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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
Nashvile's Plight
Under Prohibition
Wotterson's Paper .Shoc0s
City is Sankrupt

About seven thousand pieces ST real
estate now figure In the delinquent tax
list of Nashville.
The Courier-Jo1trnal the other day
printed the news of the impending
loss by Nashville of its first-class
he eel through tAe operation of its
prohibition syst n The Nashville
Banner recently published an editorial
reporting ga crisis in the financial
affairs of the city" and disclosing
conditions which it described as ode
plorable." A bond issue OF million
dollars has already been made to meet
the deficiency in the.-city,s revenues
and still further increases Of taxes are
threatened.
Read this picture of the once pros
porous capital OF Tennessee as drawn
by the Banner:
Nashville is staggering under :
bonded Indebtedness. Property is
assessed out of all proportion to its
value In many instances, and the in
come from property is often exceeded
by the levy of the tax-gatherers.
"This year there is an increase pro-
posed of $9,000,000 in the assessment
of city property.
"There is much property in this city
that simply cannot stand the contem-
plated raise.
"There is no disputing the fact that
properly values in Nashville have de-
preciated. Property recently sold It
public auction has been knocked off TO
bidders at figure far less than tie
assessed valuation.
"The oppressive tax rate he's
brought to Nashville innumerabie
vacant houses, many of them on the
most desirable residence streets. The
man of small means is practically pro-
hibited from owning his home, and
city taxes have made it no longer
profitable for the owners of rental
property. There is no satisfaction in
this condition for the renter. The rent
he pays is based on the amount of
taxes required of the property. The
business man includes his taxes ia
fixing the price of the article he sells.
"The result has been that many
people have, with much inconvenience,
moved outside the city boundary in
order to escape taxation. The price of
electric lighting is practically the
same as in the city, and the price of
water is but little more than the city
price and street railway facilities are
equally good. AS result every per-
son who removes from the city leaves
behind q burden which must be as
sumed by those who remain in the
city,"
And the cause of this distressing
blight!
The Banner does not once mention
it. For the Banner processes 10 favor
prohibition, and its exposition of
Nashville's ruinous plight was made
not as an argument against prohihi-
tion, but in urgence of taxpayers
organization to take steps to prevent
the further increase of taxes and to
promote the more economical ex-
penditure OF the revenues. -.
The Banner studiously avoids artic.
ulating a syllable of "prohibitiSn," but
that will be the first word to shape
itself on the lips or in the mind OF
every unprecedented reader of this
somber story at all familiar with the
recent history of once thriving city
whose most fourishing industries
now are those of the tax collector anC
the bootlegger.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Publication authorized BY III.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01

4. n. anC mlSldRlhg lis ToO1t-dOOO
gracious. ] must be IN bed already
Here ara MY feet Pele hela
Uncle Ephraim Raylfense-Whs
chats a perfect picture Of my old
hoss! What'll you sell it fur, mis-
ter?
Artist (who has been sketching
in the neighborhood)-Well, when
that painting is finished it will be
worth 800 anyhow.
Uncle Ephriam-Ain't there go
in to be nothin' else in it?
Artist - No, nothing but the
horse.
Uncle Ephriam-Well, you cant
sell it anywhere's around here fur
no 500. Everybody knows I've Of
iered the hoss himself time an
lsg'in fur SIS an take itout in
Tribune
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
Publication authorized BY the
Indiana Brerrrs Association.
btew eeminoies Bury The,s Oese

Seminoles bury their dea ou :.
Of the ground after wrapping the
In blankets, but always leave t.'e
Of the head exposed. They bal.d
pen over the body and usually chm
1t with earth. When mis- squaw de
the husband wears his shirt until
rots off, which is not strikingly di'
tinctive. When the husband d:C
the squaw doesn't comb her hair
three months. Little reys7er 3
shown for the dead Wh,~ :
Tigers grave was roAhci ea
bones taken for eyh bilioa &c
CRY over The deSeertion w
wholly nevSraper s.''r
nearest settler, t"r. eua.s -.
the Ind al. 'ns.45srGDt
Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
PARIS PAWNSH0PS.
Ruo by the State, They Are a Boon TO
All Glasses of People.

Hii Glasses OF People.
The "mont-de-piete," as the
French equivalent of the pawnshop
is called, is a state institution. Con
sequently there IS not that friend
communion betwsen the lender an
the client that Oee secs in LondoI
There Is ne private Office
where the perso0 temporarily en
barrassed for nsopey may scree
himself from ing i've eyes. !,
If you are in Il of money an
you have any pt Ibls property
the value of 3 francs or more Y
take it to the nearest branch. offic
of the ''mont-de-piete."
The first thing that meets your
gaze is guard municipal" patrol
ling up and down the pavement out
side the entrance.
With feeling Of wholesome re-
spec. for the majesty Of the law
you now enter large roor,, OF
which one side is occupied By
benches very hard and t:ncomforta-
bic ones) and the otter bv half =
dozen employees bnNaA nter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01

"Tt amt true," said the milkrnan,
shat we always put chalk in our
milk"
'Do you mean 10 say" demanded
Mrs. Howkeep, shat you never do
it?"
"Well-s+revar except after
heavy rain when the water gits
brown and muddy" Ohio SsatA
Jsuy1N
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-19
SOUTHERN ADDS
( TO ITS SERVICE
NEW FAST FREIGHT TRAINS TO
LEAVE BRUNSWICK TERRI
TORY or THE LINE.

New fast freight trains Nos. 81 and
%. just put in service between East
ST. Louis Jacksonville and Brunswick,
vie Birmingham. Atlanta and Macon,
by the Southern railwayin connection
With the Mobile and Ohio, and the
Georgia, Southern and Florida, will
greatly facilitate the movement of
freight Of all classes between the west
and the south. according to announce
ment by f.. H. Shaw, assistant freight
traffic manager of the Southern in At
ianta.
The new service will be of especial
interest TO shippers and receivers of
territory into the southeast and the
Carolinas, to shippers to Cuba, via the
all-rail line in connection with the
Florida East Coast railway, and to
shippers of fruits and vegetables from
all the Florida producing territory.
Connection is made with the Florida
East Coast at Jacksonville by the G.,
s. and f., and by the Southern with
the Seaboard Air Line at Everett, Ga,
and the Atlantic Coast Line at Jesup,
Ga
by these express trains the time
from st. Louis is "a hours to Birming-
ham, 80 hours to Atlanta, and SO hours
from Atlanta and 80 liz hours from
Birmingham, this schedule protecting
the important Florida connections and
giving arrival in St. Louis in time to
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-19
CLARK IS TO TALK
GEORGIA AGAIN
HEAD OF STATE CHAMBER TO
ADDRESS CAROLiNkHS ON
FAVORITE THEME.

Edward Young Clarke, secretary
manager of the Georgia chamber Of
commerce, has accepted an invitation
to be the chief speaker at the annual
meeting of the Carolina Municipal as
ISOLATION, with is an organization com
posed of the mayors Of the cities of
North Carolina and is one Of the most
aggressive organizations in the state.
The president of the organization. in
his letter Of invitation 10 Dir. Clarke,
stated that he would be the only
sneaker invited outside the state OF
Norh Carolina, and that they desired
him to speak on the subject of the de-
velopment work now taking place in
Georgia. Mr.. Clarke Will carry with
him and use in connection with his
address, the ,500-foot motion picture
showing the Animal Industrial conven-
ton at Quitman last spring, and will
also carry sections of the Georgia pie
ture.
This trip to North Carolina is the
first of a series of out Of the state ad-
dresses which Mr. Clarke will make
during the coming summer and fall, he
having already accepted an engage
ment to speak at a large gathering at
Calhoun, Mo-, early in September. 1t
is Mr.. Clarke's intention to accept as
many of these invitations as possible
during the coming summer and fall, in
order to use them as part of the pub
licity campaign now under way by the
Georgia chamber of commerce.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-19

n axe all important connections there.
The schedule figures are as follows;
Southbound, leave East st. Louis via
M. & o., 6 pm, arrive Birmingham
8 pm. following day; leave Birming-
ham via Southern pm, arrive At
lanta am; leave Atlanta 8 am, ar
rive Macon $50 pm; leave Macon via
G. S. & F. 5 D.m.; arrive Jacksonville
Is an Northbound, leave Jacksonville
1913 a m, arrive Macon 10 pm; leave
Macon 2 am. arrive, Atlanta $50 a.
M; leave Atlanta 1890 am, arrive
Birmingham 10 pm; 20 leave Birming-
ham 1890 am, arrive East st. Louis
am, third morning out of Jackson
vile. Connection for perishables deliv'
cred to the Southern by Seaboard at
Everett and by Coast Line at Jesup
will be insured by holding No 81 at
Atlanta for arrival of No. 81, which
can be done without interfering with
western connections.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-19
PLANS FOR
MANY TEACHERS
FOE ZIG MEETING IN
APRIL.

