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CHARTER III.
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The handsome i< a Lhouse of How
ard JeSra* • b* ». 11 known banker, on
Riverside in* was on* of tke most
•fr.Aia* an.'.dig tke many Imposing
millionaire hum s that line the city *
• ; .-nd.d eater front House* there
were :t the Immediate proximity
wh: t were more showy and had coat
mar. money but not* as completely
mat fy.ng fro* tb* art lovers stand
point It was the boor of a man » ho
studied and loved the beautiful lor it*
own *ake and not because he wanted
to astonish people with what miracles
hi* Barney could »ark Occupying a
large pka ea slightly elevated ground,
the bouse commanded a fine view of
tb* broad Hudson Directly opposite,
arras* the riT*f, tuft vith >*» jii siikdi
•ailing craft, smiled the green slopes
of Sew Je**-y. m the purplish north
frowned thi jagged cliffs of the precip
itous Palisade*
Tar < 4er Jeffries, aristocratic de-1 |
•Cendant at an old Knickerbocker ,
laa-Jf was proud at his borne and ,
had spent large sums at money is
baaatlfylQff m. Built is colonial style i
of p-re whit. marble with long
FYecrt windows and lofty columns
•apporiit* a Cat. round-d roof sur-t
round, d by brand lawns, wide-spread-]
mg shade trews and splashing foun t
lams St was a conspicuous landmark
for mile* The interior was full of
art hftertural beauty The stately en-j
trance hall hung with ancestral por
•rait* was of noble proportions and
a superb staircase decorated with
fiateary W off to tast e* ully decorated
reception nedbs air-v- Tonight tbs
bouse was brilliantly illuminated and
there a as considerable activity at the !
front entrance, where a footman in
•mart livery stood opening the doors
ef ’ «■t r• « a- • ,-t drove up m
Quick succession
Mrs Jeff re-* mns trains were always j
largely attended because she knew)
the »*cre» of making tbem interesting
Her husband s wealth and. her fine
house ndM bsr to eMertain on a
liberal scale, and she was a tactful
and d ;-»b-»te»s as well Sbe <
no* an.y cahfrateg the right kind of;
people who wer- congenial to each
ct- --r. but fbe always managed to
ba»e !- me j.oi of special distinct ion
wbota every one was eager to meet.]
»’ » a* q ja;ntniice among
the pramaeat operauc artists and ber
husband * .bt - v.ial position in the
world of finance made this policy an
eat* way of furthering her social am
br*.i*s She would always invite
some one whom she could present as
tie lion at the evening One week it
would be a tenor from the opera house,
another tim- a famous violinist. In
this way she managed to create a lit
tle artistic sak* an the lutes at tb«
famous political salons in which the
br.leant women of the eighteenth cen
tary o*' <bd public opinion It France
AtirJh kbeu the mas clever and a*
she stood admiring herself >n front of'
a full length mirror while awaiting]
the arrival at her guests she congrat-1 ,
- ated herself that she had made a
sucvea* of her life Sbe had won those '
tb ig» which most women hold dear j ,
—wealth and social position Sbe had .
married a man sbe did not love, it i
was true, but other women had done
the' bet one ber If she had not
brought be? husband love sbe at least
was not a wif. he need be ashamed ;
m. i* r sows u goia clout.
»i'li sweeping tram and a Jeweled
*'•> :r. *■’ Pair. ' uasidered her
self handsome enough to grace any
mas • hone It wnt indeed a beauty
• tick the aaw is the mirror—0k- face ■
of a woman not yet 3*. with the fen
ttows regular and refined The eyes
were large and dark and the mouth
and mw delicately added The face
eeaxd academically pertect. all but '
tl*e expreawtoa She had a cold, rai
<rula’ look, and a cyan might have
charged feer with being heartless. of
mopping at nothing to gain her own
To-eagfer JUicia bad eve-y reaeon to
feel jubilant She bad secured a so- .
ctal lion that ah New York would talk '
about—no less a person than Dr. i
Berne** in. the celebrated payi holo ,
gas* the onginator of the theory of j
sdeMJthc psychology Everythin*
seemed to go the way she wished: her!
