Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-11-27
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We commend the following oommunica.
lion 10 a careful perusal
About one year since, was attacked with
what appeared an Inclination Of The night
lobe OF The lungs My attack Was sudden
ard violent, attended, with much pain and
soreness, extending though The chest from
the right ,ide or stomach, TO- near the iormi-
nation Of the shoulder blade, and along thc
spinal marrow. between the shoulders For
near nine months | was able 10 lie IA bed
only on my back, all the while altenGed with
a severe cough, and erpcctora,,on OF lar. q
quantities % mucus mailer from The Lungs
had during this time the advice OF five
physicians all Of whom pronounced nv case
exceedingly doubtful, and some OF lAcm thai
it was absolutely hopeless. During more lhla
half Ihis time, the right lobe Of the lungs sp-
peared to be entirely inactive, and some oil
my physicians said It had wilhercd, while
others pronounced II enlarged. Tic mus
cles over and ground the effected pati, to
gcthcr with the tendons forward Of. and I'M
deruesth the ann, appeared 10 be contracted
so that wss unable 10 raise my arm TO a
line horizontal Nth tho shoulder. Indeed
much Of the time ] was unable 10 raise the
arm at all, eIcep, with the aid OF the other
hand.
After despairing TO obtain relief from ply
sici,ns, tired various patent medicines. =
One bottle Of The Balsam Of Wild Chety
two bottles Of Latbard's Extract Of Lung
wort two bottles Syrup OF Liverwort, and
seven bottles OF the Hungarian Balsam
from none Of which received any perm,
neni relief
In July | commenced taking Downs Veg
etable Balsamc Elixir. being at that time
nearly confined to my bed. and unable to sill
up more than few moments at lime. In
shor, time it had given me emnen, re-.
lief My bowels which had been exceed
! ingy cos,ive, and bloa,ed soon became reg.
ular. now think that the right lobe Of The
| lungs has regsined some Of its former action
| and the contraction and soreness OF the mus
| cles about the side and arm have considera
bly, abaied. My cough is mostly gone, and
eIpectorat,on much less than formerly, ] am
now able to sit up nearly the entire day.
| read write walk about, and OCCASIONALLY ys
!, the ncighbors, Although ought not ger.
haps, hope for complete restoration, yet
Heel that it has done for me more than any and
all other medicines; and doubt moi, but had
! earlier Obtained 1t, and taken It before my
| disease had so far progressed, might have
received from H. IN truth much less lime,
complete return my lormet health and encr
| gics and take this opportunity TO com
nd the medicine to the favorable notice %
all afflicted as have been, an would say, dc
not neglect to Try IT, as feel confident yol
will have no oauso 10 regret having done so
EZEKIEL l.. ROSS.
Nobleboro, Oct. 9Th; is45.
p. r. ! would say for abou, two month,
We have had the Whooping Cough in GU
family. We have given Downs Elixir 10 on
children for that complaint, and believe /
has been Of eminent service TO Them IN losen
ing the cough, so as to enable them 20 rails,
easy, and in relieving them of pressure 70
breath. In one instance, our infant also al
1icied with the cough, appeared to have al
attack of the Group, which was very violen,
so that we feared he would no, live ill nom
ing. We gave him a dose Of Downs !.
| liyir, which almost Immediately relieve
him, so ihrt he soon went 10 sleep. and he
| continued unusually well since T. l. r.
w. u. C. STODDARD, Agent, Ru,
land; VI. 40