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"It In not a bad guess; all that
rambling talk about spirits and magi-
cal writing, messages from the spooks,
and Australian bodies or whatever II
was he called them"
Mrs. Maynard, was scoldinE willis for
"But, Myra," spoke up varuey. ~
YOU are worried about the poor fellow.
why not let us take n walk. you and i.
over 70 The police station; q on o ths other
we'll put the bluecoats on his trail. to
protect him from the wicked eoblins.''
at is more serious than YOU SUSPECT.
! think that In n god idea. Well ne
right back. mother. for tea. But. first.
on the telephone. TO make sure that he
is not in. Then III run upstairs and.
As she sat down at the library table.
seemed dissatisfied with the hanging OF
the shade, He pulled It down q few
feet and then up.
"The light is better now, don't you
| Think" he inquired, surveying II nerve
| ourly.
Outside. Just beneath the window of
Myra's room the balloon peddler had
| let loose his balloons two or three ut a
| time, by a strange coincidence, Just as
the curtain was dipped.
| The fellow. regardless Of the value
Of his wares. had foolishly liberated
into the open window. as they glided
| up the house close to the walls. The
| light spring wind, blowing In through
the opening. assisted him In his curious
Then the balloon merchant slipped
down the drive again. AZ Myra veinly
tors house.
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which were bound securely about his
ankles and wrists. For good measure,
Alden forced the subdued man to the
moor. where, face downward. his wriSts
and ankles were bound together. The
physician was certain now that his
premier prisoner could not crawl
away
Where Ii the other room?" asked
Aiaen. m a whisper as he rounded out
There and Hail pointed a nervous
The, Hindoo had given the physician a
lengthy description, illustrated with
several diagrams, during their talk in
tho rustic summer house. SO. confident
OF his knowledge. Alden advanced, Halt
essayed to follow him. and he turned
with a shake OF the mead.
mo; watch this man." ne may prove
dangerous" whispered the doctor. 81
Wi reconnoiter and return at once"
Hail nodded, but his curiosity was
natural. II was also extremely cost
y.
He watched Alden disappear through
the black velvet curtains into the other
compartment. The room. with which he
was already familiar seemed thorough
ly harmless. The incense was burning
black smoke, which rose to lose them.
selves In the dark corners about the
two bronze idols which adorned the
rear OF the room with their squat
forms.
Hail satisfied himself that his prison.
er was absolutely helpless and that
with his face down ne could not even
watch his own actions.
Then tho Hindoo walked softly to the
curtains TO peer forth at the proceed
CURED.
Without a sound OF warning, one OF
the idols began to change its pose from
q n nNaKNA Il -
advanced and the figure slid to the
moor. with the sinuous ease OF a ser.
pent! -. -
A bronze-hued arm disappeared int,
the depths Of the black wall. and
Tbe Sare dasssT ,%o Ss S dEa%n forth
PROSTATE prisoner, as Halt watched tn,
actions OF his friend. with his head pro
truding through the curtains into tn,
next room!
There was a soundless slash of tn,
knife. and the ropes about hands an,
J ankles were cut! ~
The dagger was laid noiselessly upo,
| the floor beside the liberated man. Tn,
| idol returned to its pose in the din
light. with face averted as It had beel
| before!
The prisoner suddenly realized tina
he had been unpinioned. lie cautiousl.
| turned his head, wondering who coul,
| have performed the miracle,
| But the devil-worshlpers were &c,
accustomed to surprising powers I
waste many thoughts in wonderin
l about causes! ..,
The man craftily reached forth hi
hand for the knife. which he drew un
/ der him.
| Then he resumed his position fac
| downward.
81 wonder what Alden can be doing7
thought Hail. for his friend had disap
peared from view within the inky IN
little electric torch was now in evidences
lie turned to look at his prisoner. anC
treasured. peered through the curtain
once ngain. AS he did SO the recumben
member rose to his knees, and with tn
dsGGer drawn rushed upon the UT
guarded Hail!
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other member OF the cult now dashed
for tho door. realizing the futility or
fighting bullets with. steel.
fearing to betras the work Of the
doctor.
The instsnt's delay permitted the
other 70 escape into the subterranean
passage. The Hindoo rushed after him,
weapon drawn, this time determined TO
take pot shot But the other t,n had
As he paused, wondering which OF the
devious channels TO follow, the idol
again came TO action. The figure slid
down from Its pedestal once more. With
that serpentine swiftness which charac-
terized its movement before II glided
across toward the open door.
There was a olang and clatter OF
closing bolts and n heavy chain lockl
HAIL turned TO ind himself locked out!
AZ he beat furiously upon the door
with the butt of his revolver. he called
tho passwords vainly.
The guardian idol noiselessly returned
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Written by Hereward Darlington.

