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Strange Experience Of SketcaI and Brilliant Scotsman
and What Modern Psychic Research Makes out Of It
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l seated before roaring fire in
well lighted room, to sneer
ghosts out of existence, and roundly
affirm that they are without exception the
fanciful products of a heated imagination.
But the matter takes on very different
complexion when in that same room and with
out so much as the opening of a door, is
unexpectedly confronted by the figure of an
absent friend, who, it subsequently appears. is
about that time breathing his last in another
part of the world Especially would it seem
impossible to remain skeptical if there existed
between oneself and the friend in question a
compact, drawn up Years before in an excess
OF youthful enthusiasm, binding whichever
should die first to appear to the other at the
moment of death.
This, as all students of ghostology are
aware, has frequently been the case; and it
vas precisely the case with the ghost seen by
the famous Lord Brougham, the brilliant and
versatile SCotChnan, whose astonshingly long
and successful career in England as statesman,
Judge, lawyer, man of science, phanthropist,
orator, and author Won him a place among
the mmortals both of the Georgian and Of
The Victorian eras.
At the time he saw the ghost he was still a
young man, thinking far less of what the
future might hold than of the pleasures of the
present. In fact it is difficult to imagine a
more unlikely subject for ghostly experience.
From his earliest youth his father, a most
matter of fact person. sedulously endeavored
to impress him with the belief that the only
spirits deserving of the name were those which
in oddly labeled bottles; and in support
Of this view the elder Brougham frequently
related the adventures of sundry persons of his
acquaintance who had engaged in the mis-
chlevous pastime of ghost hunting. Added to
the natural effect of such tales as this was
the inherent exuberance of Brougham's dis
position and the bent of his mind to mathe-
mates and kindred exact sciences.
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tunity came for extended tour of Denmark,
Sweden, and Norway he grasped it eagerly. To-
gether with the future diplomat, Lord Stuart of
Rothsay, then plain Charles Stuart and the boon
companion of many pedestrian excursion, he
sailed for Copenhagen late in September and by
leisurely stages made his way thence to Stockholm,
alive all the varied interests of the novel
in which he found himself; but encountering little
that exciting adventurous, until, after
prolonged sojourn in the Swedish capital and
brief visit to G0teborg, he started for Norway.
When the Message Came
by this time the weather had turned so cold that
- the travellers resolved to bring their sud
den end and to press rapidly the bad roads
would permit to some Norwegian port, where they
hoped to find ship that would carry them back to
Scotland Accordingly, leaving G0teborg early in
the morning of December 10, they journeyed steadily
until after midnight, when they came to an inn that
dations. Stuart, it is to be inferred, lost no time
in going to bed; but Brougham decided to wait
until hot bath could be prepared for him.
Flungng into it, and forgetfu of everything save
the warmth that douby welcome after the cold
of the long drive, he suddenly became aware that
he was not alone in the room. No door had opened
not footstep had been heard but in the light of
the Pickering candles he plainly the figure of
man seated in the chair which he had carelessy
thrown his clothes. And this figure he instantly
recognized that of his early playmate, the for
gotten chum who. he we'll knew, had years before
gone from the land of the heather the land of the
blazing SUM- Yet here he sat- in the quantity
furnished sleeping chamber of Swedish roadside
inn, gazing composedly at his astounded friend
At there flashed into Broughams mind re-
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Meeting the Ghosts Original

