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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24
RecoHn d LII 80.

Vt NUn TEAN
The best guarantee OF the future IS
The record Of the past and over nifty
thousand people have publicly testl-
fed that Deans Kidney Pills have
cured them of numerous kidney Ills.
from common backacho to dangerous
diabetes. and an the attendant annoy.
ances and sunerings from urinary dis.
orders. They have been cured to
stay cured. Here is one cases
Samuel j. Taylor, retired carpenter.
residing at 812 South Third St.,
Goshen. Ind, says; ION the 25th day
Ct August, 1897, I made an amdavlt
before Jacob Q. Mann, notary public,
stating my experience with Doan's
Kidney Pills. I had suffered for
thirty years. and was compelled at
times to walk by the aid Of crutches,
frequently passed gravel and suffered
excruciatingly. / took every medi-
cine on the market that l heard about
and some gave me temporary relief
I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and the results I gave to the public
in the statement above referred to. At
this time, on the 18th day o. July,
1902. I make this further statement
that during the FIVE years which have
elapsed I have had no occasion to use
either Doan's Kidney Pills or any
other medicine for my kidneys. The
cure effected was q permanent one"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Tay-
Tor, viii be mailed on application, to
any part Of the United States. Ad.
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. For sale by all druggists. Price
50 cents per box.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24
AustraIlan puok Farm.

Australia has the largest duck farm
and the largest incubator in the world.
The incubator has a capacity OF 11,440
ducks eggs. or 1900 hens eggs.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

A Jerseyman a just died from a rare
skin disease known as pemphigus vul-
garig. This Is one kin game that has not
reached the West. where susceptible PEG
pie are principally amected by chuckug
luckua. threo-cardua monteus and crapi-
bus.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Don'tlet the little onos suffer from eczema
o. other ~torturing skin diseases No need
for it. Doan'u Ointment cures. Can't harm
the most delicate skin. AZ any drug store,
30 cents.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

You never hear any one complain
about Defiance Starch There is
none to equal It IN quality and guam
tity. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try Y now
and save your money.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

to attend to the latter
cropl That is just
what It is intended
for. 1t drives out the
aches and heals the
wounded flesh most
thoroughly. It's the
Best liniment for the
flesh Of man or beast.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24
WHEN YOUR GROCrR sAvg

ne does not lave Defiance Starch. Won
may be sure he Is afraid to keep n until
me- stock ef y OF. packages are sold. De
nance starch is not only better thar any
o.. 70 the package and fells for same
money a. ~ OF. brands.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

The chap who is a gifted liar
May oft amuse, yet rouse our ire;
But he who always tells the truth
Affects US ike a serpent's tooth.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

For forty years Or. Fcwlor'a Extract Of
Wild Strawberry has been curing summer
complaint. dysontery, diarrhon, 0lo0dy lux.
pain in the stomach. aud 90 has never set
failed 20 do everything claimed Tor il
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Mrs. Stubbs-They have captured the
cleyerest hotel robber In the country,
John. Mr.. Stubbs-Indeedl Which no
tel did b. runs
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Fito'a Cure for Consumption is an iniaiiibio
medicine for coughs ana coldA-N w. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, N. j.. Feb. ~. 1904
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

A newspaper at Crooksvnie. ohio. Is
called "A-Rays.' An A-raiae is good.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

You can tell an engaged girl by the
clothes she ia always making
and a married one by those that are not
grown y
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

A passer-by read the sign, Smith
Manufacturing Company" on an Inn
mensely large building. Now" said
he, Il know where all the Smiths come
from"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Bullhead scent cigar. II you have
smoked one you know how good they
are. If you have not, try one.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

81 because made by an entirely different
procea1. Dcnnnce etarch ~ unlike any
htler, be,tcr and one tnil- NOSE lor ~
centa
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

You can manufacture blonde hair
but red heads just come natural.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

There isn't much that you can teach the
man who knows enough to know that ne
doesn't know much.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Mrs. Windows Soothing syrup
For children teethlng, G0fiens tho guu,6, reduces IN
naaomauonia laya pain, cures wind collie. &cab0tlo
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Impossible to forosoo an accident. Not
impOaaible to be prepared for IL. Dr..
Thomas Eolectrio OIL. Monarch over pain.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

