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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

this disease confined to the mucous
mt lbrane lining the cavity of the
nose. This Is the most frequent seat
OF Catarrh. The membrane lining
the nose Is continuous with that
which lines the throat, windplpe,
bronchial tubes and lungs. We have
two kinds of Catarrh-acute and
chronic. Acute Catarrh Is "a cold In
the head" and most very person
becomes conversant with this form
by practical experience three or
four times a year.
Among the long list of chronic
diseases which affect the human
frame, Chronic Nasal Catarrh Is the
most prevalent, most offensive, most
productive OF discomfort and most
liable to a variety Of dangerous
complications. In its progressive
stages of development the senses Of
smell, taste, hearing and sight suf-
fer more or less: the throat and
lungs become implicated and con-
sumption Is a very frequent result.
The earliest and most prominent
symptom of Nasal Catarrh is q
discharge from the nose, varying in
its nature in different cases, and
even in the same cases at different
times. 1t may be n thin, colorlcss,
acrid fluid, or n glaring starchlike
substance. Generally, however, It is
n thick, Opaque. viscid, muco- -puru-
lent matter, either ash color, green
ish yellow, or of q deep green tint,
occasionally streaked with blood. So
copious and offensive is this dis
charge in many cases that patients
feel as though their whole head was
I'm state of corruption.
Hawking"
Much of this morbid secretion
passes backward into the throat,
causing frequent expectoration: or q
tough, viscid, tenacious phlegm col
lects behind and above the soft pal
ate, in the passage between the nose
and throat, embarrassing respiration
and creating a sense of irritation
and uneasiness, which gives rise to
a constant and almost Irresistible
desire to relieve the discomfort by
drawing the mucous into the throat,
so as to eject it by the mouth. This
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
We Have Hundreds of Letters From

made known until a report is pre-
sented to the senate after the return
of the committee to Sacramento.
The committee is composed of the
chairmen of the committees on hos
pitals and asylums, public buildings
and grounds, prisons and reformatories,
commerce and navigation, education
and finance.
Members of the committee, which in
clude Senator Willis of San Bernardino
Wright of San Diego, Kennedy of San
Francisco, Muenter of Stockton and
Price of Santa Rosa. accompanied by
Sergeant-at-Arms Martin, reached
Los Angeles on the delayed Owl train
yesterday afternoon.
They alighted at River station and
went direct to the Santa Fe depot,
where they took the evening train for
Patton Last night they were enter
tanned at dinner at the asylum, where
they remained during the night. To-
day they will inspect the buildings of
the asylum and return to Los Angeles
in time to take the evening train for
San Diego.
Tuesday they will return to Los
Whittier to visit the reform school,
then return to Los Angeles for the
purpose of inspecting the Normal
school, in order to acquire information
which will decide them on the feast
bility of selling the buildings and
grounds for 100000, which price has
been offered by a syndicate of Los An
geles real estate men, and with which
larger grounds might be purchased fur
ther removed from the business Sec
ton of the city, on which more COM
modious and modern buildings can be
erected.
over the telephone at Patton last
night Senator Willis said the committee
would not reach a decision until after
the return to Sacramento.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
PTOMA|NE POISON
KILLS CARPENTER
Eats Canned Peaches In Restaurant
and Is Thrown Into Commissions
After Suffering for a
Week

r. L. Lee. a carpenter, died at the
emergency hospital yesterday of what
is supposed to have been ptomaine
poisoning. Lee was found in his room
at ia North Hill street week ago. AT
that time he was in convulsions. The
man was taken to the receiving hos
pital and later was removed to the
emergency.
1t is said he purchased some canned
peaches In restaurant several days
ago and it is thought 1t was eating
this fruit which caused his death
Lee was married and has a daughter
16 years of age. His wife and child
live near Hollywood. Mr.. Lee had not
lived with his family for several years
before his death. Recently Lee came
to Los Angeles from El Paso, where he
formerly worked, His wife was noti-
fed of his death last night. The funeral
arrangements will be made later,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

