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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA
CNew York TIerald1


The Increased prevalence Of pneumonia.
especially al this season, is "A matter of
the deepest concern. With a mortality
that is frightful as compared with other
in the high figures In spite of the best
direct efforts Of scientific medicine
The alarm of the situation is conferred
IuteIy controlling the causatfve elements
of the disease The specific micrObe, the
climate, our habit of living. join hands
in the work of devastation. To counter
act the influence of all these appears
as an almost Impossible task
We are told that the Dneumococcus,
which IS the active source of infection.
is carried in the thrOats of most OF those
who are the subjects of ordinary Win
ter colds. II awaits its opportunity as
does the thief outside the cate. The
severe and changeablc climate OF our
winters lowers the vital tone OF resist
ancc often in spite of studied precau-
tons. and the waiting microbe takes due
! advantage of the occasion Even Il II
were possible to annihilate the Spec1f1c
germ we cannot hope 10 control the ele-
ments. We may guard against the trans
mission of the poison from one person
to another. but can neither Danish II from
the air nor tackle the lurking enemy III
the air passages of the prospective VIC
The only thing left us is to meet con-
ditions AZ we find them. and do the best
I we can to resist the disease general
I not be taken TO keep the body at thls
time in the highest point of health Even
I If nothing else if left to the individual
he can at least TO some extent control
/ the situation from the purely defensive
side No argument IS stronger for such
| a course than the fact that during an
4 epidemic of any kind the weak ones
are always the first who are attacked
/ II is further proved that in pneumonia
1 it is not the mere cloSging % the lungs
! that kills but the direct toXts effect Ol
] the oneumococcus in the blood. All Of
J which goes to show that the victim mus
/ by means of mis- low tone of vitality IRON
/ previous cold or otherwise. be specially
| susceptible to the poison
! In robust health there is always a Wig
! orous resisting power to all mOrbiflc IN
fluences. and toXines of every kind art
readily thwarjed by natures efforts C
| maintain a compenSatinS vital equi
I libriam Under s-:ch circumstances tn
| army of invasion is no match for the le
gions of protection. Man however. II
! Striving to adapt himself TO adverse mod
ern habits of living is not always SUI
I ficiently on his guard. and suffers il
consequence He is apt to be careless
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
Was Borne Through Space.
Psychic Experience by During Recovery From


parently carried through space i'm a chair.
taken about the fair grounds and returned
home.
The average man is decidedly skeptical
about all matters occult. but there are
those who earnestly insist that such
things do occur, and even attempt to
explain the experience of DR.. Culvet.
Rev Mr.. Culver relates his experience
follows:
4 had been Iaboring excessively for
several weeks and was finally stricken
down, being confined to my home. IL
was there I experienced this mystical
visit to the fair. 1t may have been a
dream. l don't attempt TO explain il.
L was started through space. from
my own house over the miles of coun-
try between Pasadena and st. Louis, and
buildings, saw the people and saw the
exhibits.
- had been planning to go to st.
Louis. but my illness had prevented 1t.
Il could go about see the exhibits
and was greatly Interested in many things
that 1 saw. man naturally shTinks
from telling story of this kind. but
TO me. Had IL Just been one night
would have thought nothing OF II. but
happening night after night. l am
forced to acknowledge there is something
abC-.t it | cannot explain.
Now, understand 1 was not placed
in a golden chariot surrounded by an
gels. 1t was nothing like that
You see on the porch There was nothinG
extraordinary visible. I appeared to be
my ordinary self. except that I certain
~ possessed mental powers aside from
whatever else there may have been. fan
beyond anything Of which 1 am capable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

