Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-03-04
For the Portags Sentinsl.
Dh. 8. 8. FIrcu:

Dear Sir:-In looking over Ne
history Of the last two years of my life, lam
filled with gratitude to God for his great good
ness in so far restoring my health, and giving me
back to my family, after all hope had Hed And
they could only look on me as already entering
the grave. 1t has ever been to me o self.evideat
truth that the All-wise Creator always worie
by means, and it gives me great pleasure, my
Dear Sir to say that your remedies, for the cure
of Consumption, were the means, eths emily
means" ofny recovery, as will more fully ar-
pear by the following statement of my ease>
First, my family nearly all Consumptive, my
Mother, Brother and also 8 large number OF
my childhood my constitution was slender, and
for the last twenty-five years, regarded By al
my friends as inslining to Consumption.
AT the age of ftwenty five years / commenced
Preaching the Gospel with but little prospect
ofliving to the age Of thirty. Lungs weak, Q
constant hoarseness and hacking cough, some
expectoration, often night sweats, and hahitual
eostiveness, attended with frequent distressing
nervous head aches, A change of climate from
New-York to Ohio operated faverably, and for
twelve years | was able to act az Pastor of the
Baptist church in Brimfeld. In the winter Of
1874 had a severe attack Of Erysipelas fever
which very much injured my constitution, and
left me in decline In the winter of '46, took
the charge ofa protrasted meeting, in MaLtua,
laboring night and day for four weeks, at the
close of which found my whole system entirely
prostrated-my lungs so weak it was with dit
fculty could speak so as to be heard. My
friends and ministering Brethren became alarm.
ed, and earnestly advised me to stop preaching.
But did not realize my danger, and continued
to preach two or three times each Sabbath dur
ing the summer. In September | took violent
cold, and at once found myself on Q sick bed
with hard cough, large expectoration Of light
thu lai lie iU1xt
loss of appetite. pain in the chest, shoulders and
limbs, palpitstion of the heart nervousness, &c.
Tried the usual remedies, such as blistering,
| &C., to no benefit. l went down rapidly, ~::h
| increasing alarming symptoms until the middle
| of November. All hope was gone, and the oom-
munty considered ne past recovery.
| A copy of your Lectures fell into my hands
| the roading OF which rekindled spark Of hope,
lost no time in applying to you, and on the hrst
dsy of December 'of happy memory" received n
| full supply of your remedies. l followed yosr
directions to the letter, and to the astonshnens
and joy of all my friends, my recovery was ~
| rapi1 as had been my decline, 80 that On New.
Years day Twas able to visit my friends soon
felt myself compelled to labor fer the support of
| my family. During the summer / performed
my usual amount Of labor.
| In Oct. '4s, again found myself failing.
called on DR. A jackscn Squire He decided
had chill fever-gavc me medicines which soon
! relieved. However, imprudontly went out too
soon, which brought on a relapse. The disease
| concentrated its whole force on my lungs-ny
right lung till then was sound-but now both
lungs were highly congested. Cough returned
with great violence-lungs soon became loaded
with thick heavy matter, without the power to
| throw it off. l was out of your medicines but
| fortunately, | was able to borrow from one Of
your patients bot. of Expectorant, do. of Pull
| menary Basam and bottle of Anti-mucus Mix
ture. After taking the Expectorant few days,
| raised large quantities of matter That would
| sink in water almost as soon as lead. That bot
tie of Expectorant saved my life. | Immediately
applied to you again-there was necessarily con-
siderable delay in getting the medicines. My
friends and Physician said there was no hspe in
my case, and too felt that my time to die had
come-made arrangements tolcave my family
and how could think otherwise had hard
Cough, raised large quantities Of solid matter,
distressing pains through my en'ire lungs,
shoulders, bowels and limbs, daily chills, and
fever night sweats loss Of appetite, flesh rapidly
wasting away, and to crown the whole, swelled
limbs and diarrhea.
Your letters, Dear Sir, to me were full Of kind.
ness and encouragement. You said you fally
believed would yet recover. Ycu did not mis-
judge My recovery was slow, "but csrtainp
In May last felt anxious to see you. My
health still very poor-many Of my friends
thought me presumptuous in undertaking such
ajeurney alone. On your examination Of my
lungs yeu pronounced the entire front Of my
left lung and the top of the right liberated.
This was no news to me, had made the statement
often to my friends which | found to agree with
your decision. You also said my lungs were in
q healing state. l now acknowledge my doubts
at that time, but have since found you correct.
In October last was elected to the Office Of
Recorder of Portage county. My political ep-
ponents said that writing would kill me and
some of my friends even feared IL might prove
true have now been in the Office writing from
four to eight Deeds per day for four months,
my health improving all the whils The secret
of all this is you, Sir, have learned me how.te
take care of my health. l am often asked, aDo
YOU expect to be restored to perfect health.p
I answer all such, II never enjoyed perfect
health, 1 have now almost gone through the
winter without any serious attack of the lungs
and by care hope yet to live to the common ACE
of man." DR.. Earl, of Franklin, not long since
said to me, "Sir, you are almost miracle in the
history of disease" Others have expressed
themselves in the same manner. In conclusion.
will say, no man feels deeper interest in
Consumptives than myself. To all such, hon.
estly and conscienciously would say, sqry DR..
Fitch's remedies-try them faithfuliy-do not
say you cannot follow his directions-but take
hold OF them perseveringly-and through the
blessings OF God you may yet live, who would
otherwise sink into an early grave"
In publishing the above statement belieyeI
am doing my duty to an afflicted public, and to
you, KIND Sir, as a benefactor; and it shall ever
life may be yours.
With sincere regard. -'.-'3
1 remain