The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-05


pose is to cut the limb from the trunk.
But as he sits on the outer end Of the
limb and cuts on the inner side, his
success will destroy him. When he
succeeds in cutting OFF the limb ne
will drop to the ground below and be
killed or at least seriously injured.
Below him his wife stands pointing out
his danger. But with masculine con-
ceit he goes ahead with his saving.
He knows what he's doing, he says.
1t may be objected that this man is
too grossly ignorant of humanity
which gives strength to the parallel.
Men, generally, know nothing of ply
siology. They are ignorant Of physi-
cal economics. They treat the body as
II 1t needed no consideration or
thought. They eat any kind of food.
at any convenient time. The food is
often prepared so that it gives the
minimum Of possiblye nutriment. and
in reality adds to the burdens the body
mas to bear. There are no regular
hours for rest and there is no time for
recreation. And this kind of a man is
sort OF model to the community. He's
so busy he hardly has time to eat"
says the famerS wife. INV hus
pand needs to take a day off to get
acquainted with his children" says the
merchants wife. By and by the far
ner is stricken down in harvest and
leaves a fine farm to be divided among
his children. The merchant drops
downs with heart failure" and leaves
family and perhaps little to support
them when the estate is wound nm
There are men who with every stroke
OF the saw of industry are cuttine,
off the branch Of life on which tbe1,
ST. You may set it down that
A MAN is KILLING HIMSELF
who either does not cut down bts r,o,,.
" 'he ieVel OF his strength or bring up
nls strehgth TO the level of this work.
one Oh these two things he must do if
ne is TO avoid physical collapse. But
now can a man bring his body up 10
the requirements of his excessive la
oory How does the farmer bring his
land up to the requirements of the
cropsT He puts back into the soil the
elements which are used up in cron
making. That's what his use of phos-
phates means. His land would die n
he did not put back his strength. There
are two ways of doing this. He can
let his lands lie fallow for a year or
two, and let Nature slowly and labor
iously collect and replace the needed
ital elements, Or he may have resort
to agricultural science, and put into
Natures hands the vital elements al
ready prepared for her use, and go
right along sowing and reaping without
letting the land lie idle and losing its
product. The farmer needs only 10
treat his body as he treats his land TO
preserve his health and bring his body
up to the level of the labor required OF
it. He must put back into the body
what he takes out of II, what is ex-
hausted by his work and energy or he
must give that body a regular rest and
let 1t slowly recuperate. But how can
he put back into his body the used up
elements Of strength? It would be
strange indeed If science could not do
for flesh and blood (the soil in which
roots the flower OF health) what it does
for the soil. To the solution of
THE PROBLEM OF LIFE
many scientific men have given years
of time and thought. One of them has
achieved an absolute success in it's So
luton. In DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery are contained the very vital
elements which go TO make up physical
strength. These are so prepared and
compounded that they present Nature
with the material for strength making
and body building in perfectly COM
pact and available form. That Gold
en- Medical Discovery" does bring the
strength up to the level Of the required
work, Is evidenced by the testimony of
thousands OF men and women who
found their strength growing less and I,
their capacity for work daily diminish
ing, and after taking the Discovery
find themselves able TO work without
weariness and exhaustion.
"The reason / delayed writing was