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The Compass Plant.
Long before men learned to poise a
fiece of magnetized iron on a pivot to
ndicate the north, there were natural
compasses growing on the American
prairies, and they still flourish in large
numbers as a reliable guide to travelers
across the American desert. They are a
peculiar species of plant, called the com¬
pass plant, the pilot weed, or the polar
plant, and have been known for genera
tions to the Western hunter, although
the scientific world has known them but
a short time. The edges of its leaves are
said to be always pointed due ‘-Repeated north and
south. An authority states:
observations upon the prairies, with
measurements by the compass of the di¬
rections assumed by hundreds of leaves,
especially of the radical ones, have shown
that as to prevalent position the popular
belief has a certain foundation in the
fact.”
t Captain Mayne Reid mentions it in one
of his books as follows: “We had a
guide to onr direction unerring as the
magnetic needle. We were traversing
the region of the polar plant, the planes
of whose leaves at almost every step
pointed out our meridian. It grew upon
our track, and was crushed under the
hoofs of our horses as we rode onward.”
The traveler Burton also refers to it:
“Whilst in the damper ground appeared
the polar plant, that prairie compass the
plane of whose leaf ever turns toward
the magnetic meridian. ” Another writer
says: “Fortunately none goes to the prai¬
ries for the first time without being
shown, in case of mishaps, the groups of
compass-weed which abound all over the
plains, and the broad flat leaves of which
point due north and south with an ac¬
curacy as unvarying as that of the mag¬
netic needle itself.— Harper's Young
People.
Some Queer Epitaphs.
One of the English weekly journals
has made an extensive collection of
“quaint and curious epitaphs.” Here
are some of the best: Epitaph on a Mr.
Partridge, who died in the month of
May:
What, kill a partridge in the month of May !
Eh, Death ! Eh ! —
On a young lady who died of paraly¬
sis, brought on by a hair-dye containing
sugar of lead:
In all the pride of health I dyed,
A dire mischance did then betide—
That dye contained some sugar of lead—
My hair is golden, but I’m dead.
A man wha had four wives wrote the
following epitaph, after burying the
fourth and collecting the remains of the
other three and placing them in the same
tomb:
Stranger, pause and buried drop a tear,
For Susan Sparks is here,
Mingled in some perplexing portions manner of Hannah.
With Jane, Maria and
Here lies my dear wife, a sad slattern and
shrew.
If I said I regretted her I should lie too.
On an angler:
He angled many a purling brook,
But lacked the angler’s he took, skill;
He fied about the fish
And here he’s lying still.
A man and his wife are buried in the
same grave and the stone bears the in¬
scription :
Their warfare is accomplished.
Here is an American one:
Under this sod our babielies;
It neither cries nor hollers;
It lived just twenty-seven days,
And cost us $40.
Street Cars in Mexico.
The street cars run in groups, one
never being seen alone nor two together,
but always three or four in a row less
than half a block apart. Instead of
starting from the terminus one every
five or ten minutes, several are started
every half hour. To run each car it re
quires two conductors besides the driver,
and also in many places two or three sol
diers armed cap-a-pie. The first con
ductor approaches a passenger, sells him
a ticket and pockets the money, and soon
the second conductor comes along and
takes up the bit brass-buttoned of printed pasteboard; guardians
meanwhile the
of the peace r Stand glowering o -i-ii-" upon you
with . . and loaded carbines.
suspicious eyes double-conductor
In some respects the
system is better than the “punch-iu-the
presence-of-the-passengaire" mode of the
United States, but though the soldiers
are provided to insure the safety of pas¬
sengers from robbers and revolutionists,
a timid person is more worried by their
presence than by the possible dangers
they are supposed to wat.-SacramaUo
BLOOD AND LUNG DISEASES.
Liver Disease Mrs. Mart A. McClure, Columbus, Kans.,
writes: ** I addressed you in November, with 18S4,
in regard to my health, being afflicted weak¬
an liver disease, heart trouble, and female
Heart Trouble. ness. I was advised to use Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery, Favorite Pre¬
scription and Pellets. I used one bottle
of the ‘Prescription,’ five of the ‘Discov¬
ery,’ and four of the ‘ Pleasant Purgative Pellets.’ My health be¬
gan to improve under the use of all your medicine, and my strength hard
came back. My dilliculties have disappeared. and stand it 1 well; can work and when
all day, or walk four or five miles a day,
I began using the medicine I could scarcely walk across the room,
most of the time, and I did not think I could ever feed well again.
