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Q. People sometimes recover from indigestion without 

 taking any medicine ? A. I think we all take too much 

 medicine. 



Q. You say you got the Hking for it and felt exhila- 

 rated ? A. I think it is a good tonic. I think it purifies 

 the blood. I regard it as a good medicine, a good rem- 

 edy. 



Eichard Hartley, being duly sworn, was examined by 

 Mr. James, and testified as follows : 



Q. Where do you reside 1 A. No. 223 West 104:th 

 street, New York City. 



Q. What is your profession or occupation ? A. Min- 

 ister of the gospel. 



Q. Of what denomination ? A. Baptist Church. 



Q. Where are you officiating? A. In the Baptist 

 church corner of 104th street and the Boulevard. 



Q. Have you ever used William Eadam's Microbe- 

 Killer ? A. I have. 



Q. What were your symptoms and condition at the 

 time you began to use this remedy ? A. I used it for a 

 very severe chronic case of catarrh of twenty years' 

 standing. Also bronchial trouble ; contraction of se- 

 vere cold would affect the throat seriously. 



Q. Had you been doctoring with physicians for these 

 ailments? A. Yes, sir; for fifteen years. Their treat- 

 ment had no effect. 



Q. About how many jars have you used altogether ? 

 A. About sixteen altogether. 



Q. What are your symptoms now ? A. Very much 

 better. Almost entirely reheved. 



Q. Have you ever experienced any injurious effects 

 from its use ? A. Never. 



Cross-examined by defendants' counsel : 



Q. How many pints are in a quart ? A. Two. 



Q. How many quarts in a gallon ? A. Four. 



Q. How many wineglassfuls would you have in a gal- 

 lon jug ? A. I never stopped to calculate it. 



George W. N. Yost, being duly sworn, was examined 

 by Mr. James, and testified as follows : 



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