The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-22

s"ete tii oegan to leave audmy appetite tecame
SO great mat 1t was with difficulty that could refrain
from eating too much soon refoy, red nv strength
anu nave been increasing in flesh ever since. 1t
lonisei ali who knew me, and all believed that
WIS zoo iar gone to make my recovery pos lille. |
Many people who knew me then are now living, and |
OCCUPY places OF honor and trust In New Jersey and
fadeiphia who can easily satisfy the most incTed-
nious lelatye 10 the ruth OF these statements NV
disease was hereditary; my father, mother brothers
LEFT. g..
Now entry The best OF health, and have for years
weigheu more IMAM two hundred and ten pounds |
Immediately after my recovery removed to Flem-
ingtqn, n. and for several wears made the Pul.
monie syrup and gave it 70 the Gf1lcted, 1t made
s1ch wonderful cures that tbe PHYSICIANS of The
place were astonished at its effects and advised M,
IT, turn my attention to the science OF m icine and
especially p the stuiy o! this disease In fici,
was driven 10 it by the application great numbers
of people, who came or sent to me from all parts OF
the country, calling on me to cure them, after all
other human assistance was unavailable.
Since my recovery NY medicines have been extHn-
siveiv used Tor more Than tpenty,lce gears; and
vel lhave they endured this long probation tha'
theic reputation and popularity have constantly in
! creased. en- 4 a. ~ ~ ,7. ~ WI -.-a-
In order to undtrsta how these medicines effect
the cure which are ascribtd to their agency, it i
NJ ccssary to have some acquaintance with The pecu-
iarities of he disease. = -. ~. -vfF.
Pulmonary Consumption (Phtkisis PulnsonaLis) is
chatactarized by emaciation, debility cough, hectic
lever ana puruient exiectoraiOn. This disease has
always been The grea sc0urge of the human ace.
and 1t has destroyed more lives than famine, sword
ana pesteuce. An English writer, some years ago
computed that out of population Of eleven millions
m the isle of tireab 5rtan itty-hve tbous nd an
nually died of consumption The same fatality at
tends the disease in this cl mate. One principal
cause OF the great mortality which attends Pulmon
ary CONSUMPTION is the false theory that it is
Ole The mischevOus error many consump-
tive Patterns tosiespair the nature of Their
atiiiction becomes manifest and when they hope
suppose 10 be inevitable fate, and die without max
ing any etfott to prolODg their lives. "Our doubts
are traitors says Shakespeare; ,consumptiyes are
often victimized by the foregone conclusion that
their cases are beyond The reach of medicine.
pulmonary Consumption is, in most cases, compli-
Gated with disorders of the liver and stomach Be-
tore the attack Of this disease (says French physi
cianl a change takes place in the condition of the
blood, which becomes deuaded in quality and
lowed with lower degree of Vitality" This chan &c
Is caused by the imperfect action OF the liver, for
OF The offices of that organ is to strain and purify
the blood scheneK's Mandrake Pills act on the liy-
er more promptly and efeetuslly than any other
| medicine. Hence they often prescribed by men
IN the drst stages OF Consumption, and in many 9th
or ses when the torpid diseased condition the
liver requires the use OF this unrvaled purgative.
Concerning the use of these pills will be said
herea ter; in the present connection it may he OBJ
served that their operation corrects that morbid
dltion OF the blood which always preeedes attack
ot Consumption, and is, therefore, presumed to be
one OF tho principal causes OF the attack.
In the d ext place it is found that Dyspepsia. or
languid indigestion, is oft orerunner of Con-
SUMPTION, aud IN mum feus instances it accom- pa
mes the disease through all its st1ges Dyspepsia is
| regarded by many medical writer's as one of the
prominent causes of Consumption, aud they have
good reasons for his supp siion for the absence
nutrition IN the blood leads to the formation of tu-
bereles and speptic diseases deprive the blood of
! its nutritiya properties. rs ...~ r.
