Chapter XX: Part 20

In these Pits, after you have made or hit the uppermost measures of Cole, and sink or digged thorow them, the Colliers getting the nethermost part of the Coles first, about two yards in height or more, and when they have wrought the Crutes or Staules, (as some Colliers call them) as broad and as far in under the ground, as they think fit, they throw the small Coles (fit to make Iron) out of their way on heaps to raise them up so high, to stand upon, that they may, with the working of their Picks or Maundrills over their heads, and at the one end of the Coles so far in as their Tool will permit, and so high as their working cometh unto a parting in the measure of Cole, the which Coles, to the parting by his self clogging and pondrous weight, fall often many Tuns of coles, many yards high down at once; with which fall and the Colliers breaking of the said Cole, many small coles do so abound of no use, and fit for no sale; that in getting of twenty thousand Tun of Pit-cole, one half near is small cole, not drawn out of the Pits, but destroyed, left, and lost; which small cole, with the sleck thrown moyst together, (heat the sooner) and by means of its sulphurousness fire in the Pits, to no small prejudice unto the Owners of the Works, and the Workmen, besides _Great Brittains_ Loss; which Cole might have made many thousand Tuns of Iron, and also have preserved this Islands Woods and Timber: I might here give you the names, and partly the nature of every measure, or parting of each cole lying upon each other; the three uppermost measures are called the white measures for his white Arcenical, Salsuginos and Sulphurious substance which is in that Cole; the next measure, is the shoulder-cole, the toe-cole, the foot-cole, the yard-cole, the sliper-cole, the sawyer-cole, and the frisly-cole, these last three coles are the best for the making of Iron, yet other coles may be made use of.

I might give you other names of coles, but desire not prolixity, yet must I tell you of a supernumerary number of Smiths within ten miles of these Cole-Works near twenty thousand; yet God of his Infinite goodness (if we will but take notice of his goodness unto this Nation) hath made this Country a very Granary for the supplying these Men with Iron, Cole, and Lime made with cole, which hath much supplyed these men with Corn also of late, and from these men, a great part not only of this Island, but also of his Majesties other Kingdomes and Territories with Iron wares have their supply, and wood in these parts almost exhausted, although it were of late a mighty wood-land Country.

Now if the Coles and Iron-stone so abounding were made right use of, we need not want Iron as we do; for very many measures of iron-stone are placed together under the great ten yards thickness of cole, and upon another thickness of coles two yards thick, not yet mentioned, called the bottom cole, or the heathen cole, as if God had decreed the time when, and how these Smiths should be supplyed, and this Island also with Iron, and most especially, that this coal and iron-stone, should give the first, and just occasion for the invention of the making of iron with pit-cole, no place being so fit for the invention to be perfected in, then this Country, for the general good; whose Woods did formerly abound in Forrests, Chases, Parks and Woods, but exhausted in these parts.

Now for the names of the iron-stone, the first measure is called the Black-row-graines, lying in very hard and black Earth.

The second measure is the Dun-row-graines, lying in dun earth or clay.

The third measure is called the white row grains, lying in very white Earth or Clay; under these three measure are sundry other measures, and are called, first, the Rider Stone; secondly, the Cloud Stone; thirdly, the bottom Stone; fourthly, the Cannock or Cannotstone, which last may wel be so caled (although all the other measures be very good) yet this Stone is so Sulphurous and Terrestrial, not fit to make Iron; because the Iron thereof made is very Redshare, which is that if a workman should Draw or Forge out a Share mould fit for a Plough in that red heat, it would crack and not be fit for the Use of the Husbandmans Plough or Share. I may take occasion here to speak of the Nature of Coldshare Iron, which is so brittle if made of the grain Oare or Iron stone would be almost as brittle as some _Regulus Antimonii_ made Iron, for with one small blow over an Anvil you may break the biggest Bar that is, if it be perfect coldshare Iron; nay the Plough-man often breaks his Share point off if it be made of coldshare Iron. But perfect tough malliable Iron will not break feisibly in hot-heat or cold, as coldshare wil, or red hot as Sulphurious veneriated redshare iron will; but yet tough enough when it is cold: All which aforesaid qualities of Iron the Authour very well knoweth how to mend their Natures, by finning or setting the finery, lesse transhaw, more borrow which are terms of art, and by altering and pitching the works, and plates, the fore spirit-plat, the tuiron, bottome, back and breast or fore-plate, by the altering of which much may be done, if the work be set transhaw and transiring from the blast, the Iron is more coldshare lesse Fined, more to the Masters profit; lesse profitable to him that makes it into manufactorage, and less profitable to him that useth it; but the Iron made in a Burrow work, becometh more tough and serviceable; yet the nature of all Iron stone, is to be considered, both in the Furnace, and in the finery, that the Sulphurious Arceniall and Veneriating qualities which are often-times in Iron stone be made to separate, in both the works from the fixed and fixing bodies of Iron, whose fiery quality is such, that he will sooner self calfine than separate from any Sulphurious veneriated quality.