mnaicales were the talk of the town;
her hosbane bad Just presented her
with the jr»e*»-s tiara which now
grac.d her bead, there seemed to be
nothing Hi the •arid that she could
not enjoy
Yet afee was not happy, and ns sne
gaaed at the lac* reflected before her
th the glass she n under* i if the world
guessed how unhappy she was. She
knew that by her own indiscretion she
• at m danger of losing all she had
• on her petition Is society, her place
In the aSarMuas of her husband,
esemhibg
When she married Mr Jeffries it
was with deliberate calculation She
did not lore him. but. being ambitious,
ik did not hesitate to deceive him
He was rick, be could give her that
promise-* pavilion In society far
which *fc- yearned The fact that
eh- was already engaged to a man for
whom she did care did not deter ter
• had met Robert Underwood years
-lore. He was then a college boy,
all. handsome, clever. She fell in
uvc with him and they became en
•ii>d As she grew more sophisticat
'd s-ic- saw tne folly of their youthful
matuation Underwood was without
urtune. his future uncertain. While
c this uncertain state of mind she
t Mr. Jeffries, then a widower, at
i ' • ;-tion The banker was attract
d to h**r and being a business man j
.** d-d things quickly. He proposed j
iid was accepted, all in the hrief
of—file minutes. Robert Under
wood and the romance of her girlhood
were sacrificed without question when
• c ame to reaching a prompt decision,
■he wrote Und"rwood a brief letter
>f farewell, telling him that the action
he had taken was really for the best
uterests of them both. Underwood
.ude no reply and for months did not
it tempt to go near her. Then he met
i* r in public There was a recontilia
n He exerted the old spell—on the
:.:irri'-d woman Cold and indifferent,
o her husband. Alicia found it ainus-i
ng to have her old lover paying her I
•ourt and the danger of discovery only ;
;ave the intrigue additional zest and
■harm She did not lead Underwood
0 believe that he could induce her to
orget her duty to Mr. Jeffries, but
ihe was foolish enough to encourage
1 dangerous intimacy. She thought
be w as strong enough to be able to
all a halt whenever she would be so
Itspoaed. but as is often the case she
n erestimated her pow ers. The in-'
imacy grew. Underwood became
(older, claiming and obtaining special
■rivileges He soon realized that he
•ad the upper hand and he traded on
t. Under her patronage he was in-;
ited everywhere He practically lived
She at Least Was Not a W
.in her friends. He borrowed their
noney and cheated them at cards,
i ~ real character was soon known to
• but no one dared expose him for
-ar of offending the influential Mrs.
• ffries Realizing this. Underwood
i r.' nu-d his depredations until he
>• came a sort of social highwayman.
He had no legitimate source of in
( me. but he took a suite of apart
ments at the expensive Astruria and
m credit furnished them so gorgeous
y that th'-y became the talk of the
wn The magazines and newspa
[>ers devoted columns to the magnifi
• nee of their furnishings and the art
:reasures they contained. Art deal
-rs ali ov-r the country offered him'
beral commissions if he would dis-;
•wise of expensive objets dart to his
r:ends He entered in business rela-]
. m with several firms and soon his
•ootus lx-came a veritable bazaar for
it-t curios of all kinds. Mrs. Jeffries’ j
r ends paid exorbitant prices for i
me of the stuff and Underwood
EKx-keted th* money, forgetting to ac
■< int to the owners for the sums they
r ght The dealers demauded resti
m or a settlement and Underwood.
1 reading exposure, had to hustle
■ und to raii-e enough money to
:;-xke up the deficiency in order to
e. d prosecution. In this way he
ived from day to day borrowing Irom
[ • ter to s-ttle with Paul, and on one
ir two occasions he had not been!
-lamed to borrow fion. Mrs. Jeffries!
Alicia lent the money more because
-he feared ridicule than from any real
!• - re to oblige Und< rwood. She had
eng since become disgusted with him.
