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VALUAIILE SCIJCXTIFIC I'APER OX A
KECEXT .\OTAHLE CASE.
8; P. KNIGHT, OF AUGUSTA, ; IE.
Dr. Bancroft, Who Was Called Into
the. Case n^au Expert, Ileviewc'il
:tho JudKe'ai Instraetlons llefore the.
4 Medico-Psychological Association.
The insanity-: plea, in homicide : trials is
. .. ■ -•>■.. . ■•■ - - .-.■.-,-■,-..-■- . ■■-.-*
sufficiently common . J-. to invest a "full,
scientific discussion of ; such a case with
wide, general- interest. One of the most
valuable and interesting papers read at
tho recent session of the Medico-Psych
ological Association, in this city, ex
haustively reviewed the case: of Bradford
P. Knight, of Augusta, Me., who has re
cently been convicted of first-degree mur
der, and: who is in an. asylum: now pend
ing; review of the trial in an /appellate
court.' Insanity was the plea -of the de
fence. "■>
Bradford P. Knight, aged 45, with a
long pedigree of insanity/ for which he
himself had been treated prior to his
crime, murdered j his . wife's' sister, with
whom he had sustained illicit relations
over a : period of several years. • The girl,
Minnie, finally reformed, but Knight ap
pears, to have conceived the ideaTthat she
wished to have him placed in an asylum,
that she might consort with another
man. He determined to kill" her, and
.made a mental note of his determination
on the day of the murder, jotting it down
on an old envelope. :
The case is peculiarly interesting, be
cause of the remarkably lucid charge of
Judge Emery.' in which he outlined two
types, of insanity— one of -broader, more
inclusive scope, which -he called legal in
sanity; the other, more limited and par
tial' in its mental -effects; to which
he gave the' name -of medical -insanity. :
'The paper, which was prepared and
read by Dr. C. P. Bancroft, . Superinten
dent of the New Hampshire Asylum,
who " was called into .the case ..as an 'in
sanity expert, is. in part, as follows:
THE JUDGE'S CHARGE.
The charge of ..Judge Emery is espe
cially interesting v - because- it is a very
clear exposition ;Of an old fallacy con
cerning -insanity. as;<i defence for crime.
Moreover, 'this is the popular conception
and because of; its-.- erroneousness, 'de
serves the consideration ..of /: the alienist
as; often: as it is repeated."
Judge Emery's"- reasoning is. as follows:
Ho says "the word ■■/insanity*' Is used
in these matters . with two significations
from the standpoint of the 'person ad
dressing himself to the question. .In
sanity in a medical sense— in the sense
that it is used and thought of by a physi
cian who is treating disease— means a
mental -disease, a mind disease, as dis- I
tinct from a healthy mind; and the medi- j
caiman who is addressing himself to the]
treatment of disease' looks on and regards
the question of whether/ or not a man's
mind' is diseased, and, 'if so, the charac
ter of "that disease, its symptoms, and
so forth; its probable "extent and how
far it may have progressed; the same as
a medical man, perhaps," treating the
body would say; that a person . \tlth a
weak heart, dyspepsia, or with sundry
other difficulties, hadan unhealthy body,
and yet ! the body would go on doing^
work. It might bo that a man drawn as
a Juryman might be pronounced by a
physician not to have a sound body, that
there would be some bodily^ defect, and
yet the man need not "be excused from
jury duty. It would have to be of such
a character as would seem'" to disqualify
him f rom 'sitting: as a juror. ' But we have
to also consider it in -what is called the
legal 'sense, i Insanity:: means unsound
ness. • •_ • In a legal sense when we
are considering men's responsibility for
their acts, we come to the question of
the legal meaning of, the term 'insanity'—
what meaning that has in Islw. It means
something more ; than . in ' the ' medical
sense. It 'means ; a mental- disease of.
such charaeterard extent as for the time
to destroy mental responsibility. Hence,
you see that' a person may be, in the
eye of, a doctor, medically insane— that is,
he may have a 'diseased mind— and yet
not be;" insane in the legal sense; just
as the -body may be, in 'a medical sense,
unsoundvand 'yet practically sound. ..A
man might have eczema on his arm and
a physician, "would say .that he was not
perfectly sound in the body, and yet he
could go on and do business" with prac
tically no inconvenience: The -question
we are to. consider here is not simply
whether- this man .at the' time of this
kUling.was- what we call medically in
• sane-lhat is.-'had a diseased mind 'from
the doctors' point of.view^-but wheth«
he was unsound in the legal sense of
that term— what the law. . understands is
insanity." - v .
