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Influenza is a serious Malady, and requires the best medical Attention.--Adv. •ynopsls.--In 1832 Lieutenant Knox of the regular army Is on duty at Fort Armstrong. Rock Island, 111., In territory threatened by disaffected Indiana. The commandant sends him with dispatches to St. I»uis. He takes passage on the steamer Warrior ar.d makes the acquaintance of Judge Beaucaire, rich planter, and of Joe Kirby (the Devil's Own), notorious gambler. Knox learns Judge Beaucaire has a daughter, Eloise, and a granddaughter, Rene, offspring of a son whom the judge has disowned. Rene's mother is a negrees, and She and her daughter, never having been freed, are slaves under the law, although the girls have been brought up as sisters. Kirby induces the judge to stake his plantation and negro servants on a poker hand unfairly dealt by Joe Carver. Kirby s partner. Kirby accuses the Judge of cheating. Beaucaire, Infuriated, drops dead. Knox tries to induce Kirby to give up his stolen winnings. Kirby and Carver throw Knox overboard- The lieutenant swims ashore and reaches a but. Knox lies unconscious for ten days. Recovering, he finds he Is in a cabin owned by Pete, a "free nigger," who had shot hint, mistaking him for an enemy. His dispatches have been forwarded. Recovering from his wound. Knox sends Pete to bring Haynes, Beaucalre's lawyer, and they arrange, with Pete's help, to get the women to the cabin of an abolitionist, Amos Strunk, before Kirby comes. At the Beaucaire place Knox overhears a conversation between the sheriff and his deputy, an<? learns the truth about the situation. He is witness to an Interview between Kirby and a girl who says she Is Rene Beaucaire. Kirby insults the girl, and Knox attacks him. Believing Kirby dead, Knox explains affairs to the girl, and she to try to escape with him. They fall to find Pete where he had been posted, so Knox seizes the sheriff's keelboat. along with Sam, the slave left In charge, and they begin their voyage up the river. CHAPTER VIII. Noises of tha Night. "Is your husband a sound sleeper?" "I should say so. The sounds he -flakes are something awful." *CAN I BE CURED?" SAYS THE SUFFERER Bmt often have you heard that sad My fram the victims of disease. Per- %xp» the disorder has cone too far for ftelp, but oftener it is just in its first Stages and the pains and aches are only Matures first cries for help. Do not despair. Find out the cause and give IMtore all the help you can and she CH repay you with health. Look after e kidneys. The kidneys are the most „»verworked organs of the human body, find when they fail in their work of < Altering and throwing off the poison that constantly accumulates in the system. everything goes wrong. 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A box of Qatcafets costs bo little too.--Adv. 1 Changeable. * "Women are changeable; don't yon And it so?" - *-- ^Rather! Why, when I" go home evenings I never know whether my wife is going to fly to me or fly at --Boston Transcript. • wise man never a woman. questions the Some men, like monkeys, lack horse • Dawn of Deeper 1 nterest. It tested his skill as a boatman to locate the exact spot sought amid that gloom, yet he finally attained to it closely enough so I was able to get ashore, wading nearly thigh deep In water and mud, but only to learn that the boat, which I had provisioned earlier In the evening, had disappeared from Its maorings. No trace of It could be found In the darkness, although I d<voted several minutes to the search. To my mind this was positive evidence that Pete had returned, accompanied by the two frightened women, and that, finally despairing of my arrival, had departed with them up the river. In all probability we would overhaul the party before morning, certainly before they could attain the mouth of the Illinois. I made my way back to the keelboat with this Information, and the laboring engine began to chug even while I was briefly explaining the situation to Rene. She listened almost wearily, asking but few questions, and both of us soon lapsed Into silence. A little later she had pillowed her head on her arms and apparently had fallen asleep. I must have dozed myself as the hours passed, although hardly aware of doing so. It was faint and dim, a promise more than a realization of approaching day, yet already sufficient to afford me view of the shore at our right and to reveal the outlines of a sharp point of land ahead jutting Into the stream. The mist rising from off the water In vaporous clouds obscured all else, rendering the scene weird and unfamiliar. It was Indeed a desolate view, the nearby land low, and without verdure, in many places overflowed, and the river itself sullen and angry. Only that distant point appeared clearly defined and real, with the slowly brightening sky beyond. 