Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-26
THE HISTORY OF On sCHENCK's OWN
CASE AND HOW HE WAS
CURED OF CONSUMPTION

Many years ago, whilst residing ia Pha delpha had
progressed gradually into the last stage Of Pulmonary
Consumption All hopes Of my recovery being dissips-
ted, was advised by my physician, Dr. Parrish, to
remove into the country. Morhstown, New Jersey,
being my native place removed thither Ny father
and all his family had lived ana died thcre-and died Of
pulmonary consumption. On my arrival was put to
bed, where lay for many weeks in what deemed
hopeless condition. Dr. Thornton, who had been my
fathers family physician. and had attended him In his
last illness, was called 20 see He thought my case
entirely beyond the reach q medicine and decided that
must die and gave me one week to arrange my tempo
raj affairs in In this apparently hopeless condition.
heard Of the remedies which now make and sell 1t
seemed that ] could feel them working their way,
and penetrating every hbre and tissue Of my sys
tenn.
My lungs and liver put a action, and the
bid which had Tor years accumulated and rritasd
the different II the body eliminated. the
bercles my lungs ipcned, and expectorstsd from
my lungs al much pint Of yellow offensive matter
every morning As this eKpectoration Of matter suhsi-
ded the fever AbAd the pain leit me- the cough ceased
to erass me, and ihe exhaustnR nightsweAts were no
logger known and bad refreshing sleep TO which Ihad
orN been a stranger. My appetite began to return,
and at times found f. dHicut to restrain myself from
eating much with this return Of health gained in
strength, and now am dsshy AN now a healthy man
with large healed ci1atx in the middle lobe Of the
right lung and the lower lobe hepadzed with complete
adhesion Of the pur. The len lung is sound and the
upper lobe Of the right is in toerably healthy
ditou
Consumption at that time thought to be an in.
durable disease by every one physicians well those
who uucamed iu medicine-espeoally such cases
reduced to he condition I wasin. This induced
many people TO believe my recovery only temporary.
prepared and gave the medicines to oonsumptives
for a time, and made many wonderful and the
demand increased rapidly that determined to offer
them to the public and devote my undivided attention
to lung diseases IN truth, wssnex to forced IT, for
people would send Tor FAR and near, to ascertain
whether their cases were like mine.
For many years, in conjunction with my principal
office in Philadelphia have been making regular pro-
isssiona visits to New York, Boston. Baltimore and
Pittsburg
For several years past have made many as five hun
dred examinations weekly, with the Respirometer For
such examination my charge is three dollars and Il
abes to give each patient the condition Of his
disease, and tell him frankly wherher he will get we'll
The great why physicians do cure consump-
ton is, that they try do much they give medi-
eines to stop the cough to stop the night swea, hectic
fever and by doing they derange the whole digestive
system, locking up the secreons and eventually the pa
tent dies
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The seaweed Tome IS st'mulant and none other Is
required when 1t is used II is pure and pleasant no
bad effects like when using Bourbon whisky which dis
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