The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-07-05

al inaammalion. Had R0Psin. haReEsr.
and rssalEsd a length 10 rise. Shleh ] dad
a 10 o'clock. Head EsthsF confused. /
Nv appetite Dot coed. bus forced myself
- take . enp e. slrong coffee. couple q
eggs. hagaesed toast. ard slice q hrnil-
"a ham. Felt sensible Of . weighs Amy
stomach. and resolved b lie down again
Cor an hour o. twc.
Troubied sgaia as ] MAS yesisF-
DAY; had . restless niEht-dissuTbed
dreams. Gould Il have been from the
liEle hoe which l iOnk Just before ] re-
tired 10 bed' | certainly eat very mode
Falrly. - l MAS aware that | had symP-
IONS Of confirmed dyspepsia. Remained
in the house most Of the day, not feeling
ans inclination for exercise. Took the
remainder Of nv box Of universal pills;
think they did me good. Took also a
dose 0f salts. and = couple Of seldlliZ
powders. finished The iasI bottle Of The
dozen of Panacea. which was 50 strongly
recommended in the newspapers for my
symptoms.
- To-day I have spent chiefly in
nv room. reading. Felt alarmed in con-
ming over The symptoms Of disease; my
case seemed Ia be exactly described. not
under any one particular head. bni seFe-
raj. Have some singular feelings in the
region Of the stomach, and abdominal Wis
ceTa. Ny head il also affected. moi ex-
seily with pain. but wha, 10 me Is worse.
a kind Of Understandable want of feeling.
- Have some symptoms Of Pnen-
monia. Gas.iiis. UydraihoEaS. but cam
not exactly determine TO which am IN
] fail a victim. Took some pills Of new
Kind. Appetite still fascinating: not that
am compelled to s!lmiaish tie quantity
ar quality OF my fuot. but | seem 10 take
/ il with comparative relish.
| - Took for dinner 10 day. roast
pig. fried oysters, pie, ice-cream. and Sc
veral other limle articles, bui my stomach
is in such a wreiched state. thai ] VAS
troubled Ill the evening with heartburn.
and sour quotations. Heard to-day Of
poor I. B.'s death. was much shocked as
he was carried of with apnplexy without
a minutes warning. have . painldl
apprehension, that AN threatened with
tie sane disease; | was accordingly 6led.
and had mustard applied 10 my feet.
which relieved me considerably.
- Observed on my face to-day, a
pimple. which am fearful may issue in
cancer. Took precautions; applied a
cooling lotion, and took some coaling me-
dicine. Have some notion Of sustaining
from vine and porter, the first is rather
) exciting 10 my pulse, the latter apoPiec'
tic. sigh fpr health.
: - To-day So wreiched that deter.
mined 10 ss:ly to DIR. ID. Have a no
: lion that physicians know little more
, than DO myself; Tss, persuaded now,
since have seen the Or. i;S inquired
into my symptoms and habits; when snu'
: meraiing tie fnrmcr he smiled; he eG'
: pressed surprise Iha. was r0 waTse
: when told him tie amount al medicine
had taken. THIS displayed his igno'
Z: rance, for am persuaded iha. my sys
ten needs powerful medicines. Felt ex-
iremeIy provoked when he wrote the fol-
lowing prescription, which he handed Ia
me as he lrii me" eat moderately. ex.
erc;se vigorously. and ;hrow panaceas in
: 10 the street." II is the last time shall
consult an ignoramus.
- Had less lime to-day to think oI
my ailments. in consequence Of being un-
der tie necessity Of examining various
Tapers relating to the estate which my
father brqaea,hed TO me. Ny agent tells
me that from unexpected events, II is pro-
babIe shall be found insolvert. This
would indeed cap the climax of my mise
ries-in such a case, in my present shat
tered State ul health. an alms-house is nv
only prosper.
= For the las, four months have
made no enlry in Jay diary. |. was loo
true that my affairs had fallen into dIsnr-
der. The tacn whom | have entrusted
with their management, had taken advau-
lage Of my lnfitm health, and treated rne
sadly. mere remnant was LEFT. The
prospect of all alms-house was terrible as
it was regarded more nearly. exer,ed
myself incredibly and purchased small
farm. | was compelled to work. II
was a miracle il did not Hill me. To be
up at the dawn Of day and follow the
plough how could endure il! Strange
as it may appear, | have survived il, AMI
what i still more remarkable, not par
tirle of medicine have touched Tor three
months. and yet have nol one bad symp'
tom. Indeed feel so much improved ia
my health. tia, hare serious thoughts
uf taking vile.