s made tew praze God, and he can't dew it by mourning. Awl the
mourning there iz in this wurld was introduced bi man; man warnt made
tew mourn any more than he was made to crawl. Tharfore i sa tew awl
men and women, stop crying and go tew laffing, you will last longer,
and git fatter, and stand just as good a chanse tew git tew heaven
with a smile on your countenance as yu will with yure face leaking at
every pore.--_Josh Billings_

Josh Billing's Prayer.

"From a wife who don't
luv us, from fluky mutton,
and tite butes, and from
folks who won't laff, good
Lord deliver us."

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Dear Sir--Many years ago it was my misfortune to be jilted in love
by a cruel-hearted woman. I pined away, and fell into a bad state of
health, and was advised by my friends to take some physic. I never
took a single dose except somebody told me that it was exactly what
I wanted to make me well--but it all did me no good. I only got
worse until I came across the right thing, which I will presently
describe. I find, in looking over my paid bills, the following are
the kinds and quantities of physic I have used during my illness:--
Holloway's Pills, 227 boxes; Cockle's Pills, 121 boxes, Beecham's
Pills, 80 boxes; Parr's Life Pills, 76 boxes, Blue Pills, 849 boxes.
One friend advised me to give up Pills and take some good
old-fashioned physic. I took of Jalap, 37 pounds; Caster Oil; 180
bottles, Salts and Senna, 800 doses; Rhubarb and Magnesia, 300 doses;
Brimstone and Treacle, 800 doses--but this did me no good. Another
friend advised me to take some world-fames patent medicines, so I
took of Eno's Fruit Salt 190 bottles, Warner's Safe Cure, 200
bottles; Townsend's Sarsaparilla, 120 bottles; Hop Bitters, 180
bottles; Dandelion Ale, two hogsheads. I took Hayter's Nerve Tonic,
Hayter's Blood purifier, Hayter's Invigorator, and Hayter's
Pick-Me-Up, of each 100 bottles; and Wolfe's Schnapps, 630 bottles--
but I felt no better. Another friend came along, and said for my
complaint it was no use taking medicines internally, and I must use
the "Rub On Remedies," so I rubbed on Holloway's Ointment, 241 boxes;
Davis's Pain Killer, 70 bottles; Moulton's Pain P