Bensonizer treatment and follow the
formulas laid down to them for the
treatment of their cases.
l have had Hay Fever and Asthma
for number of years, and during
that time have not dared venture
away from home at night, and es-
pecialy was this true during the fall
and winter months
On account of my attacks, in the
meantime, l consulted a great many
physicians, and while I occasionally
got temporary relief, some of them
told me that there was no cure for
Asthma, and had about made up my
mind to that fact also.
At this time 1 am of different
opinion, because you cured me. l
commenced taking treatment of the
Bensonizer people September IS, 1908,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Girl Had No Money

Girl Had No Money
Her little brother, Clarence, aged
9 years, was the only playmate she
ever had. The two children always
went to and from school together and
she never seemed to wish for any
other companion.
"The child had no money with her
when she left the house. In a bureau
drawer in her room was $3.50 belong
ing to me, and this sum she did not
touch.
1T is possible her mind was weak
ened, as she inherits a slight touch
of insanity. Her father has several
times suffered lapses of memory and
has wandered away from home and
been absent for several days. He has
never tried to injure himself and l
do not think Hattie would"
II knew Hattie James WE'LL" said
Mrs. Turner, teacher of the eighth
grade in the Vernon school, which
Hattie attended "She was a bright
little girl and one of my hardest stu
dents. l have noticed that she some
times acted trife peculiar, but
never thought her mind was impaired.
So far as l know she had no intimate
boy or girl friends, but always seemed
to prefer being by herself"
Mrs. James is nearly distracted over
the absence of her daughter and has
sought every place possible for her.
The family is in moderate circum-
stances and the search thus far has
cost the members large sum of
money. Mrs. James asks that any
person who thinks they know where
the little girl is to notify her at once
and she win gladly stand all expense
in finding her.
Hattie wore a three-quarter length
dark brown coat when she left the
house. She is large for her age, Ac-
cording to the description furnished the
police she has blue eyes, light hair
and regular features.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Catarrh Never Returns
ST T,ouis Mo oct . 19O5

st. Louis, Mo-, oct. 2, 300.
DR.. Van Hummell. the Bensonizer
Cure, 6l4 Fourteenth street, Den
yer, Colo:
cent date regarding my treatment
with you for catarTh beg to say that
l consider the treatment the most
satisfactory that l have ever found.
1t cured me, and ! know it will cure
others. | do not have it any more at
all, and by referring to my date book
| find that 1t has been more than
three years since l was cured. How
time flies!
My business here continues to
grow. and l am in fine health. Thank
you for the invitation to visit you in
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

Tho pernicious influence Of Ca
tarrh upon the system soon mani
tests itself In n variety Of ways. The
patient loses flesh and strength, Is
languid unable TO perform mental
or physical labor with the usual fa-
cility; is nervous, depressed in spir-
it's, timid, agtated, and inclined to
drowsncss the memory Is weakened
and it's permanent impairment seri-
ously threatened. The appetite be-
comes weak and Capricious, a result
scarcely wondered at when we take
into consideration the large amount
of offensive secretion from the head
and throat which Is continually be-
ing conveyed to the stomach by the
drink and food; or it passes down
during sleep, Vitiating the gastric
juice and interfering with digestion
The mucous membrane becomes
morbidly sensitive to unfavorable
influences, and in spite of the ut
most care becomes affected from the
slightest causes, so that at last n
mere breath of wind upon the lining
of the nose and throat becomes pro-
ductive of a cold, and gives rise to a
most serious disturbance of the re-
spiratory organs. Thus the patient
is subjected to frequent and repeat
ed colds, each one aggravating the
disease by giving it new impulses
and attacking larger extent of sur
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

and on the 18th of October, 1905, I
was able to return to Douglas. Wyo.,
where l have lived for nineteen
years. 1 am now feeling finely, and
have just got back from a trip over
the country for five days, and during
that time I slept out on the ground
every night.
This is. indeed, no faith or fake
cure If the patients will take
proper care of themselves and follow
the directions fully, the physicians
will do the rest.
shall be very glad to write to
anyone making inquiries and tell
them just my condition.
Hoping that this may be the means
of inducing other sufferers to take
your treatment. l remain yours truly,
GEORGE N. DOYLE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
"HaWkine''

without any apparent benefit.
l read of your treatment in the pa
pers and called at your offices for a
talk with you. You examined me
thoroughly and told me that you
thought you could cure me. l de-
cided to give your treatment n trial
and did so. / am very happy to
state that l am now perfectly well,
after treating but a short time.
1t Is with great pleasure that l
would recommend your treatment to
any one suffering as l was, and l
heartily advise them to go to you
for treatment, and | know that If
they can be cured you can do so.
Yours for health,
WALTER CECIL cox,
Box 435,
Cor. Goth and Endora SITS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
St. Louis Woman Is Cured
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 2S, 1905.

st. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. Is, 1905.
Dear Doctor--Your inquiry about
my wife's health is natural, because
[ know the personal interest you take
in every one of your patients. L do
not see how you get time to keep in
touch with them all, there are so
many. Mrs. Grupe has never been
troubled with Asthma since she took
the Bensonizer treatment long ago.
She is in splendid health, and wishes
to be remembered to you. Thanking
you kindly for writing us, and hop
ing to see you some time at our home
in st. Louis. Yours truly,
CHARLES H. GRUPE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

ly lost, and a similar effect on the
taste occasionally results. The eyes
are apt to become irrltated and dis
posed to water excessively on ex-
posure to cold or wind, and a senr1
Of wearlness Of sight is experi-
enced after slight visual exertions.
Deafness and Noises in the
Head
Catarrh Is one Of the most fre-
1uent causes Of deafness. Scarcely
any one afflicted with this disease
for any length of time retains n nor
NAL acutenoss Of the hearing power
With some the hearing suffers at
first only at times, the ears bccom-
ing obstructcd during each accession
of cold, or stopped up while blowing
the nose, but by degrees these spells
of deafness occur oftener and last
longer, until at length the hearing
rom1ius permanently impaired. In
others the hearing grows indistinct
without the appearance Of any pre-
monitory symptoms, and the deaf-
ness Increases steadily until all use
full hearing is lost Noises I'm the
head, similar to the escape OF steam,
the roaring of the ocean, the ring
ing of bells, the singing of the tea
Kettle, and in fact, all conceivable
sounds at times are heard. which
add materially to the existing dis
tress.
Cough of Variable Severity
is the result of Catarrh. Sometimes
1t amounts merely to q raking effort,
productive of either no eXpectoration
at all, or simply of a pellet of blush
looking mucous, Occasionally, how
ever the cough is severe and ha-
RAISING, and the eXpectoration is
either alarmingly copious or so tena-
ciDus aS d" REQUIRE nlmOSt constant
efforts in it's removal. AS a natural
result of this condition, there en-
sues loss of appetite, excessive de-
bility and emaciation. Indeed, in
some instances the loss of flesh is so
considerable and progressive as to
suggest the existence of lung
trouble, and many cases of Catarrh
that come under our notice have
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
From Other Cured Patients File at Our Office

with the best publications of it's kind
In the country. Among the contribu
tons is lei Canine Real" one of Mr..
the Associated Press is also amone
the contributors with a clever story
on will Bryan Be Our Next Presi-
dent?"
The pursuit of happiness is a gen.
eral affiction."
And yet it isn't catching"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Painful Sensations

The disease extends into the small
sincws Of the forehead and face, Civ
Ing rise to n distressing sensation
of weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region
above and between the eyes. Some
times there is pain obstinately
fixed I'm some particular part, as In
the temples, on top OF the head. at
the back Of the neck, or behind the
orbits; and occasionally pain mani
tests itself in the fact of SO severe
a character that It Is frequently
mistaken for neuralgia.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Asthma Cured

Douglas, Wyo., Nov. IS, 1905.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Drs. Q. 6; II. Van Hummell:
Gentlemen--I am so thoroughly
convinced that the treatment that
received at your institution is a sue.
cess that I feel it my duty to say tC
the public that they are taking the
proper course when they take the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
West Coast Magazine

The February issue of the West
Coast magazine, John S, McGroarty's
publication, has just been placed with
the book and magazine stores. The
edition Is a work of art for arrange
ment and literary worth and ranks
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Cough of Variable Severity

