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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

is but little change In TAees. the market at best being nothing k than scalp Ing one. final result fat Ring longs not withstanding movement to market mak- ing making good promises for a large movement and spinners' takings to have been much smaller than calculated upon. During the week. 75,Ooo bales of Amer lean were added to the visible stocks of the world. making the excess over last years holdings at this time figure 6l3.ooO the worlds stocks of American standing today at S.1sSoOo, compared with 255O,oOo one year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Ecllds.
Money on Call.

New York, March 4-Money on call nominal; no loans; time loans firm; 60 days, per cent 90 days, oA@31z; six months, 3A@3%4.
 Prime mercantile paper, 3s4@4is per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at 4S675@4S6.S5 for demand, and 4S4.75 for sixty day bills; posted rates. 4S51ka4S71z; commercial bills. 4SAd4s4lh; bar silver. 59; Mexican dollars, 46; government bonds and railroad bonds steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Coffee Market

New York, March 4.-Spot Rio coffee quiet; No invoice "A; mild quiet; Cor dova, 1O413
 The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices and ruled quiet with fluctuations irregular but very narrow. The worlds visible supply turned out about as expected. and other news was without feature The market closed steady at a decline of points to an ad- vance of points. Sales, 32,5O0 bags. i'm cluding March at 6O5; April, 6.15: May, 625; July, $50; September, 67O6D6. .75; Oc- tober, 6.s5; December, 6.9OGe 95; Febru- ary, 715.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Live Sto-< Market.

Chicago, March 4-Cattle receipts, sOo; market steady; good to prime steers, $5.5oa6.3o; poor to medium. s4Q5; stock CTS and feeders, $24OQ44 45; COWS, g. 5uu APO; heifers, $2. 40Q475; canners S1 .250 2.75; bulls, s2 .25@4 calves, s3@7.
 Hog receipts, 11,OO0; Dc higher; mixed and butchers, $4.85Q5.10 good to choice heavy, s4.s5@5. .12lk; rough heavy, $4.sO@ 5.O5; light, $4.S0@5; bulk of sales s4 800 5.10
 Sheep receipts 2O0O; sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers $5 256i6: fair to choice mixed, $5. 5O0I5 .75; western sheep, s5.50@6; native lambs, s70p7. 80; western lambs, $7. 50Q7.S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Ware & LeIar:. Market Letter.

The low ebb of speculative feeling pervading our market Is equally appar- ent in Liverpool. There the market op- ened about one point down. later recov- cred the loss and closed unchanged from Friday. Spots advanced two points on sales of 5000 bales.
 Our market ruled steady and quiet through the day, with range of only few points for the first hour and halfs trading, later some short covering in absence of selling orders, slightly added n valtfea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady middling 7-16; net receipts 6S13; gross receipts 6S13; ship ments 7470; sales 750 stock 63,1S9
 Augusta-Quiet; middling 7es; net re- ceipts $50; gross receipts $50; shipments 40; sales 6S9; stock 66.170
 Memphis-Steady;> middling ' 7-16; net receipts 12ss; gross receipts 1870; ship ments 2322; stock S91l2.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling 712; gross receipts 2199; shipments 2303; stock 42,- 425.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts 697; gross re- ceipts 697; shipments 293 sales 200; stock 5e99
 Louisyille-Firm; middling 7%
 Total today-Net receipts 9649; gross receipts 12,229; shipments 12,S2S; sales 1899; stock 266,S95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
M.faI Market

New York, March 1.-The metal mar kets were generally quiet. Copper was re- ported quiet with lake obtainable in some little quantities around 15.37h, and the general range 15.371ka15 50; electro lytic at 15. 25d15. S7A; casting at 14.S71k6D 15. .25.
 Tin was quiet at 2S.5 .5O@2s. 75. Lead quiet. 4. 45q460 Spelter quiet at 6 .10Q6 25. Iron was firm in tone with some furnaces said to be holding for an advance of 25d50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Dry Goods.

New York, March 4.-In the dry goods market buying has not been as large at the end of the week and yet in certain quarters an increased firmness is noted which manlfests itself in a refusal to ac- cept many offers formerly considered by buyers The market at second hands Is not very brisk, but reports from the country are encouraging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Chicago Change.

Chicago, March 4-Higher prices for cash wheat in northwestern markets tended to give a firm tone today to op- tion trading here. At the close wheat for May delivery was up A@2sc. July is up 1sc May corn is also 1sc higher. Oats show gain of ssc and provisions 5d15 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Naval Stores.

