Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-09

MANDRAKE PILLS.
Nsw YoaE, March 81, 1858.
d.. J. b. ScnsxcE:
DsAR SIR:-l feel il duty Owe TO you and
al VII are suffering under the disease known q
consumption and liver o0mplxint, - let then
know what greal benefits have received from
yonr pulmonic Syrup and Scaweei Tonic in %
short atime. ~ the blessing Of God il has eur
ed me thus far. pr. Schenck, will now make
my statement 70 you. - follows: About eigh-
teen months ago was attscked with . severe
cough, and il settled on ny lungs; could no
retain anything ate, and suffered with evening
fevers and night swests wss very much re-
duced. The whit, . Of my eyes were very vel.
unable to digest what aid eat bowels swollen,
irregular and costive. wss very low spirited,
ana had such violent spells Of coughing when
lay down At night and when arose in the morn
ing, that they would last one or two hours. !
then would be nearly exhausted, and was entire
~ unable TO lie ON my left 81 {. cannot de-
scribe my wretched sufferings Is | would wish
to do. Every organ in my body was diseased or
deraDged. Such was my situation ut this time
and was confined t. my bed from the last Of
February, 1862. 20 June, 1862. NOS able to sit up
had the best Of medical attendance the whole u
the time. Ny cough wss 50 very bad It rscked
me very much. l ut this time raised = large
quantity Of thick, yellow, offensive matter some
times with blood, and it VAS generally sccomps-
MED BY nausea and turred aud thick coated
tongue Al the time Of coughing badly, I
would have sharp. shooting pains IN my left side
and heart, nightswests, and soreness all throu III
my whole chest had much inward fever. pains
in my back and under my shoulder blade, aud in
the small u my back, and 1t times severe that
il wsuid throw me into spasms. Now my physi.
s.i,n = m IL die (lfhpra had nj Z l,u
best u them but they could'd do nothing for me.
and ut that time l WAS nothing but skin aud
bones. then WAS in the western part Of Mis-
souri,. In June last We left there tor the East,
was 50 reduced tina, could only walk little with
my husbands help. After | had been here y
short time the salt water breeze made me feel
much better for time, and then had axsi. to
call ply sIcian for aid. We had four OF the best
Musicians in New York on the diseases Of the
lungs, and doctors of all kinds, but Of no avail
They said that was past cure. and that my lungs
were too far gone for any one to cure e. but
at this time was On NY feet about the house,
not .ble to do much Of anything. In November
last grew worse, and the consumption diarrhea
set in and lasted about eight weeks. we had
tried all and vervthing could grasp at like =
dying person, Tor my dlseases-co assumption anu
liver complaint-but Of no avail. In January,
1868, was brought down again on my Ded, aud
Was not expected to live the night out My hus-
UduO Sta1u ~ NY biuc, Win OueT ITieuUS, anu
they all gave me up to die At this time. ever
one who saw me did not think ever would leave
my bed living oman. The first night was
attacked with spusIrs, and was deranged most of
the time. A friend. Mrs. Harris, came to see
me the last Of the week and brought the Sunday
Ntvcury In il was an account Of great cure
performed by Mr. Schenck She read u 70 me:
md i, was D much like INV disease that asked
my husband to go and see him for me. At this
time had given up all hopes Of ever getting well
nun md snndp with (std In hp MD
whenever h called for me. On the zSth OF Jan
uary, 1853, my husband called ON DIR. Schenck
80 Bond street, New York, aud stated to him my
case, with q request for him to cali and see me-
which he id, and examined me with the respir.
