AGRICULTURE.
MILK SETTING. —"Why," asks one of
our subscribers, "docs it lake so much
greater bulk of cream to make a pound of
butter, when raised from milk, 9et in a
cellar, where the temperature is uniformly
at Ob degrees or less, than trom miik set in
an nppcr room, where,m summer the mer
cury stands much of the time at about 70
degrees?''
lie also finds that he gets Jess bntter
from a like quantity of milk, kept in the
cellar, than in the warmer upper room, a
result that accords fully with our own ex
perience in setting milk for butter making.
It may, on many farms, seem a necessity
to set the milk in the cellar of a dwelling
house. This happens during the hottest
weather, on tarms where there is no good,
cool dairy room, above the cellar. It a
basement could be built partly below and
partly above ground, so as to secure good
veutilation, and a comparatively dry at
mosphere, very good results might be
looked for.
The objection to a cellar for milk set
ting, is the usual dampness ami want ot
veutilation, The air is qot easily changed
anil after a room has been used for some
weeks for carrying in warm milk twice a
day, it becomes much warmer than one
that is kept constantly closed.
JNearly ail basement air in summer is
damp and damp air inciiues to increase
the relative bulk of cream, simply because
the water that is still mingled with nearly
all cream has not had the opportunity to
be dried out ot it. Cream raised in a warm
dry air is of the nature of condensed cream
a very small vuautitv only being required
for a pound of butter. There is another
difficulty with cream raised in cellars. It
is so thin and watery that ordiuary skim
mers will not hold it, but let it pass
through tne holes ami mix in again with
the milk.
The cream from deep caus set in cold
water is uniformly thiu and watery, and
cannot be skimmed, but is dipped off
with dippers made expressly for the pur
pose,
Scalded milk, if set in shallow pans in
the open air, throws up cream that repre
sents the opposite extreme, being almost
pure butter before it is churned.
WHY NOT MAKE A LADDER?— There are
two principles to be kept in view in mak
ing ladders —iigntuoss aud durability. The
material should be thoroughly seasoned;
basswood makes the best side pieces, al
though pine that is free from knots will
do. For a ladder 15 feet long, the side
pieces should be two inches wide at the
top. three and one-half inches at the bot
tom, and one and one-half Inches thick;
the lop round 14 inches long, the bottom
round 28 inches. The rounds should be
of tough oak or ash. For a laddei 211 feet
in length, the side pieces should be x 4,
and lj inches thick; top round 10 iucnes
loDg, bottom round oU inches* rouud 18
luches apart from center to center; the
holes In the sides for the rounds to center
should be one inch Fvery farmer needs
a set of ladders, se.y lU, 15, 20, aud per
haps 25 feet in length,and then paint them
well aud house them if possible, and you
will have something useful through a life
time.
is treating cows tor horn bntileness a
stock raiser in Austria found no good re
sulting from feeding bone-meal when the
water used from a spring was perfectly
soft —that is, without mineral matter. But
upon changing them to the water ot an
other spring, containing carbonate, sul
phate and phosphate ot lime and chlorate
of magnesia in small quantities, the effects
were as follows: First. The animals
drank half as much as before. Second.
The cows gave more and better milk than
before. Third. The worst diseased cows
at once began to get better, and this was
the first case in which any of them recov
ered without removal. Fourth. The oxen
showed far Detter condition than could be
previously attained on the best of food aud
with the mast careful attention. Fifth,
No fresli cases occurred as scon as tlie
change of wa.er was introduced.
BY means of the drainage of land the
various chemical actions which take place
through the action of the atmosphere on
the surface soil are carried down to a grea
ter or less extent into the subsoil, for as
the water-level is lowered the air enters
from above to fill the cavities in the soil.
By drainage, also, the depth to which
roots will penetrate is increased, for roots
will not grow in the absence of oxygen,
and rot as soon as they reach a permanent
water level.
TIIK Shropshire downs possess beautiful
symmetry ot form, fine quality and early
maturity of all their parts, a vigorous con
stitution and graud muscular proportions.
They are first-class shearers, carrying a
fine, compact, coat, valuable at once for
wool and protection from chilling sleet
storms. They stand close herding in laige
numbers remarkably well, the ewes are
good mothers, and twin lambs are not un.
usual*
PROFESSOR S. T. MATNARD, of the Mas
sachusetts Agiicultural College says: "I
know of no other reason why the potato
fails to produce its true fruit, the potato
balls, than that the power of reproduction
by seed has been weakened by the forcing
process they have been subjected to for
the past ten years by the propagation from
single eyes, cuttings, etc. O'lier plants,
the verbena, for instance, after having
oeen propagated several years from cut
tings, produce very few, if any, seeds."
