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The times., 1900-12-26
Observation-Disclosures, I,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
That saying has most forcefni appli-
cation to matters relating to disease and
health. To be forewarnefi against dis
ease, to know its cause and its cure is TO
arm the health beforehand against MANY
rnaladies. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is book of forewarn-
ing. 1t teaches how TO protect and pre-
serve the health. This valuable work,
containing rooS large pages and over
100 illustrations, is sent free on receipt
OF stamps to pay expense of mailing
only. Send 81 one-cent stamps for the
cloth-bound volume, or only 81 stamps
for the book in paper-covers. Address
DR.. R V. Pierce. Buffalo. N Y.
The times., 1900-12-26
THE TURN OF LIFE.
Its Probable Effect on WOman's
Health and Happiness.

Women look with apprehension upon
that time generally known as the
change of life" Observation has
shown them that sometimes that change
is so far-reaching that it involves both
mind and body in suffering At such
time the mirror sometimes shows great
changes in the face; changes which
mark the pain and suffering which are
being endured. Often. too, in these
dolorous days there is almost complete
The times., 1900-12-26
A Pleasant Duty.-"when / !,

A Pleasant Duty.-'When / know any
thing worthy Of recommendation consider it my
duty TO tell it, says Rev. Jas. Murdock, OF
Hamsburg, Pa. "Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
has cured CT Catarrh Of Ave years' standing. II
is certainly magical In It's effect The first appli.
cation benefited in fve minutes. | would
not be without It in the house" Fifty cents.
Sold by T. S. Williams, Ninth and Streets; Id
monds and Williams. Third Street ana Pennsyl-
vans Ayenus.-17.
The times., 1900-12-26
Nothing New.

From the Denver News)
IT saw one Of those new moving stairways in
New York last week"
THAT isn't so much. saw a rolling prairie
in Kansas last year"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
No MlsunslsHsta ndlsR.

Rochester Post Express: Soon after
the Central bank WAS opened for busi-
ness one morning = prominent manu-
facturer walked down the steps and
toward Exchange street. bearing u
small satchel containing the money
with which he was to pay on a large
force of employees. AZ he turned into
Exchange street warm personal
friend. unseen by him. rushed up from
behind and pulled vigorously at the
handle of the satchci. With lightning
like rnpidity the manufscturcr's arm
was raised and descended full In tn.
face Of the practical Joker. sending him
reciing toward tho curb. The next in
slant the manufacturer recognized his
friend. and hurryinx over TO him.
steadicd him until he had recovered
full consciousness. and then said: II
understand the situation better than |
can explain H." II do. too" remarked
the other. ~ they shook hands and
proceeded on their ways.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
EQUALS THE x-RAYs.
A Phiiadelphian Makes . similar Photo
gnph,

a Phiiadelphian Makes . similAr Photo
graph.
Professor George +. Baker of the
University of Pennsylvania, has made
discovery that will rank with that
of Roentgen Of Xray fame. II not above
1t. says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Roentgen ray was the first tenta-
tive experiment In the line OF photo
graphing through apparently Opaque
bodies, and the difficulty of securing
good results with certainty and dis
patch has been apparent to all those
who have used the system. Professor
Barker now announces that by means
OF the new element, radlunl, discovered
by Nine. Curie Of Paris, he Is able to
take photograph In a manner similar
to that used In the Xray process In less
than half minute.
The value OF this discovery is plain
to all those who have followed medi-
can science. The slow process reQuir-
ed by the Nray Will be done away with
entirely, and negatives secured In 80
short n space OF time that the patient
Will not BIZ disconnected by the work.
Further, instead Of the delicate and
costly electrical apparatus now requir-
ed, plate Of radium will be substi-
tuted. This metal has the peculiar
property Of radiating an invisible glow
and apparently violates one OF the ele-
mentary laws OF physics In that It does
not derive Its photographatlc power
from the sun. nor lose 1t by expen-
diture. 1t IL, therefore, far more eco
nomical to ,~e than the Roentgen ray.
and Ia always ready. requiring no
careful adjustment. The body through
which the photograph is to be made
is placed between a plate of the metal
and the sensitive Photographic plate.
In surgical cases the time required Ia
less than half minute. The Radlum
plate Is apparently easy to prepare
and has none OF the bad effects. such
al burning and blistering. which gen
orally accompany Xray work.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
Favor. the Metric s,s,em,