Denver and you may be sure that if
[ ever do come there we will enjoy
some good times together. Let me
hear from you again. and he assured
that I am always glad to answer any
questions about the Bensonizer cure
for caatrrh. Yours truly,
J. w. MCCORMACK.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

anything for you," he said, with a face
as absent of smiles as man could make
it.
The living skeleton went out ponder
ing no doubt on the contrariness of
human nature that makes one man re-
ject you because you are too thin and
another because you are too fat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
The orIaInaI suaaestIon

adam looked in dismay at the ac-
count which the head dressmaker Of
the Jungle Fig Leaf Fashion emporium
had pust placed in his hand.
81 can see a snake in this bill" he
muttered gloomily
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Offensive Breath
The Nasal Membrane Is
Thickened

and congested causing the nose to
be stopped up, sometimes in one nos
tril. sometimes in the other and
often in both, giving rise to o dis
agreeable sensation in the head, ac-
companied by occasional violent and
prolonged paroXysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct, husky,
or of a nasal character, while often
times there Is a continuous hoarse-
ness and discordance. The sense of
smell is generally blunted or entire
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
CLOUDS TO WEEP
IS PROPHECY
Weather Forecaster Predicts Showers
Today, but Says They Will
Not Be Very Wet or
Last Long
Maximum temperature, 30 degrees.
Minimum temperature, 81 degrees.
State Forccnst-Showers, light south


Stnte Forccnst-Showers, IIght sOUth-
west wind.
Once more from the weather mans
quarters comes the dismal tale of rain
to come The state forecaster boldly
declares showers for today, without any
qualifying possible"
Forecaster Wollaber of the local Of
flee believes that the northern storm
cloud will visit Los Angeles, but, ac-
cording to the light given him, it will
not be for long. The worst he sees is
few light showers, but he expects them
to pass by quickly, taking with them
most of their wetness.
Yesterdays weather map showed
some cold sections of the country
prominent among them being Havre,
Mont. with the mercury at % below
zero; Miles City at 20 below, Bismarck
at 16 below and st. Paul 10 below zero
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

face than its predecessor. In this
manner the disease spreads from or
gan to organ invading the throat,
larynx, trachca and bronchial tubes,
until, encroaching farther and far
ther, 1t reaches the finer ramihca-
tions OF the bronchi, when a slight
impulse is needed to send it to the
lung tissue.
Experience has proven that in
majority of cases Nasal Catarrh be-
comes the starting point of con-
sumptivc development, the disease
being transmitted 10 the lungs both
by a nervous connection and con-
tinuity Of surface, and so frequently
has this course been noticed that
Nasal Catarrh is now regarded as a
premonition and one of the earliest
manifestations of Consumption.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

been regarded as consumption, and
so treated by unwary or inexperi-
enced practitioners.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
STATE NORMAL
MAY Be SOLD
Half Million Dollars Has Been Offered
by Los Angeles Syndicate and
Money Could Be Used
Advantageously

Question of the sale of the Los An
geles Normal school and grounds for
$4,000 is in the hands of a select COM
mittee of the state senate, which will
look over the property within the next
two or three days.
Their decision probably will not be
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
A Prominent Denver Citizen
Cured
8. Van Hummell, Denver. Colo.

Drs Van Hummell, Denver. Colo;
June 10, 1906.
Dear Doctors-For the benefit of
those who are suffering as 1 have
suffered, and hoping that my letter
way for their recovery of health as |
have recovered, I would state that
for the past four years I have been
suffering with very severe case of
catarrh of the nose and throat. l
have tried during that time all of the
various treatments that have been
recommended, and have also been
treated at various times by several
of the best doctors here in the city,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Wealthy Salt Lake Men Here


