A SIMPLE REMEDY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 66

A SIMPLE REMEDY.

Said to Relieve Rheumatism, and

Anyone can Prepare It.

Thousands of men and women who have felt bhe stin« and torture of this dread disease, which is no respecter of age, person, sex, nation, oi rank, will be interested to know that while for many years rheumatism was considered an incurable disease, now it is one of the easiest afflictions of the human, body to conquer. Medical science has proved that it is not a disease in itself, but is a symptom caused by mactive kidneys. Rheumatism is ufic acid • m the blood and other waste products of the system, which should be filtered and" strained out in the form of urine The function of the kidneys is to sift these poisons and acids out, and keep the blood clean and pure. The kidneys, however,, are of sponge-like substance, the holes or pores of which will sometimes, either from, overwork, cold, or exposure, become clogged and inactive, and failing" in their function of eliminating these poisons from the Wood, they remain in tihe veins, decompose, and? eettling about the joints and muscles, cause the untold pain and suffering of rheumatism and baokache, often producing complications of bladder and urinary disease, weakness, etc. . . The following simple prescription le said to relieve the worst cases of rheumatism, beoauee of its direct action upon the blood and kidneys, relieving, too, the most severe forms of bladder and urinary troubles:! Tincture Gentian Compound; one. ounce % Syrup Rhubarb, one ounce; Liquid Barkoltf Compound, one ounce; and Syrup of Ginger, five ounces. Mix by shaking well m a bottle, and take one teaepoonful after each" meal, and one before retiring for the night. " . The ingredients can be ibbd from any good chemist, and, being purely vegetable and entirely harmless, are 6afe to use at any time

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