The following Macon special will be
of interest:
Macon is RAPIDLY completing plans
for the GeoI gia teachers meet TO be
held here April 20. q and %. This as
ISOLATION brin.5 together all who are
engaged In anv kind of educational
work. and fully 900 teachers of town
ami Turpl school superintendentss Of
city sndf courAy schools. ghigh school
principals, col,cge presidents and pro
fessors and representatives of the va
rious publishers of school books are
expected to be present. The member
ship of the Association has grown rap
idly in the last few years and this or
ganization bids fsir in short while to
rival some OF the big associations like
those in Alabama and Kentucky, which
are often attended by 1900 and 1000
teachers.
Among those wnO Will address the
association are Dr.. d. B. Johnson of
South Carolina. president of the Ma
tional association; Or. Charles A. Nc
hurry, author of the special method
books and a noted writer and speaker
on educational topics. DR.. McMurry
was formerly professor of education in
the Illinois State Normal school, but is
now connected with the Peabody col
lege for teachers at Nashville. j. G.
Muerman. of the national bureau of ed
ucation, viii also be at the Macon
meeting and VIII make an address on
Improvement Of the Rural Schools"
accompanying his lecture with lantern
slides to illustrate some of the recent
advances in rural school work. Every
rural teacher in Georgia should hear
the discussion CT rural school condi-
tons.
A number Of city and town and coun-
ty boards OF education have granted
holiday for Friday. April 81, in order
that their teachers may attend the as
ISOLATION.
Superintendent Fl. B. Carreker, of
Commerce, treasurer, reports large
number who have already sent in their
annual dues Ct 81 in advance OF the
meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
TWENTY-FIVE Teams Have
Entered Competition for
Championship Trophy.

WASHINGTON Jan. 15.-1ncreas.
edsinterest Is shoWntthis year in the
public High School League rife shoot;
Ing matches beginning January is UNI
Edef the auspices OF the National Rifle.
IAssociationE OF America and continu.
ling weeklyNuntil March %. Thirty
1.-TWO teams have been entered in the
1%competitton making an aggregate OF
l32fboys SwhoEwils shoot for the champ
lfonshipf trophy. The iteams have been
idiyided into three classes, the champ
lfonship trophy and a medal being
lcompetedsfo for by the Class teams
while a medal will be presented to
1.-THE winning team In both Class "Ba
The boys will shoot on their home.
ranges against competing teams else
where. Ten boys compose each team
and the. five highest scores OF each
team will count. for the teams week.
lly record. Ten shots standing and,
Item shots prone will be allowed each
hoy and % callbre rifles will be used:
1.-THE distance will be so feet and the
Regulation galley competition target
will be used. Judges! appointed by
the National Rifle Association will
witness each match.
The high school teams entered in
three classestare:
Class "A": Iowa City, Iowa; Plac-
Ter county. Auburn, Calf; Portland,
IMe.; Manual Training. Washington,
H.. c.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Morris,
New York City; Curtis, New Brighton,
NJ. Y; Polytechnic Institute, Balti.
more, Md; Ogden, Utah; Manual
Training, Brooklyn, N. VI; Boys,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mortified. vt.
Glass 3D.: Warren. Pa; Smith
Academy Manual Training, st. Louis;
Central, Grand Rapids, Mich; Free
Academy, Utica, N. vi; Gilroy, Calf;
tSacramento, ,,Calif.: S~tuyvesant, New
York City; Commercial, Brooklyn, N.
lY.; Commerce. New York City; Eras-
mus, Brooklyn, N. Y; Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; Brooklin, Mass.
Glass "Cn: Crane Technical, Chi
lcago; Central, Washington, D. G.;
city College, Baltimore; Crosby Wa
lterbury Conn; Technical, Springfield,
Mass; Newark Valley, N. Y; EUnivers-
lity, Laramie, Wyo.; Tyrone, Pa; Bur:
lington, Iowa; East Orange, M
iLFE1 tnELLEsA 4g#a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

Papen gave $500 to Werner Horn, who
was arrested in connection with the
blowing up of a Canadian Pacific
Railway Bridge at st. Croix,EMe. The
day before this check was issued the
German embassy paid $4,000 into
Capt. Won Papen's account.
Capt. Won Papen's check stubs, bank
books and letters from his bank, the
Riggs National Bank OF Washington.
show about 500 items, manyiof which
had to do with routine expenditures.
Others have revealed payments to
various persons who have figured
prominently in the activitiesEof Ger
man;agents in America and totat least
one spy who committed suicide in a
cell in an English prison.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
.aAaER NAT[lNAL
Parks WONDERS
They VIII BE Principal
Theme Of Lyman Howe
Show Monday.