in my everyday life For these visits
to the fair were by no means all OF my
experiences.
Seated in the chair. passed over
mountains, valleys and rivers. and in an
Incredibly short time was home again in
Pasadena On one occasion my attention
was attracted by some people and 1
stc1oed to talk with them.
Il do not offer any eXplanat ton at all
is. Of course. very much about the hu-
man being which we do not pretend 10
less telegraph and the X-ray we seem
to be upon the verge of great pcssibiii-
Il an not believer FIJI psychology,
the wonderful discoveries and remark
able progress made in the reals of the
hitherto unknown simply cannot eN-
w & II Noble president of the The
osophieal Society of Los Angeles. under
takes to explain the remarkable expert
ence OF the minister He saws:
There Is nothing remarkable in the
student OF theosophV Every one who
understands occuitism. oven in a smah y
degree. knows that human being IS
hold with the physical eyes. He has
also an astral body, which is visible 10
clairvoyant sight Many people, who
have been specially trained until they
are il conscious control OF this astral
vehicle can and do leave the physical
body precisely after the fashion Of Mr..
CuIver's experience The physical body
remains asleep, but not necessarily IN
q trance. The consciousness OF the Dody
leaves il entirely and performs func-
tions in the astral vehicle This IS the
BODY in which those who die exist inn
mediately after leaving our Vlsioie Woriu
and IA is when this Is sometimes seen by
people who arc slightly clairVOy&nt that
we get most of our so-called Shos'
stories
Il may add there arc members of our
society who are constantly DONG TINS
very thing Mr.. Culver appears TO have
done without intention. l account 1ol
this experience Detailing a man who dc
not desire it by the fact that he nae
been i'll. and this produced largely the
CONDITION necessary in the absence OF
| special training in occultism.
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n OES the human soul sometimes leave
the human body and consciously cx-
list apart from it. returning later
to its temple of flesh, bringing the mem
DRY of its experiences.
Rev +. j. Sulvcr, the we'll Known Con-
gregational minister, of Pasadena, has
had a remarkable psychic experience,
which has caused him to give hours to
this problem.
While his physical body lay asleep at
his Pasadena home, the minister flOated
through space to the Worlds fair at
St Louis. He viewed the wonderful
sights of this great exposition and float
ed back to his home, to awaken in the
morning and relate to his family his
experiences at the fair.
Night after night this happened, and
while Mr.. Culver tells of the remark
able happening he does not attempt to
explain IL. That he is puzzled he &C
knowledges. but, although he SAYS It
might have been dream. his whole man
ner shows he hardly accepts such So
lGtiOn.
Pasadena He is field secretary in the
congregational church, was a high Of
his recent illness was engaged in re
organizing the West Side COnSrega tional
church incidentally raising a fund of
$1,000 to pay off a debt.
This hard work occasioned break
down and the psychic experience fol-
lowed.
His illness confined him to his home.
go South Grand avenue. Pasadena For
some time he was in bed and then grad
ually began to improve. 1t was during
these convalescent days that he was APP
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
'ECk'S BAD BOY ABROAD
PLAYS ANARCHIST IN GENEVA
BY GEORGE w. PECK.

or something before morning. he would
quit the place. 1 made up my mind he
should fail into something, so l began
b. telling dad 1t seemed strange To me
tnat nobody put Eyetaiians could run
Il SOndOla. Dad said he could run
gonGola as we'll as any foreigner. and /
told him he couldn't run q gOndOla for
shucks. and he said he would show me,
SO he got out of he hen house where
We were seated, and went back or TO
the pointed end of the gondOla. and
grabbed the pole or paddle from the
gondolier and said: Now, Garibaldi,
you so inside the pup tent with Hen
merry, and let me punt tins ark around
awhile"
Garibaldi thought dad was crazy,
but he gave up the pole, and just then,
when they were both ON the extreme
point of the gondola, and she was
Wabbling some. / peeked out through
the curtains and thought thc fruit was
about ripe enough to pick, so l threw
myself over to one side o. the gondOla,
and by gosh, If dad and Garibaldi
didn't both go overheard with a splash,
and one yell in the English language,
and one in Eyetalian, and 1 rushed
out of the cabin and such sight you
never saw.
Dad retained the paddle. and had his
head out of water, but nothing showed
above the water where Garibaldi was
except red patch on his black pants
Dad was yelling for help, and finally
the gondolier got his head out of the
water, and said something that sound
ed like grinding a butcher knife on a
gIindstone and / yelled, too. and the
gcndOlas began to gather around us,
and the two men were rescued. The
gondoIier had been gOndoling all his
life and he had never been in the water
before, and they thought it would
strike in and kill him, so they
wrapped him up in blankets and put
him aboard his canoe, and he looked
at me as though / was to blame. They
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