AMONG all the field crops which the far
mer grows there are few,if any, that afford
a more certain profit than winter rye,
whether it is sown for grain and straw or
for a green crop io feed stock in May. ID
fact it is a good crop to gtow for an early
spring pasture.
EvKitY farmer or teamster should exam
ine his team harness often to see that no
part of it chafes or rubs the skin of his
horse—it is a good idea to keep it well
oiled, so that it will be pliable arid soft.
Take good care of the dumb animals.
ESTIMATING nitrogen at 22* cents per
pound, potash at 7 cents and phosphoric
acid at U cents, the Connecticut Agricultu
ral Experiment Station states the commer
cial worth of night soil at 30 cents per 100
pounds, or $6 per ton, as the most favor
able reckoning.
THE prices which were paid by the Na
tional Shorthorn Association for the vari
ous herd books were as follows: Ameri
can Shorthorn Herd Book, $25 000; Amer
ican Shorthorn ilecarder, $13,000; Ohio
Shorthorn Kecord, SI,OOO.
A CLEANING average of about 87 pounds
to the 100 was reached for five Victoria
swine slaughtered at the Chicago Fat
Stock Show, which is quite a phenomenal
figure. Anything above 80 pounds may
be considered excellent.
MUCH of the new Minnesota wheat
weighs out sixty-two pounds to the bushel.
Its excellence is thus shown wheu fifty
eight pounds to the busnel is the standard
No. 1.
DOMESTIC.
FASHIONS IN BEDSTEADS.— The intro
duction of the brass bedstead into mod
ern homes is, the greatest revolution
that has been attempted. A few years
ago these bedsteads were entirely un
known in America, now one house alone
exhibits twenty different, styles, and
there is little doubt that they will meet
with increasing favor. They are so
very handsome in appearance, are so
light and so easily moved from one side
of the room to the other, and, above all,
they are so free from all impurities, as
110 dust collects upon them, that proba
bly in time they will entirely supersede
those of wood. It has taken time to
prove that they do not load to increase
of work in the need of constant polish,
but a wash lias recently been invented
which renders the metal impervious to
the influence of moisture, and so din s
away with the principal objection to
their universal adoption. It is not nec
essary to speak ot the marvels of decor
ation and carving which arc introduced
into the modern bedstead by the fash
ionable decorator. Unlimited eommaud
of money can secure any amount of it,
but it is not altoget her to be deplored
that very few persons alter all are 111
this blisstul position. Beds, like other
matters, are often the better for being
simple, and the housekeeper who sighs
with envy for for the ebony bedstead
inlaid with ivory or silver may be com
forted with the reflection that a hand
some brass bedstead, which till tills the
iutontiou of its construction, is more ap
propriate in homes where dollars are not
counted by thousands than the inagmti
eeuce of carving and silver would be.
SHAWL STRAPS. — Two pertty fancy
shawl straps are thus described; Take
two strips of French canvas thirty-eight
inches long aud thirty-eight inches
wide; embroider them with bright col
ored Berlin wool, sew tliem down on
two strips of leather of corresponding
length and width, line with silk, and
tinish the edges all around with a crotcli
ered border. For the liaudle, take one
strip of canvas twenty-live inches long
aud three inches wide. Embroider, etc.,
to correspond with the strap. Sew the
ends of the handle over the straps so it
(the handle) can be slipped backward
or forward, Have the ends ot straps
furnished with silver clasps. In iast
ening around tbe shawl have the straps
close enough together to make the han
dle bow-suaped. A less expensive and
very pretty strap can be made of strips
of stout brown Holland, embroidered or
braided, lined, and the edges bound
with worsted braid, the ends furnished
with steel clasps, or buckles aud eyelet
holes
HERE is a recipe for a "hard-tunes
pudding": Half a pint of molasses, half
a pint of water, two teaspooufuls of so
da and one teaspoonful of salt, Thick
en with Hour enough to make a batter
about like that for a cup cake. Put
this in a pudding-bag, or a pudding
boiler; allow room to rise. It would be
safe to have the pudding-bag about half
full of the batter. Let this lioil steadi
ly for three hours. Sauce to serve with
it is made thus: Mix two teaspooufuls
of either white or brown sugar with a
lump of butter the size of a butternut;
a little salt and one large spoonful oi
tiour should be mixed with the butter
and sugar. When free from lumps pour
boiling water slowly over it, stirring all
the time. Let it boil up onee or twice
to make it of the desired thickness.
