The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-07

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As these PLAIN, informal talks OF Dr. Schenck to his
patients contain much which may be of interest to
all similarly afflicted, it has been thought best to
report them occasionally in order to place
the Doctors views before readers. They
take place at his at 80 Bond street. He
on every Tuesday ON Philadelphia, and gives ad-
vice gratis.
In what shall say to you to-day intend to use
the painest words find, that you can all I'M
Gerstand my meaning. shall not use the technical
terms medicine, nor indulge in any theories or
speculations.
By my remedies claim, under God, to be able to
cure Consumption. A stranger might naturally and
properly ask: elbow does 1t happen that you can
truly pretend to know about this terrible dis
ease than all the acute and educated minds which
have carefully made ita study for several hundred
ye1rs?"
This would be a fair question, ard shall have
fair answer do not claim to know more than the
faculty do about the causes nature and history of
Consumption. Isuppose that my views on these
points would be found to agree with those of most
educated and intelligent physicians. We should
agree that while the final is obscure in other
words, while it is not possible to say ,Ohy Consump
ton selects this that person a victim, yet the
predisposing causes are
1ols 1"HefHUNCo. OVuSuHlptiOu 10 uclO1iIdiy
a wonderful degree One parent very often entails
it upon the offspring, and both still frequently
SO that whole antilles often swept away, and
hand the predisposition down to their children.
I'd, Cold. By this we do not mean those changes
of weather which often produce Inflammation, Blu,
long continued and steady cold, SO that condition
of debility is produced. Indeed, whatever tends
produce Ion; continued debility will, in some per-
sons, generate Pulmonary Consumption. Prom
inent among these influences are insufficient
diet living in unwhoesome air, sedentary
habits, grief anxiety, disappointment, whether
OF the affections or in business, and all other
depressing emotions-the abuse of mercury and
thA-;a---o4rcc OF weakening diseases. l also
agree with the best doc to the in which
the lungs become affected. Pulmonary Consumption
is also called Tubercutous Consumption, by which
we mean disease of the lungs caused by tubercles.
tuberce is a small, roundsh body, which is depos-
tied in the substance OF the lungs by the blood This
is the beginning and first act of the disease. Many
of these are often deposited at once. Each one I'M
dergoes several changes, which will not
plain to you, and after produc ng inflammation of the
parts OF the lungs next to it, ends in liberation,
opens passage into the bronchial tube, and passes
out at the mouth by splitting. The place where the
tubercle grew and ripened now becomes a cavity,
ami where there great many tubercles of
they make great many OF these little cavities,
Which g adually unite and leave great holes in the
lungs. Unless stop can be put to this process it
win 60 until the substance of the lungs is consum
ed and death ensues
Of course agree with the faculty upon the symp-
toms and OF the disease the Short dry, hack
ing cough 30 slight at first, but gradually increas
ing; then shortness OF breath, quickening pulse,
then feverish sensations flushing oil the cheeks and
heat in the palms of the hands and soles oil the feet
the slight but growing emaciation, with feeble appc
tte hemorrhages, increasing cough, disturbed SLEEP,
evered tongue then loss OF appetite, taking to the
bed then expectoration OF sotened tubercle in the
shape Of small Jumps of yellowish, cheesy or curdy
matter; hectic fever, brilliant eye, chills, night
sweas, sharp pains in the Sides increasing emacia
ton and debility, disord red stomach and bowels,
diarrhea nausea swollen extremities hollow cheeks
snken eyes, weakness great that expectoraton is
impossible then death, bringing welcome RELIEF from
the tortures OF this horrid monster.
Now, as have said, mainly agree with the medi-
cal faculty on these points. But when we come to
the treatment of the disease differ from it totally.
The doctors believe Pulmonary Consumption
crnnot be cured. Therefore they do not try to do
anything more than soothe the PATIENTS path to the
grave and seem quite reckless of the medicines they
give, so that the patient kept comfortable and easy
even ii his lite is :hortened As soon as tubereles
begin to appear in the lungs of patient, it is
mon practice with many leading physicians to begin
dosing with whisky in increasing quantities until the
ravages of excessive dram-rinking are adled to the
ravages of the disease Or they send patients away
from home on distant voyages, or to Minnesota OF
Florida-anythng or anywhere SO that they may die
easv. For they do not pretend to cure and they
have no remedies which will do so. Now l say not
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that my medicines do cure them The proof is, that
BY their use thousands Of ConSumptives haze been
and are nov being cured By them. The whole sci
ence Of medicine IS based on experiments. We can
not by any process of reasoning decide that any par
ticular medicine will help cure any particular dis
How was it found that Quinine will cure Chlls
and Fevers? Why, by trying one thing after anoth-
er until experience demonstrated that it was spe-
c6c for that disease. In just that way came to a
knowledge of remedies that are specifics for diseases
of the lungs.
Pulmonary Consumption is hereditary in nv fam
lily. My father mother, brothers and sisters all died
oft. reached almost the last stage OF the sane
downward road. when was providencialIy led to
experiment with my now famous remedies-Map-
drake Pills, Seaweed Tonic, aud Pulnonic Syrup.
As the result, you me before you TODAY in per
feet health, and weighing two hundred pounds.
What cured me has cured thousands all over the
country. Now these results are not accidental.
There is no such thing as anaccident in nature NV
remedies cure because my theory of CONSUMPTION is
the correct one. and becaus, these remedies accom-
plish what desire to have accomplished by nv real
ment. I will try and make this plain to Won. What
ever may be the cause the origin of Pulmonary Con-
sumption is in the blood Whenever from any of
the predlsposing causes which have lust now mem
toned, the blood becomes degenerated, it begins to
make tuherculous deposits in the subs,anc of the
lungs. This must be stopped death will surely
follow. 1t will not be enough to get rid ofthe uber
ces already deposited and heal up the sores rpanv
male but something must be done to sion further
deposits. What shall that be? The regular facultv
say nothing can be done. 1 say purify, enrich and
tone up the blood until it becomes SO healthy as no
longer to make tuberces Can this be done? Yes
How? BY the easiest and most natural way in the
world. Take man such as see many before me
to-day. He show to the experienced eye, by many
inallble signs, that Consumption has set in He is
feeble and without appetite. Now see what intend
to do.
First, promise TO cleanse his stomach and bowels
Of their dead, Shiny, cfogging matter. This shall
do with my Mandrake Pills, which are the best ca
thartic Pills in the world. They contain no caom-
ell or other minerals, only vegetable matter. They
evacuate the stomach and bowels gently but thor
oughly, and do not weaken or grippe. They act like
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