Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1887 — An Offensive Breath [ARTICLE]

An Offensive Breath

Is most distressing, not only to the person afflicted, i-' ho have any pride, but to those with whom he comeq in contact It is a delicate matter to speak of, but it has parted not oniy friends but lovers. Bad*breath and catarrh are inseparable. Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures the worst cases, as thousands can testify. On a recent trip through Tasmania, writes a correspondent, our traveling party happened to visit the graveyard at Launceston, and among the various epitaphs discovered the following on a slate-stone slab: Beneath this rustic pile of stones Lie the remains of Mary Jones. Her name was Lloyd ; it was not Jones; But Jones was put to rhyme with stones. This was considered fairly good, but on our return our host capped it. In the early days of the colony a rich merchant’s wife djpl. Anxious to provide her a suitable monument, the bereaved husband sent far and wide for a stonecutter, and by rare good luck found one capable of reading. The inscription was to begin with the verse, “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.” The first five words went on one line, leaving room for two more letters. “Crown” could not be divided, but there was another resource. To the stone-cutter a crown was “five bob,” so he promptly inserted the symbol 5 , and the difficulty was surmounted. — Harper's Magazine