Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-06-23
The History of DR.. schenek's own Case. and how
he was cured Of Consumption.

Many years ago, whilst residing IN Philadelphia,
had progressed gradually into the last stage of PuI.
ing dissipated, I was advised by my physician, DR..
Parrish. to remove into the country. Moorestown, N.
j., being my native place, 1 was removed thither. My
father and all his family had lived and died there
and died of Pulmonary Consumption. On my arrival
I was put to bed, where I lay for many weeks in what
was deemed a hopeless condition DR.. Thornton, who
had been my fathers family physician, and had at
tended him in his last illness, was called to see me-
He thought my case entirely beyond the reach Of med
icine, and decided that l must die, and gave me one
week to arrange my temporal affairs. In this appar-
antly hopeless condition., heard of the remedies I now
make aud sell. 1t seemed to me that 1 could feel them
working thir way, and penetrating every nerve, fibre
and tissue of my system.
Ny lungs and liver put on a new action. and the NOR
bid matter which for years had accumulated ard irri-
tated the different organs OF the body, was eliminated,
the tubercles on my lungs ripened, and l expectorated
from my lungs as much as a pint Of yellow Offensive
matter every morning. AS this expeetoration of mat
ter subsidized, the fever abated, the pain left me, the
cough ceased to harass me, and the exhaustIng night
sWeats were no longer known, and had refreshing
sleep, to which I had long been a stranger. Ny appe-
tite now began to return, and at times 1 found it diff
cult to restrain myself from eating too much; with this
return of health, l gained IN strength, and now am
feshy. / am now a healthy man, with a large healed
cicatrix in the middle lobe of the right lung and the
lower lobe lie patized with complete adhesion of the
pleura. The left lung is sound, and the upper lobe Of
the right one is in a tolerably healthy condition.
Consumption at that time WIS thought an incurable
disease, by every one, physicians as well as those who
were unIearned IN medlcine-especiaIly such cases as
were reduced to the condition 1 was in. This induced
many people to believe my recovery only temporary.
1 now prepared and gave the medicines to consume
tiVes for some time, and made many wonderful cures;
and the demand increased SO rapidly that / determin-
ed to offer them to the public, and devote nav undivid-
ed attention to lung diseases. In truth, I was next to
forced to 1t, for people would send for me far and near
TO ascertain whether their cases were like mine.
For many years, in conjunction with my principal
office in Philadelphia, 1 have been making regular pro
fessional visits to New York. Boston, Baltimore and
P%ittsburg.
For several years past I have made as many as five
hundred examinations weekly with the 'tRespirome-
ter.~ For such examination my charge is three dol
lars, and it enables me to give each patient the true
condition Of his disease, and tell him frankly whether
be will get well.
The great reason why physicians DO not cure Con-
sumption is, that they try TO do too much; they give
medicines to stop the cough, 10 stop the nfght-sweats,
hectic fever, and by SO doing they derange the whole
digestive system, locking up the secretions, and event.
ually the patient dies