1 endeavored to arouse myself from stupor, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. Rene had changed her posture, but still slumbered, with face completely concealed in her arms; but Sam was wide awake and turned toward me grinning, at my first movement. Instinctively I liked the fellow--he appeared both Intelligent and trustworthy. "Daylight Is It?" I sald? speaking low so as not to awaken the girl. "I must have been asleep." "Yas, sah; yer's bin a-noddln* fer de las' hour. Ah wus "bout ter stir yer np, sah, fer Ah reckon ns how we's mos* dar." "Most where?" staring about incredulously. "Oh, yes, Rassuer creek. Have we made that distance already?" "Wal, we's bttt a-goln' et a mighty good gait, sah. She ain't done fooled none on me all dis night," his hand laid lovingly on the engine. "Nebber kicked up no row o' no kind--Just chug, chug, chug right 'long. 'Pears like Bhe sorter know'd dls nigger hed ter git away. Enyhow, we bin movln' long now right smart fer 'bout four hours, an* Rassuer creek am jilst 'round dat p'lnt yonder--Ah's mighty sure ob dat, sah." He was right, but It was broad daylight when we reached there, the eastern sky a glorious crimson, and the girl sitting up staring at the brilliant coloring as though It pictured to her the opening of a new world. The pas sage of a few hundred yards revealed the mouth of Rassuer creek, a narrow but sluggish stream, so crooked and encroached upon by the woods as to be practically Invisible from the center of the river. The water was not deep, yet fortunately proved sufli dently so for our purpose, although we were obliged to both pole an paddle the boat upward against th slow current, and It required an hot of hard labor to place the craft safel. beyond the first bend, where It might lie roughly concealed by the Intervening fringe of trees. Here we made fast to the bank. I assisted Rene ashore, and aided her to climb to a higher level, carpeted with grass. The broad river was invisible, but we could look directly down upon the boat, where Sam was already busily rummaging through the lockers in search of something to eat. He came ashore presently, bearing Bome corn pone and a goodly portion of Jerked beef. Deciding it would be better not to attempt a fire, we divided this and made the best meal possible, meanwhile discussing the situation anew, and planning what to do next. The negro, seated at one side alone upon the grass, said little, beyond replying to my questions, yet scarcely once removed his eyes from the girl's face. He seemed unable to grasp the thought that she was actually of his race, a runaway slave, or permit his tongue to utter any words of equality. Indeed I could not prevent my own glance from being constantly attracted in her direction also. Whatever had hssn her mental strata and »n^ni«h the long hours of the night had in no marked degree diminished her beauty. To me she Appeared even younger and more attractive than in the dim glare of the lamplight the evening before; and this in spite of a weariness in her eyes and the lassitude of her manner. She spoke but little, compelling herself to eat, andvassuming a cheerfulness I was sure she was far from feeling. It was clearly evident her thoughts were elsewhere, and finally the conviction came to me that, more than all else, she desired to be alone. My eyes sought the outlines of the boat lying In the stream below. "What is there forward of the cockpit, Sam?" I questioned. "A cabin, sah; 'tain't.so awful big, but Massa Donaldson he uster deep dar off an' on." "The young lady could rest there then?" "Sure she end. Twas all fixed up fine afore we lef* St. Louee. Ah'll show yer de way, missus." She rose to her feet rather eagerly, and stood with one hand resting against the trunk of a small tree. Her eyes met mine and endeavored a smile. "I thank you for thinking of that," she said gratefully. "I--I really am tired, and--and it will be rest Just to be alone. You--you do not mind if I go?" "Certainly not. There Is nothing for any of us to do but just take things easy until night." - ' "And then we tire to ga^oa *u> the river?" , / .• "Yes, unless, of course, something should occur during the day to change our plan. Meanwhile Sam and I will take turns on guard, while yoll can remain undisturbed." I watched the two as they went down the steep bank together and Sam helped her over the rail into the cockpit. The negro left the door open and returned slowly, clambering up the bank. " 'Cuse me, sah," he said clumsily, as he paused before me, rubbing his head, his eyes wandering b?low. "Did Ah hear right whut yer sed las' night, 'bout how dat young woman was a nigger, a runaway from Massa Kirby? 