The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-26
CoEsUMpT1OE CAN BE CURED,
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dome that it is desired to direct the attention oil
he readers Of this article. 49,,
MANY wears Of severe and thorough practical
trial have demonstrated beyond the lerad'ehtufC
Of a doubt the fact that the medicines prepateu
hy mo and known A. Schenck's Mandrake PMS,
scbonck,. scaweed Tonic, and schencks Pull
monte syrup, have proved extraordinarily sue
cos fuI in the cure of diseases of the pulmonary
,roa,s or what is usually termed Consumption
am fully aware that there ARE many persons
,ybose preiudiccs rule them 50 completely mat |
mnr,nfs strong as Holy Writ" would fail to con
vince them Of the efficacy OF my remediesi ana
that there are others who, under no circnIhs'ah-
ces, could be prevailed upon to admit thcir mel,
its simply because such an ADMISSION "Vu''
prove detrimental to their particular PERSONA III
forests. ,, A..
Fortunately for the welfare Of mankind, these
dnpbtipg people form q comparatively smal P0r-
ton Of the community at large. They are 70 oe
found here and there, but compared WIN 'he
great mass Of the worlds population, thGlr mum
Lcrs are 50 small that dismiss them, ana address
myself to those who are wiling I" - toadm;t
~ - -. tuurou, nnd who are hlspoStd ~ auhl'
The strong logic Of we'll established facts.
We are told almost daily that Consumption,
the scoarge Of the American people, Is lncurabci
that man, whose lungs are DISC ,s.i,I,, b,,,,o
,i,eu over 10 die: that ne must h""i"V' mp,
81 ia fhc arrangement Of his temporal n wen
H-
tcntiop, If there were not facts a. undenablc
"a that the sun will shine IN clear heaven al
mid day 10 contrOvcrt these random and, not uh-
Frequently, harmful assertions, should ieel ul-
willing to take up the gage OF bultle against
them. but, fortified with wsulis-fAcTS-whc
neither theory nor mere assertion can o'er'uih'
I propose to prove that CONSUMPTION GAN bh
rriFr, and that the medicine, | rrepac-ThE
| NAEpRAKE Pits, SEAwEED Tone and PlLNo'
,g. rltf
Win the directions, in majority OF eases clect
| that which the faculty pronounrcS lmP"AS'p'e~
| THEY WILL uURE CoNsIMPfI"N.
| An ounce of solid fact il worth pound OIL
theory. Let me. therefore, present the iacts con-
| nected with my own individual experience
| Many wears ago / was confirmed consumpuVe'
and. like thousands of other uniorunates, was
given up ode Eminent physlctans pronounced
| NV case a hopeless one, ana toldWe that VA"
| anv preparatonS to make for tho maj soIeH.
| cvTnt. that | had better make them speedily
believed this lust ms confidently rs did the per
snra who thus alcc'onately informed me thai
my DAYS were numbered and that recovery wal
impossible. St, the desire to hNe fingered !,
NV Iosom | was Young, and chung to me VIII
tie same tenacity that young men, and on mei
too, ordinarily do. ! did not ieci "rIhg u
abandon hope Ms long Us single yestsc OF
remained | had full faith in the sad lntorma
|
there was a lingering belief that something couI'
h, done. though knew not in what direction t.
seek for the much desired relief.
$ If was ut this gloomy and eventtuI period o
! nv history that first learned OF the roots am
hcrbs from which my remedies for this dreade
disease are now prepared procured ana use
+, them, and, to the utter anazemtht OF ah-ph!si
t clans, friends and eighbors--began to improve
e NV entire system commenced to undergo com
3,
formerly been difficult and painful, now becam
comparutively easy. | threw on daily hrg
r quantities Of offensive yellow matter. AT u
same time my longiost appetite returned. AT
freely of such food as was palatabie to me- an
which was at the same time, munitions an
J, wholesome. EXPcctoration became less coWou
and less oficnsve cXhnusting night sweat
l. ceased the racising and harassing cough ahatc'
the fever broke: the pain departed flesh pante
itself on my sadly wasted frame, and with hes
y came strength and full health From mel
- skeleton | became a stout, strong, robust MAJ
: and have maintained both strength and tes
: to this day. | weigh two hundred ana thir'i
4 safcd To but few men, while my digestive org"
are amply equal to all the requirements OF
heathcul condition of my system.
70 Now, be it rcmembcrcd all these wondert
II changes were wrought by the use OF the med
cincs prcpare-Mandrake Pills, Seaweed Ton
and Palmonic Syrup. cure seemingly so IN
sc narIons naturally created aetonishment in Il
"iais ~ thnsa Who knew me. / was literal
,'';ac,a1 ~, ali s;dcs had visitors daily vi
r.n,s.Lt ma "a g;vc them the remedies viii
~ ia ms+,,,,bt tho wonderful restoration and hi
,rrcstnI me from the very laws of death, lie
..,s vo,a roae;,aa Inv srnres importuuing Inc
i,rart ,hn secret and inform the writers whe
H. sno,iies far consumption could be obtaint
Others. who were too weak to travel. not satish
l. ,n;,h rritipe srnt FIR and consulted me in rcga
w. tto;r Uses To nil these applications I
~ ,nondsI 81 able.
10 hoJ min, rrgainrd NV health, and gratitu
no c.r tho bnnrv result prompted me TO turn my
nv ,,tinr IA the science Of medicine. with the BE-
'e' - thar,Ly Le;nc nbo to he Of service to nv ;
IN fsrin, follow -crea urcs. devoted myself clos
''e nS stnIies and more especially to that bran
- th.u relotino TO the terrible disease fir
al ,,bi,h 7 ,..d snkgrcd 50 long and so much
' ,,ast;,o.cd It iua its fearful phases. in order
ne assure myself that nv case was not an exc,
~! t;onal ma The closer nv Investigations the IN
w sotisr,rtnrv we're my conclusions. felt G.
no incl mn tons If thousands of nv fellow or
ese tnrrs were living annually from consumpt
e'S 1se 40 mot ns lesncrote and auuarer
- hopeless as mine had been. and argued Fl
y MS that remedies which had proven so effect
q, With me wonll prove equally SO with others.
nren,re1 INV medicines in pleasant and nttri
I've form. and announced them to the world.
"a resuts are well known. Thousands Of suffer
-s' m .n women and children, who were on t,
wav to the grayc have been cured, and are
Is Jay living evidences of the fact that consump
con he cured. and I think NAV saw, will