The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-12-01
Especial Notices.
DIR. SCHENCK advises COnsllmp.
tiYcs to 60 to Florida in Winter.


tiVcs to go to Florida in Winter.
Having for the last thirty-five years devoted
my whole time and attention to the study of lung
diseases and consumption, feel that / UNDER
stand fully the course that ought to be puasued
to restorea tolerably bad case of diseased lungs
to health and soundness. TIE first and most i'm
portant step is for the patient to avoid taking
cold, and the best of all places this continent
for this purpose in winter, is Florida, well down
in the State, where the temperature is regular
not subject to such variations as in more North
ern ATTITUDES Palsika is Il point | eau recon-
mend A good hotel is kept there by Peterman
Last winter saw several persons there whose
lungs had been badly diseased, but who, under
the herling influence of the climate and my med
icines, were getting WELL
One hundred miles further down the river is a
point which would prefer to Palatka, as the
temperature is more even and the air dry and
bracing. Nlellonville and Enterprise are located
there. I should give a decided preference to
Mellonville 1t is two miles from river or lake.
| and it seems almost impossible to take cold there
The tables in Florida might be BETTER and pa
tients complain at times but that is a good sign
as it indicates return of appetite, and when
this is the case they generally increase IN flesh,
and the lungs must heal.
Jacksonville, Hiberna, Green Cove, and many
other places in various parts of Florida, can be
safely recommended to consumptives in winter
My reasons for saying are that patients are
less liable to take cold there than where there is
less even temperature, and it is not necessary to
say that where a oonsumptive person exposes
himself to frequent colds he is certain to die
shortly. Therefore my advice is, 20 we'll down
into the State out of the reach of prevailing east
winds and fogs. Jacksonville, or almost any 9TH
| er of the localities l have named, will benefit
| those who are troubled with torpid liver, dis
ordered stomach, deranged bowels, sore throat or
| cough, but for those whose lungs are diseased a
more southern point is earnestly recommended.
| For fifteen years prior to 1869, I was profess
sionally in New York, Boston, Baltimore and
| Philadelphia every week, where saw and exam
| ined on an average five hundred patients week.
| practice so extensive, embracing every posi-
| BILE phase of lung disease has enabled me to
| derstand the disease fully and hence, my caution
| in regard to taking cold A person may take vast
quantities of g Schenck's Pulmonc Syrup, Sea-
weed Tonic and Mandl axe Pills." and yet die if
he does not avoid taking cold.
In Florida, nearly everybody is using Schenck' s
Mandrake Pills, for the climate is more likely to
| produce bilious habits than northern lati
| tudes. 1t is well established fact that natives
of Florida rarely die of consumption, especially
| those Of the southern part. On the other hand,
in New England, one-third. at least, of the pop
ulation die of this terrible disease. In the Mid
die States it does net prevail so largely still there
are many thousands of cases there. What vast
percentage of life would be saved if consump-
tives were as easily alarmed in regard to taking
| fresh cold as they about scarlet fever, small
| pox, SC. But they are not. They take what
| they term little cold, which they are credulous
| enough to believe will wear off in few days.
They pay attention to it, and hence it lays the
| foundation for another and another still, until
lungs are diseased beyond all hope Of cure.
| My advice to persons whose lungs are affected
| even slightly is, to lay in stock OF Schencks
| Pulmonic Syrup, Schenck's Seaweed Tonic and
| Schenck's Mandrake Pills and go to Florida. I
recommend these particular medicines because l
| am thoroughly acquainted with their action. /
know that where they are used in strict accord
ance with my directions they will do the work
| that is required. This accomplished, nature will
| do the rest. The physician who prescribes for
| cold, cough night-sweats, and then advises
the patient to walk ride out every day, will be
sure to have corpse on his hands before long.
| My plan is to give my three medicines, in ac-
cordance with the printed directions, except in
| some cases where a freer of the Mandrake
| Pills is necessary. My object in this is to give
| tone to the stomach-to get up good appetite
| is always a good 81 gn when the patient begins
| to grow hungry. have hopes of such. With
relish for food and the qualification of that rel
| ish comes good blood and with it more flesh,
which is closely followed by healing of the
| lungs. Then the cough loosens and abates, the
creeping chills and clammy night-sweats no long
| er PROSTATE and annoy, and the patient gets
we'll, provided he avoids taking cold
| Now there are many consumptives whs~ have
not the means to go to Florida. The question
| may be asked, is there no hope for such? Ger
| tainly there is NY advice to such is, and ever
has been, to stay in warm room during the win
| ter, with temperature of about seventy degrees,
which should be kept regularly at that point by
| means of thermometer. Let such patient
| take his exercise within the limits of the room
| by walking up and down as much as his strength
will permit, in order to keep up healthy Cir
culation of the blood. l have cured thousands
| by this system, and can do again. Consump-
ton is as easily cured any other disease if it
is taken in time, and the proper kind of treat
ment is pursued. The fact stands undisputed on
record that Schencks Pulmonic Syrup, Mandrake
| Pills, and Seaweed Tonic have cured very many
of what seemed to be hopeless cases of consump-
| ton. Go where you will, you will be almost GER
| tain to find some poor consumptive who has been
| rescued from the very jaws of death by their use.
| So far as the Mandrake Pills are concerned.
| everybody should keep supply of them on hand.
They act on the liver better than calomel, and
leave none of its hurtful effects behind In fact
they excellont in all cases where purgative
medicine is required. If you have partaken too
freely of fruit and diarrhoea ensues desc of the
Mandrakes will cure you. If you subject to
sick headache, take dose of the Mandrakes and
they will relieve you in two hours If you would
obviate the effect of change of water, or the too
free indulgence in fruit, take one of the Man
brakes every night or every other night, and you
may then drink water and eat watermelons,
pears, apples, plums peaches or corn, without
the risk Of being made sick by them. They will
protect those who live in damp situations against
chills and fevers. Try them. They are perfect
ly harmless. They can do you good only.
have abandoned my professional visits to
Boston and New York, but continue to see pa
tients at my Office, No 15N. SIXTH street, Phil
adelphia, every Saturday, from 9 a. m. to p m.
Those who wish thorough examination with the
Respirometer will be charged five dollars. The
| Besprometer declares the exact condition of the
lungs and patients readily learn whether they
are durable or not. But desire it to be distinct
ly understood that the value of my medicines de-
ponds entirely upon their being taken strictly
according to directions
i In conclusion, will say that when persons
take my medicines and their systems are brought
into healthy condition thereby, they are not SO
liable to take cold, yet with diseased lungs
can bear a sudden change of atmosphere without
the liability of greater or less irritation of the
bronchial tubes.
Full directions in all languages accompany
my medicines, SO explicit and clear that any one
can use them wit bout consulting me, and can be
bought from any druggist.
J. H. SCHENCK, NJ. D.
! No. IL N. SIXTH street, Philadelphia.
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