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New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

"1 surely am very thankful to you and you may use this letter, as 1t may help some other worried mother"
 An amazing cure was effected by c. H. Campbell, a carpenter, 76 years old, living at Freeport, N. S., Canada, who had been ruptured many years. He said:
 T am pleased to inform you that do not need anything in connection with the appliance, for I have not worn same for the last nine months and consider myself cured of rupture.
 "The rupture has not troubled me for the last four years-thanks to you and your invention. It was 8 God-send to me, for the doctor said there was nothing for me but the knife. I am seventy-five years old and work every day at my trade as a carpenter. You are at liberty to use the above statement in any way you choose"
 A brief period cured E. W. Brown of Norwich, N. r., who states;
 T discontinued wearing my appll- ance about six weeks ago and am happy to say that my rupture Is entirely healed. Was examined by my doctor and pronounced cured. Considering my age, 61 years, think this is wonderful work.
 Cannot express to you just how grateful I am, for up to the time I commenced wearing your appliance was miserable every minute" Steel Trusses Fail
 A proof that spring trusses failed to effect 8 cure while the more modern Brooks appliance made pos sible cure which even a doctor pronounced positive. The letter from Albert Foote, P, O, Box 177, Sterling, Mass, said:
 Gentlemen: I wore your grand rupture appliance for one year day and night, after which I underwent doctors examination. He stated I was completely cured. This ex- animation was made in December, 1921, and I haven't worn the appli- ance since and have had no trouble.
 T suffered from double rupture and had used spring trussss for six years without help"
 A further proof that the cures are permanent ones, Is verified by John Clark, Roan Mountain, Tenn, R. F. D. No. 2. Box S4, who said:
 Your rupture appliance hss cured mel have been we'll for two years.
 You may use my name and this
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

letter in any way you wish, for I feel very grateful"
 A sad case was disclosed when a man writing from Peoria, Illinois, gave the following statement. His name was withheld out of regard for his grief. It gives a striking example Of the dangers of rupture, especially where the oId-fashioned spring truss IS used. The application of the new Brooks appliance might have re- suited in saving the mans life. The letter from his son follows: $
 Dear Mir. Brooks: am return ing the rupture appliance for refund, as father died from strangulated hernia the day before 1t came.
 We tried two years ago to get him to order one of your appliances and cannot help but feel that if he had done as we wanted him to-he would have been spared"
 Thousands Cured
 On file in the offices of tie com- pany are thousands of letters, telling of the cures effected by this new in- ventlon and many of them full of thanks and gratitude for the cure which they had always thought im- possible or too dangerous to attempt
 So convinced are the people who now make this new invention that 1t will cure rupture and bring instant relief they will allow ten-day fires trial of the new appliance. In ten days, they believe any rupture suf- ferer can tell whether or not 1t Is satisfactory in his or her particular case, If 1t fails to give the comfort that they feel it should 1t can be returned.
 Free Trial
 The financial standing of the peo- pie who make this newly perfected appliance is above reproach. They give as references, banks. ministers, physicians and express companies in their city or in practically any large city in the entire nation.
 "ro gamble with rupture" said a prominent scientist, "is to gamble with life, itself. Trusses hamper ths wearer, they many times ruin tho health of children for life. To secure an appliance, which retains and at the same time assists healing Is won- derful and means much to mankind.+
 To obtain this appliance the read- CTS of this paper can write to Brooks Appliance Co.,, 5S5 State St, Mar shall, Mich, and 1t will be sent for free test trial. Fill out the coupon below and mall 1t today. To delay may mean permanent ill health or even worse.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

wound being brought closer to- gether, reversing the action of the old style which constantly forced the edges of the wound apart.
 It is so light, so comfortable that 1t can be worn even while asleep. so that night and day, asleep or at work, the rupture is being healed. Thousands Cured
 It is no wonder then that so many people have been cured by this new discovery. A volume of letters began 10 flow into the offices of the in- Tentor as soon as these cures were effected. People who thought they were destined to wear a truss all their lives or submit to a dangerous operation, reported cures in a few months while cures with small chil- dren were regular occurrences.
 To ascertain the truth of the re- ports of permanent cures by the use of the new invention, check was taken over 8 period of years and letters written to hundreds who had worn the new device. The answers were amazing-the number of cures astounding. Hundreds, literally thou sands, torn for years by rupture and weakened by it's effects, had gained freedom from all devices by the con- sistent use of the new invention.
 In letter to the inventors, Mrs. Thomas Scott of 11637 125th Street, Edmondton, Alta, Canada, said:
 One year ago I bought your rup- ture appliance for my little girl, who was three years old She is now four and the rupture hasn't bothered her since l put the appliance on.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
Heals the Aged

