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    THE SILENCE OF LOVE.
Oh, Lncxpresible aa sweet,
Love takes my voice away.
I cannot tell thee "when we meet
What most I long to say.
But hadst thou hearing in thy heart
To know what beats in mine
Then ehouldst than walk, where'er thou, art,
In melodies divine.
So warbling birds lift higher notes
Than to our ears belong.
The music fills their throbbing- throats,
But silence steals the sang-.
George E. 'Woocberry in Century.
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THE TDEE IX PEEUs7!
For two days the dcctorTs features .
had worn an expression of gravity zs '
he bent over the bed of my sick friend,
hut novr, as I watched him closely, the
strong face relaxed, and as he raised
his head I sew the light of satisfaction
in his Mndly eyes.
His hat, stick and gloves lay on the
dressing case, and as he crossed the
room to take them ho marked my look
of eager inquiry, and, pausing abrupt
ly, laid his hand on my shoulder. i
"We're doing splendidly, famously,
my dear boyr famously. If literature
faOs you, come to me, and I will give
you your credentials as a nurse. Flor
ence Nightingale could not have done
hotter. "
"The worst is over then?" I asked.
"Yes. I believe we can pull him
through between us. " fie paused, and
as he turned once more toward his pa
tient his face grew grave again.
"I think the crisis is passed," he said
quietly. 'All that any mortal physician
can do for him has been done. Nature
alone must supply the only restorative
he needs. He must sleep. I have just
given him a sedative, and he ought soon
to be under ts influence. Keep the light
turned down, and do not allow him to
talk. Sleep is imperative. He must
have sleep."
He stepped lightly to the dressing
case, and as he raised his gloves a dust
covered heap cf manuscripts caught his
eye. He chuckled sof tJy and shook his
head.
"Odd people, you American?," he
said, with a smile. "Is our poor litera
ture eo in poverished that you must
needs instill Yankee blood into its
veins?"
. I was looking at the pale face of poor
Tom and did not reply.
"Ah, web." said the cheery doctor
as he appropriated his hat and stick and
advancpd, with extended hand, "the
fairy voices of the Bow bells are far
reaching, and I hope that they will one
day ring as merry changes for two Yan
kee lads as they did for that fortunate
young beggar, Dick Whittingron. Good
night, my toy, good night. I'll see you
in the morning. And now, remember"
He put his finger to his lips, and a
moment later he was gone.
I closed the door gently and returned
to the bedside of my friend. His eyes
were closed,, and, believing that the sed
ative had already begun its work, I tiptoed-
to the gas jet and turned down the
light. Then, seating myself before the
grate, I revitalized the dying embers
and put in two or three more pieces of
coal.
For several minutes all wss still,
then I hcurd a movement cmccg the
bedclothes and a few moments later the
voice, of my sick roommate' - - - .
"Hal."
"Yes, Tom."
"Has the doctor gene?"
'Yes, he left just now. You must go
to sleep, old chap."
There was another movement on the
bed, then all was still again, and I had
just begun mentally to congratulate the
doctor on tho efac&cy of his prescription
when I heard my name pronounced.
"What is it, Tern?" I asked, a little
impatiently.
"What time is it?"
"Half past 4."
"In the afternoon?"
"Yes."
If What makes it so dark?'
"It's the fcg. Pome now, old boy,
you must be quiet. The doctor says y -i
, must have sleep. The worst is over,, and
five or six hours of rest will make you.
ypur old self again."
He did not reply at once, but at the
expiration of two or three minutes ha
asked:
"What time is it in New Yarknow,
Hal?"
"You mnst stop it, Tom," I com
manded, but immediately relenting X
continued, "AbouG half past 12."
A deep sigh broke the stillness tha$
ensued.
It is Saturday," said Tom. "Satur
day, isn't it? In six hours more the old
crowd will be in the restaurant in 31a
- lin's. I can see them all old Gaynor,
George Leslie, Barrett and Bess."
"Now, Tom"
"Come here, old chap."
I rose, and, going to the bed, I plaeed
my fingers on my friend's lips. He took
them in Jais wasted hand, and as he re
moved them his grasp tightened, and hu
smiled. 1
"All right, fiaL I!ll be quiet now.
Goodnight."
T returned to niy chair, and for ten
minutes nothing save the ticking of the.
plock broke the stillness of the room."
Then there was once more an ominous
movement on the bed.
t's funny, isn't it, this difference
in time;" he murmured. fiIa Chicagq
ft is cn hour earlier still."