Amar3cana have been so accustomed
5foTiocK to- foreign lands In search OF
6aturaisWondefB that they have miss
at tie greatest OF all within the con-
fines ofStheirg own country-Glac1er
Natfonal3Par Therefore Lyman II:
7HoweFon{h his next engagement at the
Grand on Monday, Jan. 17awtl take
his legion Of travellers abroad at
homep Son Sasjourney8sY which might be
antIystefmeda AsRediscovery OF Amer
ic%aSinFi916.S Several months ago his
mar plunged into this Land OF
tie Beyond-the domain OF Indian
legend and gromanees Leaving behind
%ciyfIizatfon and all its ways they camp
acknowledgements trails tina exist
q Soyars2,000 years ago. For months
fieySheeded the call of the mountains
and that alone Their photographic
frfdmphs farfsurpassed their most san
guine expectations for they found a
new region of grandeur that intscope
and magnitude was entirely beyond hu-
man calculation.
IN connection with these scenes, MI.
Howe also depicts h scharacter, y
toms, dances, ETC., OF the
Indians who live in Glacier National
Park.
True to EXPECTATIONS LueEe win NC
great diversity of other subjects,
among which are views of:onesof the
sstranEest.o Of all big bridges,-that. cross
ineEthe Firth OF Forth, Scotland, which
REQUIRED; thes1abor of nearly 5000 men
Scontinuouslys for seven ,yearsato con-
struct. Some2of natures secrets are
fevealedfin the exploits of those little
brown denizens of the insect world
the scarab and stag:beetle, and the
chemists laboratory also contributes
some beautiful examplessof the ecrys:
tallization of metals. OF pictorial
trips abroad there is series showing
SwttzerIand robed in. snow, entirely
new scenes In the colors OF nature
from ever picturesque Holland, Made
fra, andlt the rivers of France. Thrills
are Impartial, bygas flight In an aero
paine above the clouds hazardousilog-
cling In Italy, and the still. greater per-
us Of mountain climbers scaling al
mostSperpendiculars clifs.In Difference
to the popularity and interest in au-
tomobiles scenes will also be shown,
which, IN an extremely interesting
manner, discloses the inventive skill,
neutrality-suspicious. and processes
that enter into the making OF utomo-
bIes at one Of the largest plants in
America-the WHY'S Overland in To
IedoS% 0hio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
Bridgeat No 6NEine
Falls Intothe River

The old bridge at Monongah mine
No. 6 collapsed yesterday evening
whilesa trip of coal consisting OF sew:
enteen cars were crossing from the.
mine to the tipple on the other side
of the river.
The bridge crossedst the west Fork
river Just below the county bridge at
Monongah, and has been in use IN
twenty:sevenGyears. The recent hit
stage of the river probably weakeneS
the 5foundations of the structure and
c~SusedEthe accident. NoSmen were on
theSbridge at the time.
MineSNpn6 will be unable to soper:,
ateEfor several days as the bridge6was
theEonly means OF getting the coal
1crossE the river.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
PAPEN PAID FOR
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE
Gave Check Also to German
Agents and at Least One
Known Spy.

LONDON, Jan. 15-copies Of CORE:
spondence seized from Capt. Franz
Won Pepen. recalled German military
attaehe at Washington, when he
reached Falmouth on his way to Ger.
many, have been turned over to the
American embassy for transmission to
the State department. They show
that Capt. von.Papen%n1 made FREQUENT
payments to persons charged with the
responsibility for 5bloEing up theSmu:
milton works and bridges in the United
States.
One entry shows that, Capt. Won
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
VINEGAR Fumes WIN Workman

Vinegar Fumes WIN Workman
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 49, John
;Stocker, aged 25, was asphyxiated in a
vinegar tank in the H: J.. Heinz com;
pany's plant, Progress street, North
side, yesterday afternoon. He was
cleaning the tank and, according to
officials, neglected to remove a plug
at the bottom and the fumes oyercame
him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
RetlrnedE I'm INsWEYoEla

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
New York where he has been spend
in several months!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
AFRO AMERICAN news
BY James Q. Heath.