I have a little baby girl eight months old. Although she is a little
delicate in size and appearance, she is healthy. I give your reme¬
dies ail the credit for curing me, as I took no other treatment after
beginning their use. I am very grateful for your kindness, and
thank God and thank you that I am as well as I am after years
of suffering.” Mrs. I. V. Webber, of Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co.,
N. Y., writes: ‘ Golden “ I Medical wish to Discovery say a few words ’ and * in Pleasant praise
of your
R Purgative Pellets.’ For five years previous to
Ol^FA^F iiiouiab. j | taking pain them in I my was right a great side sufferer- contin c- ally; I had was a
gevere
unable to do my own work. I am happy to say
I am now well and strong, thanks to your medicines.”
Chronic Diarrhea Cured.—D. Lazarre, Esq., 275 and 277
Decatur Street, New Orleans, La., writes: “ I used three bottles of
the ‘ Golden Medieal Discovery,’ and it has cured me of chronic
diarrhea. My bowels are now regular.”
“THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE.”
Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is the fountain of health, by using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, and bodily health and vigor will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors, from the common pimple, blotch, or eruption, to the worst Scrofula, or blood
poison. Especially has it proven its efficacy in euriug Salt-rheum or Tetter, Fever-sores, Hip-joint Disease, Scrofulous Sores
and Ulcers.
INDIGESTION- Rev. F. Asbury Howell, Pastor of the M. E.
Church, of Silverton, N. J., says: ‘‘I was af¬
oils! flicted with catarrh and indigestion. surface Boils and the
blotches began to arise on the of
Blotches. skin, and I experienced the a tired of Dr. feeling Pierce's and
dullness. I began use
Golden Medical such Discovery as in directed week’s by
------ feel him for complaints, and and sound one and well.
time I began to like a now man, am now
The * Pleasant Purgative Pellets ’ are the best romedy for bilious or
sick headache, or tightness about the chest, and bad taste in the
mouth, that I have ever used. My wife could not walk across the
floor Now she when she walk began quite to take little your ways, ‘Golden and do Medical some light Discovery.’ work.”
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HIP- ,, JOINT . I g Mrs. Ida M. Strong, of Ainsworth, Ind., writes:
“My little boy had been troubled with hip-joint
ini vviiii l disease for two years. When he commenced the
LilabiiuCi. I I ‘Pellets,* U8e yb« he r ‘Golden confined Medical to his Discovery’ bed, and could and
was
not be moved without suffering great pain. But
now, thanks to your ‘ Discovery,’ he is able to be up all the time.
CONSUMPTION, WEAK LUNGS, SPITTING OF BLOOD.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consumption (which is Scrofula of the Lungs), by Its wonderful Bronchitis, blood-purifying, Coughs, invigora¬ Asthma,
ting and nutritive properties. For Weak remedy. Lungs, Spitting of Blood, Shortness of Breath, Severe strengthens the
and kindred affections, it is a sovereign While it promptly cures the severest Coughs It system
^^ifrapidly^ builds °up the system, and increases the flesh and weight of those reduced below the usual standard of health by
Consumption.- Mrs. Edward Newton, of Harrowsmitlu
Ont., writes: 4 ‘ You will ever be praised by me for the remarka¬
ble cure in my case. I was so reduced that my friends had all
given me up, and I had also been given up by two doctors. 1 then
went to the best doctor in these parts. He told rne that medicine
was only a punishment in my case, and would not undertake to
--treat me. He. said I might try Cod liver oil if I
Given Up liked, as that was the only thing that consumption could possi¬
bly have any curative power over so
Die. far advanced. I tried the Cod liver oil as a last
to treatment, but I was so weak I could not keep it
on my stomach. My husband, not feeling satisfied
---to give me up for vet, though he had bought for me
everything he saw advertised Discovery.’ my complaint, took procured only four a bottles, quan¬
tity of your ‘ Golden Medical I
and, to the surprise of everybody, am to-day doing iny own work,
and am entirely free from that terrible cough which harrassed me
night and day. I have been afflicted with rheumatism for a number
of years, ana now feel so much bettor that I believe, with a con¬
tinuation of your * Golden Medical Discovery,’ I will be restored
to perfect health. I would say to those who are falling a prey to
that terrible disease consumption, do not do as I did, take every¬
thing else first; but take the ‘Golden Medical Discovery’ in the
early stages of the disease, and thereby save a great deal of suf¬
fering and be restored to health at once. Any person who is
still in doubt, need but write me, inclosing a stamped, self
adclrr'ssed envelope for reply, when the foregoing statement will
be fully substantiated by me.”
