Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1885 — A Bad Omen. [ARTICLE]

A Bad Omen.

We should be heedful of Nature gives us such. Inactivity of the kidneys and bladder is an omen of danger. The diseases which attack those organs are among the most fatal .and obstinate, and are usually preceded by the above symptom of growing weakness. The best invlgorant under such circumstances is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, a safe as well as active remedy. The proper degree of energy is imparted to the operations of these Important seoreting and discharging glands, without overstimulation, by the Bitters. .In. that'respect, as in others, it surpasses and -is preferable to diuretics which overact The. artiole is also a remedy for and preventive of chills and fever and bilious remittent, and cures rhenmatio ailments, dyspepsia, debility and nervousness. Don't delay if you experience the well-known symptoms of any of these ailments, but use the Bitters at once. Apropos of tlie late Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton, who perhaps will lie longest remembered for his ‘ puppy dog” correspondence, it is worth while to recall the caustic description of his “ideal” that once appeared in the Quarterly. It is alluded to by' Mr. Edmund Yates in his memoirs. According to the story, the noble lord’s idea of a perfect wife was “a woman who would sit on a footstool at his feet, looking up fondly in his face, and only interrupt him to whisper that he was the handsomest creature on earth.” About twenty-five years since Mason Sc Hamlin announced important Improvements in reed instruments, then known as melodeons. So considerable were the changes and improvements that they olaimod for their new instrument another and better name—organ or cabinet organ—by which it has become universally known, and obtained wonderful usefulness and success; about 80,000 organs being now made in this country yearly, while American organs are largely exported’ to every civilized country. The same company now offerijja tbe public an improved Upright Piano, wfnen they have been experimenting upon and testing for u number of years, aud confidently claim presents improvements of the greatest practloal value. A distinguishing cbaracteristlo is that they entirely dispense with wood in bolding the strings, which are secured by metal fastenings directly to the iron plate, so securing perfect vibration and more pure musical tones, with much greater durability. The changing conditions of wood, so objectionable in suoh a matter, are entirely avoided. The improvement certainly seems to be one of great importance. —Boston Traveller.