The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20
WHAT LIFE REALLY IS.

A woman's life pattern is really woven
by herself. A great philosopher has said
ssLife is neither pain, nor pleasure it is
serious business" If woman would make
it her serious business to understand her.
self mentally, morally and physically
using the common sense that God has
piven her, there would be far less misery
and suffering woven into the pattern of her
life. She can make it almost anything she
chooses.
Every woman who wants to derive the
full share of happiness, which nature in
tended her to find as woman, wife and
mother. ought to read that great and wise
book. The Peoples Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser by R. ". Pierce, M. D. Several
hundred of its thousand pages are devoted
to the subject of woman's special physi-
ology, telling in plain and refined language
how woman may build up her physical
self to meet the emergencies of her de-
veloping career.
The author of this great book is among
the most successful of living physicians.
His "Favorite Prescription = is known in
every corner of the civilized globe as the
most remarkable supportiye tonic and
health creator ever devised for weak and
ailing women. 1t imparts direct strength
and healthful vitality TO woman's delicate,
special structure, and increases the yigor,
endurance and recuperative force of her
entire system.
Pennsylvania lady, Mrs. Alonzo Rathrnell,
living at the corner of Meade and Almond SITS,
in Wi1liamsport, in recent letter. says: My
life is story of misery. Until the birth OF my
boy had health that I often boosted of
married in my twenty fifth year, and two years
afterward my boy was born. Then the health
boosted of was suddenly gone. Pen or tongue
can never describe the awful suffering endured
for a year and half I was so miserable
ionged for death to relieve me. when kind
neiotbor came in and asked me to try bottle
of DR. Pierce,s Favorite Prescription. said,
despairingly: Oh its of no use can't ever be
any better She insisted and my husband, who
was in despair, got bottle and took it just to
please him had not taken half bottle when
was able to walk across the room without
feeling faint or having any palpitatlon OF the
heart Oh what God-send your medicine is to
dollars with the leading doctors without any
benefit whatever
Last December had baby, and, thanks to
your Favorite Prescription stood the con-
fEiifs, To-day feel as well as ever did IN my
For thirty years DR.. Pierce has been
chief consulting physician to the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute of Buffalo.
NY, assisted by staff of nearly score of
skilled specialists in the different branches
of medical practice. Any woman consult
Ing him by mail will receive, free of charge,
the best professional advice anywhere OBJ
tainable All correspondence is regarded
as sacredLy confidential.
The magnifcent1y illustrated Common
Sense Medical Adviser = is now published
in a paper-covered edition which will be
sent absolutely free for the bare cost of
mailing FL one-cent stamps which should
be sent to the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Or II stamps should be sent if a durable,
heavy cloth bound volume Is preferred.