^rom the fiorost. Most of the great remedial agents were discovered accidentally and in many cases by ignorant and uneducated people. The virtue of Peruvian Bark (from which quinine is made) was made known to the world through the Indians, who found that drinking from a pool into "which some of the trees had fallen, cured them of chills and fever. Vaccination was discovered by the milk maids, who were accidentally inoculated with the viru9 from the cows, and were found to be protected from small-pox. ' In like manner Swift's Specific was dis¬ covered by the Indians of America, who found number1 of their race afflicted with blood poison, which it i thought was brought among them by Columbus' men in 1492, and in the year 1824 the formula for this great remedy was obtained by white people in Georgia, since which time its record has been wonderful. Its fame has spread over nearly all of the English speaking world, and it is used where the English language is not spoken. We will mail free an instructive treatise on blood diseases to all applicants. THE SWIFT SPTCCin^TC' rif$, vohioh tftade, and are Wasteless, if not I"Qeadf TJOithout it." Seventy-five per cent, or three fourths of the ills which afflict mankind, are traceable to some sort of poison in the blood. Is it not important then, that the sick should well consider their condition? Has there ever been any Blood Poison, Scrofula, Consumption, Sewer Gas Poison, Sudden Death,- Catarrh, Rheumatism, Eczema or Skin disease in any of your family or ancestors? Then examine the merits of Swift's Specific, by sending for our book on Blood Poisons. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. KNOWN MANY CASES. I have seen Swift's Specific used and known of many cases of the worst form of blood diseases which have been cured by it. I know the proprietors to be gentlemen of the highest type and utmost reliability. I recommend it as a great blood remedy, unequaled by anything that I know of. " M. B. WHARTON," Pastor First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala. AT THE HEAD. " I am of the opinion that S.S.S. should stand at the head of the list of blood remedies. J arrived at this con« elusion from the testimony of scores of persons who have told me of the good results from its use. I have been sell¬ ing S.S.S. for years, and it has won a large sale. " C. A. GRIFFITH, Mayflower, Ark." "DAT KTAR LOCKED." " Des kinder tollable," replied the other, with a sigh. " I>ey keeps me so busy roun here dat I aint got time to do much but complain." "How cum you so busy?" asked Uncle Balaam. "I bin had one eye on you since I bin settin' here, an' I aint seed you do nuffin yit. How cum dat ?'" " I bin up dar waitin' fer de boss ter cum," said the other, "an' now he done cum, I'm a-gwine down here whar he'll hatter-sen' atter me when he want me. I'm gwine ter rustle roun' and see ef I can't git me a watermillion." " Dais a whole kyar full un um," remarked Uncle Balaam, sententiously. " Dat kyar locked," said the other. " What kinder millions is dey ?" Uncle Balaam asked. "Deycum from sumers' way-offyander," said the other negro, " Dat what I 'lowed," said Uncle Balaam. " Dish here's de fust week in June, an' dough de sun gittin' sorter warm, and thankful when you set right down and let it take good aim at you, yit taint time fer no state er Georgy watermiilions. J/Jrs >«• ? If so, why not put aside your prejudice and incred¬ ulity long enough to investigate the merits of Swift's Specific. There are three chances out of four that your trouble is due to some disease of the blood. This remedy is purely vegetable, contains no mercury, pot¬ ash, or other minerals, and is harmless in its effects, • but so powerful as to cleanse the blood of all impurities, and allow nature to heal the disease. Send your address for our book on the blood, and it will be mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. The following is an extract from a letter written by Mr. J. H. Haekell, Ridge Farm, 111.: "Swift's Specific (S.S.S.), saved my life and restored my health. From childhood I suffered agonies from a constitutional blood trouble, that gradually grew wurse as I advanced in years. Finally a great ulcerous sore broke out on my leg, which compelled me to go ou crutches, and this, added to the rheumatism, which set in, made me almost helpless. The physicians, who, by the way, were the best in this State, pronounced the dis¬ ease incurable. I then took S.S.S.; improved