Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-02-02
The History Of DR.. SchcHct's o1ra Case, G'
ho,c he lraS c,ycd ot Consumption.


Many years ago, whilst residing in phiIodel-
rhia, / had progressed sradueily into tnr las,
stages of Pulmonary Consumption. Ai hopes
of my recovery being disSipHlrd, | was advised
by my physician, Dr. Parrish, To remove lntutu"
country. MOorStOWn, New drr~ry, being my ma
tive place, / was removed thithtr. My father
and all his family had lived and died thcrc-and
died of Pulmonary Consumption. On my arri-
val was put to bed, whore lay for many
weeks in what was deemed hopeless condi-
tion. Dr. Thornton, who had been my fathers
family physician, and had attended hin in his
last illness, was called To see me. He thought
my case entirely beyond the reach of medicine,
and decided that must die, and gave me ON"
apparently hopeless condition, | heard oi the
remedies which now make aui sell. II Sycm-
cd to me that | could feel them working their
way, and penetrating every nerve, fibre, and
tissue of my system.
My lungs and liver put on n new action, and
the morbid matter which for many years had
accumulated and irIitatcd the different organs
of the body, was eliminated, the tuhcrcles on
my lungs ripcncd, ana cNpcctOratcd from my
tnSs aS hicnaS a piht Oh SHiloW i,'t
matter subsidcd, the fever nbaicd the prin left
hausting night-sweatS were no longer known,
and had refreshing sleep, to which had long
been stranger. My appel ir now hrgim to re-
turn, nnd at times found il diiicut to in
myself rom eatn" too mnch; VITA this return
of health, gained in strength, and now am
neshy. am now healthy man. with large
healed cicutriN in the middle lob" of the right
lung and the lower lOhc hcpiti2ud with COM
pete adhesion Of the plonra. The LETT lung Is
sound and the upper lobe of the right one is in
II tolcruhly healthy condition.
CONSUMPTION at that time wns thought 70 Hn
an incurablc disease by every one, phNsic!anN
as well as those who were une'rnod IN mgdl-
cinC-CSpeclally such eases ~ were reduced To
the condition was in. This induced many
people To belicN0 my recovery only temporary.
now prepared and gave tn" medicines to con-
sumptivcS forsumC time, and madc many wou-
dcriul cures: and the demand increased so rup-
idly that determined to uiicrthcm to the pub
lie, and devote my undivided attention to lung
diseases. In truth / was next to forced to II,
| I'm a. Stn t1T "a q
ascertain whether their eases were l,e mine.
For many years, in conjunction with my pri-i-
cipal office in Philadelphia, hay" been making
regular professional visits to New York, Boston
Baltimore and Pittsburg.
ForsGvcral years past have made as many
ms five hundred examinations weekly with the
"Rcspiromctcr.' For such examination my
charge is three dollars, and II enables me to
give each patient the true condition of his dis
ease, and tell him frankly whether he Will get
well. The great reason why phySiculS do not
cure Consumption Is, that they Try To do too
stop the night Swcuts, hectic fever, and by st
doing they dcrHngc the whole digestive system
locking upthe secretions, and eventually tn,
patient DIES.
The Pulmonc syrup is one of the most valu
able medicines known. 1t is nutrient, power
fully tonic and healing in itself II contains NJ
opii,m, vet ionScns thc phlegm in the hronchia
tubes, and nature throws II on with little eNcr
tion. one bottle frequently cures an ordinary
! cold; hut IL will he well first to take dose a
! Schcnck's Mandralic's Plus to cleanse the Sto
mach; Tho PulmmicHyrup IS readily dlges'r'
healing properties. 1t Is one ul The best prCpa
ratiuuS ofiron in use; II Is "A powerful tonic O
itself and when the Scawocd Tonic dissolve.
the mucus in the stomach, nud Is carried on hA
! the aid of the Mandrake piliS, "a healthy flow o
gastric juice, good appetite, ana good diges
/ tiOn follow.
! The Seawecd ronicis 4 stimulaIt, ana nonS
other Is required when IL Is used II Is pure 4
| pleasant: no bad effects like when using BOur
! bon whisky, which disorders the stomach, tor
pors the liver locks up all che sccrciiou, turn'
! the blood into water, dropSy sets n,and IN" pa
| tient dies suddenly.
Bourbon whisky is recommended nOw-p-dDy'
by almost every physician. Many patients that
visit my rooms, both male ana female, are Stu'
pihed with tldS poison, The rolicfis temporary
II they cough they take a little whisky; II they
feel weak and feeble they take itlr whisky
and they goon in this way, recurring nore nn'
more until they are bloated up, and hnagin,
they are getting ncshy. The stomach, liver an'
digestive powers are completely destroyed, Nnt
lose their appetite for food, No one was cNcl
cured of consumption by this process, wher'
cavities have been formed in the lungs, a lit
| tie stimulnnt is frequently beneficial to con
IsumptiVes, such ms pure brandy or good wine
in many eases tondon porter oL brown stout II
! tens on instead of curing consumption.
! The Seawecd Tonic produces lasting results
| thoroughly inVigorating the stomach and di
make into healthy blood the food which may
be used for that purpose. II Is So wonderful II
| Its effects that wine glass full will digest
hearty meal, ana n little of il taken before eat
/ ing will give n tone To the stomach which few
medicines possess the power ofdoing.
/ The Mandrake Pills may be taken with entir,
safety by all ages and conditions, producing al
/ the good results that can be obtained from cal
omcl, or any of the mCrcurial medicines anC
without any of their hurtfu or injurious re
suits. They carry out of the system the tecue
and wOrn-out matters looSencd and dissolve,
! by my ScawCcd Tonic and Pulmonic Syrup, l
viii be seen that all three of my medicines ar,
needed In most eases to cure Consumption: