HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1924-8-20, Page 3APICULTURE IN
MANITOBA
'De honey crop of the Province of
Manitoba la returned et 3,041,712
Imelda for the year 1928, with all,
eternise market veins of 15 ceute per
pound on the Nellie, making a total
return to the beokeepot'e of Maniteba
of $456,256. Wiliest titin may not sOOm
all Impressive aggregate to older and
moredeveloped sectors of North
Amer1ca wlier'e the cult or apiculture
has been followed for solve time, it
represents a noteworthy achievement
when regarded In a comparative light,,
It is only of quite recent years that
anything like 8erlous attention has
been paid to honey prodttction in
Western Canada, and though the Mani-
toba 13eeiteepers' Aesoelatioa was
formed as far back as 1908, the pursuit
was regarded as more of an interest-
ing hobby than a8 a serious commer•
Mal Industry with profitable posedbili-1
ties,Manitoba has been the pioneer
in beekeeping among the Prairie Pro-
vinces, and the 1928 production slime
a vastly Increased interest taken in
the cult and is Indicative of the widen
ing of prairies agricultural activities
and the general adoption of side be i
sues to the main pursuit.
As rooently as 1916, the Provincial',
Department of Agriculture foundlso
cause for gratification in a season's
prothtotlon of 800,000 pounds of honey, i
which was a record for Manitoba up to
1
that time. There were in that year b
450 beekeepers In the province and,
in round numbers, 10,000 Colonies of
bees. Real interest In apiculture in the
province as a commercial pursuit t
would seem to date from about that 1
year, and since that tone there has
been uniformly an increase in the
cumber of beekeepers and In, their out-
put.
Reached the Million Mark. b
In the following year the provincial
honey crop reached the million pound th
mark, In spite of a lees favorable sea- 1
son than the previous summer, and a
lower average per hive, a. large tn-
cresis° in the. number of Hives brought
the total crop up above that of 1916.
It was in that year that other resi-
dents of the province than apiarists
began to take note of the province's
honey production ,and the local pro-
duct began to seize the-damestie mar-
ket in preference to the imported
honey. To -day Manitoba Is in a pose
tiou to adequately meet Its own needs
In this regard.
In 1918 the honey crop of Manitoba
was a little lower than the previous
year, averaging 64 pounds' per hive,
nd making a total of 944,104 pounds,
The price, however, was substantially.
higher, ranging from 26 cents to 85
cents per pound, In that year 180
neophytes were added to the p1'o-
vince's asplarists, making a total of
921 beekeepers In the province, keep-
ing approximately 14,786 colonies.- In
the following year the provincial
honey crop was estimated at 900,000
pounds produced from 15,000 colonies.
The year 1920 was not favorable to
keepers of bees, and though the num-
ber of colonies in the province had in-
creased to 2,600, the average yield per
colony was only 60 pounds, making a
total of 150,000 pounds, which was sold
at 36 cents per pound. This was fol
lowed by a very favorable season for
apiculture, some engaged In the cult
reporting productions of close on ten
tons. There we in that at year 560
apiaries listed with the Department of
Agriculture in the spring, which s i h oh has.
g P 8,
increased to 14,721 in the fall. These
accounted for a production of approxi-
mately 903,000 pounds of honey and
5,510 pounds of wax, giving an aver-
age of 118 pounds of honey per agony.
Honey sold at about an average of
30 cents per pound and the total value
of the crop was estimated at about
$273,104„ The year saw a 100 per
cent, increase in the number of colon-
ies. --
Along. the Garden Wall. *
Along the garden wall they stood, -
The hardy, unkempt brotherhood
Of 'floral outlaws no one heeds,
Contending sorely with the weeds --
Tho sunflower,bold In beggar pride,
The coxcomb, strutting at his side,
The pink, the jolly hollyhock,
The slumber -loving Were -clock,
As vain a crowd of mendicants
As ever viewed the world askance,
Rude vagabonds to me and you,
I3utgay of heart and bright of hue
To Baby's eyes—she could not see
That they were blooms of low degree,
And so she loved them, playmates all
That beckoned by the garden wall,
Next Rimae try the finest grade-- "
RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE
HEALTH EDUCATION
BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON
Provlgolel Board of Health, Ontario
Oft. Middleton will be glad to answer questions oa Peblle Health SO
tern through this column. Address bias at ppadtna Hosed, i1pMI B
Cresicent, Toronto
When the discovery of adequate taste. There does not seem to be any
means to ,prevent a. disease is found, {other reason for its use except that it
one would euppoae .that the disease is the cuetom to use it.