from the first day, and am now sound and well." HIS HEALTH RESTORED. "About four years ago I was completely broken down in health, as a result of hardships, endured during the war. My constitutipn was shattered so that I was unfit for business. On the advice of a friend, I took S.K.S., and in a short time my health was perfectly restored, and I have not missed a day on account of sickness since. As a tonic S.K.S. is without an equal. I never saw any medicine that would build you up as fast as it does. " WM. L. VAN SYVKLE, Litchfield, 111." "I WISH YOU'D HUSH, BRER BALAAM." Not whar I cum fum. Down dar in middle Georgy, ef you got a good ripe watermiUion fo' de fofe er July, you wus doin' mighty well." "Law," said the other, "it done got so now dat dey 'gin ter cum in 'fo de fros' git out de groun' good." "Dem yander millions," said Uncle Balaam, gazing at the freight car with half-closed eyes, " is cert'ny got de ole time look 'bout um. I look at um des now, an' seem like I kin smell de Maypop blossom." " I wish you'd hush, Brer Balaam!" exclaimed the other ne¬ gro, laughing. " Yasser! an it look like I kin see de millions shinin' in de grass in de cool er de mornin', an' it look like (ley aint nobody watchin' 'cep'n a red-headed woodpecker in de top uv a dead pine." " Oh, go 'way, Brer Balaam ! You er gittin' me all stirred up, an what good it gwine do, ef all deze yer million kyars is locked up ? " "Dem ar watermillions," continued Uncle Balaam, smacking his lips, " mought be ez green on de inside ez dey is on de outside, yit dey looks des 'zackly like dem what we useter raise on de Oconee." is your TJ&ifa? The women of America are larger consumers of Swift's Specific than of any other medicine. It gentiy cleanses the blood, makes it richer and at the same time increases the appetite, improves digestion, and tones up the whole system. For delicate and over worked women S.S.S. has no equal. It can be taken at any and all times, and never fails to give relief. Send for our book on the blood, mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. Mr. John O. Rogers, of Dana, Illinois, writes as follows: "My wife was for years an invalid from a blood trouble, and suffered terribly at times from erysipelas. She tried many remedies advertised as blood purifiers, but received no benefit. A few bottles of Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) cured her of erysipelas and other blood troubles. From the first her appetite increased, and her general health improved in every way. She considers S.S.S. the best blood purifier and tonic she ever saw, and is willing for any one suffering as she was to be referred to her." RESTORED HIS WIFE'S HEALTH. "My wife suffered for years from debility*and geneial breaking down of health, the result of diseases peculiar to women. A few bottles of Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) re¬ stored her to perfect health. It built her up, increased her appetite and weight, until she is now the picture of health. The speedy recovery of my wife from her long illness caused all my family and several of my neighbors to take S.S.S. As a tonic we are all delighted with it. " CfEOUGB FLAMMER, Covington, 0." **I'M HUNTIN A STRAY COW." "I dunner whar dey cum fum, but dey sholy is got de right kinder streaks on nm." "Datarkyar," said the other negro, examining some mysterious chalk marks on the sides, "cum fum Albenny." "Wharbouts is Albenny?" asked Uncle Balaam, with a frown. " Down de country," said the other with a sweeping gesture that took in at least two points of the compass. "She's in deNunited Stateer Georgy," exclaimed Uncle Balaam, " dat whar she is. Kaze my young marster had a plantation down dar." " Dey tells me," said the other negro, " dat de wedder down dar starts in ter warmin' up terreckerly atter Christmus." " Hit bleedze ter be so," said Uncle Balaam, " bekaze it takes hot wedder an' a heap un it fer ter git de right kinder sweetness on de inside uv a watermillion. An' taint only dat—taint only de sun what gits it in dar. When I come an' ax you fer to please be so good ez ter gimme a watermillion, don't you dast ter gimme no yuther kind 'cep'n de ginnywine kind what got de natal sweetness) proned inter it fum de middle plum down ter de rine." Js your Qhild £ick, Or is there one of your children -who does not grow and develop as should be? Or are any of them troubled with boils, eruptions, sores or other evidences of deficient or