davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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jaw. huge grinding teeth. retreatins
forehead. widening behind and covered
with tangles OF black or brown wool.
iy or wavy hair-alr these would I'm
press his mind. She would certainly
exercise her power Of speech. such as
II was. In yells. howls and resonant
exclamations. Perhaps she was intel.
ligent enough to throw stones. sticks,
fruits or whatever came to her hand.
at the enemy.
These three things. all very unsu-
ual In the Pliocene world-energetic
II inarticulate vituperation. an erect
position and action at distance
would surely confuse and impress the
primitive brain Of Felis Groeneveldtii.
and he would probably retire. with
dignity, to seek some easier prey"
The description 10 based on skull
fragment discovered by Doctor Dubois
In Java-th4 skull Of creature ah
most exactly ON the line between man
and the higher anthropoid apes.
The very origin of the human racs
according to Professor Elliot. may
have been In North America. On this
subject he writes:
'It seema probable that 1t was in
North America that the very nrst
primate originated. These interesting
animals are found In the lower Eocene
deposits. which mean that they ara
perhaps the most ancient Of all known
mammals"
Later. primates-that 10. the very
first links in the chain binding man to
D..
OF mammal life aeons older than even
the Missing Link-were living In
Egypt. Near Paris and In South
America more Eocene lemurs dwelt-
they were widely scattered.
Though the primate probably origi
mated in North America, Professor Ell
hot believes man did not come to the
new world until after the Ice Age
long after he was to be found In ths
old world.
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eia shoe. Keep Fee, Warm.

Frozen or swollen feet are SO com.
mon amons soldiers living in the
trenches, says the Paris correspon.
dence Of the Associated Press. that
hundreds OF depots have been estab-
1ished behind the line for the repose
OF these lamed soldiers. who are other.
wiae In perfect fighting condition.
There they rest from four to eight
days before they are able to return
to the trenches "a fe III
In addition to the action Of water
aud mud the men have suffered cru,
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nothing to signify, for even at this
period he probably chased small AMI.
mails and hunted on foot.
AT night he would retire to rough
ly woven nest In the branches OF q
tree. When sleeping his head would
be bent forward over his wrists; these
would be crossed in front Of his chest,
with elbows down and outward. His
legs would be strongly bent or hexed.
30 that the knees were also near the
wrists. His waist measurement would
be excessively small or he could not
assume this position. which Is. as
matter OF fact. hardly possible and
certainly painful for civilized man.
On q similar nest close by would be
his wife or wives. with Titan red or
bronze babies sound asleep, and yet
clinging round their mothers neck.
Should raging gale. with sheets
OF driving rain. fall upon him, he
would still sleep on. The rain would
be conducted away by his hair and
beard. by his elbows and hip joints. 20
as to drip nearly clear Of the face and
body. The hair on the arm. even Of
those civilized men who retain sum
Client to trace the arrangement. turns
down both upper and forearm to the
elbow; outward and downward from
the wrist. Moreover. IL the reader
tries to realize this attitude he will
see that what with hair. whiskers,
beard and eyebrows, even midges and
mosquitoes might be puzzled: they
might lose heart. being diverted and
led astray by the tangled labyrinthine
masses Of his chevelure But we must
leave him in this position asleep. per-
haps dreaming. 1. e., apprehending by
his senses some particularly delectable
dainty (perhaps with corresponding
motor refexes)."
Can you trace. from this descrip-
tion. a family likeness in any OF his
descendants.
And here was HIS diet: y
Fruits Of all kinds nuts and fieshy
fruits,. small birds and eggs. honey.
grubs and insects.
| '"He may. OF course, have eaten
shellfish, and especially oysters: West
African monkeys are still fond of them.
and for many primitive peoples shell.
fish are OF the first Importance"
barring the grubs and insects, he
was something of an epicure. 1t seems
plain.
| Even in those days. It seems. ''the
female of the species was more dead.
ly than the male" Mrs. Pithecanthro.
pus Erectus was fighter-a danger
Gus foe for beasts. no matter how Zero.
cious
Professor Elliot says:
One of the hardest problems In the
story OF the earliest ancestors is to
understand how early man succeeded
in surviving through period when
many ferocious carnivora undoubtedly
existed, Suppose that Pithecanthro-
pus was caught. when munching fruit,
by the redoubtable Felis Groeneveld.
til, the name (somehow appropriate
enough, OF the fearsome creature. hall
lion and half tiger. which vas one OF
her contemporaries In Java
She would at once draw herself up
to her full height tabout 100 MILL
metersl. Her appearance would then
be sufficiently alarming: the strongly
marked eyebrow ridges. the powerful
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falling snow with
q sigh on his lips?
Instead, 1t brings
a smile and a
warm glow to his
heart. Before him
are visions Of
sleigh rides, with
the girl he loves
best sitting by his
side. To the bash
full young man
such a pleasure
means much. He
would never think
of being SO bold
as to take q seat
by the girl on a
sofa. But in a
sleigh she cannot
be arms length
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cLlne,ne TO 4 BROKEN STICK.