W/HEN at the Edinburgh high school he
w hrst met his future ghost, who at the
time was youngster like himself, and became
and long remained his most intimate friend.
! ne two lads were graduated together from
the high school, ard together matriCuated
into the university where, in the intervals
Brougham could spare from his faVorite
studies and reCreat1OnS and from the
pany of the daredevil students with whom he
soon began to associate, they continued their
old time walks and talks.
On one of these walks the conversation happened
to turn to the perennial problem of life beyond the
grave and the possibility OF the dead communicate
views maintained by his father doubtless treated
the subject lightly if not scofhngy; but one word
led to another until finally, in what he afterward
described a moment of folly, he covenanted with
his friend that whichever of them should happen to
pass from earth first would if it was at all possible
show himself spirit to the other, and thus prove
beyond peradventure that the soul of man survived
the death of the body.
So Tar as Brougham concerned, this under
taking was speedily forgotten in the pressure of
the activities into which he plunged with all
the ardOr OF his lInpetuOus nature. His DAYS
given wholly to the pursuit of knowledge; his
nights to the pursuit of pleasure, pleasure was
then counted by the registering young Scotchmen,
whose faVOrlte resort the tavern and whose
popular pastime flchng signs bell handles
and knockers, and stirring the city guard to un-
wonted energy. Under such conditions neither the
death pact nor the solemn minded youth with whom
he had made it could remain long in his memory;
and it is not surprising find that with the end of
college life and the removal of his boyhood's friend
to India, where he entered the civil service, they
soon became as strangers to each other.
Brougham himself remained in Edinburgh to
read for the law. and incidentally to develop with
the aid OF amateur debating society the oratorical
talents that were in time to make him the logical
successor of Pitt, Fox, and Burke in the House of
Commons. He continued none the less lover of
pleasure some of which, however, he took in
the healthy form of long walking trips through the
highlands In this way he acquired a desire for
travel, and when, in the autumn of I799 oppor-
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he himself furnishes shows that he not asleep.
A Far Reaching Inquiry
THE question still remains, of course whether he
was justified in dismissng it sheer chance
coincidence If it stood by ITSELF it would obviously
be permissible to accept this explanation as all
sufficient But the fact that it is only of many
similar instances. This strikingy brought out
only few years ago through far reaching inquiry
instituted by special committee of the Society for
Psychlcal Research respectable body which in
cludes in its membership many men eminent for
scientific attanments.
Enlistng the services of some four hundred "col-
lectors, the committee instructed each of these to
address to twenty-five adults, selected random,
the query, Have you ever, when believing YOUR
self to be completely awake had vivid impression
of seeing being touched by a living being in
animate object, of hearing voice; which i'm
pression far as YOU could discover, was not due
to any external physical cause" In ALL seventeen
thousand people were thus questioned, and almost
ten per cent of the answers received proved to be
in the affirmative More than this, it appeared that
out of total of three hundred and fifty recognized
apparltlons of living persons, fewer than sixty
FIVE were death condolences, in which the hallu-
clnatory experience occurred within from hour
to twelve hours after the death of the person
Sitting these death coincidences carefully, the
committee tor various reasons rejected more than
half, and at the time raised the total of reCog
nlzed apparitlons of living persons from three hum
dred and fifty to thirteen hundred. This done
in order to make generous allowance for the number
Of such apparitons forgotten by those to whom
the question had been put, investigation showing
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naembrance of the death pact, and
he leaped from the bath, only to
lose all consciousness and fall
headlong to the floor. When he
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revived, the apparition had disappeared.
There was little sleep for the hard headed
Scotchman that night. The vision had been
too definite, the shock too intense. But
dressing, he sat down and strove to debate
the matter in the light of cold reason He
must, he argued, have dozed off in the bath
and experienced strange dream. To be sure
he had not been thinking of his old comrade,
and for years had had no communication
with him. Nor had anything taken place
during the tour to bring to memory either
him or any member of his family. or to turn
Brougham's mind to thoughts of India Still,
he found it impossible to believe that he had
seen a ghost. AT most. he reiterated to HIM
self, it could have been nothing more than
an exceptionally clear cut dream. And to
this opinion he stubborn1y adhered, notwith-
standing the receipt, soon after his return to
Edinburgh, of letter from India announcing
the death of the friend who had been so
mysterlously recalled to his recollection, and
giving December 10 the date of death.
More than sixty years later we find him. in his
autobiography, commenting on the experience
anew, granting that it was a strange CO.
incidence, but refusing to admit that it was
anything more than the coincidence of
dream.
1t was in his autobiography, by the way,
that he first referred to the confirmatory letter
This fact, taken in connection with his repu-
tatlon Tor holding the truth in light esteem
and with several vague and puzzling state
1nents contained in the detailed account of
the experience itself as set forth in his journal
of the Scandinavian tour, has led some critics
to make the suggestion that his narrative
partakes of the nature of fiction rather than
of a sober recital of facts. Against this, how
ever, must be set Brougham's complete and
lnvincible repugnance to accept at face value
anything bordering on the supernatural He
took no pleasure in the thought that he had
possibly been the recipient of visit from a
departed spirit. On the contrary, it annoyed
him, and he sought earnestly to find a natural
explanation for an occurrence which remained
unique throughout his long life. No one
futility of the appartion if the absent friend
had really continued hale and hearty after
December 10 And it is therefore reasonable
to assume that had he wished to falsify at
all, he would have given an altogether different
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Lord Brougham's Ghost

TT is comparatively easy, when
seated before a roaring fire in
- a we'll lighted room, to sneer
ghosts out of existence. and roundlV
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sequel to the story of his vision dream, he
preferred to call it, though the evidence which
he himself furnishes shows that he was not asleep
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-18
Passumpsic Lodge, No. u. F. and A. M.

