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The Washington herald., 1912-10-19
catarrh Kills
Thinking Power
Gradual Cls.Aing sf the Brain aaA
Less sf MeDory Inevitable
Result 81 Caaarrh.

catarrh anywhere in the head or throat
or ear - right nsxt to tho brain. The
catarTh germ grows fast. does an euor-
ings into bone and desh and II dinlcult
to destroy. There are thousands Of lit
tie nerves that run from all parts Of the
face and head to the BRAIN Some Of
these little nerves have to pass through
probably a mass Of catarrhal indAmma-
tons on the road to the brain. When
they do they are weakened and some
times destroyed.
What Affects the nerves 10 bound to
affect the brain. and when the nerves
are deadened by constant catarrhal dis
charges there 10 bound to be q certain
torpor or stupidity brought about In the
brain Of the victim. Thus follows sleep
iessness, inability to think clearly or to
connect ideas. loss Of memory. lack Of
concentration. lack OF presence OF mind
and wandering Of thought.
II any man or woman imagines that
these things do not affect their earning
capacity. their cheerfulness, and the es-
TEEN which their friends have for their
brightness, they have little realization Of
the necessity Of keeping the mind al
ways clear. That II all there 10 to life.
When II takes such q comparatively
short time to cure this terrible disease
by the Gauss common-sense treatment.
and regain the fash and brilliancy Of
the normal brain, there 10 no good rea-
son why one should not spend the two
or three minutes 1t takes to cut out the
coupon below and send Y to c. z. Gauss
and have hin prove to you that he 10
right. anu that n psaiti,ely cures ca
tarrh. Tho coupon below mailed now
will bring you back by return mall .
package of the wonderful Gauss treat
ment. 1t costs yeu absolutely nothing.
Address C. f. Gauss. S5T Main Street.
Marshall, Mich.
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Confessions d 4
catarrh Victim

Some Of the Experiences that Co
tara Fsrces Upen Its slaves.
I set boiling mad when people tell me
I've got catArrh. I've had dozens OF
mere acquaintanoes. and especially one
young lady. who have come UP and ven-
tursd 10 telY me something for my own
benefit" That expression begins to pail
on me-"for my own benefit." 1t seems
they all want to tell me the same thing.
you ought to take something for your
:atarrh: I'll tell you how my cousin got
cured. and every. doctor used TO- say he
had the worst case he ever .heayd about ="
Now. when . friend puts his hand on
my shoulder. I sulp in preparation for
catarrh advice. This gulp 10 not mere
throat action. but the swallowing Of mu-
Gus. Nothing would suit me better than
to have the earth open and swallow mo
Up.
l walk along the street close to the
curbstone. When ride on . car.
stand on the rear platform rather than
sit down inside
I wish ] could talk without having to
open my mouth to breathe. I wish that
kisses were obsolete. I wish that hand
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Makes. Home l1iser.ble.

What happens at the table when tn
catarrh-Sag comes on land q man can't
eat and pull his nose at the same timeI
We VIII not mention. What happens az
ter such a meal In the sitting room. or
dressing room, q ballroom. OF the stairs.
anywhere ana everywhere, with 4 hawk.
hawk, hawk, can be imagined. What
happens when the victim almost leans
ON top of the cuspidor in the presence
Of members of the famiiy and hawks and
Perks with twisted face IL . 1bject
during the snoring. sleepleas hours 81 the
night. with foul,amelling odor watt
eas1ly picture.
And add 20 It an the misery of the
miserable man himself IL Il any won
der that divorce n ssissd upon &c cure,
The ,0auscs Treatment would at once
rsmsdy al these horrible phases. II isfs
70 q y. 0aass. Mrs. Rasmussen would
'neve no rsa6en for getting . divorcs
Lnsec are oases which, though they have
their hssmoroug angle. after All malee a.
unmake The hAppiness Of u All n ~,
have c;afrh fh any hrm. cut out ths
EU Main Street, Masshali, Nich., ana b
cured. 80
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CATA1lH EvERYWHERL,
EVEN Oh FIXES PEAK

