Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-08-04
The History of DR.. schenck'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 Pull.
monary Consumption. All hopes of my recovery be-
ing dissipated, Twas advised by NV pbysician. 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 tather's 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 70 arrange my Temporal ahalrs. In this appar-
antly hopeless condition, 1 heard of the remedies I now
make and sell. 1t seemed to me that 1 could feel them
working thir way, and penetrating every nerve, fibre
and tissue Of my system
My 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 tuoereIes on my lungs flpeneo, ana leXpecforated
from my lungs as much as a pint Of yellow offensive
matter every morning. As this expectoration 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 I had refreshing
sleep, to which I had long been a stranger. Ny appe-
ute now began 10 return, and at times found it diff
cult to restrain myself from eating too much; with this
return of health, I gained In strength, and now am
neshy. l am now a healthy man, with a large healed
cicatrix in the middle lobe of the right lung and the
lower lobe he patized with complete adhesion Of the
pleura- me ielt lung IS sound, and the upper lobe Of
the right one is in a tOlerably healthy condition.
Consumption at that time was thought an incurabIe
disease, by every one, physicians as well as those who
were unlearned in medicine-especiaII such cases as
were reduced to the condition I was in. This induced
many people to believe my recovery only temporary.
I now prepared and gave the medicines to consump-
tiVes for some time, and made many wonderful cures;
and the demand increased so rapidly that I determin-
ed to offer them to the public and devote my undivid-
cd attention to lung diseases. In truth, 1 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, Ihave been making regular pro-
tessional 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 tsRespirome-
ter" For such examination my charge is three dol
lars, and it enables me to give each patient the true
of his disease, and tell him frankly whether
he 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 to stop the nIght-sweats,
hectic fever, and by so doing they derange the whole
digestive system locking up the secretions, and event.
ually the patient dies