No man, I hope, need to be offended at any terms of Art, it hath been alwayes lawfull for Authours of new Arts and Inventions, at their own pleasures, to give name to their new Inventions and Arts, every Tradesman is allowed it in his mystery.

But the Authour hath as much as he could avoided the terms of Art that _Simon Sturtenante_ and others have used, which are very many: onely the Author hath given you the common names and terms (for the most part) which are so common among Forge-men and Founders, as is nothing more common; but kept secret amongst them and a mystery not yet known, but unto very few Owners of Iron-works; nay I have not yet troubled your memory with any of the Founder terms, of but making his harth as the Timpe stones, the Wind-wall stones, the Furion stones, the Botton-stone, the Back-stones and the Boshes, in the making and pitching of which harth, is much of the Mystery.

I must confesse, there is given unto some Phylosophers, _etc filii Artis_, some few terms how the Sulphurious Arsenicall, Bituminos, Antimoniall, Venerial, and other poysonous qualities, either in the Pit-cole, Sea-cole, or the Iron-stone, may be in part at the Furnace separated, and not permitted to incorporate in the Iron, and if it be incorporated, yet by Fining at the Forge, to fetch it out; also to melt extract, refine, and reduce all mines mettals and minerals, unto their species with Pit-cole, Sea-cole, Peat, and Turff, by wayes not yet in use, which the Authour will make known, hereafter, if God permit him health, time and space, or leave his knowledge unto his Brother _Aylmore Folliott_, Esq; his Nephew _Parkshouse_, Esq; and to his Kinsman Master _Francis Dingley_, to declare unto this latter Age of the World, in which God is pleased to manifest many of his Secrets; _Qui vult secreta scire, secreta secrete sciat custodire_.

Having suffered much, ever since the Year 1618 unto this present, for the general good, as by the preceding discourse appears for the making of Iron with Pitcole, Seacole, Peat, and Turff; for the preservation of Wood & Timber of Great _Brittain_ so much exhausted, for future prevention of which,

Is first, to permit the Authour to enjoy His Pattent, and fully to perfect his said Inventions (obstructed in the Reign both of King _James_ and in the Reign of his Sacred Majesty King _Charls_ the First, of ever Blessed Memory; and lately since his most Sacred Majesties happy Restauration) who desires nothing but to be animated with the Patent revived according unto the Statute of 21. _Iacob._ for Inventors.

Secondly, to impower the Authour or any other Agents to take care that no Pit-cole, or Seacole be any wayes wilfully destroyed under ground.

Thirdly, To put all former good Laws in Execution, and to make others for the preservation of Wood and Timber of these Nations, especially neer Navigagable River or Seas.

Fourthly, Seeing there goeth out of _England_, _Scotland_, and _Wales_, many thousand Tuns Annually of Pitcole and Seacoles to furnish _France_, and also the Smiths thereof _Spaine_, _Portugal_ and _Flanders_, and especially the Smiths thereof; the _Low-Countries_ and the Smiths thereof, besides the _Hollanders_ carries great quanties of our Coles unto Foreigne parts, without which those Countries cannot subsist: Now the Authors desire is, that where there is a conveniency of Iron stone or Ewre, the Coles may not be transported (paying His Sacred Majesties Duty) until Order, from His Majesty or his Privy Council.

Fifthly, That no Pitcole be Exported, seeing that Wood fuell and Timber is decayed for Buildings, and instead thereof Brickmaking (formerly spending Wood, but now coles) is much in use; also is Glasse now made with cole, but formerly were there many Thousand Loads of Wood fuell spent in the making thereof, and the Glass Invention with Pitcole was first effected near the Authours Dwelling.