SAXMON croquetts are asked for, so
the recipe is repeated:—One pound can
of salmon chopped tine, and add to it
one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoon
ful of chopped parsley, piece of half a
lemon and a dust of cayenne. Mix
thoroughly. Put a cup of cream on to
boil. Rub one tablespoonful of butter
and two tablesi>oonfuls of tiour togeth
er till smooth, and 6tir them into the
boiling cream. Stir and cook two min
utes. Stir it into the salmon; mix well,
turn out on a dish to cool. Form into
croquette shapes with a wineglass, roll
in beaten egg and bread-crumbs, and
fry in olive butter; drain a piece of
brown paper until not a particle of fat
adheres. Serve on a napkin with par
sley garnish.
Now THAT sausage time is here, the
French receipt for baked mushrooms
can be tried. The mushrooms must be
nicely prepared, and part of their gills
scraped away so as to make them some
what hollow; this mushroom material
is mixed either with some sausage meat
or with a concoction of minced tongue
or ham, and a few bread-crumbs and
butter. Each mushroom is tilled with
this stuffing and gently cooked in the
oven in a covered dish with a little piece
of butter. Whilst cooking, small cir
cles of toast, well buttered, are prepared,
and a mushroom neatly placed on each.
They are served on a hot dish and are
excellent.
SCOTCH cakes are economical so far
as eggs are concerned, and, if made
with care, will melt in the mouths of
children. To one pound of tiour allow
half a pound of butter and a quarter of
a pound of sugar ; let the butter stand
in a basin near the fire to soften, but
not melt; when soft, rub it and the tiour
together; then knead in the sugar.
Roll out in a sheet half an inch thick;
cut out cakes about two inches square;
bake until they are a light brown. Put
them away in a stone jar, and they will
in a day or two gather moisture enough
to be soft.
COLD SLAW.— Beat the yolks of four
eggs to a very light cream, then stir
gradually into them five tablespoonfuls
of cider vinegar. Add two or tnree ta
blespoonfuls of sugar, and stir the mix
ture over the fire until it begins to
thicken like boiled custard; then re
move and add a teaspoonful of butter
and nearly a teaspoonful of anchovy
mustard. Set the sauce upou ice to be
come cold, and pour it over the sliced
cabDage just helore serving. Celery is
often mixed with the cabbage tor this
salad,
NEW WAY OF SERVING OATMEAL.—
Take a dessert-spoonlul of oatmeal,
place it, in the morning, in a tumbler,
and fill up with new milk. Let it stand
all day, and take it for supper or for a
uight-cap. The grains will have been
softened by their long soaking in the
milk, and it can be eaten with a spoon.
This is said by its advocates to be a
specific against neuralgia, and is also
soundly recommended for sedentary
folks.
BUFFET-CLOTHS. —Side-board cloths
are used to protect the fine wooded or
marble surface of the piece of furniture,
Canton flannel, in delicate colors, is a
good material whers there is not much
risk of spots—otherwise some material
that can be washed is preferred. A
handsome bufFet-cloth can be made of
crash—the embroidery running around
the outside, and the extreme edges or
namented by bands of Mexican drawn
work, as delicate as cobweb tracery.
HUMOROUS.
DRIVING away a headache: "Mr. Mc-
Guinuess, did ye lver foind anything
that wild dhrive away a headache?"
"Is it a headache ye have, Mr. O'Dwy
er? Sure, and I kin dhrive it away 111
no time at all," "An* what is yer rimi
dv, Mr. MopuiunesH? It's mesilf wild
loiKc to be aft her thryin'it." "Well,
all ye have to do is to dhrink plinty uv
whisky." "Is it whiskey vesay? Sure,
it's jokiu' ye are, for that would only
give me a headache, as 1 know by some
little experience 1 have had." "Well,
there's where ye will foind the philoso
phy av me riinidy, Mr. O'Dwver. Ye
niver say a man wid two headaches at
waust, did ye? Ye sec, the whiskey
headache will dhrive away the other
wan ye are sufferin' wid now."
Tli® Tall Sycamor® ®f III® IViibaih.
The special correspondent of the Indian
apolis (2nd) Journal, embodied in a re
reut communication the following from
Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees: I consider SI.
