Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1901 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

UNDER THE SNOW. Ghastly Truths Revealed on the Disappearance nt Winter’s White Mantle.

Deadly dangers lurk in the ground left bare by the departing snow. All winter long there have been accumulating deadly disease germs. These have been protected and kept alive by the covering of snow and now, with the first warm days, these deathbringing microbes are awakened by the rays of the sun, and as the ground dries they are carried to all corners of the community in the dust that is blown everywhere by the spring winds. The human body at this time Is particularly susceptible to these germs, especially the germs of fevers. The system has been depleted by the foregoing winter. The blood is sluggish and filled with impurities. The nerves have not recovered from the tension they have been under for the past months. The stomach, the bowels, the kidneys, the liver are all at their worst. It is therefore, not strange that these germs of disease find fertile ground in which to thrive, flourish and develop into deadly ills. Spring is the time of year when one should fear an attack of fever, especially when the system is depleted, one should dread any severe illness. The vitality is at a low ebb. There is less power of resistance to throw off disease, and it is on this account that fatalities are so much greater during the spring months than at any other time of the year. There is but one way to ward off such dangers, and that is to fortify the

Lumber Notice. On and after January 1, 1901, we will sell direct to contractors, consumers or any other parties desiring to buy lumber, lath, shingles or any kind of building material, saving them a middleman’s profit. Send in your lists for estimates. . Correspondence promptly answered. JOHN E. BURNS IUMBEB COMPANY, LONO DISTANCE TELEPHONES MONROE til, MONROE 200. 40 W. Chicago Av. CHICAGO, ILL

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