Sixthly, Making of Steel, Brewings, making of Coppras, Allum, Salt, casting of Brasse and Copper, Dyings, and many other Works were not many years since done altogether with the Fuell of Wood and Charcole; instead whereof, Pitcole, and Seacole is now used as Effectually, and to a far better Use and Purpose; besides the preservation of Wood and Timber.

Seventhly, That which is somewhat neerer the mark and Invention; the Blacksmith forged all his Iron with Charcole, and in some places where they are cheap, they continue this course still, but small Pitcole and Seacole, and also Peat and Turff hath and doth serve the turn as well and sufficiently as Charcole.

Eighthly, That which is nearest, and my perfect Invention, and neer the Authours Dwelling, called _Greens-lodge_, there are four Forges, namely, _Greens-forge_, _Swin-forge_, _Heath-forge_ and _Cradley-forge_.

Which Four Forges have Barred all or most part of their Iron with Pitcole ever since the Authours first Invention, 1618. which hath preserved much Wood: In these Four, besides many other Forges do the like; yet the Author hath had no benefit thereby to this present.

Yet by this Barring of Iron with Pitcole 30000 loads of Wood and more have been preserved for the general good, which otherwayes must have been had and consumed.

_Symon Sturtevant_, in his _Metallica_, in the Epistle to the Reader, saith, _That there was then_ Anno 12. Jacobi _in_ England, Scotland, Ireland _and_ Wales 800 _Furnaces, Forges, or Iron Mills making Iron with Charcole_: Now we may suppose at least 300 of these to be Furnaces, and 500 to be Forges; and each Furnace making fifteen Tun _per_ week of Pig or cast Iron, and work or blow but Forty week _per Annum_, but some Furnaces make Twenty Tuns of Pig Iron _per_ Week, and two Loads of Charcole or there about, go to the making of a Tun of Pig Iron: And two Loads (or two cords) of Wood, at the least, go to the making of a load of Charcole.

Now what Loads of Wood or Charcole is spent in great _Brittain_ and _Ireland Annually_? but in one Furnace, that makes Fifteen Tun _per_ Week of Pig-Iron for Forty weeks: I shall give you the Table, and leave you to judge of the rest of the Furnaces.

15. Tun per week | _Charcole_, _Wood_,
spends of | 30 loads 60 loads.

_Per Annum_ 40 weeks| 1200 2400 loads.
spends |

Also for one Forge that make Three Tuns of Bar Iron weekly for Fifty weeks, but some Forges make double my Proportion, and spend to Fine and Bar out each Tun three Loads of Coles: To each Tun.

Charcole Wood
3 Tun _per_ week | 9 Loads | 18 loads
_Per Annum_ | 450 loads | 900 loads

By these Examples, may you see, the vast quantities of Charcole, or Wood, that the 300 Furnacis spend weekly, or yearly, and the 500. Forges workings all the year, spend little lesse then the Furnaces: It being impossible, after this rate for great _Brittain_ or _Ireland_, to supply these her works with Charcole in Fining of Iron at the Fineries, yet the Forges that need but half the Charcole may be permitted to use Charcole, and may be supplyed with under Woods.

Let us but look back unto the making of Iron, by our Ancestors, in foot blasts, or bloomenies, that was by men treading of the Bellows, by which way they could make but one little lump or bloom of Iron in a day, not 100 weight, and that not fusible, nor fined, or malliable, until it were long burned and wrought under Hammers, and whose first slag, sinder or scorius, doth contain in it as much, or more Iron, then in that day the workman or bloomer got out, which Slag, Scorius, or Sinder is by our Founders at Furnaces wrought again, and found to contain much Yron and easier of Fusion than any Yron stone or Mine of Yron whatsoever of which slag and Sinders, there is in many Countryes Millions of Tuns and Oaks growing upon them, very old and rotten.

The next invention was to set up the Bloomeries that went by water, for the ease of the men treading the bellows, which being bigger, and the waterwheel causing a greater blast, did not onely make a greater quantity of iron, but also extracted more iron out of the slag or sinder, and left them more poorer of iron then the foot-blasts, so that the Founders cannot melt them again, as they do the foot blast sinders to profit: Yet these Bloomeries by water (not altogether out of use) do make in one day but two hundred pound weight of iron, or there abouts neither is it fusible, or malliable, but is unfined untill it be much burned, and wrought a second time in fire.

But some of the now going Furnaces with Charcole, do make two or three Tun of Pigg or cast iron in 24 hours.

