Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1878 — Mt. Vesuvius. [ARTICLE]

Mt. Vesuvius.

Should an eruption occur in thia volcano and cauw the destruction of one-half of the inhabitants in the vicinity, the remainder, who barely eacape with their lives, immediately move back upon the half-cooled lava, and there live in constant fear O< another eruption, foolishly fancying that the only tenantable portion of the earth rests within the shadow of the great volcano. This fairly illustrates the force of habit and the persistency with which people ding to opinions when onoe formed. For example, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures incipient consumption, coughs, colds, and all affections of the liver ana blood, yet, some still depend upon physicians and remedies that have naught but repeated failures to which they can refer. Aud. although Dr. Pieroe’s Favorite Prescription is sold under a positive guarantee to cure those weaknesses peculiar to women, and, notwithstanding that thousands of women bear testimony to its efficacy, and the truth of all statements made concerning it. many .yet submit to the use of caustic and the knife. Again, Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, no larger than mustard seeds, win positively cure constipation, whore it is dependent upon dyspepsia er torpid liver; yet some still depend for relief upon the " blue pill” or huge doses of drastic cathartic medicine. In the face of such facts, can we wonder at the blindness of the poor Italians ?