There was a pause.
What time is it in San Francisco,
Hal?"
'Oh, I don't know, -Tom. About two
hours earlier, I guess. Why won't you
go to .sleep"'
"That would make it about half
past 9."
He paused, but a few moments later
I heard him muttering to-himself.
"Confound it, old chap," I began.
"I was just trying to figure it out,-
ha went on. "It takes 24. hours for tho
world to make a complete revolution.
Where do they begin .to reckon the time
anyway?"
"On, I don't know. Let's see. Green-
a It has been said that there could be no
gure fijr internal piles without a surgi
gaLoporattone, but over 100 cases cured
In Council-Bluffs. Ia., by tho use of
HemorrhoiTdino proves the statement
false. There is a cure and quick perma
nent relief for all who suffer with blind,,
bleeding and protruding piles. Its use
causes no pain, even m the most airgra
vated cases. It is also cure for consti
pation. Pnce 51.50. Forsale !Sy A. F
Sfreitz.
Wick,. I believe yes, Greenwich. I
sure. Now for heaven's sake, go
"Well, if It's half past 4 at Green
wich,, what time is it on the other side
of the world in China? What time is
It in Peking, Hair"
"Hang it, Tom," I said, rising im
patiently. Tell me, old boy. I want to know."
V'About half past Gr" I hazarded.
"That can't be right, you know.
There is a screw loose somewhere. It
can't be that"
I concluded that arguing with the
poor fellow would ba in vain, so I re
turned to mv chair.
"HaL"
I did not respond.
"What time is it in Peking?"
I jumped up quicklv and went to the
bed.
"Now, see here, Tom, this sort of
thing is utterly absurd. Your life is
hanging by the merest thread. All you
need is sleep. We have all done what
we could, and now you will have to
take a hand yourself. What the deuce
have you to do with time or Peking
now? Come, go to sleep. There's a good
fellow."
"I know I'm acting like an ass, old
boy, but I can't get the infernal thing
out of my head. If I could figure it out,
I would bo all right, for I do feel a bit
sleepy."
"Well, I'llseeif tho old lady knows,"
I said induigently. ' 'What am I to ask
her?"
"The time inPekin," he saitffeebly.
"All right," I replied. Then Iran
down, stairs to the landlady.
' 'Mrs. Slemracr, Tom wants to know
what time it is in Pekin."
"Lord bless me, Mr. Carson, row
should
"Got a geography 'cyclopedia? Al
most any old book will tell."
"Why, I ain't goc no books. 3Iebbe
the children"
Just then two of her youngsters came
tumbling into the room.
"Freddie, go for tho doctor, " I said
desperately. "Nell, run over the way
and get a geography. Here, take this
from door to door until you get what it
calls for."
I wrote a brief note explaining, the
circumstances and got tho children off.
Then I wect up stairs.
One glanre at poor Tom gave me to
understand that the dreaded fver had
again asserted itself. His eyes were su
pernatural ly bright, and as I entered
the room his features woro a took of
unrestrained anxiety.
"Well," he asked irritably, "didn't
you find out?"
"Not yet, but I'll have some books
here in a minute."
In two or three minutes I heard the
sound of rapid feoteteps on the stairs
and hastened to the door. I met the
grocer's wife.
"I hurried as fast as I could," she
gasped. "I saw Neil, and and here
is the book. Poor boy! Shall I go in?"
X seized the beck and, perceiving that
it was a ready reckoner, I returned it
forthwith to its owner.
Other steps were now heard oij the
sfcaiis, and in a few minutes the narrow
hallway and even the room itself was
thronged with sympathetic neighbors,
who had placed themselves and their
meager libraries at my service. AIL
however, failed to contribute any inr
formation which would meet the exact
ing demands of the invalid- The floor
was strewn with all sorts q literature,
yarying from toy picture books, con
taining pictures of Chinamen, to tech
nical works on navigation and house
hold ecouomy, but still the feeble voice
which emanated from the bed inspired
me to clarror for more. I enrsed the
inherent ignorance of the Anglo-Saxon
race. I railed, stormed, perspired and
trembled for the safety cf my friend.
But all was cf no avaiL Finally I heard
a murmur hi the halL
The doctor had come.
Leaping forward I seized him by the
lapel of bis coat.
"What is the time in Peking?" Tcried
in hiscar.
"What is- the time in Peking?" de
manded Mrs. Slemmer, barring his way
to the bed.