Therefore _I_ do not wholly compute the vast quantities of charcoles and wood spent in these voragious works, which quantity of cast iron, with pit-cole and Sea-cole, at one Furnace _I_ desire not, but am contented with half the proportion, which once _I_ attained unto before my Bellows were riotously cut, that is one Tun in 24 hours; we need not a greater quantity, if the like quantity were made in Furnaces in _Scotland_, and _Wales_, which abounds with Pit-cole and Sea-cole, as well as _England_; and our supernumery Smiths, Founders, and Forgemen, and other Tradesmen might be there imployed, thereby to furnish His Majesties Plantations, as well, if not better then _England_, where Coles are far cheaper then in _England_.

Although vast quantities of Coles do abound near the Authors dwelling, yet twenty thousand Smiths or Naylors at the least dwelling near these parts, and taking of Prentices, have made their Trade so bad, that many of them are ready to starve and steal; so that it is wished there were some courses taken to mend their Trade, imploy them in other parts, or permit them, not to take so many Prentices, all which have great occasions to use Pit-cole, and had not these parts abounded with cole, it would have been a great deal worse with them then it is; but of the cole there is, nor will be any want, nor of iron-stone.

The manner of the cole-veins, or measures in these parts, and also of the measures of iron-stone, or mines, how they lye, be, or increase, some veins lye circuler, some sami-circuler, some ovall, some works almost in a direct line, and some works parts of a Circle; as by the Circle, it being onely for a small Example to judge the rest of the Mines by may appear.

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SOUPS, FISH, POULTRY AND JOINTS, from 12-30 Daily.

BASS'S, AND STONE ALE, GUINNESS' STOUT.

_SUPERIOR BEDROOM ACCOMMODATION
for Commercial Gentlemen, &c._

PUBLIC TEAS, CHILDREN'S TREATS, PIC NICS, &c.
supplied on the shortest notice and most reasonable terms.

_MRS. M. D. ROBINSON, Proprietress._

MILES DOUGHTY'S
VOICE LOZENGES.

"The invention all admired, and each how he
To be the inventor missed, so easy it seemed
Once found, which yet unfound most would have thought impossible."
_Milton._

The Inventor, having for many years made the human voice a
special subject of study, was frequently struck with the fact
that there existed no remedial agent that produced a specific
effect upon the vocal chords. Cayenne pepper frequently proves
of advantage in affections of the throat, but its action is
neither direct nor specific as far as the chordæ vocales are
concerned. To give it, therefore, where clearness of tone and
resonance of sound are required is simply useless. What is
required is not a medicine to cure disease, but an agent to
produce a certain effect upon a particular part of the body in
health. To discover this was the great desideratum, and to it
the most careful attention was directed.

The result of much laborious research was at length presented
to the public in the form in which it is now so generally
known, viz., as Doughty's Voice Lozenge.

_The following specimen Testimonial, of which an enormous
number have been received, will speak for itself._

(845) From the Swedish Queen of Song, MDLL. JENNY LIND.

Clairville Cottage, Old Brompton, June 22, 1847.

Sir,--I have much pleasure in confirming, as far as my
experience extends, the testimony already so general in
favour of the Lozenges prepared by you.

I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
JENNY LIND.
Mr. Miles Doughty.

Every Genuine Lozenge Stamped "MILES DOUGHTY'S VOICE LOZENGE."

_DOUGHTY'S VOICE LOZENGES are Sold by all Chemists, in Boxes at
6d., 1s., 2s. 6d., 5s., and 11s.; or free by post for 7d., 1s.
2d., 2s. 9d., or 5s. 4d. The 11s. size will be sent free to any
Railway Station for P.O. Order for 11s. 6d._

Sole Proprietors--F. NEWBERY AND SONS,
(ESTABLISHED A.D., 1746.)
1, KING EDWARD STREET, NEWGATE STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND

_Sold by Messrs. CLARK & SON, DUDLEY._

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.