While Dyspepsia is present it is almost or quite
/ impossible for Consumption to be cured. For ndi-
| geston produces general debility of the SYSTEM
anu TIL state OF debility is most uni vOr3ble the
re-estabshment of the patients health; how
ulcerous cavities in the lungs be healed when the
| stomach mas no power OF digestion. and the system
i, therefore, too weak to produce that reaction
which is necessary for cure? Nourishng food, at
terafi is the material which must bring about this
great change, My medicines only assist nature 10
ONefD0Wer the disease to produce healthy
tons, instead of the morbid matte. which vtiates
the quality of the blood From these considerations
1t will appear that tonic or Strengthening medicines
are required in the treatment of Consumption, and
especially sacn medicines as have invigorating
effect on the digestive organs, Schepcks Sedlceed
| Tonic is compounded with particular reference to
these Objects and it was first designed to be used in
Sonsumptiye cases as an auxiliary tothe Pulmonic
syrup sElt is applicable however, to all cases OF
Dyspepsia, and II may be proved to demonstration
that is the only medicine which will that dis
ease Many eminent physicians have doubted wheth-
| er dyspepsia can b cured by drugs; and the drugs
which re generally employed Tor that purpose,
though they may seem occasionally to afford tenn
| porary relief finally produce aggravation of the
symptoms. The Seaweed Tonic, Ia lis nature is to
tally different from such drugs. 1t contains
rosve minerals or acids; In tact, it is so far from
having any action hostile to the animal economy,
that it assists the regular operations of nature and
SUPPLIES her dehciencies This Tonic in lis nature so
much resembles the ga sric juice that it is almost
Identical with that fluid. The gastric Juice as all
Psychologists know is he natural solvent which--n
ahealthy coRGition of the body-causes the food to
be dgested; and when this juice is not sseteted in
sufficient quantities. Indigestion, with all its distress
| ing symptoms, follows. The Sawed Tonic per-
forms the duties OF the gastric juice WHOM the latter
| is deficient 1t has likewise all the nvigorating
properties of iodde of potassium, odide of on and
iodine remedies which are often prescribed by ply
sicans to strengthen the constitutions of consump-
tive Patients. From what has been said it NAV be
judged that Schencks Seaweed Tonic is most inn
| portant remedy IN the treatment OF pulmonary dis
eass, and experience proves this to be TACT. one
OF the good efcts of this Tonic ia to enable the pa
| tientto digest such dict as consumptve persons
| require Physciais now admit that highly nutri-
tous dieti is Most proper for such persons. Indeed
NE food cannot be too nourshing Tor consumptives,
| lift can be made digestible You may feed such a
Datient with articles rich and nutriive enough to
| produce gont in certain conditions of the system
TO assImilate those artices-n other words il he is
able to dgest taem-his lungs being thereby inygor-
atel viii begin to exercise their functions in nor
malan healthy manner, and ii cure is possible it
must soon be effected, ~
The Seaweed Tonic, by improving the power ofthe
stomach and strengthening the whole system pre-
pars the dyspetc and enfeebed paticn6 tor the use
OF the Pumonic Syrup. The operation of the hitter
is to increase the vital energies to ripen the ulcers
ana to expel the morbid matter from the system
But as Consump ion is often coupled with Dyspepsia
pr hlTer Comp amt, and as it frequently originates
IN those disorders, it proper, in some cases. to be-
gnu with the use of the Tonic and Pills OF to use
them simultaneously with the Syrup. :. IA n.