For every self-made man In the world
there are ten who are self-unmade.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

MIDI" Well. i should say o-Bax-
ter's Bullhoad &c cigar. Smoke as many
as you like; they won't hurt you.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Either the Lord doesn't know his busi-
ness or else the man who docks a horses
tail % q fool
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Ehsa Answering Advertisements Eiadly
Nenii0n Ihia farsG
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

A correspondent asks II the quotation,
Companions are ~odorous," II correct.
II the comparison Is between limburGer
and sauer-kraut, yes.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24
the far
w mer is gather
ing bis Crops

his body is gathering
a crop Of aches and.
pains, cuts, bruises,
b~ackache, sore mus
cles and stifened
joints. Why not allow
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Haurs Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Huop. Nuo OouHu auu
Works on the Cold
Laxative Brom0 Quinine Tablets. Price25c.
The name Of the President has been
pronounced in fourteen different ways
an Of them wrong. The correct pronun-
citation " H~ltozYNclt.'
III smoking interferea with your work.
I'Qult working land smoke Bakers
Nunhcao-o-cent cigar.
"D0 you know that w0manT' IL have
q listening acquaintance with her.
"Whai DO you mean boy thatf "tho %
any WIFE
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

Al man may be as broad as ne IS long,
a. square as a die and still be a good all
around man.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

AS the chorus girl out Of whose slipper
the Grand Duke Boris b. said TO have
ouaned champagne ia al native OF Chica-
30. 10 % Co be- hoped that he did not
drnk a slipper fun. Had she come from
the Rocky Mountain region he might
safely ave filled 40 several times.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24

EITe FormanentlyCurcd Nonts tr nervousness aftcl
0rat daya use Of d.. kline'n Great Nerve Noltoror.
send Tor FREE o2.OO trial bottle and treatise.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24
and $4,000 deaths daily.

! twenty-five years in a cage.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
NEW SHORT STORIES


In speech II Norwich. Conn. the
home OF his grandfather. delivered dur
ing receus visit. * President Cleve-
land told the following anecdote.
when l lived in Isusgalo. good many
years a-e. = man ass 9lFei 1Gere whose
occupation was lstHesi slle collection
of bad s4abts. LIE xas - persistent
and followed a deLstor in manner -
destructive of peace SEssi comfort t.sar
BE- WAS quite eonlae1Iy kns Evn as
'festience. lie originated ia NJ wieh.
aud | determined that if / ever Lad ah
opportunity | would test his Norw.cl
pride Of nativity. one day ne called
CT me AMI since he was not on "a col
lecting errand we began a pleasant
claJ. lie soon remarked that he had
often wondered if | was in any way
related To Deacon Cleveland. who used
TO live in Norwich. With the opportg
nifty had awaited - fairly presented
me and anxious to make the test
as thorough as possible | replied that
| was somewhat related to the deacon
as grandson and casually indicated
my doubts as TO his fair dealing in his
business as a matchmaker and repair
er. The test was most effective, but
the explosion was terrific. For an i'll
slant | feared physical harm. and be
fore the door was slammed behind
raging figure | was told with vigorous
emphasis that | wis a disgrace to my
name and that if | ever became a man
one-half as honest and respectable as
my grandfather who lived in Norwich
| would be more lucky than | deserved
to be and more of the same sort. Now.
of course | knew it was wrong rs an
ordinary proposition to speak in the
way | did about my grandfather. hut
in aid of an important research and for
the purpose of testing most interest
ing theory | sacrificed my sense of pro-
priety. | have fully made up my mind
that under no stress of temptation will
| ever again even appear TO scandailze
or speak lightly of my own or any one
else's grandfather If he was born in
Norwich
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
SURPRISED BY BOLOMEN.
How Cnarmed American Soldiers
Defeated Numher Of EiliuinaS