THE CELEBRATED
INDIAN CERATE
OR "UNIVERSAL HEAL-ALL,"

Is decidedly the best Family Remedy known to the world, for every
possible purpose for which an Ointment can be used. So certainly
will it cure whatever is curable, that we guarantee it never to fail,
and know from long experience that all who try it will never be
without it in the house. For Burns and Scalds its speedy efficacy is
really untold; and for Scabby or Scurfy Heads, Broken-out Mouths,
and Sore Ears (so common to infants and young children), its effects
are simply marvellous. Its merits are very strikingly conspicuous
in all Eruptions or Roughness of the Skin, Pimples on the Face,
Scurvy, Ulcerated Legs, Sore and Inflamed Eyes, Sore Nipples,
Chapped Lips and Hands, and all kinds of Cuts and Wounds; for
the Tender Skin of Infants, it is far preferable to, and much more
efficacious than, Fuller's Earth, or any of the Dusting Powders
usually resorted to in such cases. For Soothing, Cooling, and
Healing properties, it stands unequalled.

SOLD IN BOXES, 3d., 6d., and 1s.

REMARKABLE CURE OF SCURVY.--January 8th, 1873.--Mrs.
Roberts, of Mount Pleasant, Kingswinford, suffered from Scurvy in
the hands for two years, and was completely cured by using the
Cerate.

MATILDA PLANT, of Lawley, near Wellington, found more relief
after two dressings with the Cerate than anything she had had from
the Doctors for Fourteen Years.

PREPARED BY
C. F. G. CLARK & SON,
(SUCCESSORS TO SQUIRE KNIGHT,)
Chemists, Crock Market, Dudley.

Borough of Dudley.

PUBLIC BATHS,
BLOWERS' GREEN ROAD.

THE LARGE SWIMMING BATHS

Are Open Daily to the Public from 6 a.m.
to 9 p.m.

SPECIAL MORNING FOR LADIES

Every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PRICES OF ADMISSION.

1st Class Private Baths, Gentlemen 6d.
Ditto ditto Ladies 6d.
2nd ditto Gentlemen 3d.
Ditto ditto Ladies 3d.
1st Class Swimming Baths 6d.
2nd ditto 3d.

LANCASHIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY,

With which are united the Local Companies--

THE BIRMINGHAM FIRE OFFICE,
AND THE
BIRMINGHAM
ALLIANCE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

CAPITAL £3,000,000.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Insurances are granted against Loss or Damage by Fire, at
moderate rates of Premium, both at home and in Foreign
countries.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.

The Life Premiums charged by the Lancashire are much lower than
those of many other first-class Offices, and this difference in
Premium is equal to an immediate Bonus.

Copies of the Report and Statement of Accounts, presented to
the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors on the 10th March, 1881,
may be obtained at any of the Offices of the Company.

The progress of the Company may be seen by a comparison of the
facts disclosed in the Reports for the years 1870, 1875, and
1880:

1870. 1875. 1880.
LIFE INCOME £47,000 £54,012 £100,501
FIRE PREMIUMS 102,000 286,143 571,736
LIFE FUND 198,000 299,864 498,887
RESERVE FUND 56,500 216,905 405,811
INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS 16,500 31,885 53,138
INVESTMENTS AND FUNDS 453,000 802,629 1,348,042

The Total Funds of the Company on 31st Dec., 1881, amounted to
£1,343,042.

_Chief Offices:--Exchange Street, Manchester._

GEORGE STEWART, General Manager & Actuary.

_Birmingham Branch--Lancashire Insurance Buildings, Cherry Street._

THOMAS SUTTON, Resident Secretary.

Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and further information
can be obtained from Messrs. CLARK & SON,
Chemists, Agents, DUDLEY.

THE
Dudley & District News.

A Weekly Newspaper circulating in the Parishes
of Dudley, Sedgley, Tipton, and Rowley.

The "News" is the recognised organ of the Liberal Party,
contains full reports of all Local and District Meetings, and
offers a valuable Medium for Advertisements of every class.

Offices: 93 & 94, UPPER HIGH STREET,
DUDLEY.

W. R. KNEALE,
CIVIL & MILITARY TAILOR,
255, CASTLE STREET,
DUDLEY.

NO MORE MEDICINE.

SQUIRE KNIGHT'S
HEARTBURN CAKES.

Under the distinguished patronage of the late Queen Dowager, the
late Viscount Dudley and Ward, the late Lord Wharncliffe, the
Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Argyll, the Countess of
Carlisle, F. J. Bellingham, Esq., Surgeon, Bourne; Benjamin
Gibbons, Esq., The Leasowes, Halesowen; Dr. Thorpe, The Hays,
Cheltenham; Mr. Moseley, Leaton Hall; and the Clergy and Gentry
of the neighbourhood.