Ho says still further that "one may-be
criminally responsible though he is "suf
fering • from some mental derangement
ihe possession of sound faculties and
full vigor of mind, unimpaired by> disease
or- infirmity,; is not required as a condi
tion of criminal responsibility.' Tho law
recognizes that the human mind has
varied and distinct powers and functions
such ;■ as affection. instinct',, reason.'
will, imagination, _ memory, and, so forth;
that some one or more of these faculties
may be diseased or disordered while the
others continue unimpaired .'and undis
turbed. One may suffer, from some men
tal delusion or infirmity 'and yet in all
other respects be rational.- and, there
fore, responsible. . -
ox the othiTr hand;
"On the other hand, to -make out his
case.'he is not required to prove a state
of idiocy— a state of complete mental •im
becility. He : ; is. rot required to prove
that. he. is 'a" raving maniae;;not required
to 1 prove that his mind was. : all gone,' all
upset. Nor is he required to. prove that
a majority of the faculties of his mind
were affected, nor need he show that he
could not" do any. business, nor need he
show that this.t hing- was continuous or
of long- duration."'- «• '-'
How far musU>-jthjev mental disease go,
he inquires,; iiiVoisder 'to establish irre
sponsibilitj-." In accordance with the rule
of- law in- the State ..' of Maine, he' says:
"To establish the proposition that he^was.
insane in the' legal sense, and, therefore,
not criminally responsible, the respon
dent must . prove, that at the time of do
ing the act he was afflicted with mental:
disease of such" "character or extent that,
he had not then the mental capacity suf
ficient ■■'■' to distinguish between, right
and wrong as to \ the • particular
act. "he? was doing; ;ior, r in, "'other*
words.': :. that he •■ had not ' know-:
ledge.. consciousness. "or conscience enough
to" 4 - know that the act he was doing was \
wrong and criminal, and one for which ;
he would be liable to .punishment ; : .ar, in
still other words, that he was so afflicted
by mental disease as not to know ; the na
ture and quality of the act : he was doing;
or, if he;;"did know, that much, he* yet' did
not know that the; act was unlawful aria
.wrong.' '-■■ If he does Prove that much, ' he
pstabifsh/'s the proposition that he was:
legally ''unsound— insane, in legal sense.
."■.. '.._ - NOT LEGALLY ; INSANE-; ■'",_ \±" :
"Again: .-Mniate'yer^ was the ; character
or;extentrof^hi3-,rnerii.altdisea3e,- if.'aiiy he
haclT if' ho 'yet had .sufncient'\nental;'ca
pacity .t'o.understand^and.knoTC^the'fsitua
tion," tp':understarid^and remember triejn'a
ture'a'nd'qifality bf -the ; act he^wasrdoing;
that it;was;unlawful: and wrong,: he; was
not then^insane c in Jthe. legal sense ■ ofr that
term.:: Hemust show, then:' First, the ex- ;
istence at 'that time 'of some /mentiU dis
ease; ;■ secondly," that -the- disease? was- of
such character or.extent that it -deprived
him, at; that time of^thensual' mental ca
pacity .necessary; tot understand ¥,th;e;.na
turp andlquality/of^the;act:he : .wa&Jxloingv
its' character , and : consequences; ; c ii£»'6ther
words; .the ;mentaV capacity, toj distfngiiish
betweeri(right s - and?.wrbng5 as ; to ;that ; par;
ticular. act. Hemiist show ■ the connection
ibetween- the ■ mental ;.dlse£sc-,'df ; there" waa
P.. 7 ...--.-.;, :.^^-:::-:^ ,^_ "~ , - ->^ r - -.-/.: ..^-,
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| ALUJSHT LEA, MIA'X.,
I DE.iLEAKD(ER: : j;'-,THOMAS.^ /
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one, and this unhappy result, by the re- i
duction of his mental- capacity to the i s
state vwhich I have described. If both are 1 i
shown— namely, tile existence of the men- *■■"
tar disease and its extent to the point I
have described— then he was ■'. insane in " 1
the legal sense, and the killing was am-" (
ply the unfortunate result of mental dis- '
ease; otherwise, . the killing . must be held '
to be the result of the man's vicious acts,
for which he is responsible." : ■
To prove that in the -case ofi Bradford } :
P. Knight the mental disease had not '
progressed to this particular point of de- ■
stroying- a knowledge of right and wrong
with reference to the particular act Judge
Emery. called upon the: jury to' especially :
note the fact that he conversed -with peo
ple upon ordinary topics; that he trans
acted routine business; that he carefully
planned the crime; that he suocessfuHy
eluded arrest. a,n<3, throwing people off
the track, escaped io his own home, all
of which conclusively proved, so he „ said,
that he Isr&<j7 "his'ae't: was wrong and that
he would be punished for it. -
MAIN FACTORS IGNORED.