would soon disappear, but often it In this country the use of iodine in
does not Why? One reason is that, proper quantity is very effective in the
when scientife knowledge runs nun -(treatment of goitre, yet goitre is still
ter to custom, the mandates of science prevalent. One wonders why this is
are not put into practice as readily � so, and yet it simply means that peg-
s they should be. Custom and habit' le as a rule do not take enough iodine
re two wonderful things. They are' in their food or as a medicine. Iodine
metimes useful and sometimes fust. is not palatable and so its-euse is
the reverse..An instance in. practical l largely confined to those who have
's beneficent
1� to rt
lustratiou is afforded by .the pie- beers educated, as
valence- of a disease known as beri-'� qualities in the treatment of goitre.
eri, in the far East. For some time, Besides, iodine must always be ad-
hetrelation of this disease to food ministered under medical supervision.
has been known and recognized. InI Progress often experiences unex-
ertain countries of the East the petted difficulties, as is evidenced in
staple food of the people is rice, and' such cases as have already been men -
he polished rice, evidently because it' tioned. There are many' others that
ooks nicer ani cleaner, is preferred,Ione may think of, but in every case
or at least seems to be oftentimes' the remedy is the same, and that is
used. Now in polishing rice the vita -1 education of the public. Coercion
urine -containing kernel js largely re -I fails to bring the desired results in a
moved, so that a population, whose country accustomed to democracy.
chief diet is rice is liable to develop l Education seems to be the most prom-
eri-beri, and the disease is actually,tsing measure of defence against hid -
prevalent in some countries due to den dangers. It is usually. a slow
is very use of polished rice. Whatprocess in which the educator needs
s the reason for the use of polished l constant encouragement and support
rice? It is largely custom, becauseIlest he waver from sheer weariness or
the -polished variety looks nicer and, despair. Medical history affords elo-
probably Is more palatable' to the quenb testimony of this.
Glass Houses.
Learn if you must, but do not come to
me
For truth of what your pleasant nelgb-
bor says
Behind you of your looks or of your
ways,
Or of your worth and virtue generally;'
If he's a pleasure to you, let him be—
Being the same to him; end let your
days
B•e tranquil, leaving each the other's
praise,
And each his own opinion peaceably.
Two brothers once did love each other
well,
Yet not so well but that a pungent
word
From each come stinging home to the
wrong ears.
The rest would be an overflow to tells,
Surely; and you may slowly have in-
ferred
Tbat we ivay not be here a thousand
years.
—Edwin Arlington Robinson.
A pressed and faded bloom I keep;
Sheplucked it, whisp'ring "Flower
asleep,"
A four-o'clock, spendthrift of flowers,
Whose summer days were briefest
hours;
Yet not so brief as Baby's Were
Or those rare days I spent with her --
An idler by the garden wall,
Where we were careless comrades all.
E. O, Laughlin.
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Bam's Suggestion.
Little Sam, while taking tea with a
neighbor, was given a piece of bread;
and butter. He said "Thank you" very '
politely, f
"'harts right, Sammy," said the
hostess. "I like to beer little boys
Bay 'Thank you,' "
"Vireo,' said Sammy, "if you want!
r m1
to hea0 say it agate you alight put
tomo jam on it"
1
Macey a supposed Windfail took a
lot. a: slabbing to got it off the tree, 1
Lakes That Coat Millions.
Among modern englhleeriee feats
Ito bulldiltg Of tee greitedfui. of Tia'so,
Sardinia, pleased 39000117 by the King
of ltalY, ranite t15 one of the most an -
posing.
