The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-04
A WORD TO coNsUMrrIvEs.


As II has been my duty to advise with inva-
lids, giving them instructions in regard to the
care they should take of themselves, and where
their winters should be spent, used to make
regular professional visits to the different lead
ing cities, because il gave me more complete
control of my patients. When | had opportu-
mites of examining them, and found that their
lungs were not so far gone as to be beyond the
reach of healing / at once advised them to 60
home and stay in their rooms, keeping the tenn
perature at from 65 to 20 degrees, and to exer-
else as much as they could within the limits of
the room, in order that the free circulation of
the blood might be kept up; and to take
Schencks Pulmonic Syrup, Seaweed Tonic and
Mandrake Pills. By implicitly following these
directions hundreds have been saved who, un-
der almost any other circumstances, would have
died lingering death.
The ordinary method of treating consump-
tives is to advise them to go ont into the fresh
air. This generally pleases them, because the
fresh air affords them temporary relief But
reaction ensues, and the almost inevitable result
is, that they are continually taking little colds,
which are scarcely perceptible at first, but
which, in the end, prevent the healing of the
diseased lungs.
As have resolved TO discontinue my profess
sional visits to other cities, paid a visit to
Florida, for the purpose of ascertaining whether
that region would not prove beneficial to inva-
lids, and the conclusions at which have arrived
are these:-The climate of Florida is admi-
rably suited to consumptives. 1t is of an equable
temperature so that invalds can exercise in the
open air without subjecting themselves to the
danger of taking cold. The liver of man of
sedentary habits generally becomes torpid or
active, hence exercise is absolutely essential
him. If he is of consumptive habits this
ercise cannot be safely taken in our change
lie Northern climate, and hence the advantage
going to Florida.
saw hundreds of consumptives there, many
OF them in a rapidly improving condition. They
will get well If they persevere in the course
they are pursuing. They had the advantage of
open exercise in connection with the proper
medical remedies The majority of them are
aking my medicines, and are carrying out fully
he idea have been endeavoring to impress on
Mandrake Pills.
The stomach of consumptive patient the
liver and the bowels are almost invariably in a
dull or inactive condition. The stomach does
not crave food, and if it did could not digest it.
1t has not the power to convert it into good
healthy blood, without which cure of con-
sumption is impossible. To make good blood is
the Office of food.
If the stomach and liver are in order then
digestion proceeds naturally, and of course with
advantage 10 the patient. He grows in flesh
and consequently in strength, and as a natural
sequence the lungs heal rapidly. Now all this
is readily accomplished by the judicous use of
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Mandrake Pills, and
Seaweed Tonic They should be taken together
for the following excellent reasons:-The Pull
monic Syrup assists in ripening the impure
matter in the lungs, and good blood takes its
place; the Seaweed Tonic prevents the food
from souring on the stomach, stimulates the
coats of the stomach and assists digestion; the
Mandrake Pills act on the liver, exciting it to
vigorous action causing healthy secretion of
bile and carrying off the morbid indigestible
matter.
In my opinion Florida is the place for con-
sumptves, though there are some portions of il
to be preferred to others, for the following
reasons:-Jacksonville is desirable place in
many respects but it has the disadvantage o
being located directly on the st. Johns river
where heavy fogs and dews are frequent, and
where, at times; fever and ague and chills pre-
vail, which are certainly anything else thar
beneficial to consumptives. st. Augustine has
few advantages which cannot be found at home
here in the North. 1t is bleak place, located
near the ocean; one day the atmosphere il
oppressive, the next an overcoat becomes neces
sary. At Palatka patients do well. / have
great many there all appearing to have good
appetites, and gaining flesh and strength. Man.
of them would, to the casual observer, appear Il
have no lung disease, but appearances ar
deceptive. Rapid walking or the ascending o
stairs would bring on coughing spells so violen
as to astonish those not familiar with all tn
facts in their cases. But for these coughs the.
would, from their healthy appearance, be takeI
for perfectly sound persons.
| examined the lungs of great number, ant
was amazed 10 find how seriously many of then
had been diseased but were healing nicely
But Palatka Is not the most desirable place i
Florida for consumptiyes, at least such is m
opinion. There is too much low, wet land /
the vicinity. My own candid impressions ar
that Enterprise and Melonville are the best loca
tions for invads. The climate is not variable
and appears to be somewhat warmer than othe
locations visited by me- At Enterprise there
large and very fine clearinghouse and hote
known as the Brock House; its only fault bein
its location on the banks of Lake Monroe, whic
causes heavy dews at times.