impeded circulation ? Swift's Specific acts most happily on children. It stimulates the circulation, brings out all the impurities through the pores of the skin, and enables nature to so on with the growth and development of the child. There have been wonderful results from the use of S.S.S. on children, and you are invited to send for our treatise on the blood, which will be mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. WO TRACE LEFT. Mr. and Mrs. Litell, of Huntingburg, Ind., say that about one year ago their little girl was entirely cured of an annoying eruption of the skin and a local blood disorder, by the use of three bottles of S.S.S. There is no trace of the skin disease left, and the blood has been in perfect order ever since, and the general health of the child was never as good as now. They will take pleasure answer¬ ing any letters regarding the child's case. Rev. L. B. Paine, Macon, Ga., writes: " We have been using Swift's Specific at the orphans' home as a remedy for blood complaints, and as a general health tonic, and have had remarkable results from its use with the children and employes of the institution. It is such an excellent tonic, and keeps the blood so pure, that the system is less liable to disease. It has cured som© of our children of scrofula." "I wish you'd hush!" said the other nigger, shutting his eyes tight and grinning. "Hit des like I tell you" said Uncle Balaam. "Some er doze yer yuther niggers, dey er runnin' 'roun' all over creation, gwine out ter Massasip', an'down de Alabam', but I boun'you I'm agwine ter stay whar I kin git de gennywine state er Georgy watermillion when de season come 'roun'." "I 'clar' ter gracious, Brer Balaam: you make me feel right quare." "I don't wanter be whar I'll hatter buy um, needer," said Uncle Balaam, paying no attention to the other negro's remark. "I wanter be whar I kin go 'long de road soon in de mornin' an' make like I'm huntin' a cow what strayed off. Den, atter I been gwine 'long de road so long a time, maybe I'll take a notion fer to take a nigh cut, an' den I'll clime de fence an' santer 'long thoo de liel's, an' keep on twell bimeby I'll come 'long ter whar de crab-grass sorter growin' rank. I won't-min' de dew, kase what does a iittle dew 'mount ter, mo' speshually when a man is gwine 'long huntin' a stray cow?" The other negro stood listening to Uncle Balaam with open mouth. Rich, Rod 'Blood Is necessary to perfect health, and the changes of seasons often cause a feeling of languor and lassitude, showing that nature should be assisted. Swift's Specific is the special remedy foe the spring months when the system is changing from the full habit of the winter to the lighter diet of the warmer months. Noth¬ ing is so effectual to cleanse out the blood and tone up the human organism. Being purely vegetable it is harmless, and builds up the strength and appetite from the first dose. Send for our book on the blood. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlautn, Ga. GA1KED 18 POUNDS. " I consider S.S.S. the best tonic in the market. 1 took it for broken health, and gained eighteen pounds in three weeks. My appetite and strength were restored, and I was made a new man. Bl. GERLOCK, Belleville, Ohio." "I take pleasure in recommending Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) as a blood purifier and general tonic. It has no equal for toning up the system, purifying the blood, and bracing up the flagging energies in the spring. Three bottles of this wonderful medicine made a new man of me. JOHN L. HUFF, Girard, 111." MAKES A MAN OF HIM. "I consider Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) the best tonic and invigorator I ever saw. Whenever my blood is sluggish and I feel depressed, I take a bottle of this great remedy and it builds me right up and makes a man of me. It is by all odds the best tonic, appetizer and general strengthener on the market to-day, and I take pleasure in recommending it. w, j. CONRAD, Dunreath, Ind." "AN GIT ME A BOTTLE ER » "I'll go 'long twel I come ter de rank crab-grass, an' den 111 'low ter mysef'—'Hey ! what all dish here grass doin' here ? Look like somebody done plant sumpin' here an' den gone off an' lef' um', den, bimeby, I'll see sumpin' n'er in de grass dat look roun' an'green an' slick, wid little draps er dew on it des like glass beads. Den I'll stop an' hoi' up my hans' an' say—'Whoever is see de beat er dat ? Man come 'long an' plant big