The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
25,OOO ARKANSAS
 BABIES WANTED
To Make Important Test-Color and Sex not Material Must Be Under
 Five Years Old.

The most dldTU1tuH cOHUlLiOu COIL fronting the American people today is our infantile death rate. Statistics compiled from reports of the United States government from the State Board of Health of our largest popu- lated states, show that about 37 per cent of our deaths are among children under years of age and 30 per cent under years of age. Of this 30 per cent two-thirds or 67 per cent die from Diarrhoae and Enteritis. This means that in a state like Arkansas with an annual death rate of 35,000, 10,500 are children under years and LOGO of these die every year with Bacterial infection of the stomach and bowels, ordinarily termed bowel trouble, diarrhoae, cholera-infantum summer complaint, teething troubles, etc. Statistics also show that no other di- sease produces half so many deaths among people of all ages as does this one disease of Bowel Trouble among children under years.
 Appalling as these figures are, how little concern is generally shown in the preparation of Foods and Reme- dies in an effort to avoid this greatest of all death dealing monsters.
 To lessen this great mortality among children should be the aim of both our national and state government and the effort of every citizen. With this object in view, arrangements have been perfected whereby 25,0 900 Arkan- sas babies, regardless of sex and col or, are wanted during the present sum- mer of 1909, to make personal test of a Baby Bowel Germicide that is claimed by the discoverers and manu- facturers to produce cures in 90 per cent of the cases indicating it's use. The nameof this germicide is Brooks Baby Bowel Balm, the constituents of which are given as Laxative, Seda- tive, Digestive, Neutralizing, Aro- m atic and highly Antiseptic.
 In order that 9, GOO babies through out the state may each have access to at least one bottle, every drug dealer in the state has been notified to lay in an amount to supply the demand, and most of them have done so, but if the druggist or dealer called upon has not the remedy in stock and will not at once obtain it, the name and ad- dress of such dealer should be fur nished to the manufacturers who will at once arrange for one or more bot ties to be had at some convenient place, otherwise they will send it from the factory by express prepaid upon receipt of 25c each In this event the express charges will equal or exceed the price received but it is intended that every child in Arkansas to the number of 1000 who have not tried u shall give it test regardless of cost.
 Each Druggist of Dealer selling the remedy is notified to refund the pur- chase money without question to all parents, phys.c cians or attendants of the child using it and who are not satisfied with results. To all who are satisfied with results and will write to the manufacturers giving their opin- ion of the remedy and the results ob- tained from the trial, the manufac- turers to show a due appreciation will at once mail such party free, a full size 25e box of either Brooks Medi- cated Bears-Foot Oil or Brooks Lit tie Liver Root Pills. as requested.
 Remember the name Brooks Baby Bowel Balm" Manuf'd by The Wm. Brooks Med Co.,. Russellville, Ark, and distributed by all the Drug Job bars. xiw-6t