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328 There has not been more than three that has sent stamp for return mail, but I have answered every letter but one, and have always been sorry that I did not answer that. It came last spring when I had fever, and I could not find it when I was able to write. Mr. P., of Ludington, saw my testimonial, and asked me if it was true. I acknowledged it to him, and he sent for some. I believe it must have cured him, for he is around again and looks better than before. I have not had any difficulty with my lungs this winter; have had a severe winter. Have only had two hard colds during the entire winter, and that from undue exposure. Have not had a touch of the rheumatism since using Compound Oxygen, and before, I was laid up every damp day that we had, so I am positive that it does not act as a stimulant only and wear off as soon as we stop using it, as neighbors told me it would do. I have not had but two light touches of toothache since I used Compound Oxygen, about two years ago.

"I thought, perhaps, some one would like to know how I held out, as I have recommended it to so many all over the country.'

Any one desiring to know more of this remarkable remedy can send to Drs. Starkey and Palen, 1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for their new Brochure, called "Compound Oxygen; its Mode of Action and Results," which will be sent free by return mail.

The most remarkable short story of the month, if not of the year, is "The Farrier Lass o' Piping Pebworth," by Amélie Rives, in the July Lippincott. It has the characteristics of a rare old etching with a sympathetic touch that gives the figures life and realism. The whole story is a series of warm and vivid word-paintings, each line pulsing with life. It would be easily susceptible of elaboration into a powerful, full-fledged novel.—New York World.

—Dr. D. Schaub, Muncie, Indiana, says, "I have used it in cases of bilious disease, and the results were all that could be desired. It is valuable."

The approaching centenary of the Constitution, to be celebrated in Philadelphia on September 17, 18, and 19, gives timeliness to an admirable article by Moncure D. Conway, entitled "A Suppressed Statesman of our Early Republic," that will appear in the September number of Lippincott's Magazine. It portrays the career of Edmund Randolph, of Virginia, to whom Mr. Conway insists that the initiation and ratification of the Constitution were especially due. The public will be surprised to learn what an important figure Randolph was in his own day, both as a man of action and a man of thought.

—Dr. F. G. McGavock, McGavock, Arkansas, says, "It gives me pleasure to bear testimony to its beneficial action in obstinate indigestion."

—Dr. George W. Hall, St. Louis, says, "I took it for indigestion and found it of decided advantage."

Complete novels for early numbers of Lippincott's Magazine are promised by Louise Stockton, Mrs. A. L. Wister, John Habberton, and Capt. Charles King.

—Dr. E. V. Wright, Saratoga Springs, New York, says, "I have used it for years, and my experience has proved beyond question that the peculiar combination of phosphates renders it most valuable in the treatment of digestive disorders."