The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-20
HISTORY OF
= AK

1t was during the Riel rebellion in
1885 that Yaki, at the head of band
of Indian insurgents, the Sagwas. was
forced to surrender to Gen. Lemoine,
of the First Canadian Artillery. From
the day of his capture until the close
of that long and bloody instruction.
and even long after hostilities ceased.
Yaki was close friend to the
Canadian people and a trusted ally to
Gen. Lemoine. 1t is unnecessary to
dwell on the noble service he rendered
the Canadian government during the
closing months of the war, for the
reason that it is common history.
But, to make a long story short and
get down to plain facts: One night
the old warrior, now weak and infirm
with age, fell suddenly and desper-
ately i'll. He realized that he would
shortly be called to the happy hunt
ing ground. Deeming it his duty to
reveal to mankind the mystery of the
wonderful drug which in days gone
by had been such a boon to his fol-
lowers during the hard winter cam
paigns and exposure to the rigid
Northern climate, he called for Gen.
Lemoine, to whom he divulged the Sc
cret. Gen. Lemoine subsequently
made the formula known to DR.. B. e.
McGale, the Well-known Montreal
chemist, who put the cure on the mar
ket.
1t is a popular and common belief
among medical scientists that the Gre
ator placed in the vegetation of this
earth a cure for every i'll to which
human flesh is heir. The acceptance
of this theory does not require a
stretch Of the imagination. Anyone
with even superficial knowledge of
drugs and their uses is well aware of
the fact that the most powerful mar
cotics, soothing opiates and germ de-
stroyng compounds, without which
medical science would be very made
quately fitted to meet the demands
constantly being made upon it, spring
from the flowers of the fields and the
banks, roots and herbs of the forests.
The far famed Yaki, which contains
the magic properties that drive the
disagreeable effects of cold from the
head, and which act as healing balm
to the delicate and inflamed tissues,
was discovered many years ago by a
celebrated Canadian Indian chief,
whose name the medicine now bears.
1t soon gained an international repu-
tation as a wonderful remedy for Cold
in the Head, Hay Fever and Catarrh.
No more convincing evidence of its
genuine popularity and sterling worth
could be desired than the thousands of
unsolicited testimonials which have
been written singing its praises for the
benefit of those who may not have
been so fortunate as to have encoun-
tered 1t in their heretofore fruitless
search for a safe. reliable and harm
less cure for a cold in the head
The manufacturers of Yaki only have
one general agent in each city, and
learning that the w. F. Reid Phar-
macy enjoys the largest patronage of
any drug store in Savannah they de-
cided to give this establishment the
benefit of the wholesale and retail
agency for Yaki. AT the present time
Yaki is sold only at this popular store.
It's price is 10 cents. Yaki can be test
ed and its merits thoroughly appre-
ciated by examination. Yaki is dis
played for the first time in Savannah
at the leading drug stores. w. F. Reid.
corner East Broad street and Ogle-
thorpe avenue, agent for Savannah.