Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-13
CURE OF
From Rey. Fred. -. lew ell, Professor
OF the state Normal Schosf,
Albany. ~. ".
Dr.. LigIhin:

DR.. LigsfhiH:
DEAR SR-Under date of March IL, | sent
you a carefnl statement OF my case. it, former
treatment, my failure 10 obtain relief In that III.
rection, my resort TO your treatment and lie ben
efcial results.
have been from the winter OF the wear 1874.
subject 10 violent periodical attacks OF Catsrrh.
marked by strong iebrle symptoms, violent in
Examination OF the lining membranes Of the cayi
ties of the head, accompanied in the first stage
by a watery discharge from the nose. subsequeT
ly becoming acrid and yellow. and toward,
close of the attack. purnlent and bloody. Thee
attacks produced a most distressing SPECIES OF
headache, occurring periodically each day for a
period varying from one TO three weeks, some
times SO violent a. 20 incapacitate me for busi
ness and at times confne me TO ms bed. At
times the attendant Inflammation would extend
10 the teeth. producing tOothache; or TO the throat,
occasi0ning hOarseness and partial-loss Of voice:
and twice within the last few years il has 50 af
fected the lett eye IS 10 conhne me for weeks TO
q darkened room.
/ had tried medicines aud applications Of VAR
Gus kinds, snufs and other catarrhal prepara
tons Of some half a dozen kinds; applications 70
the head Oi c~@mphor. ginger, and hot fomenta
tons OF different kinds; and IN connection with
these the usual emeiics or cathartics employed 10
induce counter action But none OF tbese had
produced any permaDentimprovemeut, and In the
lev instances IN which temporal relief was al
forded il was at the expense of 20 much strength
as TO leave ms greatly exhausted. Under these
circumstances ! was led, though with reluctance.
from the supposed incufabiliiy Of he disease. 20
make a trial OF your treatment. 1 found u soon
beyond even my hopes. reaching the disease a.
i had never been reached before. and alternating
its symptoms 10 an extent which had supposed
impossible. AZ the time gave you nv former
certificate. while ] did not feel assured Of 4 CON
plete cure. ! had obtained a material relief which
yearly repaid me for nv trial Of your treatment,
and which satisfied me that that treatment was
as effective ~ i vas simple and philosophical. A
substantial escape from NV old attacks of cstarrh
tor the unprecedented period Of nearly bali =
wear. and that in spite of severe occurrences Of
illness which would have formerly rendered such
an attack inevitable, Wa, 10 me, proof OF m i'm
portant succe q IL is how six months since I
sent you that ~s.ateDent, aud, while il j. uEpleas-
ant 20 me 10 appear thus constantly. and In this
guise. before the public, IL seems to me a matter
OF simple justice to yourself, and TO those who
NAV be suffering as | Was. 10 add that ! an Dot
only n fully satisfied as 10 the utility and efhca-
cy OF your method OF treating catauh as vas
III months $50: but | am now Of the belief that
If there l. such a thing as a cure for ehrorjc ca
taub. in my case 4 substantial cure has been
effected Yours. respectfully.
FKEDEKIcK ;. JkwFLL
Albany, y. Y. September /, 1864