Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-10
FROM THE MIDDLESEXG GAZETTE
MASS.

Df"e"t, <tPfts -
Sir,
Considering it duty incumbent upon
each individual OF society TO do all in his pow
er to promote the health, prosperity aud happi-
ness OF all his fellow citizens, Twill state To >ou
the commencement, progress and cure Oi Il
most distressing disease, which has occurred
IN my own family. If You think it worthy a
place in your paper, Ihave no objection TO its
being made public and will afford me great
consolation To learn, that the application which
wrought the cure, has had the same etficaciOus
operation upon Others i'll similar circumstan-
ceS.
About seven years since, my wife was seized
with a cancer on her ANGLE, which Increased
with considerable rapidty, and was attended
with pain il continued sorely to affect her for
nine months, during which time no pains were
spared to obtain the best advice from those
we'll versed in medicine and surgery. IL was
twice attempted to eradicate it by the appli-
cation OF vegetable caustcs, aud many other
applications we're unsuccessfnlly made. The
limb became weak, and at times much swol
len. She had in Il measure lost her appetite,
and her whole system seemed OIL the decline.
! he sore was deep and broad. In this situa-
ten we commenced the application which pro-
ouced the cure. The principal ingredient is
an evergreen plant, which is 70 be found i'll all
the northern states, in woodlands which pro-
duce mixture of oak and pine timber. 1t is
by different people called ever-bitter-sweet,
winter green, Rheumatism plant. &c. the bota-
n!cat name OF the plant is pyrola. We made
Strong decociion, by boiling the pyrola in pure
water, placed in vessel containing considera-
bic quantity OF puiverized roll sulphur. and
poured the detection upon 1t, boiling hot.
Mrs. NdruuIn took a small uuantttv of the de-
cost. internally, two or three times day,
batteh The detective part and parts adjacent
To II several times in day, and kopta cloth
wet with II constantly on The ANGLE. She took
ahcut owe ounce of common medicinal salts,
every second day the dccoction was renew
ed as occasion required it. We commenced
this system ot operation about the middle of A
FrlI, 1918, and pursued il with unrcmitting
care and attention, without variation. In a
rev DAYS from the commencement OF the ope-
ration. the patient began TO realize the bcne-
nciai eiiects OF II her appetite was restored {;
her pam was gradually eradicated: she rapid
" gained strength both ia bodS and limb .
so tina in less than 6 weeks the defective ANGLE
was entirely healed and sonnd, and he's Health
aud strength completely restored. 1t is now
almost two years SINCE this apparent cure was
Elected and we have the greatest consola-
ton cfiearniig from her, that she has not felt
single twinge ofthe disorder sinre that peri
cd we do therefore confidently hope, it viii
never return.
Mrs. Varuum now enjoys remarkable good
health, for aperson of her age. Some people
inak object 10 making thorough experiment
in cSses similar to Mrs. Varnum's, on account
OF the simplicityard novelty of the prescrip-
tiOn--But however simple and noveiit may
appear, and however Inefficient it may prove
with others, Mrs. Narnum and myself, with our
family, have abundant reason TO rejoice aud
bless the Supreae arbiter of erents, for the won
deriul effect which. through the beneticence OF
DiriHe PrOridence, it has had in her case. And
] am sanguine in the belief, that if early and
undertaking experiments of the kind he made
they will prove efficacious in most, if not all
cancer cases.
] am. sir, with respect,
Your obedient servant
q. VARNUM.
~ General Varnun, once Speaker of the H.
of Representatives..