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NERVOUS DISEASES IN THE SPRING Gan flnly be Removed by Toning Up the Blood and Strength- ening 13118 Nerves. Nervous diseases become more common and more serious in the spring than at any other time of the year. This is the opinion of the best, medical authorities after long observation. Vital changes in the system after long winter months may cause much more than “spring weakness,” and the familiar weari- ners and achings. Official records piove that in April and May neu- ralgia, St. Vitus dance, epilepsy and various forms of nervous dis- turbances are at their worst, especially among those who have no”, reached middle age. The antiquated custom of taking purgatives in the spring is useless, fur the system really needs strengthening â€"â€" purgatives make yum weaker. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have a special action on the blood and nerves, for they give strength and have cured not only many forms of nervous disorders, but also other spring troubles such as headaches, weakness in the 'limbs, loss of appetite, trembling of 'the hands, melancholy and men- tal and bodily weariness as well as unsightly pimples and skin trou- bles. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills cure these nervous disorders and spring ailments because they actually make new, rich, red blood. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 00 cents a. box, or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Me- edicine C0., Brockville. Ont. Cabinet Administch Artificial Dose of Mountain Atmosphere. The doctors are supplying people with so many imitations that it isn’t so very surprising to have them offer us a substitute for moun- t'lil'l air. They have a. pneumatic cabinet in which they can supply the air pressure of any given alti- tude. Some physicians use this cabinet withâ€"so they sayâ€"good reâ€" sults. There are frequently minute hemorrhages into the spinal curd as 1114: rr‘snlt of inspiring rarefied air. say< the Diotetic and Hygienic lGazet‘te. The insufiicicnt supply of oxygen in the rarefied air is per- haps the principal cans-cs of the symptoms manifested. More or less prolonged residence in :1. rareâ€" fl(':(l atmosphere may be associated \vilh an increase in the number of red blood cells. The patient gets inhalations of rarefied air to suit his case and capacity. A reduction in the atâ€" mospheric pressure of about, half a pound to the square inch is said to be sufficient for mose purposes. The sieances are given every day, and gradually increased in length from two minutes to six or eight minutes. Rarefied air as found at great heights induces a condition known as mountain sickness or balloon sickness, and (consists of increased heart action, more. rapid respira- tion. headache, followed by gi‘a-ver symptoms as the rarefaction inâ€" creases. and ending in death. In thousands ofhcnnes throughout Canada there are bright thriving children who have been made well and are kept well by the use _nf BabyJEOWD Tablets. This medicine cures all stomach and bowel tron- bles, mach teething easy, and dr- stroys worms. It is gnamntcml air soluter safe and frm‘ frnm poison- ous opiates. Mrs. John Laplantc, Bon~Crnnscil, Qua. says :â€"“I conâ€" sider Baby's Own Tablets worth their woighi‘ in gnld and advise all nu them of young children to keep tl’Hlll HlWHYS on hand.” Sold by medicine duzilcrs or by mail at 25 cards a bnx from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine C0., :‘xruckville, Ont. BABY’S OWN TABLETS KEEP UHILDREN WELL The inhabitants uf the Nicobar Islands; a gmup in the Indian Ocean. have :in (\meordinary fancy for UN hats. and EL regular trade in suvh runoff lmndgoar is carried on bum-on Calcutta- and Nicobar. {1.5 muchâ€"desircd headpieces being paid for in cocoanuts. A tall chimâ€" n(=_\,~~pot, is the favorite among; the Nicoburians. and the acme of fash- ion is (misideer L0 be a high white hat with a- black hathand. This is worth from fifty to Sixty C(Iboanuts. THIN AIR AS A MEDICINE. SAVAGES WANT HATS Lesson VI. Temperance Lesson, Prov. 23. 29-35. Golden Text, Prov. 23. 32. THE S. 8. LESSON 1afihg the Hebrew eiclama-tion, ((Oh!” Sorrowâ€"~A way of translating the Hebrew exclamation, “Alas!” A palaphrase of these two questions wculd be, “Who are the people that must cry aloud, Oh! and Alas! ’l” They are outcries of bit- terness of spirit, pain, and re- mcrse. So long as men indulge in silly contentions over the winecup, and, in their angry wranglings, in- flivt wounds without cause, there will be these sad outcries of dis- tress. 