Wilmington, N. C., March 4.-Spirits tur- pentine, nothing doing; receipts. 45 Rosin firm; s2.50 bid; receipts. S7. Tar firm at $l-6O; receipts. 102. Crude turpentine firm at $230@$37O; receipts, 31.
 Savannah Ga, March 4.-Turpentine firm at 51 cents; receipts, 56; sales 174; shipments, 4s2. Rosin firm; receipts, 09; sales, 506; shipments, 695. Quote: A. B, c, s2.So; D. s2.s5; E., s2.9O; F, s2.95 c, s3Oo H, sS.30; I, s3.50; K, $4.05; M, $4.5O; N, $4. 75; window glass, $500; water white, s5.15.
 New Orleans, March 4.-Turpentine firm at 51 cents. Pitch. s2.25; pine tar, $475. Coal tar, sS.50 Rosln, per bbl. of 2sO pounds: A, B, c, $2.771s; D, s2.oo; E, S2.871z F, s2s2lsQs2.95; G, s2.971sq$3. %; H, s3.25: I, $S5O; K, s405; M, A5O; N, S4.,S window glass, $500; water white, S5.15. Receipts turpentine. 60 barrels
 Charleston, S. C., March 4.-Turpentine and rosin, nothing doing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Local stan,, Groceries

q orrected daily Q. S. s. Htu.h C.ocery
 CCmpany.D Sugar -Granulasc.. 6h: Y. C., 5K. Flour-Fancy patent. ,6.75; half patent. s5.T
 Coffee Green. l0d13c; ArbuckleA Porto Rico. $13.S0. Meat-Dry salted ribs, 77sc: dry salted rib bellies. 8; hams fancy 12%c; me- dium, 11i4e; extra clears. Sssc: bacon bel- lies, 11Hc.
 Lard--Leaf S5s. Compound Lard-Snowdrift. 5hc Molasses-Centrifugal, lbds5c. srga- house. 40c; Georgia cane. S5c. Beans-Navy. s2. 40 per bushel: Lima. % pound.
 Pearl Grits-s2 pounJ-. Fl So.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
cIearlnas an. Exchange.

Memphis, Tenn, March 4.-Clearings, $SS6, ,561; balances, s110, 404
 New Orleans. March 4.--Clearings, $3, 2tC,O00 New York exchange, s1 per 5000 premium commercial, 25 cents per sl,O0O discount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Foster & Co.'s Market Letter.

Cotton opened dull in Liverpool and a fraction of in New York. Receipts were large, H.000 bales. In spite of these re- ceipts the market closed higher.
 Stocks-There was but very little &C., iton today. Tendency lower on the open ing, but closed firm and a fraction high CT. Poor bank statement, as expected. We look for a higher opening Monday
 Grains were stronger, especially oats The May option touched 32 before Il a. m. Looks like a higher market Mon- day morning and then look out for a dip. Sell on every bulge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Loyeman 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

by IT, W B. BeeT
 Contrary to expectations, the market improved today. but the advance Is not well founded. The weekly figures, week insight and variations in worlds visible supply, warranted lower range or values instead of the improvement estap- lished. the result of manipulation at New York and scarcely of offerings here. com pared with one week ago. however there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Feed Stuff.

Corrected daily by the Birmingham Gram
 Company Corns No. mixer. or bushel sacks. 63c.
 Oats, No. 2 mixed. 42c; No white. 43c; Wheat bran, so or 100, S22. Cotton seed feed meal. sH: prime y22. .50 Purina food. S26 Corn chops. s1.05. Corn hearts. s23.000. Shorts. 100 pounds. s23 5oQ24 Hulls. bales. BOG Hulls. sacks. 33 1-3c. Hay. best timothy. s16; good timothy. s15 Johnson grass. sl1 30; clover. si6.50. Rock salt Zc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
Cotton Seed OIL