a notable feature OF this annual
statement is Mr.. Cages decidedly
favorable attitude toward complete
metric system. The people of the
United States are already well ahead
of ourselves in this respect. They have
decimal coinage, metric tables and
rtckonings are taught In all their
schools and Americans were virtually
pledged to the general adoption OF the
system by the conference Of American
nations held nine years ago. Mr.. Gage
IL probably right In saying that Great
Britain and Russia would follow the
Initiative OF the states In making new
departure. The commercial Importance
OF international unanimlty In this re-
spect has more than once been urged,
and ably urged. in the House OF Com
mons. and Ill. wouldbc innovntor has
been promptly talked down as IA fad
dist 1t WIS equally so In Germany
before the present mark coinage was
Introduced. That Is the usual way.
but we could no, afford SO bc the very
last great nation In the world to adopt
the rational system. London Chroni.
Gle
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
Her. k,ll.A b, he. s,lnx..

From the Chcstertown (Md) Tran
script: A hne young driving mare OF
DIR. ]. T. Twilley was stung to death
by honey bees In Kent county. The
animal was turned into y lot to Craze
In which was bench OF eight hives "a
bees. One OF the hives was knocked
over. and in an instant the mare was
covered by the bees. She became en-
tangled In vines In such way that
she could not extricate herself. and be-
gan to roll to free herself OF the bees.
which swarmed on her body. This on
ly made matters worse. and resulted
In overturning the entire bunch Of
eight hives. the bees from which COM
pletcly covered the helpless animal.
She lived about eight hours and died in
great agony. Handfuls Of beestings
were combed from her hair and pulled
from about the nose. mouth and eyes
In short. there was scarcely n square
inch OF the animals body which had
escaped n wound from the bees.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
n's n.-srd 70, Cattle Inda.,ry.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 3O.-1he cat
tie industry Of III. Southwest has .<tab.
lished a new record and has made n
remarkable showing during the past
year. Cattle receipts nt Kansas City
FOR the year lS.'. Including cows. will
aggregate :OiI.u0 head. or close to
5DODO head above the receipts for
lS.~. The average value Of cattle re-
ccipts nt the Kansas City yards during
the year waa x'D Iar head. or u total
Of Ssri.5iO.OO
Of the cattle received here. GDO,O0O
hcnd were shippsl back to the country
ma stOckers md feeders. the largest
number Of stock cattle ever sent from
here In one year.
The receipts ~ hogs for the year were
:!ehp.NO hcnd. or u d.rrcnse Of Gs7 OdO.
and the receipts OF sheep. AL 100 head,
n decrease OF 1':.t0 ms compared with
nos.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
COLONIAL TROOPS FIGHT.
Succeed In Driving Boers From Their
Lager.

LaAger.
London, Jan. 2.-'rhe war office has
received the following from Cape
Town, under to-day's date:
Colonel Pitcher reports, through the
omcer commanding at the Orange riv-
er:
Il have completely defeated hostile
command at Sunnyside LANCER, this
DAY, January LIST, taking the laager and
rorty prisoners, besides the killed and
wounded. Our casualties are two pri.
Yates killed and Lieutenant Adie
wounded. Am encamped at Dover
farm, twenty miles northwest of Bel
mont, and ten miles from Sunnyside."
A dispatch from the Associated Press
representative at Dover Farm. dated
January 1st,. says:
"A mounted force consisting Of 100
Canadians Of the Toronto company
and 200 Queenslanders, commanded by
Colonel Richards. two guns and u
horse battery, under Major De Rouge
mont; forty mounted infantry, under
Lieutenant Ryan. and 200 Of the Corn.
wall light infantry, the whole COM
manded by Colonel Pitcher, left Bel
mont yesterday at noon, on q march
westward. covering twenty miles be-
fore sunset. The force encamped at
Cooks farm. where the troops were
welcomed enthusiastically. At Q o'clock
this morning the force approached n
spot where laager Of the Beers was
reported. Colonel Pitcher. on ap-
preaching the position, which WINS a
line Of strong kopjes, detached Major
De Rougemont, with the guns. TOron-
tOs and mounted infantry. to work to-
wards ehe right. making n turning
movement himself with the Queens
landers towards the south position.
The maneuver was complete success.
The British shells were the first indica-
ton Of the presence OF the troops. The
Beers left their laager and opened fire,
but the Queenslanders completing the
movement, the laager was captured,
with forty prisoners. The British cas-
uhlties were two men killed, three
wounded and one missing. The whole
force worked admirably. The two
men killed belonged to the Queensland
contingent"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
AMERICA SAYS so.
The Entire Country is
on the Move.
cssesrets Casey cs.Asrsk Dt1 u. sss Reessa
Phssoosaai vistory. Five Mtlios
eeRss Seid Last veas.