watermillion patch, an' den go off an' lef um'. Den I'll sorter poke roun' in de grass wid my cane tell I come 'cross a great big million wid streaks on 'im like rattlesnake, an' den I'll thump 'er an' if she holler back at me like she full, I'll set down right flat er de groun', and bus' 'er wid my fist." The listening negro moved a little nearer. "Yasser," continued Uncle Balaam, "dat des what I'd do. I wouldn't be grievin' kaze I ain't got no comp'ny, but ef dey wuz anybody settin' off in de grass watchin' me, dey'd see a sight, man." JTrom father to £on. Scrofula is a blood poison, inherited by transmission from some of the ancestors. Sometimes it seems to omit one generation, to reappear in the next one, in worse form. Swift's Specific is the only remedy which has ever permanently cured this disease. It roots out and eradicates all the poison from the blood, and at the same time builds up the general health, and places the system in such a condition that nature can throw off the poisoned virus, and the patient gets well. Thousands have been cured of this terrible malady by the use of f '.S.S. Don't fail to send for our book on the blood, which will be mailed to you free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. SCROFULA ALL HIS LIFE. "I consider my cure by S.S.S. one of the most wonder¬ ful on record. I had the worst type of scrofula from my infancy until I was 22 years of age. My whole young life was embittered and made miserable by the loathsome disease. About four years ago a friend from Pittsburg advised me to take S.S.S., which I did, and after taking seven bottles I was cured sound and well. The old skin peeled off and was replaced by a new skin, as smooth and free from blemish as any person's. I have had no return or symptom of the disease. "HENRY V. SMITH, Belmont, W. Va." "I DES BLEEZTER HAVE IT." Dey'd see me run my han' down inter de meat des like a scoop, an' fetch mysef' a swipe cross de face, an' den dey'd hear me smack my mouf like wagon-driver poppin' a whip. " Yasser! dey'd see all dat, an' de mo' dey'd see er my motions de less dey'd see er de watermillion. I'd fergit all 'bout de cow an' den I'd make my way back home an' set in de sun an' nod. I'd nod ef de bummel-eye bee didn't git me, kase I'd have mo' sweet¬ ness en me fum de juice er de watermillion dan one er deze yer sugar hogsheads what sets out in front er de country stores. " Yasser! an' ef I wuz ter eat two watermillions an' git bilious I'd shuffle up town an' git me " Here Uncle Balaam made three crooked marks in the sand with his cane, thus: "I'd git me dat, an' I'd take me a dram er two out'n de bottle an' den go hunt a nudder cow somer's." " Brer Balaam," said the other negro, " des wait right whar you is I'm gwine ter git a watermillion. I des bleezter have it." "Go long den, honey," said Uncle Balaam. "When you talk dat away, I ain't got time ter be in a hurry." ^Kg £)kin Is an important factor in the health of every person. Besides performing its share of the work of secretion, it also exercises an absorbent function. When, therefore, the skin does not act well, its duties must be performed by the other organs—as the lungs and kidneys, which be¬ ing overworked, of course are unable to stand the double tax, and disease results. This is often the case, and the patient cannot tell just what the trouble is or what the cause. A few bottles of Swift's Specific, taken, say two or three times a year, will stimulate the skin to healthy action, and not only relieve the system and cure the patient, but will clear up the complexion and prevent sickness. In our book on the blood the skin is thoroughly treated. This will be mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. HIS CHILDREN CURED. Mr. J. R. Grinstead, Senora, Ky., says : " My children have sometimes had boils and other signs of blood impurities, with loss of appetite, etc., at which times I have found Swift's Specific a most suc¬ cessful remedy, in no instance failing to effect a speedy and permanent cure." WITHOUT A BLEMISH. "For years I have been constantly troubled with humors in the blood, which caused the breaking out of boils and carbuncles all over my body, that when bruised would make a lasting, ugly sore. I consulted many eminent physicians and took a great deal of medicine without any perceptible benefit. Nothing helped me but Swift's Specific (S. S. S.). That medicine cured me! I am now enjoying excellent health, and there is not a blemish of any kind on my body. "MICHAEL McHALE, Bulo, Nebraska." 