Ulcer Cured.-I saac E. Downs, Esq., “The of ‘Golden Spring Valley, Medi¬
Rockland Co., N. Y. (P. O. Box 28), writes:
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_ I I Mrs. Parhelia Bucndage, of 161 Lock Street ,
uFNFRIL Mknui ■ Lockport, chilis, N. r. and writes: general “ debility, I was troubled with frequent with
Debility. nervous
sore throat, and my mouth was badly cankered.
My liver was inactive, and I suffered much from
Medical Discovery* dyspepsia. and ‘Pellets’ I am pleased have to cured say that your of all ‘ Golden thesd
me
ailments and I cannot say enough in their praise. I must also
say a word in reference to your * Favorite Prescription,’ as it
has proven itself a most excellent medicine for weak females.
It has been used in my family with excellent results.”
Minn., Dyspepsia.— “I James troubled L. Colbt, with Esq., indigestion, of Yucatan and , Houston would Co* eat
writes: was
heartily and grow poor at the same time. I experienced heartburn,
sour stomach, and many other disagreeable I commenced symptoms taking common
to that disorder. your and
ImiTAAn.fi !MV (zQn&l tS -a I ‘Golden I Medical entirely Discovery’ free from the and dyspepsia, ‘Pellets,’ and
l | now
_ am, in fact, healthier than I have been for
TUC mi. viau.m. SVWifi I g five years. jmj I e-lialf weigh pounds, one hundred and have and seventy- done as
ono on
much work the past summer as I have ever
done in the same length of time in my life. I never took a
medicine that seemed to tone up the muscles and invigorate
the whole system equal to your ‘Discovery ’ and ‘Pellets.
Dyspepsia.— Theresa A. Cass, of Springfield, Mo., writes: and
“I was troubled one year with liver complaint, dyspepsia,
sleeplessness, but your ‘Golden Medieal Discovery’ cured me.”,
Cltllls and Fever.~Rev. H. E. Mosley, Montmorenci, S. C.,
writes: ‘‘Last August I thought I would die with chills and fever.
I took your * Discovery ’ and it stopped them in a very short time.”
and can walk with the help of crutches. He does not suffer any
pain, and can eat and sleep as well as any oue. It hua only been
about three months since he commenced using your medicine.
I cannot find words with which to express my gratitude for the
benefit he has reoeived through you.”
-- Sk in Disease.— The “ Democrat and News,”
A Terrible of Cambridge, Maryland , says: * Mrs. Eliza
Ann Poole, wife of Leonard Poole, of ft’il
Affliction. liamsburg, Dorchester Co., Ah!., has been cured
of a bad case of Eczema by using Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery. The diseuse ap
—- — peered first in her feet, extended to the knees,
covering the whole of the lower limbs from feet to knees, then
attacked the elbows and became so severe os to prostrate her.
After being treated by several physicians for a year or two she
commenoea the use of the medicine named above. Poole She thinks soon
began to mend and Is now well and hearty. Mrs.
the medicine has saved her life and prolonged her days.” Md.,
Mr. T. A. Ayres, of East New Market, Dorchester County,
vouches for the above faets.
cal the Discovery After trying my almost everything a very wit bout
on thigh. of ‘Discovery, which healed success, it we
procured perfectly.” three Mr. bottles Downs continues; your up
Consumption and Heart Disease .— 1 “I also wish to
thank you for the remarkable euro you have effected in my case.
■ '■ For three years 1 had suffered from that terri¬
Wasted to J ble diseuse, consumption, and heart disease.
Before consulting could you sleep I hud wasted away to
A Skeleton.} a skeleton: not nor rest, and many
times wished to die to tie out of my misery. I
then consulted you, and you toid me you lmd
hopes of curing me, but it would take time. I
took five months’ treatment In all. The first two months I was
almost discouraged: could not perceive any favorable symptoms,
but the third month I began to pick up in flesh and strength. I
cannot now recite how, step by step, the signs and realities of
To-day returning I tip health the scales gradually at but hundred surely -and developed sixty, and themselves. am well
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and Our strong.” principal in curing Mr. Downs’ terrible disease
reliance
was the “ Golden Medical Discovery."
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from Lungs. bad ‘Golden any since Medieal Its use. Discovery.’ For some 8he six has months not
she has been feeling so well that she has
discontinued It.” .
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