The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-12-08
S}1CciUL Notices.
DIR. &CHENCK advises COnsuanp.
tiyes to go to Florida in Wiuter.

tIycS to go 10 FLORIDA III WENter.
Having for the last thirty 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 restore 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 on 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 latitudes Palatka is point can 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 herring influence of the climate and my med
icines, were getting we'll.
| Ono inbred miles further down the river is a
point VII CHI l would prefer to Palatka, as the
| temperature is more and the air dry and
| bracing NIellonville and Enterprise are located
there I should give 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 good sign,
| as it indicates a return of appetite, and when
this is the case they generally increase IN flesh,
| and the lungs must heal.
| Jacksonville Hibernia, Green Cove, and many
other places in various parts of Florida, can be
safely recommended to consumptives in winter.
| My fedSOHS lOf Lying 81 1IO Iudt pdCteutS AEo
less liable to take cold there than where there is
less even temperature, and it is not necessary to
! say that where consumptive person exposes
| himself to frequent colds he is certain to die
shortly. Therefore my advice is, go well down
into the State out of the reach of prevailing east
winds and fogs. Jacksonville, or almost any 9TH
| err of the localities I have named, will benefit
those who are troubled with torpid liver, o, dis
! ordered stomach deranged bowels, sore throat or
cough, but for those whose lungs diseased a
more southern point is earnestly recommended
| For fifteen years prior to 1869, | was profess
sionally in New York, Boston, Baltimore and
| Philadelphia every week. where saw and exam
ined on an average five hundred patients week.
A practice so extensive, embracing every posi-
bic phase of lung disease has enabled me to
derstand the disease fully, and hence my caution
quantities of &C Schenck's Pulmonic 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 g
Mandrake Pills, for the climate is more likely to
produce bilious habits than more northern lati-
tudes. 1t is well established fact that natives
of Florida rarely die of consumption, specially
those of the southern part. On the other hand,
in New England one-thrd. at least, of the pop
ulation die of this terrible disease. In the Mid
die States it does net prevail largely still there
are many thousands of cases there. What vast
percentage of life would be saved if consump-
tives were easily alarmed in regard to taking
fresh cold as they are 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 no 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 affected
even slightly is, to lay in stock of Schenek's
Pulmonic Syrup, Schenck's Seaweed Tonic and
Schencks Mandrake Pills and 90 to Florida.
recommend these particular medicines because
am thoroughly acquainted with their action 1
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 or night-sweats, and then advises
the patient to walk or 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 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 good sign when the patient begins
to grow hungry. have hopes of SUCH With a
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 nght-sweats no long
| er PROSTATE and annoy, and the patient gets
/ well, provided he avoids taking cold.
Now there many consumptives Who have
not the means to go to Florida. The, question
may be asked, is there no hope for such? Ger
tainly there is. My 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 q 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 as 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 Sehenck's Pulmonic Syrup. Mandrake
Pills. and Seaweed Tonic have cured very many
of what seemed to be hopeless cases of consump-
tion 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 theiruse.
So far as the Mandrake Pills are concerned,
everybody should keep supply ofthem on hand.
They act on the liver better than calomel and
leave none of its hurtful effects behind. In fact
they are excellont in all cases where purgative
medicine is required. If you have partaken toe
freely of fruit and diarrhoea ensues, dose of the
Mandrakes will cure you. If you are subject tc
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 toe
free indulgence in fruit, take one of the Man.
brakes every night every other night, and you
may then drink water and eat watermelo
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.
I have abandoned my professional visits t.
Boston and New York, but continue to see pa
tients at my Office, No IGN. SIXTH street, Phil
adelphia, every Saturday, from a. m. to p. m
Those who wish thorough examination with the
f Respirometer will be charged five dollars Tht
Bespirometer declares the exact condition Of thu
lungs, and patients can 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
In conclusion, 1 will say that when persons
take my medicines and their systems are brough
into a healthy condition thereby, they are not 81
liable to take cold, yet no with diseased lung
can bear a sudden change Of atmosphere withou
the liability of greater or less irritation of tn
, bronchial tubes. 'safigf3 .4.H
Full directions in all languages accompan.
my medicines, so explicit and clear that any on
can use them without consulting me, and can b
bought from any druggist.
j. H. SCHENCK, NJ. D.
No. Is N. SIXTH street, Philadelphia.
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