The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-21
ADVICE I0PARENTS
How to Prevent Diphtheria
Spreading and How to Cure
It as Well as Other Throat
Troubles.
STRONG ENDORSEMENT

Among the commonest ailments OF
childhood are those affecting the throat
Very often the slightest exposure 10
cold or damp results In SOME form OF
throat trouble. In thousands OF tas
stances serious results follow.
When Inflammation Of the lining
membrane Of the threat is set up, no
one can %foretell what the result may be.
Besides which the air seems TO be in
Tested by wandering warns OF invisl-
BILE animals called bacteria, which seek
the throat Of childhood as their favor
ite feeding ground A whole group Of
unseen, No mothers arms however
tender or faithful can shield her child
from these awful enemies, A clos I'd
door won't keep them out, How Im-
pOrtant it is that you should have
some weapon with which 10 fight these
foes.
This article calls your attention to
such a weapon. IT'S namo IS Mueo-
Solvent, w honestly believe this to
be The best throat medicine IN exist
hnce. While " Is a safeguard against
the worst possible forms ~ throat 81
ease, II Is harmless. II tg thus ADAPTED
10 be a household remedy Any mother
MAY administer IL witn perfect salty.
III Is given in small doses, It does not
taste bad II Is %unequaled. in Group,
II does not nauseate nor vomit. IL does
not stupefy. II quickly relieves.
Regarding diphtherla We know how
hcsitant you viii be 10 trust anything
or anybody but your family physician
In a caseFof diphtheria. We are not
advising you TO ~forsulre your doctor, We
are advising you what to do when tna
first complaint is made In order that
You may turn aside developments
which. had you not used Mudo- solvent,
would have made The calling q a physi-
elan necessary. Keep Mhco. Solvent on
where YOU can quiclay rehch it. 1t only
costs 4 little money to put II there. II
costs nothing to keep IT, there. Then
81 the first faint, threat Of trouble ust
Kept Tits, Gsud thus, YOU have the
bPst possible protection against diph'
iberia, Prumptness Is half the Vie
tors. Better. Il thousand times better
ward off such III than wait for 1t e
come and then fight II. ,
The successful stamping out Of diph'
liberia epideniics by Muco- Solvent al
Grantsburg, Madison, Maniwn, Town OF
Polar. Wisconsin, and numerous othei
places, points 10 the fact that it Is nc
experiment but an agent that hundreds
Of physicians and tens OF Thousands OF
others, depend upon, and who abso'
lately refuse to be without a supply OF
Muco-SolVent
No better evidence Of its universal
popularity as a. cure. for throat diseases
Is needed In MenaAha or Neenah, Wis.
consin, than the fact that hardly Q
homo can be found without n supply or
hand.
Al generous use OF this invaluable
remedy during the present scare, viii
we feel certain, rapidly stamp out the
plague In Memphis and save many
precious lives that must otherwise
perish.
The above article Is reproduced from
d wisconsin newspaper where Muco'
Solvent is recognized as the Famlly''
One Protection against the ravages Q
these diseases ara We reproduce !
here for the benefit Of the parents ant
the little children OF Memphis, recogniE
lnE our fun responsibility In sue !
serious crisis,
We urge that a hottie OF Muco. Sol
vent be kept In the home ready for an,
emergency and administered at tn,
first symptoms OF coughs. colds ant
sore threats.
HEsslG. ELLIS DRUG COMPANY.