Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-21

DsAs Sra = feel il duly 7 owe 10 you and
IN sho are saAefiRg under the disease knit v-n ~
esnsvAPtish end :ivsr complaint. to lc, them
know y hat great bcnt Cts have received from
your Pulmcnie SyrnpAsd Ssswcea Tonic il 10
short tiese. W Tie blessing Of God 1t has cur
ed me thus far. DIR. Schenck, will now nuke
my statement 10 you ~ follows About eigh
tsen nsonths ago l WAS attacked With severe
cough, and il settled on my lungs; ! could not
retain anythine | stc, and suffered with evening
levers and night swests. l was. very much re
duced. The whites Of my eyes were very yell
Low, fike~ wise my kkiu, Il sppctiA all gone. and
upahls 70 digest what did eat bowels swollen.
ed he'd sdeh vioteat spells Of coughing when
lay down u night aud when arose IN the morn
ing. that they would last one or two hours. I
then would 10 nearly exhausted. aud wss entire
y unable - lie on my left side. canno: de-
scribe my wretched sufYsriugs as would wish
70 DO. Every organ in my body WIS d,ssa.ed or
derADged. Such was my situation ut this time;
ana was confined to my bed from the Last 81
February, 1864, TO June. lsSa, not able 10 situp.
had the best OF medical attendance the whole y
me very mucn. II 1t this time i raised large
quantity Of hick, elbow. offensive matter. some
times with blood, and II II gencf ally accompa-
MED 6v nausea and furred and thick -cost,d
tongue. Al the time Of coughing SO badly,
would have sharp. shooting pains IN my left side
my whole chest; had much inward fever. pans
in my back and under NY shoulder blade. and IN
the small Of my back. and II times ~ severe that
il would throw me into spssms. Now my phys,-
best u them bat they could do nothing for me,
and at that time was nothing but skin and
bones. then was in the western psrt Of Mis-
soari. II ease less We lett thsse for the East.
and IN August last we came TO New York. and ],
was no reduced thst could only walk little with
ny husband's help. After bad Deen here .
short 6me the salt water brcese made me feel
much better for 4 time, and chen 4 he'd again 70
eall physician for aid. We had four Of the best
physicians in New York on the diseases Of the
lungs, and doctors 81 all kinds. bat Of svsll.
They eeid that was past cure aud that my lungs
we're too far gone for any one TO cure the. hut
o this time was On my feet about the house,
net eble - % much Of anything. In November
last grew worse, and the consumption dinrrhoea
sst N md tasted abent eight weeks. We had
tried oil and everythin could grasp at, like q
dying person, tor my diseases con sumption ana
liver eompissns-sut OF NO avsil. In January
1868. WAS brought down again on my bed. and
was not expected toiive the night out. NY hus
band Stsid q ~ side, with other irisnds and
they q, gave me up 70 die. Al this time, every
oae who saw me did not think ever would leave
my bed living woman. The first night wss
attacked with sPasns, and vas deranged mostof
| the time. friend, Mrs. Harris, came IN 70 see
n,s the Iast ofths week and brought the Sunday
| 4Aeycssy. In It VAS an account OF great cure
| y rfor med by Mr Schcnck she Il ID II 20 me,
sid itwas y mush like my disease that asked
my husband to 20 anu see him Tor me. At this
time had given up all hopes Of ever getting we'll
again, end msde my peace with God,t b. ready
| whenever he called for me. On the 9th Of jan
| usry, 1868, my husband called on d.. Hchanck.
/ 80 Bead strcct, New York, and stated tohim my
case. wsth . request for him to call and see me.
which he did. and ex amined me with the sespis-
osnetsr.g When he was about To 70, asked him
| il he could cure me. His reply was, II cannot
tell; both langs are diseased, and the bronchial
tubes are effected on both sides And yet be
seemed to think there were lungs enough Ien 10
eject care IL the diarrhosa cosid b stslpsd.-
h sad, IN order TO DO this he would have 10
give me Mandrake Pills, in small doses u first,
| Dcrry OF the morbid matter. and then. with
sstringents, he hoped to check i, which he hid:
| but tho constant coughing, night sweats and
lisrrhoes had proslraed me, 90 shat he vas afraid
\ my vital powers were too much FRUSTRATED ever
| TO rally aud yet he seemed 10 think IL ] could
live TO get enough Pulmonio syrup through by
I eystcnl 10 cause expectoraion there were lungs
| enough left FOR me 10 recover He wished me u
| try tie Pulmonic syrup and Seaweed Tonic at
ouce, saying it would do me no harm, II 1t did me
| no good. THAT night commenced taking . ~
blespoeaful three times . day each. The first
| week it seemed to give me strength, SO that on
Sunday after sat up in bed anu ste heafty tof .
sick woman but tho nc 1t week lost al hope
| aud wished my husband not to give me any more
| medicine. Bit the doctor had warned him o.
| shis, thst when the MEDICINE was cleaning out
the ystom il made them ieel sometimes restless,
! hut to perscvere: and no insisted on my taking
| H.; and Aow ] fesI the benefit 0t It; Tor after
l eight days l began 10 gain my strength, and
with the exception of cold, thst put me back
some, have bsen gaining strength Of body my
cough is going away. and all my pains ere gone !;
and my breath is sweet ; and thank God that
am now going about, and sew and read as well us
ever could. have taken sixteen bottles or the
medicine-eight ofeach. now have good ap
trouble me, save in getting up or lying down. l
would Mere ssy 70 ths affected with consumption
or liver complaint that DR.. Schenck ls no hum
bug. You can rely on what he says. Delay not;
il q dangerous to tsi1s with the disease. Hyou
would be cured, 60 at once, and any one wishing
10 know the facts Is herein staAed can call ut my
residencc, III West Houston street. New York
City.
! MRS. MARY r. FARLOW