Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-07-28
The History Of DR.. sononohs own Case, and no
he va eured Of Congnmption.

Many years ago, whilst residing in PHILADELPHIA,
had progressed gradually into the last stage Of PuI.
/ ing dissipated, i was advised by my physician Or.
Parrish. to remove into the country. Moorestown. N.
j. being my native place, I was removed thither. My
Ialncr ana an ms family nad hved and died there
and died of Pulmonary Consumption. On nv arrival
l was put to bed, where I4ay for many weeks in what
was deemed a hopeless cSndlton. 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 / must die, and gave me one
week to arrange my temporal affairs. In this appar-
anty hopeless condition, / heard of the remedies 7 now
make aud sell. 1t seemed to me that 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 dlnerent organs Of the body, was eliminated,
the tubercles on my lungs ripened, and Iexpectorated
from my lungs as much as a pint Of yellow offensive
matter every morning as TINS expectoration of mat
ter subsidized, the fever abated, the pain left me. the
cough ceased to harass me, and the exhaushng night
sweats were no longer known, andI had refreshing
sleep, to which I had long been a stranger. NY appe-
tite now began to return, and at times / found it Diff
cult 10 RESTRAIN myself from eating too much; with this
return Of health, gained IN strength. and now am
feshy. / am now a healthy NAL, with a largo healed
GicatrlX IN the midoie lobe OF the right lung and the
lower lobe he patized with complete adhesion of the
pIeura- The LETT lung is sound, and the upper lobe of
Consumption at that time was thought an incurabIe
disease, by every one, physicians as wei as those who
were uniearned IN medlcne-especially such cases as
were reduced to the condition / was in. This induced
many people to believe my recovery only temporary.
now prepared and gave the medicines to consump-
tiVes for some time, and made many wonderful cures;
and the demand increased so rapidly that / determin-
ca TO oner them 10 the public and devote my undivid-
cd 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 Phiiadelphia, 1 have been making regular pro-
fessiOnal visits to New York, Boston, Baltimore and
Pittsburg.
For several years past I have made as many as FIVE
hundred examinations weekly with the ''Respirome-
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
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 nlght-sweats,
hectic fever, and by so doing they derange the whole
ualty the patient dies