Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-10
DAILY DEMOCRAT.



To publish the following letter from .
distinguished physician. Geo. z. Re-, now
Of Selma. Alabama. and formerly from
I Philadelphia When the rebellion broke
ou, the Doctor. then a citizen of I~llinois,
and At the close Of tue war was Medical Di.
rector Of the A.mv Of the Southwest, and
OF oys is well known. The writer is an
Cd associate o. Or. Schenck, who knew him
when he was in consumption
.Whslr in New York last TUESDAY ] visited
lie rooms Of DR.. j. Ii. Schenck. No %
botd street, and was much pleased with
whist saw there, and would suggest tat,
a. consumption is generally regarded as in
durable by most Of the medical profession,
that physicians would do as | have done,
call on DR.. Schenck and SEQ for themselves
the great efficacy Of his medicines, and how
sccurstc he points out the diseased p,.t.-
However they might differ in opinion with
DR.. Schenck, they would be treated - gem
tlenen.
saw there . young lady, Miss Lucinda
Schcfeld, Of Stamford, Connecticut, who
was given up to die eight years ago, with
consumption. but VINO is now entirely well.
This lady informed me that she had . dry,
hacking cough, pains in the back and chest,
loss Of appetite, furred tongue, bowels con-
stipated, copious sweats. with great debility
and emac alton, which finally eliminated in
copious and repeated hemosrhages from the
lungs in which condition she vas given up,
as hopelesslv incursble, by her medical at.
tendant. DR.. Schenck was called to her,
and prescribed his remedies.
The Mandrake Pills cleansed the stomach
and bowels, the Seaweed Tonic gave her a
voracious appetite. while the Pulmonic Syr.
up relieved her lungs, and abe finally recov-
cred. examined this lady and found that
her right lung was In . normal condition,
but 10 the left the respiratory murmur was
absent, and there was every indication that
the medicines had eliminated the tubercu-
lous matter. and q cisauix had closed the
air cells. and afforded striking evidence Of
the great benefit she had derived from the
use Of DR.. Schenck's medicines. / convers-
ed with a gentleman who evidently had bad
tuberrles in his lungs and had been using
DR.. Schenck's medicines several months,
and was rapidly recovering.
This gentleman informed me that he Ind
. distressing cough, night>sweats. loss OF
appetite, low spirits, and Vas rapidly sink>
ing TO the grave, but was cured by the
timely use Of DR.. Schenck's remedies. l
saw there nearly fifty patients examined by
the Doctor with his Lesprometer, and was
kindly invited into his private room to W.T.
ness it, and after the examination and
statement as TO The nature Of the disease,
through the courtesy Of DR.. s.. | was per
nit.ed to examine them for myself, and
was pleased to find that in every instance
the doctor was correct in his diagnosis, and
in no instance did he fail in pointing out the
nature OF TIE disease.
vas grstificd with the frankness he
manifested to bis patients. % | heard him
Say "Your lungs are badly diseased. and |
doubt my alb lily TO cure you you should
prepare for the final change" To another.
Your right lung 10 diseased. but I think |
can cure you." To another. "Your disease
IS in the bronchia, complicated with hillary
arrangement, and you can easily be cured"
TO an anxious mother who had brought
her daughter, . pale, emsciated young lady
4 am happy to inform you that there is no
disease Of the lungs; it is oil in the stomach
and liver, with which disordered condition
the lungs had sympathized. aud your
daughter can be cured" Never shall | for
iiet the grateful look Of that mother, IS the
tear course down her cheek, and she ex
claimed, God bless you Doctor"
The Doctor entered into = detail ed states
mcnt Of the modus operdnar of his medi-
cines, and explained how he cured con-.
sumption dyspepsia and liver complaint. and
| found his principles Of good common
sense. The Mandrake Pills are composed
Of a peculiar combination Of the active prin
ciplc Of the P~odophyium Reltatum, they act
upon disorders of the liver with as(much
certainty as cslomel or blue pill without any
of their injurious or enervating influence.
and are evidently the best. and perhaps, the
only substitute for mercurial preparations
ever discovered.
They not only act upon the secretion Of
the liver, but also, from their Alternative
properties, they act upon and restore to a
healthy condition all the secretions of the
stomach and bowels, which are concerned::in
the process Of digestion. saw evidences
before me where these organs had been ren>
ovated, as it were, by the Mandrake Pills,
and the result was . good digestion; and,
with proper care and food, the food was di-
gested, and the nutriment absorbed by the
iacte is, good hood was made therefrom,
and health and strength and muscle was
given to the patient.
Al tue DOCtOI > cAteiueu eApcTituCe Ht
found what all IL edical MN know TO be true
that after the secretioHs are restored to
9 healthy condition, the organs are often
feeble and need help to enatle them to per-
form their functions properly. The sea>
weed Tonic is the remedy fox this purpose.
As its name implies, it is o vegetable tonic.
and gives tone and strength to these organs.
and hence a healthy digestion follow, It's
use, wncn property administered. Inc food
is dissolved by the secretlons Of the stom.
ach, the digestion 10 completed when
healthy bile is secreted from the liver, and
the food is presented to the Tactical vessels
thoroughly dissolved, which is readily taken
up by them and passed into the blood yes.
sells, from which a healthy. nutritious blood
is ma e, from which alone health and
strength is derived by the human family
believe the Pulmonic Syrup is the best
Expectorant extant, as il operates in the
same manner upon the Lungs. 1t does not
dry up the secretions Of the important or
gan like ~Paregoric. Camphor, or Morphine,
but promotes these secretions, ami enables
the organ to throw off diseased matter in
the form Of copious expectoration.
How often patients ask for something to
cure their cough, without thinking upon
what tina, cough depends-that the Lungs
are impe' ed in their powers of secretion
that they do not need opiates to lock I'D the
secretions still more; but by having the
disease matured with the Pnlmonic Syrup.
a copious secretion takes place. the cough
ceases, and the function of the organ is
restored 90 its natural condition.
Atm led TO these remarks, not only in
justice to so meritous and deserving = GEM
tleman as DR.. Scheuck, but more particu.
larly frr the benefit Of the sick who are
seeking relief from disease. have seen
both in New York and Boston the vast
amount Of good effected by DR.. .'Schenck's
remedies. l know their composit;on and
effect upon the human system and | believe
they are better adapted for the diseases for