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until at last the blood began to course
freely and vigorously through his body.
Soon he was restored to his old time health.
A reporter for The Monitor recently
called on Mr.. Petch again and was told:
You may say there IS no doubt as to my
cure being permanent. l am In better
health than when l gave you the first in
tsrview and certainly attribute my cure to
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
"To these pills I owe my release from the
living death. and I shall always bless the
day l was induced to take them"
Such is the history of one of the most re-
markable cases in modern times. In the
face OF such testimony, can anyone say
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not en-
titled to tho careful consideration of every
sufterer-man, woman or child? Is not the
case, In truth, a miracle Of modern medi.
cine?
These pills arc so;L by all druggists and
arc considered by them to be one OF the
most valuable remedial agents known to
science.
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A Remarkable Case.

The following ease was printed originally
In me Monitor, a newspaper published at
Meaford, Ontario. Doubts were raised as
to its truthfulness, consequently q close
watch was kept on the case for two years
and the original statement has now been
completely verified.
MIR. Peteh had been q hopeless paralytic
Tor five years. His case has had wide at
t%ention. He was confined to his bed, was
bloated almost beyond recognition. and
could not take solid food. Doctors called
the disease spinal sclerosis, and all said he
could not live. The Canadian Mutual Life
Association after a thorough examination,
paid him his fatal disability claim OF
81 $50, regardj-s hiurss forever incurabie.
For threeps ears he fingered in this con
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Hoods Pills cure al liver Ills. 2, cent.

A physician says in an English
paper: "An old woman 1 once knew
had a kind of shibboleth, which she
repeated in all cases of injury of the
elbow. There are two sma | bones at
the elbow was her remark. Nov.
there are not two small Zones at the
elbow, as every ambulance student
knows. Still, the old la]y Ii, Id on
her way rel icing. have even heard
it seriously ass rted that this old lady
had 'mendcd q mans broken neck
when the surgeons had given him up
as a hopeless case. A capital story of
bone-setting is that of the Scotch
iaddie. Jock by name, who, after be-
ing CARR d by hi, mother an unwill-
ing patient to the bone man to get his
leg set, was asked if the manipulation
had hurt him. No. said Jock: st
dinna hurt me- Il told you it wadna
be painful said his mother. sAh.'
replied Jock, mae wonderl Ye see,
mither, l Jest let him tumble wi tina
sound leg"
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Fighting Families.

The Williamses has gone to war-tht
Joneses follered suit,
The Jinkinses is drillin' an leurnin'h how
to shoot;
The Browns has all enlisted an lef
these Georgy scenes,
IN the news is that they're formin' o
a light brigade o Greens!
The Spurlins-'hey'er applyiu' for co.
loneiships; an them
Weak Wigginses pull brigadiers like
roses from the stem;
An the Redbone boys, they're hustlin'
an the Clay Path feliers-they
Have mustered fifteen captains 'fur
the private got away!
Ihe towns just emigrated! From Meg:
to Mullet Flaps
Thar amt enough to lynch n man, 0
cultivate the craps;
For ever man that lad a chance la
gone away to shoot;
An the women's got the offices an sal
airy to bootl
Atlanta Constitution.
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Tamerlane, the Tartar conqrlerer,

Tamerlane, the Tartar conqnerer,
invented what he call the "great
fame,' whist somewhat rcsembled
chess. He in vited the principal men
to play with him In every town he
entered, sending them away with gifts
whe Their he lost or won.
cts remarkable" said Senator Sor-
gh um, show differently people are
affected by the same thing" "Have
you been reading melirilc?" "No; I
was thinking of my spec IL. 1t kept
me awake four nights and pat every
body who heard it to Sleep Wash
ington Star.
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Washing Children's Faces.