In their zeal to prove the worth of the new process, men and women of advanced years were selected and their experiences recorded. A probe showed that even in this class, a great number of permanent cures had resulted, where the patient fol- lowed closely the instructions of the experts.
 To really understand what this great discovery and these years of experimenting and testing mean to humanity, 1t is almost necessary that a full description of the new method be given. Like all Inventions and discoveries of science, its method of healing is based on logic and upon keen knowledge of the subject.
 A rupture or hernia, as 1t is known in medical science, Is literally tear or A separation of the muscle fibers In the walls of the abdomen. This separation Is caused by 8 heavy strain, violent jerking or unusual exertion. The fibers separate and allow a portion Of the intestine to protrude through the opening This results in a small knot or knob on the wall of the abdomen.
 Before the investigation. which re- suited in the discovery of this new method of healing, there were but two courses open. A physician or surgeon could be called and an operation performed or the patient or sufferer could seek some sort of comfort from truss, which pushed itself Into the rupture opening, keep ing the protruding intestine inside the body.
 The operation was expensive and dangerous, with tho outcome a doubtful thing,
 All the surgeon with his knife, could promise to do, was to bring the edges of the torn section to- gether and sew it. then await the action of nature and allow growth 10 renew the torn sections.
 Truss Prevents Cure
 If the truss was called into serv- ice, the hard leather knob was forced Into the tear. where constant irrita- ton wore thin the edges of the wound and the hard pressure pre- vented proper blood circulation. The sufferer was forced to resign himself to a lifetime of rupture suffering, never free from the harness of the truss. No hope was held out by scientists. that his rupture would ever cure itself. although many manufacturers of appliances con tended that such a thing was pos Blble; scientific investigation showed that 1t was impossible to heal the rupture az long as the heavy pad vas being pushed into the rupture
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

of the Was
  Retaining the CureI Figure AureS nrS Figure shows n Coming Toxer and h mpos
  Pnce Which iB Normal by w to Heal
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

came his hobby and after many years he developed the appliance which now bears his name.
 He soon found the deficiencies of the trnss-the things it did to hinder cure and to retard healing, So he developed an appliance which did everything which the truss failed to do. With reverse logic he invented the rupture appliance which resulted in the many cures narrated.
 Can Be Washed Daily
 His appliance, built scientifically and recommended by physicians and doctors in all sections of the world, lays-not pushes-on the rupture. Small, light, clean, safe and com fortable, its soft velvet-like air cushion of hygienic rubber retains the rupture and at the same time tends to bring the edges of the tear together. The action of the small oval is to gently close the wound, ana Tn thls way allow growth, Nature, when assisted, soon repairs the damage wrought in the injured side and the result is a cure for the sufferer. The washable, sanitary feature. so necessary If cure is ex- pected and health assured, was in- corporated into this new invention.
 He eliminated at once all metal springs and hard. unyielding pads. Soft washable material encircles the body and acts as a support for the small oval. There are no features In the newly perfected appliance which do not work toward the cure of the patient. Every movement of the body results in the edges of the
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
Experiments Bring Cure

The experiments resulted in the discovery and perfection of the Brooks appliance c. E. Brooks, a resident of Marshall, Michigan. was ruptured. He was not a doctor but he was we'll educated man. Rup- turs causes and rupture cures be-
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
Rupture can be healed.

