THE CITIZEN, WKDNKSDAY, MARCH .10, 1010.
HEALTH FORGES
DEFEAT DEATH
Thirteen Thousand Five Hundret
Lives Saved in Two Years.
SHOWS ENORMOUS GAln
Three Million Dollars Spent In Con
servatlon of Public Health Shows a
Saving of Twenty-Three Million Dol
lars to the Commonwealth Dlph
therla, Typhoid and Tuberculosis
Give Way Before the Steady Ad
vance of State's Health Officers.
The precious lives of thou
sands of little children have
been spared because the state In
Its wise beneficence has furnish
ed diphtheria antitoxin to the
poor
Typhoid fever is killing 2500
less people per year In Pennsyl
vania than it did four years ago.
Tuberculosis now claims 1000
lives less a year In this state.
Education and co-operation of
the people In health matters,
backed by vigorous support of
the public press, is helping Com
missioner Dixon to win out In
war against disease.
Industries seek states where
health records show low death
rate.
u me last live years tut ctCtC Z
Pennsylvania has been engaged in
conservation work of an extremely
Important and fundamental kind. With
President Roosevelt It believes that
the preservation of the people's nat
ural resources should begin with the
preservation of the people themselves.
The public cannot conscientiously per
mlt the wasteful sacrifice of Its forests
and Its other forms of natural wealth,
but even less conscientiously can It
permit the wantom sacrifice of Its
children's lives.
In maintaining a fully equipped
state health department and engaging i
on a large scale In this great warfare
against disease, Pennsylvania has tak
en a foremost stand for real modern
civilization. The creation of govern
mental agencies for the preservation
of the public health marks a new con
ception of governmental responsibil
ity. The work thus far marks only
the beginning merely suggests the
good which this department, under
the direction of Dr. Samuel G. Dixon,
the commissioner, has in view.
In the last thirty years the atti
tude of the public towards 111 health
has radically changed. Until the re
searches of that resourceful genius.
Ix3Uls Pasteur, disclosed the real
caut'o of contagious diseases, the aver
age man's conception was practically
that which had prevailed In the mid
dle ages. The Infections were merely
manifestations of the Inscrutable
wlsoom of Providence, expressions of
divine wrath; punishments for sinful
human kind. Even the scientist re
garded them as fundamental facts of
nature, like death Itself, which every
one must uncomplainingly accept. Pas
teur however, In a few masterly ex
periments, brushed aside all this ig
norance and superstition. He showed
flip all contagious diseases had a
clearly defined and obvious origin.
They were not mysterious visitations,
without tangible cause and Insuscep
tible to tangible control. They were
caused by an Infinitely large universe
of Infinitely small forms of vegetable
and animal life. Ho demonstrated
thnt the connection between these I
malevolent micro-organisms and the
enduing disease was as close as that I
between sunlight and heat. And ho ,
alr,o Immediately drew the Inevitable !
conclusion. If the world were onm '
rid of these organisms, he declared
It would be rid of contagious diseases I
"ft Is now within the power of the
world" such was the deduction '
which he drew from his experiments. !
"to rid itself of all contagious dls
eases " i
I
Setting Pace In Health Work. i
mis was the goal at which Pasteur j
aimed; that has been the goal at
which all movements for Improving i
the people's health have necessarily i
aimed since. And this was the ulti I
mate ambition which led, five years
Ago. to the organization nf ih Dn. I
nylvanla State Department of Health,
a Pennsylvania In which there shall
be no young men and women lan
gulshlng away with tuberculosis; a
Pernsylvanla In which no children
shall die of diphtheria; a Pennsylva
nla In which there shall be no ty
phold, no scarlet fever, no smallpox,
no meningitis, no dysentery, no ma'
larla this Is the kind of Pennsylvania
which the State- Department of Health
hopes ultimately to create. It does
not expect to reach this goal In a
year, or ten years, perhaps not In a
Ingle generation, but this Is the Ideal
that It has constantly In mind. It re
cognizes the fact that, bo long as any
of these diseases exist, their preva
lence Is a distinct reproach to the
etate. It in a reproach simply be
cause the method eliminating them Is
known. The old theory of government
as r power which protects Its citi
zens only from foreign foes and native
marauders Is giving way to new stan
dard of civilization. The greatest
enemies to the state are those which
r.ro unseen, and V.w i. :. j of at,
enlightened comraonw. al'h Is lo p-u-tert
Its people ngalnst the-a. Oti.ct
stated are grndunlly rltlng to this now
conception, but renriPvlvr-v'T now
dourly heads them -II. for In no
othet stato Is the battlo nvnlnat the
common enemy being wigcd on so
large a scale ns hero. The oxpcrl-mt-nt,
therefore, Is not only of ex
treme Importance to Pennsylvanlnns,
but as nn example to the nation and
the world.