From .y.ry par, of Am.r'e. come. the
thsrtic. the wonderful modern scicntinc
laxative and inisstinn! tonic. CascAr-tr
ar. hxara,iseiy and ii!-'aiiy In every
car-ts with the most pleasant and -f-
f~ctivs results, and voluntarily testify 10
hs ,,ss,, p,m,r f,em ,n,r. 81 hs .hs & ar few Sa'
hav: been using cascar-ts for head.
.sn, Ina S.n.s, sSn,Ss',sn ,tn and hry.
Ter. o.: Larrnbs- 81. Chicago.
- have been taking carcsrsis for over
= month and nnd them Just the thing for
sons,ip.tion Albert Is. Hurt. 70 Main
~ am using Ca.csrsts and have never
iiopnd ANYTHING 20 .ati-faetory." Airs. {.
W. Durran,. ~ Emerson H.. Buffalo. n.
~ have taken cascsr-,. and rh-.rsuily
;'I"Grns araS.a mi" r.u..1y 70 ~, ny t..."a'" Mrs.
malaria and ar. SO pleasant 10 take" Mrs
81 use casosr.'- In my family and nnd
them all you recommend them 10 be- /" u.
1, irwin. Cor. Mead and railroad. Mead.
You can safely add Appendicitis to the
list of diseases that Ga.oafst. viii b~nsf,t
Q, cure" Eunicr J. Smith. Hieh Valley.
81 hsv. used ca.ear.,-. there is moth.
ing better for constipation" i,-hj. Pas.
'.S.: Kn.sh,-,osn: ina; r.. 49,.
cured me Of constipation. and | never -x.
psctsd anything would" Charles ~. Hye.
Lock Hon ~, Cincinnati. Ohio.
II an 50 thankful for your cas-arsts,
u:sI. Mr.. Y. New. gAs.ii.. lows. "
II - not hesitate 10 cay that cssca.
tete = the very bes, medicine ever PLACED
bsss:,,i.n btsss ne r'sp''" Andrew woSdfas.
s.:s Ts. Hs,,. ~ wsii.os ;. ss,h;is s.n,,as:'' ssy''
u have tried your Cs.rst.i. and l van,
wlssw!nt, nsa ~. Aliessn. Mich, WV
We eouid ati tie whole paper With n.
Drseeaens llAe the above, TkousS nds -
aml!as recognlttons ~ the merits os Cas-.
rseese have been volunteered and prove
the! this asliskiiui laxative. 80 pi.sssr,
ss:s.,sA : Hr"iy s:tas''sh.a pi.s. II * Gss
!. a. q sSS saa "a cs.es.-,s .your,.,s 10.
ex ssx' AZ ,;I ;ary.ssss'' . ". y; NJ Heekist
sSy Company +,,s S,s's;sss (. ss 3 "a: ys!k. A'.'
@g !; |::!!! =; !; J; ! !
siens anA seboeltUlo0
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
DRESSING pAR,.,AN DOGS.
oas Hardly k.ows whether to Fee,
Pity or DlsGust More.

