National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-19
Consumption can be Cured.



Facts are stubborn things. aud il is to facts
alone that il is desired to direct the attention
of the readers of this article.
Many years of severe and thorough practi-
cal trial have demonstrated beyond the perad-
venture of doubt the fact that the medicines
prepared by me, and known as SCHENCkS
MANDRAKE PILLS, SCHENCK'S SEA
WEED TONIC, and sCHENCK'S PULMON-
IL ~ ktf have proved extraordinarily sue
cessful in the cure of diseases of the pulmona-
ry organs, or what is usually termed Con
sumption.
am fully aware that there are many per
sons whose preiudiCes rule them completely
that proofs strong as Holy Writ would foil
To convince them of the efficacy of my rene
dies. and that there are Others who, under no
circumstances, could he prevailed upon to ad-
NIT their merits, simply because such an adj
mission would prove detrimental to their par
ticular personal interests.
Fortunately for the welfare Of mankind,
these doubling people form . comparatively
small portion of the community AT large They
are to he found here and there, but, compared
with the great mass of the worlds population
their numbers are small that dismiss them
and address myself to those who are wiling
to listcn To the dictate, OF reason, and who
are disposed to admit the strong logic of we'll
established facts.
We are told almost daily that Consumption,
the scoulgr of the American people, is inCura-
bic that u man whose .uugs are diseased
must be given over to die; that he must aban.
don hope aud that the arrangement of his
temporal rs well as spiritual affairs should
claim his earliest Intention. If theirs were not
facts As undcniahlC ~ that tn" sun will shine
N clear heaven Al midday to eontrorert these
random and not unircqucuty harmful as-cr-
tons, should feel unwilling to take UP the
gage OF battle against them: but fortified
with results Iacts--whioh neither theory nor
/ mHf" assertion ron "Ncrturn. / propos" 20 prove
'i't consumption can ~ cnTtd ana Iuat tine
+ medicines PfrPair-thc Mandrake rms. sea
We" one anu I"l'nonir SNrnp-Wlll' II uS'o
~ s'fi,' "r,"r"ah'r WIN the uuert"hs' ~ Il
'"'J''l'N 81 GUSTS 'Ht'' 'u'' "htrt th' iaC MY
ih"""'Ul''7 '""p"'Nlhi'-lheA VIII cure Con
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a. "''",' "' S"llu l'',t + NuItt pnuhl "i
'"''fN, t.'t me- th'lri.fr present the iarts
,,,'lll. cue" WIN ny own individual experience
many NT'rt ago was confirmed eousu'np-
i've ana IKE thousands" l othef unlortunatcS
Wiz gwen up To dic. Eminent p yslciaHs pro
! oU"otI my 'l7' hopeless one ann tuid me
maj u ! nat" any preparations to make Tor ~"
hiai 0oirhll event. tha' ! had better make
| men, HlerulN' h'neNed TINS luSt rs conn
IDENTITY a. dld ~" pcrs"us WHO thus affection
1l'iN informed me thal my days were NUM-
h'lrd' ahn mat recovery was impossible
HIII' thr d'Slrc 10 I'VE fingered III my bosom
Vas Young anc r'unG 10 me Wlth the same
trnartN That Young men, aud old men too,
ordinarily dn. did not trol willing to ahau
u"h nope - lon'>a u Single Nestlge OF II re
manned huu lull lalth IN tho sad iiorma-
| non conveyed to ne 10y my physicians, INT
,tli there was lingering belief that some
/ lhinG could hr done, thohgn ! know not III