Rupture can be healed.
 Medical science, endless inyestiga- ton. combined with modern invent tveness has devised a method which actually heals rupture. For ages, the healing of rupture, or hernia as 1t is known medically, has been the aim of countless physicians and sur geons.
 Investigations into the ills and body aftiictions of ancients, disclose that in days, when history was noted on tablets of stone, rupture was known and even then priests of that time, were ainlessly trying to effect 6 cure. Trusses, as the implements which hold or retain the rupture are called. were in use at that period in history, but like the modern truss they held the rupture but failed to assist nature in healing the wound.
 The ancients' attempts at healing were mere gropings, as they knew nothing of the circulation of blood ande it's effect on body tissue and body growth. The various phases of growth were mysteries which they were unable to fathom. Since Sir William Harvey, an English scien- list of the early century, discovered that blood really circulated through the body, sending lifegiving mate rtals to all parts of the human system, the path of the rupture scientists has been more easy to follow.
 They attempted 10 find, if possible, some method of retaining the rup- lure safely, yet something which would allow free circulation of blood and not irritate the edges of the hernia or rupture and which would heal the tear
 Asssh Nature to Heal
 This has been done. Experiments carried on for more than 30 years has resulted in the perfection Of an appliance, light, safe, comfortable and clean, which assists nature and really heals the rupture. An addf- tonal improvement has been made: the entire appliance, which weighs less than two ounces. can now be washed In water or antiseptics, eliminating all body odors, irrita- tions and causes of skin blistering. The announcement was withheld for some time, so that thousands of experiments which had been carried on in all sections of America, Hol- land, England, Canada and Ger many could be investigated and the condition of these observed at ire quent Intervals.
 These investigations have been made and 1t has been found that a great number Of cures have been effected. That the cures have been permanent ones, is attested by letters written by the people them selves and sent to the offices of those who perfected the new rupture ap- pliance, These included people In every walk of life, people who make their living by hard work. where strains. heavy lifting and constant muscular effort is necessary. Others include society women, working women and women in moderate cir eumstances. The cures have been general in all classes,
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New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

Little Children, Rupture Sufferers, Whose Hope of Cure Was Slight Until the Discovery of New Scientific Cure of Hernia, Need No Longer be Left Hanging Between Cure and Disability, But May
 Now Look Forward to Full Life, Free of the Handicap of Truss or Dangerous and Costly Operation. Their Tender Little Bodies May Now Be
 Whole Once More.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

"AHd!Il I1aFvSys Ef1XiiSn Scientist, Whose Discovery of the Circulatory System, Assis- ted so Greatly in Perfection of New Medical Discovery Which Heals Rupture.
 opening, separating the edges of the tear and wearing thin, the edges of the torn section.
 The heavy springs in the usual truss pressed into the body, many times injuring the kidneys and caus- Ing unrepairable damage to the back, where the heavy steel pressed into the tender nerves. centered in the spinal column. Besides this, so cruel was the old-fashioned truss, 1t was impossible to sleep in the ap- paratus, with the result that in sleep many times, the rupture came out" and even a doctor was unable to replace 1t, When this happened, an immediate operation was necessary if the life of the patient was to be saved. Peritonitis would result in 24 hours If the rupture strangulated or could not be replaced. The old truss was not washable; 1t caused skin irritations and the dirt which accu- mulated caused a ferersh condition which retarded the cure.
 The great number of rupture cases among small children and babies made necessary some method which would eliminate forever the pushing pad, the dangerous operation and heavy steel enclrcling the body, in- irrlnn Ahn HnlInn.n n rnrr-n rnntnrn
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

So Light, Small and Comfortable Is the New Rupture Cure, It Can Not Be Noted Even When the Wearer is Clad in Tights. Several Dancers, Sufferers from Rupture Due to the Unusual Exertion, Have Been Cured by New
 Discovery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
DHO SAID
1.-THE axis Of the earth
sticks out visibiy through
the center Of each and
every town and city"