Thus the main factors in Knight's 'case
were relegated to the background, and
symptoms* were emphasized to the jury's
mind which are of minor Importance and
have little significance' in a dementing
psychosis of the type of this particular
case. Every alienist knows, that co
herent conversation, ~ transaction of rou
tine- business, the., planning of mur
der, of Ingenious and successful escapes
are- wholly consistent with advanced
mental disease and complete irrespon
sibility. .
The jury returned the only verdict pos
sible under Judge Emery's very explicit
charge— viz., -guilty, of. murder in the first
degree."- ... " . - 4 ,
Counsel for the defence entered . excep
tions, which 'were allowed by Judge
Emery, and the very, interesting Points
raised as to what constitutes true respon
sibility, in the insane mind will be argued
before the bench at the. next law term.
It is a test ease, as far as future rulings
in the State of- Maine-are -concerned,*'
wherever insanity is raised as a defence,
and will be watched with much interest
by. all medico-legal specialists. If the
ruling: of Judge Emery is to prevail it is
difficult to see how justice can be secured
for any but. the idiot, the extremely de
mented, or the raving insane.
THB TWO ARE SYNONYMOUS. .
The. fact is, insanity,, and irresponsi
bility, or. at-: least, modified responsibility,
are nearly, if not quite,: synonymous.
Certainly it is true' that no form of in
sanity exists* in which> there isnot modi-,
fled- responsibility.. Not only does the in
sane man reason from wrong 'data, but
the. power to^see things in their . Proper.
relationships, . Is -Impaired. ••' His mental
perspective is distorted. The inability to
make rational comparisons and to exer
cise the power of choice are the earliest
symptoms of mental disease. The capa
city to right from wrong,
either ; iii the abstract Cor. in any particu- <
lar case, is not lost untirthe insanity is
far advanced. Such loss is one of "the
later manifestations of pronounced func
tional and ofganio brain disturbance. To
arbitrarily state, therefore, that respon
sibility depends upon a knowledge of
right and wrong is decidedly unscientific.
In his charge Judge Emery particularly
instructed -the jury thatvit is- not neces
sary for the insanity to have proceeded
to the extent of dementia or Idiocy, or
profound confusional conditions but 'un
fortunately • for his theory, these are : the
only, forms of insanity in which a knowl
edge'of right. and wroiigisobliteratedMh
air the reasoning or partial insanities this
knowledge is unimpaired.: It is the will
power .that is - damaged; and not the
power to distinguish right from wrong.,
eitherjin the abstract or in any particular
case.'-. '■'■" : • -: :: -' . ■;•• '■■■- :
HIGHER' PROCESSES, SUPPER. -
:l Because .the ■ insane '" person ■•- manifests
only one. or two'delusions/'talks coherent
ly and intelligently, and transacts busi
ness . correctly, it does - not follow that
his I mind is ■ sound on. all other relation
ships^outside-the one or two prominent
delusions ■„t hat ■; he mayV exhibit. Their
unfortunate ■ possessor is .usually "damaged
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Catarrhal Tonic.
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-■-', ..-■"; MRS. CLARA "THOMAS. :
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or ~ : . ;'''/■;. 1 ■■ ■ ■!■■.■■; ; ;...":.'.'".
,n all the .higher mental processes, such,
is the ■ judgment, ' the moral 'perceptions,
and, "particularly, ■-. In ■ the. . exercise '■„ of ; the
will Slower.' ■ . .• '-
While apparently sane /on all' -other
topics, and. able to talk correctly on every
lay "..matters, : and- transact- his -routine
business, he may be- so ■:. dominated : by:
certain 'prevailing:- ideas : as to . be wholly .
unable to resist some acts, because in
his . own disordered '■ mind : they, are " justi
fied by tha facts in, his individual life.
