The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-08

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distinguishing characteristic OF
I respect for women aud love for horses.p
Ana wc can readily understand this
1 when We remember that the South pro.
4duces the handsonlest women, ! as well aas
tile fastest horses / d the world. 5$ On the
day OF the Derby, ones attention Is,
divided between the event Of the coca.
sion and the visions OF 3n,ngnifcentlyi
gowned fenlininity that appear on every
hand. And right ihenrtilyTdo the ladies
enter into the sport, showing az much
enthusiasm, in their Efforts to 9 pick the!
winner 4 as do their male conlpanions,i
and they are fully as successful. EA3
large element iii the Nport Of racing, be!
4 Il Of horses, automobiles or BICYCLES
l:onsists IN theso opportunities sit offers
Nor speculation as 10 possible results.
3lWome Ell, as rule, are not good specu.g
lators, as they are 3 apt to be influenced
Nv sentiment, to- the detrinent of cold
Judgment and calculation which is so
;neccssary,tos skilful$ play. They are also
4 somewhat cautious, seld dom Srisking large
GUMS unless they have a 9 sure thing
1t is only reasonable TO affirm that if9a
woman is reluctant to take large risks in;
money matters, that she should be much
/ more reluctant to- expose her health-a
fold more valuable than money
to chance or unnecessary risk. The
day when the treatment OF disease was
lin the experimental stage Is happily
gipast, and every sick woman can find o
Is sure thing iii DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. This medicine, elaborated
forty years ago by a famous specialist IN
8women's diseases, has been used BY
thousands Of sufferers, with wonde
results. It is composed Of Natures,
choicest health giving plants, without a
particle Of alcohol. Alcohol Is a5svalu-3
able agent IN tie hands Of the skilled
physician when used for certain condi.
lions, and owing to its peculiar property
Hof3 extracting the active e clements from.
vegetable substances, has been used and
Us found to-day i 4 q large amount in
nearly every popular n remedy on the ne
mark t, syet 4 It has most unfortunate
effect in the bod u, drying up. the blood
and destroying the vitality Of the tissues;
Dr. Pierce, therefore in preparing his
medicine, carefully excluded thcrefromi
Y all alcohol aud narcotic substances.
5SI45f The Il satiny 1T coat, sleek skin and
rounded limbs OF the 6 Thoroughbred
horse are the best index Of & his scondi,
ton, and similarly, the plump face,
rosy cheek and springy step marx tn the
healthy woman. II is an axiom OF uni M:
fversal acceptance that q healthy woman
lis happy one, aud q well -k;nown 3 Tact
that a tasteful gown and q beautiful
comple xion will make any woman at.
stracttiye, and they are withiu the reach Of
\ nearly. every one. But if the complex.
ion Be muddy or spotted, o. the skin
kled and 2Aabby, the most Ella borate
costume will simply serve to emphasize
these defects. There is nothing that
Will produce wrinkles and g bad COM
4 plexion SO surely as disease and displa ace
inents Of the organs essentially: temlnlne !.
complex arrangement Of nerve and
energy, whose principal aim is devoted
Ito the! continuance Of the species. and to
this end all the bodily functions are re
subseryient, and when there is q dis dis