Alden leaned forward and whispered
the sanscrit phrase which he had mem
orfzed.
The door swung back upon It's hinges,
and he entered As he did so, his right
hand slid around to tho opening In the
black gown which was fastened from
behind.
lie whipped the revolver from his
rocket. and before the lone guardian
" the order room realized what had
happened Its muzzle was pressed
against his heart. ~
Alden leaned forward to whisper
hoarsely: III you make one sound II
will be your LAST
The man drew back. but Halls wiry
hands were gripping his arm. The
menacing revolver was tabbed still
dered discreetly.
The black hood was jerked from his
,, ana USED oy tne hinooo. twisted
lightly and firmly about his mouth.
Hail produced some lengths Of rope,
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Despite DR.. Payson Alden's gallant
determination, a chill OF almost super
stitutious terror paralyzcd him for the
nonce. This eerie business. the weird
lights. the mysteriously disappearing
weapon--all these were enough to shake
the spirit out of any normal man. Ana
despite his study of psychic things. the
doctor was essentially normal In every
thing.
He gulped. pressed his hand to a drip
ping. cold forehead. as the master
chortled merrilv in his crocodile glee!
What do you mean by all thisT I
want to get out OF here" began the
doctor. when he found his tongue.
The other laughed cynically.
"What do you mean by coming here?''
was the answer. In rasping tones. You
have seen what no stranger Is ever
allowed to see-the Red Flower OF the
yourself into these sacrosanct domains
against my rules to do me unto death.
I sentence you to be buried alive as the
beginning of your punishment"
gloating glee the face began to fade
from view.
Alden felt a new bibrant. and he
looked down.
The pedestal upon which he had been
captive was beginning to sink into the
great crater OF burning luminosity.
The haunting laugh echoed again In its
I He was tempted to leap-anywhere
anyhow! Yet there was nowhere to
"And as you breathe your last Myrs
Maynard will leave this mortal ife- Ha,
ha! Ha. ha. ha"
The laughter seemed to swell by some
fiendish acoustic device until II roared
and Numbered around him like the hur.
ricane bowling through the entrance OF
some great grotto!
II was maddening. tearing at his yer,
soul.
This must be q nightmare" Nut.
tering, he pinched his arms and cheeks
"Or I'm going insanev
But he realized too horribly well that
II was not a dream. His cheeks were
wet with persp!ration, cold despite the
heat of the awful cngulfing waves OF REQ
light.
T'Well. guess it's all over" he NUT
tered. desperately, certain that he wal
to be plunged into some great furnace
Then suddenly the light disappeared.
Everything was black about him. ",
was still descending slowly. But Their,
was not a sound. II was cold now
raw, biting cold. which ate into thu
| marrow.
There we're sharp blasts from one sid,
and then the other OF wet wind which
caused the goose flesh" to evidence II
self all over his body.
He blew upon his aching fingers Il
warm them. His knees became weaker
until at last he sank down to squa
upon the round top of the pedestal
There was only silence, so Oppressive
that he felt that he could hear II! HI
sat there, waiting. he knew not what!
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see you. and I would like to succeed
As he spoke a long metallic arm slid
down behind him. unseen--iron hngers
extended. There was swapping or
high-power electric flashes as the steer
revolver drawn by tremendous mag
netic force suddenly shot from his
pocket into the waiting. fingers. The
arm was drawn with eq1ai audiences
into the space above. and as he whiriel
about. reallzlng thai his weapon had
disappeared. he clapped his hand to the
empty pocket with almost q terrorizcd
feeling of apprehension. Even the
loose cartridges I'm his pocket had dis
appeared In the same mysterious man
ner!
'Inasmuch as Il 10 your last wish on
earth. I will grant II. You may now
see me-" chanted the hooking voice.
Before him the face OF the evil pom
tiff of the devil cult gradually material
lied into viewi
The master held his hands against his
cheeks In the customary "thumbs-up''
posei
The Washington times., 1916-05-14
Ordinary Nuxated Iron Will Make
Delicate, Nervous, Rundown People
200 per cent Stronger In Two
Weeks Time. in Many Cases.