To suffer woes which hope thinks infinite:
To forgive wrongs darker than death or
night:
To love and bear: to hope till hope creates
From Its own wreck the thing 1t con-
templates ET
Neither to change. to falter or repent;
This alone IL victory. j
A girl with ordinary good sense
ought to make very clear guess as
to how the man who has courted her
and asked her hand in marriage
should turn out. II he Is an energetic
young man. making confdant of
her. as to his business plans and his
ambitions. as to the future. II he Is
possessed Of that splendid. sterling
habit of saving a part Of each weeks
salary. dresses moderately within his
means. is kind and considerate Of her.
anxious to give her the pleasure out
ings that his purse can AFFORD. she
may be sure that she Is getting .
Jewel when she marries him.
On the other hand, II he is q good
natured. happy-golucky. "come-day.
go-day, the Sunday"
sort Of fellow. who wasn't averse tc
shirking work whenever he could and
didn't trouble himself about accumu
lating and. as long as he was provided
for today. wouldn't bother his head
over the anticipated troubles of to
morrow or make any provision to
warding them OF. her judgment might
tell her she would have sorry enough
life of 1t II he took her to the altar.
The more clever the girl the more
apt she Is to take 1t for granted that
every man Is destined to prosper II
he has some ability. There never was
a greater mistake. a..~
A man may have great ability, but
II he hasn't push to start the ball Of
success rolling he is a tagging run
ner who will soon be out of the race
for fortune winning. No woman can
live on mans promises to make good
or that he Is going to turn over a new
leaf. That won't keep the pot
a-boiling. fill hungry mouths or drive
want from the door. Some men can
save enough from SIS a week to make
their first start In life. Others never
know how to economize on double
that amount. II a man has the drink.
enough to cause him to break from 1t,
1t is dangerous signal which she
obstinately shuts her eyes against and
VIII not see. II he has tendency
toward flirting with pretty girls that's
another danger signal. He might as
well proclaim to the world that he is
not satisfied with her. but is on the
lookout for newer flame to kindle in
his stagnant heart. There is sensible
loving and foolish loving. The girl
who deliberately weds broken stick
should realize 1t is but little avail to
complain. Girls should do good deal
OF thinking while they are single and
allow their head to have some say 30
In deciding their future. not leave 1t
all to their impulsive hearts. II a man
VIII not change his ways for loves
sake before marriage. she can depend
upon 1t he Is not apt to do it after the
knot is tied.
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AhSh VIC huuW. QeaF,
Kindness and constancy will prove
The only pillars At to bear
30 vast weight as TINT of love
A man may have beautiful wife, an
excellent business, fine house, and
yet be without a heart mate and have
no home. He loved the woman whom
he led to the altar. putting full faith in
her promises then and there that she
would love. honor and obey him for all
time to come. II 1t transpires that he
has overestimated the depth of wifely
iove-that clothes. society and ambi.
hon hold greater place in her heart
than her affection for him-he feels
that he has not received the full meas
ure of love which makes married life
complete.
II there is a cold atmosphere about
the house. every room is decked out
for company. and there is not SO much
as a cubby hole from cellar to garret
that he can call his own-his house
10 no home for him. II he il greeted
by the faces Of strangers every time he
enters, and he il obliged to meet them
at his table every night In the week,
he fesis that he might as well be in
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Something Of .n ln.lru.tlen.