Jacob's Oil a splendid remedy, 1 suffered
froiu an affection of the back and kidneys,
willi some rheumatism— iu fact, it was
rheumatism of the back. 1 used St. Jacob's
Oil, and found it very efficacious. It gave
me instantaneous relief, aud dually cured
me completely.
MVSICAL note: "Yes, Jemima shall go
to Italy to have her voice cultivated,"
said a proud father to a fair haired girl
who stiMkl beside him affectionately
stroking liis snowy locks. "Can't 1 go,
too?" asked the younger brother, John.
"You!" exclaimed his parent with sur
prh e, "why, you have wo voice." The
following morning, when Johnny met
the neighbor's boy next door, lie re
marked with the air of one who had
been relieved of a disagreeable duty: *•]
guess we needn't shoot any more eats,
Bill, dad's likely to send them to Italy."
%*"IIe that prays harm for his neigh
bor, begs a curse upon himself." lie that
recommends Kidney-Wort to his sick
neighbor brings a blessing rich aud full
both to his neighbor and himself. Habi
tual coetiveness is the bane of nearly rvery
American woman. Every woman owes it
to herself and to her family to use that
celebrated medicine, Kidney-Wort.
JfoaTTlie Diamond Dyes for family use
have no equals. All popular colors easily
dyed, fast and beautiful. 10 cents a pack
age.
• REWARD of the dutiful: A martinet of
a sergeant turns up unexpectedly to call
out a fatigue party. Only one soldier
answers to the summons with prompti
tude. "Confound it all to confusion !"
yells the imitated officer. "What in
the name of a hundred thousand devils
do you mean by turning out alone, sir,
when 1 called out the whole annul?
Fiirty-eight hours in the blaokhole!
That'll teach you to be the only man to
turn out !"
Skill in the Workshop,—To do good
work the mechanic must have good health.
If long hours of confinement in close
rooms have enfeebled his hand or dimmed
bis sight, let him at once, and before some
organic trouble appears, take plenty of
Hop hitters. His system will be rejuve
nated, his nerves strengthened, his sight
become clear, and the whole constitution
lie built up to a higher working condition.
IIKCRUITIXO Health at the Seaside.—
Harry; "Wretchedly dull, depressing
place this to have spent a month in,
•Tack." Jock: "Yes; don't know what
to do with one's self." Harry: "Let's
see; what have we done?" Jack: "Bil
liards in the morning—a sleep in the
afternoon—pool or 'Nap in the evening
—S. and B's. etc. —bed." Harry: ' Per
haps it wouldn't be a bad idea to stroll
up to the top of that hill and see what
the country's like, before we leave this
morning."
Tilt" ferret of 1.1 v I DC.
Scovill's Sarsaparilla or Blood and Liver
byrup will cure Scrofulous Taint, Kbeu
matißin, White Swelhmr, Gout, Goitre,
Consumption, Brouchitis, Nervous Debili
ty, Malaria and ull other diseases arising
from an impure condition of the blood.
The merits of this valuable preparation
are so well known that a passing notice is
hut necessary to remind the readers of this
journal of the necessity of always having
a bottle of Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup
among their stock of family necessities.
Certificates can be presented from many
leading physicians, ministers and beads
of families throughout the land indorsing
it in the highest terms. We are con
stantly in receipt of certificates of cures
from the most reliable sources, and we
do not hesitate to recommend it.
"WHAT are you going to do with that
piece of wood V" inquired a broker of a
Nassau street man as lie was hurrying
along witii a broken plank under his
arm. "Why, this is a relic of the old
Post Ollice, and I'm going to have a
cane made of it." was the proud reply.
"Pooh V" sueered tlie broker; "in less
than ten years from now you won't find
anybody who'll believe you. "Why,
I've actually got a cane made from No
ah's Ark, yet nobody takes any stock in
it." j
On Thirty Day*' Trial,
The Vol'aic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich.,
will send Dr. Dye's Celebrated Electro-
Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on
trial tor thirty days to men (young or old)
who are alllicted with nervous debility,
lost vitality and kindred troubles, guaran
teeing speedy and complete restoration ot
health -and maulv vigor.—Address as
above. —N. B. —No risk is incurred, as
thirty days' trial is allowed.
"No," said Farmer Furrow, when
his wife asked him if lie was goiug to
kill the big turkey this year, "no, I
guess not. You see I've got an idee
that if you fish around for an invitation
to take Tlianksgiviu' dinner with some
of your folks, I'll take the turkey down
to the villiago and swap it oil for a now
hat and some socks, aud if 1 git any
money to boot I'll give it to yon for
your mite society. Hey, old gal ?"