Ne Man o. Pisss II InAsns frsD
the DsaAly Oatss1h 0ern.
There II NO part Of the land which -
erss from catafTh- Attitudes and latitudee
have little eject In destroytng this om-
niprsssnt germ Many imagine that the
climate Of the West. with its high alti-
tuds and dry atmosphsrs. tends to pre-
vent cataxrh- There are Just - many
:asss IN proportion to the population west
- east Of the Mississippi. only the dis
sase = not a. severe because OF the cli-
matte effect upon the nerves.
Even on Pixies Peak. which 10 over
A.ooo feet above the sea level. cafarrh
seemed to attack several Of the attaches
Of the signal station located there some
years ago.
No place is exempt. no human soul -
immune from catarYh. Don't imagine
because you don't live BY . lake or .
river that you can't have catanh. or
that y0u have only . chronic cold when
your nose has bsen stopped up for some
time. That 10 usually the way catarrh
etaStD-With Q bad cold.
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Sene Results d. cstarrh
Ewes slieht Cases 81 CssssvA Havd
I :. Terrible CsaseluenAes.

EVE DAh0at CoDoo OB Coxo1xo 0oVs
:. Terrible osassSusn<es.
Every case of eatarrh. Of course. h
not fatal. Nor does every case result ID
consumption or bronehitis, but neverthe-
lees they. are very freausat. No man OF
woman knows what his or her case Of
catarrh win had to. Men Of robust
health have suocumbed to reGulting con.
sumption and partial jdiocy. Womsa Of
strong vitality have become nervous
wrecks and victims Of bronchitis. Your
good health IL not always q preventive
against the catarrh germs.
The more you feel sure there 10 nc
danger Of the eatarrh resulting tn . dis.
Ii simply because You will neglect your
self This happens in hundreds Of cases
!. und we see II recorded almost daily In
the letters We receive. If I had only
started the cure earlier" IL . very fire.
quent expression, showing that our warn
ing ID not fanciful. but based on fearful
reality.
Even slight cases Of eatarrh may re-
suit In nose cancer. than which there ID
hardly = more pitiful ahiiction in this
world.
CataPFA Fatally Fre4aeat.
Some Of the frequent results of catarrh
are bronchitis. pneumonia, death and de-
cay Of bones. loss Of thinking and res
soning power. death Of ambition and en-
eigy. loss OF appetite. indigestion. dys-
Tepsia, liberation. bad breath. raw
throat raw sores In the nose. general
debility. and sometimes idtocy and insan-
ity.
This 10 why in the death list you do
not dnd . mention OF fatal catAFrh: the
death 10 caused. not directly by the ca
tArrh itself. but by q disease which was
caused by catarrh. Medical books and
eyclopedias will tell you even mors ser
ious news than we tell you here; prob
ably after reading them you will have Q
full realization Of what Il y to have ca
tarrh-A common disease. IL u true. but
with Q common result-misery for years.
u not death
.-., Cure Il Certain.
You can euro that catarrh, slight or
serious. once and forever. By means Of
the only common-senss sure cure for ca
tarrh. Gauss Combined Trsatmsnt We
don't esk you to believe II before PROV
ing to yoursslE Therefore ws send
you treatment at our own expense. ab-
solutely free to you. When you get II
you can prove II all to your own salts
faction. II 10 without question the greati
coupon and send for the free treatment
to-day to c. f. Gauss. ass7 Main Street,
Marshall. Mich. When you see your ca
tarrh begin to leave you you will appre-
ciate what II Is to have n real. genuine
cure for catarrh that can be relied on.
Send the coupon.
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Uaited Staiss
eennissieaae Heard Fren