NEW YORK. N. Y.--Most people fool
ishly seem to think they are going to
get renewed health and strength from
some stimulating medicine. secret nos
trum or narcotic drug, said DR.. Saver,
a we'll known specialist who has studied
widely both In this country and Europe.
when al a matter OF fact. real and true
strength can only come from the food
you eat But people often fail to get
the strength out OF their food because
they haven't enough iron In their blood
TO enable II to change food into living
matter. From their weakened. nervous
condition they know something Is wrong.
but they can't tell what. so they gcner-
ally commence doctoring for stomach.
liver or Kidney trouble or symptoms
OF some other ailment caused by the
lack of iron-ip the blood. This thing
may so on for years. while the patient
suffers untold agony. II you are not
strong or well, you owc~it to yourself
10 make the following test. See hcw
long you can work or how far you can
walk without becoming tired. Next
take two five grain tablets of ordinary
nuxated iron three times per day after
meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself how
much you have gained. i have scor
dozens of nervous, rundown people who
! were ailing all the while. double and
! even triple their strength and endur'
ance and entirely get rid Of all symp'
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Balloon Peddler.

YRA MAYNARD was embroid-
M ering some dainty feminine
wv mystery as her mother sat on
the other side of the library
table reading aloud some OF the society
gossip of the morning paper.
But Myra was neither n good listener
nor as def with her needle as usual.
Her mother paused to study the girls
distracted expression with growing
anxiety.
"Myra?"
The girl did not reply.
"Myra, my dear. Are you thinking
about this spiritualistic business again
/ was speaking to YOU"
"Oh, mother dear. / beg your pardon
Ny mind Is just wool-gathering, and.
didn't hear you. It's nothing serious
what is worrying you, child?'
Myra sighed. returning her needles
multi-hucd threads and the linen to tbs
wicker sewing basket.
1T am wondering why DR.. Alden ha:
not telephoned me. You remember, h,
promised that he would be careful, bu
! am so afraid that something has hap
pened TO him. \
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Magnetic Hand.

r All beard the rushing feet in
~ time to dodge forward, as the
dagger went over his shoulder!
He struggled to reach his re-
voiver. hidden like the doctors in u hip
pocket. under tho gown. But for the
minute he was tangled in the curtain
and the black folds OF his disguise.
He sprang away, retreating behind the
altar, rs the other pursued him with
the knife. Neither made a soundl Nor
an eye for peep at the strange
struggle.
The revolver was reached, and the
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Then tying the toys together In the
manner OF street vendors. they re-
moved their masks and entered the
portal.
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LDEN and Hail had complied
n their preparations.
~ "weli. are we ready for the
inya aion7'' aaked thu doctor.
The Washington times., 1916-05-14
CHAPTER XXI.
Buried Alive.