"How the devil should I know?" ex-r
claimed the astonished doctor, as he
made his way through the group that
surrounded his patient.
"Here it isl Here it is!" shouted $
voice in the hall, and an old, white
haired gentleman with a book in his
hand was pushed by a dozen eager
hands into the room.
The volume was opened, and the de
sired informaricu was before my eyes.
"At last!" I excluimed. "Here, doc
tor, I have it. It is"
"Hush!" said a warning voice.
A moment later the hand of the Eng
lish physician was laid gently on my
shoulder. ,
"He knows, my boy. He knows."
Exchange.
The Pearl. '
Tlie pearl is the one gem that comes
to us perfect from the hand of nature,"
and to this its great adtiquity'as a gem
la largely due. Precious stones whose
beauty and brilliance depend on polish
ing and cu ting would naturally be dis
covered and utilized later. The discover
ery of the diamond, for instance, proba
bly daws vr ithin historic times. Though
known earlier, it was not generally in:
eluded am"ug the gem treasures of roy?
alty even as late as the seventh century.
The modern cutting of diamonds in reg
ular facets was invented as recently aa
1456. Indeed it is quite probable that
the pearl was the first gem known and
treasured by prehistoric man since the
search for feed must have been the first
occupation of the earliest of the race,
and the- shining pearl would thus have
been discovered in river mussels if not
in marine oysters. Certain it is that the
Old Testament and the ancient written
histories allude to pearls and that re
moter evidence is found in the tombs
and excavated cities of still earlier eras.
The Egyptians, Babylonians and Assyr
ians held the. pearl in an esteem verg
ing on reverence. Popular Scienc
Monthly.
l new notion ror a necklace is a fringe
of gold tipped with whole pearlsL
Bicycle jewelry, which originated in
London and Paris, nojr gnds. sale jiere.
The jeweled colla? is favored. This
clasps the threat after the fashion of a col
lar. The watch chatelaine is just as fashion
able as ever and Ls out in numerous pleas
ing designs.
" Quite new among bracelets Is the nar
row, flexible gold bond, which simulates
braided strands and employs a jewel as a
pendant.
Gold broGches, representing a single
bicycle whoel, are popular, and the sainS
may be said of brooches which 'simulate,
he entire machine. r-Jgelgs' Glfaclar "
COMEDY.
They parted witE clasps of hani
And Trfcr-cs and burning- tears.
They met in. a foreign Isnd -After
some twenty years ;
Slefr as aeqnaintancea raeet,
Smilingly, tranquil eyed
Not even the least, little beat
Of the heart upcm either side.
They chatted of this and thkt.
The nothings that make up lifer.
She in a Gainsborough hat.
And he in black far his wif e-
T. B- Aldrich.
THE CYCLIST'S CAPE.
"You must take it," lime. Benne
said to her husband. She was a small
brunette, thin and aggressive, who
strongly reminded one of little pet dogs
who received visitors by snapping and
snarling at their heels aa scon as the
front door is opened.
Mr. Benne was a his, jolly dry goods
merchant, and he watched his spouse
ruefully as she unhooked a heavy cloth
cape from the rack in the halL He had
hoped against hope that for once she
would forget to lumber his bicycle with
that clumsy old cloak, it was such a
bore.
"It looks like rain, " the little wom
an continued, "and I am not going to
allow you to come back drenched to the
skin, much as it would, please you. A
cold means money, and our physician
is a fcoL He is incapable of curing
either pneumonia or pleurisy. So kind
ly tell me what would, become of me In
case of your death? Do you suppose your
parents are going to support me? No,
indeed, and you know it, and as Iwould
never marry again I should have myv
bread to beg from door to door. Not
that it would make much difference to
you, but I should prefer suicide to beg
gary." While speaking with a fluency which
would have done credit to a politician
on a stumping tour, she rolled the cape
into a tight bundle, tied a bit of string
around it, and there it was, ready to be
fastened on the handle of his wheel.
"In your way?" she exclaimed in
shrill repetition. "Well, Iwould really
like to know why? Oh, I see, it is not
the swell thing,, and yon. are afraid that
the ladies you pass on the road will
think you are carrying a bundle. Is
that it? If you must know my mind, I
think I am a perfect idiot to allow you
so much freedom. How do I know
where you go or what you do? You tell
me any story you like when you come
back, and it is false just as likely as
not"
Renne bowed his head patiently to
the storm, for well he knew that one
word, one timid protest, would exasper
ate his wife into further parley, and the
discussion would drag on indefinitely,
but as today she seemed rather more
amiable than usual ho held his tongue.
