New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-07

7 NEw.YoRE, August %, Is42.
Gentemen-A tale ocmisery aud mine 10 tell and
the task brings back that
have past, shudder at the picture and almast wonder If
is For months stretched upon bed of suffering and
distress racked by the e1crucating pain dumb with
agonye only voice that came from my lips the voice OF
g-aning and ony hope despair. Sen and often willie
others slept in the still hours OF night, have turned my
face 10 the wall and wished 10 die.
Although stood on the brink of eternity and the thread
Of life nenry severed, yet still 5reafhed the lamp
held burn; little thought it would be trimmed
again, and only hoped that death would swallow up the
fame Ny sickness first broughton by my imprudenty
exposing myelfto current OF air while over heated
which sudden check OF PerspraSon siy com
physician; but soon began grow worse. and phys
clan called, who prescribed some pills CONTAINING
powerful preparation OF mercury to be foowedby sasapa
ria root and gnum Vita made into which continu
ed using for several months without lnermsson. Sooa a-
t-r taking the mercury began 10 feel It's poisonous Du-
ence MY whole gardular system became affected also
bones joints and muscles; Jumps formed upon the skin
nearly as big egg accompanied with iasnse burning
heat whcs kept swelling until they broke, and discharged
mniier and blood. These continued until they
covered my whole body. But this only the beginning
ofmy Affections; now commenced those lorturng pains
termed onc rheumatism Attmes seemed as If Twas
stretched upon rack and all my limbs were being torn
from each other Others sharp knives piercing
me every point The muscles CT my legs seemed tied In
kno,s and hard bone. My distress now so
great that groans at night disturbed The whole house
and also Of the families in the adjacent buildings had
slep,a night since the early part of December last the
only sleep obtained few hours during the middle o
the day plowed up chair and the eruption had also
fearfuy increased. Ny face completely covered with
an extending sore had shruDk skeleton
the skin and flesh Diseased around my thighs that
the oeary proruded and the physicians
my case beyond The reach of medcise Oh howl wished
tha, nigh. die From my long and protractsd ness we
had become much reduced in circumstances short time
since while looking in the papers, cbanced 70 see your
Sarsapara advertised accompanied with ceracate from
Mr. Bnrdock of most extraordinary made by isuse
The case in some respects resmb|ed own and found
that lingering hope still cung 10 e II seemed like
whisper from heaven The second day alter commenced
taking il fell The pain much easr and wen. to sleep
had not slept this before for months. BY the time
had used one bottle the pain bad nearly ef; the eruption
was also much better. now e Strange hope gathering
ip my that should live, perhaps be cured Mo- this
could not be- dared believe il sent and got another
bottle conifnning improve rapidly, and still another, and
IL few days since miserable, suffering dying man,
was out AMI walked nearly three miles without the
assistance Of cane. And now, gentlsmen-yes, now am
well! and haye Testified before my God upon HIS sacred
true Oh how aelv these cold words describe those fsar
ul nights agony those dreadful days Of suffering True
Yes gentlemen herald il 10 the world that all may
what your preparation Of Sarsapaa has dane for y
heart years towards those suffering and afflicted EkeI was