'Pears like Ah don't Just seeAl fer ter git dat right in my head, sah." "That is the truth, Sam, although it appears quite as Impossible to me as bo you. She has the blood of your race in her veins, and is legally a slave." "An* now she done b'lopg ter dls yere Massa Kirby?" "Yes, he won all the Beaucaire property, Including the slaves, In a poker game, on the river, the night Beaucaire died." "Ah done heerd all 'bout dat, sah. An' yer nebber know'd dis yere girl afore et all?" "No, I never even saw her. I chanced to hear the story abd went to the house to warn them, as no one M Her Eyes Met Mine, and Endeavored a Smile. else would. I was too "late, and no other course was,left but to help her escape. That is the whole of it." He asked several other questions, but at last appeared satisfied, and after that we discussed the guard duty of the day, both agreeing It would not be safe for us to permit any possible pursuit to pass by us up the river unseen. Sam professed himself as unwearied by the night's work and willing tov stand the first watch. I lay down in the tree shade, and must have fallen asleep almost immediately. I do not know what aroused me, but I Immediately sat upright, startled and instantly awake, the llrst object confronting me being Sam on the crest of the opposite ridge, eagerly beckoning me to Join him. The moment he was assured of my coming, and without BO much as uttering a word of explanation, he vanished Into the shadow of tha woods*. I crossed the ravine with reckless haste, clambering up the opposite bank, and sixty feet beyond suddenly came into view of the broad expanse of water. Scarcely had I glimpsed this rolling flood, sparkling under the sun's rays, when my gaze turned upstream, directed by an excited gesture of the negro. Less than a mile away. Its rapidly revolving wheel churning the water into foam in ceaseless battle against the current, was a steamboat. A number of moving figures were perceptible on the upper deck. • I stared at the apparition, scarcely comprehending the reality of what I beheld. "Yer bettah stoop down more,, sah," Sam urged. "Fer sum o' dem fellars might see yer yet. Ah nebber heerd nuthln' ner saw no smoke till she cum a-puffln' 'round de end o' dat p'lnt. Ah cudn't dare go fer yer then, sah, fer fear dey'd see me, so Ah jus' nat'arly lay down; yere an' watched her go by." Is It a government boat?" Ah reckon maybe; leastwise thar*s a heap o' sojers aboard her--reg'lars. Ah reckons, fer dey's all in uniform. But everybody aboard wasn't sojers." "You know the steamer?". "Yas, sah. Ah's seed her face afore dls down et St. Louee. She uster run down de rlbber--she's de John B. Glover. She ain't no great shakes ob a boat, sah." Ills eyes, which had been eagerly following the movements of the craft, turned and glanced at me. "Massa Kirby he wus aboard dat steamer, sah." "Kirby I Are you sure about that, Sam?" "'Course Ah's sure. Didn't Ah see him just as plain as Ah see you right now? He wus forrad by de rail, near de pilot house, a-watchin' dls whole shore like a hawk. Dat sure wus Massa Kirby all right, but dar wan't nobody else .'long wld him." "But what could he be doing there on a troop boat?" The negro scratched his head, momentarily puzzled by my question. "Ah sure don't know, sah," he admitted. "Only dat's perzackly who it was. Ah figure it out 'bout dis way, sah: dat nobody kin tell yit which way we went--up de ribiber er down de rlbber. Long cum de John B. Glover, an' Massa Kirby he just take a chance an' goes aboard. De sheriff he goes der odder way, downstream in a rowboat; an' dat|s how dey alms ter sure head us off." I sat down at the edge of the bluff, convinced that the conclusions of the negro were probably correct. That was undoubtedly about how It had happened. To attempt pursuit upstream with only oars as propelling power would be senseless, but the passage upward of this troop boat afforded Kirby an opportunity he would not be slow to accept. Getting aboard would present no great difficulty, and his probable acquaintance with the captain would make the rest easy. The steamer by this time was moving diagonally across the river, head toward the other shore, and was already so far away the men on deck were Invisible. It was scarcely probable that Kirby would go far northward, but Just what course the man would take when once more ashore was problematical. Where he might choose to seek for us could not be guessed. Yet the mere fact that he was already above us on the river was in Itself a matter for grave consideration. Still thus far we remained unlocated, and there was less danger in that direction than downstream. Once we attained the Illinois nnd made arrangements with Shrunk the immediate danger would be over. Then I need go no farther--the end of the adventure might be left to