St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-26

some little consideration might take
French leave" and cause a considerable
monetary,loss.
OF late the attitude of Christendom
towards woman has undergone great
change. Woman has taken her place as
the co-equal of man. Her new position
is due not only to her mental advance.
ment, but also to physical improvement.
Read the novels of a century and halt
ago and you find the heroine always
described as delicate, fragile creature,
who tainted and had her stays cut at
every possible opportunity and was al
ways having her hands slapped, water
sprinkled in her face and smelling salts
applied to her nostrils. A woman of
this description was hardly fitted for co.
equality with man. Where there is much
smoke there must be some fire, and I'M
doubtedly there must be some truth in
the novelists descriptions OF these
heroines of century and halt ago.
Woman is becoming stronger, healthier
and more self-reliant because she is learn
ing to know herself Most weakness.
iragility and llhealth in women is due
to weakness or disease of the distinctly
feminine organism. Not only women,
but their husbands also are beginning to
comprehend this fact. Nowadays when
a we'll informed man finds that his wife
is suffering from nervousness and head
aches, that she is irritable, iretful and
respondent, aud complains of backaches
and pains and dragging down sensations
he realizes that shei suffering from some
alment peculiar to her sex. If he loves
his wife be will not scold and grumbe
aud get in temper himself, but will see
that she promptly has the advice of
some specialist OF repute. The best and
most widely known specialist in cases of
this description is DR.. X. Y. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y. For thirty years he has
been chief consulting physician to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
at Buffalo, n Y, and with the aid of a
staff of nearly a score Of medical assist
ants, he has prescribed for many thou
sands of suffering women.
His wide experience in this class OF
troubles led to his discovery of a mar
Vicious medicine for women, known as
Dr.. Perce's Favorte Prescription. 1t
acts directly on the delicate and import
ant organs concerned in Withhold and
maternity. 1t makes them strong and
healthy. 1t soothes pain, allays inham-
nation, heals liberation and stops debit
itating drains. 1t fits for healthy vile
hood and almost painless maternity. 1t
completely and permanently cures the
special troubles that have aggravated
At1o vInl
with the result that the general health
is quickly recovered. 1t gives the tor
tured nerves a rest and permits them to
recover their tone and steadiness. 1t has
transformed thousands of weak, sickly,
incompetent invalids into strong, healthy,
happy wives and mothers. This great
medicine is for sale by all good medicine
dealers and the honest ones will not
urge you to take some inferior substitute
for the sake of little added profit.
81 commenced to take DR.. Pierce's Fav-
orite Prescription something over two
years ago, and am glad to testify that 1t
| is a God-send to womanknd," writes
| Mrs. H. M. HansrOte, OF Magnolia, Nor
gan Co., w. Va. II have been troubled
with indigestian for years, and am now
able to say your medicine has cured me
entirely. The three children who were
! born before | began to take your medl'
cine did not live long; they were very
| delicate, but those born since (three IN
ally are very hearty, and that convlnces
me that your medicine is just what 1t IS
said to be and a great deal more.
could tell enough to fill book abou tibet
way suffered and the way your medi-
cine acted. Indeed, every woman on the
globe ought to know about your medi'
cine"
81 have taken DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and cannot speak too well
of it," writes Mrs. Elizabeth Hull, OF 27
Merrick ST., Pawtucket, X. |. 81 had
had fifteen babies, and always had bad
time Sometimes l have had to have
two doctors. l began taking your Ma
vorite Prescription last July and in
September gave birth to two little girls
and | never had such an easy time.
had no doctor and did not suffer half as
long as before. My weight is about two
hundred pounds. My twins when born
weighed ten pounds each. They are fine
girls, now four months old"
"For fourteen years / had been a sui
ferer from ailments peculiar to women,
writes Mrs. M. G. Bearden, of Stogner
Carroll Co., Ca. Had been for years SC
i'll that was able to do but very little
part of the time 1 could do nothing.
had become so feeble was sick all The
time, and racked with pain. Could ca
but very little. only slept about tou
hours in the twenty-four. | began tax
ing DR.. Pierce's Favorite prescription