These are the very insane people "who
are the -most dangerous. It ; te not the
turbulent maniac, -full of ~ incoherence
andnoisy destructiveuess, but the quiet,:
seoretive paranoiac who moves " around
amongst people in"' his daily 'avocations,:
who 'may spread destruction in his: path,:
Beware how you tread, upon the. high
explosive of his. disordered bi*ain! The
attempt to circumscribe "any form -of in
sanity and call it partial, is as unscien
tiiic as it is unsatisfactory. Every species
of insanity 'is mental disease, and the
attempt to draw arbitrary lines 'around
any-form of mental ; disease, and toeay.
that ; it shall be limited by this or that
symptom, is not sustained by what we
know. 'of mind. The functions of mind'
are too interdependent to be_so. cipcum-;.
scribed. "'. * -' *~ / .
. The man, who is; as the lawyers say,
"partially" insane, may know that his
act. is wrong in the eyes of the law, and
a punishable, offence,- but in his disorder
ed reasoning he' will, agrue that I the
facts, justify the deed/ and it "will be im
possible to convince: him to the - contrary.
In this case the suspicion" that the su T
perintendenr of the asylum was suppress
ing his ■ mail an d* keeping his family away :■
from him justified his" attempt upon his ; :
life, just as did the firm- belief that Mamie
was talking about him' and trying to place
him in an asylum in order that:she~might
consort with another man, justify him In
taking her 1ife. .... He might ever so clear
ly understand that the act was .wrong in.
the eyes of the'l'iw, but^he_feeling of its
absolute justice in his bwnr_ Particular
.case, was so great*that-;he.,was; Compelled 1
to co-'-mit- the- deed, ho matter what ,tb.e
consequence might.be. - . " \
TEST, OF RESPONSIBILITY. ; ;
Tha real test of _ responsibility, then, Is
not a knowledge of right r or wrong with
reference to the particular' act, but, as
Dr. C- F. Mac Donald has ;so ; v/ell ex-:
pressed it:"Knowing the.right and know
ing .the wrong, has -the • man ; the, power to
choose the right and avoid the wrong?"
It is not. a question of knowledge, -but- of ■
power, to choose between two courses of
action. If he. has ; got such_ power, .then.,
his act is the product of' the disease; andy
ha: is. not responsible. -..:.*-.. . '.--
In; every case of suspected. insanity 'es?
pecial effort should, be .made to ascertain
whether, the criminal act is the. result -of i
morbid reasoning i or is the product of
mental disease. ; If the act is the cmt-;
growth of disordered^, reasoning; if the
man's judgment is so-enfeebled that he
cannot Properly estimate- the natural re
lations of things; if his will: power is so
enfeebled; that he -'■ cannot resist ■■■••the
powerful pressure from" within .'■ that im
pels, him to .the deed, then the act "majv
be said to be" the product of. his <iiseaser
and is not criminal,- no matter; how .clear
ly. he may understand the 'nature, and
quality of the' act,, whether bright? or
t wrong . in the eyes of the r law; or how
| coherently and intelligently; he may " con-
I versa oh ordinary;." topics,.: and plan and
effect ingenious escape from detection.
Finalljvin view of all .• that we knew of
I the operations of the insane; mind,: it ia
j greatly to :b"e desired that the simpler
ruling of. Chief-Justice -Dos, in the. r;ra
mous ,New.- : Hampshire .case "of State vs.
Pike, may. .become:; more - .prevalent
•.wherever insanity is raised as ■: a" defence?
.The learned Judge ruled that there is no
> legal .test : of 'insanity.:- Each case must be
'.decided on .its own merits.. The: -basic
facts- are. that insanity, is a mental dis
eases the product of. mental, disease" can
. not, be a crime;- tests^ of : mental disease
are matters of .: fact; and whether, the \de
fendant has; a. mental -disease; and whe
ther his act; is : the product -of that dis
ease, is. a' question ofjfact'for the jury to
(..consider.'-.. This is good law- and, souiib
medicine.. . - : - . ; - .;. : -; . ■; „,
One Who is Xot Opposed to England
To the. Editor of -the"' Dispatch:. '
>There t appears {to jbe Van -inclination oe ;
the part.ot; certain Demoeratic^Jleadersi to'
commit the party to pro-B6erism inHhe'^
comins^vpresidenTial 4 campaign: -At, any ■■
rate, the v g-entleman-; who- is I expected ;
again to , lead as | the nominee; Mr. : Brvan H
:■: /That ; is vbad^ policy, . to ; say^the ' least, '■
and uncertainly., not in: -good taste^under
the ;. circumstances. f First, Sbecause^ it" is^
unwise for - any,; party or. : nation ■to -= take*
■ sides ■:., against ; a^f riendiwhen? instrouble ■
and particularly^when; it;is none^of .their \
;busine 3 s^OreatSßritain«proTed^herself
; our.very^est- friend- in our ' late swar-in- ;
jdeed/J^our? only i one I in*; all " Europe: ' That?