Clarence X. Mccormick, James Gill
lespie and w. II. Brevoort of McCor-
mick & Co.. bankers of Salt Lake, are
at the Angelus. Mr.. Mccormick and
his associates are counted among the
richest and most influential men of
Salt Lake and they are interested in
mining and other projects in addition
to their banking business.
Women Have Banquet
The February luncheon of the Wo-
mems College club was held yesterday
in the private banquet room at the
Angelus and covers were laid for
eighty 1t was Wellesley day and the
colors of this college were used in deco
rations and menu cards. Wellesley
stories, songs and toasts formed the
after luncheon feature.
Fifty members of the Princeton
Alumni association in Los Angeles will
have their annual banquet next Thurs
day night.
Talks of the Orient
Mrs. 1. Frohman of Portland, Ore,
who has just returned from trip to
the orient, is at the Van Nuys Mrs.
Frohman is a collector of curious and
rare goods of many kinds, In China
she made a collection of fifty snuff
bottles of antique design, which are
considered valuable, and also picked up
rare jades.
Mrs. Frohman says that she has
talked with many japanese merchants
and though they are anxious to have
Americans come to Japan as tourists,
they are not at all anxious for any of
them to go into business there.
Personals
A party Of prominent Oakland men
at the Alexandria is composed of John
Bakewell, jr,. architect; James G.. Ec-
cleston, cashier OF the Oakland Bank of
Savings; Edward w Engs, one of the
attorneys for the BoraX Smith syndi-
cate, and Walter II. Lennert, member
of one of the large real estate firms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Brewster are at
the Alexandra. Mr.. Brewster has just
returned from Nevada, where he has
been looking over mining properties,
and Mrs. Brewster who is passing the
winter at Avalon, joined him here.
c. b. Seger, chief auditor of the Har-
riman system, is at the Van Nuys, ac-
companied by Mrs. Seger, A. b. Seger,
Miss Seger, c. b. Seger, jr, and Miss
Juliet Seger.
S. NJ. Heath, a prominent lumber man
from Hoquiam Wash. is at the Hal
lenbeck, accompanied by Mrs Heath.
b. Miller and S. Thompson, two min
ing men from Greenwater, New, are at
the Hollenbeck.
f. WHISKY. general manager of the
Union Iron Works at Oakland, is at the
Hollenbeck,
w. A, Bssen, assistant traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe, is at the Alex
andria.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

practice, popularity known as
hawking" Is Characteristic Of Ca
tarrh, and proves as embarrassing
to the one affected as 1t is Disagree
able to those around. Again,
The Offensive Matter Hardens
and deposits itself on the membrane
I'm the shape Of dry. hard crusts,
which, in some cases, accumulate
to such an extent as to form, as 1t
were, n plug in the nose, obstruct-
ing breathing, and producing serious
discomfort Fragments of these NOR
bid secretions occasionally pass into
the throat, but most generally they
are blown from the nose with con-
siderable violence in pieces Of differ
ent sizes, either solid or tubular In
form, and often bearing the exact
shape of the nasal cavity. This con-
dition indicates liberation, which, in
time, may destroy the bony struc-
ture of the nose and produce its sub
sequent hattening.
Offensive Breath
The breath Is always tainted, and
sometimes so revoltingly offensive
as to render the sufferer an object
Of disgust to himself as well as to
others; and cases are frequently met
with In which the secretions purify,
. giving rise to a stencil which Is al
most overpowering, and sufficiently
fetid to poison the atmosphere of
whole room. Thus the person af-
fected with Nasal Catarrh lives con-
tinually in an impure atmosphere
of his own production, and inhales
the effluVia with every breath
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

Everything You want you viii find In
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Method of Treatment

BY the treatment that we have
originated and pursued for years.
with uniform success, a complete
and permanent cure Of this repul-
sive disorder can be effected. This
we have demonstrated i'm thousands
of cases representing the disease in
every form and in all it's various
stages o. development. our applica-
tions reach the diseased parts In the
most direct and positive manner in
simultaneously penetrating every
cell and cavity OF the head commu-
nicatinp with the nostrils, and sub
jecting every portion of the affect
ed membrane to the healing action
of the remedies employed, with most
beneficial results.
Our system of medication Is ra-
tionak being based upon the theory
that a local disease should be treat
ed by local applications, assisted by
appropriate constitutional treat
ment, together with suitable hy-
gienic and detetic regulations.
These local applications to the air
passages we are fully prepared to
make with the Bensonizer Inhaling
Apparatus and Germicidal Inhaling
Remedies.
In this manner we have treated
the most obstinate cases of Nasal
Catarrh with complete success after
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Effects Upon the System

mistaken for neuralgIa.