The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-20
soAENok's COLUMN.
CONSUMPTION CAN Be 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 SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE
FILLS, 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.
am fully aware that there are many persons
whose prejudices 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 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-
bers are so small that dismiss them and adj
dress myself to those who are willing to listen to-
the dictates of reason and who are disposed 10
admit the strong logic of well-established facts.
=, we are told almost daily that Consumption,
the scourge OF The American people, is incurable:
that man whose lungs are diseased must be
given over to ole; that he must abandon hope;
and that the arrangement of his temporal as we'll.
as spiritual affairs should claim his earliest atte-
| ton. If there were not facts as undeniable al
that the sun will shine in a clear heaven at mid
day to controvert these random and not unfrel
quenty harmful assertions, l should feel un1
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 CAM
aRS that P1s the medicines
and PULMONIC SYRUP-will, if used in strcti
accordance with the directions, in a majority oft
cases effect that which the faculty pronouncesk
impossible-they SoiU cure CONSUMPTION.
An of solid fact is worth Dound 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 l had any preparations to make for the
final solemn event, that had better make them
| speedily. believed this just confidently as
did the persons who thus affectionately informed
| me that my days were numbered and that re-
covery was impossible. Still, the desire to live
| fingered in my BOSOM was young, and clung
to life with the same tenacity that young men,
and old men too, ordinarily do. did not feel
willing to abandon hope as long as single ves-
| tige of it remained. had full faith in the sad
information conveyed to me by my physicians,
but still there was lingering belief that some-
thing could be done, though knew not in what
direction to seek for the much-desired relief.
| 1t was at this gloomy and eventtul period of
| my history that first learned of theroOts and
herbs from which my remedies for this dreaded
disease are now prepared. procured and used
U
| sicians, friends5 and neighbors-began to inn
| prove Myentire system commenced to undergo
| a complete renovation. EXpectoration which
formerly had been difficult and painful, now be-
| came comparatively easy. l threw off daily
| large quantities of offensive yellow matter At
the same time my long-lost appetite returned.
l ate freely of such food Us was palatable to me-
| and which was at the same time nutritious and
wholesome Expectoration became less copious
and less offensive; exhausting night sweats
ceased; the racking and harassing cough abated;
the fever broke the pain departed neshplanted
| itself on my sadly-wasted frame, and with flesh
came strength and full health. From q mere
skeleton became a 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 a
| healthful condition of my system.
| Now be it remembered, all these wonderful
| changes were wrought by the use of the medi-
cines 1 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. was literally besieged on all sides. had
visitors daily who besought me to give them the
remedies which had wrought the wonderful
restoration and had wrested me from the very
| Jaws of DEATH Letters were received by scores
| importuning me to impart the secret and inform
! the writers where the specifics for consumption
| could be obtained. Others, who were too weak
to travel, not satisfied with writing, sent for and
consulted me in regard to their cases. 70 alt
| these applications responded as | was able.
| had fully regained my health. and gratitude
| for the happy result prompted me to turn my
| attention to the science of medicine, with the
| hope of thereby being able to be of service to
| my suffering fellow creatures. devoted myself
| 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 1t in all its fearful phases
in order to assure myself that my was not
an exceptional one. The closer my investiga-
tions the more satisfactory were my conclusions.
felt convinced that tens of thousands of my
fellow-creatures were dying annually from con-
sumption whose cases were not as desperate and
apparently hopeless as mine had been, and
argued from this that remedies which had proven
SO effective with me would prove equally so with
Others. prepared my medicines in pleasant.
! and attractive form, and announced them to the
world The results are well known. Thou
sands of suffering men, women, and children,
! who were on their way to the grave, have been
cured. and are to-day living evidences of the
fact that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED,
and | think / may say, without arrogating to
myself any more than is justly my DUE that
have had as much experience i'll the treatment
of consumption as any other person in the coun-
try. and that my success has been wonderfully
. Iet 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 mas
been done may be done" l have been COM
nlately cured OF consumption by the remedies 7
now offer to the public. Thousands OF others
have testified TO similar happy results from their
use and thousands of others still might be bene-
| 6tted as have been could they but be prevailed
mon 10 try the virtue of The Mandrake Pills,
Seatoeed Tonic, and Pulrnonic Syrup. All thar