The second largest dant 117 the world
it 10 72211. 10135, and over 200ft. la
height, the artiflelel lake formed by It
contalniag 30,000 million gallons,
The biggest of all dams Is that at
Assuan, lu Egypt, where, after years
of feller°, a great wall,. nearly a mile
tend a quarter loug, was built across
the Nile by a Mesh lens at a cost of
$10,OQ9,000. Tbe betiding of tele wall
created a mighty lake nea1'le 200 miles
111 length, containing 10,000,000 million
cubic feet of water, which is earplgyed
for Jrt'lgatloe purposes, converting In.
to rich so11 land that was formerly use
lase.
In. the United Kingdom the best -I
Small Hope indeed.
"The Government bopes to keep out
Canadian wheat."
"But has little hope, I suppose, of
steeping out Canadian rye."
Flattery.
"Soddy, there, lion; take it aisy,"
quavered. the Irish Zoo attendant, as
the transfer of a wild beast from one
cage to anolber was being effected.
"What's the idea?" asked a fellow -
attendant, "Catlin' that hyena a lion?"
"Have ye no tact? Can't ye see '''tie
flatted•iu' him I am?"
Making a fortune is less unusual
than blowing how to use one.
hekaign °illusion] "
&health
Don't refuse the mustard when it is
passed to you. Cultivate the habit of
taking it with meat, especially fat meat.
It stimulates the digestion and aids in
assimilating your food.
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!II�Boils-its Boil," het
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I 5sta3lr81IdftIIL',.I- 8misarstes'
The illustration shows an interesting test you
should try in your own kitchen. It proves the
superiority of good enameled ware for cooking
purposes. Take an SMP Enameled Ware Sauce
Pan, and a sauce pall of equal size ntade of alum-
inum, tin or other metal. Into each pour a quart
of cold water. Set both sauce Hans over the fire.
The water in the SMP Enameled Ware Sauce Pan
'will be boiling merrily in about five minutes, while
the water in the-all•ntetal sauce pan will collie to
the boil in about eight minutes --three minutes
longer. Save fuel in cooking. Use
Off`
"A Face of Porcelain and a !leant of Steel"
Three finishes:, Pearl Ware, 40'0 coats of pearly -grey
enamel inside and out, Diamond ware, three coots, tight
Who and white outside, while lining. Crystal Ware,' three
soata,� pare White inside and out, with Royal Ditto edging.
I' °
rha5'Hggfi METAL PRODUCTS Co, Qpunnrso
MONTRtlAI- TORONTO WINNIPEG
EDMONTON .VANCOUVER CALGARY
Zook for this
Trine Mark
fi7
The famous antlthy inunortallzed by HA riirL ewS
Fin
I+Ongfelfow in his peens, "The V111age
Illecksulith," is to be destroyed, The
"spreading chestnut tree" Aisuppeal'ed
90M0 Tears 950.
Departing .Glory,
At least, St. Mary Cray, Kent, Eefe
land, 013096 smithy le to 50 to make
room for the increase of traale, tided
to pride itself On being the scene of
"Tbe Village Iitecksntith." The
srnithy, before the departure of tale
ohestsmetree, fitted the descripation of
1b0 poem, and Longfellow visited the
Village with Eliza Cook during his
second europeen journey
But a generation bas arlsee welch
probably prefers the parodies of "The
Village lllaeltsmith" to the poesy 1G
self, Jaet ad 1t prefers motors to 110rs e•
flesh, and the old smithy Is doomed,
known thou is that forming LakeSTOMACHTROUBLE
Vyrnwy, North Walea, which covers
what, up to a few years ago, was a
beautiful valley containing' several ell.
loges and hamlets.
Tbe geed for storing water for use
In certain big industrial centres of the
North of England resulted In the con-
version of tb,c peaceful valley into a
vast sheet of water, haven& an area
of over a thousand teres and a ca-
pacity exceeding 12,000 million gal -
lona
Consider=ing the enormous pressure.
imposed upon them, 11 is as'tonis'hing
bow few dales have failed, One of the
worst disasters of the kind occurred
near Epinal, France, where a,great
dam slipped from its foundations and
actually overturned,causing great
lose of life. The exact cause of the
catastrophe was never determined.
Although big dams are being built
almost every month, we still know sur-
prisingly little about the factors that
govern their safety.
Trees.