Hie man's real character was now
jlainly reve&l-d to her. He was an
adventurer. little better than a com
mon ct#Dk. She congratulated her
--1T on her narrow escape. Suppose
i>he bad married him—the horror of1
it! Yet the next instant she was
filled with consternation. She had
allowed him to become so intimate
that it w-as difficult to break off with
him all at once. She realized that
s ith a man of that character the in
evitable must come. There would be
a disgraceful scandal. She would be
mixed up in it. her husband’s eyes
rouid be opened to her folly, it might'
t
ruin her entire life. She must end It
now—onc^ for all. She had already
given him to understand that their
intimacy must cease. Now he must
stop his visits to her house and de
sist from trapping her friends into his
many schemes. She had written him
that morning forbidding him to come
to the house this evening. She was
done with him forever.
These thoughts were responsible for
the frown on the beautiful Mrs. Jef
fries' bejeweled brow that particular
Saturday evening. Alicia gave a sigh
and was drawing on her long kid
gloves before the glass, when sudden
ly a maid entered and tendered her
mistress a note. Alicia knew the
handwriting only too well. She tore
the letter open and read:
Dear Mrs. Jeffries: I received your let
ter telling me that my presence at your
house to-night would be distasteful to
you. As you ran imagine, it was a great
shock. Don't you understand the harm
this will do me? Everybody will notice
my absence. They will jump to the con
clusion that there has been a rupture,
and my credit will suffer immediately
with your friends. I cannot afford to let
this happen now. My affairs are in such
condition that it will be fatal to me. I
need your support and friendship more
than ever. I have noticed for some time
that your manner to me has changed.
Pernaps you have believed some of the
stories my enemies have circulated about
me. For tiie sake of our old friendship.
Alicia, don't desert me now. Remember
wiiat 1 once was to you and let me come
to your reception to-night. There's a rea
son why 1 must be seen in your house.
Tours devotedly.
ROEERT UNDERWOOD.
Alicia's face flushed with anger.
Turning to the maid, she said:
"There’s no answer."
The girl was about to close the
door when her mistress suddenly re
called her.
"Wait a minute,” she said; Til
write a line.”
Taking from her dainty escritoire a
sheet of perfumed notepaper, she
wrote hurriedly as follows:
"If you dare to come near my house
to-night I will have you put out by the
servants.”
Quickly folding the note, she
crushed it into an envelope, sealed it,
handed it to the girl, and said:
“Give that to the messenger."
The servant disappeared and Alicia
resumed her work of drawing on her
gloves in front of her mirror. How
dare he write her such a letter? Was !
her house to be made the headquar-1
ters for his swindling schemes? Did
he want to cheat more of her friends?
ife He Need Be Ashamed Of.
The more she thought of all he had
done, the angrier she became. Her
eyes flashed and her bosom heaved
with indignation. She wondered
what her husband, the soul of honor,
would say if he suspected that she
had permitted a man of Underwood's
character to use his home for his dis
honest practices. She was glad she
had ended it now, before it was too
late. There might have been a scan
dal. and that she must avoid at any
cost. Mr. Jeffries, she felt certain,
would not tolerate a scandal of any
kind.
All at once she felt something
brush her cheek. She turned quickly.
It was her husband who had entered
the room quietly.
“Oh, Howard.” she exclaimed, peev
ishly; “how you frightened me! You
shouldn't startle me like that."
A tall, distinguished-looking man j
with white mustache and pointed |
beard stood admiring her in silence.,
His erect figure, admirably set off la
a well-cut dress coat suggested the
soldier.
"What are you doing alone here,
dear?” he said. “1 hear carriages out
side. Our guests are arriving.”
‘‘Just thinking, that's all," she re
plied, evasively.
He noticed her preoccupied look
and, with some concern, he demanded:
"There’s nothing to worry you, Is
there?”
"Oh. no—nothing like that,” she
said, hastily.
He looked at her closely and she
averted her eyes. Mr. Jeffries often
wondered if he had made a mistake.
He felt that this woman to whom he
had given his name did not iixe him,
but his vanity as much as his pride
prevented him from acknowledging
it, even to himself. After all, what
did he care? She was a companion,
she graced his home and looked after
his creature comforts. Perhaps no
reasonable man should expect any
thing more. Carelessly, he asked:
"Whom do you expect to-night?”
“Oh, the usual crowd,” replied
Alicia, languidly. “Dr. Bernstein is
coming—you know he's quite the rage
just now. He has to do with psychol
ogy and all that sort of thing.”