1J0G oommQnd Swift's Specific for cancer, on the reports of results given us by those who have taken it, which, after all, is the true way to judge of the merits of any medicine. We think S. S. S. is well worth a trial in any case of cancer, and for skin cancer it seems in a large majority of cases to have produced permanent cures. Every one afflicted with cancer should send to us for our treatise on the blood, which will be mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Oa. "My father has been cured of a cancer on his face by the use of nine bottles of Swift's Specific. The cancer was eating rapidly, and the doctors said he could not live much longer. w. b. LATHROP, South Easton, Mass." "Swift's Specific cured me of a cancer on my face after all other treatment had failed. "Mrs. OLIVE HARDEMON, Monroe, Ga." "I had an eating ulcer on my upper lip for eight years, and was treated by seven physicians, with no good result. Swift's Specific cured me sound and well, and I feel like a new woman. "Mrs. W. P. CANNON, Trenton, Todd Co., Ky." CANCER OF THE NOSE. " In 1875 a sore appeared on my nose and grew rapidly. As my father had cancer, and my husband died of it, 1 became alarmed and consulted my physician. His treat¬ ment did no good, and the sore grew larger and worse in every way, until I had concluded X was to die from its effects, I was persuaded to take S.S.S., and a few bottles cured me. This was after all the doctors and other medi¬ cine had failed. I have had no return of the pancer. "MRS. M. F. MABEN, Woodbury, Hall Co., Texas." ^ho Qutsq of Jfffankind is the disease known as contagious blood poison ; spread¬ ing its baneful influence through every class of society, it has produced untold misery and wretchedness. This disease brought Swift's Specific Into existence, for it is the special cure for it, and is the only remedy which has ever thoroughly eliminated the poison from the sys¬ tem. No other treatment or medicine has ever cured it, and fair minded physicians will tell you so. The usual Mercury and Potash remedies do not cure at all; they not only bottle up the poison in the system, to break out again at some weak point, as the nasal organs, the lungs or stomach, but often add to the disease the horrors of Mercurial Rheumatism. To all sufferers from this dis¬ ease or its results, either in the primary, secondary, ter¬ tiary or the Mercurial poisoning stage, we say Swift's Specific is what you want. Do not be deceived into taking the old worn out mercury, potash and sarsaparilla mixtures, for they do not cure, but poison you afresh. Our remedy is simple, entirely vegetable; Is harmless, yet it is sure. We publish a book on this disease, with directions for self-treatment, which will be mailed to all applicants—and you are invited to send for it. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. parting ^JQard. Do not class Swift's Specific with the other so-called blood purifiers, for it is not an ordinary medicine. It is distinctive in its character and composition, and there is nothing else like it. Do not therefore confuse S.S.S. with the old worn out potash, mercury and sarsaparilla mix¬ tures, which never cure anything, but often bring on other troubles, as indigestion and mercurial poisoning, which only adds to the suffering of the patient. S.S.S. brings out the impurities of the blood through the pores of the skin and the other secretory organs, and relieves the sys¬ tem entirely, instead of driving the poison back into the blood only to attack again the weakest point. Again S.S.S. must not be regarded as a patent medicine. It is true, the formula has never been made public, and that the name is protected by a trade mark. But it is a matter of congratulation that all classes of people, physicians, scientists and all are beginning to take a good medicine whenever they find it, whether it be a secret formula or not. Swift's Specific is endorsed and prescribed by hundreds of physicians, who have seen the good results from its use, in many instances after they themselves had signally failed to cure the patient. We have a well known physician in our office, who advises free all who write to us or call for that purpose. \Vh6ther you are sick or well, it will do you good to read our treatise on the blood, which we will mail to you free, if you will send your address. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.