Js^stated^ as^a. ■ fact jby^ onej of l-the? highest \
officials at -Washington— the '- Secret aryiiof l
i^ar— and;,v we js a n- iWell - remember/: , t j ie f
fnendlyrattitude-ofithefßritiehSadmiral^l
and % other,:? officials, S when S our > gallant \
Uewey.;,-was -worried iby-. the' impertinencej!
of ; the i Germans in Manila bay. 1
grAs |surely,|as g the i next t electionTdayj ar-^ I
rives, 11 11?1 1? Pro 7 Boerism | enters I into « Demo-" !
;cratic|policyv^sofsurelyiwmi\vejloselthou^l
i sands of ? yotes, t inHhis \ State >at leastil-Thel
old 'i Mo ther ; lCountry4 is 1 fighting., a | Heroic 1
I r battle -for.' us all; for the cause ?of % good |
Igovernmentlarid'jhumanity.^God'bless^her.
I Is ithe; prayer of ■ A D&AIOCRAT.**^
GVAROIAX GK AXD ICIRCLE,
OF -. WOODCRAFT.":
.•■■.- MRS;. JOSEPHINH BENSON". j
To -tho Peruna "Medicine Company: j|
■ "Last Ifall- I!. contracted ai »c-
: ■vere" r cold: on my lnns»;':"wl»ieli*
:per«istedi;ia[.reniai»iing: in spite j
of all .medicines and tlie hest\
\ care. ; Pernna. worked ■ wonders
for me, not only -completely; l
healingr 1 Vtne lnnsr»«; T l ?™* .c^irins
• t lxe ea.ta.rrli b£ : the - hcnjl jas ; -ivell/ 5
■wliich had set in;-^-;>'" y -"; ;■; {■'
.:.■.;- y. "3lr:*.J. ISeS"s6*X, : 3
"Seattle. \Vash.".
:' Mrs. t Benson" is • guardian; ': Grand *;
. Circle, ! v ii "Women of "Woodcraft,' .of .-
Seattle, .Wash., the largest; woman's |
?" organization on -the Pacific. coast.- ■\"|
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v MZILL BE' =
LQ CSTED
: IN 'HIS
NrW : ill Alv i^ruV
Bet Sixth aad Seventii;
[mh gg-Th.Siin&Ta) " . ;
The ' Manhattan -Typewriter.
■- ■ ■ ■ . ■ *. . ■ ■
; .:paiCE, §75.' ■ - • -{ ' -
-A -: .REVOL.U'riui\ lis \ THE:T:TYPE
WRiTKR TRADE. -?
S The same - : forces*' w hich** have -. recently 1
made it- possible^ to" buy: the best-sewing
machines and bicycles at - proper -prices, ; i
with, a fair „ margin ; of - prorit = iidded, ~ are
at work" on Typewriters.^' ;' The. result is;
a high-class "'machine, ■ which ris an im
provement -for. wnich- you ara
asked to pay ona>tl.lrd. more. "*;?■. '
If .-is- constructed "on familiar and \ap
pr6ved';liues,--with = every , modern - improve
ment which adds' to the utility of a ma
chine. Standard size, wide; platen, uni
versal; keyboard, rapid action,' light; touch,
perfect alignment,.* and a*; splendid mani
fOlder. '.''':■■-. : ■v. ■-„-.. .-:.;•:■ ■'-..'-'. '~ . - .
The machine 'is 'its -own best argument.
Unexcelled at any price.- in utility ana
durability.-" Outside the -trust and pro
tected-by American, and- foreign^ patents."