got a boat hook fastened in dads pants
and landed him in the gondola, and ne
dripped all the way TO our hotel and
he smeIled like fish market
asked Garibaldi, on the way to the
hotel, If he was counting his beads
when he was down under the water
with nothing but his pants out of the
water, and he SAID; You're dam
right" but 1 don't think he knew The
meaning of the words, because re prob
ably wouldn't swear in the presence of
death Dad just sat and shivered all
the way to the hotel, but when we got
10 our room 1 asked him what his idea
was in jumping overheard right there
before folks, with his best clothes on,
and he said it was all Garibaldis fault
that just as dad was getting a good
grip on the paddle, the gondolier heaved
a long sigh, and the onions in his breath
paralyzed dad so he fell overheard
Then you don't blame your little
boy, do your says 1, and dad looked
at me as he was hanging his wet shirt
on chair. Course not; you were
asleep in the cabin. But say, if / ever
hear that you did tip that gOndoIa. it
viii go hard with YOU" but l just
looked innocent, and dad went on dry
ing his shirt by a charcoal brazier and
never suspected me. But / am getting
the worst of it, for dad and his clothes
smell so much like a clam bake that il
makes me sick
Well, old friend. you ought TO close
up your grocery and come over here and
go to Vesuvius and Pompeii with US.
where we can dry our clothes by the
volcano, and dig in the city that was
/ buried in hot ashes 2, 600 years ago. They
/ say you can dig up mummies there that
are dead ringers for you, old man.
o, come on, and have fun with us
/ Your friend. HENNERY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

air. 4 fun inspiration of oxygen is the
best of all pulmonary disinfcctantS- The
one who can face a cold blast and feel
the inVigOratiOn of its health-giVing in
fluences is always on the safer side. Ma
ture has. her own heating apparatus with
in our bodies, and the one who kec1S II
IN good trim BY outdoor exercise. good
food. plenty of sunshine. pure air III his
living rooms and the like can balk the
best directed efforts of the invading mi
crObe. even during the most inclement
seasons. May il not be possible. then.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

in his feeling of security. The initiative
cold the mild attack Of grip is not
sufficiently considered The stitch in
time is not taken and he rapidly goes
to- the bad. He OVcrhcats his house. and
thus directly hcightens the difference be
tween the atmosphere indoors and out
side. The hot dry air of his room, with
its deficiency of moisture, gives him his
first start
CoddlinE of any kind. while necessary
for the sick. is positively harmful for the
strong. No one dies OF too much pure
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

ALE and hearty old age means
n simply healthy organs and healthy
functions retained beyond the usual
time
As a rule, at the age of so or 20 years.
the functions begin to wane and the
various organs to lose their natural
powers
This need not occur At least not in
ali cases. Many man and woman have
retained their health and vigor much
later in life.
We have on flo several letters from
Octogenarians who have found Peruna of
priceless value 10 them as their declining
years advanced.
n protects them from climatic yicis-
situdes. 1t keeps the blood in healthy cir
culation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
Keens Pe-ru-na in the House.

Mrs. Caroline TrunS. 5705 jefferson
ave. Peoria, Ills. writes:
Il had very paipfal trouble FOR sax
years consisting OF rheumatism in the
back and in tho thigh. used a great
deal OF medicine but it did not help me
Then l used DIR. Hartman's Peruna.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
Cured By. One BottIe Of Pe-ru-na.