Having been absent for some time I
now take the opportunity Of answsrsns
your letter Itpok sns ersasnsint a. NED.
y - could. and would stafs that I aln
cured It ID the best catarrh medicine
that I have ever taken. having tried
everything that could hear or read Of:
and I am thoroughly atisaed that II 10
genuine remedy for catarrh. and IL
ever feel the effects Of this disease COM
Ing back to me I should Immediately
order more Of your treatment. Your MAJ.
icins for taking internally I think 10 the
best have over used for constipation
or Indigestion. You arc at liberty to uss
the csntents Of this letter. and any refer.
enes made to me will be chserfulfy an.
swsred. Edward McCAgherty, United
States Comnnissioner. warroad. MINI.
Boz L
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SEEKS DIVORCE;
GAIT STAND CATARRH

wife says It II Ether Separate OF
Die OF Disgust.
Lincoln, Nebr.. Sept. 1a-Henry o.
Rasmussen, It is reported, is to be sued
for divorce because his wife can NO.
longer endure a catarrhal afiiction of
which Rasmussen u said. to have been .
victim for the last two years.
Mrs. Rasmussen states that no woman
with any shadow Of sel-respect could
consent to be in constant association even
with q nah she loved who was aflic-
ed In the manner she states. She says
she regrets the publicity attached to q
suit for divorce. but that II is either that
or simply lie down and die Of disgust %
Plain language IL the only thing to use
in trying to deal with such an .afliction
IS catarrh. The facts are plain. There
is a man. an able-bodied. robust, vigor-
Gus business man. blessed with 4 pay
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o1Aon8 oao "o"khnB All D3y kOh8'
kerchiefs could bs turned into sheets I
wish that no chair but mine would Be
placed At the table. I wish that other
people were deaf. blind. and without
noses.
wish that were alone. always alone.
10 hawk and spit when and where
please I wish that was mothers little
fairy once more. with my little towselsd
head that knew not disease lying on her
warm shoulder.
Now feel that I am outcast. know
what they think of me. every one.
know my friends shun me, for even Jack.
my old college chum. doesn't come
around and chat and smoke as he used
to do. My acQuaintances only say hello.
and pass by. Mrs. Grundy, next door.
and all the other neighbors. are talking
about how repulsivs I am. I see 1t in
the way they look and act.
People 1 sit next to get up and move
somewhere else. People who talk to me
turn their heads at an angle. And I'm
in pain. It's not physical pain. It's my
mind, too. that 10 in agony. I can't re-
member things as I used to. Thoughts
slip away from me. say things dom {
mean and mean things I never say.
My head Ii thick and my brain is in
fog. I walk alone, my work pals on
me, my nerves refuse me. That let-her.
90 feeling has got me. I relish nothing
r eat, and my appetite is gone. And ~
I think OF my misery must hawk again.
Ny cough II . rattle The ruby has
been plucked from my cheek, the flush
Of my young health Is gone. My head
Is in q fever, but my hands arc cold. and
I seem to feel In them the approaching
chill Of the tomb| have read Of ca
tarrh death. and my mothers brother
died of the same disease. Come on,
death. and relieve me.
No, my mother comes. Who, Gauss,
did you say, mother? Do you think so ?
I'll try mother. Yes, II you send for
the treatment TIL use 1t faithfully. I
won't let It 60 . single day without US
ing 1t. They prove 1t in every case. do
you say? All right, send on the coupon
to-day. Perhaps. after all. there is q cure.
and still one person In the world to live
for, one who will love you in spite Of the
catarrh. your mother.
Gauss Catarrh Treatment is the sim
plest and surest IN the world. II cures
catarrh on q common-sense plan. and
Gauss proves It. Cut out the coupon be-
low and mail II to-day ana get O free
treatment Of the Gauss treatment and
prove to your own satisfaction that II
Will cure you. Whether you have ca
tarrh slightly .or seriously, II may be
the means OF Frightening your life, now
overshadowed by catarrh. Send coupon
to c. E. CAUSE ssT Main Street. Mar
shall. Mich.
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Ha-a-w-kk!
Cstarrh Victims Fesrfully Nan
| seating 10 Those Who Are
Hear Them.
TAe Festive Ca.s q cet.aEh L. tA'
0auD Treatneat-A Frse Trial,
t. Prove II, II 0snt to All
who Write fer II. q

Thsrs 10 nothing 20 nauseating as to
have to sit next to . gaSgtng catarrf
victim or to talk to one OF them and
have whiffs Of bad catarrh breath con-
stantiy blown into your face. No man
or woman suffering with catarrh can
lvoid these things. because 1t 10 part
Of the catarrh itself. though the victim
may not realize or know that his very
presence carries with II certain gar
bage atmosphere. You can't smell your
pwn breath. and you can seldom smell
Your own smell -s-f
The constant splitting and hacking. and
nose jerking Ii enough to make even the
members OF ones own family: breathe q
xigh Of relief when the hawker closer
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An Old Soldier Grateful.