'Is dem you-all's chickens:- "Cohss
dey's ingalls, chickens. Who's chick
ems did you s'pose dey was?" Il
WASH s'posen' nufin' about 'em. But
I jes' say dat It's mighty lucky dat
chicken won come a.runnin' an
a-waygin' its tail when its regular
owner whistles. same ~ a dog
Washington Star.
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Related to JUDGE lynehi

There's new sort Of photoplay com
ing out soon; It's entitled Judge Not.
Guess I've read about II in the pa
pers, Of course. but must have forgot.
ten BY the way. who was this Judge
Knott and what did he do to get him.
self into the limeiight:"-Paramount
Magazine.
The Ordway new era., 1915-04-30
TO ASSIST ROLLER SKATERS
Steel Attachment With Rubber Tip
Secured to Back Of Skate Pro-
vents Serious Accidents.

A simple device intended as boon
to roller skaters consists Of . steel
attachment with q rubber tip secured
to the back of the skate and project
ing downward to within one-eighth
inch Of the floor or ground. says Pop
ular Mechanics. This does not inter
fere in any way with the skating 30
long as the skate is nat ON the sur
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movement OF the toes nor the use OF
several pairs Of socks. The tight
lacing of shoes. also. he points out. u
frequent cause Of frost-bitten feet
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: For Permansn. Peace.

Il have told you over and over.
Tommy. not to fight with that little
Jimpson boy"
IF you'd let me nnish the job Just
one time, ma, wouldn't have to fight
with him any mora"
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LauraJeanLibbeu's
Talks on
Heart Topics
PROPOSING WHILE SLEIGH Rid.
Ic.p,di.l. lois. " =. Meck.. N..s.p. s,.ss...

Winter. l crown thee king of intimate
delights,
Fireside enjoyments. home-born happi-
ness. Hr
And all the comforts that the lowly roof
OF undisturbed retirement and the hours
OF long. uninterrupted evenings know.
What man with the bounding blood
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tuA family, you KNOW. Olu IitueS""
thropus was tho founder Of the line:
he makes us kin to kings and emper-
ors. to Thomas Edison and Andrew
Carnegie: to Sitting Bull and Raisuli
ms well. He gives us n family tree
which reaches back to the Pliocene
age. making American colonial geneal-
ogies mere sprigs on It's most extended
boughs
And our great.great.great trepeat
ad iniinitum) grandfather was quite
a chap. take II all In all. G. F Scott
Elliot has been making an extended
study OF the old fellow and presents
the result In his newly published book.
prehistoric Man and His Story" q.
B. Lippiucott Coz W
No family portraits remain. Il seems.
Old Fan Pith-etc. was not much on
beauty and. anyway. he couldn't paint
or photograph.
Yet" says Professor Elliot. ut 10
possible to give q rude. blurred pic.
ture Of the Pliocene precursor when
he was Just on the point Of venturing
on the great step upward.""'- % -
So here goes-and remember you
owe him respect AZ the head Of your
family:
"His body would be covered with
hair or fur except on the palms or
soles Of his feet. On his head the hair
grew long and thick and was contin.
ued. In all probability, down hia cheeks
and chin to form 4 combined beard
and whisker fringe. We do not think
he had much Of mustache. but prob.
ably his eyebrows 'beetled'
The hair was wavy or curly; Il
may have had tendency to be lank,
straight and stin on his head. but this
ia doubtful. II was not SO woolly az
that OF the negro. His children prob.
ably had a rich Titan red or bronxy
coat OF fur like that which one sees
on young Galloway cattle. In the
epidermis as well as In the hair were
both black and orange pigment. but on
the whole he was probably moderate e
ly dark skinned.
THE face would probably be low
and broad. as compared with modern
races.
His nose would be M broad as Il
Was long, with nostrils wide apart ant
facing little upward and outward
The b-ioVe would be almost concav,
upward, and the nose itself--all tina
there is-of the most retrousse. TIL,
eyes were small and deeply sunkei
under the rather prominent eyebrow
ridges, II would not be easy to distin
guish the pecullarities OF his Jaw OIL
rs,ount OF the hairy beard. and per
lSas II was best so. for he had n,
real chin and very retreating lowe
Jaw: u long and narrow as well as pre-
1ectipg or prognathic upper jaw
heavy cheekboncs and extremel
large teeth. often with Ave roots i
them. Those muscles which are q
work when chewing hard food woui
be enormously developed. but thos
which are used in speaking would b
feeble and weak.
Seen from In front, his appearance
would be the reverse OF prepossessin
the narrow, receding forehead. b,
etnning with It's strong eyebrow ridge.
would seem to disappear under tn
mon of dark, thick hair. out of whic
the little apelike ears could hardly b
seen He might have stood about fou
feet high, with hands, when SO stant
ing. reaching to the knees: both hand
and feet would be large. chest narrow
he would be slightly bandy-iesged. bu
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MAKE HOME PLEASANT FOR
HUBBY.

