The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-30
THE HOUR GLASS.
Time Honored Reverence in
which it is Held.
Something of Its Mysterious Origin and
observation-disclosures Which May be
Drawn From Its InfaiIibility.

Old Father Time displays the hour
glass as an emblem of the speedy
fight of years. 1t teaches none the
less the brevity of human life. How
quickly it's atoms fall; how rapidly the
period of our mortal existence hastens
to it's close. Brain throb and heart beat
are but ticka which count the minutes
as they 20.
The pages of the daily press are filled
with announcements OF deaths, sudden
and inexplicable; deaths OF men ept
down in their prime, of men we thought
perfect pictures Of health as we passed.
them on the street. Hurrying past on
on their missions of pleasure or profit;
always in q rush they never stop to rest,
they st length die In the harness They
illustrate this "age of progress'-pro-
gress toward the grave. Why did they
die? Why were these men taken and
others left who seem 80 inferior to them
in physical strength? Because they
did not take care of themselves. They
did not heed that silent monitor, the
hour glass Of their physical constitu
ton. They did not listen to the sound
of it's falling sand, nor heed the measure
of It's flow.
The merchant, the clerk, the book
keeper, the professional man. the me.
chanic, the toiler at loom and spindle,
the busy housewife and mother hurry
ing through the hustle of business or
work, never reflects how much vital
energy they constantly use up Each
and all keep dslving. toiling. buying,
selling, struggling. and the sands in
the glass keep falling.
At length there Is an end. The limit
is reached; the sands are exhausted;
"time Is up"-a mournful procession and
q new-made grave.
1t ia the old, old story. They did not
heed the lesson human experience has
been teaching these many centuries.
Watch the hour glass of your health;
heed its falling sands and count them
as they go. Be wise in season; grid up
that weakened spot; strengthen that
tired nerve; put new vigor into weary
brain, heart and muscle Howcan it be
done? By taking the remedy nature
has provided, DR.. Greene's Nervurs
blood and nerve remedy. 1t is surely
king among blood and nerve remedies.
II Ia best fitted to stay the hand of the
destroyer. 1t does not hesitate but acts
at once. II gives you health, keeps you
strong n we'll. 1t cured Mr.. Louis Il
Moreau, who was formerly a faithful
mem Der of the police force ofFall River,
Mass, but who. resigned his position to
enter the livery stable business. He has
taken five or six bottles OF DR.. Greane's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy for ner.
vousness and weakness and found 1t in
MIGRATING and r~ejuvenating. He says
that the effects were OF much benefit to
him when he was on the police force,
and he believes they would have been
more prompt for good, had he taken the
medicine regularly instead OF intermit-
tentlY. Mr.. Moreau's health is now good,
but he says that in case of o return of
nervousness or weakness he shall re.
commence taking the Nervura. His
place of business Ia al 81 and SO Flint
street; Fall River.
Try 1t IL you are ervous weak, tired
and run down; II you pass restless or
%slespless nights snd wake with dull
head, feeling tired, languid, without
energy or ambition to take hold of your
days work. Take it for dyspepsia, in
digestion, biliousness, kidney or liver
complaints, for rheumatism or neuralgia,
indeed for any Of the manifest evils
which result from weaknesses and i'm :
pure blood. Remember that DR. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy never
fails TO cure.
This medicine is recommended by
doctors; indeed, it Is the discovery and
prescription OF 8 we'll known physician,
DR.. Greene, of 35 West 18th ST., New
York City, the most successful specialist
in curing nervous and chronic diseases.
The Doctor can be consulted in regard
to any and all cases, free Of charge,
personally or by letter.