Does It Pay.
Naturally the people are Interested
to learn precisely how the largo sums
the stato Is Investing nnnually In good
health Is being spent; what aro Us
dividends, as measured In the actual
saving of human lives? Is Pennsyl
vania a richer, a more healthy com
monwealth now than It was four years
ngo? Is the avornge citizen less like
ly to acquire a morl disease less
likely to die If he does acquire one?
In exchange for Its generous appro
priations Pennsylvania has received,
first of all, a considerable reduction In
Its death rate. Not so many people
die hem now as died In 100G, the year
when the new department began Its
organized work. The citizens of
Pennsylvania, especially Its little chil
dren stand a better chance than they
formerly did of reaching mature life
and a green old age. Mortality sta
tistics do not commonly furnish ex
citing reading, but, when considered
from this point of view, thoy make
an emphatic personal appeal. Thus,
in 190G and 1907. the death rate In
Pennsylvania per thousand of popula
tion was 16.5; in 1908. it had dropped
to lb.7. and In 1909 to 15.3. At first
glatjce this may not seem a remark
able diminution, but In a state with a
population of more than 7,000,000 even
a fractional decrease is a substantial
gain. This appears when one figures
precisely what this slight numerical
drop means In the actual saving of
human lives. Had the death rate of
190 and 1907 prevailed In 1908. pre
cisely 5519 more people would have,
died than actually succumbed. Had
this same rate- applied In 1909. Instead
of the decreased percentage recorded
by the Bureau of Health, just 83S8
men, women and children now living
and presumably In good health and
spirits, would have rendered their
final tribute to nature. In other
words these matter of fact statistics,
when interpreted in their real rela
tion to the welfare and happiness of
the state, mean the saving to the state
of 13,907 lives.
Human Lives as State Assets.
Tills fact has nn Immense personal
mesnlng for all people of the state
amonp these rescued lives might have
been your own, your wife's, your
child's; but they also have a value
which Is measurable In dollars and
cents. The political economists now
recognize that the most valuable kind
of wealth Is the human life that hu
man labor Is worth at leaBt five times
that of all other forms of capital.
Even the newly landed Immigrant, ac
cording to these Investigators, has a
per capita value of JS75; that Is. ho
adds Just that much to the natlon'3
capital. Professor Irving Fisher, of
Yale, one of the foremost American
economists, has painstakingly figured
the financial value to the state of
every citizen at particular ages. A
new-born infant, says Professor FiBh
er. is actually worth 190, while a five-year-old
child Is worth $950. From
this point on his value rapidly In
creases; at ten, could he be sold at
auction, his market value would be at
least $2000; at twenty It would be
$4000, and at thirty, $4100. From this
point the average human being begins
to lose value. In proportion to his de
creasing productivity, until at fifty.
Professor Fisher gives him a value of
only $700. This same authority places
the worth of the average life lost by
preventable diseases at $1700. Taking
this as a basis the decreased death
rate In Pennsylvania for the last two
years represents a money saving of
I22.C41.900. The state, In other words,
Is just that much richer has Just that
much more available capital. For its
actual expenditure to date of $3,000,
000. Including a large portion for per
manent Improvements, It has taken In
mora than $23,000,000. The earnings
of the new Department of Health, con
sidered purely from the commercial
standpoint, thus represent dividends
of mcro than 76S per cent In four
years.
