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TestimoniaIs,
From the Rev. Fred. 8. Jewell, Professor
Of state Normal School. AlbalnY. n. Y.

From the Rev. Fred. 8. Jewell, Pfefesser
Of State Normal School, Alb8ny, N. Y.
This may certify that have been, since 164a,
subject to violent periodical attacks OF catarrh,
marked by highly infiamed condition Of the
lining membranes of the cavities OF the head,
producing most distressing species Of head
ache tor days at a time, wholly incapacitating
me from business, and during the paro1ysms
conflniug me to the bed. In some instances the
inflammation has extended to the teeth, occa-
sioning toothache; to the threat, producing
hoarseness and partial loss of voice and and
twice 1t has SO affected the left eye as to con-
line me for a month or more to darkened room.
These attacks have been accompanied by strong
febraie symptoms; by stoppage OF the head,
and, In the first stages, by Watery discharges
from the nose. subsequently becoming acrId
and yellow, and towards the close Of the attack
medicines of almost every klEd external ap-
plications to the head, such as camphor, gin.
ger, hot bandages, and lamentations of hot
vinegar; snuffs Of some half q dozen kinds, and
other catarrhal preparations, together with in
ternal remedies, such as Alternatives, cathartics
and emetics. These have produced no change
in the occurrence or character Of the disease,
and, IN most cases, with little or no temporary
relief. had come, at length, to believe the
disease to be practically beyond either cure or
,material alleviation.
five months ago, to make a trial Of DR.. Light
hills treatment. His method at once approved
itself to my Judgment, as simple, philosophi-
cal, and likely to be effective Notwithstand-
ing the disadvantages under which he labored,
in dealing with disease of such long stand.
ing, aggravated by nervous debility and dys.
pepsia, and constantly induced by the acci-
dents of my professional labor, found the
treatment reaching the disease as it had never
been reached before, and producing such a
modification and alienation of its character,
results thus. Although have been situated
several times, so that should formerly have
believed severe attack Of my catarrh inevita-
BILE, have escaped thus far; the symptoms Of
fhrao r,nl tfoa IL ho h-ay, N.,kk
have Welded to the remedies employed by Dr.
Lighthill, without need of recourse to the old
hot fermentatiOns, or emetics; and the dischar-
ges from the head have resumed the original
plete cure. That have been able, however,
to obtain so material a relief is to me a cause
OF gratitude. In that alone, am repaid for
whatever the treatment may have cost me.
make this statement unsolicited, as means
of acknowledging my obligations to Dr. Light.
hills method OF treating catarrh, and with
that disease in forming a just opinion OF its
merits, and its probable utility in their own
case. FREDK. S. JEWELL,
Prof. State Normal School.
Albany, n. Y, March Ia, 1864.
Catarrh Cured.
From Rer. r. T. Russell, Lynn, Mass.
have been much troubled with Catarrh Of
gradually grew worse, producing cough and
hoarseness, destroying the sense of smell, and
breaking down my general health to such a
degree as to compel me to resign my pastorate,
and suspend public speaking.
made diliaent use of the useful remedies,
such as snuffs OF different kin ds, nitrate of
silver, tar water, olive tar, and inhalations,
but without any salutary effects. Last sum-
mer heard of DR.. LighthiN's successful mode
Of treating catarrh, visited him, and put my
self under his treatment I began Immediate
ly to improve, and this improvement has gone
on to the present time. My catarrh has gradu.
ally melted away. my cough has disappeared,
my voice has become natural, and am once
more able to preach the blessed Gospel. Let
me advise all troubled with catarrhal difficult
ties to apply to DR.. Lighthill
r. R. RUSSELL,
Lynn, Mass, Feb. l, 1862. my 5-eo2w