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Church Directory.
TRIVITT Miit01itAi CUitCE.B0V. F H
Fatt, Rector. Sunday Services, 11, a. m
and p. m. Sabbath School, 3 p . in. Holy
Conaniunion, id t Sunday of each month at
Morning Service. and in maths of five Sun-
days; after Evening Service of 4th Sunday of
the month. Holy Baptism on 2nd Sunday
of each month tit morning service.
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and 6.30 p.m. Sabbath School, 2.80 p. m.
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Sabbath School 2.80 p. m. •
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Professional Cards.
H. KINSMAN, L.D.S, Fanson's Block
two doors north of Carling Store,
WAIN STREET,EXT1TEI ,t extracts teeth
without pain, Away at Hensall on let
Friday; Ailsa Craig on 2nd and 4th Tuesday.
and Zurich on last Thursday of each mouth,
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Exeter, Ont. A. safe anaesthetic given for
the painless extraction of teeth. Fine Gold
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Ontario; licentiate of the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons Edinburgh; licen-
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geons, Glasgow; Follow of Trinity Medical
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M.oney to Loan.
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. of Supreme Court, Notary Public, Coil-
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QOUTH HURON CONSERVATIVE ASSO-
1.7 CIA TION.
The annual meeting of the above associa-
tion (as constitute() for local purposes) will
be held in Coxworth's Hall,-Elensall, Thurs-
day, Feb. 23rd, at 1 o'cloek p,m., for the pur-
pose of electing officers and arranging other
matters of importance suggested a,t last
nieeting. A full attendance is requested
rind all Conservatives are cordially invited.
JOHN TORRANCE,'M. J.WHITE,
President. Sec'y
klOTICE to CREDITORS
In the matter of the estate of George
Easerett, late of the Vi1las:0 of Exe
ter, deceased, Harnessmaker.
• Pursuant to the R.SD., Chap. 110, Sect. 30
notice is hereby given that all creditorshind
pereons 11 a vin g c1aiid against the estate of
),th e above 'lamed aceeasea, who died on or
'about the Sist clay of Jaouary, 1893, are re-
quired to deliver or send prepaid by post to
the ...undersigned, vitiator, for 3,frs. Ann.
Eacrett,the administratix of the said. estate,
on or before the
15T1 Y OF MARCIL.NEXT5
a statem en t in wri tin g con training tb eir
.narnes addresses and description, with full
particilars of their claims and aceounts
with vouchers (ifany) verified by Statutory
Declare tiod after the said 15th of March, al-
ter which date the said administratix will
distribute the ,teets of the said daceased
among the parties entitled thereto, having
regard. only to those claims of -which she
shall have received notice; and the mid -
ministratix will not be liable for the said.
assetts or any part thereof to any person
of whose clatm notice shall nothave been
received by her at the time of such distrilm-
tion. Ltwis H. 'DICKSON, ,
'Sol. for Administratix
Dated at Exeter, this 8th day Feb., '93
Card of Thanks.
Onbehalf of the Directorate of the Stephen
Usborne,Agricultural Society, I wish to
express (ear hearty appreciation of those
who so willingly assisted in the work in
connection with the Horse Ring and Race
Track on the Society's grounds. More, es-
pecially do we appreeiate those who gave
their service free. - John Delbridge,
Exeter, Feb. 4fit,1893. Pres.
:
'Caton.
The schoal here Will give a grand
literary and Musical•cptertehiment in
.the hall' on Friday evening Feb. 10th.
An: interesting,prograni has been pre-
pared and .a good ttmc is expected." 15
and 10 cents is all it will cost. Funde
for the purchase of an encyclopedia for
the school.-74.petition is being numer
oriels signed asking the Pestmastee
General to estiLblisb a- money order of-
fice and Gc verhment saving bank in
Eirkton.
Stephen °OMNI
Council met Feb. 6th, 1893. All
members present. Minutes of last
meeting read and signed, J. Sherritt
-F. Wuerth-that the printing be
awarded to the "Advocate" for $42 25.