What Is the valuo placed by the av
erage citizen upon his children's lives
not the financial value estimated by
the unemotional economist, but the
worth In affection, good citizenship
and In all that holds the social organi
zation together? Is It good business
policy to save the lives of children at
$7 apiece? Is It paternalistic and so
cialistic to protect them against dan
gerous Infections at the rato of $2 per
head? That Is what the state of Penn.
syhanla Is doing now. This conserva
tive old commonwealth has reached
that stage of paternalism where the
government will not sit quietly by
and watch a little child choke to death
with diphtheria when the expenditure
of a few dollars from the public treas
ury will velleve Its sufferings and save
Its life.
Saving the Little Ones.
For the last ten years the practical
remedy for diphtheria has been avail
able for the children of prosperous
households, but It has not been avail
able for the poor. Since Von Bearing's
rmmorUl dlsoovsry that the blood
serum of a horse which has recovered
from diphtheria possessed wonderful
curative properties, and when Intro
duced Into the human organism, would
usually destroy the disease, this for
mer scourge of childhood has lost
nearl all Us terrors. In the old days
diphtheria destroyed nearly one-half
of all the children it assailed. It would
do the same today among the potr ..
Pennsylvania were It not for the an'
toxin which tho slat.! provides trw.
That large numbers cf unpro'.crir
children hare (lad most rtho ':
deaths In the past fcr tho s"lc re
that their parents wern tro t -r
nfford them nntl lojln. Is u n.cl ---r '
reflection, but tlieso thin r
hnpi.cn In the future. In every come
of Pennsylvania, usually at well ltnovii
drug stores, there arc now station f"i
the free distribution of nntl-toxln
numbering C50. Whenever any pr.o:
man's child falls ill with dlphthcrio
his physician, by making out a proper
application, can secure free all the
anti toxin he needs to effect n euro.
Since October, 1905, the Health Do
partment has In this way distributed
49,443 packages of anti toxin. It has
treated 19,929 sick people, mostly chil
dren, who, but for the state's inter
vention, would have hern neglected In
the old days about 10,000 of these chil
dren would have died; as a matter of
fact, only 1725 died. Nearly all tho30
who died were children who did not
receive the anti toxin until the late
stages of tho disease. The detailed
statistics of the department chow that
tho earlier the sick child receives the
niiti-toxln. the greater his chances of
recovery. These facts should empha
size Ihe pressing need, in all cases,
not only of antitoxin treatment, but
of this treatment at the earliest pos
sible time. Tho department has also
thoroughly tested the powers of nntl
toxin as an Immunizing agent. Diph
theria, as every one knows. Is one of
the most virulently contagious dis
eases. It travels like lightning from
the sick to the well. In the crowded
homes of the poor, many of them Ideal
culture tubes for the growth of tho
microbes. Its virulence. Is especially
marked. The department In thrpe
years has immunized with nntitoxlu
1-5,527 persons, nearly all children
who had befii exposed to tho dlscai"
Of these only 251 acquired It a little
more than one per cent. The Sat"
Department of Health's free dlstrlhu
tion of antitoxin to the poor, there
fore, has saved over 8000 lives at an
average cost of seven dollars each and
pi "vented contagion In several thou
sands of cases at on average cost of
two dollars.
Battle Against Tuberculosis.
In Its attitude towards tho g-r-t
problem of tuberculosis, the state gov
ernment nlso shows this keen sense
of responsibility for the safety of the
people. The department of health
gaids all tho tuberculosis poor as In a
largo sense the wards of the state. Its
efi'urto, In the first place, are to pre
vent them from falling victims to this
Insidious disease, and In the second,
to assist materially In curing those
who have become Infected.
Tho death rate from tuberculosis In
this state has fallen from 134 to 120
per one thousand of population In
four years. This means a saving of
1000 lives nnnually.
