Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06

ticked on. There was ring at the door
bell and the sound of footsteps coming up
smiling face OF the old family doctor as he
peepcd into the best room and nodded
his head and said, ''AlBs well"' And the
little clock on the mantel piece licked on
1ici-tick-ticki
Then followed happy days in the little
and curious, that stared at the little clock
on the manteipiece. and chubby fingers that
grabbed at the nnoss-groU-n wheel on Its
face There was childish laughter, ard IN
little while the patter of baby feet.
the accustomed corner in the best room"
and listen to the tick of the little clock on
the inantelpleGe ana lopk ,i ~ tle oiu; NIL M
dewed waterwheel and builG castles IN the
air for baby. The uck-rck-uck! OF the
little clock resounded in an empty ROOM
And again there was hurrying OF women's
feet and rings at the doorbell. And then
the curtains in the best room were pulled
down and shut out the light that used to
glisten on the spray that fell from the mil
dewed waterwheel.
Tick-tick-ticki
room was empty, and he walked back and
forth-back and forth-and listened alone to
clock on the mantelpiece- And the days all
seemed to be rainy days, and no creak OF a
rocking chair responded to the tick on the
maItel and the messy green on the old
waterwheel grew fainter and fainter and
faded into dull blur of black.
To-day on thousands of mantelpieces lit
ing minutes IN the lives of loving wives
ana prattling babes-lives, that might have
lived on to make happy hOmes-but for
Dttle neglect or a little ignorance.
VIII it always be thus? VIII women
never learn the supreme importance OF
learn that they cannot be happy, healthy
and capable wives and the competent moth
ers of robust children while they suffer
fiom weakness and disease of the delicate
organs that make wIfehood and mother-
hood possible, and upon which the perpet-
ustion of the race depends2
There are thousands of "best rooms
where the clock on the mantelpiece ticks
the mournfui cadence of death, that might
be radiant with the smile OF loving Mlle
and mother but for this ignorance or neg
lect II women will only learn, and teach
their daughters, the supreme Importance OIL
keeping the distinctively feminine organ
ism in a perfectly vigorous and healthy
condition this ever recurring tragedy viii
soon be a story of the past. II women who
suffer from weakness and disease of these
delicate organs will write to DIR. r. V.
Pierce at Buffalo, y. Y, they will learn
that In order TO recover and maintain their
health in this respect, Ii is not generally
necessary to submit to the humiliating eK-
aminations" and local applications" in
fidentially to DR.. Pierce woman places
her case, without charge, IN the hands of a
skillful specialist. for thirty years chief
consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, n. Y
one of the leading medical institutions in
the world with staff of nearly a score
Vorite Prescription is a marvellous remedy
for ailinE women. 1t acts directly on the
delicate organs that bear the burdens of
maternity 1t makes them strong and
healthy. It cures all weakness and disease
and gives Vigor, virility and elasticity. 1t
prepares for healthy wifehood and safe,
squeamish period of anticipation, 1t ban
ishes the usual disComforts and makes
baby's coming easy and almost painless. 1t
insures a robust and healthy child. 1t
tones a woman's nerves and enables and
assists nature 10 build up her general
health. All good druggists sell the "Fa-
vorite Prescription" and honest ones will
not try to palm off soTne inferior prepara-
ton as lust rs good
After reading your book / got three
bottles of your 'Favorite Prescription for
my wife TO try" writes George S. Richard
son. of Little Creek, Kent Co.. Delaware.
1t is praised so highly for women with
child. and she took two bottles and half OF
the third before the child was born. and the
medicine did its work to perfection. She
other babies were always weak and deli
cate. and this one is plump and fat. Ii
IS months old and ii has never had q
days sickness. and it is all due to your
'Favorite Prescription
when ] began TO take your medicine, >
writes Mrs. Sarah trashure, OF Mineral
Harrison county, W. Va, II could not SIT
up. nor had / been able to be up any fol
about n year. We had four good doctor!
TO attend me. but l got worse all thu
time. Was in a very bad condition. Cou!C
not eat the l!ghtest food but il woul.
sour on my stomach, and when ,he!
would help me out of bed l could not stan(
or my feet for such pulling IN m!
stomach. our family doctors said woult
nQt live a year, or il did, would neve
De able 20 walk again. I lay for montl
after ] was through with the doctor ant
almost gave up in despair; / asked m!
husband 10 get me one bottle of DR.
pieTces Favorits Prescription and l woul,
take n and see II Il would do me any good
had been sick 30 long my HUSBAND
thought nothing would do any good hu
Dc went the next day and got one bottle
] began 10 take IL soon as he got lack
and from the dag began to take it
began 10 get better Before one bottle wa
gone ! could walk nround-to the surpris
of my neighbour and the doctors, too 70
10 one who hHh seen me thought / coul
live. Took the medicine Tor about tiy,