Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1893 — The Modern Invalid [ARTICLE]

The Modern Invalid

Has tastes medicinally, in keeping with other luxuries. A remedy must be pleasantly acceptable i.i form, purely wholesome in composition, truly benficial in effect and entirely free from every objectionable quality. If really ill he consults a physician; if constipated he uses the gentle family laxative Syrup of Figs.

People often wonder at the price demanded for a genuine Panama straw hat, and seem disposed to consider a man crazy who will pay $5 or $lO for such a head-piece, but they forget that a Panama hat of the best quality demands the choicest materials in its composition, and requires the labor of a man sometimes for several weeks. Once done, however, + he Panama straw hat is practically indestructible, save by fire. It will bear being thrown about, you may sit on it for half a day, and it will resume its original form as easily as though it were made of rubber. It will last and look well for a dozen years, and though so tough, is as light as though made of feathers. The king can do no wrong—if the other fellow has the aces.