- TRANCE things had been happen
ing during this same interval.
~ which explained why the physi-
clan was not In his own comfort
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04

Medical Corps; Chaplain John L. Chcnowcfh.
Fourth Infantry.
Following board appointed IL meet AZ Fort
Eesrrrans fer examination If such persons
\ may he authorized a. appear before il tn
determine their fitness for appointment a.
rhui tain: Captain Hugh N. Taylor. Coast
artillery: First Lieutenant Allison II. Deans
Jr-- Coast Artillery Chaplain Edward Ill.
Trophy. Coast Artillery: First Lieutenant
Frederick J. Smith. Medical Reserve Corps:
First Lieutenant Jesse /. Truax. Medical Re
serve Corps.
Colonel John w Heard. adiutant general.
relieved from detail Adjutant Generals ~
NJ art'nent.
Captain >unSHrln a. >rnanc. Sixth Cavalry.
nos ital. Fort itayird. ~ Fort Sam Houston.
report southern department.
llrst Lieutenant Samuel II. Willard. nrli-
cal Reserve Corps. relieved Southern Depart
mrnr.
Captain James Regain ~ station At III
l'uSu.
Second Lieutenant James II. Aifnntc. Sew
euth Infantry. attached .viatiun section tn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
Fight Program Toniqht
Vt h Cymnas,ic Club

Dor day without 4 fight. would NJ.
hae Thanksgiving without Y turkey. -o IN
fight fans are going ~ nave M ornor
tun.ty tonight to what promises ~ w. .
fair bin. The Brownsville Gymnu-t !.
club has 4 smoker carded with Jack Ru
Ter and Bobby %Ilummcy for the main III,
M and 4 goool ~cmi-tinal with Ru,,
TimDthy. the little Iowa demon. again "
Paddy Logan ~ the Twenty-SiSth infa
try The last bout promises well cnnn.t
N itself 70 be a main event w. The frr !,
who saw Timpthv III action against Yomr.
HOLMAN ot the Illinois outfit. were favor
ably impressed with the showing he mad
Manager Joe Hernier announces WI !
'rg attraction III screen flashes of tta
v%arirl- fights thrrugh-n WI the cnuntr ].
vh N service j. furnished through ts,
eo -~tc~y M the lllinoi, rnvrlrvman. r. (,
hu' tins nf the Welsh White w and tfr
''Hrcv kilhane fight ~hnrld rr,ve W.
tlcnlarlv interesting -hrv will % III tie
ratire of champion hp battles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04

W~adsworth. Twelfth Infantry, NV York
National Guard; Captain Clarence II. Wood.
Medical Corps. Washington National Guard:
hHiir Grover : Sweet Melien' Cnrus. Crn-
n%ecticut National Guard: First Lieutenant
Artfur E- liarhmryrr. Medical Corps. Ohio
National Guard. Captain John IL Thnmnr.
tirst l%nfrn-ry- Vermont National Guard:
first Ljrrt mani iIrrrr A. Allen Jr. second
lrf irtry. New York = tiarnl Guard: Cartain
III Adler. TkIi Field Artillery. New
lari Natiunrl tiu. rI Second Lieutenant Roy
I'M Work. Tllth ininutrr. NrLra-ka National
tNr rl. %t,rrtair prvle E CLARK. Third IN
tartrr. nlin National Guard. Captain Leon
ara tt ~ -h. Second l~niintry. Washington
Nltrrai tiIt-d. SECOND Lieutenant William
N Wrcalr T.rrh Field Artillery. Connect
tut Nltirr.l G-lrd. nl accepted.
Following htir9 appointed tu meet at cul-
rinhus BARRACKS lur "Nariinntiun ui such per-
sons A. m1v fr authorized XIV appear before IN
tn determine their iitrn.s fyr appointment wv
CAPTAIN .AlIrtl NJ. Nilsson. CntSt
George VI Eu glrr. cavalry. Adams
~. Schiunser. Medical Corps; Harry II. Berry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
Second Iowa Heavy
Filters Are Winners