How Cnarmed American Soldier
Defeated n Number of Fflipinos.
Interesting details are drifting in of
and massacred at Balangiga, writes
the Manila correspondent of the New
York Evening Post. Prodigies of valor
were performed by some of the men.
armed with table knives. stones. clubs
or other rude weapons. A hospital
corps man is credited with killing elev
en- natives with shovel. while anoth-
er man beat out the brains of four
bolomen with a baseball bat before he
went down. A sergeant of Company
c and six men fought their way to the
headquarters building to rescue the
officers if possible. The officers were
all dead. but the little squad held its
ground until it had hauled down and
saved the flag, when it fought its way
back to the beach and sailed away.
One explanation of how so many
men with bolos could be so near the
quarters of the troops is that between
100 and 200 natives were employed
to clear the surrounding grounds,
These men were furnished by the pres
idente of the village. and they We're
permitted to carry their bolos, as part
of their work was the cutting of I'M
derbrush. These were the men who.
on a preconcerted signal. threw them
selves on the unarmed soldiers.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
Ibsen md Hi. work

A Norwegian recently arrived IN
New York tells this. says the New
York Times:
Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian dram
atist. was one day at dinner asked
by a gushing maid how many words
be wrote per day Replied he:
My dear miss. l haven't written a
single word in ten years.
OF course his questioner and those
who happened to overhear the CONVEX
sation were fairly startled. One of
the party was bold enough to say il
was incredible. drawing especial at
tention 70 the fact that the poet .
work. When We Dead Awake" had
just run of the press. adding trium-
phantly:
Now. master you don't mean TO say
you didn't write thatT'
And then the Morse skeptic unbent
and explained:
Il did not write that play. I merely
thought ii out Ny secretary wrote
IT"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
Pretty Sure Indications.

A story is told of a conscientious
ministerial golfer who had been offer
ed another pastorate, much better than
the one he held and with an ideal golf
course attached. The family Were all
enthusiastic players. Happening to call
one day at the minister's dwelling a
friend of the family and a golfer him
self met the daughter in the hall and
asked her, rs your father going to &C.
cept the Offer Well" the girl re-
piled demurely, papa is praying for
guidance in the library, and mamma is
up stairs packing"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
WILL BE RESUMED.
Through Service to Florida
Resorts via Pennsylva-
mia Lines

Through car service to Florida and
winter resorts in the south via Gin
cinnati, Atlanta and Macon, success
fully inaugurated on the Pennsylva-
MIA lines last winter will be resumed
about January 9th, 1902. Sleeping
cars will run from Pittsbnrg and
from Chicago via Cincinnati, Allan
ia and Macon to Jacksonville and St.
Augustine. The service the coming
season will be daily except Sunday.
and the schedule will be about as
follows:
Leave Chicago IL 90 noon Logans-
port. $40 D. IN kokomo, 3.43 p. N
Elwocd. 4:1S p. No.; Anderson, 4:43
D. m. Richmond, 800 D. M. Eaton,
Ohio, 6:25 p m. Hamilton, Z :05 2. IN.
arriving Cincinnati 500 p. m TAX
ing passengers through that city
without change or transfer, and
leaving Cincinnati $50 p. N. via
Queen & Crescent route, arriving
Cittico Chattanooga, $50 a. m.
w.; Jacksonville, $40 p. m; ST.
Augustine, $50 p. m. next day.
Returning the through sleeping
cars for Chicago, Pittsburg and in
termediate points via Cincinnati and
the Pennsylvania Lines will leave
ST. Augustine, Sis a. M; Jackson
vile, 9:l5 a. M daily, except Sun
day.
For particulars about the through
service communicate with local ticket
agent of the Pennsylvania Lines or
address W. ". Richardson, District
PASSENGER 8 gent Irtdianauolis Ind
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
HUGE RAIL way COMBINE
Details Of Plan Advanced By
Paul Morton.
NATIONAL OWNERSHIP SUGGESTED