Regular Communication, Thursday even
ing, Dec. 10.
DAVID r. COLE, w. M.
DELos M. BACON, Recorder.
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Thursday. Dec. 10. The studio will be
open evenings until 9 from now until
Christmas.
The ladies of the Church of the Messiah
will serve one of their clam chowder sup
pers Thursday evening commencing at
$50 o'clock and serving until all are
served.
Miss race Cutting will be at S4 Main
street, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 26
and otto conclude arrangements for win
ter embroidery classes. Any one desiring
lessons can make appointments at that
time
Landlord Moore serves a Christmas
dinner at the st. Johnsbury House ON
Dec. 25.
Photographs, Post Cards and Calen-
dars for sale at Mrs. Perhams, 9 Church
street.
Call and see latest styles Wedding
Cards. printed or engraved, at Rowell's,
70 Eastern Avenue.
Bargains in Christmas Stationery,
Cards and other novelties, at Rowell's,
70 Eastern Avenue.
Sale of novelties in ribbon gifts, artistic
calendars and cards not found elsewhere.
Everyone invited, 81 Main street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-18
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

Senator William P. Dillingham; of
Vermont has introduced bill to increase
the pension of Rawson Bailey to $72 a
month.
The First National Bank has declared
a semi-annual dividend of per cent.
payable to it's stockholders on Jan. 2,
1908.
The flags on our public buildings and
Grand Army Hall were flying Monday
as "bon voyage" to the feet of 16
battleships which started on their cruise
to the Pacific coast.
The following patients have been
received at St. Johnsbury Hospital:
Joseph Lecey, St. Johnsbury; Mrs.
Carrie King, Derby Line Those who
returned home the last week are Joseph
Dubois and Mrs. 0. Banks, both of St.
Johnsbury.
AT Brightlook Hospital the new
patients received are Mrs. M. S. Craig,
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Isodori Iodoni, Henry Beck and Robert
Donaghy all of St. Johnsbury; Mrs
Ellen M. Hyde, Passumpsic; Arthur
Hawkins, Danville; Mrs. Belle Hayes,
Newport. The following have returned
home. Mrs. Clara Wallace and Henry
Beck both of St. Johnsbury.
The Convent closes Thursday for the
holidays and opens Monday, Dec, 81.
The parochial schools will close Friday.
e. N. RandalPs store will be open
every evening until Christmas.
The Continental Motion Picture Co.
has sold out on Bay street, and purchas-
ed and taken possession of the similar
enterprise on Main street.
The Merchants Bank have declared
a dividend of per cent, payable to
their stockholders Jan. l. Depositors in
the savings department will receive 312
per cent interest for the past year and
per cent. after Jan. l..
The damage to the Estabrooks block
caused by the recent fire has been
satisfactorily settled, the damage on the
building being $s26.54.
KEY. A. ID. Gage is moving from 80
Main street to 40 Summer street.
The N. E. 0. P, hold their annual
meeting and election of officers Saturday,
Dec. 21. A full attendance is desired.
The Quebec express, bound for Bos-
ton over the Passumpsic division of the
Boston & Maine railroad, crashed into a
big mass of rock and earth at Valley
mountain three miles below Bradford
early Thursday morning. Although the
locomotive was partially demolished,
none of the six cars in the train was
derailed, and nobody was hurt The
tracks were cleared and traffic was re-
sumed at clock.
Col. c. S. Emery of Newport speaks
on the u S. customs service at the North
church Mems Club Friday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-18
LOCAL NOTICES.

Miss Belle Ward will have sale of in
expensive fancy articles, Saturday after
noon, at 10 Spring street.
If you have rheumatism try U-ri-co.
For sale at w. V. Orcutt's.
Bakers chocolates at w. V. Orcutt's
pharmacy.
Try the American Throat Tablets.
Miss Helen Shaw will hold her opening
of hand painted china and small articles
in water colors Tuesday and Wednesday,
Dec II and 18, afternoons and evenings,
at 13 Belvidere street. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Use American Little Liver Tablets.
Special sale and exhibition of mounted
and framed pictures at Ye Picture Shoppe
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NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Rooms to Rent
Hanover Crackers.
Simonds & Searles.
Tenement to Rent.
Xmas-C. c. Bingham.
Passumpsic Savings Bank
Man Wanted on Oil Team.
One-fourth Off. E. Harris.
Continental Motion Pictures.
Clothing-Steele, Taplin & Co.
Banking-First National Bank.
Christmas-Lurchin & Lurchin
Gasolene Engines-W. A. Wright.
Xmas Advice-Welcome B. Eastman.
Merry Christmas-Lougee & Smythe.
Christmas-Berry-B Dry Goods Co.
Holiday Goods-Frasiers Dept. Store.
Pres. of fAccount-Phebe A. Clarke's Est.
Christmas Gifts-Randal1 & Whitcomb.
Pres. of Account-Elizabeth Chase's Est.
Pres. of fAccount-Charles J. Peck's Est.
Christmas Goods-Lawrence P Leach & c
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Concert at the Academy.