H. Eilber-R. Hicks -that the Auditox s
report be accepted. Resolved that the
folloWing orders be granted: -Hutch
inson as Co, " blanks/ $8 55. 11. Hawker,
lumber, S L refund, $7,75; R. Hand-
ford, T.Line Bicidulph and Stephen,
$10; I. Hall, spikes, 300.; S. Morrison,
box culvert, $1.50; S. McLeod, gravel.
45c.; T. Lanaport, C R, $5; T. Follis,
gravel by D. Sutton-Walper, $9.05; R.
O'Rouke, ref, statute labor, $5; B. Cun-
ningham. refund S. L., $2; R. Arm-
strong, cedar, etc., $5; W Eagleson,
relief, $8; J. Sherritt and others, rep C.
II, $7. J. P. Either' removing snow, $1;
M. Finkbiner, removing Snow, $2: C.
Wolf, plowing road and rig, $3; McDon-
ald and Others, removing snow, $3.25;
J. B Hudgins, beat, $3.61; A. M. Wil
son, ditch, S. B., $2; Sanitary Inspector,
60.; G. Brown, salary--extra-uncol-
lectabte tex, $06,0,4; Auditors, $12,00.
Council to meet again at 5, afternoon
of the 17th inst , (Friday), for the pm.,
pose of examining bridge tenders,
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NO 296
Dr. Sexton and. Scientific Chris- ; religlen, aud wellid lm heYorld the do
imain of,science tied only responsible
tianity. to the class who accept without evi
dence. lf Dr. Se ton took the view
that the matelial body and brainavould
be revivified ahd unite with the immat
erial mind at the final judgment then
he would have had two serious clillieu!.
Lies to contend with: first, how mind
could coutinue to exist, between death
aed judgment dav? second, how a
body mid, brain'dead for thousands of
year,. one back to its orighial prim-
ary elements, fertilizing earth, produe
ing. vegetable life, that feeds hifinan
life, becoming in time part and pereel
of generation after g,eneratiou of hu-
being,s, how,tne priniary elements
so disposed of could be re united and
revivified --'The skim° primary elements
forming p4of so many brains, could
not be evenly distiibuted and some
brains 1,rid bodies, must fall to meter'
alise, Again -Dr. Sexton. contends
for the infallibility, inspiration and ab
solute truth Of the Bible Yet he also
contends that creation took probably
millions 1.t years, and that the six days
of Genesis, are six vast epochs of time.
lf language has any 'gleaning and
words clothe ideas, then the whole nar
rative and connection of Svripture, tits.
thictly belie that contention. Either
Dr. Sexton Or the Bible is .wrong. The
only questiort is-- which? Gee or both?
Third -Dr. Sexton states that man has
inhabited the earth for probably 18.000
years Yet the Bible gives Adam as
the first man, giving his agee and the
age and genealogy of his proe.euy down
to Noali,to Abraliain,to David,to Christ,
so that ahnost any school boy can fig
ure it up. But no amount of figuring
can make it 6,000 years since Adam's
time. Most scientists of to day place
man on the ' earth at least 150,000
years ago. rl'he Dragrees, with nei
ther the Bible no science -Two at
least are wrong -which? Or are all
wrong? The organic evolution of mau
is accepted by practically all purely
scientific minds on earth to day in all
countries and under all religions.
Facts, logic, reason and experience
have been too much for prejudice and
evolution has simply forced its foe the
unwilling belief of millions of human
ity. Yet Dr. Sexton disposes of this
whole vast subject with oue word --
bosh. No attempt to refute the fal
laciee or expose the errors of the evo
lutionists. Special creation and organ-
ic evolution cannot both be true.
Sciencei stands by evolution. Dr. Sex-
ton stands by special creation. The
Drmay bp,V,ght but how does that
agree kvireli,A-Sekfernpt TO priive that
the Bible and modern science harmo'n
ise?--Ilow Dr. Sexton can scientifical
ly account for the immortality of the
thought force or brain pcnyer of a South
Pacific Islander, who has not sufficient
intellect to count three, while the brain
force of monkeys, elephants, dogs, thor-
ses, seals, etc.,maner of which can count
up to a dozen or a score and generally
possess more intellect that the South
Islander, die when the brains die; how,
he can account for that, he has given
no hint, , Possibly it is because the Is.