Heavy hitting y, the doushho,~ was
mainly responsible for their uin Saturd-
day afternoon when THE Second Iowa IN
iantry team won IN d score WI TEL from
The low Artillery. an ou~iauah, or
FaernczIus IN the second inning gave -hr
Second Infantry tour runs. Gurycy rrIrv-
cd him on the mound. hut NV also hlr,. up
IN the fifth and tive runs were procured
Because Of the excellent condit .ar MI
the ground. the miicld work Mas made
fast and good playing wa~ witnessed.
Home runs were not unu~ual a~ whenever
y ball would ht II tGc nutticld. " would
bounce along on the hard ground ana roli
into the %rayinc, the hitter rlrrlirr thc
bases.
The Scare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
Movie Man Will
Tour Mex. Border

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Sept. 4. - For
the purpose Of making moving pictures If
Mexican border scenes and army eaturaS
i. =. McGeenev of this city wiz start ont
early this week in II touring ear from
Bruwnvilic. Texas 10 San Diego. Cali.
viii proceed in this work which will r.
qnire from thirty to sixty days.
The first motion pictures will be taken
q the machine leaving the salesroons.
Then . reel viii he taken Of an interview
with General Frederick Funston at Fort
Sam Houston when the car will proceed
to Brownsville to work westward along
the border.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
y
MUSIC LESSONS.

VOCAL. VIOLIN. NJ .ndoiin. lnnju. also
Il al-nss AMI braf attic ia rcss.un. Stud.o
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04

San Diego.
First Lieutenant Srlhy III. Frank. ordnance
department. IN Fort Nliss.
Captain luSt. Coast Artillery. report re-
trfrA lnlrl al Washington inr examination.
>ttr ri Lieutenant George = Stratrmryrr.
Seventh Infantry. attached aviation section.
Ip san Diego.
Captain Charles I'LL Bridges report Thir-
tirrh Infantry.
Captain Mnhlun Ashford. Medical Corps.
ten days leave.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
IOWA ARTILLERY.


Snmmar Try :-Easrs IN balls. off FaernexiuS l..
Garvey L. treutcS j. Two base hits. Levin.
Iuyd. Harss runs. L,vin. Walters. .IenSnn.
tsarvsy. ~chapl Double plays. holland. I.nyd
% lngersen. HIT ~ pitcher. Ehrp. Noland.
lasseu tma.s. sslaMl H.. Wild Pitches. Garyey
=. SIT NIX nut. ny Faernezius 1. Garvey :.
frcut.@ IN. Stolen bases. Levin. Easinger Z.
Meta :. Jensen J. Nciand. >cha~l. Burlinjanr.
Empires. I.oinsen and rnrdy. Time game 3:.>
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
Chickens Come Home 10 Roast.

Now Michigan has race troubles and
negro men. women and children have been
driven from "A mining town. Michigan
was represented III the senate VI the Uni
ted States for many years IN the late
Zach Chandler. who in III day was the
chief apostle MI bloody shirt politics.
Fort Worth Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
COMPANY [. IsT VA. WINS GAME.

The baseball team OF Company /. First
Virginia regiment. Saturday afternoon
defeated Battery b team Of the Iowa ar
tillery. the score being ?. 10 D.. Webb.
pitching for the Nirg;nian~. held the OPP
sing team to . bare two hits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04

Batteries: Nirginia-Wehb and Meme
Tee; Iowa Rockefeller. Barney AMI Bar
ROM
Manager Rahar NJ the Virginia team to
tel" i~ trying ~ arrange \ rame VII
ur Illinois regiment team.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
LAND FOE SALE.