"See that it does not touch the wheel
or get soiled," she went on. "If you
use it, roll it up wrong side out again
before replacing itr and do not lose the
erring as you did last time. What are
you looking at? I really think you
might have the civility to listen to me
when I speak to you."
Renne was contemplating with forced
calm the serene blue sky and trying to
catch the placidity shining in its azure
depths.
"Please do not kiss me gcodby. I am
pot to be fooled and cajoled so easily.
What are you waiting for?" And, turn
ing toward her husband, she saw him
making meet gestures of poverty. "No
moneyl Of course not Well, here are
5 francs. I shall require an exact ac
count of your expenses, though, and
please look at the change. You are so apt
to take odds and ends of coin which are
difficult to pass. Now go. Try to avoid
drinking while you are warm and keep
out of drafts."
Mr. Renne fucked the money into hia
waistcoat pocket, kissed his wife grave
ly for he did not dare to appear too gay,
as she would have deeply resented any
manifestation of joviality and started
down the stairs in search of his bicycle
with the necessary amount of modera-:
tion and decorum which he knew best
suited Mme. Renne. As he fastened the
cloak paref ully by a strap to the bicycle
he felt that sharp eyes were fixed upon
him from windows above, and as he
pedaled away he carried the look with
him, -like the famous Parthian arrow of
bygone days, stuck in his- back.
When once well out into the open
country, he expanded his lungs and took
in great breaths of air, while the blood
rushed to bis face and his eyes almost
Etarted from their sockets. Then, very
slowly he exhaled it all until he grew
pale from could it be relief?
Tho sun, high in the heavens, shed
its genial rays full upon him as heped
aled frantically along the highway,
with arms akimbo, doubled nearly in
two over his handles and wild with de
light The smooth white road unraveled
before him like a ball of twine, the hori
zon appeared to advance toward him ii
friendly welcome, and the' bushes and
trees, which looked like tiny specks in
the distance, grew steadily, as if by
magic, under his gaze and assumed mass
ive and stately proportions. To Mr.
Renne the landscape seemed to be runt
ning the other way ; clumps cf wood and
bracken, little houses, elm trees, fields,
and milestones melted away before him
like a bit cf sugar. He whistled gayly
as his bicycle devoured space, scorching;
down the hills, attacking the up grades
with easy assurance, while pn a level
no bird would have entered into comper
titicn.
It was simply glorious. Instead at
crushing his daily cares and trials un-?
der his feet he rede lightly over them,
and, leaving them far behind, looked
back at them over his shoulder scornful
ly, as if they were lost forever and as
though it would be a useless effort on
their part to attempt to catch up with
him again. The idea, however, of their
close proximity to his heels worked the
pedals faster and faster, while big drops
of perspiration fell through the clouds!
cf dust which his energy raised upon
the road beneath. ' -
l' Ira pit intoxicated as he was by hia
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enthusiastic flight through spaca, lie
never noticed that the vicious .Kttle
string around his cape had slowly and
wickedly unfastened, as though it want
ed to play him a nasty trick. While he
was given over to his savage and all but
animal enjoyment the hypocritical hit
of cord snapped in two, and oft flew
the cape like a streak of light, unnoticed
by his eye. which at the time was eager
ly scanning a signpost. Nearly a mile
behind him the cloak, black and inani
mate, lay in the middle of the road,
while the bicycle, lighter than before,
tore deliriously on its winged way.
His blissful igr orancG was short lived,
however, and the awakening was most
cruel, for,, as he sat under the awning of
a friendly restaurant, rapturously sip
ping sauteme and. selters and gazing
with dreamy eyes beaming with love
and pride at his wheel,, which leaned
gracefully against a tree in front of
him, a premonition seized him. What
was missing? And with a cry he sprang
to his feet. It was the cape. An instan
taneous change passed over- Renne's
world ; the wine soured; a sharp wind
arose which ruffled his hair and temper ;
every old crack and blister showed out
plainly on the varnished parts of his
bicycle, and even the rubber tire looked
miserable, nctchy and worn.
Renne's heart turned sick as he sat
lost in dejected reflection. All the en
ergy and strength of mind which he
brought so courageously into play while
earning his daily bread seemed to melt
away and disappear before- the disas
trous less of the cape. As he sat with
his head buried in his hands he pictured
his return and reception by Mme.