'ander goes on two legs and the others
on four , Hovv the number of legs, can
effect the immortality of mind, I leave
to the subtle intellect of the doctor to
determine. There were several other
posigions takenby the learned doctor,
that apper to me so untenable, unscien
tific and inconsistent, that withyour
kind permission I will review them in
another epistle.
Thanking you for your liberality
and space.
I am Yours &c.
INVESTIGATOR.
Feb'y 6th, 1393.
To Eioroe Or THE. EXETER ADVOOATK.
8111,,--/Chle is an age of discussion.
Al) questions, soma], political and re-
ligious are • being submitted to the
fiercest ti iticism and being tested be
fore the highest tribunal viz, human
reason. Any question to thly, that will
not bear tritimsm, a.nd discussion, is
being relegated to the region of obliv
ion. Res Di Sexton, recently deliver.
ed in town three leetures on scientific
Christilinity under the following heads:
'Toes death end all" "The scientifie as
pect of pi et and "The Bible in har
mony with modern science." Let me
say once for all, that I think Dr.. Sex-
ton is an educated, refined, clever man
a. practised debater and a reasonably
fair man when telling one side of a
story. Let us allow once for all that
Dr. Sexton is absolutely sincere and
honest in his very peculiar scientific
conclusions. Allowin„0all that, Dr
Sexton will not object to the criticism
he so freely bestows on others, First
then let me,point out one weakness of
Dr, Sexton d position. In reviewing
the opinions of Tyndall, Huxley Dar-
win, Spencer, Hume, Lecke, eec, &c,
wherever an opinion was quoted to
prove his position; it WAS quoted with
infinite gusto. These men were then
held to possess the brains and giant in-
tellects of the earth, Bat when for
purposes of his own he saw fit to dis-
agree with any or all of them, to say
the least he paid scant courtesy to their
opinions. In some instances he openly
derided their opinions. Prone the
wholesale way in which he denounced
some of the opinions of one or al!, a
listener would conclude that Dr. Sex
on was the only great and original
scientist on earth tceday, and had cov-
ered the whole ground of human know-
ledge and even stepped far beyond the
ionsds of human. knowledge,as defined
by all the philosophers,past and present,
Dr. Sex ton alone excepted- If these opin
ions were good in one case why ;so ut-
terly bad and non sensical in the other
case? Some of Dr. Sexton's conclus-
ions werc.‘ so opposed to, and unwar-
ranted by, his prismises, that to any or-
dinary intellect, deprived of supereset-
ural aids, they seemed to verge on the
ridiculous. For instance, er Sexton
set out to prove that death does not end
all and that man is essentially, natur-
ally and pei-se immortal. The Doctor
said that, the immortel part of man,
his soul or spirit is really and , essentie
ally his mind or thought. • That mind
or thought had no permanent or abso-
lute connection with the brain, but
could exist and actandependently of the
brain, and would continue to act eter
Daily after the death, decompsition
and total disintegration of the brain.
That is, I think a fair statement of Dr.
Sexton's argument, But it is so oppcs-
ed to all scientific thought. human ex
perience and the commonly accepted
knowledge of mankind, that I must
protest against its accuracy or aacept
elide. We know (if we know anything)
that the kind of thought evolyed de
pends entirely oix the size, quality, use,
balance and culture of the brain. The
brains coutaine,d in a neauderthal
skull could not evolve thoughts simi•
lar to a Spencer,or a Dr. Sexton. We
know that simple pressure on a partici.'
