Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-09
THE HISTORY OF DIR. SoHENoK'S OWN
CASE, AND HOW he WAS CURED
OF CONSUMPTION.

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stage OF PulmoI Ay Consumption. All hopes Of
my recovery being lis ipattd, was advised by
my physician, DIR. Parrish, TO r. move into the
coAntry, MOorestown, New JeTs y, being my
native place, was removed th,ther My father
az d ! his family had lived aud died there, and
die of Pulmon Try Consumption. On my arrl
val | was pat TO bed, VII re / lay for many
We ks in what was deemed hopeless condition
DIR. Thornton, who had been my fathers family
ph, si IAN and had attendei HIM in his last ill
mes was cal ed TO see me. He thou, ht my case
entirely beyond reach Of medlciue and de-
cided that must die, and gave me one week 10
| arrange my temporal affairs. In this apparently
| hope ess condition, / heard of the remedies T
! which nov make al d sol. II seemed to me
! tina could feel them working their way, and
peuet. atng every nerve, fibre, and tissue OF my !
syst m.
My lungs and liver put on a new acton and !
| the morbid matter which for years had accumu-
lated and irTitat the herent organs OF the |
BODY, was ellmu at d, the tubero IS on my lungs !
on my lung npened, and l tNpec GRATED from
nv luags as much as pint of yellow offensive
ma-ter every morning. AS this exlectoration "
matter subsi ed, the fever abatsd the pan left
me, the cough ceased to har ass ne, and the ex-
haustir nj ht sweats we're longer known,
and had refr, shng sleep, to which had long
been Stranger. My app tite now began to re-
turn and at i'm I found it difficult to restrain
myself from eating too much ; with this return
Of health gained in streng b, and now am
feshy. ] am now a healthy man, wi large
healed cicatrix in the middle lobe of the right
lun g and the lower lobe hepatized with compete
adh-sio of the pleura. The iefl lung is sound,
and the upper lobe of the right one 10 III tole-
rably healthy condition.
Consumption at that time was thought to be
an incurab { sease By every one, physIsns as
well as tn ose who were unlearned in medicine
especially sue cases SO we're edu ed to the con-
dit on was in. Ills il duced many peoI lie to be-
ieve my recovery enly temporary. l now pre-
pared and gave the medilines to consumpuves
for some time, and made many wonderful cures
and the demand increased so rapidly that i de-
| termined 10 offer tn m to the ublc, and devote
my undivided attention to lung diseases. In
truth, was next to forced to it for people would
send for me far d near, to ascertain whether
their lses were like mine, RI
For many year, inc Injunction with my prin-
cipal OFF ce in Philadelphia, I have been making
regular profe ssiopal vis.tste New York, Boston,
Baltimore and ri tsburg
For several years past / have made as many
as five hundred examinations weekly with the
"Respir ometer.n For such examination my
charge l. three dollars, and it enables me to give
leach patient the trLe condition Of his disease
: / d tell him frankly whether he will get well.
The great 1eas on why physicians do not eurt
Consumoton 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 W
the secretions, and eventually the patient dies
The PuImonie Syrup i, one of the most valu-
able medicines known, 1t is nutrient, powerful
iy tonic and hea ing in itself Il contains ne
opium, yetloose the phlegm in the bronchia
tubes, and nature throws it of with little exer,
ton; one bottle frequently Gu es an binary
! Id but 1t will be well first TO take dose Of
Sch nck's Mandrake Pills TO cleanse the stomach
5 The Pulnor ic Syrup is cad ly digested aud alb
sorbed into blood, 10 which it mparts its hea ms
: ! pTopert es. ii is Of the be prepai atoms O.
iron in use; it is powerful tonic OF itfelf; and
/ when tde Seaweed Tome d'ssolves the mi Gus il
the stomach aud is carried offpy the AID OF the
NJ andrake ri g. a healthy flow OF strlc juice
good ppe e, and good digestion follow.
The Seaweed Tonic is stimulant, and none
e other Tequn ed when it is used 1t is pure and
p easant; no bad effects ike when using Bourbon
, viii ky, which disorders the stomal h, torpori
the liver, locks up all the secretions, turns the
blood into water, dropsy sets in, and the patien
: dies suddenly.
r Bourbon whisky ia recommended now a-dayi
by almost every physician. Many patients tina
! visit my rooms both male and female, are Stu pi
! fed wi b this poison. The relief Is temper ry
If they cough, hey take little viii, ky; if they
feel weak ana feeble, hey take little whisky
! if they cam o. sleep they take it lie Risky
and they go ON in this way requiring mo anG
more un,il they aye blos ed up, al imagine
.f,a tim, Hash u Tba staY aeh IVpF md
Giges e powers are completely destroyed, and
/ lose their appetite for food. No one was ever
cur d of co sumption by this process, where
i cavaties have been TO med in the lungs. A little
stimulant is frequently beneficial to comsump
tiyes, suca pu brandy OF good wives, il
many cases London porter brown stout il
MODERATE qutnti les but Bourbon whisky hast
ems on ustea Of curing consumption. -
t The Seaweed Tonic produces IA ting results
thoroughly invig o. ating the stomach and diges
tive tys EN-, and Ell abiug 1t to eliminate ant
m Ike in 10 heal by blood the food VIII. h y b
used for that pur ose. 1t is SOW ondg rful in It'll
eff cts that wine glsss full will digest hearty
meal, and a little OF i. taken be ore break as
will give a ne 10 the stoma which feW M di
cines possess the power of doing
The MANI RAKE PILLS may be taken With
entire safety by all ages and conditions, produe-
ing all the GOOD re uts that can be obtained
from cal ONE, or any of he mercurial me dicine
and without any of their hurt u or injurious re
suits They carry out of the sy tenn the feculen
and worn. out M tiers loosened ana dissolved By
my seaweed Tonic and PulmOric Syrup. L
will be seen tn 1t all three OF my medicines ar'
+ needed in mcss cases to cure CONSUMPTION.
AGENTS, s--.
RosTON-George G. Goodwin & Co.
~HW YORk-Demas, Barnes & Co.
RAITIMORE-s. 3. Hanee. n
PnTsBUt GH-Dr. &c rye II. Keyser.