Call and examine -it critically, or send for
catalogue."yßental": Machines," -Typewriter
Furnlture.-and-Supplies" always on liand.
electric " coxstruction: .com
•. : panY; op;= Virginia;:. :; ;
!-;,.. ■■■ - ■ , -.. "-■ State -.'Agents. 1 ' - ; . ■ "-.• ." : 'f.~
i "■-■■; ■■■:•■ .{..-., -F.;-t.-. chase,. :-..;; ; . •»-....;.
> Manager tTypewriter-Department..
SO9 Bank street. ■■.-".-- --. ißichmond,i ßichmond, Va.
, t - Cfe 21-W,F&Sun) . .: ■
$ WELCH'S j I
SiieifiroiilClioicestiOuCQfdsri?
t ' FOR SALS BY $
I BRBG9S DRUG CO. I
I Broad and First Sts. •$■
mr-?>-Su,Tu&E
M>: lOMiTiHSIiRItLS
-S'^3'* ?i ror 7 exn lk* onl y safa^nd reliable
• ' ?/S?C"-' : --sJl'otoale iieeolatorror all troubles.
; ' : :£i *^4lJ*t BelleTCs Kiihia ■ 3 days.' I ? At druggista,*
'■'tJL. "■ * •'^a* or ; b ?7 mtiUS Price,* SS»"X Send 4c tat
©feajiygS'rWoinen'sSare Guard." WilcoxMeU
i^>MEHS&% ical Co., S2a J.V 13ili St., Phila.,fa.» %
■ " .-- CnolS-Sus2t)
jg Cards^BilUHeads^! Statements *■ lietter^
: Hei^s^Note^^ds^Carculars^HajQdbSll^
;D^gera^ ! S^fprinted^by2th6i>D.ispatch
-{Company " at' low^ prices. Will ' give | you'
fgtwdfWorkiat the sam^ prices {you pay.fof
slnferlor Xwbrk. § Sena; ns i7Ourior<3ef3 5 ana
we tvU? ,cni?rantea -satisfaction ir> every
;»araß'uta». -■ --'"■ ~-
MANAGER VT\V, GV THE ,CEt«:
! J. LOUIS PFAU.-JR.
i To the Peruna Medicino Company* m
"Last Jane \ hnd a icvere »t*
tack; of catarrt»,-- v -wl»laii||
3 Sva» very annoying and deMll^
' i •' VtntieA* : s iny £»yaitci!Q i »gS^|iiiK^3FWßKe^
I •'.' advertisementJi,; lrrrtotejTOiwJCoi^
I ; : J*«l*^lce '-.'■■:. I : nsed PernnaL v <coiiait«»ts|
, I iiy, - J nntl ' ; last : : XoVe%toer :^| : *r]br<Mit|
j } the-syinptonis . diaappearra en
tirely." ' ' , " . .
1 -„;:..■ "' ■-'■ V : "J.:x'OIJIS:;PFAtT,i P Jr>^!^;
"Saite 1 201. Times-HeriildlSsS^^^
lnff. Chicago, 111." " '
■ '- Mr. Pf au is manager ~o£ '.tha'. C&aiieHi j
Trust Company. 'r . ' .%^s\
O ' " " ~" ' '^==C
,-., . Of bourse, i t : may be that manr , PeoPJ«j
have not : yet come Xo know ■ of I thl3 i rent;'
edy f or 'catarrhal ' affections, but gltf i»
strango it should be so after sucb.^mulUi
tudes have been cured by It and sol ma^R
papers : have heralded ' It frora I one] end^Ofti
the : country ; to "the. other. ■'--.." Men? and^rts
men of all ages aiuT nuik.^the^rlcb^an*
poor," the > learned : antl ;illiteratev?arer^afta
! giving ; unsolicited ~ testhaony^ to^thejlac^j
I that; Peruna '.."will: curs' all > catarrhal |^^!
I eases. "- - '
I A free book on* catarrhal anments. vwjit-;
ten by Dr. Hartmari, the co^inpounderjo^
*-Porunay^\vill'liet3Vnt;by.-th^Perona-M»aJij
O. " .. i
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fact that nothing tends more^to'l
injure^the 'eyesight thanT^Fear^
ing improper giasses r VwMlsff
'{, nothing ; preserveß { y isionf iaoS^"^
than the use of suitable ones.
We furnish the latter onlyj'aadti
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Oar -■ . - ..- ■ ' •
Photograpli)||
; department is aLso in chargeof ~g
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