HIS gentle rap at overzealous
i local pride is from the pen Of
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes. 1t is
taken from his celebrated "Autocrat
Of the Breakfast Table"
Oliver Wendell Holmes was one Of
those men who stumbled into his life
work rather than walking deliberately
into 1t. He studied to be a lawyer
and eventually won the degree Ii. d.
The career Of lawyer, however. did
not make strong appeal to him and
he forsook 1t to study medicine.
AS a physician Doctor Holmes may
be said to have been great success.
Doctor Holmes was not permitted
long to continue as a physician. His
services as a professor were too much
In demand and In 1S47 he was ap-
pointed to the chair of anatomy at
Harvard collegiate university where
he had received his education. He
held this position until the year 1882
Doctor Holmes is better known as
a writer than a physician. He was
prominently identified with the group
Of contributors who made a well
known magazine famous some years
ago and his many works have entitled
him to place among Americas best
writer's. He died IN 1894 at the age
Of eighty-five.-Wayne D. McMurray.
GO By George Matthew Adams,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
CHE WHY of
SUGGESTIONS
KNOCKING WOOD
By H. IRVING KING

HHOST of us are too intelligent to
1t1 believe in silly superstitions-
oh, yes, of course. But most Of us,
when we have boasted of our good
luck proceed, nevertheless, to "knock
wood" So did our remote ancestors,
the tree worshipers. Says Elworthy,
an authority on such matters: The
remarkable similarity in customs all
over Europe points to the conclusion
that tree-worship was once an i'm
portant element In the early religion
of mankind, and continued down to
a very recent period-some even
among ourselves-were substantially
identical with the same rites and
ceremonies observed by Egyptians,
Etruscans, Greeks and Romans
The primitive belief was that spirits
resided in trees, spirits to be propitl-
ated. without this basic idea being en-
tirely lost there came the period OF the
Sacred Groves and the Druid's oaks
and then the dedication Of certain
sorts Of trees to the earliest and
simplest form of the superstition. We
knock to call the attention Of the tree
spirit to the fact that we recognize
his influence in the good luck of which
we boast and in order that he may not
feel sighted and change our good
fortune into bad. At least that's
why our ancestors knocked wood. Our
poor, ignorant, superstitious ances-
tors How much better off we are
than they were! Hey, therel Knock
wood!
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
GZ1zo TALE oHA
KIDDIE MIYDD q
11Arthur Scott Bailey HESgb

your wing covers together, there's no
knowing what you could do with
real fiddle and bow"
That's true" Riddle admitted. Il
never thought of that"
"Well," said Mr. Frog, who appeared
greatly pleased with himself, anyhow,
| want you to join our singing society.
Perhaps you've heard me and my
friends over in the swamp. Almost
every night we have a singing party
there. And if you'll only agree to
fiddle for us, while we sing, / ven
ture to say that Wen have Farmer
Green getting out of his bed to listen
to u.s."
Naturally the invitation pleased Kid
die Katydid. But for all that he shook
his head slowly.
I'm afraid I'm too shy" he told Mr..
Frog. 81 like to stay hidden among
the leaves. where people can't see
me-"
''Thatll be all right" Mr.. Frog as
sured him. "You can hide in some
bush nearby, where we can't look at
you"
But still Riddle Katydid wouldn't ac-
cept the invitation. Although Mr.. Frog
teased and leased, all he would say
was that he would think the matter
over.
Promise me this, at least" Mr..
Frog finally said-"promise me that
you won't agree to make music for
anybody else Now that people know
you're musical, they'll be asking you
to play in an orchestra, or a band, or
fife-and-drum corps, or something.
But I've invited you first, and If you
oblige anybody it ought to be me
especially after I've given you that
beautiful warm overcoat." The tailor
looked up into the tree so beseechingly
that Kiddie Katydid hadn't the heart
to refuse his request.
'T1l promise that" he said.
"Hurrah!" cried Mr. Frog. opening
his mouth so widely that Kiddie Katy
did couldn't help shuddering at the
sight.
And then Mr. Frog leaped into the
air three times. And each time that
he leaped he struck his heels together
three times, just to show how happy
he was.
Then, with a hearty "Good night !"
he turned away and went skipping off.
And Kiddie Katydid, making his Gu
rious music in the top Of the maple
tree, kept thinking that the tailor was
one of the oldest chaps he had ever
Seen.
He did wish, too, that Mr.. Frog had
a smaller mouth.
% by Grosset & Dunlap)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
nN==
TRUE TO LIFE