ometer. When he was about to 20, asked him
il lie could cure me. HIS reply was. II cannot
tell both lungs are discussed. and the bronchial
tubes are affected on both sides" And yet he
seemed to think there were lungs enough left 10
effect cure il the diarrhea could be stopped
He said, in order to do this, he would have to
give me Mandrake Pills, in small doses Il first,
81 carry OH the morbid matter. and then, with
asst lngents, he hoped to check il, which he did,
but the constant coughing, n.ght-sweats and
diarrhca hal Frustrated me- 50 that he =. afraid
my vital powers were too much prostrated ever
to rally, sud yet he seemed TO think il I could
live 10 get enough Pulmonic Syrup through my
ystem to cause cxpectOrhtion there were lungs
enough lei for me 10 recover lie wished me to
try the PulmOnic syrup aud Scaweed Tonic 1t
IL
no good. | that night commenced taking ia
elespooniul three times day each. The first
week il seemed to give ma strength, so that on
Sunday after sat up in bed and ute hearty for a
sick woman; but the next week lost all hope,
ana wished inv husband not to give me any more
medicine. But the doctor had warned him Of
this, that when the medicine was clearing out
the system it made them feel sometimes estiess. |
but to perscv.te; and he insisted on my taking
it; and NOW feel the benefit ofii for after |
eight Gays began 10 gain my strength, and. |
with the exception OF a cold, that pu me back |
scme, have been gaining strength OF body my
cough is gong AWAY, md ali my pains gone; |
no soreness Oh the body my bowes are regular |
and nay breath is sweet; and thank God that !
an now going about and sew and read as well us |
ever could. | have taken sixteen bottles OF the |
INT diciue-- eight OF ea, h. now have u good ap
petite and rest well Il; night, my cough does not
trouble me, save in getti < up or living down.
would here ssy to the afflicted with consumption |
or liver complaint. that Dr.. Schenck is no hum |
bug You can rely on what he says. Delsy not |
II is dangerous to iriAe with the disease ityou
would be cured 90 at once and any one wishing |
to know Q facts as b rein stated can call ut my
residence, III West Houston street, New York |
City.
MRS. MARY +. FARLOW.
We, the undersigned, residents Of New Yak |
are acquainted with Mrs. Fsrlow, and know her |
statement TO be true. We also know that she |
used Dr.. Schencks Pulmonic Syrup and Sea |
weed Tonic, and have reason to believe that to |
this medic ne she owes her preservation Fl om
grave.
: H. FARLuW, HI West Houston street
EUGENE UNDERilILI, ~ Grc, nwich street |
Mrs EUGENE UNDEiHiLL, 676 Greenwich
street
AUGUST CNDERlIILl., &c Greenwich St.
Az. HARRIS, liz West Houston street.
EMILY GLOVER, III West Houston street.
j. l.. COLE, SO Cottage place
NJ. A. LEIGHTON. ass Broadway.
Mrs BENZ. CLAPP. 10 Ami,y place.
| am well acquainted with YRS. Mary r Far.
low, and with her husband, Mr. Is. Farlow, they
having for few mo tbs past attended at nv
church, and am convinced That amy statement
which they might make may be relied on as true.
JOHN BOWLING. d. D.,
Pastor Of Bedford street Baptist Church, New
York.
ANOTHER SlNGULARCASE
OFFICE OF N. Y AND GALExA LEAD Co.,
No. - Nassau street. New York, june !, 1865.
DR. J. ". SCHENCK.
DEAR S,R:-For over fifteen years have been
troubled with severe Cough, and usually two Or
thre &c times year with more less hemOrrh re,
which for the last few years has kept me thin in
Acsh, and too weak TO do business Of any kind
y ithout sufic ing. In August last had very
ere hemorrsge. and according to the judg-
mcnt OF good New York ply scian. was class
ed Is be ond the reach Of medicine, and was sd-
vised to be prepared, so faI as properly matters
were concerned, to leave this world at short no
tice This physician (and my good fricnds) said
that 1.-THE first severe cold took must prove f.
tai" Early in January Itook ascvere cold, and
fortunately, was occupying rooms at No. ~
BOND STREET directly over your Office.
think about the 18th Of January procured
bottle Of your Pulmonic Syrup, and commenced
taking it freely. Ny feet and limbs were very
much swollen, and ali the symptoms Of = speedy
death seemed TO scrympsny my cold. | sent for
nv former physician and stated e him that
was taking your medicine. and after showing
them 10 him, and having tasted Of them ETC.. he
replied: ..Yon Gun take them i you like. they
viii do YOU no HARM" He said: "Y0u know
what told Won last summer, and say the same
now. II YOU have any business to close up, do not