Then shun the Ill: and know, my dear,
Kindness and constancy will prove
The only pillars At to bear
30 vast weight as TINT of love.
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| 7 II L c A N T II II o :,
PUS ERECTUS was his
name. He couldn't pro-
nounce II, much less
spell Il. Yet this Hitter
ate person was some-
thing of a parsonage
the first man; the Miss
ing Link. H.
We're all OF the Erec-
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face. but the instant the skate tips
backward tho rubber tip comes in
contact with the surface and acts as
brake. 1t is designed principally to
prevent the skate from flying out for.
ward and throwing the skater. but
is also useful In preventing the floor
from being damaged by the back part
OF the frame III
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02
md Tonight
Edmond
RIchnioud, nddresscs

ArtS RIchnoLrd, nddresncs
Oh tho and Ends or the Oc-
cupntiOnh. Irrnu," 1iaO o'clock.
Ansocintlo2i for Preservation OF
Virginia Antiquities, general meet
Ing. John Marshall House, II o'clock.
Council of Jewish Women. Tenn
pie Beth Ahnbnii, 3;i5 O'Clock.
Lcntcn IpidtIay services, especially
for men, st. I'uu1's Church, nddrcss
by Rev. Wilson Il. StenrIy. or ST.
Lukes Church, MontcIuir, n. j.,
10 $50 o'clock.
Council Committee ON Public
buildings. Properties and Utilities,
city Hall. $ O'Clock.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Anyiin in
"i.ndy Windermerc's Fam" $40.
DiJ0u-Grnycc Scott Company. in
"'fhe Boys of Company BY; matinee,
::30, night, $3.50.
L,ric-Popuinr vaudeville and
nictures' matinee, 3; night, 1880
nnd -.
Strnnd-i'nrnmount pictures, i2
noon to ~ o'clock.
C"loninI-nIo''on pictures, II noon
to II o'clock.
SupcEjOr-M.: ion pictures, 1880,
morning, 10 IL o'clock, night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02

