Litchfield enquirer., 1865-01-05

The time for my being in Baltimore and
 Pittsburgh will be seen it the daily papers of
 those cities --..,..-..- ..s. THE Hfs TORY OF DR sCHENCK's OWN CASE, 4 IND HOW HE WAS CURED OT ] CONouMrr lUN.
 Many years ago whilst residing in Philadel-
 phla. 1 had progressed gradually in,o the fast
 stage If Pulmonary Cons,inl 3tion. All hopes
 ed by my physician, Dr. Parrish, to remove
 in:o the country. Moor,stown, New Jersey,
 being the place of my nativity, 1 Wa, removed thithef. My father and all his fami-
 iy had lived and died there-and died of Put
 monary Corsdniption. Ou my arrival l was
 put 10 bed, where I lay tor many weeks in
 what Was deemed hopeless condition. Dr.
 thornton, who had been my fathers family
 physician and had attended him iu his lsst
 illness, was called to Sec me. lie thought my
 Case entirely beyond the leach of medicine, and decided that must die, aud gave me one
 week to arrange my teiIporal affairs. In this
 apparently hopeless condition, heard of the
 remedies which now make and Sell. It seeh,
 -4i Ihat I c..iI feel them working their way, And pen.tratihg every nerve, ibre, aud tiss sue of my sxstein.
 My lungs and liver put on new actiol.
 and the orbld matter which for years had
 accumulated and irritased the different organs oi tlie body, WAS eliminated, the tubercicb on
 my lungs ripened, and 1 expectur.ted f.om my lungs as much as a pint 0. yellow oifens- i've niattet ereiy morning. As this expectO- ! ration of matter subsided. the fever auatsd. the pain lett inc, the cough ceased to harIass nit. aL tho exhu,lsting night -sweats were no
 longer known. and had rtneshing sleep, ts which ha,i long been a Stranger. My appc. 1 ,ts now began tO return, and at ,iuAeS fo Ind 1 it difficult to restrain myself from eating too
 much with this return Ut health, gained in
 sIrehgtl. and now am feshy. An now a
 healthy man, with large healed cicatrix in the middle lobe of the right lupg and the low
 CT lvDe hepatized with complete adhesion ot | the plehra. The left lung is so"nd. and the upper lobe of the right one is in a tulerabiy healthy condition
 Consumption Ut that time was thought to l be an incurable disease by every one, physi clans as well as those who were unlearhed iu niedicine-ssp. cially such cases as were reduced
 to the condition was in. This induced m.uy 1 now prepared aud gave the medicines to consumptive tor some time, and m sde n my wonderful cures and the demand increased 50 ! rapidly, that ldetermil.sd to offer thenl to the public, aud devote my undivided attention to lung diseases. In truth, 1 was next to forced to it, for people would send for me far and
 near, to ascertain whether their cases We're like
 mine. ' ' -i
 For many years. in conjunction with my
 making regular professional visits to New
 York. Boston, Baltimore. aud Pittsburg.
 For several years past, l have made as ma ny as five hundred examinations, weekly with the .ksspironieter '' For such examination my charge is thrt dollars, and it enables me to give each patient the condition ot lis dts ease. and tell hiu. frankly whether he will get
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 The great reason why ph ysicians do not cure
 consumption is. that they try to do too suuch;
 they give medicines to try to stop the cough, to stup the nighl-sweats, hectic lever. and by so doing, they derange the whole digestive system, iocklng up the secretions, and sysntu- ally the patient dies. i5a-'7t
 ihe Pulmonic Syrup is one of the most val
 uabie medicines known. It is nutrient, pow
 erfully tonic and healing in itself It con bronchial tubes, and nature throws it uff with little exertion one bottle frequently | cures an ordinary c0ll.; but it will be well first to take dose of Schenck's Mandrake l Pills to cleanse the stomach. The Pulmonic hyrup is readily digested and absorbed into
 blood, to which it imparts its healing proper.
 ties. IL Is one of the best preparations of iron in use tt is powerful tonic of itself; and
 when the Seaweed Tonic dissoiyes the mucous in the stomach. and is catried of by the aid of the Mandrake Pills, healthy flow Ut gastric juics, good appetite, and gov.i digestion tul- tow. Ee
 The Seaweed Tonic is . stimulant, and nono other is required when it is used It is pure and pleasant no bad effects like when ,usiny Bourbon whi ky, which disorders the stum- ach, torpors the liver. locks up all the secie- tiens, turns the blood into water, dr0pey seti in, aud the patient dies sad,ienly.sa Ta4 Bourbon whisky is recomnlenled now-a-
 days by almost every sp pAysiei4n. Many pa tients that visit my ruolDs, both male and fe-
 male, ara sturi6sd with this poison. The re-
 lief is temporary If they cough, they take
 little whisky If they feel weak aud feeble, they take little whisky if they cannot sleep,
 they takea little whisky and they go on in
 this way requiring more and more until they i are bloated up, and imagine they are getting
 flesiy. The stomach. liver, and sGigssti VI bow ers are completely dsstroysa and lose their
 appetite for food No one was ever cured of
 consumption by this process, where cavities
 have been f0rmedin the lungs. A little stim,,- lsnt is frequently beneficial to consumptives,
 such as pure brandy or good wines, in many eases. London porter or brown stout in node yats quantities; but Bourbon Nhisky hastens ~Rx -f-.~.