Carbohne the deodorized petroleum
bair renewer aud restorer, as improved
and perfected, challenges the world aud
stands without a rival among the hair
dressings, aud is a universal favorite
with the ladies.
SHE looked before and after: "Ah !"
moaned a widow recently bereaved,
"what a misfortune 1 I know what kind
of a liusbaud I have lost, but how cau
I know what kind of a husband his suc
cessor will be ?"
Dr. Kline's Great Nervee Restorer Is the marvel
of the age for all nerve diseases. All fits stopped
ree. Send to 931 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
THE following bill was lately presen
ted to a farmer in Sussex: "To hang
ing two barn doors and myself seven
hours, four shillings and six pence."
THE French plan of economizing eggs
111 ••breading" croquottn. oysters, Arc.,
is to mix 11 tiihlcßpoonful of salmi <il
and one of water to three eggs, with a
pinch of Halt. Oood American cooks
simply add a tablespoon fill of cold wa
ter to each egg. It will still bo glutin
ous enoug for frying.
C FOR THE PERMANENT CURE OF
I CONSTIPATION. I
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No other alHM>l*w prevalent in thin ooun- CO
try 111 Count 1 potion, ftnu no remedy lias over -g
• equalled the celebrated Kidney-Wort an a c
E cure. Wlintover Uiocause,liowovcrobstinate (0
re the oao, this remedy wiU overcome it. -
*0 Dll ETC TILLS dis trowing com- ®
® • IWCO plaint Is very apt to bo -
J 00mplicated withoousUpoUon. Kidney-Wort
„ strengthens the weakened porta and cjulekly m
re curve all kinds of Piles even when physicians J
n and medicines h.avo befora tailed. c
% 13- | STlf you have either of these troubles X 3
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IT has been lifty years since the pa
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there is rea3on to believe that the domes
tic production of wool has increased in
corresponding ratio.
In what is claimed to be the most deli
cate psir of scales in the world, the beam
is made of rye straw, and together with
the pans, which are made of aluminum,
weighs only fifteen griius. In the most
ttelicate scale heretofore made the I team
and pan weighed sixty-eight grains—the
beaut tieing made of aluminum —and the
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ton and Marcy and several western peaks,
give a mean of 30.4 degrees.
Light and Moths —A Mississippi doc
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light for killmg the moths from the eggs
of which the destructive cotton worm is
hatched. It is well known that brush lires
or burning rubbish will attract these pests,
and it is probable that the brilliaut electric
light would destroy in a short time enough
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A committee of the British Association
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wind on smail plane surfaces exceeds
ninety pounds to the rquare foot. The
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much uucertaiuty.
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LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
Is a Positive I'nre
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•u ciiiuuoß to our beat female population.
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Cor stimulant, and relieves weakness of the stomach.
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ITDIAL PINKHAM'S BLOOD PtRTFIER
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The Wonderful Efficacy of
DR. SCHENCK'S
MANDRAKE PILLS
has been so frequently and satisfactorily proven
that It seems almost superfluous to say anything
more In their favor. Tne Immense and constantly
increasing demand for them, both in this and for
eign countries, la the best evidence of their valne.
Their ssle to-day in the United States la far greater
than any other cathartic medicine. This demand
is not spasmodic. It Is regular and steady. It Is
not of to-day or yesterday, It Is an Increase that
has been steadily growing for the last thirty-flve
years. What are the reasons for this great and
growing demand? Dr. Schenck's Mandrake Pills
contain no mercury, ami yet they act with wonder
ful effect upon the liver They cleanse the stom
ach and bowels of all Irritating inaiter, which, if
allowed to remain, poisons the blood and brings
on Malaria, Chills and Fever, and many other dis
eases. They give health and strength to the di
gestive organs. They "create appetite and give
vigor to tne whole system. They are In fact the
medicine of all others which should be taken in
times like the present, when malarial aud other
epidemics are raging, as they prepare the system
to resist the attacks of disease of every character.
rpAKE SCHENCK'S M ANDRAKE PILLS If you
J- have Sick Headache.
fPAKK SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS if you
-A have Bad Breath.
fPAKE SCHENCK'S M ANDRAKE PILLS if you
-A feel Drowsy.
'PAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If your
Tongue Is Coated.
fPAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If your
■*- Bowels are Costive.
rPAKE SCIIKNCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS if you
■A- have Diarrhoea.
npAKE SCUENCK S MANDRAKE PILLS If jour
A Skin is Yellow.
rpAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS if you
■L have Taken Cold.
rpAKK SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If JOU
1 have the Blues.
rpAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS if you
L have been Drinking.
'PAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS if your
A- Liver Does Not Act.
'PAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If your
A- Liver is Torpid.
rpAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If you
-L are Bilious.
rpAKE SCHENCK'S M ANDRAKE PILLS il you
A- have a Bad Taste in your mouth.
'PAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If you
L have a Pain in your Shoulder-blade.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If JOU
-L have Chills and Fever.
'PAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If you
L waul your Stomach Thoroughly Cleansed.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If Jou
A have sympioma of Dropty.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If you
A feel that everything goes wrong.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If 'jou
A want Good Digestion.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If JOU
A have Worms.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If jou
A want to Prevent Typhoid Fever.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS If you
A have Eaten too much Fruit.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS
lh£Y If you feel urowsy in the morning.
tv-= TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS
if you Cannot Sleep.
TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS
If you Want to Feel Well and Lively.
rr-= TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLU
iKSr If your Liver Does Not Act,
-== TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS
if you have a Pain in the Stomach.
r,-—* TAKE SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS
If your Appetite is Poor.
PULMONIC SYRUP, a positive
Cure for Consumption.
SCHENCK'S SEAWEED TONIC, for Dyspepsia
and Debility.
SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS, for aU Bdloua
Complaints.
For sale by all druggists.
Tjiii % doee of Scheock's Mandrake Pills If you
are going on a sea voyage.
Ta** a dose of Schenck's Mandrake Pills if yon
want to make a good bargain.
• Ta** a dose of Schenck's Mandrake Pills If you
feel melancholy.
Ta*k Schenck's Mandrake Pills If you have been
drinking too much.
Ta** Schenck's Mandrake Pills If yon want to
get up early in the morning.
Tai* Schenck's Mandrake PUls If yon feel dull
and heavy.
Ta** Schenck's Mandrake Pills If your ftomach
Is out of order.
Tak* schenck's Mandrake Pills If you are
troubled with water brash.
Tak* Schenck's Mandrake PUls If you have the
Jaundice.
Ta** Schenck's Mandrake PUls if you are
tsoubled with duU headache.
Ta** Schenck's Mandrake PUls If you have
pain in the breast.
take ScheneU'e Mandrake Pllla If
you have palpitation of the heart.
Take Kehenrk'a Mandrake Pills If
you have bods or ulcers.
Take Itrheiirk's Naudrake Pills If
you have pain across the loins.
Take NrhPiu k'a .Uandrake Pllla il
you have the gravel.
Take Krtienck'n Mandrake Pllla If
you want to regulate your bowels.
Take Nehenck's Mandrake Pllla if
you have liver complaints.
Take Schenck's Mandrake Fills If
you are bilious.
Take Sctienrk'a Mandrake Pills If
you want your liver thoroughly cleansed.
Take a dose of Schenck's Mandrake
Pills if you feel dizzy-headed.
Take Kcheuck's Mandrake Pills If
you waut your stomach to make good blood.
Take Nrhenek's~ Mandrake Pills If
yifu get to talkiug and forget what you are talking
about.
Kctienrk's Mandrake Pills are pre
pared ouly ly DR. J. U. ScHHNOk A Son, Phila
delphia. Pa., aud sold by Druggists everywhere.
Price, tweuty-flve cents per box.
DR. SCHENCK'S
MANDRAKE PILLS
Do not produce sickness at the stomach, nausea or
griping. On the contrary, they are ao mUd and
agreeable In their action that a person suffering
with sick headache, sour stomach, or pain In the
bowels, Is speedily relieved of these distressing
symptoms. They act directly on the liver, the
orgau which, when in a healthy condition, purifies
the blood for the whole body.
In all cases of Liver Complaint or Dyspepsia,
when there is great weakness or debility, l>r.
Schenck's Seaweed Tunic should be used
in connection with these Pills.
DR, SCHENCK'S MEDICINES:
MANDRAKE PILLS,
SEAWEED TONIC,
- PULMONIC SYRUP
Are'sold by all Druggists, and full directions for
their use are printed on the wrappers of every
package. His Book on Consumption, Liver Com
plaint and Dyspepsia, is seut free to all, post paid.
Address Dr. J. H. Schenck A Son, Philadelphia, Pa.
tn perdayat Home. Sample worth
IU V Vss free C }j reaa STISONSON A Co.
Portland, Maine.
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