30. Mixed wineâ€"Wine to which spices have been added to make it hotter and to enrich its flavor. This is the drink which Isaiah says (5. 2-2) imbalances the mind. 31. Three qualities of wine which enhance its peculiar charm â€" the richness of its color, its liveliness, and its delicate flavor. In the Old Testament there are. nine names for wine, but they are all practi- cally the same, and stand for a beverage which, if drunk to excess, will result in intoxication. 3‘2. However smoothly the wine may go down, there is at last a sting and a bite in it. which reminds us of mankind’s 01d foe, the ser- pent. The particular species of adder and serpent cannot be deter- mined from the ‘Hebrew words used. 3:5. The effect of wine upon the imagination, distorting natural ob- jccts int-0 fantastic shapes, and de- stroying regard for the truth. Among the physical and mental ef- fects of intoxicants mentioned in the Old Testament are dizziness, stL pidity, vomiting, incoherent speech, abnormal exuberance of spirits, loss of judgment, conten- tiousness, shamelessness. All this agrees well with the scientific fact that drink is at the bottom of a vast amount of insanity. disease, and crime, as well as pauperism and racial degeneration. One difference between the drink problem of the olden time and now is that then it was confined almost- entirely to the wealthier classes, owing to the great cost of- intoxicating liquors. Nowadays it is easy for the poorest to procure enough to dethrone the reason. In a recent discussion in England it was said that “when wealthy people feel run down, they take a trip to the South of France. Sixpennyworth of gin is a working man’s mistaken way of going to the South of France.” 34. In the midst of the seaâ€"lee one rolling in a fit of sickness in the middle of the ocean. That lieth upon the top of a must “A vivid picture of the peril and unetcadiness of the man whose mind is under the dominion of strong drink. British Noblemen Have Done .31] Sol-ts of )[eninl Labor. The Earl of Hardwicke, who has becn recounting his experiences as a worker in mines, from Tasmania to Montana and Alaska, “working for trade~union wages lat rock-dril- ling for ten hours a- day,” might; have found a sympathetic compan- ion in no less '21 fellowâ€"peer than the late- Marquess of Salisbury, who in his: young days toiled from sunset to sundown, digging for gold at Ballarat, living in a. wooden slhanty and boiling his own “billy.” 35. I felt it riotâ€"After a man has deadened his nerves with excessive guzzling he. becomes insensible even to hard blows. I will seek it againâ€"An insati- abic thirst for more is one of the commonest marks of the confirmed curouser. Few men of any class have had a more varied experience of “roughâ€" ing it” than the present Baron Lyveden. As Courtenay Vern’on, before Ihe came. to his ‘title he turmd his hands to a score of different forms of menial labor. He took 'hc: Queen’s shilling as a private soldier, was a strolling actor, anâ€" swered the “Stewart 3” on half-a- dozen ships, worked before the mast, dug for gold, grow vege- tables for saleâ€"in fact, it- is almost easier to say what; he did not do than whalt he did to earn his bread. But there have been scores of British nobleman who have known what it is to \mi‘kw-and work hard tooâ€"with their hands for the bread they ate. Verse 29. Woeâ€"A wayrof trans- INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY 8. PEERS AS WORKING MFN. WAR FOR SAKE OF PEACE British Officer Tells How Britain Can Maintain Her Supremacy. Sir Edmund Cox, a British officer in the Indian service, has outlined in a recent magazine article a dras- tic plan by which to put an end to the German naval menaceh GERMANY MUST BE OVER- COME BY FORCE. If Germany will not stop her naâ€" val expansion at once, he says in effect, Britain must save the nations from the curse of over-armament by sinking an once every ship that flies the German flag. gave me up but “Fruit-a-tives" saved my life. I am now over eighty years of age and I strongly recommend “Fruit-a-tives" for Constipation and Kidney Trouble". ' (SignegQJAMES DINQVVALL. 