others. I looked up--the steamer was a ^nere smudge on the distant bosom of the river. It was late afternoon before Rene finally emerged from the cabin to learn the news, and I spent most of the time on watch, seated at the edge of the bluff, my eyes searching the surface of the river. While Kirby's presence upstream unquestionably (increased our peril of capture, this did not cause me as much anxious thought as did the strange disappearance of Free Pete and the two women. What had become of them during the night? Surely they could never have outstripped us with only a pair of oars by which to combat the current, and yet we had obtained no glimpse of them anywhere along that stretch of j river. . > Th6 knowledge that the steamer which had passed us was heavily laden with troops was most encouraging. In Itself alone this was abundant proof of the safe delivery of my dispatches, and I was thus relieved to realize that the duty had been performed. There might be wonder and later the necessity of explanation, yet no one would suffer from my absence, and I was within the limits of my furlough^-- the re-enforcements for Forts Armstrong and Crawford were already on their way. So, altogether, I faced the task of eluding Kirby" with a lighter heart and renewed confidence. Alone, as I believed him to be, and in that new country on the very verge of civilization, he was hardly an antagonist I needed greatly to fear. Indeed, as man to man, I rather welcomed an encounter. There Is little to record, either of the day or night. The latter shut down dark but rainless, although the sky was heavily overcast by clouds. Sam made no endeavor to speed his engine, keeping most of the way close to the deeper shadow of the shore, and the machinery ran smoothly. Its noise Indistinguishable at any distance. Day had not broken when we came to the mouth of the Illinois and turned our bow cautiously up that stream, becoming immediately aware taat we had entered new waters.. The negro, Ignorant of what was before us, soon beached the boat on a sand bar, and we decided It would be better for us tov remain there until dawn. This was •not long In coming, the graying sky of the east slowly lighting up the scene and bringing Into view, little by little, our immediate surroundings. Nowhere appeared the slightest evidence of life, either on water or land; all was forlorn and dead, a vista of utter desolation. Sam was standing up, his whole attention concentrated on the view upstream. "Do steamers ever go np this river?" I asked, surprised at the volume of water. He glanced around at me as though startled at my voice. . "Yas, sah; putty near eny sorter boat kin. Trouble Is, sah, we's got started ,lh de wrong place--dar*s plenty watah t'other side of dls yere bar." . "Who told you the best way to find Shrunk?" His eyes widened and searched my face, evidently still somewhat suspl* clous of any white man. "A nigger down St. Louee way, sah. Dey done cotched him an' brought him back afore he even got ter Beardstown." , "And yon believe yev can gtolde us there?" , < "Ah sure can, if whut dat nigger sed wus correct, sah. Ah done ques tloned him mighty partic'lar, an' Ah members ebery sign whut he glv' me." He grinned broadly. "Ah sorter suspicloned Ah mought need dat Information." "All right, then; It is certainly light enough now--let's push off." We had taken the sand lightly and were able to pole the boat into deep water with no great difficulty. The broader river behind us remained veiled In mist, but the gray light was sufficient for our purpose, enabling us to proceed slowly until our craft had rounded the protruding headland, out of sight from below. " 'Taln't so awful fur from yere, sah," Sam called to me. '1 --- "What--the place where \ve are to land ?" • ' "Yas, sah. It's de mouth ob a little creek whut yer nebber see till yer right plum at It. Bettah keep yer eyes open 'long dat shore, sah." The girl, alertly bent forward, was first among us to detect the concealed opening, whlg{i was almost completely screened by the overarching trees, her voice ringing excitedly as she pointed It out. Sara was quick to respond, and almost before I had definitely established the spot, the bow of the boat swerved and we shot In through the leafy screen, the low-hung branches sweeping against our faces and scraping along the sides. It looked a veritable cave, and indeed all I remember noting in my first hasty glance through the shadows was the outline of a small boat moored to a fallen tree. I scrambled over, found precarious footing, and made fast. "So this is the place?" I questioned incredulously, staring about at the dark, silent forest, which still remained in the deep nigfit Shade, "^hy, there's nothing here." "No, sah; dar certenly don't 'pear fer ter be much," and