Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-11-20
Local Notices.
Consumption can bo Cured,
READ THE EVIDENCE.


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 Schencks Mandrake tiAs, Scencks Seatreed Tonic
and ScteHckS Ptoronic Syrup, have proved extraord
nary successful In the cure Of diseases Of the Pumo
nary organs, what is usually termed Consumution
am fully aware that there are many persons whose
pejudces rule them completely that proofs strong
Holy Writ" would fail to convince them OF the efca
cy of my remedies and there are others who under no
circumstances, could be prevailed upon to admit tneir
merits, simply because such admission would prove
detrimental to their particular personal interests
Fortunately for the welfare Of mankind these doubt
log people form comparatively small portion Of the
community at large They to be found here and
there, but, compared with the great Of the world
population their numbers so small that dismiss
them and address myself to those who are willing to
listen To the dictates of reason and who are disposed
to admit the strong logic of well.established facts
We are told almost daily that Consumption the scourge
of the American people, sincurable that man. whose
lungs diseased must be given over to die that he
must abandon hope and that the arrangement Of his
temporal as well as spiritual affairs should claim his
earliest attention. II there not facts as undenia
bic that the will shine in clear heaven at mid
day to controVer these random and, unfrequeny
harmful assertions should feel unwilling to take up
the gage oi battle against them, but fortified with re-
uts-JdcS-which neither theory nor mere assertion
can o'ernrn' propose TO prove that CONSUMPTION CAN
BE anu ihat tue meulclhe' prepare-ThR MAN
DRAKE PILLS, SEAwEED Toxic and PULSOSIc SYRUP
will ii used in strict accordance with the directions in
a majority OF effect that which the faculty pro-
nounces impossible-hey WM cure COnsunpi0n.
An of solid fects is worth pound OF theory-
Let therefore present the facts connected with nv
own individual experience. Many years ago was
confirmed consumptiye, and, like thousands of other
uuOrtunates, given up to die Eminent pbyscisns
pronounced my hopeless one, and told me that IL
had any preparations to make fer the final solemn
event. had better make them speedily believed
this just confidently did the persons who thus ar
fectiunutely informed me that nv DAYS ,v.re numb.r
and that recovery was impossible Still the desire tn
live fingered in my bosom. was young and cung 10
life win the same tenacty that young men, and old men
too, ordinarily do did not feel willing to abandon
hope as long as u single vestge Off remained had
full faith Ia the sad information conveyed to me by nv
phy sicans but still there was lingering belief that
something could be done, though knew not in what
direction TO seek for the much desired relief
twas at this gloomy md even,fl nsr,od ., INV hs.
tory thai frs, learned of the roo,s and harh ,,
which nv remedies for this 5readsd disease oo , |
prepared I procured and pscd ths, and m rho nt,.
of a,,-pbvsicjaps friends and n.,n,n
bc,,,n n, imnrov, NJ .n,iro .,ar ,'ei,
derge a complete renovation Expectoration, which |
formerly had been difficult and painful now became
easy. Il rev of daily large quantities
of offensive yellow matter. At the same time my long
lost appetite returned ate freely Of such food AS was
palstabie to me- and which was at the same time nu
tritious and wholesome Expectontion became less
copious and less offensive exhausting night sweats
ceased the racking and harrassing cough abacd the
fever broke the pain departed flesh planted Itself on
my sadly wasted frame and with flesh came strength
nnd full health, From skeleton became stout,
strong robust man. and maintain led both strengh h and
esh to this day. weigh two hundred and thirty five
pounds am best with an appetite youchsaicd TO but
few men, while my digestive organs are amply equal to
all the requirements of heahful condition of NV sys
tenn.
Now, be II remembered all these wonderful changes
were wrought by the use of the medicines | prepare
Mandrake Pills, Seaweed Tonic ana Pulmonic syrup
cure seemingly SO miraculous, naturally created as
tonisunlent in the minds of those who knewme was
literally besieged all Sides had visitors daily who
besought me to give them the remedies which had
wrought the wonderful restoration and had wrsstea me
the very jaws OF DEATH Letter. were received by
scores imporunng me to impar the secret and inform
the writers where the specifics for consumption could
be obtained Others who were too weak to travel not
1atsned with writing, sent for and consulted me in
gard TO their cases. To all these applications respond
ed As was able
had fully yegained my health and gratitude for the
happy result prompted turn my attention to the
science of medicine with the hope Of thereby being able
to be of service 10 my suffering fellow creatures de-
voted myself closely 10 my studies and more especially
branch Of them relating to the terrible disease
frum which had suffered SO long and so much. in
vestgaed 1t in all its fearful phases in order to assure
my self that my case was not an exceptional one The
closer my Investigations the more satisfactory were my
conclusions felt convinced that tens OF thousands of
my fellowcreatures were dying annually from consump-
lion whose cases were not ss desperate and apparently
hopeless as mine had been, and argued from this that
emedies which had p'oVen so effective with me weud
prove equally SO with others prepared my medicines