In the matter of tuberculosis, how
ever, the death rate tells only a small
part of the story. Any work In lm
proving conditions must be funda
mental, and It will necessarily takr
many years before extensive results
are obtained. What the department
has done has been to lay tho founda
tion of comprehensive attack. From
Its laboratory Investigations of the
tubercle bacillus to its especially
equipped sanatoria, there is no as
pect of the disease that it does not
study and combat It aims to enter
at every stage Into the life of the tu
berculous poor. To many citizens the
Brat government Is more or less of
an indefinite idea; they seldom come
into contact with It as a living, acting
entity; If you are once stricken with
tulierrulosiR, however, especially If you
are poor, the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania becomes physically manifest
In your dally lives. In the medical in
spection, in the physician and in the
nurses the state ceases to be an eco
nomic abstraction and becomes a kind,
helping, fostering personality.
The Dispensaries.
If you are stricken down and cannot
afford proper medical attendance,
there Is always near at hand a free tu
berculosis dispensary, established for
precisely cases of this kind. There are
m.iny thousands of patients In the
state who are still able to be about
and to follow the dally routine, per
haps even to support their families.
The 114 tuberculosis dispensaries aie
of especial assistance to this class
The dispensary physicians have treat
ed 21,227 patientB and actually cured
712. while thn condition of 2C49 has bo
greatly improved that tho arrest of
the disease is almost assured. Here
the sick man or woman Is received by
a professional nurse, who makes a
complete first-hand Investigation of
the case. By questioning the patient
she learns all tho details of his family
history, his occupation, his financial
resources, his surroundings, at home
or at work tho latter particularly for
the purpose of protecting his Intimates
and associates from Infection. This In
formation she records for tho use of
the physician, and the department.
She follows up this preliminary talk
by an inspection at the patient's home.
Here her administrations amount to a
liberal education in the treatment of
tuberculosis. She Instructs the patient
as to the proper handling of himself
how he must dress, how he must eat
and sleep, ad tells htm of the well
known ways of building up the nat
ural resistance of his body. She also
advises all the other members of the
household how to escape infection
ficquently discovers some members In
the early stages of the disease and Is
thus able to ward It off. The nurse de
votes particular attention to diet nu
trition being generally recognized as
ono of the predominating factors in
lengthening the body's defenses.
She tolls tho housewife what to cook
nnd how to cook il I- i I --, r-- p
tlcularly whethor tbirr- : a a-tiV!
supply of frosh eg-s : il r i'.Y I
haps tho family is t.- p to ,
the sick man with tie-! nccr ' .
In that event the s.s.t? tn-.l' prt tI
them. Tho dlsprnssry mirn? lir v
nadn 133,444 visits of tho Kind do
scribed above.
Life at Mont Alto.
This, however. Is only one depart
ment of this life-saving work. Any on
who wishes a graphic Idea of tho
state's sanatorium work should vhlt
tho tnborculosls colony at Mont Alto.
Here, at an elevation of 1G00 feet
nbovo the sea, amid the breezei swept
mountain pines, he will find nearly
800 men, women and children, under
tho cure of physicians and nuraen.
bravely seeking to combat tho disease
In tho fresh air and sunshine. Labor
ntory Investigations have many times
proved that the tubercle bacillus, once
exposed to tho light and air, shrivels
up like a guilty thing nnd perishes:
and the stato, In this unique sanator
ium, Is giving Its tuberculous poor
their one great chonco of overcoming
the dlsoasc. This Mont Alto site Is sit
uated In tho midst of a state forest
reservation of 5500 acres. It Is high,
cool, dry. with nn abundance of fresh
spring water, tlllablo soil upon which
many of tho household supplies can
be raised, and all the attractions of
nature to make pleasant and peaceful
the lives of tho patients. There is a
villago of specially constructed cot
tages In which the Incipient cases live,
nnd a large, well equipped hospital
building for the advanced cases. At
this sanatorium Pennsylvania has
treated up to Doc. 31, 1909, 23C5 pa
tlents. a largo number of whom have
been permanently cured nnd a still
larger number bo effectually strength
ened that they are In far better con
dition than formerly to fight tho dls
ease.
Ground Is now being cleared for a
second state sanatorium on tho beau
tiful slto at Crcsson, which Mr. Car
ncgle has so generously given to th
commonwealth, and a third site Ins
been selected In the foot hills of th
Blue mountains, near Hamburg, in the
eastern end of tho stato.
