Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-05-11
THR HISTORY OF DIR. SCHENCK's OWN
CASE, AND HOW HE WAS CURED
OF CONSUMPTION.

CASE, AND HOW HE WAS CURED
OF CONSUMPTION.
Many years ago, while residing in Phiadel-
phia, lad Progressed gradually into the last |
stage OF Pulmonary Consumption. All hopes Of |
my recovery being dissipated, was advised by |
my physician, Dr. Parrish, TO remove into the |
country, Moorestown, New Jersey, being my |
native place, was removed thither. My father |
ard al his family had lived and died there, and
died OF Pulmonary Consumption. On my arri
val l was pat to bed, whore ! lay for many
weeks in what was deemed a hopeless condition
Or. Thornton, who had been my fathers family
ply sjIan, and had attended him in his last ill
ness, was called to see me. He thought my case
entirely beyOu t; reach Of medicine, and de-
cided that must die, and gave me one week TO
arrange my temporal affairs. In this apparently
hopeless condition, | heard of the remedies
which nov make ard sell. 1t seemed to me
tina. could feel them working their way, and
ptretgating every nerve, fibre, and tissue of my
| system.
My lungs and liver put on new action, and
the morbid matter which for years had accumu-
| lated and irritatt the different organs of the
! body, was eliminated, the tubercles on my lungs
| on my lung ripened, and l expectorated from
| my lungs much pint of yellow offensive
matter every morning. AS this eXpectoration Of
matter subsiied, the fever abated, the pain left
me- the cough ceased to harrass me, and the ex-
| hausting nj hit sweats were no longer known,
| and had refreshing sleep, to which had long
| been stranger. My appetite now began to re-
| turn, and at tim found it difficult to restrain
myself from eating too much with this return
of health gained in strength, and now am
feshy. l am now a healthy man, with a large
healed eicatrix in the middle lobe of the right
| lung and the lower lobe hepatzed with complete
adhesion of the pleura. The Left lung is sound
and the upper lobe of the right one IS in tole
rably healthy condition.
Consumption at that time was thought to be
an ineurable disease by every one, physicians as
we'll as those who were unlearned in medicine
especially such cases as were redu ed to the con-
dition1 was in. This induced many people to be-
leYe nay recovery only temporary. / now pre-
pared and gave the medicines to consumptives
for some time, and made many wonderful cures
and the demand increased so rapidly that l de-
termined TO offer them to the public, and devote
my undivided attention to lung diseases In
truth, was nextto forced to it for people would
send for me far ard near, to ascertain whether
their cases were like mine.
For many years, in conjunction with my prin-
regular professional visits to New York, Boston,
Baltimore and Pittsburg.
For several years past 1 have made as many
as five hundred examinations, weekly, with the
"Respirometer.n For such examination my
charge Is three dollars, and it enables me to give
each patient the true condition of his disease,
aud tell him frankly whether he will get we'll
The great reaso on why physicians do not cure
Consumotion is, that they try to do too much
they give medicines TO stop the cough to stop the
night-sweats, hectic fever, and by SO doing they
derange the whole digestive system, locking up
the secretions, and eventually the patient dies.
The Pulmonie Syrup is one of the most yalu-
able medicines known. 1t is nutrient, powerful
ly tonic and healing in itself. 1t contains no
opium, yet loosens the phlegm in the bronchial
tubes, and nature throws il of with little exer-
ton; one bottle frequently cures an ordinary
cold; but it will be well first to take dose OF
Schenck's Mandrake Pills to cleanse the stomach.
The Pulmopic Syrup is readily digested and alb
sorbed into blood, to which it mparts its healing
properties 1t is one of the be t prepar atoms of
iron in use; it is powerful tonic of itself; and
| when the Seaweed Tonic ds8olyes the mucus in
| the stomach, and is carried off by the aid of the
Mandrake ri ls, a healthy flow OF & stric juice,
good appetite, and good digestion follow.
The Seaweed Tonic is a stimulant, and none
| other is required when it is used 1t is pure and
p easant no bad eflec's like when using Bourbon
whizky, which disorders the stomach, torpors
the liver, locks up all the secretions, turns the
blood into water, dropsy sets in, and the patient
dies suddenly.
Bourbon whisky is recommended nowadays
by almost every physician. Many patients that
visit my rooms, both male and female, are stupi-
fed wi this poison. The relietls temper Try,
If they cough, they take little whisky; if they
feel weak and feeble, they take little whisky
if they cannot sleep, they take little whisky /;
and they go on in this way requiring more and
more until they are bloa ed up, ard imagine
they are getting feshy. The stomach, liver. and
6iges i've powers are completely destroyed, and
lose their appetite for food. No one was ever
cured of consumption by this process, where
cavaties have been foI med in the lungs. A little
stimulant is frequently beneficial to comsump-
tives, such as pure brandy or good wines, in
many cases London porter or brown stout in
moderate quantities; but Bourbon whisky hast
ems on instead of curing consumption.
The Seaweed Tonic produces lasting results,
thoroughly invigorating the stomac and diges-
tive system, and enabling it to eliminate and
make into heal by blood the food which may be
used for that purpose. 1t is so wonderful in its
effects that wine glass full win digest hearty
meal, and little OF it taken before breakfast
will give ne to the stomach which few nedi-
cines possess the power of doing
The MANDRAKE PILLS may be taken with
entire safety by all sges and conditions, produc-
ing all the good results that can be obtained
from cslomel, or any of the mereurial medicines
| and withoutany of their hurt ul or injurious re-
suits. They carry out of the system the feculent
| and worn. out matters loosened and dissolved by
| nv Seaweed Tonic and Pulmoric Syrup. 1;
| will be seen that all three of my medicines are
needed in most cases to cure Consumption.
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