schenck's Mandrake Pills relax the secretons and
unlock the ga bladder quite well as dose OF blue
mass ana perhaps better, and these Pills are war
ranted not to contain particle of calomel Some
physicians have positively asserted that caomel or
fis, Tor, according to their theory nothing but cal
ome could act on tue liver, these Pills certainy
10. Sut to prove that the doctors mistaken, is
merely necessary to notice the fact that Schel cls
Mandrake Pills never produce sQsiration whether
they De used IN Ia ge OF small doses. Thouoands are
USED weekly with the happiest effects With calomel
CT blue pill the case is different. Large doses OF this
poison may someiiSss act purgaive, ana so pass
on wiGnout any visible mischief but small doses will
saiVate, and this is the great difficulty which the
Irregular faculty. have to contend with One box of
these pills. vsinei at % CENTS will prove the efficacy
OF the medicine. NO matter now costlve how bill
ous the system may be, the habit OF the body is i'm
medateiy corrected and regulated by these pills and
s9 organs are brought TO healthy and natural
tvlty; The MANDRAKE Pills are likewise an in allibe
remedy TOR sick headache and piles In many cases
they nave brought away worms from grown persons
who hal long suffered with many unpleasant SWIM,
toms, without suspecting the real cause of their all
ments.
Consnmpive persons are earnestly exhorted to an
ply to me IN time, before The disease has reached lis
desperate stages When the lungs are destroved OF
course no medicine can cre ste ones; but main
tain that tue first stages OF Consumption arc durable
and even when thesun gs are considerably decayed
often succeed in restoring the patient to health
While one soand lung remains, am certain OF maxi
ing cure the patient will take proper care oil him
sell, and strictly follow my directions. ~ nm
| am the inventor of tie instrument called
"Schenck's Reslirometer," used in examination of
the lungs 1t transmits the sound or rattlng of the
lungs 50 loudly and distinctly that, by experience &c
is easy TO determine how tar the lungs diseased,
ana What portion OF them is involved. Thus the op-
orator can unerrngly determine whether the disease
De Inoercuous Plegr'tic or Bronchial Consumption,
VI "lictHef us merely affection of The bronchial
tubes, sympathetic with the liver or stomach and he
can torn dagons accordingly.
Ihey who desire to have a thorough examination
with the Resprometer will be charged five dollars
for that service, but all advice will be given gratis
and VIII use my best ability to explain each case
which may be offered to my considerations. = . -
..,.,-.. COUGHS AND COLDS.
When there IS any predspositicn to Consume ion
the disease, IN one or another of FORMS will often
re developed by cad coll' or catarrh, the symp-
toms OF which cannot be mistaken. When a person
takes cold easily the stomach or liver is oenerallv
diseased. In this state OF things the feeble condition
OF the system cannot resist the changes of weather
and other external causes OF disease and 80 every
exposure brings on arrh, with us common symp-
TOMS bad cough, hoarsenesS chilIs slight mains In
the breast etc. These signs Should moi be neglected.
and it's highly important that the sufferer should
snow what to do. When one cold is taken on an
oher as the phrase goes the bronchial tubes o. the
lungs become more or less diseased. A few bottles
OF Sehenk's PumOnic Syrup and Seaweed Tone and
pox OF Mandrake Pills would make perfect cure;
put instead OF lesOitng to these safe and eicacious
remedies, patients often consult "recuar pbys-
can, whose regularity con is 5 in prescribing Gallo
mel, opium etc, ON all occasions. Thus, for a cure
oil cough or cold, mofphia. black drop. pareporic
and still more objectionable articles are taken in
compliance with the doctors advice. These meJi-
cines may mitigate the cough for time bur the dis
ease in the lungs goes on until the unmstakable
symptoms OF Consumption begin to appear 1T NAV
be seen, tore. that the preparations of opium
etc., which are usually prescribed in bad colds and
lnclplent consumption, merely conceal the disease
by suppressing some OF the symptoms: Inf nm that
very account they do harm bv making the malaJv
more insidious, and therefore more dangerous
Let it be remembered that when the sf0Daach mil
Hver are in good order there is little liability 10 take
cold or II one IS taken it generally passes off with
out producing any serious or alarming effects On
the contrary when persons are laboring undar i,i
gestion or any disorder of the liver the least a,no
sure may induce all tue symptoms have descrih-
ed above. The cold taken will maintain Arm hai5
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