Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-12
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A New Cure For Asthma Which Doesn't
 Cost Anything.

Chief Clerk George ". Moore of the Southern hotel treated the other clerks to genuine surprise yesterday by returning to his post. The last time they heard from him he was suffering with an unusually severe attack of asthma The rapidity of Mr. Moore's recovery was the occasion of comment and congratulation.
 "What new cure have you discoyeredf' asked another asthmatic. Asthmatics are always on the lookout for "cures, " though the name of infallible remedies is already legion. To the questioner's surprise, for all asthmatics have at least one virtue sympathy, MT. Moore smiled and turned away to his work For this conduct, so at variance with the traditions and habits of the asthmatic fraternity, Mr. Moore was sharply called to task.
 "You wouldn't believe me If told you; it's so simple you would think it absurd" he said, excusing himself. "No, won't tell you. You would think I'd gone daft" The cat was let out of the bag a half hour later in very natural fashion. Mir Moore was telling his friends how well he felt, when he suddenly stopped, began breath ing hard and looked like he had lost his last friend.
 "Poor fellow, he's come out too soon," was what everybody present said to him. self. MT. Moore evidently thought so too. Suddenly a faint "mew" was heard in Manager Lewis private office The effect was electrical. Mr. Moore's face bright ened like an April day. Without mo- ment's delay he shut the door, inprison- ing the feline musician, and called a bell boy to remove 1t.
 Are there any other cats in the house2" he asked anxiously.
 "Yes, the housekeeper has one."
 "Well, tell her to take it away. Either or it will have to leave this hotel''
 Perhaps I will be believed now," he said, turning to Republic reporter, ''when tell you about my cure
 ''I was in hopes would be able to re- turn to work last Monday, when the sud den change in the weather brought on my trouble worse than ever never had asth- ma so bad In my life before. It took two or three physicians to pull me around. Wednesday was inhaling something rec commended for my complaint when I no- ticed lady pause on the sidewalk and sniff the air Then she ran up the steps and rang the bell. My wife went to the door.
 Excuse my intrusion, the lady said, but thought I smelled some kind of an asthma cure. 1 am an aSthmatic myself, and sympathize so much with others suf- fering with asthma that I thought would come in and see if I could not be of some assistance
 My wife invited the lady into the par Tor and told her of my condition.
 '''I think I can offer a suggestion that will afford him instant relief if it is fol- lowed. Don't think me foolish now, for it is such simple thing you may be inclined to laugh
 Have you got catP No, no, do not call it.. Well, you send the cat away for good, and your husband will not have half so much trouble
 "The lady then continued to say she had proved the formula to her own satis- faction by actual experiment. She said the animals fur or skin exhaled an odor or dust that aggravated if 1t did not cause an attack of asthma
 'I immediately sent our fine Maltese house pet to the country for change of air. began to mend. immediately and recover faster in three days than I ever did before in two weeks. No, the cat will not seturn. "-St. Louis Republic.