Mr.. Gauss-I have finished your, treat!
ment now, and I am completely cured.
My wife says she cannot detect any OF
It left and says my catarrh 10 gone. She
ought to know. for she 10 . graduated
nurse. am as truly grateful to you a.
an old soldier can be for what your
treatment has done for me. and certainly
will recommend II to those whom know
are AFFLICTED. You are certainly at liberty
TO use this II you want to In recommend
ing your treatment to others.
w. b. PLUMB.
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In the Coil, from Childhood.

have suffered with catarrh since
was four years old. but II has annoyed
NE moro In the last two years.
tried everything I read or heard of.
but they did me no good. and L saw
your advertisement in q paper and
wrote to you and received . sample pack
age. was impressed 20 favorably with
the sample that Immediately sent for
the full treatment
suffered much with the dropping back
into my throat. and after had taken the
medicine for three or four weeks this
nasty sensation entirely ceased. and
have never had any return Of 1t. I am
am very grateful to you and your medi-
cine.
whom / think needs II. and II YOU wish
to use my name you may do SO. as am
&C grateful that wish everybody who
needs 1t would use II. and am sure thai
1t will cure them. Miss Matte Drullinger,
Birdssll street. South Bend, Ind.
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Free 70 Any
Bdm hu
rHoUeHr WIFE = coHsuHRrU1

1oor eafaTfh medicine 10 . vou69fd
msdSoinet Ny wife had ft % bad svs-y.
one thought she had consumpeSoa. She
used 20 cough at night, and could not
sieep at an One doctor gave her up.
He said she would not set cursd n she
stayed here I have trisd al Kinds Of
medicines and found thsm no sood, tiil
.tTtsd yours. and Il acted right away.
fsoommsndsd Il 10 ali my frisndaL You
may msation my name n you please and
they can write to me and VIII 1t them
know how bad my wife wss with casarrh.
But she b q well woman once moro. W.
Thomas. - Talman avsnps. Chicago, NJ
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SNIEELER CHASED -
OUT OF MEETING
EnrageA Audience Roughly Handles
CeGger wAs Intsrruyts speecA,

1 onEo8c& A0ohGoCe 1SO000xy h000I0D
Gasser wAs I,tsr.sDts spescA.
Sam kntonio. Tex. Sept. ls.-DurinR q
public primary meeting here to-day, q
was fumbling q rolled-up handkerchief
In his hand and psrsistently snithinE ana
pulling hio nose during the Aelivery Of q
speech, vas forcibiy elected nom fhe g.
sembly hall Cries OF Kick him. ont"
ana Choke the lobster" INTERRUPTED the
proocedinFs. and finally resulted in (
grand rueh fer the noss-puIler hy sone of
the enratsd bearers. He waS- Mabbs1I
ard sW1tly mov1d toward The door.
Wheo the man dr8 sat down enA -
gan loudly tearing out q throaf-haWk
the 1udience shif1sd nervously. Affss
continuing the drAW-FattIa OF NJ cafarrh
through one Of the most sfirFfne parts
of the speschs the andience gave rsnt 10
Its feolings. HA wa ronghH ksudie6 en
the way out aAd sa1famX kvevHi
bruises. He was tl1hsa 6 tie cssMfv
hospital - '-.S
Il Il such oceusrsncss q sh,s,. which
make the cntnrTA victim ono q tn a.
Bpased OF hlh rece, He can't hnln ihoW
bis disoa1e- n this man had -a1Wnlv
tpont Q few moments' time 70 s1nd Is
2. :. 0auss ler . -packaes Of the Won
Serf1l 0au1B CAtAer6 TroG&nG1t. ~ 49,
would have suffered such a in1Enify -
,eins kicked out . public msstine.
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CURE - CERTAIN.

