The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-15
CURE OF A HUMOR OF 80
il YEARS STANDING.
Orient, April 10th 1862.

Orient April l9th 1857.
Messrs. s A. Weaver & Co.,
Gentlemen-I am requested by a
friend to state to you what have been,
and what I am now; in regard to health.
/ hardly know how to express my
gratitude to you and your medicine,
which has relieved me from great deal
of suffering have been afflicted for
80 years and over with Salt Rheum /
have tried to find relief from medicine,
but never found it. have tried several
physicians in N. York, Brooklyn, and
Greenport, I-havc dieted and taken med
icine enough to float pretty large boat,
but all has done me no good. | com
mcnced taking your medicine about a
twelve month ago. Previous to taking
your medicine, for about twelve months
/ was so badly off that / had to take
bath every night, to wash the filth and
scabs that would collect every day. My
bath usually was from three to FIVE pals
of water, and after got through, the
water would be near the color of milk ;
10 you may judge that there was good
deal of filth in my flesh. | am now quite
free from aches and pains, though have
little of it hanging about me. As yet
l hardly dare say what would like to
say. have taken 20 bottles of the med
icine and used, believe. several boxes
of the Cerate. / intend to continue
taking your Syrup.
am requested to give a description
of my situation before taking your Syr-
up. My flesh was hard and crusty, swol-
len, very sore could hardly get about,
having to use one and sometimes two
canes. Some of the time l could not
undrcss myself or dress, restless nights,
many night having to sit in chair all
of the night l had almost despaired
of ever being any better, but your won
derful medicine has | feel, done wonders
for me- / commenced taking the Syrup
one year from this date. April Is, 81
The first bottle I took in eight or nine
days the second in ten or twelve days.
but found before | got through a second.
was getting worse pretty fast still l
continued to take the Syrup. though not
as freely. The Cerate L found rather
harsh at first, my flesh being so sore. l
reduced it with lard for while, but be-
fore | got through the third bottle 1 was
in pancful condition, the filth and mat
ter that would gather and discharge on
the surface was astonishing. At times it
would be the thickness of. fifty cent
piece, the most loathsome and filthy of
all complaints but by continuing the
medicine | gradually began to get better;
my flesh began to soften, the itching and
burning seemed to come to an end, so
that by the first of October l could I'M
dress and 60 to bed and sleep without an
ache or a pain. am now able to work
and sweat if it is necessary, and not feel
any the worse for it. My neighbors say
am the sprycst man in the neighbor-
hood. since have experienced its bcnc
fits. ! have recommended it to many
who were suffering with humors good
many have been induced to use your in
valuable medicine, and have been bene
fitted
Were it necessary. | could get a hun
drcd that would testify to what / have
written
After writing thus far, my wife take;
up and reads what have written, and
says | have not exaggerated, but it was
worse than have written, sitting in my
chair night and day for two or three
weeks, and not dressing at all.
Very respectfully yours,
ELIAS LATHAM.
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