lar part of the brain suspends its ac
tion and thought, force cannot be lib-
erated from that portion. A man gets
a blow over tile region of memory with
depression of skull or a blood clot in
side the skull. Memory is suspended
and will never act, until pressure is re
moved A good. stout "healthy man,
active, physically and mentally, has
rupture of a blood vessel within the
skull, a large amount of blood oozes
out forming a large clot, that pressess
on the entire brain. All thought, enao-
tion, memory intellect, will and every
brain function ceases. Automatic life
only goes on kept °Tilos by the smal-
ler, corporeal brains, governing auto
matic life such as the sympathetic
plex Us Or system. -Human eepirience
says, that if that clot were eternal, loss
of mind would be etermi I The scion
titic view of tkought is this -Brain is the
most complex chemical body we know
of. Thought is the most stibthle and re-
fined force we know of -Brain is a
specialized battery or organ secreting
and evolving thought. Thought is
secreted and evolved by the brain as
bile is by the liver. Every hour of
thought produces disintegration of e
definite afnount of brain tissue. The
disintegratioft of brain matter pro-
duces thought force as, the disintegra,
tion o coal, by burning, produces heat
force, If thought can and is only pro-
duced by the disintegration of material
brain substance. If brain tissue is
necessarily rnorcal, and eyen when
living is constantly undergoing waste
and repair, so that the whole brain is
wasted tied restored in a few weeks or
months, and if thought only exiats as
a seoretion of brain, how Dr Sexton
contends scientifically for the immor-
tality Of thought, iS one of those things
passing my comprehension: If the
Rev. Doctor had contended that soul
was some divinely yitalized aether
that in some manner, inhabited this
human ehell, receiving brain impres
siert anl registering knowledge and
'thought, endowed with immortality as
a (Retied entity, capable of expanaien
and growth, then Dr. sexton Would be
dealing, with the purely Speeulativesi,
0. Pantrrx• unknowable, unthinkable aspects Of
Dashwood.
Mr. Hall has shipped about $8,000
worth of clover seed and It still buy
ing --Services ai.e being held in. the
English language in the Evangelic
church this week. --Owing to the hu'sy
of saw-loging business for the past
month there is a very small amount of
wood coming into the village but it
will no doubt soon be rushed in as the
mill yard is getting well filled up now.
Sodom.
Zurich.
MaTaimoNIAL.-Mr. lb:0(1(410k Rum
mel and Miss Kate Koh were married
receotly by Rev. G. S. Haist,--Mr, Mar-
tin Schweitzer, of Cayalier, Dakota,
and Miss Lousia, Mority, of Zurich,
were made roan and wife on Monday
evening last week, the ceremony also
being perforated by Rev. Mr. Heist,
We wish both the young couples a long
and happy life. g
Grand. Bend.
Mr. John 13aird, left on Thursday
last for Sanalac Co., Mich., to visit with
friends. -Quite an excitement is on at
present concerning the chauging of the
school section, but nothing definite has
yet been settled upon. -Miss Belle Te-
treau, returned from Detroit last week,
where she has been Hybl°. for some
time, -Mr, Rat. Pollock had a wood-
hauling;"bee" on Monday lastbut ow-
ing:to the inclement weather, it was
not a success Try again Bob!
The debate in the school house last
Wednesday night was very successful
in spite of the cold and very bad roads,
A large number were in attendance
end the quiet and orderly way in
which it was carvied on would have
put some meetings held in Exeter to
shame. The subject was "Which has
done the most good in civilizing the
world the sword or the pen". The
sword side was well upheld by Messrs.
Silas Stanlake, Carrick and Prouty
while the defenders of the Pen were
Messrs. Sam Stanlake, S. Stanlake Jun.
and Tilos Sweet. The chairman was
Mr. N. D. Hurdon and the refrees
Messrs Marsland and Green. It was
decided the sword had won by One
point. SOMC songs ,Ind dialogues by
Messrs, Isaac, Carrick, Stanlake and
Marsland wound up the program. A
vote of thanks RI the chairman and
referees who had so kindly assisted
without a inoment'e warning, and hope
they will come out again, and then the
singing of the National Anthem fin-
ished a pleasant evening. The attest
ion for discussion for Wednesday, 16th
inst., le the relative strength of love
and nate, instead of the one agreed on
the night of the lag debate.
Winchelsea.
Avery pleasant occasion took place
at the residente of Mr Richardson, ou
Wednesday the 8th hist, it being the
marriage of his sister, Miss ElizeRich-
arclson, to Mr. George Easson, formerly
of Stratford. The ceremony was per
formed by Rey. Softly, of Hensall, in
the .presence of a number of friends and
relatives. The bride was assisted by,
her cousin, Miss Eliza Robinson, while
the groom was assisted by his brother,
Harry through the trying crdeal. '
Biddulph.