the negro crept out of the cockpit and joined me, " 'ceptin' dat boat. Dar ain't no boat 'round yere, les' folks hes blp a-ridln' In It, Ah feckon." Sam advanced cautiously and began anxiously to scan the ground, beating back anrf forth through., the underbrush. After watching him a moment my gaze settled on the strange boat, and I crept along the log, curious to examine it more closely. It had the appearance of being newly built, the paint unscratched, and exhibiting few marks of usage. A single pair of oars lay crossed In the bottom, and beside these was an old coat and some ordinary fishing tackle--but nothing to arouse any interest. Without doubt it belonged to Amos Shrunk, and had been left here after the return from some excursion either up or down the river. I was still staring at these things and speculating about them when the negro called out from a distance that he had found the path. Rene answered his hall, standing np in the boat, and I hastened back to help her ashore. We had scarcely exchanged words during the entire night, but now she accepted my proffered hand gladly, and with a smile, springing lightly from the deck to the insecure footing of the log. "I do not Intend that you shall leave me behind," she said, glancing about with a shudder. "This Is such a horrid place." 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You discovered nothing in the boat?" "Only a rag and some fishing tackle. Come; we'll have to plunge In somewhere." 0 She followed closely as I pushed a passage through the obstructing underbrush, finally locating Sam at the edge of a small opening, where the light was sufficiently strong to enable us to distinguish marks of a little-used trail leading along the bottom of a shallow gully bisecting the sidehtll. At the crossing of a small stream we noticed the imprint of several feet In the soft mud of the shore. One plainly enough was small and narrow, beyond all question that of a woman, but the others were all men's, one being clad In moccasins. Sam, still ahead, started to clamber across the trunk of a fallen tree, but came to a sudden halt, staring downward at something concealed from our view on the other side. "Good Lord o' mercy!" he exclaimed excitedly, "what's dat?" I was close beside him by this time and saw the thing also--the body of a man lying on the ground. "Walt where you are, Rene!" I exclaimed, waving her hack. "There Is a man lying here beyond the log Come, Sam; we will see what he looks like." Wholesale murder -- the work of the Devil's Own. (TO BE CONTINUED.) WANDER FROM STRICT TEXT Matter of . the Bl rvel That Phrases From e Are So Frequently Misquoted. No book has contributed more to the general stock of misquotations than the Bible. No book exists In such a multitude of forms, which may account fot some of the popular departures from the wording of the King James version. But It Is not easy to supply reasons for most people's habit of saying : "In the sweat of thy brow," when the text reads "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat "oread." Why "the parting of the ways" Instead of the "parting of the way?" "Bone of my bone." instead of "bone of my bones nnd flesh of my flesh" may be due to the desire for perfect parallelism. Artd the same explanation may hold fof Thus far shalt thou come, but no fur* ther," Instead of "Hitherto shalt thou come." But why the general preference for "better part," when we are expressly told that "Mary hath chosen that good part?" The Vulgate, for whatever reason, says "the best part" --optlmam partem--often cited In the middle ages in proof of the superiority of the contemplative life, as represented by Mary, over the active life, symbolized by Martha. But apparently no such contrast was originally intended. Why, again, "a multitude of sins," when It is said of charity that it "shall cover the multitude of sins?" Perhaps there Is no other reason save that the tongue Is an unruly member; such at least the world agrees In calling It, though the biblical text describes it as "an unruly evil."--Marry Ayres, In The Review. When This World Shall End. Forecasts of the end of the world always have come along at Intervals. It was expected on March 25, A. D. 1000. People neglected to cultivate the land, for what was the use? and famine was the result. Old documents of the time begin with, "As the world Is now drawing to a close." Then the fatal day was set at various dates, 1704, 1757, 1843, and Mother Shlpton placed It at„1881. When a comet appeared In the heavens that mysterious wanderer was going to lash us to pieces with Its tail. Still our ball of trouble remains In the company of Its sister planets, although It may be that In the near future--say a hundred thousand years or so. a short time In the history of worlds--"This great globe shall dissolve, and leave not wj£Ck behind." ' - Explained^ " , "Wbnftet why women a#e verse and contrary." "You must remember that she was made out of one of the crookedest parts of man."