Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-11
DON'T STAND OFF
AND THROW STONES
Health Department Says it
is Doing its Best for
Your Benefit
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK
Advises Persons to See Physician
Before They Are Really Ill-Takes
Slap at Patent Medicine.

I often wonder, after reading one
of our big daily newspapers or ma
gazines, why any people get sick, ane
why any of us remain sick if we fool.
ishly get that way. Why be sick wher
you can get any absolutely sure cure
for any old thing that ails you? II
you don't believe this, just open youl
daily paper and the first thing you
will see is big advertisements stating
that "Dr. Dupes Delerious Dope" will
positively cure any disease you may
be afflicted with. And this statement
will no doubt be backed up by sworn
testimonial from one Ezra J. DigbCld,
of Dubbs Corners, Mich, to the effect
that after suffering IA years with the
Pip, pluinbago, toothache and irgrow-
ing toe nails, re was cured after TAX
ing only seven bottles of that heaven
bestowed remedy, "Dr. DupeS Deleri-
Gus Dope"
Then you glance at another page of
your paper and a glaring ad tells you
that suffering humanity continues 70
suffer solely on account of a lack of
iron in the blood 1t says: "What you
need is more iron in your blood. Take
just one box Of our Befusticated Iron,
and you will be able to walk 20 miles
a day without fatigue!" And it toe
will be backed by sworn affidavit
from ]. Jim Jams, Of Squeedunk
Centre, Conn, stating that-"For 40
years I Suffered from a weak mind,
and was so. thin l could not cast a
shadow. My blood was thin and watcry
and would not run through by veins,
unless I kept in constant motion. The
doctors said | had no iron, tin or zipc.
in my blood. l suffered constantly
from mumps, failing hair and gas on
my stomach and had to carry bricks in
my pockets on windy days, A friend
advised me to take 'Befusticated Iron
and after using only four boxes, !
gained over 200 pounds in weight
and am now so full of Iron, J don't
dare to take a bath for fear Ct go:-
ting rusty.I am so confourded we'll. |
am actually ashamed to go out on the
street"
Then in your search for news. You
turn over another page and there in
big black letters you see-''Takc Kids
Kidney Cure for all Kidney Ills And
then you are asked these questions
"Do you have pain in your feet, head
ache, coldsin the head, tired feeling;
do you dislike to work; do you get hun
CRY; do you sleep; do'you get thirsty
have youf corns; did you ever have
mumps; are you blind; does your
heart beat; are: you sick. do You fee
full: after eating, if you have these
symptoms. you have kidney disease o.
something. and Kids Kidney Cure ]:
all you need to put you on your feet.
Then just to prove how good thi;
great remedy really is, read the LEI;
ter from Mrs Mary G. Squash, s:
wash. Wis. who says-"For ten Ions
years | suffered from many and va
rious diseases. l had seven or clever
doctors, but they did me no good.
had water on the brain and seemed L
be filled with water. In fact | wa
walter-logged. could not walk on a"
count of getting sea-sick. called j
two or three doctors, but they sal
they could do nothing for me and ad
vised me to consult a plumber. \
last a good friend told me abou
"Kids Kidney Cure and after tax
ing only 2s bottle1, I All nov abb
to eat four meals day. and ! neve
get scasick any more.
SO as | have already observed, VIII
be sick when all of these simple cure
are right at your hand for only $40
bottle or 80 cents box?
However, some of US have a natu
raj dislike to doping ourselves wit
sure cures, hence we call IN a phys
clan when we get sick. And there
the trouble. We never go to doc
tor until we are actually sick the
expect him to make us over as goo
as new. But it is very often too LAT
for him to do us any real good. +
can't put in a new heart, lungs. ston
ach, liver or kidney like you would
new part in a machine. When yo