The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-28
soHENok's COLUMN.
CONSUMPTION CAN Be CURED.
READ THE EVIDENCE.

alone that 1t is desired TO direct the attention OF
the readers of this article.
Many years of severe and thorough practical
trial have demonstrated beyond the peradventure
of doubt the fact that the medicines prepared
by me, and known as SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE
| PILLS, SCHENCK'S SEAWEED TONIC, and
| SCHENCK'S PULMONIC SYRUP, have proved
extraordinarily successful In the cure of diseases
| of the Pulmonary organs, or what is usually
| termed CONSUMPTION.
l am fully aware that there are many persons
whose prejudces rule them so completely that
''proofs strong as Holy Writ" would fail to con-
vince them of the efficacy of my remedies and
that there are others who, under no circum-
stances, could be prevailed upon to admit their
| merits simply because such an admission would
prove detrimental to their particular personal
| interests.
Fortunately for the welfare of mankind, these
| doubling people form q comparatively small
| portion of the community at large. They are to
| be found here and there but compared with the
great mass of the worlds population, their num-
| 6ers are so small that dismiss them, and ad-
dress myself to those who are willing to listen to
| the dictates of reason fnd who are disposed to
admit the strong logic of well-established facts.
We are told almost daily that Consumption,
the scourge of she American people, Is incurable;
| that man whose lungs are diseased must be
! given over to die; that lie must abandon hope;
and that the arrangement of his temporal as well
spiritual affairs should claim his earliest atten-
that the sun will shine in a clear heaven at mid
| day to controveTt these random and not unfre-
quently harmful assertions, ! should feel un-
| willing to take up the gage of battle against
them; but, fortified with results-fdcts which
neither theory nor mere assertion can overturn,
propose to prove that CONSUMPTION CAN
| BE CURED and that the medicines prepare
THE MANDRAKE PILLS, SEAWEED TONIC,
and PULMONIC SYRUP-will, If used in strict
accordance with the directions, in majority of
cases effect that which the faculty pronounces
i,np mon 7riN p1l1 IO1l
An ounce of solid fact is worth a pound OF
theory. Let me, therefore, present the facts
connected with my own individual experience.
Many years ago | was a confirmed consumptive,
and, like thousands of other unfOrtunates, was
given up to die. Eminent physicians pro-
nounced my case hopeless one and told me
that if had any preparations to make for the
final solemn event, that had better make them
speedily. 1 believed this just as confidently as
, did the persons who thus affectionately informed
: me that my days were numbered and that re-
e covery impossible. Still, the desire to live
fingered in my bosom. was young, and clung
Y to life with the same tenacity that young men,
4 | and old men too, ordinarily do. did not feel
8 willing to abandon hope as longNas single YES
II tige OF 1T remained. had full faith in the sad
e information conveyed to me by my physicians,
. thing could be done, though l knew not in what
=, direction to seek for the much-desred relief.
: 1t was at this gloomy and eventful period of
IL my history that first learned OF the roots and
= herbs frem which my remedies for this dreaded
G disease are now prepared. procured and used
them and to the utter amazement of all-phy-
sicians, friends, and neighbors-began to i'm
. prove. Myentire system commenced to undergo
q complete renovation Expcctoration, which
$ formerly had been difficult and painful, now be-
came comparatively easy. l threw off daily
large quantities of offensive yellow matter At
y the same time my long-lost appetite returned.
l ate freely of such food was palatable to me,
and which was at the same time nutritious and
wholesome. EXpectoration became less copious
and less offensive; eXhaustng night sweats
ceased the racking and harassing cough abated;
the fever broke; the pain departed; flesh planted
itself on my sadly-wasted frame, and with flesh
% came strength and full health From mere
q skeleton became stout, strong, robust man,
- and have maintained both strength and flesh
=, | to this day. / weigh two hundred and thirty
- five pounds; am blest with an appetite vouch-
safed to but few men, while my digestive organs
= are amply equal TO all the requirements Of
healthful condition of my system.
Now, be it remembered, all these wonderful
changes were wrought by the use of the medi-
cines l prepare-MANDRAKE PILLS, SEA-
WEED TONIC, and PULMONIC SYRUP. A
cure seemingly SO miraculous naturally created
, astonshment in the minds of those who knew
' me. l was literally besieged on all sides. had
o. visitors daily who besought me to give them the
remedies which had wrought the wonderful
= restoration and had wrested me from the very
E jaws of death. Letters were received by. scores
in importuning me to impart the secret and inform
r. the writer's where the specifics for consumption
to travel not satisfied with writing, sent for and
H. consulted me in regard to their cases. To all
1r these appllcatlOnS L responded as was aOle.
AZ i had fully regained my health, and gratitude
!, for the happy result prompted me to turn my
T., attention to the science Of medicine, with the
~ ~ hope Of thereby being able to be of service to
u my suffering fellow-creatures. devoted myself
10 closely to my studies, and more especially TO
that branch Of them relating to the terrible dis
ease from which had suffered so long and so
- much | investigated it in all its fearful phases,
N in order to assure myself that my case was not
ty an exceptional one. The closer my investiga-
IT, tions the more satisfactory were my conclusions.
a felt convinced that tens of thousands of my
ne fellow-creatures were dying annually from con-
n sumption whose cases were not as desperate and
o. apparently hopeless as mine had been, and
ic argued from this that remedies which had proven
so effective with me would prove equally SO with
n others. prepared my medicines in pleasant
Ie and attractive form, and announced them TO the
world. The results are well known. Thou
sands of suffering men, women, and children,
J. who were on their way to the grave, have been
to cured, and are to-day living evidences of the
ID fact that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED;
IL and | think l may say, without arrogatlng to
T. myself any more than is justly my due, that
have had as much experience in the treatment
of consumption as any other person in the coun-
try, and that my success has been wonderfully
great.
Let the reader remember that these are not
mere fancied statements. They are positive
, living facts of which am the living evidence.
. There is an old adage which says, what has
le been done may be done" have been COM
3 plately cured of consumption by the remedies
Sc now offer to the public. Thousands of others
III have testified to similar happy results from their
fitted as I have been could they but be prevailed
uDon m try the virtue of The Mnn6rnLo DSUs