" a N IDEA for a play, eh?" Tell it
\ to me-" said Simon Ringfnger,
the well-known manager, to Truxton
Scribe, the well-known playwright.
cts like this" explained the play
wright. 'Lottie Passover, beautiful
shop girl, is seen and longed for 0y
Clement Gobbs, young and unscru-
pulous millionaire. Lottie, struggling
painfully to live on her salary of six
dollars a week, finally succumbs to
the gold-tinted promises of the young
millionaire and goes away with him,
believing implicitly that he means to
fulfill his promise to marry her. But
far from home he leaves her to her
fate. A year later, with her child in
her arms, she confronts him and
shoots him dead"
Simon Ringinger held up his hands
in horror.
"But, my dear Scribel" he cried,
that's utterly untrue to life! Audi
ences want lifelike plays, plays deal
ing with situations and events that
they know are true to life because
they have experienced them them
selves. Give me a play like that and
your fortune is made"
swell, how's this?' said Truxton
Scribe. 'Tottie Passover. the beauti-
full shopgirl, repulses the advances
of Lord Trumbles, young and dashing
English nobleman, who plots in vain
to ruin her. Finally, completely won
over by the girls purity and strength
Of character, he DISCUSSES himself and
obtains job as delivery man at the
department store where Lottie is en-
ployed He makes ardent love to her,
and she, failing to recognize the noble
man in his humble disguise, falls in
love with him. He then reveals his
identity and makes her Lady Trum-
bles and takes her home to England
to preside over his ancestral estates"
Simon Ringfnger. enraptured, kissed
the playwright on both cheeks.
"That's a real play-that's true to
life!" he cried Heres a check for
$1,000 advance royalty-and do you
think you can write 1t by next Thurs
day?"
(0 by George Matthew Adams)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Blackboard Takes to Piracy

TN 1716 a certain Captain Teach,
i who had served an apprenticeship
in lawlessness as a privateer out of
Jamaica, went on account" He was
put in command of sloop by the pi-
rate, Benjamin Hornigold, and the two
leaders set out from Providence for
the American coast. In the West In
dies they took their first prizes, then
continued on to the coast Of Virginia,
where they captured fine French ves-
sci engaged in the Guinea trade. On
this Teach mounted 40 guns and re-
named it the Queen Anne's Revenge.
His first capture was a big ship
named the Great Allen, which he plum
dered and burned. Attacked by 81. M.
S. Scarborough, the pirate drove off
the man-of-war after sharp engage
nient and continued on his way. His
next victim was the sloop of the pi-
rate leader, Maj. Stede Bonnet, whom
Teach, in a high-handed manner, de-
prived Of his vessel and put one Of
his own men in command.
Blackbeard's captures were number
less. One of them was ship bearing
the curious name of the Protestant
Caesar which Teach burned, not be-
cause Of her name but because she
was from Boston where a number Of
pirates had lately been hanged. He
now turned to the Carolina coast,
which had just been suffering from
ravages of Capt. Charles Vane.
He capped the climax by sailing his
f1eet-he had three ships by this time
outside the port of Charleston, 8.
O., and capturing every vessel that
tried to enter or leave port. On one
of these were several prominent citi-
zens Of the colony, whom Blackboard
held as hostages. Then he sent word
to the governor Of South Carolina that
he was in need of. medicines, and un-
less they were sent forthwith, every
one of his prisoners would be killed.
There was some delay In acceding to
his demands, and the pirate set about
to put his threat into execution. For
tunately, however. the medicine chest
arrived in time to save their lives.
Despite his many successes, Teach's
life was not bed of roses. He had
unruly men for his crews, and he had
to rule them with an iron hand.
There has been preserved from his
journal Che was somewhat literary
pirate, too, 1t seemsD the following
entries: "1718-Such Day. Rum
all out-Our Company somewhat sober
"A id Confusion amongst usl-
Rogues a-plotting great Talk of Sep
aration-so look'd Sharp for Prize.
1718-Such Day. Took one with a
Great deal of Liquor on Board; 80
kept the Company hot, id hot, then
all Things went well again."
Such a day, indeed! And these only
two of many In his infamous career.