People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1897 — A WONDERFUL SHRUB. [ARTICLE]

A WONDERFUL SHRUB.

Growl on tho Bantu of the Ganges and Cures Many Bodily Ilia. One of the latest botanical discoveries of interest to seekers for health is called Alkavis. from the Kava-Kava shrub of India. It is being imported by the Church Kidney Cure company of New York, and is a certain cure for several bodily disorders. The KavaKava shrub, or, as botanists call it, “Piper Methysticum,” grows on the banks of the Ganges river, and probably was used for centuries by the natives before its extraordinary properties became known to civilization through Christian missionaries. In this respect it resembles the discovery of quinine from the peruvlan bark, made known by the Indians to the early missionaries in South America, and by them brought to civilized man. It is a wonderful discovery, with a record of 1,200 hospital cureß In thirty days. It acts directly upon the blood and kidneys, and is a true specific, just as quinine is in malaria. We have the strongest testimony of many ministers of the gospel, well known doctors and business men cured by Alkavis. So far the Church company. No. 422 Fourth avenue, New York, are the only importers of this new remedy, and they are 60 anxious to prove its value that for the sake of introduction they will send a free treatment of Alkavis prepaid by mall to every reader of this paper who is a sufferer from any form of kidney or bladder disorder, Bright’s disease, rheumatism, dropsy, gravel, pain in back, female complaints or other afflictions due to improper action of the kidneys or urinary organs. We advise all sufferers to send their names and address to the company, and receive the Alkavis free. It is sent to you entirely free, to prove Its wonderful curative powers.