The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-20
From Req. Fred S JeDeH, Professor of tn.
NT1fe RoT1n1L SrbooT ahoo,f NJ Y

From Req. Fred S jewell Professor of The
State Normal School, Albany ". =.
DR LIGHTHILL-Dear Sir: Under date
of March IA, 1 sent yOua careful statement
of my case, my former treatment, my fail
ure to obtain relief In that direction, my
resort to Jour treatment and is beneficial
results.
1 have been, from the winter ofthe year
1874, subject to violent periodical attacks
Of catarrh, marked by febrile syptoms, VIC
lent Inflammation Of the lining n embranes
of the cavities Of the had, sccompsniedin
the frst stages by q watery discharge from
the nose, subsequently becoming scrid and
yellow and towards the close of the attack
purient and bloody. These attacks pro-
duced 8 most distressing species of head.
ache, occurring periodically each day for q
period varying from one TO three weeks,
Sometimes 80 violent as to iDespAciate me
Tor business, and cOnfne me TO my bed. At
times the attendant Inflammation would
extend to the teeth, produce ~toothacha or
to the throat, occasioniDg hesrseness and
partial loss of voice; and twies within the
last few years it has go affected the right
eye as to oonfne me for weeks to q dark.
ened room.
had tried medicines and applications
of various kinds; snufs and other cstarrh-
al preparations Of some half dozen kinds /;
applications 10 the head of cRmphor,
ginger and hot fermentation of different
kinds; and In connection with these the
usual emeLics and cathsrties employed to
induce counter action But none OF these
had produced any permanent improve
ment, and in the lew instsnees in which
temporal relief was afforded, it was at the
expense of 50 much strength as to leave
me greatly exhausted. Under these cir.
cumstaDces l was led, though with some
reluctance, from the supposed ~incurability
Of the dlsesse TO make q trial of your
treatment. l found it soOn beyond even
my hopes, reaching the disease IS It had
never been reached before, and slIeviating
Its symptoms to IA extent which / had
supposed impossible. At the time when 1
gsVe you my former certificate, while I
did not feel assured of 3 complete cure, I
had obtAined amsteriAlrelisf which amply
repaid me tor nay trial Of yonr treatment,
and which satisfied me that that treatment
Was as effective IS it Was simple and philo.
sophicsl. A substantial escape from nv
CID attacks o. catsrrh, for the almost I'M
~Precedented pGiod Of nearly half q year,
and that IN spre Of severe attacks Of i'll
ness which would have formerly rendered
such an occurrence inevitable Vas 70 ma
proof Of an important success. Ii il nov
SIX months since l s,nt you that statement
and wtiIe it is unpleasant for me to appear
thus constantly and in this guise before
the public, it seems to ns 9 matter Of sim
pie Justice to yourself and TO those whe
may be suffering as I vas, to add tbst I
am not only as fully satifsd a. 70 the util-
ity and efficacy Of your treatment of ca
tArrh as l was six months ago, but I am
now of the belief that if here is q a
thing as q cure for CHRONIC CArARRH. In
my case q substantial cure has been effect
ell FREDERIcK s. JEWELL
PROT. state Normal School
ALBANY, n. r Sept ]. 1856.
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