For Pure Water.
In fighting such a widely prevalent
disease as typhoid fever, the useful
ness of n central state health organi
zation Is especially demonstrated.
Against typhoid a local board Is prac
tically helpless. This Is because the
chief sources of Infection are the wa
ter courses. Our rivers unfortunately
do not recognize state or county lines.
A municipality may prevent water pol
lution from the banks within Its own
Jurisdiction, but cannot prevent It In
other sections. Pittsburg may stop Its
own citizens from sewering Into thp
stronnvj, but she cannot stop other
communities from polluting the wa
ters from which she draws her own
supply. And the discouraging fact Is
that, while ono town may refrain from
polluting the stream so that another
further down may not havo to drink
Its filth. Its own water supply may bo
polluted by less conscientious neigh
bors living up-stream. Up to the year
1905 man in Pennsylvania appeared
to have lost the natural instincts of
thn lower animals and seemed Indif
ferent to tho danger of loading his
system with that which nature has
once thrown off ns poison. Man, un
like tho beasts of tho field, had taken
on the habit of discharging his offal
Into the Btreams from which he took
his drinking water. Only some central
body, which has absolute control over
all water courses, can accomplish n
general purification of the streams.
The legislature recognized this ne
cessity for central control when, in
1905, it placed all water courses, so
far as public sanitation was concerned,
under tho Jurisdiction of the governor,
attorney general and commissioner of
health. But there are also other pri
vate sources of pollution especially
the old-fashioned privies and wells
which still are found in large num
bers, overflowing Into Btreams. These
the department of health has now the
power to abolish. The department has
In file complete and detailed maps
showing all the state's water courses,
large and small. Whenever a case of
typhoid fever is reported it can Im
mediately put Its finder on the water
shed where the disease originated end
Investigate accordingly. No municipal
ity can now construct water works
without flrst obtaining the state's ap
proval of Its plans. It cannot build
sewerage plants without similar con
sent. Acting through these broad pow
ers, the health department, through
Its array of Inspectors, has penetrated
the remotest recesses of the state, In
specting premises, noting palpable
nuisances, Investigating water and
sewerage systems. A wholesome
clean-up has ensued. In most cases the
individuals and municipalities affected
havo realized the necessity of reme
dial measures and have accepted the
work in a proper spirit. Up to date It
has Inspected 256,628 promises In rural
districts and caused the abatement of
18,945 pollutions. It has Issued 204 de
crees requiring changes in public wa
ter works. Under Its advice and sug
gestion, all over the state, cities nnd
municipal bodies have awakened and
voluntarily begun to Improve their
water supplies. Under the supervis
ion of the department sixty-seven sew.
age disposal plants and thirty-five wa
ter filter plants have been built or aro
now under construction.
Tyohold Cut Down.
The purification of the state's drink
ing water Is a largo task and will take
many years, but already the Improve
ments have cut the typhoid death rate
In half. In 1904, 66.5 out of every 100,
000 people died from this disease: In
1907, 60.3; In 1908. 34.4, and In 1909,
23.9. That Is there are now living
p$63 people who, had tho death rate ol
1906 provalled In 1909, would have
died.
I boltevo onough has been said to
convince you that Pennsylvania's cltl
zens have been mado richer In henlth
happiness and Industrial vigor nnd the
state rendered more attractive, both
for residential and manufacturing pur
poses and for tho mere Joy of life, by
the application of tho grand health
laws of 1905.
You cannot capitalize humnn tenrs
and montal anguish.
You cannot estimate In dollars the
world's loss through tho pessimism en
gendered by premature death, dis
ease or the despair of poverty, which
may follow both.
You cannot compute even tho prin
cipal of the debt laid upon Individuals,
communities or states by the moral
delinquencies that result absolutely
from physical suffering alone.
But wo can rejolco when we know
beyond nil doubt that in every year
untimely death has been shut out ol
more than 8000 of our homes and that
at least 50,000 of our people are an
nually spared tho ravages of acute dls
eases.
