Daily camera., 1900-01-03

beaming eyes, erect figure and elastic step.
Health seemed to radiate from her with
every movement For the FIRST time since
her visit the interest of her guest seemed
aroused, aud as she turned her head to
watch the retreating. figure. she cried in
would not give to be like that woman. To
have such complexion. such brightness,
"well, said her companion, "You can
have all that if you want ii }" IF want
It'll Why, health 10 the fondest wish of my
life. don't live now. I only exist. But
what do you mean by saying can be like
that hearty, healthy, vigorous wolnan7 1t Is
impossible. She has something to draw on; ;
utterly deficient in. How wish were as
abe Is" "My dear" said her friend, "n
But to wish more virtue Is to gain,
your wish has carried you one step toward
the goal of health. But wishing must give
place to willing before you can move far.
ther. Ny father had clerk who was
. poor penman. One morning the mail
brought letter, written in the most per-
feet commercial hand. The clerk said to
my father, How wish could write like
thai; I'd give . hundred dollars to be able
answer, but not by wishing. You must
win to do it and work to do it Take this
lettsr, copy it a. fairly as you can once
every day for three months. At the end
Of that time you will be as perfect a pen.
man as the man who wrote this letter"
And he was. Now let me tell you
THAT woMAN's STORY.
She had three children in the FIRST three
years of her married life, and at the end Of
that time she was nothing but a wreck.
She had severe trouble with the womb,
which caused her agony. her nerves were
shattered. she lost flesh, her rounded cheeks
fell in, her eye grew dull, she could barely
diag herself about And how did she
.ssoyer1" the guest broke in eagerly.
Did you ever hear of Dr.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and Golden Medical Discov.
e1y7'" why, they are patent medicines.
aren't they :" was the reply of the visitor.
"Of course they are" was the response.
DO you knew Of anything of great
public utility that is not patented 7"
"You came here in . patented Pullman
Cs1. You sit in . patent rocker. You
vsa1 . patent safety hook, !! sse, to hold
De6acine. In everything else 4 patent is
IN honor 1t puts the government back
of the thing patented 1t guarantee the
public protection from fraudulent imitation
Of valuable articles. Why should not . gov
s1nment patent be . veritable badge Of
honor to . mediciue2 1t really is. A patent
h really . crown of merit which the gov
es.zsent awards to the skill, patience, labor
and thought that enrich the world with .
nsv commodity or q new device. Every
patent medicine begins With formula that
b common property. 1t i the skill to com.
bine, tbs discovery of one more needed
ingredient, the exact relation of the remedy
TO the seeds of the body that lifts it out Of
de common formula and gives it claim
% be houored by patent"
But do you really mean to cay that Dr.
Pierce's medicines made her
4 pHlFHcTLY WELL wOAAN7"
IL mean to ssy just that" was the
answsr. "She had tried everything. Her
local doctos had experimcnted with her
She was broken In health and bankrupt in
hope Then, when calling on a friend, she
happsned to PICK up . copy of DR.. Pierce's
0.eat medical book, the "Common Sense
Medical Adviser" Tuning over the pages
idly she read passages that impressed her
With the practical common sense OF the
views advanced. She discovered that she
lad been at war with nature and must be
Ieconciled. But not to prolong the
story, it led to her taking DR.. feree's Fa.
vosite Prescription ard Golden Medica!
Discovery, and the result is what you see." !"