The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24

is perhaps the most critical time for the success or defeat of our arms The enemy can pour in a deadly fire upon our men as they wade ashore, while they may be In comparative safety behind breastworks, unless they are within the accurate range of our war vessels. In every engagement our men have shown the most heroic bravery and steady-strong nerves coupled with determination When Farragut and Cushing taught the world. in the naval engagements of our late war, of what material our navy was made, we did not expect so soon to see their counter parts in Dewey and HobsOn.
 For all the risks that are run by our men and the critical moments they eX- perience, and the times when they feel their nerves stretched to the breaking point, there Is unfortunately another tremendous nervous strain endured by the loved ones at home, the women. The wife, mother or sister at home sits wearily waiting for news of those they love-the men who are taking desper- ate risks at the battles front. With fear and dread they scan the paper to look over the names of those lost or wounded in the last engagement. The greatest calamity the saddest pie ture of all war experiences is the dis aster that falls upon the weak and helpless loved ones at home when their hero Is killed in action.
 Who suffers most deeply and fearfully from the shock of battle? Who feels most poignantly the stabs of poverty and privation and disease? Human life everywhere gives the answer as in an open book that all may read: Women are ever the chief and sorriest victims; the weight of misfortune falls heaviest upon the mother and her child.
 Look where you will in any corner of America to-day and you find women suffering such agonies from the weak nesses and diseases peculiar to their sex as would make the bravest soldier finch and almost hesitate to face them. Their nervous systems are run down at a time when they need the greatest fortitude, strong will and nerves of steel to bear their burdens of care.
 "I believe that the sick and suffering women of this country" says Doctor Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y, whether in times of war or peace, are entitled to just as much sympathy as We bestow upon our military and naval heroes; just as much care and attention and solicitude; just as high an appreciation of their heroic fortitude and endur- ance."
 From his earliest practice as a young physician thirty years ago Dr. Pierce has always felt that the grandest and worthiest work in the world for a phy- sician is to raise up the suffering women who labor under a constant burden of sickness and Encouragement and Set them upon a higher plane of physical and mental capacity and healthful vigor.
 Among all the achievements of an extraordinarily successful career in the field of practical medicine that which yields him the deepest qualification is that he has been able to cope success fully with those delicate and compli- cated diseases which render the lives of so many women miserable.
 Of all his remarkable contributions to medical science his marvellous "Fa- vorite Prescription" for women's com plaints stands easily foremost in the world among remedies of its class. It has brought more perfect relief to suf- fering women, and through them has conferred greater benefit upon their offspring than any other medicine ever | invented, and probably more than all other medicines combined.
 The 'Favorite Prescription" contains no alcohol, opium or other narcotics; no false or uncertain stimulus; does not create a craving for injurius stimu- lants; the power it gives is the power of nature it imparts energy and nerve tone that is real. healthy and perman- ent.
 Last February I became sick and had very lame and painful back and side and I was entirely unfit to attend to my household duties" writes Mrs. M. F. Woodman, of East New port, Penobscot County, Maine, to Dr. Pierce. My back was so lame could not lie down at night, but had to be bolstered up against the head of the bed. We called our family doctor. He gave me medicine but it did me no | good. 1 became discouraged and told my husband I was going to write to Dr. Pierce and see what he said about