Very Sensible Japs

In Japan the old-school physicians are permitted to wear only wooden swords. This is a gently sarcastic way of expressing the opinion that they kill enough people without any weapons. But the druggist who introduced Dr. Pietre’s Golden Medical Discovery into the Empire carries a fine steel blade. It was found that all who tried this wonderful remedy in coughs, colds, consumptive tendencies, blood, rum and liver troubles, were without exception greatly benefited. The Mikudo himself is said to have “toned up” his system by its use, and the importer was therefore permitted the exceptional honor of wearing the sword of nobility.

source: The Marion Daily Star.
location: Marion, Ohio