ON PIFFLING
The comparatively recent introduction into common language of the verb “to piffle" is a useful acquisition. It is so self-expressive of an indefinite attitude of the' mind. A person who piffles is one who whips the wind. He goes to a lot of trouble to ■ accomplish nothing. A case in noint is a person who suffers from inertia of the kidneys or liver or from a disorder caused by such inertia, Ray .—Rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, lumbago, backache, sciatica, blood disorders, anaemia, indigestion, biliousness, jaundice. sick-headache, general debility, gravel, stone or bladder troubles, and tries first one remedy and then another without obtaining - relief, instead of.- at once seeking the aid of "Warner’s Safe Cure. At the back of his brain he probably knows, from the many accounts of his friends, that Warner’s Safe Cure is the proper remedy for his trouble, but. somehow or another, he piffles. Don’t piffle! If you suffer from any of the disorders named, try the effect of Warner’s Safe Cure immediately. If the medicine does not relieve, then go straight to the best doctor you cau afford and follow Ms directions exactly. Warner’s Safe Cure is sold byj all chemists and storekeepers, both in the original form and in the cheaper "Concentrated,”. non-alcoholic form, *
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7865, 29 July 1911, Page 2
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211ON PIFFLING New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7865, 29 July 1911, Page 2
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