"I think that I shah never see,
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree, whose hungry mouth is /nest
Against the earth's sweet flowing
breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
ee nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree."
—Joyce Kilmer,
GUARD Bt1BY'S BEIM
1M THE SIJ111EIt
The summer months are the most
dangerous to children. The com-
plaints of that season, which are
cholera infantum, colic diarrhoea, and
dysentery, come on so quickly that of-
ten a little one is beyond aid before
the mother realizes he is ill. The
mother must be on her guard to pre-
vent these troubles, or if they do come
on suddenly to banish them. No other
medicine is of such aid to mothers
during hot weather as is Baby's Own
Tablets. They regulate the stomach
and bowels and are absolutely sate.
Sold by medicine dealers or by mail
at 26 cents a box from The Dr, Wil-
liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
How the r Brought
the Fire.
DUE TO THIN BLOOD
T MLItC FULL CREDIT
"My health has undergone suc11 a
wonderful improvement that I insult
ear Tanlac is en umlaute medicine and
uA
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k is ' ata r• n e 0 4 8 a 1 Gra d,
y
Havety St., Toronto, One
"FM ya,�pas
1 .
1years I have been
twot
troubled with indigestion to such an
extent that I felt unlit for anything.
My nerves became all undone and my
sleep was unsound. My energy had
about all Left me and I would tire out
easily.
I"Since taking Taelae 1 bave a,wou-
derful appetite end my stomach never
It Usually Disappears When the
Blood is Blade Rich and Red.
Thin blood is one of the most com-
mon causes of stomach trouble. I1
affects the digestion very quickly. The
glandes that furnish the digestive guide
are diminished In their activity, the
stomach muscles are weakened and
thele is a loss of nerve force. In this
state of health nothing will more
quickly restore the appetite, digestion
and normal nutrition than good, rich,
red blood.
Dr, Williams' Pink Pills act directly
on the blood, making 1t rich and red,
and this enriched blood strengthens
weak nerves, stimulates tired muscles
and awakens to normal activity the
glands that supply the digestive fluids.
This is shown by an improved appe-
tite, and soon the effect of these blood
enriching pills is evident throughout
the whole system, Yea find that what
You eat does not distress you, sad' that
you are vigorous instead of irritable
and listless. .If your appetite is fickle,
if you have any of the distressing
pains and symptoms of indigestion,,
you should at once take Dr. Williams'
Pink pills and profit by the better con•
dation in which they will put your
blood.
These pills are sold by all dealers in
medicine, or you can get them by mall
at 60 cents a box from The Dr..Wil-
liams' Medicine. Co., Brockville, Ont.
She- "You can kiss tee on either
cheek."
He—"Well, I shall hesitate a long
time between thein."
to-
Asthmador Guaranteed to
Lucky was it for all the animals Relieve Asthma.
that there are,spiders
that h
ago egg "T have arranged evilly all druggists
sacs resembling bowls, for otherwise here, as well as In all other towns of
all the creatures of the forest o est would
Canada, that every sufferer fromhave hadgo without to u fire. At least Asthma, Hay Fever, Bronchial Asthma
so we are assured in a Cherokee myth. or difficult breathing in this locality can
Natural History thus tells the pretty try Illy treatment entirely at my risk,"
story, in which a spider played the : Dr. R. Schiffman announces. He says:
part at Prometheus: "Buy a package of my Asthmador, try •
In the beginning there was no fire, it, and if it does not afford you immedi
and the world was cold. In time, how- ate relief, or if you do not find it the
ever, the thunders placed fire in a hol-i best remedy you have ever used, take•i
low tree on an island. The animals ! it back to your druggist and he will
gazed enviously at the smoke that d return your money, cheerfully and I
curled upward from the concealed bon -1 without any question whatever. Af-
fire, knowing that there was warmth? ter seeing the grateful relief it has
there, yet at a less bow to obtain it. i afforded in hundreds of oases which
So they held a council, and as a result, had been considered incurable, and
the raven set out on the quest. He which had been given up in despair, l s
reached the island and the tree, but kuow what it will do. I am so sure
all that he bore back with him as a that it will do the same for others
result of his adventure was scorched; that I am not afraid to guarantee It
and blackened feathers. The little will relieve instantaneously. Drug -
screech owl next made the trial. He gists, anywhere, handling Asthmador,
reached the tree, but while he was will return your money if you say eo,1
hesitating what to do next a blast of I You are to be the sole Judge and under
fiery air arose and nearly burned out this positive guarantee absolutely no;
his eyes, which are red to this day.; risk is run in buying." Persons Pre-'
Other owls tried in their turn, but forcing to try it before buying will be'
with no better success, Then the , sent a free sample.
