The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-24
25, 5,OOO ARKANSAS
 BABIES WANTED
To Make Important Test-ColOr and Sex not Material Must Be Under
 Five Years Old.

The most alarming condition con- fronting the American people today is our infantile death rate. Statistics compiled from reports of the United States government from the Stat, 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 state like Arkansas with an annual death rate of 5000, 10, 800 are children under years and 1000 of these die every year with Bacterial infection of the stomach and bowels diarrhoae, eholera-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 Rene- 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 25.000 Arkan- sas babies, regardless of sex and col or, are wanted during the present sum- mer of 1909 to make a personal test of Baby Bowel Germicide that is claimed by the discOverers and manu- lecturers to produce cures in 90 per cent of the cases indicating it's use. The name of this germicide is Brooks Baby Bowel Balm, the constituents of which are given as Laxative, Seda- tive, Digestive, Neutralizing, Aro- m ltie and highly Antiseptic.
 In order that p, 900 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 9, GOO who have not tried 1t 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, physicians 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, full size 25c box of either Brooks Medi- cated Rears-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 Ich- aonE 2iW-6f