Suppose a man to have lived fifty years without ever having seen the reflection of his own face. Now lead him before a mirror and let him have a look, He will, of course, recognise the outlines and general appearance of his body; but, his features will be as now and strange. to him s those of a person ho has never before met. Yet he has worn that mask all his life; haa touched it with his hands times beyond counting; has by means of it expressed the feelings and passions of half a century; has heard its ities remarked upon by others—yet, bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh as it is, the glass presents it to his gaze as a novelty. Fortunately Nature has so made us that we are commonly satisfied with our looks, otherwise this man might curse the hour he first, beheld his own countenance.
On a page of a book which lies on my table this bright morning, is a picture whi it published without title or descri probably the most of us would not understand, yet the original is vitally important to every human being. No mirror: hrows back its structure to the eye, nor has the id hands on it. Nevertheless its name is daily on on lips, and on its faithfal performance of duty largely depend our efficiency and happiness. in words of wailing and complaint. They Stil, people are continually alluding tu it find no end of fault with it when it goes wrong, and when it voes right seldom pay the compliment of doing gnat work.
The way of the world," you remind me 5 "alas! the way of the world."
For example here is one who says that, in the early part of 1890, she began to suiter from a bad stomach und indigestion. Now the stomach tries to be good and not had.
makes constant and mighty efforts to accomplish ita task and so furnish the rest of the body with health. strength, and Deanty; but it often fails dismally, and then its owner characterises it os a "bail stomach.
Now who, or what is accountable?
Continuing, our correspondent adds: had no relish for food, and after ceti had pain at the chest and sides. Whatever kind Of food I took, nothing agreed with me. 1 made use of various medicines hopes of relief, but nove of them did me any good. At last a neighbour, Mrs, Tyrell, told me how she bad benefited—having had the same con plaint—by Mother Seigel's Syrup, and recommended me to try it. Somewhat encouraged by what she said, I procured a bottle of this remedy, and soon found th leved mo as nothing else had done. I could eat better, all food agree mo, and I felt better every way. Since that tiine—now four years ago—I have kept well, taking an occasional dose of the Syrup, when I seemed to need it. My daughter suffered from the trouble, and Mother Seige''s Syrup had the good effect in her case. You are at Hiberty to, make any axe you like of this statement." (Signed) Mrs. Elizabeth Nuulty, Foresters' Arnie Inn, 96, Scouringburn, Dundee, July 2nd, 1897.
is lady's stomach did not become bad of "malice prepeose and aforethought," the lawyers say of certain cumin: cause lay in the conditions of her life, habits of eating, maybo—with, possibly, inherited weakness, There are so many things, and combinations of thi to produce or develop dyspep: to trace them in individual instances. symptoms (or consequences), how more numerous, dangerous, and. deceptive than the uninstructed imagine. It is for this reason that so y.vat a maletiade of alleged. dyspepsia remedies" are prepared.
But the "bad stomach having been slow to abandon duty and strike work, does not respond to any and all sorts of drugs that may be thrown hopefully into it. he cure must be exactly adapted to the disease, and if there is" medicine which to perfectly meets this requirement as Mother Seigel's Syrup, the world has not yet heard of it. The tired and inflamed organ receives it for the genuine stimulus and healer (hat it is—and the "bad" stomach is changed back into a good one.
You now guess what that picture on my table represents—s machine in your body you will never see, but which in other way you may study and know more abouts 300c, 6& 18n0 463
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.