. not
Notwithstanding this. she finds IL
better to buy soap made BY
improved methods. Some man.
ufact lrers produce soap Of such
VRN peculiar exceile that peorlo
are led 10 specially d, sire il;
"a ana the makers advertise cir
pr> duct DEFY, and accumu-s
49, late 70, tunes by its sale. The
fact still remains that soap Is Z
~ c, Inclination of aikalo;d and
grease. Its manufacture is =
simple or artistic process. according 70
the quality produced. Soap has leon
made for thou ands of years, but the
best scaps are the product Of nine
teenth century methods.
Gunpowder is compose ed Of charcoal
sulphur. and saltpeter. Ie: not e> cry
wo> d produces the best charcoal for tho
purpose. Some sorts of sulphur are Of
more value than others TO the ,nanufaO-
turer of cunpow,;e", AID saltpcter must
be properly prepared to admit o. best
results. Given all If best quality. skill
in blending i. still required. and al
though it is possible for almost any ono
to make an explosive mixture, those
who have use for suEpowder find il adj
Vi able t. buy of manufacturer who
has gained Il reputation for making tho
best. TIe Ingredient are no secret, but
tn. resultant comb. alton is OF pi owed
effectiveness. and. although some o, her
may he as cccd. it Is ri>Sy to expert
mcnt: consel uently the trademark OF
Il favorite brand of gunpowdar is worth
a great sum TO its owner.
.Ncdicines are of less universal use
than soap, and more , er.on> re MIRO
them than have occasion 10 buy gun
powder.
Soap is a universal cleanser.
GunpOw der is the explosive in most
common use.
There is a certain form of prescrip-
ton in almost Is common use among
med cal ract tiCners, in Their attend
ance upon the sick. as soap is in TIC ev-
ery-day affairs IF the household. 1t
seems to be needed on every OCCASION
This application by physicians of u sill-
gle remedy for many apparently Vary
ing ills comes alb ut from the we'll
known fact shat every illness results
from or is augmented b.; Il disturbed
c ndition of pa ticular organs that
come in play in the conversion o. food
into muscle or bio d. or into power OF
action by limb or brain. Whatever
aids or stimulates those organs gives
life aud energy to all others. 1t is not go
very strange that. out of the exreri-
ence of generations, q TO m ala should
be evolved that is as simple and definite
rs that used 70: making soap or gum
powder. The marked difference t., be
observed, however. in the case of the.
medical COM Ound of Rhui arb and So
da, and the few Othe ingredients equal
ly well known that GO to make up this
prescription. ia, that the methOi by
which it could he prepared in Il manner
to secure permanent excel ence. and add
NIT Of transportation in a form tit for
immediate use, is a recent discovery.
1t is tor that reason the compound has
only now arrived at the distinction Il
having q name assigned to it. That
name Is k-1-P-A-N-S. and each letter il
the initial of one Of the constituent in
gradients.
The preparation of medicines in tab
let form has only been rendered possi-
BILE in a large way by machinery in
vented within q comparatively short
time: but the result has already worked
a material change in medical practice.
The physician to-day is supplied with
medicines ii this form, and the maker
who produces best results secures the
trade. The apothecary is fast ceasing
to compound the physician s picscrip
ton. but sells instead the same ingro-
that is beyond his own power to euua!
with the facilities at his command.
Physicians do not write prescriptions
for petroleum jelly. but put down in
stead, the word vaseline, and the en-
terprising merchant who applied his
trade mark to common product, the
great excellence and wide application
of which he had been among the first
to discover. reaps q profit therefrom,
and deserves 1t by the uniform excel'
lence and purity Of the arti le he sup.
plies.
So, too. the manufacturers Of RIP
ANS Tabules, being the first to set on,
foot careful inquiries concerning tho.
myriad combinations of Rhubarb and.
Soda known to be in such universal uss
among doctors, and to search out the
particular prescription that
had acquired the greatest fame
and widest acceptance, and
then to undertake the manu-
facture in modern tablet form.
using the choicest of selected
drugs and combining them by
method that have been proved -
scientific and found to lie
fortunate. have secured 49,
trademark that is valuable. IN
and given TO the public medi- =
cine of mcre uniform excel
lence and wider application
than any other that has ever
be IN known. y.
It has be IN asserted that the
principal ingredients of the -
tabules are in about as con-
slant use by the best ply
sicians in their daily practice AS
as salt is BY the housewife I'M
the preparation of the family ~
meals.
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" s., 49,: 8: 1000: -: 5: "a.
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