Care should always be observed in
washing children's faces not to let the
soap get in the eyes. Some people
are most cruel in washing children's
faces and cause much injury by being
so needless as regards letting the soap
get into the eyes. DR.. Routh writes:
81 think it cruel, however, to allow
the face and eyes to be washed over
with soap in the coarse and rough way
in which I have often seen it done.
The nurses have almost appeared to
me to take a sort Of morbid de-.
light in its employment in this
way. Even to an adult soap in
the eyes Is a worry painful ordeal to go
through; in the end it inevitably pro-
duces chronic, sometimes acute.
ophthalmia. I think, therefore, chill
dren should be spared this barbarity,
and the eyes. at least, carefully avoid
el. In washing children's faces with
soap a fine flannel should be used, not
using the soap with a sponge or the
corne Of a towel, as many do"
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"That's the kind of woman I like to
wait on" said the third assistant
waiter. "You don't mean to say she
gave you a tip?" asked the head waiter.
"Of course not. But she didn't smell
of the napkin to see if it had been
washed or merely ironed."-Indianap-
oils Journal.
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Locate the Underdrains,

Wherever an %underdrain has been
laid, either q map of the ground
should be drawn, or such other mem
ofandum as will enable the owner of
the land to always know where it may
be found. There is nothing more
provoking to the buyer of a farm that
Is only partly underdrained than his
inability to decide just where the old
drains are located and what size con-
unit they have. OF course, the drain,
II In working order, will show within
two or three rods where tile or stone
may be found. But to reach it then
requires much needless digging,
which could oil have been avoided il
the man who laid the drain had been
careful to make record of its location.
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Atlanta Constitution,

A Scotchman living in London re-
Gently q across two of his country
men, and took them with him to u big
public dinner. In his hospitality lie
sent to their table champagne, and We
more champagne, and after u time
went to see personally how they were
faring. He found them depressed.
Glow are you getting on?' he asked.
The reply came, ooh, we're settin' on
fine, but we're terra fateggit with the
mineral waters. "-Milwaukee Senii-
mel.
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About Ducks.

Duck breeding is becoming moro
popular now, anu farmers are begin
ming to realize that there is a good
profit in them, If properly managed.
The buildings necessary for duck
raising are easily constructed, and
only low fences are needed for contin-
ing them.
Many imagine ducks are great feed
ers and that the cost of raising them
is much greater than for chickens,
but this is q mistaken idea. The cost
OF producing a two-pound chicken
will be as great as the cost Of a four
pound duck-owing, Of course, to
their rapid growth.
Ducks after twenty-four hours old
are hardy, and there is less labor in
caring for them than for any other kind
Of poultry.
If plenty of water is convenient, so
much the better, but some of the larg-
est duck raisers give only water for
drinking.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Patriotism and Business: II like
this pattern we'll enough" said the
customer, who had dropped in to look
at some ginghams, "but I'm afraid the
colors will rum" Run, ma'aml" IN
dlgnantly answered the salesman.
HE'D, white and blue? They never
runl" Whereupon the woman, with
the flag pinned to her jacket, bought
torty-three yards. -Chicago Tribune.
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Prof. Corfield was lecturing to some
students on hygiene at South Kensing-
ton few years ago, when a student
from the provinces asked him how he
Sthe student) could safeguard himself
In drinking London water. The pro-
lessor rather startled him by replying:
First boil it, then filter it, and after
that-drink beer. "-Tit Bits.
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ely with mel" he implored. II
have no wings" the maiden answered,
with a hard, cruel laugh. Pardon
me!' Missed the youth, his face set and
resolute, 'your pigeon toes misled
me!' She shivered now and drew her
feathered boa more closely about her
slender neck Detroit Journal.
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The New York Ledger is now successful,v
sold by bright boys and girls, who thus earn
many valuable premiums. Two cents proat
on each copy sold. No money required in
advance. Send name and address for com
plete outfit, including Premium List. to Rob-
EFT Bonner's Sons, Ledger Building 100 VII
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

A Worcester, Mass, naturalist
picked up a last years bird nest that
had blown from a tree the other day,
and, upon pulling it apart, he came
across a hard substance. II proved to
be q gold collar button which he had
lcst from his room over o year ago.
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filled the slide is pushed back and
the pail is set out on the shelf, where
it is protected by the top and the
grating from cats, etc., while it is
surrounded by pure DIR. The illus
trations show, the inside and outside
arrangement Of this ventilated barn
milk closet American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Clean blood means a clean skin. Nc
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
Tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, ~blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 25c, soc.
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Mineral Manures For Glover.

