Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19
pRAIRTE WEED SAM

An invaluable discovery made through the in
stinct of horses, by DR.. Weber, Dentist, OF Bos-
ton "In 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 my friends there and with the hope of
recovering my health. While there as l was
crossing of the large prares IN the great val
lev of the Mississippi, my attention was arrested
by a large cluster of beautiful wild flowers and
never having seen the like before gathered a 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. | made considerable
inquiry about it, but no one could give me any
information except Dutch farmer who lived in
the neig hborhood. He informed me that he had
known horses, when afflicted with the heaves,
and turned upon the praries to Craze, to tud this
weed, and eat of it daily until they got well. I
gathered a small quantity and brought = to
Massachusetts,, for the purpose of ascertaining
what were it's real medicinal properties. Since
then 1 have proved it to be the most valuable
remedy for the cure of Consumption, and other
pulmonary affections, that has ever been dis
covered or 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.
In the latter part OF january, 1854, took a
slight cold, and very soon after, l commenced
coughing. took some simple medicines, beiev-
ing it would soon pass off. But instead of get
ting better, my cough gradually grew worse, and
bronchial difficulty with which had been
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 so
sore that my breathing was laborlous and painful.
My throat was more troublesome than ever. The
pains in my chest and sides were so severe that
some nights was not able to sleep at ALL MY
appetite had left me, aud the sight and smell of
all kinds of food were dIsagreeabIe and nauseat-
ing. Diarrhea in its worst form was preylng
upon me, accompanied with night sweaUs. 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
few months at most. several of my family having
died of that disease
One day, a. 1 was thinking of my condition,
and endeavoring to reecncile myself to my fate, 1
was forcibly seized with the thought that the
arid aUeed which had discovered in the Missis-
sippi valley in 1851, would help me- And as a
drowning man who will grasp straw for assist
ance, seized upon the idea, and arose 10 my feet
with fresh courage.
/ came to the conclusion that if it was good for
the lungs of horses it must also be good for those
of man. Accordingly, determined to make the
experiment. had about two ounces of the herb,
which was all there was this side OF the Ale
ghanies. / prepared some OF 1T as thought
best, and commenced taking it three times day,
a teaspoonful at a time, one hour before eating.
Under this treatment my health began to i'm
prove The pressure at my lungs was very soon
relieved, and my breathing became easy and nat
ural. All my difficulties seemed to be fast leaving
me- My sleep soon became sweet and refreshing,
my appetite began gradually TO return and with
in three weeks from the time that I commenced
taking my new remedy, my cough, bronchitis,
neuralgia pains, diarrhoa, and night sweats had
entirely left me- was well, with the exception
OF some large swellings which the medicine drove
out upon the surface of my body, and a general
debility, from both of which very soon recover
ed have not had occasion to take any kind of
medicine since. My health has not been better
at any tins 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 q victem to it myself
had / 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 8 CO., IS Hanover