And with a pride blended with
thankfulness we can rejoice In the
spirit of Pennsylvania's fostering care
for her people which made these re
sults possible.
The Frog and the Mouse.
One day there was a great argu
ment between a frog and a mouae.
Erli pretended to be mistress of tho
marsh.
"Gossip." s-ald the mouse to the
fror;. "you clinll yield mo the place, if
you please. It belongs to me by right.
1 occupied It bofore you."
"Me yield you tho place! Surely
you don't Imagine that! Why. I have
lived here for more than tun years.
Learn to know yourself and be con
tent with your mudholes."
Tho mouse, offended at tho answer
of tho frog, gavo her a challenge. It
wa accepted. Tho two rivals, anger
ami vengeance In their hearts, appear
ed on the Held of battle armed with
bulrushes instend of lances. The com-
b-t i'oeincd likely to become cruel and
bloody. But a hawk who was hover
liiC in the air saw the two heroines
and finished their quarrel by carrying
them both awny in his talons.
ThU Is the fruit of petty disputes
between weak people. They are usual
ly the dupes of their own quarrels.
From tho French of Perrln.
Not Much Work.
Harry Ward, the minstrel man,
went to see Paulhan fly. While ex
amining the aeroplane with somo
friends at Overland, Col., the party
overheard somebody saying it didn't
appear to bo much work to handle ono
of the flying machines.
"Reminds mc," said Ward, "of what
an old farmer In a llttlo town back in
Iowa said one day as ho saw me car
rying tho buss drum in the minstrel
parade. Wo had walked nearly five
miles In the hot sun and I was about
ready to drop. That big drum was
heavy. When we reached our enr
after the parade my feet were sore,
my back ached, I was perspiring nil
over my face and was completely tired
out. As I almost staggered past the
old farmer he looked at me contemp
tuously. " 'Huh,' he said, 'these actors '11 do
anything to got out of workin'.' "
The Stages of Democratic Growth.
According to the best information
we possess, the evolution of tho Stato
has been as follows: First, the pa
triarchal condition, with the surrend
er of the individual to the associated
group; second, tribalism, on the prin
ciple of a real or supposed kinship;
the third, the merging of tribes Into
nations, under kings; fourth, tho strug
gle between tho nobles and tho kings
for political supremacy, each by turns
seeking the alliance of tho people,
with tho consequence that the average
man steadily gains In importance;
finally, the' average man takes a hand
on his own account against the kings
and nobles, overtops them, and makes
his welfaro tho ultimate end of gov
ernment. A heavy Eater.
A year or two ago Senator Tillman
gave to a chef in the senato restau
nnt a recipe (or an excellent corned
beof hash, the fame of which speedily
penotrated to the uttermost recesses
of the capital.
When tho head waiter wants thla
hash prepared with unusual care, he
orders it In this wise:
"One corned-beof hash for Senator
Tillman."
Ono day recently during the lunch
eon hour tho rest-uruut was dolns; a
land office business, and everybody
seemed to want corned-beef-hash. Ton
times at least did a waiter approach
the serving table with tho order fop
"Senator Tillman's corn-beef-hash."
Finally the thing got on the chef's
nerves. "Looh, heah!" ho shouted to
ono waiter, bringing the same old or
der. "Dat's de twelfth order for Sen
ator Tillman. He better watch out or
he'll founder hissolf!"
Curious Alpine Funeral.
A German lawyer who recently died
at StrnBsburg. stipulated In his will
that his body should bo crematod, and
the ashes should bo banded over to
his brother. The brother was to climb
with two guides to tho summit of tho
Gross-Glockner, one of the highest
peaks in the Tyroleeo Alps, carrying
tho ashes with him, and on reaching
tho top of tho mountain was to scat
ter tho ashes to the winds. This curi
ous Alpine funeral has Just takon
place.
TIES AflE OF EDO NY.
Little Texas Railroad That Runs Its
Cars Over Precious Wood.