New York, March 4.- Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude, nominal: prime crude yellow, 26Ad26A. Petroleum quiet: re- fined New York, SIPS; Philadelphia and Baltimore. S.2o; do, In bulk, $40 Resin steady strained, common to good. g. BOG $.9o. Turpentine firm at 54454k cents.
 New Orleans, La., March 4.-Cotton seed oil quiet; prime refined, in bbls., 26; off re- fined, in bbls., 25; prime crude, loose 29
 Memphis. March 4-Cottop seed oil, prime crude, 20; off do., nominal; prime summer yellow. 23; off do., nominal; choice cooking less than carload lots 32; seed by river nominal; do rail, nominal; prime meal, $21 .50 off meal nominal: :: prime cake. s21.5 lntersfi per pound 3AQ4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Easy winter patents s5 100 20; straights, $4,9Oa5; spring patents, $E. E.10@5.60; straights s5 540d5; bakers $2 50 @3. S0
 Wheat-No. 2 spring. $1 .1oa1 15: No. g.. $1 .07di1 .15; No. 2 red, $1.151kd1. .17A. Corn-No. 2 461s; No. yellow, 46%. oats-No. 2 S1%dS3; No. white, s1ss@ 32s4 No. 8 white 7S
 Rye-No. 2 3SdS9
 Barley-Good feeding 43G147.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 sl.261z; No north western $1.3S.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel s12. .55d12. 50. Lard-Per 100 pounds. SC. .S21S96.90. Short Rihs-Sides, loose s6 7006 S21k Short Clear Sides-Boxed $6 .75G16. .S71s. Whisky-Basis of high wines S1.23. Clover-Contract grade $12. 50. On the produce exchange today the butter market was weak; creamery 23@ 30 dairy 2262S.
 Cheese-Firm 12013A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station, Birmingham:
 Ghec'ive January 8. $500 D. m.)
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

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 A FEW OF MANY FNDN1sE.
 MEhTs FROM THE PRESS:
 The Rirmiagham T.edger: Drs. Do-
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 The Birmingham News: Both Drs.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

The Gawk Engraving Co makes the best cuts. Phone FeopIes 27e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05
New orIe ans cotton Market

New Orleans, March 4.-Spot cotton quiet. Sales $500 bales including 1250 to arrive. Quotations unchanged Futures opened steady with prices unchanged from last evenings finals. The market was quiet throughout the half day ses- sion. March opened at 7.19, declined to 716; finally advanced to 7.23. The market closed firm with net gains of four to seven Toints.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

New Orleans. March 4.-Cotton firm sales BOO Ordinary 1 11-16; good ordi- nary 5A; low middling 6ss; middling 3-16; good middling 9-16; middling fair &c., Receipts 4467. Stock 273, ,425.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

New Orleans, March 4.-Cotton futures quiet and steady. March 7.2307 .24: April "A; May 7.2667.27 June 7.27@7. .29; July 7.2997.S0; August 732@34 September 35 c7.S6; October 7.SSd7 30; November 7.4O0 7.42; December 7.436I7. .i5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

Phone zs Peoples if you want the Gawk Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

for th sz4zoo shares.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
Lighting London In ITIh.

The question of the lighting of Lon.
don was settled in simple fashion In
lilo. The common council repealed
annulled and made void all the former
acts concerning the lighting of Lon
don as preliminary measure and
then proceeded To enact that "all house
Keepers whose house, door or gateway
fronts or lies next to any street. lame
OF pubic passage or place of the said
city shall i'll every dark night that Is.
every night between the second night
after each full moon and the seventh
night after each full moon set or hang
out one or more lights with sufficient
cotton wicks that shall continue 20 burn
from u o'clock ut night till II o'clock
of the same night on penalty of a
shilling"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
A NEGRO shot TO
DEATH
In NORTHERN NEW
YORK FOR BRUTAL
MURDER,

Rev. Bernard Schultz and his wife,
of Ballston, n. Y, were attacked and
in all likelihood fatally injured, at
Mechanicsville, several nights ago, by
negro named Curtis, who, while re-
! D.t; ,,u a arroet--vS 1T anS-'-.s'N 81 in
Mr. Schultz was acting as pastor OF
the Episcopal church in Mechanics
vile during the absence, in Europe,
Oh the regular rector. Curtis knocked
at the door of the rectory and asked
Tor drink. Mr. Schultz turned around
presumably TO get the man a drink of
water, when Curtis struck him n fear
iul Dlow on the head with a piece of
iead pipe and continued until the
clergyman was beaten into uncor-
seriousness. Mrs. Schultz, hearing the
noise, hurried down stairs and w,s
met at the bottom of the stenc nv fl, q
negro, who struck her down before
she could scream. Mrs. Scln.ltc is So
riously injured.
MI and Mrs. Schultz were discoy-
cred, both yet alive, but uncoscious
and hunt Immediately began for tho
hegf" who had been seen to leave the
house
iollceman James Sullivan found
GURUS IN the negro quarters of Sara
toga, and put him under arrest; tho
negro broke away and ran. The ufG-
Ger lfed the first shot in the air, but
as Curtis did not stop, he fired again.
Kllllng the negro instantly.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18

