Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-03-02
Consumption.
EXPERIENCE OF s. N. DICKINSON, WHO DIED
DEC. 10, 1913, AGED AZ.


~ - 80, X, 1880, ""' D'""
w. '0'0' No'
IL Is now more than "a years since Inc
SEEDS OF TINS Insidlous disease TOOK root,
through slight cold merely Inc cold
passed Oh, but l was more liable 10 lake
them afterwards. They were, however
broken up without much trouble. SHORTY
amer my entrance into business, ! iound l
had seated hacking cough. Al hrst TINS
was not very troublesome, and but litiie or
no attention was PAID 10 u. AS my ousi-
ness increased, my anxletles and iaoors in-
creased also. Close application 10 onsi-
ness seemed 10 promote the little hacking
cough, I'll II got to be regular, every
day affair, winter and summer Sun DID
not spare myself any, as my healih was good,
with the exception oil The cough, which was
only very troublesome. MY business en-
gagged my whole energies, anu kept from
my view all danger from the insidious
cough that had fastened Itself upon me-
Early and late, in season and out OF season,
the head or the hand was steadily engaged
IN endeavors 10 advance my business-and
Just as steadily and more sure was Consump-
ton all the time dong lis deadly work upon
my system. But OF this was not iuily
aware, I'LL the poor human machine SUNK
down, unable longer 10 sustain the load
pressed upon il. knew my health was
suffering. but the homes that in a little while
ms bn.;oe.s would ne,mi, me IN retire and
,sc,,;, NV .,rens,h ,,.;n rave me new on.
erov 10 Lsen On AIS he home tba, il
,von,d reru;, evan n NV ,emnorarv ab-
.snce f,om !, w,s neve, ,esI;zed Nv faint
.,.. f,nd III. Il The c.,l, If ,bousands and
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49, Thes ,3rs.,a !, loo closely and 40
desn,v ;a,o Medication in business
ssa. ., he MI no,sn Ths m;dn;oh, lamn
s .s, ,tons.In "''S ,ho,,snds oS Gu hns,.
n n.s" ao,sIa ,o;l;na ,h,onoh n,.nv hours ina,
u'iS ~ Ss ~ So. TO-, con,
s suou'u oe ue'' 80 ~ ~ a.. ,o.d e.,
s,u .,' "ay s ~ a., ,.I,an sIi !.
"un ~ ' d,osds,I
s as. L. ~. !, -. sh,.;n.d A noder,,s
business. and an smmoderste one. comes,
think. fully under the meaning Of the Pro-
verb, "Bet,er is a dry morsel and guiefness
therencith, than an house full Of sacrifices,
Tith strife" A small snug business may
be dry morsel. But large business, what
is IL but "a house Of contentious, the
house your own breast, alternate hope and
fear the combatants, and your own peace
and qu'e.ness the game, that Is pursued TO
the very death. SO much for the beginning
OIL my bodily inhfmiiIes, and II 'heir recital
VIII cause but one oil the many beings who
pursue business SO inmodeTately, to stop
and reflect, and then choose more rational
course. some good will have been accom-
plished by my sufferings, and Their recital.
One other Jolly, and not small one,
will mention, and that is the immense guam
titles of Bosirums that consumptive people
swallow in the hopes Of being cured or o.
finding relief, at least. The gullibii'y o.
Americans on this point is astonishing. We
are sharp enough on all other subjects, bu