Mr. John NJ. Engstrom. 1901 St. Clair
ST. Escanaba.S Mich. writes
ALLOW me to thank YOU for your good
medicine, fcrGna. About one month
ago took .catirrh of tho head and
throat quite bad ] bought a bottle OF
Perriia and when I had finished taking
II was cured I shall tell others about
your wonderful medicine.
Address Dr. 5. r. Hartman, Eresident OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. ..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

to believe that VIC are more scared over
the micrObe than are OF ourselves
The funda mental and practical lesson *
TO give our common enemy the least
possible change Of attacking us. So mucn.
AT least is within the reach Of every one
who cares to be on his guard
Death enables US to dodge the tax as
SCISSOR
Dyeing his hair viii not Iengthen n
mans years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

MY daughter took Peruna. and it
cured her and nade such a splendid i'm
proVement in her general health that
tried it, Before the first bottle was used
/ felt ten years younger. my appetite in
creased and I found reStful sleep took
il for nearly two months and was like a
changed person
Il am now seventy-two years old. in
perfect health. fine spirits, and feel
Young and happy"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

catarrh and also for an attack of la
grippe.
i take il now according TO directions
as a tonic. / keep IL constantly in the
house and shall continue to do so, for
il is a whole medicine chest
Druggists have tried. as they Will. 20
have me take something else Just as
good but Peruna is good enough for
me 7 know that by experience and I
am getting too old to experiment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
Cured of Catarrh and La Grippe.

Mr. Langford f. Brown. 1851 Estella
ave. Los Angeles. Cal. once a prominent
business man of that city. but now re-
tired. writes;
~ believe that there is scarcefy 3any-i
Thing that Perupa il not good Tor 4
have used it successfully for the cure OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

1t invigorates all the functions of the
body and thus puts off old age and de-
lays the time when the weight of years
puts a stop to the enjoyment and useful
ness of life
There is no better remedy in the world
for old people than Peruna.
Being free from narcotics and all other
objectionable drugs. il is entirely harm
Iess. no matter how long its use may be
continued.
1t Is a favorite among the old people.
1t is tonic and an appetizer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

whose blood has once been polluted by this
awful virus may we'll pause and consider
is it safe to marry? Oftentimes all evi-
dences of blood poison disappear and mar
rage is contracted under the mistaken belief
that all danger of communicating others is
past, but your dream of happiness is rudely
disturbed when you behold the return of the
disease in its original fury.
Whoever relies on Mercury and Potash
as a cure for Contagious Blood Poison takes
desperate chances, for these drugs cover up
and mask the symptoms, but drive the poison
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
A Man of 81 Years Finds Pe-ru-ns
Valuable.

Mr. lNsneriah HendricSsoh, Se East Gay
st. Columbus, o., writes;-...-.
II siIafi be nifety-oiie years old my
next birthday. My eyesight IS good and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

and two bottles Of this entirely freed
me Of the rheuma tiSm- / wish TO keep
both Peruna ard Manalin always in thu
house.
.aphiS is the hest u,~di~'~o tt~t I can
recommend anyone to take for rheu-
matism.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

1t is the hope of every man to some day establish
home of his where he can enjoy the sweet COM
partnership of loving wife and bright, happy chill
dren and many times in the quiet sec1usion of his
bachelor quarters his imagination paints beautiful
pictures of domestic happiness and in fancy sees him
self surrounded by healthy and contented little
family mighty host of unfortunate victims of that
heinous disease, Contagious Blood Poison are shut
out from the enjoyment of matrimonial happiness.
Riches social position and honors would the unhappy
lover gladly exchange for health and the assurance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