Renne. It would not take her half a
second to discover his misfortune, he
thought, and well he knew what scenes
would ensue tears, lamentations, re
proaches, sulks and outbursts of rage,
in which the little vixen fairly reveled
in her moments of uncontrolled fury.
Gracious heavens I Seized with a chill,
he hurriedly paid his bill at the restau
rant, and, jumping on his pcor old hicy
cle, which had beaten the record com
ing, he started homeward. One wagon
passed him after the other first a butch
er's cart, next an old fat woman driv
ing a donkey, then a gypsy wagon, with
an impudent long haired rascal who
stared mockingly but uneasily after
him. Renne felt very much inclined to
question him about his cape, but a feel
ing of reticence withheld him, for he
strongly suspected that the man had
found it, and that it lay hidden some
where under the lot cf quarreling, cry
ing rats which filled the wngcu back
of himr so Le pedaled on hopefully, be
lieving that he might yet find it on the
road justwhere it had fallen. And as he
watched and thought it over his temper
rose scathing ai.d sarcastic. A cloak,
forscoth, with a summer sun shining
overhead. It was hot enough to boil
eggs. Oh, to the devil with the thing!
He hoped that it was lest forever. What
did he care? But suddenly the mccking
look in the tramp's eyes came back to
him. Of course the fellow had found
and taken his cape. Renne felt sure of
it now. What could he do about it,
though follow him and search hiswag
on? fcuppose, after all, the man had never
seen it how like a fcol he wculd lookl
And so, little by little, his anger sub
sided, and the ridiculous side of the af
fair presented itself to his mind so forci
bly that he felt like screaming with
laughter. Bis wife appeared before him
in a different light altogether. She was
no longer a being to Le dreaded, but to
bo rioicukd, and he rendered slowly
over a summary vengeance to be admin
istered upen the tormentor who had
been oppressing him for years. He would
bear no more of her petty persecutions.
Neither would he drag ccats and capes
about on his bicycle through the sum
mer 'heat and dust, and they might aa
well understand each ether fcr once.
But as he pedaled along different con
siderations suggested themselves to his
excited imagination. The cloak was
new and had cost 9 francs. It was stu
pid of him to huve lest it. And if his
wife had urged cay, forced him to
carry it, it was mere ficni love than
hate. After all, it would Le idiotic to
lose It, and the instinct cf ownership
awakened within him as he thought of
the old fichemian driving his wagon,
and perhaps laughing at him in his
beard as he passed, and in turning the
angle of the road he Ehcck his fist re
vengefully after the trr.rnp-
"WLere is your cloak?" called out
Mme. Rtune in shrill accents before he
was off his wheel. "Oh, heavens, you
have lost it!" And she raised her hands
in honor.
"My cloak? Ob," indifferently, "it
was tco Lot and heavy to lug about,
and I sold it."
"What! Ycu sold it?" stammered the
small scold, gazing upon him with a
mingling of fear and distrust in her
eyes. fcLe began to .fear fcr his reason.
This calm might turn into fury. He
cculd not be sane. . "
Drawing 35 francs from his pocket,
he handed them to her and said, "You
see, I have made 6 francs by the bar
gain, and you can buy yourself a little
present with he surplus. "
Still wonied and suspicions, although
utterly disarmed, she wanted to know
in a breath where and how and to whom,
he had sold his cape.
"I met a peer fellow in a cafe-who
was ill with a severe cold qr something.
He Lad a bad cough and eyed my cape
eo wistfully that we entered into con
versation, you understand," and he
whistled gayly, delighted with his clev
er falsehood. Ee had been hoarding his
pennies for days to eke out these 85
francs, but he thought them well in
vested, fcr at least he was rid of his
odious cape.
His wife turned the money over
thoughtfully in her hand, and after a
moment's pause said, 'Twill buy you
another exactly like it tomorrow."
Paul Marguerite in Parisian.' -
Introducing- the Weather,
Grace (enthusiastically j I think she.
is just as pretty as the day is long.
Bob (dreamily ) Hew short the days
are getting now. New York Press.
Firle hill, or Beacon, is a well known
height of the South downs, and the
"cap" referred to is a covering of clouds
or mist English Illustrated Magazine.
Shirts of chain armor, which cost
about $500, are now worn by more than j
one distinguished person on the scnti j
nent.