The clover is very exhaustive, both
Of potash and lime, and also to some
extent Of phosphate. All of these
have to be supplied if the soil does
not contain them or the clover will
not ''catch." In many localities lime
is deficient. It nearly always is on
sandy soils. and these have always
been most benefited by sowing land
plaster, which is made by crushing
gypsum, q natural sulphate of lime
rock. A mixture Of wood ashes with
finely ground land plaster makes a
"catch". Of clover possible when it
could not be got without 1t. On land
that has no lime, large applications of
freshly slaked lime should be made.
It is better to purchase lime before
it is slaked, az in shaking the lime
absorbs o great amount of water, and
enormously increases in bulk. Lime
can proftably be used where it is
abundant in the soil, as is shown by
numerous limestone rocks. 1t is a
common practice where limestone
abounds for farmers to make large
kilns in which to burn it. After sub
jecting the stones to great heat for o
whole day, and sometimes longer, the
stones will become white, and if water
is thrown on them they will divide
into fine pieces, into powder if the
burning has been thorough enough.
Much carbonic acid gas is given in
shaking lime, and if lime is put in the
soil. this gas helps to ~pulverize it and
make all its plant food available. The
clover roots use up much lime. It is
because clover contains so much lime
that cut clover hay is such good feed
for hens in winter. It's lime makes
the shell of the egg, while the nitro
genous part of clover furnishes the
albumen of which eggs are. mostly
constituted.-American Cultivator.
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ga single man." said the ~garrulous
boarder. ''is like q derelict at sea and
remains SO until he is towed into the
matrimonial harbor." "Ships in har-
bor," said the unmarried boarder,
"seem more liable to a blowing
up."-TIndianapolis journal.
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New weeds.

New weeds are of continual occur
renee; that is to say, immigrants from
other localities, or parts of the world,
are continually appearing in the cult
vator's domain that the ~cultivator does
not desire to grow there. This is the
definition Of q weed. In recent years
government officials, and others in
national and State publications, have
been giving particular attention to
these first appearances of unwelcome
plants; and the lists are something re-
markable. It would appear that the
condition OF unrest is as prevalent
among plants as among animated be-
jngs. A prominent horticultural serial
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

"Madam, these flowers will look
we'll on your hat; they are a perfect
copy Of nature" ''Then I don't want
them; show me something original"
Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

"Grandpa, that's the same old
moon; what makes people call it the
new moon?" "Well, Benny, there is
always a lot OF new lovers looking at
il. "-Detroit Free Press.
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Bits Around the House.

The coin-spot muslins will con-
tinue popular for curtains. The new
fabrics come in double widths, while
the spots are in all sizes. Nearly all of
these curtains are tied back close to
the window with wide, loose bands of
the curtain stuff, edged on the bottom
with rufles of the same. Very few
windows now show the old loopings of
ribbons or cords.
Twigs of peach, apple, cherry, lilac
or the towering currant, cut off now
and placed in a vase in o sunny win
dow and given plenty of water, will
soon burst into bloom. In the inva-
lids room or nursery these avant-
coureurs will find a special welcome.
In drawing rooms handsome silk
damask curtains, made up with plain
Innings to match the predominant
color in the damask, are most popular,
although one often sees severe con-
trasts between curtains and lining,
where bold effects are desired.
A whistling sound from the burn
ing gas indicates that unconsumed
gas is escaping through the burner.
Turn the key until the sound ceases.
Burners should be frequently cleaned
and renewed when they do not work
we'll, and a loose key that does not in
dictate to a certainty whether gas is
turned on or off should not be toler.
ated for a day.
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Sappington- once came within
an ace of making $500. Dequincy-
How so? Sappington-It was a game
of poker; what l needed wf.a The ace
of diamonds.-udge.
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Keeping Barn Odors Out of Milk.
II is we'll known that milk remain
ing in the stable quickly absorbs
odors that injure butter flavor. 1t is
an inconvenience on many farms to
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