Theconcert to be given at the Academy
Thursday evening is the musical feature
of the fall term and should be appre-
ciated and attended by all those who
love music and wish to encourage it in
our schools.
This concert appeals in special way
to our local pride since it is to be given
wholly by st. ohnsbury talent. The
singers will be first of all the Academy
Chorus made up of $50 students. These
are to be assisted by some Of our best
local singers and accompanied by
Young's Orchestra and student players.
Mr.. Kingsley who has trained the Chorus
will direct the music and those who have
seen his work before and expect fine
results will not be disappointed.
The entertainment will begin promptly
at 8 o'clock at the Academy Chapel.
Tickets will be on sale at the usual places
after Wednesday noon. A few seats will
be reserved at 50cents, Others at % cents.
The program follows
Overture, Orpheus, Offenbach
Youngs Orchestra
Soldiers Chorus from Faust" Gounod
Chorus and Orchestra
The Lost Chord, Sullivan
Chorus and Orchestra
Legend, Tschaikowsky
Chorus (unaccompanedl
a. Ronde d amour, Westerhout
b. Blue Danube Waltzes, Strauss
Orchestra
Boot Saddle to Horse and Away, stanford
Chorus and Orchestra
Cantata. Young Lovel's Bride, Haesche
Girls Glee Club and Orchestra
Vocal March, Wagner
Chorus and Orchestra
1.-The Heavens are Telling" from
"Creation." Haydn
Sooists, Chorus and Orchestra
Mrs. Don c. Stiles Soprano
Mr.. w. b. Atwood Tenor
Mr. Harold o. French, Bass
INrERMIssToN
Cantata King Olafs Christmas,
Edward A. Kingsley
Soloists, Male Chorus and Orchestra
Ralph Parker Tenor
Harold o. French, Bass
In Praise of Song, Strauss
Chorus and Orchestra
o my Loves like red, red Rose, Hawley
Chorus (unaccompanied)
March and Toreador's Song from
Carmen" Blzet
Chorus and Orchestra
a. Punchinello, Herbert
b. Yester Thoughts, Herbert
Orchestra
May Day dance, Came
Chorus and Orchestra
1t Comes from the Misty Ages, Elgar
Finale to "The Banner of st. George
Chorus and Orchestra
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-18
Village Caucus.

The town hall was packed to the doors
with voters Friday evening at the
annual village caucus. j. Rolf Searles
presided and the following officers were
nominated and selected by acclamation,
with the exception OF third trustee which
was decided by ballot, George A. Bur
bank being chosen over Charles E. Peck
on the first ballot.
President, Arthur F. Stone.
Clerk, P E. May.
Treasures, H. W. Blodgett
Collector of Taxes, George R. Crosby.
Trustees, Daniel T. Gilman, Frank A.
Scott and George A. Burbank.
Auditors, F. c. Mayo, ]. F. Puffer,
Richard c. Baker.
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THE CALEDONIAN'S CHRISTMAS

AS our next publication day falls on
Christmas the CALIFORNIAN will be
printed the day before. Correspondents
and advertisers will kindly favor us if
they will send in their copy as early in
the week as possible, that the Office force
may enjoy the holiday with the rest of
+he foIkc
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Knights of Pythias.

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge, No
2, Tuesday eve, Dec. "a.
5. J. SoMERvILLE, G.. c.
H. E. HARDEN. K. R. S.
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Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. T.

Stated Conclave, Tuesday eve, Jan. ID.
HARRY A. BARTLETT E. c.
DELos M. BACON, Recorder,
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MODERN woodmen of America.

Regular meetings of Asisqua Camp, No.
S149, are held first and third Tuesdays in
each month. Next meeting Ian. 7, 1908.
H. ]. PICKERING, Clerk.
DAVID IRWIS Y. G
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-18
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Haswell Royal Arch chapter. No. IL

Stated Convocation, Friday evening Dec
20. The P. M. and M. E. M. degrees will bt
conferred. at this convocation,
REUBEN G. CHENEY, H. ?.
DELos M. BACON, Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-18
Annual meeiing. .