"So, he's your lion to-night, is he?”
smiled the banker. Then he went on:
"By the by, I met Brewster at the
club to-night. He promised to drop
in.”
.>ow it was Alicia s turn to smile.
It was not everybody who could boast
of having such a distinguished lawyer
as Judge Brewster on their calling
lists. To-night would certainly be a
success—two lions instead of one.
For the moment she forgot her worry.
“I am delighted that the judge is
coming,” she exclaimed, her face
beaming. "Every one is talking about
him since his brilliant speech for the
defense in that murder case.”
The banker noted his wife's beau
tiful hair and the white transparency
of her skin. His gaze lingered on the
graceful lines of her neck and bosom,
glittering with precious stones. An
exquisite aroma exuding from her per
son reached where he stood. His
eyes grew more ardent and. passing
his arm affectionately around her
slender waist, he asked:
"How does my little girl like her
tiara?”
"It s very nice. Don’t you see I'm
wearing it to-night?" she replied al
most impatiently and drawing herself
away.
Before Mr. Jeffries had time to re
ply there was a commotion at the
other end of the reception room,
where rich tapestries screened off the
main entrance hall. The butler drew
the curtains aside.
"Mr. and Mrs. Cortwright,” he an
nounced loudly.
Alicia went forward, followed by
her husband, to greet her guests.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
DANGER IN LICKING STAMPS
Practice Has Been Known to Cause
Acute Inflammation of the
Tongue.
Do the people who Jeer at the cau
tious ones who refuse to lick a post
age stamp as "cranks” know that there
is a defined disease known as "the
postage stamp tongue?”
This Is an acute inflammation of the
tongue, directly traced to the germs to
be found on the gummed side of stamp
or envelope.
Other and more serious diseases
have been caused by this habit that is
so universal and seems so harmless.
One throat specialist in a hospital
declares that many chronic affections
of the throat are found among persons
who have as their livelihood the ad
dressing and stamping of envelopes.
Bad skin diseases have ben known
to follow this habit, and it haa even
caused pulmonary troubles.
It is after all but a habit, and a bad
one. It takes no more time and Is
quite as easy to moisten the stamp
with a damp sponge or rag.
Where many letters must be
stamped and sealed there are good pa
tent inventions by which the sponge
is kept moist
Hanging on the Wa!’.
“Tfce way pictures are hung makes
such a lot of difference in the appear
ance of a room." said an interior dec
orator a few days ago. “That fact is
thrust upon me nearly every day. I
go into some parlors where the pic
tures are hung so high that all per
spective is lost, and the celling seems
to be hopelessly high. Other folks
tang theirs so low that It hurts your
spine to look at them. In addition to
straining your eyes, spoiling the
beauty of the room and taking from
the value of the picture.
“All pictures sbould not be hung on
the same level, as they so often are,
yet all sbould be as nearly on the
level with the eyes as possible. If
square and oblong pictures are alter
nated Irregularly with round and oval
ones the best possible effect Is gained.”
Accounting for It.
Art Lover (standing before "The
Bath”)—“Did you ever see such col- i
or?"
Philistine.—"No wonder. You must '
remember that the lady ain’t through -
washing herself vet."—Judge.
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World9s Supply oi Ivory
Ten Thousand Elephants Slaughtered j
Yearly to Meet the Demand for j
the Product.
In spite of the great demands of
the arts and trades for ivory, the quan
tity imported at Antwerp, London and
Liverpool, the principal markets of
the world, remains almost constant
The total was 4S4 French tons in 1SS8
and 469 tons in 1908. In the years
between it has been as high as 68S
tons, in 1900.
Antwerp was unknown as an Ivory
market 20 years ago. but now sur
passes London in the size of its trade,
owing to the opening of the Congo
region.
Occasionally tusks are found weigh
ing 150 pounds, but one of 50 pounds
is considered a fine specimen. The law
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in both India and 'the Congo forbids !
the export of tusks weighing less than
six pounds.
But even allowing 100 pounds a j
pair, the amount taken to Europe in
a year means the death of more than
10,000 e'ephants, probably twice that
number, for many elephants are killed
that yield no ivory, females, for in
stance.
The price varies from |1 to $3 a
pound, tccording to quality.
Much Money in Junk.