ditfon. After
taking some
Of DR.. Will
Jams Pin k
Pills for Pale
People here
was a slight
e II a Il ge, q
tendency to
sweat freely.
Next came Q
little feeling
in his limbs.
This extend
ed, followed
by a pricking
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Iuse Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-DR. G. w. Aztec
Sol Inkster, Mich, Nov, & 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Speaking Of John Bull" observed
Uncle Allen Sparks, 81 never could
see the propriety Of calling him the
mistress of the as."-[Chicago Trib-
una
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Nothing gives the soyal mother more anxl-
ETY. than the moaning, helpless distress of her
puny, teothing babe. Give it DIR. MOE
FETT'S TEETHINA(TEETHING POWDERS
tnd the babe will be better and brighter and
the mother happier at once. TEETHINA aids
Digestion and Regulates the Bowels.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Mrs. Fogg-"For mercy's sake Dan
iel, what are you going down there on
your knees, peering under that bu-
reau?" Fogg (who has lost his collar
button, and is not in a sweet frame of
mind)-"Looking for the SpaLi5h
fleet; what do you suppose I am look
ing for?"-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

No use to fret and worry and itch and
scratch. That won'tcure you. Tctterine will.
Any sort of skin disease, letter, Eczema,
salt Rheum, Ringworm or mere abrasion of
the skin. At drug stores.or by mail for SOC. in
stamps from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah. Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

First Critic-There's no excuse for
the man trying to play Hamlet. Sec
ond Critic-Yes, there Is! He's get
ting paid for it.-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

In co~-educational institutions the
rule of three is: Two is company and
three Is a crowd.-Somerville Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Halls Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
internally, and acts directly ON the blood and
timonials, free. Manufacturer by
+, j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness rftcr firstday's use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, Gl Arch St., Phila Pa
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ST. VITuS' DANCE, SPAsMS and all ner-
vous diseases permanently cured BY the use
Of DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for
FIRED SLIGO trial bottle and treatise to Or.
H. Kline. Ltd, 91 Arch Street. Phila.. Pa.
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carry away to the dairy roo each
pail as soon as it is filled. The
sketches show a handy shelf built
outside the cattle quarters, but
reached from within. As each pail is
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Educate Your Isosels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
Zoe. CSC. II c. c.. c. fail, druggists refund money
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Within the ANITA rctic circle there has neve,
been found a Towering plant.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Members of a secret society do not go to a
physician for the grip.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

stood the test and demonstrated the fact that
Sypnilitic and Mercurial rheumatism can be
cured. Try it. $l.oO per large bottle, 3 for $3.50
1t druggists, or sent on receipt of price, express
paid, by Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, "a.
of wonderful cures sent free.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Don't judge the sheriff by the company he
keeps,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

BILLINGTON'S lightning EMINENT!
The Best Ache-Curer!
Pain SOother!!
Rheumatic Reliever!!!
All Druggists, 10 and BIC. Circulars free.
Agents wanted everywhere.
J: w. Ellington, Magazine and Joseph Sts.,
New Orleans, La
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DID YOU GET YOUR TEXAS LANDSp

awaiting the rightful owners to get It and if you
ever had relatives Or kindred who went to Texas
he will inform you, free, II You own any lands in
Ie3as Nearly all persons who went to Texas in an
early day had lands granted to them or their heirs.
L., Fulton also collects for VIII oiesale houses and
others all over Texas, and does the largest business
in Texas in his line.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

A porous plaster is often a great drawback
TO an enterprising man.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething,% softens the gums reducing
tion. allays pain, cures wind collie. &c. a bottle
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Recipes.