PRECEDENT and Ida r.. Moore. secretary.
Rcams, Jones * Graham. Incorpo-
rated. Bucna Vista. Capital stock.
mg maximum. $1,000: mininum. $4,000:
dent. Richmond: c. s. Reaus. vice
president. Lynchburg: e. =. Graham.
sef Itrhs r and irGasurcr. Buena Vista
porated. Boydton. Capital stock. MAX
imIm; $4,000: minimum. $1,000 gen
f Iamio 1nmSsr n
secretary and treasurer. Bodyton:
BOONE Clark VIC e. ,pIesi;hHnt. Eodyton
Incorporated. Norfolk. Capital. maxi,
mum, 100000: minimum. $4,000: Dry
aud marine railway business. Fred
rotary, and j.. %. Smith. Jr.. Norfolk
The In,erna tionnl Tool Company. In
corpora,cd. Newport News. Capital.
maximum; 100000; minimum. $4,000,
Howard. general manager: g. b. James,
secretary. Newport News,
Amendment to ,he charter Of
ating $4,000 class Of preferred
stock. G. X. Caldwell. president.
and Il. y. Caldwell. secretary. stanton.
Amendment to the charter of Joseph
Bryan Trust. Incorporated. changing
Stewart Bryan, president, and w. W.
Pool, secretary. Richmond.
Petersburg and AppomattoS Rail-
stock. inaX.mum, 100000; minimum.
$1,000. 20 build and operate steam rail
road from Petersburg to city Point.
Lapradc. vice-prcsident; w w. La
prade. secretary. all OF Richmond
The Jitney Association, Incorporate
ed. Richmond. Capital stock, maxi
mum, $4,000; minimum, $500: opera
ton OF autos for hire NJ. Il. Van Do
rem. president, and \. r. Tillcr, secrc-
tary, all OF Richmond.
Alliance Films Corporation. Rich
mond. Capital stock, maximum. So
100000; minimum, $1,000: motion pic
ture and photoplaE business. II. a.
bingham, Max H. BLACKWELL, president,
New York City: Harry Bergson, sec
rotary, Boston. Mass.
Amendment to the charter of the
Human Roulette Wheel Corporation.
changing name 10 Chesapeake Amuse-
ineht Corporation. otto Wells, presi-
dGnt: Moe Levy. socrctarN. NORFOLK.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
March 2. 1915.
III Il, II 1'lIlLN.
CELEBRATES HIS WEDDING
so oscnr L0ckctt Explains When Mo-
Inlity Squad Arrests Him and Guests.

II warnt dom nothin' 'cept cele-
hratinS my wedding" complained Os-
car Lockett. colored, at the First po-
lice station last night. after Detectives
Sweet, Bertucci and a. NJ. Smith, of
the morality" squad had arrested him
on charge OF maintaining a disorder
~ house 1T l20 North Seventeenth
street. The negro produced his mar
rage license and was granted bail that
he might return to the bride whose
welded life had begun so inauspicious-
~.
According to the story told by Lock :
ott he was married late yesterday at
ternoon. He and his wife decided to
give celebration and some eleven men
ana two women were invited to take
part. The bride returned to her faith
ers frc for additional f1nery soon
after the celebration began ut the
seventeenth Street house. and was alb
sent when the officers happened to pass
and hear the racket. She was not
arrested, but all those specially in
vited were, and each now occupies a
cell at the station house. The case
will be heard by Justice Griggs this
morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02
cIANcnRr DEEDS Or TRUST.
Thirteen Deeds of Trust Amountfu,- Z,
S{HiOS

Mary A. Ahern. to Sol Cutchins. ct al
trustees, 0cNl2i feet inches south side
Floyd Avenue, % feet east OF Mulberry
street. February q. 1915. $685..
LeRoy Dunnington, to II r.. polla ri
Jr trustee. 33S120 feet east line THIRTY
.ourth street. 100 feet north OF Mar
shall street: February 5, 1915, sl.T7O.
Marie NJ. Whitchurst. to r. y. White.
nurst. trustee. % feet > inches bv 7oSS
:cet sou<h line West Avenue, 323 feet
vast OF Birch street. February -.
1915. Sl.lGC. 80
y. y: Williams. to c. l.. Denoon, trus-
tee. 2eNl2o feet south line Williams
Surg Avenue; also 20 feet on north side
~ purdie Avenue February 81. 1915.
John r. Smith. to f. si,terding. ct
A.. trustees. 33Xl36 feet south line
I ,edsi Street, G6 feet east of an alley,
inches Eirhs, by lS6 feet south line Center
aiiey February &c. 1915. $500
H. H. Corprew, ct INK. to LEROY T.
SroWh; e: ais. trustees. 20Xl55 feet
north line Marshall Street at east cor
aer of Twenty eighth Street March !.
1915, $4,000. I'll -
j. y. Vaughan, to j. j. Lcake. trustee
6iX1lo feet Q inches north line Frank.
lin Street, Ia feet inches east Of Gov
arnor street: also 40N1l0 feet Q inches
nor;h line Franklin Street IFS feet Q
inches east of Governor Street Febru-
AIRY "a, 1915. $4,000.
Anna Weyand. to +. j. Gary, ct al.
Trustees. 16 l-2Xi25 feet south line
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CORPORATION COMMISSION
WILL SIT TO-DAY IN BRISTOL
Judicial Hearing to lie Given on ALc-
quincy OF Passenger Station
Facilities.