Iausing uncertainty before n desk In
the big insurance Office the Hibcrnian
visitor said to the clerk, "Oi want to
tex out a pawlicy."
Life, fire or mariner" drawlcd the
dapper clerk, with infinite sarcasm.
All three, Oim thinkin'," retortcd
the applicant. "Oi'm goin' fer a stoker
in tn nayy."-Puck.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
THE E. V. CULLUM COMPANY ARE
In THEIR NEW STORE

The E. V. Cullum Company, which
has been occupying the old EarpIc
building, moved on Tuesday last ,nto
their handsome new brick store, be-
tween the Citizens Bank Building
and the residence Of Captain I. \.
Gunter.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
WONG KAl KAH AND THE BOY
COT.

Wong kai Kah, the Trade Commis
Sloner from China, arrived in san
francisco on Tuesday last with his
Secretary. Mr.. Kah is bound for
Washington and the object Of his
visit is thought to be, connected with
the Chinese boycott and the proposed
new exclusion treaty.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18

Mr.. tawton B. Eya4; Of :. au VISTA Rsta
superintendent 0tReduc4
mond county, will deliT = NJ
dresses in the Aiken Inst h,
to the teachers and publ lie
Three negroes named, G II I'd
er, Julian Rinehart and }
were put in Jail last he
They were committed on a 'ci
burning the house of Dd + 1us
also colored. A child OF / ah
ellis was burned to death c lIe
Rinehart turned states G., us'
testified, that he saw Gee 1t
and John Charles bu rn he
but that he had nothing t. =, " I'm
Hunter and Charles said ,,;o iin
were in their beds asleep 'he
of the fire and that they M pte
to do with burning the no FlC
hart afterwards stated til INC
and Charles had nothing nc
burning the house and that y" hCe
ers and Henry Tyler, two NO
groes. told him to swear til uile
and Henry burned the hous piGken
The many friends of Mis- Ah'h'
Bell and Ethel Coleman, pfuhIy
will be glad to learn of theGy es
the scholarships from Aiken mt tn,
for Winthrop College this vel + ,burg
Mr., Thomas Fox returnedH ms o
city Sunday, after visiting n
Glenn Springs and the mouk as in
North Carolina. cred to
A very interesting, as we ktfii"el
structive, address was del4y heV
the teachers Of the Aiken-Ni'oiili
summer school last evening iIpecC oi
b. r Turnipseed, pastor of s ialE,
Methodist church. The 81 Pieseii
his addres was education. I
and appreciative audience WI E CHI.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18

Friend!

Have you stopped to conside
3hat q gem you have fnt 1he dsai 4Asfi'
Policy Of the Pacific, when can
you find such Policy?
Who has it for sale?
What company can compete it
for one moment?
Did you ever think that one
might need insurance Money more
in life than death?
How many thousands lose their
insurance through inability pay
premium caused by accident or
sickness?
How can you buy medicine and
food and pay doctor bills and in
surance premiums? While sick or
laid up by accident.
How can you provide for your
family or your self when you be-
come disabled by accident or i'll
ness?
The Ideal Policy answers all
these questions, solves all these
problems.
1t pays the face value to the ia
mily, in case of death. 1t furnish
es money to pay the premiums on
his policy while he is hurt or sick
and this insures his policy to be
paid to his family. should he die
of accident or illness.
1t pays him his whole insurance
in ten equal installmcnt, should
he from accident or sicknes be to-
tally disabled or lose his hands or
his feet or his e3 3esight.
And remember there is no extra
charge for the disability contract
the Pacific has the same legal re-
serve that all other old line COM
panies have $40, 100000. Special
fund to made good every clause in
their Poiices, few good men can
make good money, selling these
grand contracts for me i'm my dis
trict, and every body should have
one of our-Ideal Policies-drop
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
MISS ALICE WILL GO TO
NESE RULER.

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-A
ceived yesterday by the line1
liza, and corroborated by thu
Mail Steamship company, SD'
Miss Alice Roosevelt will no.
here with Secretary of War +
panty, scheduled to return on
rea about October /. Miss RI
it is said, has been invited to-
family of Minister w. w. Rod
Pekin. and will leave the Ia
upon her return to Japan frof
Augusta Chronicle. 2
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
THE SANTA
FL TRIAL.
AN OLD-TIMER SAYS HE SAW 100.
600 BUfFALOES ALONG 1T
IN 1863.