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$4,000 or $4,000 to invest. Weswill.
establish for you in your own town
IA complete Temperance Beer Plant
and teach you how to manufacture
the finest no~n-alcoholic and inon-tax-
able Temperance Beer ever produc-
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smells and tastes like the best real,
beer, satisfies the palate and con
forms to all temperance laws; is
preferred TO the real beer and the.
profits are very high. The use of
Temperance Beer is increasing i'm,
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DON'T answeriunless you are In earn!
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II proposition is satisfactory. Send
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to Dr.. NJ. Gutenberg. care of Wat
son Hotel, Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

street Casino Wednesday January -.
This Is the opening game for the IN
rincibIes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

Mrs. Julfana Reedof Pittsburgh, Ra.s
was visiting friends here the trst part
OF the week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

in several months
NefYsll.
Dwell Johnson Is very III at his
home 612 View street.
Notice to Odd Fellows.
Ailamembers of8thes Mt CitySLodge,
t35ss9;EU.FO. OFF are requested
to meet at their hall tomorrow after
tnoonEat53sP p. M. Special business.
T. o! HEATH, P. 8.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

AnlnnaiB' Double Sight.
Hares, horsesSandB gtranessarefbeteers
IhisY TO eeIthInga behind them with
yutturningstheir heads! other
I~uadF1pedS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-22
WEANLING PIGS GROW FAST
Greatest Gains for Feed Consumed
Are Made In Early Life-Lard
Hogs Becoming Unpopular.

The prevalent opinion seems to be
that swine were designed to eat up
The corn crop and grow into 800
pound porkers. Under certain cir
eumstances there Is better profit in
selling weanlings than in feeding
:hem up to the usual market weights.
Exact trials at many experiment
stations show that the greatest gains
for feed consumed are made in early
life and that as the animals grow old
er it takes more feed to produce a
pound of pork.
The sucking pig grows very fast
and converts nearly all Of its rations
i.lto meat. If the sow Is fed literally
she, too, will make some gains while
supporting her brood. The weanling
WE Ching 25 to 40 pounds is almost
clear gain and will often bring ten
cents pound at this age.
On the same principle the 150.pound
pig will make more profitable re-
turns on feed consumed than if left
until it weighs $50 pounds. There is
an increasing number Of farmers who
prefer to sell light bacon hogs" and
fewer who continue to feed lard
hogs" up to the extra fat classes that
were popular score of years ago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-22
Life Insurance

The PRUDENTIAL still has the
Strength of Gibraltar. In addition
10 their unusually low rates, they are
now making these rates still lower
by giving extra and free annual div
idends. Besides, they give free the
Rsability provision, which provides
that in case you are totally disabled
you are excused from paying the
premiums, though your insurance
goes on.
Do you know of anything on
earth as good as this for Life lnsur-
ance? No restrictions except sui
eide for the first year. No here
after except your death and the
company's check. l don't know OF
anything in life insurance as good
as this.
We have a policy which pays
your beneficiary $1,000 per month
for twenty years, and one that pays
the same amount as long bench
ciary may live.
Drop me postal.
E. J. NORRIS, Aet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-22
WINTER FEED FOR THE HENS
Warm, Soft Mashes Sometimes Have
Effect of Making Fowls Lazy
Feed Sparinely In Morning..

Amateurs sometimes are puzzled to
know how much to feed when throw
ing grain in the litter and are prone
to overfeed, making it so easy for the
hens to fill their crops that they will
not work long. If dry mash is kept
before the hens at all times, the
poultrykeeper may comfort himself
with the thought that his birds need
never go hungry even if they have
difficulty in finding the grain they
need to satisfy themselves.
The use Of warm, soft mashes some
times has the effect of making hens
lazy. If a heavy feeding of mash is
given in the morning, the hens will
fill up on that and then stand around
for several hours If the amount Of
mash is made so small that their hun
ger is not satisfied, no damage will
result.
A mash at the close Of day is not
advisable, but it may be given an hour
or two before roosting time and fol-
lowed with a feeding Of whole corn.
The corn will almost always be eaten,
in a. lte Of the mash feed just con-
suHed, and the hens will go to roost
wfln full crops, the digestion of the
twv kinds of feed taking long time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-22
Dangers of Draft.

Drafts feel best when we are hot
and perspiring, just when they are
most dangerous and the result is
Neuralgia, Stiff Neck, Sore Muscles
or sometimes an attack of Rheuma-
tism. In such cases apply Sloan's
Liniment. 1t stimulates circulation
to the sore and painful part. The
blood flows freely and in a short
time the stiffness and pain leaves.
Those suffering from Neuralgia OF
Neuralgia Headache will find one
or two applications Of Sloan's Llni'
ment will give grateful relief. The
agonizing pain gives way to a ting.
ling sensation of comfort and
warmth and quiet rest and sleep is
possible. Good for Neuritis too
Price Csc. at your Druggist. l