Oas Hardly Knows Whether to Feel
Pity or Dlsssst More.
There seem to be some 5000 or
5000 persons In Paris who are deter,
mined to make the canine race go to
the dogs as speedily as unreasonable
pampering can send them there. This
number Of so-callsd lovers Of dogs is.
according to An article In Good Words.
inscribed ON the books Of the Partisan
dog-tailors. One Of the tailors took the
writer Of the article in his confidence.
saying: For the most part our cli-
cnts belong to the higher classes Of
society-people who can afford to pay
high prices and who pay ready cash.
The business IL. therefore. very prof
liable one. because the materials used
do not cost very much. and we sell
them at large profit. For instance. l
recently had very remunerative order
from the daughter Of a diplomat in
Paris. She was about to be married.
and I made a set Of gala-clothes for
her dogs to match the liveries Of the
lackeys In her fathers household. AS
the bride entered the residence after
the ceremony her three dogs were
awaiting her at the top OF the grand
staircase dressed in these costumes
with bouquets Of orange blossoms at
tached to their collars, ami held by a
silken leash by one Of the footmen.
The effect was marvellous! Then,
again. the daughter Of rich banker.
recently married, had another idea. /
made to measure for each OF her dogs
she had half doxen-regular brides
maids costumes Of white faille em-
broidered with lace and garlanded with
orange blossoms. while on their feet
they wore small slippers of white
satin, also specially made to measure!"
One does not quite know whether pity
for the dogs thus tortured or contempt
for the owners who bend their minds
to such doings. is the predominant
feeling aroused by these facts. The
waterproof for rainy days, the dust
cloak for journeys. the mantle for cold
weather and the gray linen suit for
seaside wear are all articles with
which = French society dog has long
become familiar. But this year. Mr.
Waller tells us. the poor creatures
owners have gone one step farther in
rendering the sublime handiwork OF
the Creator ridiculous by providing
their pets with sets Of fine linen. No
society dog which really respects itself
would think Of possessing less than a
dozen undergarments of lawn II 1t be
in good health. or Of silk or surah II
It should be subject to colds or nerv-
Gus complaints! Then II the poor
darling should be troubled with watery
eyes. a dozen embroidered cambric
hand!:erchiefs become an absolute ne
cessity. And this is not all. His deli
cate lhtle feet must be kept dry by
boots. made to measure. OF leather or
India rubber. to suit his particular
temperament" This. together with
bracelets and tie pins. with perfumes
and fancy soaps. with ivory combs and
brushes and = good many other things
makes up dogs toilet necessaries. and
II the Partisan pet dog could speak he
would certainly explain that his
friends" lead him the life of dog. In
the worst Interpretation of that saying
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
COLORADO FARM STATISTICS.

Boulder county raised nearly cocoon
bushels Of wheat last year.
Comi'rtcnt Judges nsscrt that tho hny
crop last year wss the heaviest known
for . decade.
There arr ~ixiy.nvc crcamcrics In III.
state. worth S?OUD They produce
nearly 5000 pounds Of butter PER day.
There nr- twenty-five c,n~.c fnc.
tories In the state. producing onc.thl
II the product consumed In Colorado,
according to conservative dealers. The
prodr, " III. Colorado factories Is
known for lis purity mud excellence Of
flavor.
within the pnst year there Inns is,cn
about u ls'r cent. Increase Ia the con.
sumption of poultry md egg. In ben.
yer aud the state. nnd u number Of IN.
dlvidunls have embarked In the b,,sI.
ns~a. hut the supply from the state
d0cA not amount 10 more than = pr
cent. VI the demand. Nebraska and
Kansas furnishing the rest Of the
amount consumed.
A comprtent authority estimates the
numtrr VI shee1, In the state II 20fO..
ON. Of which atDut lam ono ars f~,t
on tl,r range. whil~ i.Om.nO arr kept
% the farms and Improved ranches.
The wool output for thu year. inciud.
Ing that ~hlp~d dir~rsly 10 the east.
ern factories without D,aaaing through
the handa af the Dcnver dealers. Ii ~.
timatrd ai niout ia.0DO. .O0O pounds, mn
inrrras~ VI ~ tsr cent. over ih~ pr,-
csdius year.
D~iia WINS tho i,ann~r fruit county In
it4W sud xrww pcarh~s while msny
other districts faitssi. There srw <,1D
srrcs In iWHrinx. which came through
last winter with the loss Of hat q few
trees Four degrees below sero was
the c,llirst w,rli. T'hc total yield Of all
fruits exrvs<jrs1 thnt ~ the previous
year ny ~ t,er r~tt. ard ae9rpgntsd
estnOUD. TIN valley lands cont,r,sr
about onr.fourih of the ARA Of The
county and arr noseti for their pfudust.
lvsness.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
La FoPtA TexAa