foit SALE loco acre tract III ianl heated
i"" ttir~ .tsu Ut lttynInnHvilip I'LL Nf-ftrras
'frlnt n dFl land farming district. nor prices
'id terms apply ~ Wood 4 Hrdd. Insurance,
LAND HNI;GhIN ry Irrrg cleared inrl
t'ir w'4ta nt Donna. two miles rt au-.ir
'u urr acre II suad ai once. 4. III Ru....
AiIirr ii,trl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04
Los. AND FOUND
HELP NTE

WANTED First rlas. stcnugrarhrr Ma.r
or female. Apply Armour 4 Cu. !
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-04

Man was born for two things, thinking
and acting.-Cicero.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-02-18
VIENNA Is ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
American Tank Steamer Petrolite was
Fired Upon and Food Taken.

Washington, Feb. II. - Secretary
lansing announced on Thursday that
he had sent to the Austro-Hungarian
government through Ambassador Pen
field a dispatch asking for an investi-
CATION and an explanation of the at
tack by an Austrian submarine on the
American tank steamer Petrolite.
The secretary's dispatch called at
tention to affidavits from members OF
the crew of the Petrolite and to infor-
nation from other sources to the effect
that the ship was stopped in the Med
iterranean near Alexandria by an Aus
trian submarine, which fired upon it
and wounded one man who was in the
engine room. The submarine COM
mander asked for food, which Captain
THOMPSON of the Petrolite refused. A
boarding party was then sent TO the
American ship and one American MEM
her of her crew removed. He was
held as hostage while the Austrians
took the food they required from the
Petrolite's stores.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-02-18
WAR SECRETARY
GARRISON QUITS
WILSON CABINET
Breckenridge Also Resigns as
Assistant Secretary.
RESERVATIONS ARE ACCEPTED
Letters in Case Given Out-Execu-
tive's Refusal to Insist on CONT
mental Army Plan One Reason
for Action.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Lindley M.
Garrison, secretary of war, and Henry
Breckenridge, assistant secretary, ten
dered their designations to President
Wilson who Immediately accepted
them.
Mr.. Garrison's resignation was
brought about by the failure of Presi-
dent Wilson to support the continental
army feature of the national prepared
ness scheme and becaEse the secre-
tary of war is not in sympathy with
the Clark amendment to the Philippine
bill providing for the REIMBURSEMENT
of American control of the islands.
Letters Made Public.
The lettyr of Mr.. Garrison and the
presidents acceptance of his resigna-
ton are as follows:
War Department, Washington, Feb.
10, 1916.-My Dear Mr. President
am just in receipt of yours of February
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-02-18
Not a Bite Of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
Says a glass of hot water and
phosphate prevents illness
and keeps us fit.

Just as coal, when it burns, leaves
behind a certain amount Of lncom-
bustible material in the form Of ashes,
so the food and drink taken day after
day leaves in the alimentary canal a
certain amount of indigestible mate
rial, which if not completely eliminat-
ed from the system each day, becomes
food for the millions of bacteria which
infest the bowels. From this mass OF
leftover waste, toxins and ptomaine-
like poisons are formed and sucked
into the blood.
Men and women who can't get feel
ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink glass of real hot wa
ter with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash out of the
thirty feet of bowels the previous days
accumulation of poisons and toxins
and to keep the entire alimentary
canal clean, pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick head
ache, colds, biliousness, constipation,
others who wake up with bad taste,
foul breath, backache, rheumatic stiff
ness, or have sour, gassy stomach
after meals, are urged to get quarter
pound of limestone phosphate from
any druggist Or storekeeper, and be-
gin practicing internal sanitation.
This will cost very little, but is sufi-
cient to make anyone an enthusiast
on the subject.
Remember inside bathing is more
important than outside bathing, be-
cause the skin pores do not absorb
impurities into the blood, causing poor
health while the bowel pores do.
Just as soap and hot water cleanses,
sweetens and freshens the skin, so
hot water and limestone phosphate
act on the stomach, liver kidneys and
bOwels.-Adv.