Heartburn, Sourness in the Stomach, Retchings, Nausea,
Acidity, Wind, Spasms, etc., are instantly removed by taking a
few of Squire Knight's Heartburn Cakes. When Pills are taken
in these ailments they often irritate rather than allay the
disorder.

These Heartburn Cakes are pleasant to take, they soothe and
comfort the Stomach, act gently upon the Bowels, and at once
restore the Digestive Organs to a healthy and natural state. They
can be safely taken by all _ages and sexes_.

TESTIMONIALS.

From the Duchess of Sutherland.

Stafford House, St. James's, London, 20th July, 1858.

Sir,--Will you have the goodness to send, for the Duchess of
Sutherland, _another box_ of "Squire Knight's Heartburn
Lozenges" as soon as possible. Her Grace has felt great
relief from taking them.

Yours respectfully,
M. PEARSON.
Mr. Clark, Dudley.

From the Duchess of Argyll.

Inverary, Argyllshire, 17th January, 1857.

The Duchess of Argyll would be much obliged to Mr. Clark for
_another box_ of the "Heartburn Cakes," to be directed to the
Duke of Argyll, 4, Carlton Terrace, London.

Bourne, Lincolnshire, 18th November, 1868.

Sir--Herewith I send you a Post Office Order for payment of
the last parcel of your "Heartburn Cakes," and shall feel
obliged by your sending me another parcel as soon as possible,
as I find them of great use.

Yours respectfully,
F. J. BELLINGHAM, Surgeon.

Cure of Acidity and Indigestion.

Mr. Joseph Mellington, Providence Row, Coseley, near
Wolverhampton, was affected with Acidity in the Stomach
and bad Indigestion for upwards of 20 years, so that no
kind of food would digest; he was recommended to try Squire
Knight's Heartburn Cakes, and after taking two small boxes
he was agreeably relieved, and his appetite returned, and
he has not had the slightest return of the disorders since.

29th January, 1874.

Sold and Prepared only by C. F. G. CLARK & SON, (Successors to Squire
Knight,) Chemists, Market Street, Dudley, and by all respectable Medicine
Vendors in the Kingdom.

Sold in Boxes, 1s. 1½d., 2s. 9d, and 4s. 6d. each, by C. BRITTEN, Bookseller,
78, High Street, Birmingham, and all Chemists; or from the Proprietors direct,
for 16 or 36 stamps.

ESTABLISHED 1840.

HIGGINS & SON,
General Printers & Lithographers,
STATIONERS,
BOOKSELLERS AND BOOKBINDERS,
27, KING STREET,
DUDLEY.

SOLE AGENT FOR MACHIN'S PEARL OINTMENT

In Pots, 7½d., 1/1½, and 2/9 each.

CHAINS, CHAIN CABLES, ANCHORS, NAILS, AND IRON.

GEORGE HARTSHORNE & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IRON,
CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS,
BEST SHORT LINK RIGGING AND CRANE CHAINS,
TRACES AND BACKBANDS,

Wrought Nails, Spikes, Brobs, and Rivets; Best-Best,
HW, Swedish Charcoal Horse Nails; Brazil Mule Shoe
Nails, Bromsgrove Tacks, &c.

_Contractors to the Admiralty, Royal Arsenal, and War Department._

PRIMROSE BRIDGE WORKS,
NETHERTON, NEAR DUDLEY.

DREDGE'S
HEAL-ALL CURES
RHEUMATISM.

Price 1s. 1½d. and 2s. 9d. per Bottle.

PREPARED BY BARCLAY & SONS, FARRINGDON STREET.

Sold by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors.

TAYLOR'S
ALTERATIVE & FEVER POWDERS
FOR CHILDREN.

The ALTERATIVE POWDERS are particularly recommended for Infants
at the time of Teething, also for Worms, Convulsions, and other
disorders to which children are liable.

The FEVER POWDERS are given with the greatest possible success
in decided cases of Fever, also in Measles, Influenza, and all
those diseases attended with febrile symptoms.

TAYLOR'S POWDERS were first used in his private practice, more
than fifty years ago, by Mr. Taylor, Surgeon, Norwich; and are
now prepared by the

_SOLE PROPRIETORS_:

BARCLAY & SONS, 95, Farringdon Street, London.

The ALTERATIVE and FEVER POWDERS are _distinct_ medicines, and
are sold in separate boxes of 2s. 6d., 4s. 6d., 11s., and 21s.

The 2s. 6d. Boxes now contain Twelve Powders.