There are many ups and downs in
life judging from a drive on the Lon-
don road just now. -As Mr. Sidney
Hodgins was driving through Lucan,
on Thursday last, his cutter collided
with Mr. F. Davis' runaway team. the
team and cutter passing over Mr. Hod
gins without seriously injuring him.
The strangest part of the narrative is,
that Mr. Hodgins' horse dashed against
an approaching team and stripped its
harness clean off without receiving
any bodily injury. --Plowing is the
order of the day on the Lucan line -
snow plowing.
Around About Us.
Mr. John Max well, of Hills Green,
has e,onstructea a miniature, StOanl On-
gioe, size about Oxe itiches. It it in-
deed ainovalty and shows great skill
and ingenuity on the pert of its in-
ventor and coe.structor Mr Maxwell
is taking steos to have it patented, a nd
also intends exhibiting it at the World's
Fair.
A young lad from the Stratford Orp-
bans; Home at Stratford, ana orignally
from England, aged 15, hung himself
in the bern of Mr. John Roe on Mouday
morning, He had been working for
Mr. John Roe, township of Morrifeabout
five utiles from Winghain, Mr. Roe had
a rope hangiug from a beam in the
barn over a trap in the floor kr the
purpose of lowering seed do wnWito thu
lower part of the barn. The lad had
tied a rope around his neck and attaeh
ed it to a hook on the other rope, and
stepped into the trap hole. His legs
were net tied, and he could very easily
haye saved lihnself had he so wished.
Mr. Roe found the body hanging at
moon. The boy had always been cheer
ful and happy., and seemed to be con-
tented with his home and Hr. Roe, had
always done his work, and bad nothing.
to complain of. Mr. Roe is one of the
most respectable farmers in this sec-
tion, and naturally feels the shock very
much.
1 -lay School Report.
The following is the monthly report
for January of S. S. No. 2, Hay. Names
a,re in order ,of merit -Fifth-Alfred,
MoTaggart. Sr. Fourth -Cecil Ross,
Charlie 'S,Torthcott, Frank Ross: Junior
Fourth -Nellie O'Brien, Annie North-
cott, Maud Russell. Sen. Third -Nellie
Northcott, Nellie Gould, John North-
cott. Jun. Third-Beckie Northeott,
Sarah Northcott, Armor Todd. Second
-Melyin Gould, Carrie Gould, Edgar
O'Brien. Second Part -Nellie Busch,
Robert O'Brien, Bertie O'Brien. First
Part -James Northcotc, Fred Corbett,
John Jackson. The best spellers in the
monthly spelling match were: -Sr. IV
-Kate Chapman. Jr. IV --Nellie
O'Brien. Sr. 1II-Nellie Gould. Jr
III -Milton Russell. II --Edgar O'Brien
2nd Part---Bertie O'Brien. lst Part -
John Jackson.
Varna.
• Mr. Jno. Ashton is starting a livery
in Brucefield. He is rather an enter
p(Kug gentlemen and we hope be will
be Sticcessful in his undertaking. -Mr.
Geo. Baird, and Mr. J. W. Harrison fin
ished auditing the accounts for the
Township of Stanley on Saturday last
and will have the report ready for pub
lication the following week. ---Quarterly
services will be held in the 'Methodist
Church on Sunday next. -Burglars en
tered the cell tr of one of our worthy
citizens on Saturday night lastand
but for his timely arrival with a mus-
ket --which did not happen to be load-
ed, considerable loss might have been
sustained, On observing that danger-
ous weapon the miscreants took to their
heals and fled. -Mr. Thos. Delgaty,tay
lor, of Staffa, paid this village a flying
visit on Saturday. -Mr. Ed Wanless
who is attending Sea,forth Collegiate
Institote, spent Saturday and Sunday,
under the parental roof.
Line.