James ChilcS Irwin, who formerly
IlNed in independence but who NOV,
makes his home in Fort Smith, Ark
says M letter TO the Star that if tbr
route OF the Sonta Ec trail after i,
, tI';.,>, ,N",iH'S 'ty IS 10 be marked he
tnn''1 +r.'''", i'e "OuId be able to help re.
sanl ,,oo .3 s,IG o'u highway. Mr.. Irwin
,,'' t,,'i'. Ia ne Travelled the old trail
ava ~, o''SG g, III 1875 ana again in 1862,
"''','. ~ '''S lccoiection OF landmarks
o5 ~ 'nc ~ route Is excellent.
..,.an ,,,li "iS' tI,P' says Err. Irwin
-, " '.i' my laIiler' who had
Co,.a,.,,',,. = l"i iulii'SilihE supplies TO
. Unn l'.T, ,''',0i' nm 'I'aLy posts We took
,b., ,ni. - ~, ~ / % Union, N. NJ E.
and rIan 81 ~ men from Jackson
Lordor'. uI"'i''eS went with us as
t,cI.s h,''t, ~ P'olecU Us from at
..Wo tra',,I =" ','''H'
tho Lan.a, S,. ny ''ie olu IfaiI' crossing
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
2 THE
DS
MORE FLOOR SPACE 70.
WHITTEN'S DRY GOt
COMPANY I

The Whitten Dry Goods c one
whose success has been such. y U
ditional floor space has bel uo
them a necessity, are about ,
an addition to their largdc
store. ha
After the addition shall ha ( pee
completed, this enterprisingy '
burg firm will have a floor S 'u''
$500 feet, which for a Town
many more people than this, V
very large.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18

To live iii The presence of great
truths and eternal laws, to he led by
permanent ideals that is what keeps
man patient when the worlG ignores
him ana calm ana unspoilcd when the
world praises him. Balzac.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18

Senator Tillman says he docsn +
want TO get any nearer to hell than he
was the other day when he visited a
dlSpensary in the lower part of the
State. .-Keowee Courier.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
A CHANCE FOR SETTLERS.

Lands In the Aintah Indian Reser-
vation in Utah have, to the extent OF
$4,000 acres, been opened for settle
ment.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18

Sweet Innocence Papa says that
you can't afford to marry. Guilcful
Youth oh, how absurd! why, IT only
costs few dollars, Sweet Innocence
Is that sof How foolish papa is. III
tell him.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18

Biggs To think that a man should
put an enemy in his mouth to steal
away his brains! Grggs-Ycs, and
think what a hunt Il must Ic for the
enemy sometimes!
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-18
AIKEN ADVICES.
SUMMER SCHOOL LECTURES, AR
RESTSFORA ARSON &C.
Fro n our regular CORES pondent.)

Gro n our regular CORES pondent)
Aiken, S. G. August 10. (speciaD-A
very interesting and instrl ctive ad-
dress was delivered to the teachers OF
the Aiken -Barnwell summer school
Friday evening, by Rev. p. j.. McClean
pastor of the Aiken Baptist church
A large and appreciative audience OF
teachers and citizens heard the lec-
ture.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22

patent medicine in San Francisco and
asked us to follow their example. Con-
siderable litigation ensued and the at
torney of this medicine company
called on us and showed us that We
could not order the sale stopped, that
all we could do was to make the medi-
Cines comply with state law, a copy
of which he showed me, that the form
ula must be on the bottle. He twitted
us with the fact that 1t had never
been enforced and our agitation is the
result of his calling our attention
to It.
The members of the board are of
the opinion that ignorance of the ma
ture of the mixtures is largely respon-
sible for the popularity of patent med
icines and ethat when patients are in
formed of their ingredients they will
hesitate long time before using
them.
There is scarcely a patent medicine
on the market that does not contain
some poison" said DR.. Garcelon, city
physician. "If we begin a general cru
sade of this nature even cough syrups
soothing syrups and similar medicines
that are used will come under the
head"
Some proprietary medicines are bene-
fetal for certain things and in certain
quantities, Is a statement on which the
board Is agreed, but these should be
used with the utmost caution and only
with the prescription of a practicing
physician.