The progress Of the construction
work At La Porte. Texas, the future
great deep-water shipping point at the
head Of navigation on Galveston Bay
on the Gulf Of Mexico. is progressing
favorably. The whurves and switch
ing tracks are nearing completion and
the work on the streets and on the
sewerage and water systems Is now
under way. Mr.. l. r. Holmes, the gen.
eral manager Of the La Porte Improve
ment Company and the La Porte
Wharf and Channel Company. Is per-
sonally superintendlng the improve
mens. Mr.. Holmes makes his head
quarters at the Sylvan Hotel and Wis
itors to La Porte during the next six
weeks and before the time of the nrst
general La Porte sale. which will be
held In February, 1900. should intro
duce themselves to Mr.. Holmes and al
low him to extend to them facilities
for getting thorough understanding
Of the conditions surrounding the La
Porte enterprises.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
hi~kroo sa lpsa'ss.

snk people don't like to be stared
at. They arc morbidiy sensitive. To
look surprised at the change sickness
has wrought is annoying. and. worse
than that. Il is dishcartcnins. and
makes invalids imagine their ease To
b~ worse than II Is, Therefore. don't
stare at u sick person. and don't stand
NJ the back Of the bed 10 make him
turn his eyes round To NM you. Al.
ways sit by the bedside. for the pa.
tirnt feels more at rest than II you
stand up tall before him. And don't
whisper: don't talk In q low voice:
don't follow the doctor or caller out
Into the next room. The invalid will
b. absolutely certain that you are dis.
cussiaG him. Don't wear garments
that rustic OF are made of rough cloth.
Ing. 70 come into contact with hands
made tender by sickness, and dont
wear crsakins boots OF thisk .solsd
booes. Enquirer.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
A Public inv, s,,op.

The imperial pawnshop NJ Vienna
has Just been rcoITncd To the public nf-
ter Il considerable enlargement. BE-
sides advancing loans On pledged nrti-
clcs the managers OF the Institution I'M
dcr'akc III" sale by auction OF any
goods or stock Of merchandise submit
ted. Thos" dcsirons OF disposing of
their effects must notify the managers
ihr"" days previous To the sale. The
new metropolitan Institution when
complete will contain no fewer than
twelve auction halls. The authorities
claim no NOR" than = Isr cent. OF she
sum realized nj an auction. which
charge includes all auctionecring ex.
pcnscs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
laassila's Dsi~h sAips.>ss.

The Osiicinl returns from the smcltcr
werr received last week at the offices
Of th~ Isabella Gold Mining Company
on the recent shipment Of orr. The
amount received from the sn,cltcr,
after ds.iucting the freight and charges
for treatment. WAS e?iD.ODAi2 for
twrnty.scven tons. The orr was
settled for on basl. Of :tiN ounces
Of gold and :s.O* ounces In silver 10
each tee.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
tiilpin touaty.

The Register-Call. In its annual re-
view, places the product Of the county
at &3.SO.2O. showing n gain Of about
100000 In gold over last year. In Its
Introductory 1t says:
Never In the history Of mining for
the precious metals In Gilpin county
has the future been as bright as II IL
at the close OF the present year. and
while the yearly production for the last
year has shown n steady and healthy
Increase. the coming year may be- rclic,l
upon as record -b.cnker. and will
show n greater increase than for any
year In the history Of mining In the
county"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
Meme ~ osI0 leuoPia,

Recent experiments by the experts Of
the nsh commisnion In WashinEton have
quality may be grown In AN aquarium.
fountains fiSh ponds and In any other
oystcrr and other mollusks that emit
nacre, the beautiful irtdescent secretion
OF which pearls are made. Therefore
therv In no reason why every family can
not have Its own pearl fishery.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06
Grand total ...........