i have never worn glasses ] can read
The Peruna Almanac as well any younS
person
Il have Until within the last ten years,
enjoyed very good health. Ny Illness IS
something resembling the weakness OF OLD
age
II find Peruna of great deal or use
10 me 1t strengthens my stomach anu
digestion and / have never found any
medicine so valuable to me as Peruna
Pe-rH-na Is a Blessing to Old Persons.
Mrs. Mary A. Willis, room a. VEN
dome Hotel. Seattle. Wash. writes;
.'Peruna is blessing to old persons
] was troubled with sieeplessness and in
digestion after Lwas sixty year, old. and
became so feeble and nervous that IRE
was a burden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

nota o m II his o e
Syorb the lives o the neshe o love md protect
Contag Bood h bu
combine limit to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

About three years ago had severe case Of Blood
Poison tried everything thought could do
good much benefit concluded to to Hot
Springs After remaining there considerable time the
eruptions left and thought the disease
after the springs the trouble came back
worse than ever. had often of s. s. s., and de-
for your book, which did At that
work and had lost flesh until did
look like the person began taking , y \
heard from and after using seven bottles
great Joy every sign Of the disease
gone had gained 81 pounds in weight now weigh
pounds than ever did am IN ne
business been working steadily since be-
ginning 6. 6. s. Very respectfully
Leland Miss G. F. GLISSON.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
CLOS Angeles Examiner.J

n OES the human soul sometimes le;
the human body and consciously
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

civic bodies had passed came an open ca--.lge
drawn by four horses, and IN 1t sat the Pre- -1t
He was looking for something, seernlng.E. - be
turned his head inquirngly, besides ackna" ing
the cheers of the onlookers. At last he se.- 70
have found what he wanted He was loosa-- sac
at the two tisherbOys.
As for them, they were standing up Isl
bursting with excitement
Father, Motherl Look, That's the -.. ne
90 fishing with Look The man IN the .---e
with the four horses. Look
But that's the President, boys. pro.e.. Ire
parents, Mortified at the statement.
We can't help it! That's the man We .-g
with" the BOYS cried.
And they were right; for as his carriage u
their stand President Grant waved his hand he
bovs-a special wave to them-and bowed e.r
mother and father.
Didn't we say so? There nowl" cried the ..ss
Its President Grant said their ia-he-.
We'll its the man that We 60 fishing with. zen
if it is the President"
And it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

the Campagna early star or two, shining brightly
came out.
"Elmerl"
{" Frankie!'
The noise of Via del Babuino drifted up to them
thin and muf1led and far away.
What is it, deary?"
Isn't that the Pantheon, the round dome
with the flat top, just beside the Madaina
Palace?
"Confound that old Pantheon Kiss me-
angel"
She raised her head slowly, pouting up the curved
ruddiness of her lips. Then she hesitated. e" But
Just one! she said sternly.
Again there was silence. and more stars came out
the Campagna.
Then she gazed out the twilight city of bells
and domes and spires, the dusk grew deeper
about them All Rome!" she said, with happy
little sigh. Isn't 1t beautiful:
Glorious isn't it? he said Contentedy, as they
leaned on the stone balustrade side by side
And they sighed companionably, and were silent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
Their Fishing Companion

TWO little Southern boys, who brought to
Washington early in 1872, having tired OF
CITY sights, used to wander down to a pool IN the
meadows near the then unfinished " Washington Mon
rrnent and fish for the minnowS that swan about
A short man with a graylsh beard, STOPPING
SLIGHTLY used to Join ther-at first only occasionally
b,it in time so often that the lads came to expect
him. and became friendly children will with per
sons much older. On one occasion the boys
announced that the next day they were going to see
the President General Grant, ride IN procession on
his way to be inaugurated a second time
They, were much excited over it and eager to see
the President Their silent friend seemed inter
ested and learned that they and their parents
would sit on a stand at certain point OF the
route
We'll, I'm going to see the procession myself
he said with a queer smile and if l can, II try
to see YOU, he said as he went away.
The next day the lads were in their places long
before there was any need After military and