Tir8 State Corporation Commission
will to-day hold judicial session In
Bristol Va /, will be tn. hrs, time
in many months shat the comm ission,
as body, has held a formal Judicial
SESSION outside of It's courtroom az the
state Capitol. bur It's right to sit In any
part OF the State is definitely provided
for.
The hearing to-day w:ll 30 in con
nectior with the passenger station "a :
cilities provided by the railroads enter
ing Bristol.
chairman prentis and Judge Rhea
left last night for Bristol accompanied
by Bailiff Bigger, who viii act as clerk
At to-tay's session. Judge j. Y. Wing
field Is Ill az his home in Albcmarlc,
ana will not be present.
Statistical Clerk Cone and Engineer
Burton Marye. OF the Corporation Com :
mission. have been II Bristol several
days gathering Statistical informal ion,
and VIII present their conclusions AT
to-day'S hearing, when an inspection
Will be made and n Number of local
Witnesses examined as 10 the adequacy
OFF ne passenger facilities provided. Dr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02
An Easy Way to
Increase WI
Good Advice for Thin Ft

The trouble with mos. thlr
VINO wish to gain weight is TIL
Insist on drugging their stom
StufinS II with greasy foods: b
on useless flesh creams" or fo}
some foolish physical culture
While the real cause of thinned
Untouched. You cannot get fa}
your digestive tract nssimilat|
food YOU eat.
Th"rks to = remarkable new
tiHc discovery. 1t is now posX
combine into simple form the V
ments needed by the digestive
TO help them convert food In
fat-ladcn blood. This maste
OF modern chemistry is called
and has been termed the gred
flesh builders. SarGol aims
II" reSencrattve. reconstruct!ve
70 COAX the stomach and intes
literally soak up the fatteni
nents OF your food and pass thU
the blood. where they are ca
every starved. brok-n-down al
tissue of your body. You cain
picture tho result when this q
transformation has taken plat
you notice how your cheeks b
ho''nws about your neck. shl
and bust disappear and you Il
from 10 TO 20 pounds OF solid.
Inexpensive. efficient. All
druggists OF Richmond and
have ii, and will refund Your
II you are not satisfied, as d
guarantee found In every pac]
Caution:-Whiie Sargol has ri,
ccllent results In overcoming +
dyspepsia and general stomach /
1T should not he taken by tho,
do not wish to gain ten pounds o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02
CALO|UEL MAKES
YOU SICK, UGH!
"Dods0n's Liver Tone" better
than ca!Omel and cannot
Salivate.

Calonel loses you day! You know
what calcmei 10. us -,v, curry; quick
silver Ldlomel IS dangerous 1t
crashes .n.o sour bile like dynamite,
crampinE and sickening you. Calomei
attacks the bones and should never he
put into your system.
When you feel bilious. sluggish, con-
stipated and all knocked out and be-
ilcVe you need dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your drug
gist sells for so cents Il large bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone. which is entirely
vegetable and pleasant to take and is
perfect substitute for calomel. 1t is
guaranteed to start your liver without
stirring you up inside, and cannot
salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes YOU
SICK the next day: 1t loses you days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straightens
YOU right up and you feel great. Give
IT to the children because it is per
fectly harmless and doesn't gripe