Agriculture In Colorado has, So
more successful years than 1870. II E
crop yield. ns a whole, was hr'ow i
average. Tie causes which ron-r''.
rted to this result were II cold hac'
ward spring all over the state. ar
want OF sufficient water supply T.
parts. The value Of the crap of IS''
WAS about 50 per cent. OF tha; of ISIS
which would give II an appsosima. =,
value OF S2l.O00.dN.
Out OF the 4O0o.Oo0 heres rnlo
ditch In Colorado. 1t can he assumed
that nearly 2.W9W0 Were placed Il
crops. The prospect for an abundant
water supply for irrigation. on ncclun
OF the heavy snowfall of the preceding
winter was no; realized in all sections
Of the state. The snowfall was un-
even. being greatest about the source
Of the Arkansas aud the Rio Grnndr
While northern Colorado had plenty ~
water. the farmers Of the San Luis
valley and OF the lower Arkansas had
an insufficient supply. ON the western
slope. particularly In the valleys of tr'
Gunnison and the Grand. there II
never shortage OF winter.
The year has not witnessed any large
extension OF the IRRIGATION systems. cy-
the Arkansas valley.
In northern Colorado. In the valleys
OF the Platte. Bear creek. Clear creek
the Boulder. ST. Vrain. Thompson and
Cache-la -Poutire. the crop was an av-
crage one. Wheat was up to the stand
ard and cNcee,letl in quality. but not
In quantity. the Yield Of the preceding
year. The potato cron was 800 car
loads. nm increase OF 1000 carloads
over 1S!'S. with prices ranging ut an
average OF ~ cents ner 100 pounds
The first cuttings of alfalfa were light
or than usual. because Of the cold
spring. but subsequent cuttings We're
an Improvement. All vegetables did
well. ms did also nil OF the small grains
In the lower Arkansas valley crops
were not up to the STANDARD. because
Of n scarcity Of water. and in the San
Luis valley. also. the crops fell below
the average. In western Colorado the
crops were good. MS they We're also In
the Divide country. in the Animns and
Montezuma valleys, In southwestern
Colorado and In the Eagle and upper
Grand valleys In the mountain dis.
tricts.
In the valleys Of the Big Thompson
and Cnche-lH-Pouirc. N.G0O lambs
hTe b'iHS Ieu IHls yeNT. iNe nlEn
price OF lambs caused reduction from
last years totals. but n larger number
OF cattle are being fed.
While there was shippcd ont Of the
state last year only one-fourth ns much
wheat aa during the preceding year.
tho Colorado miIlcrs shipped more
nour. which indicates that there will
le less wheat carried over than there
was year ago. There were 4.SOO.OOO
bushels OF wheat harvested during the
year. against 6OOOOOO for 1893: oOO.-
mn were Shprrd out Of the state:
while In 1919 sO0OO0 bushels were
shipped. During cnch year +oO.OO
bushels were required for seed. In
lscN the Colorado mills ground 4.2nO..
90 bushels and In 1919 they ground
l.Sn.Om. The wheat acreage harvest
cd In lssN was 2+0.O0O acres. while In
lSd,S 5O.OOO acres were harvested.
The yield OF potatoes WAS largest In
the vicinity OF Greeley and Eaton. II
IL estimated that GO0O cHrr were
shipped from Greeley. while the prod
net In the Eaton district was 800
cars.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

There IL moro Catarrh in this section Of ths
and until the last few years was supposed 70 IL
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
remedies, and BY constantly falling 10 cure
With local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable.
Science has proven catarrh TO be Q constitiI.
tutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure man
ufactured BY +. y Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio,
Y tho ouly constitutional cure on the market
. tesspoonful II acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case It fails 10 curN
Send for circulars and testimonials Address
J. CHENEY CO, Toledo. Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills arc the best