DISTEMPER IN DOGS.

THE BEST REMEDY FOR THIS DISEASE IS
BLAINE & YOUATT'S DISTEMPER POWDERS.

They are put up in Packets marked 1, 2, & 3, according to the
size of the Dog. No. 1 is proper for Mastiffs, Newfoundland
Dogs, Pointers, Setters; No. 2 for Hounds, Spaniels, Terriers;
and No. 3 for every smaller Dog. _Price 1s. 6d. per Packet._
Also Blaine's Mange Powders, 2s.; Blaine's Worm Powders, 2s.
6d. Prepared only by

BARCLAY & SONS, Farringdon St., London.

10,000 WONDERFUL CURES
BY SQUIRE KNIGHT'S
_BALSAM OF HOREHOUND_,

FOR THE COMPLETE CURE OF

COUGHS, COLDS, INFLUENZA, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS,
SPITTING OF BLOOD, WHOOPING COUGH, DIFFICULTY
OF BREATHING, SORENESS AND TIGHTNESS OF
THE CHEST, AND ALL OTHER
LUNG COMPLAINTS TENDING TO CONSUMPTION.

The unparalleled success which has attended the sale of this
pleasant and agreeable Medicine during the lifetime of the late
SQUIRE KNIGHT, has induced his successors to bring it within
the reach of any afflicted sufferer at a CHEAP RATE.

Among thousands of Cures, the following tell their own simple
story:--

EXTRAORDINARY CURE OF A DRY, ASTHMATICAL COUGH
OF TWENTY YEARS' STANDING.

OWEN SMITH, of Dudley, miner, had suffered more or less in
damp, frosty, and foggy weather, for upwards of 20 years, from
a dry, distressing cough, attended with great difficulty of
breathing, so much so that he dared not venture out of the
house half the winter long. He fortunately met with Squire
Knight's Balsam of Horehound, and before he had taken two small
bottles his cough was cured and his breath restored to its
former free and healthy state.

November 21st, 1861.

Mrs. SARAH HOLLAND, of Sandfield Lodge, near Lichfield, upwards
of sixty years of age, was for two successive winters attacked
with severe cough and shortness of Breath, which nearly caused
suffocation when lying in Bed, was cured by taking Squire
Knight's Balsam of Horehound.

WILLIAM JOHNSON, sinker, of Prince's End, Tipton, aged sixty,
was ill with shortness of breath and severe cold--thought he
should have died on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday; on the latter
day he got a 2s. 9d. bottle of Squire Knight's Balsam of
Horehound, and before taking all of it was so far restored as
to be able to walk to Dudley with ease, and entirely cured by a
second bottle.

THOMAS REYNOLDS, of Gornal, suffered from an asthmatical cough
for more than twenty years, and was cured by taking the Balsam
of Horehound; has recommended it to many of his friends, who
have all found great relief from its use.

Sold and prepared by C. F. G. CLARK and SON, (SUCCESSORS TO
THE LATE SQUIRE KNIGHT), DISPENSING CHEMISTS, MARKET PLACE,
DUDLEY.

Sold in Bottles at 1s. 1½d., and 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d., by
Ford and Addison, and Rooker, Brierley Hill, and Collins,
Brettell Lane, and by all Patent Medicine Vendors.

JOHN NAYLER
THE DUDLEY
INDIA RUBBER DEPOT,
200, HIGH STREET,
DUDLEY.

_India Rubber Mechanical Goods
of every description._

_Waterproof Coats, Leggings,
Carriage Aprons,
Airproof Goods, Elastic Stockings
And Surgical and Domestic Articles of all kinds._

USE I SAY
HUDSON'S

TRADE MARK
DRY SOAP
FOR WASHING
CLEANING & SCOURING
EVERYTHING

SOLD IN 1lb ½lb & ¼lb PACKETS

E. Blocksidge

_Law Stationer_,
Printer
and
Lithographer,

18B, STONE STREET, DUDLEY,
(OPPOSITE THE OLD GLASS HOUSE.)

Parchment, Vellum, Probate Forms, and
Legal Stationery always in stock.

DEALER IN ARTISTS' MATERIALS.

Bookbinding executed in every style,
AT VERY MODERATE PRICES.

Ornamental Addresses, Title Pages for Presentation
Books and Albums, &c., &c., Illuminated,
on the premises, in very best style.

LITHO TRANSFER WRITER TO THE TRADE.