The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-22

they live and grow in strength and num-
bcrs, and at the same time make inroads
into neighboring parts-Cionstantly in
creasing their domain. This is the bat
tleground for the individual. Thus il is
that In the beginning consumption Is
not such a serious matter TO the indi-
vidual
1t has Oeen held that consumption is
hereditary. and the fact that one member
OF a family had died with consumption
was considered "A sure sign that others
OF that family could not escape il. This
is partly true and partly untrue. A man
with weak lungs is likely To transmit
that weakness To his children. But there
is no reason in the world why the weak
ness should be allowed To develop. There
is no reason why the lungs should re
main weak. Weak lungs predispose a
child To consumption They provide "A
place for germs to settle. That is all that
is necessary. Once let the germs of dis
ease gain a foothold and they increase
with deadly rapidity. Pretty soon the
blood is full of them. and SO loses its
healthfulness and its strength giving
qualities. If the weakness is In some
other organ the disease will show itself
in that organ. The germs will get into
the blood. just the same, and the body
will begin 10 lose strength. We speak
particularly of consumption because il
than one-sixth Of all the deaths in the
world.
If there is a weak and crumbIy spot in
the foundation of a house. the owner of
the house clears out the decaying mate
rial supplants it with new, strong stuff.
That's all there is to do. That is all that
is necessary to do II saves the house
and makes II perfectly solid again.
This is exactly the thing To do with
the lungs Keep them full of rich. red.
wholesome blood. and the weakness Will
disappear. Decaying tissues will he
thrown of. and new material Will be
added until the lungs are well and per-
fectly strong again. This is the thing
that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry does
Ninety-eight per cent of all cases Of
can be completely and per-
manentIy cured There is no doubt about
it, The statement is not made reckessly,
but after the experience of thousands
has made ii an ind.sputable fact. Con-
is not "a disease of the lungs.
1t is a disease of the blood, which, in
weak-lunged people. manifests itself by
the formation of tuhercles in the lungs
and the wasting away of fung-tissue. The
cure of consumption is simple. IL consists
in the administration of medicine that
will assist the lungs in throwing off tu-
enrich the blood 50 that this refuse mat
ter will be replaced by strong, healthy It's
sue That sounds like very simple
operation. and yet consumption baffled I
the combined medical skill of the whole !
world for hundreds of years. ConsumD
ton was considered incurable until the !
advent of DIR. Pierces Golden Medical I
Discovery. This great remedy Is the I
most wonderful bOod-purifier and
known 1t is the result of years of .
study and experiment by scientific ply
sician. and has been tested i'm every way
Dy him for over thirty years. Ii has an .
Inbroken record of success. 1t cures ,
great variety Of diseases. because almost I
Ill diseases have their origin and support :
n impurity and weakness of the blood. /
As long as mans blood is rich and pure. /
ne is in no danger from disease. The /
blood is the medium through which food I
5 carried from the digestive system to
Ill of the tissues of the body. If it car
les impure things. or an insufficient guam
itv of good things, trouble will ensue.
There is nothing about that so very hard
o understand. 1t is perfectly plain and
natural and rational. The Golden Medi-
al Discovery puts the digestive system
n perfect order and thereby purifies and !
.nriches the blood. and so puts the whole
body in perfect tune. The people who
axe il find themselves feeling better
light away. Find their appetities better.
find themselves stronger. Find that they
ire getting feshy Those who care to
NOW more about il. and to know all the
treat medical truths may learn them
rom DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser This great book contains the
eproduced photographs, with full names
md addresses of scores of people who
ave been cured of consumption, brOn-
hits. asthma chronic nasal catarrh
nd kindred maIadies by the use of DR..
'ierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
IL feel that I owe a debt of gratitude
o a friend for recommending your med
cines." writes Mr.. l. b. Staples. of Bare
ay. Usage county Kans., 'as well as
hanks to you preparing such grand rem
dies. for chronic diseases especially
which the doctors fail to reach, and | de-
lire TO pass the good word along for the
benefit of others who need your remedies.
am a railroad station agent. and four
7ears ago my work keeping me in a
warm room and stepping out into the
.old air gave me bronchitis. which be-
anne chronic and deep seated Doctors
allied to reach my case and advised me
O try higher air, but, fortunately for
ne. a friend also advised me to try DI.
'ierce's medicines. / commenced taking |
our Golden Medical Discovery and by |
he time l had taken the first bottle /
vas better and after taking about four !
ottles my cough was entirely gone. This
vas year ago last Winter, and again !
asst Winter 1 took about three bottles to !
reyent return of the trouble. | have |
ound no necessity for seeking another :
Innate.
81 win be glad to tell anyone who