black snake tried, and to -day be bears Address R. Seltiffmaun Co., Freers.,
a covering of sooty scales as a badge 1734 N, Main, Los Angeles, Calif.
of his iueffeetual hardihood,
Daunted by the failure of their fel Golden Rod's Many Forma.
troubles me any more. Iffy sleep 16
sound nail restful and I get up morn..
Ings with renewed energy and really
feel like active work for the first 111110
1e two years. I am strong tot 'l'aaleo."
Ta111ac is for sale by all good drug-
giats. Accept no substitute. Over 40
Million Bottles Said.,
Tantac Vegetable Pule, far constlptes
tion, are recommended by the mann°
fa,cturers and distributors of Tauiao.
EASY TRICKS
X -Ray Eyes
The trickster asks a spectator
to shuffle a pack of cards and to
select a, card, holding the cards
face down to that neither he apr
anyone else can see which card
be selects. Without looking at
the card, he puts it face down in
an envelope weicb the trickster
seals. The . trickster holds the
envelope at arms length and de-
clares that, with X -Ray eyes, he
will look through the envelope
and name the card within, He
names a card and opens the en-
velope to disclose the card he
named.
The trick is largely In the en-
velope. This is prepared, really
two envelopes being used. One
envelope is pushed into the other
and the flaps are paated together.
If this is neatly done the envelope
will not seem to be prepared. Be-
fore the flaps are pasted together,
a card is taken from the pack and
put in the outer envelope between
the second envelope and the front
of the first. The selected card
goes into the inner envelope. The
nap is sealed down and most of
the trick is done. The trickster
names the card he put In the en-
velope in the first place and opens
the envelope by tearing a hole in
the front. While the card is be-
ing examined he absentmindedly
Vets the torn envelope in his
pocket. There he exchanges the
torn but prepared envelope for
one which is torn but not pre-
pared. As all eyes are on the
card this will pass unnoticed if
done deliberately and as if
thenghtlessly,
(Olip this out and paste ft, 001225
other of the wrier, in a scrapbook.)
Opportunity.
Wall not for precious chances passed
away—
Weep not for golden ages on the
wane.
Each night I burn the records of the
day,
eel sunrise every soul Is born anew.
Laugh like a boy at splendors that
have fled,
To vanished Joys be blind, and deaf,
and dumb,
31y Judgments seal the dead petit
with Its dead,
But never bind a moment yet to
comet —Malone.
Sheets flesh hes* always been con-
sidered a delicacy among the people
t
of Japan and he Far East,
I .
lows. the remaining animals managed + 'Phe average farmer has 210 good, ,
to find the weightiest of word to say for the golden rod and
not venturing to go. Not sosthe apider, s for;
t many persons wrongly blame its pot-
bowever. She wove a little testi-bowl I len fori hey fever,
but it our nalfve�wtlrl'
of key elk and, Fastening d to .het ' '7 the plants. ill all there are about 85 see -
back, set Serpi n, her pt through icies and about QO of these are quite
Belching the the ire she crept through i con114)0n in one part of the count; : or
the grass to tree And snhe Pea ed another. Some o4 them are of the
a liter bowlemblire, rwuedich she It to „cresllttig" kind that have tuuved
theh he pecta and returned with it to along ahead of the plant, Theseare
expectant animals.
the most troublesome to the farmer.
but fortunately they can be easily can
trolled. All the various forms el
golden rod are ,howy and pretty and
add match to the landscape. rr
The 1921 agricultural census re-
ported 296,656 pure-bred cattle in
Canada, being an increase of 139,43
Lcent, since the last ten-year,
census.
Night Dancers.
Their meek feet pattered on the grass
As light es dewdrops fall.