You can cure that catarrh. siight or
severe. once and forevsS. by msans Of
the only common-sense sure cure for
catarrh. Gauss Combined Catazrh Treat
ment. We don't ask you to believe II
before proving II yourself. Therefore. Ne
send you . TRIAL package at our own
expense. absolutely frss to you We
1t II not too late. Cut out the ooupou
below, MI IN your name and -addree, and
take COURAGE. Do IT willingly and with
hope. Mail It to C. E. Gauss. 80 Main
Street. Marshall. Mich, and you will
get by return mail a free TRIAL pack.
age Of Gsuss' Catarrh Treatment to prove
that II will cure you.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-19
EMINENT DOCTOR
SAYS BLINDNESS
DUE 10 CATARRH
(AOociated, Press Dtspatch. ,

NSs1Seu &IesS O1spatch-1
Le@don. Aug. S-DE. -. Manning Fish,
congrese that most Of the, blindneas IN
the world ~ the result of catarrh In the
upper nasal cavities or the hony cells
Dr. Fish described his experience IN
thirty-six cases. covering q period Of sev-
eral year., claiming that In Zach Of these
folIewed the elfsctive frea4snent OF the
diseased nasal cavitl3sv and advtsed that
n cassS Of loss ef tisi0n following srip,
measies. sca9let fever and kindred aii.
ments relSe& BE- sought through treatment
Of the Moses Of the paa1ents. -
Catarrh y ceneed by . germ which
must b dsstreyed before the catarrh II
neSe mAS rasu1t. An extended histoSv
Ol The many extraordinary cures efIect-
- ~ TIE Gauss treatment viii peobGhIy
p orou1ht 10 the attention Of the next
=. ~ = . = Il
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catarrh 1t Meals
The Cstarrh Victim, Especially st
the Table, an Object Of
Disgust.

oUTLAwED NJ SOCIETY.
GS0A Appetite aAA Cafarrh Rasely
Travel Togsther.
The limit" II the catarrh 6agEsf st
the table. the man or woman with the
appetite-losing hawk and . hank. inter-
iy unmindful Of the nausea he causes to
other people who are trying not to no
tice or hear him.
Do you wonder that other people DE-
spise this creature? While others have
5oyously assembled around. the board
with delicious. mouth-vatering apps-
tite. here comes the hawksr with nose
perking grimaces. a jerk-GurEls In his
throat, and balled up handkerchief In
his hand. Horrors. forget IT, Go away
and cure that catarrh before appearing
n . public table and mingiing your bad
breath with the scent Of steaming tsn-
derloin steak.
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ing business. a happy home and afaith-
full wife, suddenly stripped Of all that
makes life worth living. with the love Of
z true woman, mired In his own disease
Picture to yourself what happened when
the face Of his gentle mate turning
away from q foul-breathed kiss, the
rack and grug and hurr. and the spit
ting and hawking in handkerchief and
euspidor every few minutes.
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DEArNrss cUarD d oA,,... =, =

