The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-11-10
Special Notices.
DIR. SCHENCK advises COnsump-
tiyes to go to Florida in Winter.

tives 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, l feel that / under
stand fully the course that ought to be puasued
to restore a toerably bad case of diseased lungs
to health and soundness. TIE first and most i'm
porant 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 ATTITUDES Palatka is q point I cal
| 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 well.
One hundred miles further down the river is
| point which would prefer to Palatka, as the
| temperature is more and the air dry and
| bracing. Nlellonvlle and Enterprise are located
| there 1 should give decided preference to
| Menonyille 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 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.
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 almostany 9TH
| err of the localities | have named, will benefit
those who are troubled with torpid liver. dis
ordered stomach, derapged 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.
| A practice so extensive, embracing every posi-
| BILE phase of lung disease has enabled me to I'M
derstand the disease fully, and hence, my caution
in regard to taking cold. Aperson may take vast
quantities of g Schencks Pumonic Syrup, Sea-
weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills" and yet die if
he does not avoid taking cold
| In Florida. nearly everybody is using Sehcncks
Mandrake Pills, for the climate is more likely to
produce bilious habits than more northern lati-
tudes. 1t is a 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
ulaton die of this terrible disease In the Mid
die States does net prevail so largely still there
| are many thousands of cases there. What vast
|
| tives were as easily alarmed in regard to taking
fresh cold as they are about scarlet fever, small
| pox &c. But theJ not. They take what
| they term little cold, which they are creduous
| enough to believe will wear off in a 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.
NV advice to persons whose lungs affected
| even slightly is, to lay IN stock of Schenck's
!! Pulmonic Syrup, Schenck's Seaweed Tonic and
Schenck;s Mandrake Pills and go to Florida
recommend these particular medicines because
| am thoroughly acquainted with their action. I
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 prescfibes for
cod 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 &C
cordance with the printed directions, except in
some cases where freer of the Mandrake
Pills is necessary. My object i'll this is to give
one to the stomach-to get up good appetite
is always good sign when the patient begins
| to grow hungry. l have hopes of such. With q
relish for food and the qualification of that rel
isl 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
CT PROSTATE ana annoy, ana the patent RetS
well, provided he avoids taking cold Il
New there are 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 patient
take his exercise within the limits of the room
by walking up aud 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 SO again Consump-
| ton is as easily cured any other disease if il
is taken in time, and the proper kind of treat
ment is pursued. The fact stands undisputed on
record that Schenck's 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
| So far as the Mandrake Pills are concerned,
| everybody should keep supply ofthem on hand.
| They act 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 too
freely of fruit and d;arrhoea ensues, dose Of the
| Mandrakes will cure you If you are subject to
! sick headache, take a 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
tents at my Office, No Ism. SIXTH street, Phil
adelphia, every Saturday, from a. m. to p. m.
Those who wish thorough examination with the
Respirometer will be charged five dollars. The
Bespirometer declares the exact condition of the
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, l 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 one with diseased lungs
can bear sudden change of atmosphere without
the liability of greater less irritation of the
! bronchial tubes.
| Full directions in all languages accompany
| my medicines, so explicit and clear that any one
can use them without consulting me, and can be
| bought from any druggist.
j. II. SCHENCK, NJ D.
No. Is N. SIXTH street, Philadelphia.
| oct 27-1y