Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-10-06
Dariltu.
Cure for ScrofuIa.


suffering from one Of the most severe and
dangerous diseases which afflict the hui
man race-the Scorfula.-Mr. Loxc-
WORTH Is gentleman of the highest res
peciability; and we are persuaded that his
statements of such occurrences as passed
under his personal observation are entill-
ed to implicit credit:
A young woman who had not q relative,
resided in Memphis, and made her living
by sewing in private families. She had,
for many years, been afflicted with Scorf-
ula below her knees, and for some months
before she came TO CINCINNATI, had been
IN charge ot the medical faculty. So far
from relieving the patient, the disease
spread with fearful rapidly, and amputa-
ton of the leg was the only possible
chance for preserving her life. The ply
sicians did not believe she could live in
the warm climate, till the cool season In
the fall would permit amputa,lon, and they
recommended that money should be rais-
ed to send her TO Cincinnati to our City
Hospital. The necessary sum was raised,
and she was put on a steamboat, and her
passage paid 10 Louisville. The captain,
when advised Of her situation, and no.
aware that foreign paupers were not OBJ
jects Of charity, gave her back the mon
ey, and on lis arrival at Louisville, had
her sent IN 4 carriage on hoard a steamer
for Cincinnati. The Cincinnati captain,
equally in the dark as TO the proper OBJ
jects Tor charity, made no change, and on
his arrival a; our wharf, hired carriage
and sent her 10 our Hospital In accor-
dance with the orders of our City Coun-
ell, she was refused admission, and the
hack driver, who had 40 means Of giving
her shelter, land her on one of the clean
est Pavcmeuts in the city. Our old citi-
zen, Captain HuTkness. saw her, and
stated lha, he many years before had The
scrofula on his leg, and for SIX months
was attended Is one Of our mos; iuteIii-
gent physicians, without the least Lcnrfir;
when poor old woman In las neighbour
mood, directed hun 20 take ! table spoon
IuI OF aqua FORTS, and add to It Two table
spoonslul Of strong vinegar, il which put
Two copper cents; this VIII cause a strong
eiiervescence-when that ceases, the
teuls are TO be taken ou,-aPPIy it twice
per day ill the sore MAS headed; Ina,
nc tried II that evening, auj thought that
it would burn his leg of. Ba the next
day It was cured. lie never applied it
a gaIn, IS the cure WAS perfect. The med
lcIne WAS got, and Biz. Hardness was re-
4ueatcd 70 see j, applied. The girl was
unable TO walk.
When Captain Hardness saw the leo,
de refused 10 recommend the application;
stating .lat his was sore, about The SIZE
OF dollar. The girls leg. from her
knee 10 her ankle, had lost one-third Of
the flesh, the foo, 81, oilen double the SIZE.
aud all the skin gone, except strip from
her knee * The ankle .houl an inch wide.
OIe Of lhc las, physicians il the city was
then sent for. lie said no application
could effect cure the cutting of Of her
leg vas her oAty chance for life and Il
kept quiet, she might lie Til The weather
vas cool enough 10 cut of her leg The
H.qulrv was made if the darkness rem
edy would DO any injury He said not,
that l. might operate 10 relieve the pam;
and 10 diminish her great distress ofmind.
She as idld Oh bed, and the remedy
placed within her reach. TO apply il. In
lhe CO.. Sc o. ten days, her face brighten
1 Up--Shc could again smile, and said
her IeE was healing. Every week her
chepr illness Increased, and her assurance
thai she was getting well repeated. Ii
Va sup, asea % be nothing more than the
relief from pam which the doctor had
forctold.
A. the end Of SIS or seen weeks, the
change in her appearance was 50 great
that D.. Potter came 10 see her leg
He al once said, it was certain it was cur
ing II rapidly That fresh flesh was fast
growing over the diseased part, and skin
over 1t. In q few months she was walk
ing about, in fine spirits, and so much
elated that she wanted daily walks out Of
the house. The result was an increase
Of the disease. which was again relieved
by keeping quiet, and continued apPlica-
tons Of the remedy. Il IS seventeen
months since the remedy was first appli-
ed. The leg is now, and has for many
months been entirely cured, except q sore
aCout the size Of dollar. She cannot he
kept quiet. She walks as rapidly as ever.
Will work, whether allowed to 30 il or
not, and occasionally feels little stiff
ness in the LEG, which is again relieved
by few days that she takes no excess of
exercise.
4 poor woman in the neighborhood had
q young daughter, who supported them
with her needle, had the scrofula on her
neck, and had for some months been in
charge Of the physician. The old wo-
man, when begging food in the vicinity
where the girl with the scrofula was,
named the extreme illness of her daugh-
ter with the scrofula, and her belief that
she could not live many days. Her necl,
was examined. There was large sore,
and one side of her free swollen double
lis usual size. The remedy was furnish
ed, and in s,x weeks the disease was cur
ed, and her health continues good. DIR.
Potter WAS requested 10 see her, and de-
eide if the case was scrofula, and Occa-
sionally saw her till the disease was cur
ed He pronounced il scrofula. After
DR.. Potter saw the Memphis girl, her leg
was so far cured, that he advised the ap-
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