I saw their shadows oe tete glass
And heard their void's call
But when I went otic hurrying
To Join them, they were gone,
I only found a little ring
04' footprints on the )(twit,
Payment for articles advertised in
—Thome Kennedy, this column should be made with Do-
- --- 0 minion Express efo)iey Orders --a sale
Millard's Liniment Relieves Palo, way of sending 1110ney by mail.
Say "Bayer" - Insist!
For Pain Headache
Neuralgia Rheumatism
Lumbago Colds
Accept o, my a.
Oa
Bayer package
which contains proven directions
Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets
Also bottles of 24 and 100 ---Druggists
Aspirin 1s the trade mark (registered In
Canada) of Barer Manufacture 01 Mone-
aoctleacldoater of 5ailcr1icaeld
AST H MA I
Take half a teaspoon or Mln-
ard's in syrup.
Also splendid for internal
ileus.
One With a Song.
Ile sings; and his Bong is heard,
Pure es a joyous prayer,
Because he sings of the simple things,
The fields and the open air,
The orchard bough and tee mocking-
bird,
And the bloseoms everywhere,
He singe of a wealth we hold
In common ownership—
Tbe wtldwood nook and the laugh of
the brook,.
And the dewdrop's drip and drip,
The love of the lily's heart of gold,
And the kiss of the rose'e lip.
The universal heart
Leone listening to his 103',.
That glints and ziesms with the glints
mering dreams
Of children et their play—
a. lay as rich with unconscious art,
As the first song -bird's of May.
Steadfastly, bravely glad,
Above all earthly stress,
He lifts his line to heights divine,
And dinging. ever says—
This is a better world than bad --
God's love is limitless.
—Jas. Whitcomb Riley,
Minaret's Liniment ter Rheumatism.
The number of pure-bred swine in
Canada in 1921 totalled 81,143, a gain
of 43.7 per cent. over 1911.
Would you be consoled for your
troubles? Then go and console soma
one else for his.
R YOO`VR E's ES
Refreshes Tired Eyes
Wrirc Morino Co C-1loom f rEye Core 'book
ECZEMA IN
RASH DN A'1EIS
Itched and Burned.
Cutieura Healed.
"Eczema broke out on my hands
in a rash of red pimples. It itched
and burned causing me to scratch,
I could not put my hands in water,
and. I could not do my work very
well. The trouble lasted about two
months. I read an advertisement
for Cuticura Soap and Ointment
freesample. . After
andsent fora sen c
p
using it I got relief so purchased
rnore, which completely healed me."
(Signed) Mies Sarah Shulman 255
Manning Ave., Toronto, Ontario.
Cutlettra Soap, Ointment and.
Talcum promote and maintain skin
purity, sldn comfort and skin
health. The Soap to cleanse, the
Ointment to heal and the Talcum
to powder.
tempt. g.eh Pr. 1, etas. Addie., Canadian
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a - Try our now Shaving Stick.
MRS. DAVIS
NERVOUS WRECK
TellsWonlen}IowShe Was Restored
to Perfect Health by Lydia E.
?inkhorn's Vegetable Compound
Winnipeg, Man.—"I cannot speak
too highly of what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com-
pound has done for
me. I was a nervous
wreck and I just had
to force myself to do
my work. Even the
sound ofrise own chil-
dren playing made
mo feel as if .I must
scream if they did
not got away front
me. I could not even
speak right to my
husband. The doctor
sa'd be could do nothing for me. My hue -
band's mother advised me to take the
Vegetable Compound and I started It at
once. I was able to do my work once
more and it was a pleasure, not a bur-
den. Now I have a fine bouncing' baby
and am able to nurse her and enjoy do-
ing my work. I cannot heip recom-
mending each a medicine and any one•
seeing me before I took il, and seeing
rile now, can see what it does for me. I
am only too pleased for you to use my
testimonial.' --Mrs. EMILY DAVIS, '?21
McGee Street, Winnipeg, Man.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Private Text-
lioolt upon 'Ailments Peculiar to
Women will be sent you free upon
request. Write to the Lydia E.Pinkham
15edieine Co., Cobourg, Ont. This book
contains valuable information. 0
185135 No, 30-44.