Much money is made by the sale
of old rope and string. Thousands
of dollars are netted by the buying
and selling of old fishing nets alone;
but the amount is a mere bagatelle to
the cash that is turned over in the
handling of old cordage at the docks.
For Little Misses
BY JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
NO prettier millinery can be found
for the little miss than is pic
tured here. Children's hats are
more elaborate than for many
seasons, but the choice of materials
saves them from losing their childish
ness. Simple laces, light and trans
parent straws, small flowers and soft
lightweight ribbons, with high luster,
take away every suggestion of grown
up styles and leave us and the little
ladies equally delighted with the sea
son's offerings.
The first hat shown is the familiar
corday model with puffed crown of
lacy braid and brim facing of the |
same. The upper brim is covered with
two row* of side plaited chiffon or
mull edged with lace. A collar of rib
bon is finished with a rosette at the
side, made of two ruffles of the ribbon.
Small rose buds and foliage finish the
trimming. Children from six to sixteen
years can wear a design of this kind.
The odd little hat in Fig. 2 is de
signed for a little youthful wearer. It
is made on a wire frame of a lacy silk
braid. The side crown is made of rib
bon shirred at each edge on a wire.
The brim is finished with the braid
laid in boxplaits. A childish wreath
of small daisies and forget-me-nots,
with bows of ribbon at each side, trim
the hat. A single tie (which mar be
omitted i falls from the left side and is
fastened to the shoulder with a little
collar pin under a pray of flowers.
MADE UP IN DARK BLUE
Charming costume in dark blue
striped silk with revers and cuffs in
plain silk. The skirt is high-waisted, i
and with it is worn s blouse in blue
ninon.
Skirt Binding.
Sew the skirt binding on the hem
of your skirt before you press it.
Pressing the goods Battens it, and it
becomes difficult to fell the braid on
a thin fabric without stitching
through it
Effective With Gold.
Gloves of the natural yellow doe
skin win be found effective with a cos- ,
tume which has gilt burtons or other
decorations of the most precious met
als. 1
LATEST IDEAS IN HOSIERY
Smartly Dressed Girls Have Returned
to the “Clock”—Silk Stockings
Always the Proper Thing.
“Clocked” hosiery, such as was
worn years ago, has become the new
est fad for smartly dressed girls. All
the stockings for day wear show this
embroidery up the side, sometimes in
self-colors, but more often in one con
trasting, Red or white on black is
beyond donbt the best.
This form of decoration has already
displaced openwork for the carefully
dressed woman. It has finally been
decided that lacy effects are not good
for the street, but that they should be
reserved for the bouse and evening
wear. Therefore, elaborate as is the
hosiery for dress use. it is very plain ;
for street wear.
Severity in out of doors dress has
led to adopting an entirely different
quality of hosiery for that time. Girls
who can afford to, wear silk stockings
always, bat they have now at least ■
three different qualities. When walk
ing. the thin transparent, though
plain, kind is given up.
This is now reserved for the house
in the morning, or when paying visits {
in a motor in the afternoon.
■
A New Silk.
Among the newest and elegant silk
en fabrics which the season has called
nto prominence is satin feutre, a very
lustrous weave, heavy of weave, beau
tiful of finish, but soft and graceful
despite its heaviness.
It is quite wide, as are the flnei
silks, and is to be had in plain colors
In the new and fashionable tones, as 1
well as striped effects—the ground j
one shade and tiny hair line of con- :
trasting color crossing it. The stripes
are single and not too far apart to be
unduly conspicuous.
For elegant afternoon or more sim ,
pie street dresses satin feutre is very
effective and will make very striking j
toilettes.
Dress Shields.
Silk and rubber dress shields grow
too heavy for comfort when worn
with light gowns, such as we are be
ginning to bring out of their winter
retreat. Try using about four thick
nesses of tissue paper, cut in shield j
shape and fastened with pins. They I
must, of course, be changed every >
day. They are valuable when the '
dressmaker is fitting a dress of any
sort, on a warm day.
DAINTY SCARFS FOR SUMMER
Of All Kinds and Descriotions. and
Generally More Elaborate Than
Ever.
Marabout and ostrich scarfs are
more elaborate than ever.
