Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-20

she was drifting, drifting. drifting! Save
me -! she cried, "save me ," as the old
man came to the waters edge. The grix-
zled mariner raised his hand to the side
of his mouth and cried hoarsely, walk
ashore!
That's all there was of it. She was still
in shoal water. All she needed was the
timely word of instruction and advice.
But suppose it had not come? Suppose
she had not needed itl Was there no
danger? The open sea, frail raft, and 9
Trailer woman!
The woman on the raft is type of hun
dreds of thousands of her sex who are
drifting into danger. Up to definite day.
they have been enjoying life In perfect
security. Then, in a moment, a sense Of
impending danger comes They are at the
mercy of disease. Every day increase TIE
danger. They are drifting, drifting, dfift-
ing Then comes the cry for help. To
thousands of appeals there has cowe the
answer from DR.. r. v. Pierce. chief COP
sulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
aud Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. ",
WALK ASHORE WALK AsHoRE!l
You are still in the shallow waters of
disease. You can still get back without
more than inconvenience to the laudi of
health behind you. All you need Is just,
the right word of advice and comraon
sense instruction in time, and the grip of. a
helping hand. That Is just what pr. Piefee
offers to every one suffering from disease
timely, health restoring, life saving advice,
practical help. 1t requires some confidence
to take advice when your own senses are
against it, The woman on the raft could
not see the bottom of the roily water, and
the land looked so far away. So the woman
in disease can't see how she can be cured,
and recovery of health seems hopeless.
Al tt1A hat M
begun to threaten her is consumption, that
dreadful disease regarded by millions a.
incurable. Her local doctors perhaps say,
I'VE can make your suffering little less,
but there's no hope"
Does Dr.. Pierce claim to cure eonsump-
! tionf That question isn't worth arguing
Look at tie record. Take q case In point.
Here Is a man Tor woman) with . hacking
e esssoa Or ns sssn n Of ssh splitting
shortness Of breath and all the other symptoms.
After every remedy and every IDEAL physician
has he a, last re-; resort taxes
cheek gets back its natural color sleep bScoinSA
| sound and refreshing. the splitting Of bloqd
stops, flesh and muscles become firm. weight
increases, and life goes along In quiet and cob
fort to the full limit Of the thsee score Yeah
and ten.
But may be 1t wasn't consumption si,er ALI
that was attacking the very citadel Of life. and
| It was something that was cured by the use Of
Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. And DR..
Pierce u curing such " something's" right along
with q record Of over a quarter of million
cases, and not more than three per cent. Of
failures
One fact. at least, IL we'll established That
the Golden Medical Discovery" does cure
weak lungs. bleeding from lungs obstinate,
disease. and Kindred affections Of the air pak
sages. which. If neglected or badly treated. lead
up to consumption can no longer be doubted
lished cures of ssch cases reported by the most
trustworthy citisens Many Of these cases have
been pronounced consumption and ineursble
by the best local physicians before the suher-
ers commenced the use Of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. Whether the doctors have
erred In their judgment In these numerua0
cases or mot u not for " to decide