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The Guide to Health, Dr. H. Teter, 1860

The most dreadful consequences follow drinking cold water in hot weather, while the pores are open, or when in copious perspiration. Spasms, convulsions and death often follow quickly.

The hands and the face should be washed or bathed before any cold water is drank, and then a small quantity only taken at a time. Let it also be held in the mouth a few minutes before it is drank.

Pennsylvania, April 14, 1903 It is pure. It is gentle. It is pleasant. It is efficacious. It is not expensive. It is good for children. It is excellent for ladies. It is convenient for business men. It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. It is...   High-res

Pennsylvania, April 14, 1903

It is pure.
It is gentle.
It is pleasant.
It is efficacious.
It is not expensive.
It is good for children.
It is excellent for ladies.
It is convenient for business men.
It is perfectly safe under all circumstances.
It is used by millions of families the world over.
It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians.
If you use it you have the best laxative the world produces.