Caramel Pies-One cup of butter,
n cup of sugar, one cup damson
preserves, five eggs, one tablespoon
full of vanilla; beat yolks of eggs and
sugar together till light, then add pre-.
serves and melted butter; beat the
whites stiff and add last; bake with.
out top crust.
Scalloped Oysters-Roll crackers
and sift, saving the fine meal for other
uses. For a quart of oysters you will
need a pint of these coarse crumbs.
Melt two tablespoonful butter and
mix with the crumbs. Put a thin
layer in buttered deep pan, then
oysters, adding salt and pepper, SO
on until all are used. Let the lasi
layer be crumbs. Allow room fo1
cooking, and bake half an hour. Use
no water or milk.
Fudge-Take two cups of sugar.
one scant cup of milk, two squares or
one ounce of chocolate. Let these
boil for about ten minutes. Add one
tablespoon of butter; take from the
ire and flavor with one teaspoon OF
vanilla. Stir the mixture from three
to five minutes, or until it begins to
get thick and creamy. Pour into g
buttered tin. When cold cut and
serve. It will make a wholesome as
we'll as delicious CONNECTION.
Cheese Pie-One cup OF sugar, n
cup of milk, one tablespoonful of corn.
starch, n tablespoonful of butter,
yolks of two eggs; stir cornstarch and
sugar together; melt butter; add te
the sugar, also the eggs, and beat
thoroughly; add one cup of milk and
favor with vanilla; line pie pan with
rich pastry, pour in the mixture and
bake as custard; beat white of eggs tc
stiff froth, add one tablespoonful OF
sugar and a teaspoonful of grated co.
coanut; cover owe pie and return te
oven and bake q delicate brown,
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Very many sho~rt-sighted people have prom
inent ewes.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16
No-To-Bac for Fifty o.

Rain falls IN the eastern coast of Ireland
about aS days in the year.
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To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money! it fails to cure. &c.
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Take C~ascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or CSC
IfC. G.. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16
Sent free, Klondike Mar.

From Gold COMMISSIONS official survey. Ad-
dress Gardner & Co.. Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Don't expect a man on his uppers to be 6
whole-soled fellow.
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STRONG STATEMENTS.
Three Women Relieved Of Female
! Troubles by Mrs. Pinkhaw

From Mrs. A. W. SMITH, SO Summer
st.. Biddeford, Me-:
"For several years I suffered with
various diseases peculiar to my sex.
Was troubled with q burning sensation
across the small of my back, that all
gone feeling, was Respondent, fretful
and discouraged; the least exertfon
tired me. / tried several doctors but
received little benefit. At last / de-
cided to give your Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound o trial. The eff
feet of the first bottle was magical.
Those symptoms Of weakness that I
was afflicted with, vanished like vapor
before the sun. I cannot speak too
highly of your valuable remedy. It is.
truly O boon to woman"
From Mrs. MELISSA PHILLIPS, Lex
ington, Ind, to Mrs. Pinkham:
"Beforc l began taking your medicine
I had suffered for two years with that
tired feeling, headache, bnckache, noap-
petite, and a rundown condition of the
system. l could not walk across the
room. ! have taken four bottles of the
Vegetable Compound, one box Of Liver
Pills and used one package OF Sanative
Wash, and now feel like o new woman,
and Am able to do my work."
From Mrs. MoLLIE e. HERREL, Pow
ell Station, Tenn:
ssFor three years I suffered with sucha
weakness OF the back, I could not
perform my household duties. / also
y a falling of the womb, terrible bear
a, down pains and headache. Ihave
tRken two bottles of Lydia E. Pink
Inns Vegetable Compound and feel
he q new woman. / recommend your
Gedicine to every woman l know"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16
Beauty Is Blood Deem.

When pugilists begin to use soft answers
the chances are they will fight
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-16

Don't think the experience of others often
a mans actions.
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II. IL. II. Has For so Ycars

Don't worry about things that can't be re-
Make the best of them.
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Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. Soc. 81. All druggists-
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THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF figs
ington Star,


is due not only to the originality and
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to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFoNNIA FIG SYRUP
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all the Importance of purchasing the
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genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA Fro SYRUP Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding tho worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
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which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of it's remedy. 1t is
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as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
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