There Is no end to the possibilities
that lie within the flufEness of the
feathers, combined with folds or shir
rings of chiffon.
An edging of black and white mara
bout completes a bit of feminine
daintiness that would add charm to
any costume. .
A fancy bow of cerise velvet com
bined with chiffon in the same shade
has long ends that would be especial
ly effective cu a white frock.
The most popular scarfs have bodies
of shirred chiffon with edgings of
marabout that either match or are In
striking contrast.
They are so simple In design that
any woman even passably clever with
the needle can fashion one in an after
noon.
A muff to match is a smart acquisi
tlon and the set looks well with an '
evening cent or for theater wear.
Hint for Traveler.
Oup girl, who is something of a trav
eler. has for her trunk a large sheet o'
blue muslin. This is pot in the bot
tom of the trunk before the packing
is started. When everything Is in it I
is folded over the top of the clothes
and firmly pinned with safety pjR3
With this precaution the girl is sure
to find her garments as smooth at the
end of a trip as at the start.
Making Over Hemstitched Linen
Having a lunchcloth and several
traycloths that were beginning to
break at the hemstitching, I found that
by sewing a piece of lace or fancy
open finishing braid over the
hemstitching I could make them last
much longer, and also look as well as
new .—Harper’s Basar.
Embroidery in bright colors worked
in oriental. Persian and Bulgarian de
signs are decorating all kinds of
gowns.
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CAUSES LUMBA60
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She came to me in four days to tell me
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had another attack last November and
was so bad that I could not rise from my
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bottles, I am more than glad that I am
well again. My age being seventy-three, I
am the more convinced of the excellence
of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root.
Yours very trurv,
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1410 Arch Street, Little Rock, Ark.
Letter t«
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a booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
Not Particular.
She—I heard Freddy Fickle has de
cided to marry and settle down to a
particular girL
He—Huh! She can’t be.
Sheer white goods, in fact, any fln9
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
Age of Oysters.
Oysters grow only during the sum
mer and especially during the long,
warm summers at that, and are scarce
ly big enough for the mouth before
the third year. It is easy after look
ing over a bunch of shells to tell how
old an oyster is. A summer hump and
the winter sink come across the shell
every year, but after the seventh or
tenth year full growth comes; then, by
looking at the sinks between the
humps it is hard to tell anything more
about Miss Oyster’s age. Oysters live
to be twenty years old.
Had His Troubles.
“Michael Dolan, an’ is it yourself?”
“Yes; sure it is.”
‘"Well, ye know thot bletherin’ spal
peen. WIddy Castigan’s second hus
band?"
‘That I do."
“He bet me a bob to a pint of whis
ky I couldn’t swaily an egg without
breakin' the shell uv it.”
“An’ ye did it?”
“I did.”
“Then phwats ailin’ ye?”
“It’s doon there." laying his hand
on the iower part of his waist coat.
“Ii I jump about I’ll break it and
cut me stomach wid the shell, an' if
I kape quiet it'll hatch and I'll have
a Shanghai rooster scratchin’ me in
side."
FR E E
A trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free to anyone on re
quest. Address Professor Munyon, 53d &
Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. If you are
in need of medical advice, dc not fail to
write Professor Munyon. Your commun:
cation will be treated in strict confidence,
and your case will be diagnosed as care
fully as though you had a personal inter
view.
Munyon’s Paw Paw Pills are unlike
ail other laxatives c cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods. They do not scour, they do
not gripe, they do not weaken, but they
do start all the secretions of the liver
and stomach in a way that soon puts
these organs in a healthy condition and
-corrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most ail
ments. There are 26 feet of human
bowels, which is really a sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus
ing biliousness, indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to have a clear
complexion cr enjoy good health. If
I had my way I would prohibit the sale
of nine-tenths of the cathartics that are
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach,
setting up serious forms of indigestion,
and so paralyze the bowels that they re
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are a tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigorate instead of weaken: they en
rich the biood instead of Impoverish
it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put
into it.
These pills contain no calomel, no
dope; they are soothing, healing and
stimulating. They school the bowels
to act without physic.
Regular size bottle, containing 15 pills,
25 cents. Munyon's Laboratory, 53d A
Jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia.