--Boston Transcript. 8uggestlve Hint. A *wt»ln eminent lawyer was sp pointed head of a government depart ment, and he was anxious that all the members of the staff should work together In nnlson. He summoned the leading officials, and after delivering an'address on the desirability of thorough co-operation, concluded by saying: "Gentlemen, In my profession when a Jury disagrees It Is discharged, I think I need say no more!" Iodine for Scratches. Scratches on dark oak furniture may be greatly Improved In appearance by carefully painting the scars with Iodine, using as many coats as necessary to produce the desired depth of color. When this is dry go over the whole piece of furniture with a good furniture polish. Obtrusively -Friendly. Personally we try not to be too fastidious In choosing our associates, all the same we never chum with thgood- fellow kind of a man who wonl ask Saint feter for a match.--n«»«f » Churchman's Good Advice. Let the brothers take care not to ap" pear long-faced, gloomy or overplous; but let them be joyous about their faith In God, laughing and good mis'* era.--St. Francis of Assist. FOUND AT LAST Sometimes we are looking for a thing vainly, although the thing is very near, only to grasp it. And we may truly rejoice If we are fortunate enough to find It, because, as the saying goes, "that Is not lost which comes at last.** So writes Mr. F. J. Kletchka from Horton, Kan., Nov. 4, 1919: "The past six years I was using all kind of pills, but all in vain. And now I can. do without pills. I was In westfrn Kansas this summer, and they got me Jo try Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine, so I got three bottles, and It helped me. I will keep It In my house from now on." It was a sure re*' suit, because Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wltfe Is the most dependable remedy for constipation, Indigestion, headaches, and all other troubles connected with stomach disorders. Your druggist has it in stock. Try also Triner's Liniment, the quickest relief in rheumatic and neuralgic pains.-- Joseph Triner Company, 1333-43 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, 111.--Adv. How Times Have Changed. Hewitt--Times have changed. Jewett--Yes, it is a long way from grandfather's clock to a wrist watch. --Detroit News. BOSCHEE'S SYRUP. " • cold Is probably the most com# mon of all disorders and when neglect* ed Is apt to be most dangerous. Statistics show that more than three times as many people died from influenza last year, as ' were killed In the greatest war the world has ever known. For the last fifty-three years Boschee's Syrup has been used for coughs, bronchitis, colds, throat irritation and especially lung troubles. It gives the patient a good night's rest, free from coughing, with easy expectoration in thg morning. Made In America and used in the homes of thousands of families all over the civilized world. Sold everywhere.--Adv. T, • . ' '** " '! Tank for Flowsra. i I A -Circular tank to be placed on the rims of flower pots has been invented, from which a tube extends to convey water to plunt roots slowly and evenly. • A Feeling of Security « ' ---- , Tea naturally M sseurs when ye« Wow that the medirifle you are about t» take Ut absolutely pure and contains n» harmful er habit producing drags. Such a medicine is Dr. Kiltoer's Sw4BBp» Boot, kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The same standard of purify, etnagtk and excellence is maintained to eveif bottle of Swamp-Root. It is scientifically oompouaded fVMi vegetable herbs. It is not a stimulant and is takSB ft teaspoonful doses. It is not recommended for everything. It is nature's great helper la relieving sad overcoming kidney, liver and blatV der troubles. A sworn ststsaent of purity is with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp* If you need a medicine, you shouli hare the best. On sale at all drug stor# in bottles of two sixes, medium and lsrg% However, if you wish first to try the great preparation send ten cents to Dfc Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for S sample bottle. When writing be sue aafl nention this paper.--Adv. It Does. "Money talks." , ' "Takes a lot of It' noWadiiys, though. to make much of a noise.*":! 4 Chicago has a pugilistic auctioneer who recently knocked down a row of hrtck houses. ssdl He #/o«» Strong, L , ft"*. If they Tire, Itchk J Smart or Burn, if SoFCk -V l%/tC Irritated, Inflamed of »UR tltO Granulated,useMurinftften. Soothes. Refreshes. Safe fof ofant or Adult. At all Druggists. Write fof c^mafiyo Book. MaEpM|(Kaii^|