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Merchants National Bank of st. Johns
bury VT, for the election of Directors for the
year ensuing. will be held at the office of said
Bank on Tuesday, Jan. II, 1908, at 2
O'Clock p. M
CHAS. w. RUITER, Cashier
St. Johnsbury, Vt Dec. 10, 1907.
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Fire Wardens, E. E. Sargent, ]. N.
Gale, w. L. Heath, J. M. Perham. S A.
Moore, G. P Metcalf and Fred l.. Wood
bury
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First National Bank,
ST. IOHNSBURY. VT.


The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the First National Bank of st. Johnsbury,
VT, for the election of directors and for the
transaction of such other business as may
legally come before them, will be held at their
banking rooms on Tuesday, January Ia.
1908, at two o'clock p. m.
HOMER E. SMITH, Cashier.
st. Johnsbury, VT, Dec. 10, 1907.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-10-26
PREsos FEDERALEs
EN- LA PENiTENciARIA
custro convictos por corto TEMPO
en- Las Cruces Triados a la
Prision Territorial.

Cuatro prisoneros federaIes,
conyictos en- ell termino reciente
de la corte de los Estados Unidos
en- Las Cruces, y sentenciados q
seis meses, a I'M ano y un dia,
|fueron puestos Ell sabado en- Ia
prision territorial para que
lsirvan sus condemns. Fueron
traidos para AGA de Las Cruces
por ell diputado mariscal Harry
Bogh.
Los nombres de los convictos,
Ilos delitos de que fueron hallados
culpables y las sentencias i'm
puestas a ellos son como sigue:
Joe Lovey intrusi6a 4 IN
CAIRO de ferrocarril, un ano y un
dia.
Howard V. Palmer, Intrusion a
un caro- de ferrocarril, IN ano y
un dia.
John Leaman, por introducir
ilegalmente a an chino dentro de
los Estados Unidos, I'm aflo.
P6lito Salais, violacion de la
Hey Edmunds. seis meses.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-10-26

Molestias del est6mago, enfermeda-
des del corazon y rihones, pueden ser
inmediatamente curadas con una re-
ceta conocida por los botlcarlos de to-
das parties la del Reconstltuyente del
|Dr. Shoop. III Immediate y sorpren-
dente allvio que este remedio inme-
diatanente trae es enteramente debi-
do a su reconstruction, sobre los ner.
vios conductores del est6mago, etc.
Tn est6mago debll. causa Dyspepsia,
un coraz0n debil con palpitaci6n Q
pulse intermltente, slgnihca siempre
nervIos del est6mago debiles 8 del CO.
%razon. Deles yigor a estos nervios
interiors; con 81 Reconstltuyente del
Or. Shoop y vera cuan pronto desapa-
recen estos males. FL Or. Shoop en-
Racine, Wis, mandara muestras gra-
It's por correo. Sollcitelas. Una prue-
ba 10 convencera. Els de gran TAILOR
hacer esta prueba por su salud. De
yenta por todos los b~oticarios.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-10-26

Jacobo n. Aurandt. Santa Cruz. 81
al mes desde II dc Mario dc 1907.
Edward y. Kelsey, ArmIstad, $l2
al mes desde 2s dc JUNO de 1907.
Samuel W, Hoffman. Artesla, SIS ii
mes desde 10 dc Mario do 1907.
Sra Victoria v. Mortified. Albu.
uerQue, IS al mes desde l2'dc Febrero
de 1906.
Lorenzo Sanches y Labadf, San RIA,
fael, SO al mes desde Is de Agosto de
1905, y IS al mes desde 10 de Julio de
1906.
DemetrIo Martinez, Albuquerque, a
$12 al mes desde 2S dc Mario de 1907,
Antonio Velasquez. Ojo calIente,
$40 al mes desde 20 de Ahril de 1907,
Francisco Lucero y TrujIllo, Puerto
de Luna,$l2 al mes desde 20 de Febre'
70 do 1907.
William II. Barney. albuquerque,
$12 al mes desde 4 de Mario de 1907,
George H. Pradt. Laguna. sl2 al mes
desde 6 de Mayo dc 1907.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-10-26

mi cara y ~anciena madre, que aho-
ia tiene ochenta y tres amos, engorda
con Amargos Electricos," escribe w.
b. Brunson, de Dubien, Ga, Los ha
tornado por cerca do dos amos, y tiene
i'm exce'ente apetito, Sc siente fuerte
y duerme bien." Else es el modo en-
que los Amargos Electricos afectan a
los ancianos, y los mismos resultados
felices seguen en- todos casos do debt
lidad mujeril y debilidad general. Nj
nos debiles, enfermisos, son tambien
Sc garantizan tambien para enferme-
dades del estomago, hfgado y ~rnfiones
en- todas las boticas, SOC,