3L Ebbfnson ef Philadelphia qtchs f-itly
Rotierh?, 2:12; Nellie Shank, 25, au
Spinalonp,
,F. Eagon? intends to ecll hia entire
Stable and tniin nexs. pencan far n.
f
A SLIGHT INTERRUPTION. '
Incident of a. Reporter's Visit to & Tire
Engine Hoosc.
A reporter who had sought at a fire
engine house information on a point
concerning- which the driver could best
inform him stood talking with the
driver by the stall of one of the horses.
The horse was secured by a tie strap
commonly used in the department. One
end of the tie strap is made fast by a
staple driven into the side of the stall,
while the other end is passed through
the throat latch cf the horse's bridle and
held on a pin that rises in a little recess
in the side cf the stalL By means of a
simple mechanical contrivance the pin
is pulled down at the first stroke of the
gong when an alarm ia sounded, the tie
strap is released, and the horse is set
free. As the driver and the reporter
talked, the horse, in a friendly sort of
way, bent his head dewn toward the
driver.
Suddenly an alarm was SGunded, and
the horse was transformed, and like
wise the driver. The horse's head went
up, and he was alert in every fiber. At
the first stroke the pin had dropped, and
the horse was free. With a single bound
he cleared the stall and made for his
place by the engine, with the driver be
side him. The other two horses of tho
team this was a three horse team
were clattering forward at the same
moment. At the front of the house men
were sliding down poles like lightning.
There were a few sharp, quick; snap
ping sounds, as the men already there
snapped the collars together around the
horses' necks, and over it all the boom
ing of the gong.
In all the newer firehouses of the city
the stalls of the horses arc placed as
nearly as possible abreast of the engine,
so that the horses shall have the shortest
possible distance to go. In some of the
older houses, in which there is less room,
the stalls are at the fear. That is where
they were in this house.
Surprised a little, the reporter had
lost a second or two in getting to the
front. When he got there, he saw the
driver in his seat holding the lines over
the team ready to drive out and waiting
only for the last stroke on the gong.
All fire teams are hooked up on every
alarm. On first alarm they go out only
to fires within their own district. This
alarm was for a fire outside the district.
Unhooked, tha horses trotted back to
their stalls. Descending from his seat,
the driver took up the interrupted con
versation just as if nothing had hap
sausd. New York Ess.
o Embarrassment.
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The sufferer from catarrh, perhaps,
meets with more discouragement in
seeking a cure than, those afflicted
with ail other ailments. After ex
hausting the skill of the, best physi
cians, and inhaling various mixtures,
paying out large sums for doctors'
fees and medicines, he finds himself
either as bad off as at first or a. great
deal worse.
The cause of this is easily explained.
The disease is in. the blood, and only a
real blood remedj can possibly have
any effect upon it. The doctors being
unable, with their stereotyped reme
dies of potash and mercury, to cure
diseases of the blood, direct their
efforts toward treating the symp
toms of the disease, and ignoring its
cause. The inhaling of various sprays,
and use of washes, etc., is but a. su
perficial and temporary treatment,
and cannot possibly effect a cure.
Mrs. Josephint; Polhux.
Mrs. Josephine Polhill, of Due West,
S. C.T ras for 3'ears a sufferer from
this distressing- complaint, and. haa
learned by experience, its tortures.
She says:
4Fqp j'ears I v?as the victim of the
worst case of catarrh that I ever
heard of. I was treated by several
doctors,, and took numerous medicines
claiming- to cure the disease, hut in
stead of being- benefitted my- condi
tion gre-w -worse steadily.
The trouble became so deep-seated
that I was entirely deaf in one ear.
It is difficult to describe my condition,
but some idea of the ravages of the
disease can be obtained -when I state
that all the inside of my nose, including-part
of the bone sloughed off. It
can be readily understood how offen
sive all this was, and how unbearable
my condition became. When, the
disease had gone this far the physU
cian gave me up as incurable, and
told me I would never be ssy better,
"Reading of manv similar cases being-
cured by St S. Sa.. I determined to
try it as, a last resort. I soon, discov
ered t5at all my former treatment
had been wrong-, as the disease was in
the blood, and only a blood remedy
conld cwre It. I began to improve at
once, and grew better as I continued
to take S. S. S. It seemed to get at
the seat of the disease, and after a
few weeks' treatment I was entirely
cured, and for more than, seven years
have had no sign of the disease."
Catarrh is one of the deep-seated
blood diseases, and only a thorough
blood remedy wilt have any effect
upon it. S. S. S. is. h& only blood
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