The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-17
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60 go to Florida In Misunderstanding for
the last thirty-hve years devoted my whole
time and attention to the study OF lung dis
eases and consumption, feel that under
sued to restore tolerably bad case Of diseased
lungs to healthy soundness. The first and
most important 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, we'll down i'll tho State, where tho
temperature is regular, and not subject to
such variations as in more Northern latitudee.
Palatka is o point can recommend A good
hotel is kept there hy Pcterman. Last win
ter saw several persons there whose lungs
had been badly discaacd. but who, under the
healing influence OF the climate and my mcdi-
cincs, were getting well.
One hundred miles further down the river
is Il point which would prefer to Palatka, as
the temperature is more even and the air dry
and bracing. MIellonvillc and Enterprise are
located there. 1 should give a decided pro-
ference to 1Ielonville. 1t is two miles from
river or lake, and it seems almost impossible
to take cold thcre. Tho tables i'll Florida
might be better, and patients complain at
times but that is good sign, as it indicates
4 return of appetite, and when this is the case
they generally increase in flesh, and then the
lungs must heal.
Jacksonville Ilibcrnia, Green Cove, and
many other places in various parts of Florida,
can be safely recommended to consumptivcs
in winter. MY reasons for saying 20 arc that
patients are less liable to take cold there than
il not necessary to say that where consump-
tive person exposes himself to frequent colds,
he is certain to dio shortly, Therefore, my
advice is, 20 we'll down into tho Stale. cut OF
tho reach of prevailing East winds and fogs.
Jacksonville, or almost any other OF the To-
calitics have named. will benefit those who
are troubled with a torpid liver, disordered
stomach, deranged bowels, sore throat or
cough, but for those whose lungs arc diseased
q moro Southern point is earnestly recon-
mended.
For fifteen years prior to 1869, 1 was profess
eionally in New York, Boston, baltimore ana
Philadelphia every week, whcro saT and cx-
amined on an average five hundred patients
week. A practice 30 extensive, embracing
every possible phase of lung disease, has ena-
bled ME to understand the disease fully, and
hence my caution in regard to taking cold. A
person may take vast quantities of "schenck's
Pulmonic Syrup, Scawced Tonic and Man
drake Pile" and yet die if he does not avoid
taking cold.
In Florida. nearly everybody is using
Schcnck's Mandrake Pills. for the Climate is
more likely to produce bilious habits than
moro Northern latitudcs. 1t is well esttD-
lished fact that natives OF Florida rarely dlc
OF cons umption, especially those of the South
crH part. On the other hand, i'll New Eng
land, one-third. at least. OF the population
die of this terrible disease. In the Middle
States it does not prevail SO largely. still
there are many thousands OF cases there:
What a vast per ctntage Of life would be saved
if consumptivcs were as easily alarmed in re-
Raru 10 taklnB 1rtHn colu us tncS aie "ooue
scarlet fever. smallpox, &c. But they are
not. They take what they term little cold,
which they are crcdulous enough to believe
will wear Off in few days. They pay no Mt
tcntinn to it. and hence it lays the foundation
for another and another still, Until the lungs
are diseased beyond all hope for cure
My advice TO persons whose lungs are
affected even slightly IL, TO lay IN stock OF
Tonic and Schenck's Mandrake Pills and go
to Florida. l recommend these part icnlar
medicines because am thoroughly acquaiilt-
cd with their action. / know that whel e they
tions, they will do the work that is required.
This accomplished, nature will do The rest.
The physician who prcscrihcs for cold, cough
or night-sweats, and then advises the patient
to walk or rido out every day, will bc sure to
have Il { OrDsc on his hands before long.
Aly plan is to give my three medicines, i'll
accordance with tho printed directions, *
ccpt in some cases where frcer use of the
Mandrake pills is necessary. My object is to
give tome to the stonach--to get up a good
appetite. 1t is always n good sign when
patient begins to grow hungry. have hopes
OF such. With relish for food and tho
qualification of that relish comes good blood,
and with it more flesh, which is closely FOL
lowed by healing of the lungs. Then the
cough looscns and abatta. the creeping chllls
and cammy night swcats no longer PROSTATE
and annoy, and the patient gets well, provld-
el he avoids taking cold.
Now there are many cnnsumptives who have
not the means to 20 to Florida ihequestloll
may be asked, is there no hope Tor such!
Certainly there is. AIy advice to such ia. and
ever has been, to stay in warm room during
the winter. with temperature OF about
seventy degrees, which should be kept
regularly at that point, by means Of a ther-
mometer. Let such n patient take his eH-
ercise within the limits of the room by WALK.
ing up and down as much as his strength VIII
permit, in order to keep up healthy circula-
ton of the blood. 1 have cured thousands
by this system, and can do so again. Con
sumption ID as easily cured as any other
disease, if taken i'll time, and the proper kind
OF treatment is pursued. The fact stands
undisputed on record that Schenck's Pulmo-
mic Syrup, Mandrake Fills, and Seaweed Tonic
have cured very many OF what seemed to be
hopeless cases of consumption. Go where
you WILL you will be almost certain to lind
some poor consunptive who has been rescued
from the very jaws of death by their use.
So far as the Mandrake Pills are concerned,
everybody should keep supply OF them on
hand. They act on the liver better than calo
mel, and leave none Of its hurtful effects be-
hind. In fact, they are excellent in all cases
where purgativc medicine is required. II
you have partakcn too freely of fruit and
diarrhma cnsues a dose of the Mandrakcs
will cure you. II you are subject to sick
headache, take dose Of the Mandrakes and