Many thousands of ebony trees of
lnrge commercial growth nre found
upon the uncleared Innds In the lower
valley of Ulo Grande In Texas. As
yet no effort has boon made to utilize
this valuable timber for anything ex
cept to make railroad Hon.
ii.ucc the agricultural Invasion of
this region began a few yenrs ago
large tracts of land have been cleared
and tho ebony trce3 found thereon
weie cut Into cross-ties nnd usod upon
tho railroad that penetrates the valley
territory.
Logs of good size could be made
from great numbers of theso trees Btlll
standing. A fow of the land owners
recognized the value of the trees and
left them untouched In clonrlng the
shrubbery and other trees from their
property. It Is claimed that crosstlea
made of ebony will outlast any other
wood.
The llttlo railroad that runB from
UrownsvUIc to Point Isabel contains
ebony ties that wero laid In 18SS, when
the roud was first built. Those ties
nre Rflll In a perfect state of pro-servo-
is Your Life
Worth Living?
When the liver ref"-s to perform its
functions of secreting b,h-, and the bowels
bc-uine Inactive and loaded with foul waste
manuals, the effect on the mind is mobt
6 -tr-irifj. Gloomy forelxxlings drive out
the ju:ib une. Yuu are nervous and fret
ful. Ltie is not worth living. -What nils
)""! ? It's jo-jr Her on a strike. Cm
ginicd, to'p ., su'ny, it refuse.-! to perlorm
its fupcii.;:
Wl.at's to be done ? Talcs oin. or two
Smith's Pineapple and Hutternut l'illsafter
dinner and again at night. In the morning
you will feel different. The sun will shine.
What's the reason ? Your liver has re
sumed business, that's all. These won
dtrful little pills have set it going. With
clear brain, keen appetite, you will enjoy
life again. Take one occasionally for a
wtek or so and your blood will be purged
of impurities and its bright red flood will
carry health to your finger tips. Physicians
u ; and recommend. They form no habiu
You should always l"-ep them on hand.
Tl.ese little Vegetable Pills will wx-d off
xuaiiy ills.
To Cure Constipation
Biliousness and Sicl
M ;sdache in a Night, use
1
ilMTrtS 1
PINEAPPLE
AND
indlgesttsn
HeaiJjcrteand IgCU
PUIS
I'lIK In 01.,s Villi 2.-.C. Alt Healers.
gfVHTH'S For Sick Kidneys
U! adder Disea?, Kueumattiin,
the 0119 ben rfmetly. HeMable,
endcrsod by leading physicians;
eare,efffctual, Kefulu lasting.
S.ITHIA
On the m.trket li yenrs. Hare
cu-rd thotmnds, loo pill in
jriirtnal glass piclapp, CO cents.
Tr'.ilboxeStSOpilI&.SScenta, All
dirfi.t sU nnd recotnme&d.
PsLLS
M. LEE BRAMAN
EVERYTHING IN LIVERY
Buss for Every Train and
Town Calls.
Horses always for sal
Boarding and Accomodations
for Farmers
Prompt and polite attention
at all times.
ALLEN HOUSE BARN
Railway Hail Clerks Wanted.
The Government l'l.ys Hallway Mai)
Clerks $800 to $1,200, and oUicx
employees up to S2,ri00 annually.
Uncle Sam will hold spring exami
nations throughout the country for
Railway Mail Clerks, Custom House
Clerks, Stenographers, Bookkeepers,
Departmental Clerks and other Gov
ernment Positions. Thousands of
appointments will be made. Any man
or woman over IS, in City or Coun
try can get Instruction and free In
formation by writing at onco to the
flureau of Instruction, &G5 Hamlin
Building, Rochester, N. Y. 103eolly
Through
Drawing-Room Buffet
Sleeping Car
HKTWKIN
Scranton and Pittsburg
IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
via
Penna. R. R. from Wilies-Barre
Leave Scranton at 5:30 P.M. daily
except Sun. arrive Pittsburg 7 A.M.
Leave Pittsburg at 8:50 P.M. daily
except Sat. ar. Scranton 9:50 A.M.
Berth reservations can be made
through Ticket Agents, or
GEO. E. BATES,
Div. Frt. and I'aw. Agt.
Soranton, Pa.
15ei20