Vice President of the Santa lie $50
tenn. In Lecture "a Chicago -
versFtx Favored the CoIsoIidatIosi
of All Izne~ in the United states
Plea Tor Pooling.
Consolidation OF all the railway lines
of the country under the control oi 3
single CORPORATE ton either private OF
pubic WAS advanced by Vice ,i'resl-
dent Paul Merton of the Santa Re
system the other evening as the uiti-
mate solution of the weighty trans
portatiou problems that are at present
vexing the business world
This. Mr.. Morton declared is the re
suit toward which the large railway
systems. driven by the legal resfric-
tions on pooling. which work against
their business interests. are now rap
idly tending
He impaired these views on the sub
ject in lecture on Some Railway
Problems" delivered before the stu
dents and faculty OF the University of
Chicago in Cobb hall. Chicago. says
the New York Journal
Whether the ownership of the con
solidated lines would remain in the
hands of private individuals or be TAX
en- over by the national government
sir. Morton expressed himself as IN
able to forerelI, but that consolidation
itself was bound to come in the near
future he stated as certain from pres
ent conditions in the railway world
and the underlying tendencies of mod
ern Industrial progress.
1.-The best minds of the business
world are ngaged today" said Mr..
Morton. lin working out plans for the
further consolidation of industrial OPP
craticns under great corporations. The
same tendency is at work in the rail
way world.
Under the present laws there Is a
great deal of unlawful pooling done ID
secret. and il is remarkable that there
is not more.
- see only three solutions TO the
problems which are at present vexins
the railroad world These are:
First. Legalizing of legitimate pool
ing
Second. -Unification of ownership If
all the railway systems.
Third. Government ownership and
mana cement.
Il have always been in favor of le-
Ultimate pooling. Its absence. as | say.
is at present Fastening the consolida
ton of interests between the different
railroads. Personally | view the solu
ton of unity of ownership as much bet
ter than legalized pooling, and do not
see any harm that would ensue from
consolidation of all the railway in
terests of the country under single
private management.
"A vast amount of money could be
saved under such a system of control.
and the railroad mana cement would
certainly give part of this gain to the
public in the shape of lower rates and
better service"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09

Every year large number of poor
sufferers whose lungs are sore and
rack d with coughs are urged to go
to another climate But this is cost
iy and not always sure. Don t be an
exile when DIR King New Discovery
for Consumption will cure you at
home. 1t S the most infallible meGi-
cine for coughs, colds. and all throat
and lung disc asses Oh earth The first
dose brings relief. Ascending cures
result from persistent use. Trial
bottles free at A. @. Luken & Co s.
Price SOC and 81 EveIy bottle
guaranteed.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
All Who Use AtO,nfzers

in treating nasal catarrh will get the
best result from Ely Liquid Cream
Balm. Price. including spraying
tube, 75cts. Sold by druggists or
mailed by Ely Bros, So Warren ST.,
n. Y.
New Orleans, Sept. l, 1900.
Messrs. Ely Bros. Il sold two bot
ties of your Liquid Cream Balm to a
customer, VIM. Lamberton, 1415
Delachaise street, New Orleans; he
has used the two bottles, giving him
wonderful and most satisfactory re-
suits. GEO. W. McDUFF,
Pharmacist.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09

~ the conversation, owing to the near
approach of our wedding day, took a
turn that was interesting TO two of us,
but not to the third
Finally l turned to the young lady
who is soon to be my bride and said,
with a smile:
- suppose all this talk is over the
little ones headT
Before she could reply the nose Of
the little one went up several degrees.
and she answered Jelly. her words fall
ing like so many hailstones on a tin
roof:
oh. don't mind me. l know what
il is, I've been in love myself"
1T was several minutes before l
succeeded in catching my breath. De
troit Free Press.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
HEADACHE CHARMED.
1t is the Experience OF Rich
mond People That Prove
the Magical Effect of
Or. a.M. ChaSe'S Nerve
Pills With Sick and
Nervous Head
ache.

Il has never come to any other
medicine never 10 ail neeiicioes-
the abundance of Richmond festi
inonv stow ing 'he ureoUaIrd merii
established ov Or. A. " Oh Sc :
y rvs. Ptns There is probably "a
ease OF nervous sick headache they
sill not cure.
Mrs @ A. Peters of No. SO South
Fifth street, Richmond, nd SAYS:
For long time / bave been bother
ed with nervousness in the form of
uervfus heanaches whi~h have dis
fresss me greatly and affected my
health. | got box Of Dr. a, W.
Chase's Nerve Pills at A. q. Luken
L Co. : drug store and low | am
pleased to say | am relieved of those
headaches and my health generally
is better. / can speak very highly of
hese pills as splendid nerve medi-
cine.
DIR A w Chase's Nerve Pills are
sold at soc box at dealers or DR.
A W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo,
n Y. See that porrait and sigma
ture of A w. Chase NJ. ID. are on
every package. Richmond, Ind.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
Only One and Little of II.