50c é bEx, 6 f6: $2.50â€"or trial box, 25c â€"-at dealers or from Fruit-aâ€"tives Limited, Ottawa. “The Hague Conference showedI the futility of all attempts at joint reduction of armaments. Germany was ready enough to agree to a, re-_ duction of English armaments, but she took the opportunity of acceler- ating her own programme. “Is there no other alternatiye to thic endless, yet futile, competition in ship-building? “Yes, there is. “This is that alternative ~â€" the only possible one. It is to say to Germany: ‘All that you have been doing constitutes a series of unâ€" friendly acts. Your fair words go for nothing. Once for all you must put an end to your warlike preâ€" parations. If we are not satisfied that you do so, we shall forthwith sink every battleship and cruiser that you possess. “ ‘The situation that you have created is intolerable. If you are determined to fight us. if you insist upon war, war you shall have; but the time shall be of our choosing and not of yours, and that time shall be now.’ UNION OF POWERS. “Not a shot need be fired. The Whole of Europe, with the excep- tion of Austria, would gladly sup- port England in an ultimatum deâ€" manding the instant cessation of this universal danger. JAMES DINGWALL. Esa. , Williamstown, Ont, July 27th, 1908. “I suffered all my life from Chronic Constipation and no doctor. or remedy. I ever tried hel ed me. “Fruit-a-tives" promptly cure me. Also, last spring I had a bad attack' of BLADDER and KIDNEY TROUBLE and the doctor This is the policy, Sir Edmund Cox says, “which a Cromwell, a, Pitt, a Palmerston, a Disraeli, would have adopted long ago.” GIVEN UP BY HIS PHYSIBIAN Try }in Pills: yours the regular 500. bows Drqu 6‘: Chomicul (‘30.. I‘onto. for free sample. Gin Pills ad: directly on the Kidneys -reliow the puinwm‘uu'alize Uriv Acid which is generally‘ formed when thm‘u is Kidney Trouble. CURED HIS LAME BACK. West. Fort William, Nov. 7th. 2908 “I‘ have been troubled with a Latin Back for the past twenty years and lizu’:used plaster}; and ointments without effect. At last I tried Gin Pills. wliiuli proved just the thing. and I would high- ly recommend them to anynne who has a Strained or Lame Back. “The other powers have no wish to see Europe under the heel of a German Napoleon. “The late German historian, Professor Vol] Treitschke, 83.le ‘We have settled our accounts with Austriaâ€"Hungary, with France. and with Russia. The last settlement, the settlement with England, will probably be the lengthicst- and most difficult.’ "FRUIT-A-TIVES". THE FAMOUS FRUIT MEDICINE; SAVED HIS LIFE. “I insist that the position is inâ€" tuicrable. And the ‘humor of. it.’ the grim irony of it, is that; by our offete fiscal system we are largely limping Germany to pay for her navv.” REDUCTION FUTILE. yourself before buin Write Nan;me (Dept. W.L.‘, To II. HARKN QR What a Traveller Saw 0n the Sas- katchewan River. ' ..‘-. short time ago the cornerâ€"stone ‘wz's laid of a magnificent; provinci- al legislative building at Regina, capital of Saskatchewan. The raâ€" pid settlement and development of the country has been remarkable. That the region is not, as yet, overâ€" popula-ted, but still offers room for the would-be settler, is shown by two incidents, quoted from an ar- ticle by Agnes C. Laut in Scrib~ ner’s Magazine. The author travâ€" elled fifteen hundred miles down the Saskatchewan River, mostly by canoe. “Isn’t it lonely and dangerous for your little family, so far from a doctor?" I asked. “Oh, yes,” he answered. “It is lonely, but; not dangerous in case of illness. Why, last winter, when my little boy was ill, I had to take the dog-train only fifty-five miles for a doctor.” Paddling up to Cedar Lake post, the ducks flew so low overhead that we could have hit them with the paddle, and the old ganders did not bother to honk a “get-up” when we came on big flocks bobbing‘and wading among the reeds. I have heard old-timers tell storâ€" ies and have lived many years in the West, but I never heard of any- thing equal to what I now saw with my own eyes. It seemed like the dream of delirium tremens of some oid hunter. At Cedar Lake we found one white family. Sudaenly ail of us gasped and dropped our paddles. “What on éarth is that?” asked some one I thought it was a, shallow of small drift; until the sticks began to move. “There are millions! there are millions!" exclaimed Scxsmith. “I’ve lived twenty years in this country, and I’ve never seen anyâ€" thing like that!” We drifted close to the reeds and looked. Then some one hit the water with a- paddle, and the whole surface lifted, a live mass of wild foul, ganders, honking, honking in confused circles, white duck, black duck, young toals, old mallards â€"â€" the air was aq‘uivcr with a whistling of wingsâ€"the creatures did not know enough to be afraid. 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