Mr. G. Rurnohr lost his driver last
week. -A seelal time was spent at the
residence of Mr. James Wilson last
Wednesday and both old and young
were well represented -Miss Bella
Tetreau,of Detroit,is home on a visit. -
Considerable dissatisfaction is being
displayed by many in this neighbor
hood owing to the claimed improper
situation of the school house, and a
170808tinr. was held recently in S. S. No
12, Stephen, for the purpose of taking
steps to have the said School moved
nearer to the Bend. As near as we
can ascertain the school at the Bend is
a total wreck and they wish to impose
on their neighbors until they get in
bettor standing and able to erect a new
one. The peogle here cermet see their
way clear to let the school be removed
under any such circumstances. -Miss
A. Adair is visiting her Miner on the
1.9th con. -Miss Maud Latta is visiting
on the Town Line. -Mr. S. Pollock has
purchased a fine dog from Mr. O. Slit -
ton. -Mr. W. Gamble lost a fine driver
the other night. The animal hung it,
self.
News of tlie Week in Brief.
Lady Stanley left Ottawa for Eng-
land yesterday in consequence of the
illness of her two sons in England.
Wm. Watei.s, of Blenheim, was fined
$5 and costs at the Woodstock police
court Friday for killing cottontaili out
of season.
The Dominion line steamship Sarnia,
which arrived at Halifax 'Tuesday had
a very stormy voyage and was covered with ice; but all on board are well.
The great ice gorge at Cincinnati
broke recentl,y and 100 barges were
carried down steam with the rushing.
water and ice. Fully 8100,000 worth of
lumber was lost
Miss Josie Bobinson, of Arnherethurg
has received word that by the death
of her aunt in Scotland she receives
$1,700, and in a little while t'ais will be
augmented by a further bequest of
$10,000.
A mad dog ran through the heart of
Chicago Saturday night, and before it
was allot by the peace, it had bitten.
W. 3. Lawler and Lizzie Tdssell, and
at least three others whose names could
not be learned,
Geo Goodrich, a colored middle-
weight, was instantly killed in the rine;
at New Orleans. His opponent was
Joe Green, and the fight was one of
the series in Duffles' arena In the sec-
ond round Goodrich ducked a blow
and slipped on the stage. He fell first
CB his groin and died instantly.
Earnest, younaest son oP. Jas War-
den, Belmont. whO disappeared unac-
countably about a week ago, has not
been healal from The youth is 18 years
of age, 5 feet 4 'inches in height, of
slight build, fair complexion and dark
hair. He wore when last seen, a seal
brown overcoat, yelvet collar and seal-
ette cap with peak, He had $25 on his
person. His parents are distracted.
Ald. Dreanv, London lost a valuable
horse in 1i pecular manner Friday night
The animal was one of the team that
was drawing 'i'bus load of yo un 0°. folks
from the city to a party at St Johns.
On the way home the sleigh stuck in a
snow drift and in the strain ensuing
the horse burst a blood vessel and died.
A. farmer's team was procured and the
'bus brought on to the city. The ani-
roal was valued at 8120.
The Berlin Telegraph says: "Yester-
day an employeof the Waterloo Shoddy
Mills in picking. over some rags, came
across an old pair of pants, sewed up
in which he fonnd a slim of motley
amounting to about $135. Ile handed
the money over to his employer. What
a history there may be connected with
that old pair of unmentionable: Some
miser's perhaps, who hoarding and
scraping., diod, leaving his gains hid. -
den and for a time secure; or perhaps.
they were a tramp's, or a burglar's or,
well oue readers can carry out this
line to their own fumy; or wish it had
been themselyes who had found the
money,"
• THIS IS MEANT Port YOU.
It has beea truly said that half the
world does not know how the other half
lives. Comparatiyely fecv of us have
perfect health., owing to the impure
condition of our blood. But we ru
along frot . day to dey, with scarcely a
thought, unless forced to our attention,
of the thousands all about us who are
suffering from scrofula, salt rheum and
other serious blood. diaordere,and whose
agonies can only be imagined, The
marked success of Hood'a Sarsaparilla
for thee° troubles, as shown in our ad-
Vertising colanans frequently, certain-,
lv seems to justify ueging the use of
this excellent medicine by all who
know that their blood is disordered.
Every elst.m in behalf of Hood's gar
saparilla 18 fully backed up by what
the medicine has done and is Still doing
and when its proprietors urge its incr.
its atid its "tee upon all who suf-
fer from impure blood,' in great or
snnit dogreei they eertaitily moan ti.
include you,