When I vrote 70 you for ycr- samp,s
20 press q witch kasd. aSsinsIr ~ ssn - =
hser watch tick But amer fsiinS
yoW cousse g trsstne1t ny hs6ri1$
enmS Sssca ssf IL AZ sss ess ~ =. Asef - -
AtlsA Bex q. rssaskss. NJ. !
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Gauss Combined Cstsrrh rreafrn.,<
viii save you. and avoid for YOU year. Of
future misery. Gauss Treatment ner
manently cures catarrh In the common
sense way. He proves II. too, with 9. frss
treatment he sends to you by return
mau a. soon a. he receives the coupon
1t the bottom Of this pare. Cut out the
coupon. oil 1t in with your name and ad-
dress. and send to-day to c. E. Gauss.
3Ss7 Main Street. Marshall, Mich.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Spare the stamps and spoil the treat
ment.
We believe in telling the truth ana
saving time.
Common-senss wins. Write and ash
any OF 9auas, patients.
Down in the mouth can apply to the
spirit A. well a. the catarrh.
Half the unhapplness In the world
somss from little innamnatisns. : Cure
then early
All great things are conceived in
Sweat" Gauss worked hard and pro-
auced cure that will live after him.
Some would know a great deal. more
lbout being able to cure catarrh II they
sould forget . lot Of old ideas they never
should have learned.
The reasons Of the strongest always
yield to the strongest reasons-common
sense. oauss' Treatment prevails for the
same reason.
II the catarrh victim would stick to
the treatment a. faithfully a. the cat1krh
sticks to him. that disease would prob
ably b a. tnfrsQuent as the now con-
quered diphtherta.
There are some people VINO, Instead Of
have for cure are always telling of
what they might do under happaer CDR
cumstance2 Send the coupon.
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What have done for thousands Of
others I VIII do for ye6* offer yoi4 MI
tteatment that VIII cure catArrh. free d
charge. ~ E1s1-1-T =
l. can do no mors--ths matter, lies sa.
tifely With your EVA good tudEment.
Simply MI out the coupon In the lowed
right hand corner. man Il to-day and you
edy free. that's sati thefS = to Il; in {
wssEs dWe you YIN Be % ths road q
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CUPID RETURNS.

Mother-"How does II happen, Helen.
that you have started going With Henry
Hawk a&ainf don't see how you can
HeIsn--Oh. you couldn't tell hs svsg
bad .cafaFrA now. He's bsen taking
tsause 1reAtmsaf foe over two WUeka
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4 Glimpse Of the Death RsIL
Cstarrh In Many Cases IL the Real
De Death Dealer.

Died Of consumption. aged thir,y-tva,
Died Of acute bronchitis. aged sixty.
Died Of pneumonia. aged twenty-sir.
Died OF cancer. aged ffty-one
And 10 on down the list. Do you find /,
mention Of catarrh? No. because cstar,h
n q rule. does not directly cause many
deathsL But catarrh Is indirectIv m.
cause Of many deaths. Oiled Of pneu-
monia" should better Be died of pnsu-
monia, caused by catarrh." The ',caus.a
by catarrh" 10 left on-what.s the u.s.,
He's dead anyway. And 20 catsrrh 4.
looked upon A. = disease Of siixht conse.
quence by thoss- who don't know. Over
every catarrh sufferer. no matter wbet
or hc has been suffering . month or dys
years. there hangs DARK shadow which
!. pointing with its dark. bony nnssr to
the silent way. VIII you follow Il. az
fight II! --.-a---...-
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Better spend a few days destroying the
catarrh germ right rom the start than
waiting and putting on until you feel
droppings In your throat and your nsss
plugssd up.
Tho Gauss complete treatment viii stop
II and avoid for you years, Of future
misery. Cut out the coupon below II you
have even . slight cold or touch Of ca
tarrh. and send It to c. Z Gauss, who
will send you . frss package Of the won
derful Gauss treatment. 50 a. to prove
to yourself its great power.
It costs you nothing. Address coupon
to c. E. Gauss sss7 Main St.. Marshall,
Mich. ....r.---,
.1IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE
OVER"
catarTh that have dragged their blear-
eyed. nose-dripptng. hak-dead victims
through Is and % years Of misery. II all
started with one little germ.
Just one Of Gauss CAtarTh Treatments
for q little while would have killed of
Mr.. Germ and reclaimed to health and
happiness in short order some Of the
worlds best women and bsavest men.
who now dodder about in blank. diseased
thought. Think Of yourself at 10. or so,
or 60. clutched by catarrh- II you only
would blot out all the misery
1t Is not too late. Cut out the coupon
below. NIL In your name and address and
take courage. Do It willingly and with
hope. Mail 1t to c. E. Gauss. 35s7 Main
Street. Marshall. Mich. and you will get
by return mail a free package Of Gauss
Catarrh Treatment to prove that 1t will
cure you.