Daily Colonist (1899-03-04) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1899-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

The Great Disease Banisher an J Tiue Health Builder

The writer n few ilays ago enjoyed a halt hour walk with a well known physician on one of Montreal's crowded business streets.

Meeting with B great many pale and sallow-faced men and women—young and middle-aged—the writer asked the physician friend the question; •■Doctor, we are passing scores of tslek looking people; does this fact prove that we are deteriorating as n people in health and general physical development?"

The physician's answer was very much as follows: "A large number ol sickly looking and half-well people we have passed ns to-day, which, I urn sure has prompted your question. You must remember that grippe has been epidemic during the winter and has left thousands In a sad condition of health; then there are other common causes of sickness that have been operating, such as insomnia, headaches, digestive dlstrubauces, blood troubles, rheumatism and kidney and liver ailments. All these have contributed to sickness and deaths this year, and those who have passed are but a few .)£ the victims. The same conditions exist in nil countries, and I would not care to state positively that as a people j ' we are deteriorating in true manhood and | > womanhood. Every attention to and sensible care and treatment of present weakness will bring nil hack to good health."

The class of sick people to whom the city physician referred stand in. urgent need of Palne's Celery Compound, if they would quickly regain nerve force and power, weight in flesh, fresh blood and sound bodily health. There Is nothing kuowu to physicians of the most extensive practice equal to Palnos Celery Compound for building up the weakened body. When the great compound Is used all weakness soon become things of the past, and solid health, refreshing sleep, natural appetite and vivacity of disposition make life a pleasure.

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN,

Modern Patented Devices Which Were in Use :?,()r)(l Years Ago.

Washington, Feb. 13.—The Smithsonian institution is going to send to tbe Paris exposition a very remarkable collection of ancient inventions. Some of them, Indeed, will be prehistoric.

Of course, man was always an inventor. From the time or his llrsl beginning as a species he discovered things and applied ascertained principles to its uses. Think what a genius was he who I-- '•• d the first bow and arrow! Not a Franklin, nor ye[ an I'd-Ison, was so grenl a benefactor to the human race as the person win. Invented the wheel.

Such matters as these, however, are not Illustrated by lh>> - " "on referred i". wlUch will be made up exclusively of ancient inventions that are commonly supposed to be very modem. Take tor example, the safety-pin. It was la common use in ancient Home. Nay, it was a familiar article of domestic usefulness In Italy long he fore Rome obtained her glory. Safely pins, similar In all respects to those now employed, have been obtained in quantities from the tombs of the Etruscans, whose civilization long antedated that of the kingdom founded by Romulus and Remus.

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