Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-28

.@ NV Toss, March 81, 1868.
%. J. H. ScnExcx: !.
Dam StR:--I Eel IL duty owst you and
Consumption and liver complaint, TO let them
know what grssl benefits have received from
your Pulmonic Syrup and Seaweed Tonic in 80
short a time. By Inc blessing Of God u he's cur
90 me thus far. pr. Sehenck. Wal nov make
my statement TO you. - follows: ABOUT eish-
teen months ego was Aasckes - -. .I.ele
cough, and it settled on ny lungs could no
retain anything ate, and suffered with evening
fevers and night sweats. Ives very much re-
duced. The whits Of my eyes we're very vel.
low, likewise my skin my appetite ai gone, s.e
unable to digest Whist did est; bowels swollen,
Irregular and cestive. ! We very s:w spruce pine
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 v I've on my left stoe. cannot ae-
scribe my wretched suflerings as would wish
70 do. Every organ In my BODY was aiseaseo Or
aud Was confined tn my bed from the last Of
February, 1862 to June, 1852, not able to sit up.
had the best Of medical attendance the whole Of
the time. Nv cough was SO very bud Il racked
me very much. l at this time raised large
Qusntty Of thick, yellow. Offensive mater some
times with blood, and il was generally accompa-
MED BY nausea and furred and thick-coated
tongue Al the time of coughing SO badly,
would have sharp. shooting pains In my ieIt sue
and heart night -sweats. and soreness all through
whole chest; had much inward fever. pains
IN my back and under my shoulder blade, and in
:ne small Of my back, ana u times 30 severe tnss
would throw me INTO spaa@s. now my pnysl-
clans gave me up to die. Others had. and the
best Of them; but they could do nothing for me,
and at that time was nothing but skin and
bones. l then was in the western part OF Mis-
souri,. In June last we LETT there LOT tne East:
anu IN August last We came 10 new lc!. anu
vs. 20 reduced thet couio only VA. sNt',e Win
my husbands heip. Aiser I hAo oeen neIc
snort time the salt water breeze MADE me reel
much better Tor time, snd then : nsd aSain 70
Cali musician Tor aid. We nad Jour oIthe oess
PHYSICIANS N New ork on the diseases OF .ne
lungs and DOCTORS Of al KINDS, Dut q NO Avail.
Ihey SAID that was past cure. ana tnst my lungs
were too far gone for any one TO cure ne. put
~ .his time was on my ieet ABOUT ,ne mouse,
not ahle to do much OF anything. In November
last grew worse, ana the consumption diarrnea
SET IN aud lasted about eight weeks. We had
'I'eu all ana evervthing couid grasp u. IKE
uyihgpers0n, Ior my diseases-co1suihptoh anu
liver complaint-but OF no avail In January,
1919, was brought down again on my pea, an0
was not expected to i've the night OUT. MY nus.
Dand staid at my side, with other trienos, ana
they all gave me up TO de Al TINS time, every
one VINO saw me did not think ever wouid ieave
my bed ivlng woman Inc nrst night was
attacked with spasTs ana was deranged most OF
the time. Atriend. Mrs. Harris, came IN to see
me The last Of the week and brought the sunday
Kercary. In 1t was an account OF . great cure
performed by Mr.. Schenck. She read It to me.
ana II was 50 much ike nv disease that asked
my husband to go and see him Tor me. AT this
time had given up oil hopes Of ever getting well
again and made my peace with God. to be ready
Whenever he called for me-. On the 9th OF Jan
uary 1863, my husband called on DR.. Schenck.
~ Bond street, New York, and stated to him my
case, With request for him to call and see me,
which he old. and examined me with the resplr
0meter. When he was about to 90, asked him
If he could cure me. HIS reply was, II cannot
tell 10th lungs are diseased, and the bronchial
tubes are affected on both sides" And yet he
seemed to think there were lungs enough left to
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 at first,
to carry OFT the morbid mater. and then, with
astIin CENTS he hoped to check it, which he did
but tine constant coughing, night sweats and
diarrhea had FRUSTRATED me, SO that he was afraid
my vital powers were too much Frustrated ever
to rally, and yet he seemed to think if | could
live to get enough Pumonic Syrup through my
system to cause cxpectoration there were lungs
enough lett for me to recover. He wished me to
try tbs Pulmonic syrup and Scaweed Tonic at
once, saving i would do me no harm, lift did me
no good. l that night commenced taking Ia
tlespooniui three times day each The hrst
week 1t seemed to give ma strength, that on
SUNDAY after ! sat up in bed and ate hearty for .
sick woman; but the next week lost all hope
and wished my 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 restless,
but to oersevere; and he insisted on my taking
It; and now | feel the benefit oft; for after
eight dnys began to gain my strength, and,
with iAe exception OF . cold. that pu: me back
seine, have been gaining strength OF body; my
cough . going away, and all my pains are gone;
no soreness on me BODY my bowels are regular
and my breath is sweet; and thank God that
am no" gong about. and sew and read as well as
ever could. have taken sixteen bottles OF the
me dlciae,eight OF each. now have agood ap-
petite aud rest well at night, my cough does not
would l,ere saw to the afflicted with consumntion
or liver complaint. that DR.. Schenck is no hum
bug. You can rely on what he says. Delay not
would be cured, 20 at once, and any one wishing