Colonel Dutassey, an officer of volun-
teers during the civil war. was sent to
Sing Sing by sentence of court martial
for too free indulgence in a variety Of
peccadillos. Il am Count Dutassey,"
he said to the keeper of the prison by
way of Introduction 4 speak five
languages''- He got no further. for
the keeper broke in upon him with the
explanation. We speak but one Ian
guage here, and we want mighty little
of that"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
Rl0 WntO Ate ms.

l be old idea that the body some
times needs a powerful, drastic, pur-
sative pin has neen exploded; for Dr.
King New Life Pills, which are
perfectly harmless, gently stimulate
liver and bowels 10 expel poisonous
matter, cleanse the system and abso
iutely cure constipation and sick
headache. Only 25c at A. G. Lux n
& Co. S drug store
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09

Seems TO me that the rising genera
ton is rising very fast" said the bach
elor who expects soon 10 become a ben
edict after his friends had given him
up as hopeless. Il was out walking
with my intended the other day, and
her small niece. Il girl not over seven
years Of age accompanied us. Natural
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
CHARLESTON EXPOSITION
Excursion Tickets.Now on Sale via
Pennsylvania Lines.

Low fares to Charleston, South
Carolina, for the Interstate and West
Indian Exposition are offered via
PENNSYLVANIA Lines. Two forms Of
excursion tickets, season and fifteen
day. may be obtained a. special rates
For information abs ut fares and
trains consult c. ". ELMER,
Ticket Agent,
Richmond. Ind.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09

One of the last letters written by W.
s. Gilbert, the comic opera librettist,
before his recent sickness was address
ed to Clement Scott on the occasion
OF Mr.. Scott's sixtieth birthday. Mr..
Gilbert's note was enigmatic. Nor do
/ think he wrote, that the fact that
you viii have achieved sixty years on
Oct is a reason for general jubila-
ton 1 am sixty-dve. and nobody seems
"a CARA
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
Says He was Tortured.

Il suffered such pain from corns )
could hardly walk, writes FL. Rob
inson, Hillsborough. d., but Buck
len Arnica Salve completely cured
them. Acts ike magic on sprains,
bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns,
boils, ulcers Perfect healer OF skin
diseases and piles Cure guaranteed
by A. g. Luken & Co., druggists.
Csc.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
A Novelty In Foods

One of the newest things in the way
of foods is fish powder. which. il is
claimed. is highly nutritious article,
easy of digestion. and therefore par
ticularly suitable for invalids. 1t is
intended for ordinary household use.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
Phone A.

Scratch, scratch, scratch; unable
to attend to business during the da,
or sleep during the night Itching
piles horrible plague. Doan 5 Oint-
ment cures. Never fails At any
drug store, soc.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
SUNDAY r atcs to all Points
On the c. u. & M

The C. r & VI. made Sunday
-ate to all points on their line-one
fare for tie round trip. Tickets good
returning same day only. Sunday
rates to Cincinnati $1.95 for the
round trip Trains leave here $3.50
a. N. returning leave Cincinnati 7:30
p. m arriving at Richmond 9:35 D
IN. c. A. BLAIR.
City Ticket Agent.
Phone A.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09
The West
Illustr. ted by Remington
Interesting Papers on
Social Life In New York
Personal Articles on
Presidents Mckinley
and Roosevelt

a great year of the greatest of Ameri-
can magazines began in November.
1901, first issue of the new volume. Any
reader of this advertisement will receive a
copy of a beautiful booklet printed in six
colors, giving full plans of THE CT INJURY
in 1902, by addressing at once
The Century Co.. Union Square. N. Y.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-09

When doctors fail try Burdock
Blood Bitters. Cures dyspepsia,
constipation: invigorafes the whole
system