The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-19

- THE CAUSE AND CURE or CON.
eUMPT1ON.-The primary oAnse Of Coneump.
ton 10 arrangement Of the digestive organs This
arrangement produces deficient nutrition and as-
similation. BY assimilation, Imean that process
by which the nutriment of the food IL converted
into blood, and thence into the solids of the body
Persons with digestion thus impaired, having the
slightest prcdisposition to pulmonary disease, or
If they take cold will be very liable to have Con-
sumption OF the Lungs in some Of It's forms and
fhold that 1t viii be impossible to cure any caee
Of Consumption without first restoring good
digestion and healthy assimilation. The very first
thing to be done is TO cleanse the stomach and
bowels from all diseased mucus and slime which
are clogging these organs SO thatthey cannot per.
form their functions, and then rouse up and re-
store the liver to healthy action. For this pur-
pose, the surest and best remedy is Schencks
and bowels OF ell the dead and morbid slime that
is causing disease and decay in the whole aystem
They viii clear out the liver Of all diseased bile
that has accumulated there, and arouse II up I'd
new and healthy action, by which natural and
healthy bile Is secreted
The stomach, bowels, and liver are thus cleansed
by the use of Schenck's Mandrake Pills but there
remains In the stomach an excess of acid, tho or
gan 10 torpid and the appetite poor. In the bow
els, the lacteais are weak, and requiring strength
and support. It lie in condition like this that
schenck's seaweed Tonic proves to be the most
valuable remedy ever discovered. II is alkaline,
and its uAe will ncuralize all excess OF acid max
ing the stomach sweet and iresh; 1t will give
permanent tone to this important organ. and ere.
ate good, hearty appetite, and prepare the syss
tenn for the first process Of good digestion, and
ultimately make good, healthy, living blood. AZ
ter this preparatory treatment, what remains to
cure most cases Of Consumption il the free and
perseveFing use Of Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup.
The Pumonic Syrup nourishes the system, puri-
fes the blood, and Is readily absorbed into the
circulation and thence distributed to the diseased
lunge There itripens all morbid matters wheth-
er in the form Of abscesees OF tnbcrcaee and then
assists Nature to expcI all the diseased matter in
the form of free cxpectoration, VIXEN once 1t IT.
pens II ID then, by the great healing and purify
ing properties Of Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup,
that all ulcers and cavities are healed up sound
and my patient is cured.
rTnc essential thing 10 be done in curing Con
sumption ID to get up gocu sir .ssfitc md good
digestion. go that the body NH grow In heen
get strong. Ha person has diseased lungs cav
matter cannot npen, SO long as tho system h be-.
lpw par. What Is necessary to cure ID new or
de- Of things, a good appetite, good nutrition,
tnre IL helped, the cavities will heal the matter
will ripen and be thrown on In large quantities,
and the person regain health and strength This
is the true and only plan 70 cure Consumption,
and If person is very bad, il the lungs ere not
entirely destroyed, or even if one lung lie entirely
gone II there Is enough vitality left IN the other
to heal up, there is hope.
have seen many persons cured. with only one
sound hung, live and enjoy life to good old age.
This Is what Schenck Medicines win do to ci9re
Consumption, They will clean out the stomach,
swcctsn en- and strengthen en- IT, get up good diges
clear the eyetem Of oil the disease that ie in the
lungs, whatever the form may be-
It is important that, while using Sthentk's
cold; keep indoors in cool aud damp weather;
avoid night-air, and take outdoor exercise only
N genial and warm eunshine
wish IL distinctly understood that when re-
commend Z patient 10 be careful in regard to TAX
ing cold while using my medicines, + do 70 for
special reason; A man who has but partially re
covered from the effects Of bad cold is far more
liable to q relapse than one who has been entirely
cured, and 1t IL precisely the same in regard to
Consumption. SO long as the lungs are not per
fcctly healed. just 50 long Is there imminent dan
that 20 strenuously caution pulmonary patients
against exposing themselves to an atmosphere
that 10 not genial and pleasant Confined Con.
change e Of M sms hs
grand secret Of my success with my medicines
consists in my ability TO subdue Inflammation in
stead Of provoking 1t, as many OF the faculty do
An inhAmed lung cannot with safety to the pa
tent BE- exposed to the biting Alaets Of winter or
the chilling winds OF spring or autumn. 1t
eauald be carefully shielded from all irritating in
nuences. The utmost caution should be observed
In this particular, az without it cure under al
most any circumstances is an imp0seibility
The person should be kept on & Wholesome and
nutritious diet, and all the medicines continued
until the body has restored to it the natural
quantity of flesh and strength
! was myself cured by this treatment OF the
worst kind Of Consumption, and have lived to
get mt and hearty these many Year,, with one
lung mostly gone. have cured thousands eince.
and very many have been cured by this treatment
whom have never seen.
About the LIST of October, expect to take pos
session Of my new building at the northeast cor
ner Of Sixth and Arch Streets, where shalt be
pleased TO give advice to all who may require It,
Full directions accompany all my remedies, go
that person in any part of the world can be read
lily cured by strict observance of the came.
j. II. SCHENCK, ND
Philade,e
HURLBUT & EDSALL,
al TAYE yT NIITNANn III