Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-19
CURE OF
from Rev. Fred. =. Jewell, Profes OF
OF the State Normal school.
Albany, n " rr..

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DEAR SIR-Under date of March l. cent
you a carefnl statement OF my case, its former
treatment, my failure to obtain relief in that d.
~rection, my resort to your treatment and lie ben
efcial results.
| have been from the winter OF the year 1914,
subject to violent periodical attacks of Catarrh,
marked by strong febrile symptoms, violent in
fammation of the lining membranes of the cavi-
ties of the head, accompanied in the first stage
by a watery discharge from the nose, subsequer'
ly becoming acrid and yellow, and towerdt.
close of the attack. purulent and bloody. These
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 as to incapacitate me for bust
ness and at times confne me to my bed. At
times the attendant Inflammation would extend
to the teeth producing toothache; or to the throat,
occasioning hoarseness and partial. loss Of voice:
and twice within the last few years il has so af-
fected the left eve as to confine me for weeks TO
q darkened room.
/ had tried medicines and applications of vari-
Gus kinds, snuffs and other catarrhal prepare
tons OF some half a dozen kinds: applications 10
the head of camphor, ginger, and hot fomenta-
tons of different kinds; and in connection with
these the usual emetics or csthartics employed to
induce counter action. But none of these had
PiSoeNCN IA pCinnuCHt lluptOstmtul, duu Ill Tue
few instances in which temporal relief was at
fOrded il was at the expense of so much strength
as to leave me greatly exhausted. Under these
circumstance | was led, though with reluctance,
from the supposed incurability of the disease, TO
make a trial OF your treatment. found il soon
beyond even my hopes. reaching the disease as
it had never been reached before ,iand alternating
its symptoms to an extent which ! had supposed
impossible At the time ] gave you my former
certificate, while | did not feel assured of a com
plete cure. | had obtained a material relief which
nearly repaid me for my trial of your treatment
and which satisfied me that that treatment was
as effective a. il was simple and philosophical. A
substantial escape from my old attacks Of cstarTt
for the unprecedented period of nearly half 3
year, and that in spite of severe occurrences OF
Illness which would have formerly rendered such
an attack inevitable, was. TO me. proof of an i'm;
portant success. Ii is now six months since
sent you that statement, and, while i Is unpieas
ant TO me to appear thus constantly, and in TIN,
guise, before the public, il seems to me a matte,
OF simple justice to yourself. and TO those xhs
may be suffering as | was. 20 add that | am no
only as fully satisfied as to the utility and efica
CIV of your method OF treating catarrh as I va,
six months ago; but i am nov of the belief tha
If there Is such a thing az a cure for chroric "a
tarrh. in my case a substantial cure has beer
effected Yours, respectfully.
FREDrRIck s. JEWEL.
Albany, N. \, September 4, 1864.