Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-29
PRAIRIE WEED BAL SAM.


An invaluable discovery made through the in
stiuct of horses, by DIR. Weber, Dentist, OF Bos-
ton. sin the year 1851, my health became very
much impaired, in consequence OF applying my
self too closely to my business, so that L was
Obliged to relinquish it and go abroad. went
out into the western country for the purpose OF
visiting NY friends there, and with the hope OF
recovering my health. While there / was
crossing of the large praries in the great val
ley of the Mississippi, my attention was arrested
by large cluster of beautiful wild flowers and
never having seen the like before gathered few
of them, and found them to emit very agreeable
aromatic odor, which impressed me with the
thought that the plant might possess some val
liable medicinal properties. L made considerable
INQUIRY about it, but one could give me any
information except a Dutch farmer who lived in
the neighboThood. He Informed me that he had
known horses. when afflicted with the heaves,
and turned upon the prarles TO Craze, 10 mud TINS
weed and eat of it daily until they got well. L
gathered a small quantity and brought 1t to
Massachusetts, tor the purpose of ascertainlng
what were its real medicinal properties. Since
then l have proved it to be the most valuable
remedy for the cure of Consumption, and other
pulmonary affections, that has ever been dis
covered employed IN the treatment OF such DIS
eases. Please read the following account of my
own case. it being the first case Of Consumption
ever treated with this new remedy.
Ia the latter part of January, 1854 l took a
slight cold, and very soon after, l commenced
coughing | took some simple medicines, beiiev-
ing 1T would soon pass Oft But instead OF get
ting better, my cough gradually grew worse, and
bronchial 0luCulJy WIN WHICH i ldQ Deeu
troubled more or less for several years seemed
RAPIDLY to increase. For three long months the
symptoms OF disease constantly Increased My
cough became very severe, and my lungs were 30
sore that nv breathing was laoorIous and painful.
Nv throat was more Troublesome than ever. The
pains IN my chest and sides were so severe that
some nights L not able to sleep at all. My
appetite mad left me, aud the sight and smell OF
ali kinds of food We're dlsagreeaole and nauseat-
ing DIarrhOea in Its worst form preylng
upon me- accom- panied with night sweaIs. MY
flesh and strength We're fast wasting away. My
friends pronounced me IN consumption, and ex-
pressed the opinion that could not live but a
lew months at most. several OF my family having
died Of that disease.
One day, as L was thinking of nv condition.
and endeavorIng to reconcile myself TO my fate l
vas torcIbly seized with the thought that the
lCjkd lUeed which had discovered IN the Mlssis-
slupI valley IN 1851, would help me. And a. a
drowning man who will grasp a straw for ASST
ance, seized upon the idea, and arose to my feet
with fresh courage.
| came to the conclusion that if it was good for
the lungs of horses, II must also be good for those
OF man. Accordingly, L determined to make the
experiment. L had about two ounces OF the herb,
which was all there was this side of the Ale
ghames. 1 prepared some OF it l thought
best, and commenced taking II three times d day,
a teaspoOntul at a time, one hour before eating
Under this treatment my health be gan 10 i'm
prove. The pressure at my lungs was very soon
relieved, aud my breathing became easy and nat
ural. All my difficulties seemed to be fast leaving
me. My sleep soon became sweet and re fire shing,
my appetite began gradually 10 return, and with
IN three weeks from the time that L commenced
taking my new remedy, my cough, bronchitis,
neuralgia pains, dIaTThuea, and night sWeats had
-utIratyr lfr vU.lJ- no fsar,
OF some large swelllngs which the medicine drove
out upon the surface OF my body, and a general
d.blIlty from both of which 1 veIy soon recovar-
ed. have not h Ad occasion to take any kind OF
medicine since. My health has not been better
at any time since was fifteen years of age than
it is at the present. All of my family who have
been attacked with consumption have died, and
should probably have fallen vicJem to it myself
had l not been guided by everything Provi-
dence in the discovery of this new medicine.
am now fully persuaded that by the use OF the
PRAIRIE WEED BALSAM
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED
GEORGE c. GOODWIN & CO, So Hanover
ST., Boston, Wholesale Agents. AUSTIN BROS.
& bTEERE, 80 and SO Federal street, Boston.
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