The Portland daily press., 1871-10-18
The Cause and Cure of Con.um ption.

The primary cause OF Consumption is arrangement
OF the digestive organs. This arrangement produces
deficient nutrition and assimilation. By assimia-
ton mean toar process by whichthe nuiriment OF
the food converted into BLOOD and thence into the
solids Of the body. Persons with digestion thus i'm
paired, having the slightest predsposition to pull
monary disease, or If they take cold will be very IL
able to have Consumption OF the Lungs in some OF
its forms and hold that it will be impossible to cure
anyIase Il consumption without first restoring good
digestion and healthy assimila ion. he verv first
thing to be done is to cleanse he stomach and bow
from all diseased mucus and slime which is clOgging
these organs so that they cannot perform their func
tons. and then rouse NJ anu restore the liver 10
healthy action For this PURPOSE the suIest and best
remedy is Schenck's Mandrake Pills These Pills
cleanse the stomach and bowels OF all the dead and
morbid slime that is causing disease and decay in the
whole sys en- They will clear out the liver OF all
diseased bile that has accumulated there. aud
it up to new aud hea ty action, by which natu cal
ana healthy bile is secreted. ..s4
The stomach bowels and liver are thus cleansed by
The use OF Sch ncks Mandrake Pills; but there re-
mains in the stomach excess of acid, the organ
is torpid, and the appetite is In the bowels, the
lacteas are weak and require strength and support.
1t is in condition like this thar Schenck's Seawetd
ronic proves to tie the most valuable remedy
discovered. 1t is alkaline, and lis use will neutraze
all excess OF acid. making the s omach sweet anu
Iresh it will give pei manent tone tOs impo tant
organ, and create good, hearty Appetite and pre-
parethe system for the fist process OF good digestion
| and ultima ely make good. healthy, living blood
Alter This preparatory treatment, what remains 10
severing use OF Schenck's Pumonic Sy,up The
PumonIc Syrup Doui ishes the system, purifes the
blood, and is readily absorbed into the circulation
and thence Distributed to the diseased lungs There
it rpens all mcrbId matters, whether in the form OF
assesses or tubercles, and then assists Nature to
expel all the diseased matter in the form of free ex
pectoIation, when once it ripens. 1t is them by the
great healing and purifying properties OF Schenck s
Puimonlc Syrup that all ulcers and cavities heal
ed up sound and my patient is cured. . s
The essential thing 10 be done in curing Consump-
ton is TO get up good appetite aud coed digestion
so chat the body will grow in flesh and get strong
II person has diseased lungs a cavity or abscess
there. caVity q in
1n " c Al ne system Is below par Wha Is
TIE, good nutrition, he body to grow IN flesh ano
get fat then Manure is helped, the cavities will heal
the mater will ripen and be thrown of in large
quantities, aud the person regain health and strength
This is the true and only plan to cure Consumption
and if person very bad, ii the lungs are not en-
there enough vitality lett in the other to heal VI
| there is hope.
have seen many persons cured with only on,
SOU lung, live and enjoy life to good old age
| This is what Schencks medicines will do to cur,
| Consumption. They will cream out the stomach
| sweeen ard strengthen it get up good digestion
and give Nature the assistance she needs clear tn
sys en OF all the disease that is in the Lungs, what
| ever the form may be. fl..r f.. t
1t is impol tant mat, while using Schencs's medi
cines care should be exercised not to take cold keel
in ,oors in cool and damp weather. av III night air
sunshine
| wish it distinctly understood nat when recon-
mend natien 10 be careful in regard to taking colo
while using my medicine L do so Ior a special Tea
son. m All who has but partiallyrecovered from the
effects OF bad cold is tar more liable to relapse
than one Tho has teen entirely cured and iC is pre-
csey the same in regard to consumption So long
the lungs not perfectly healed, inst long il
there imminent danger OF iull return OF the dis
ease. Hence it Is that so strenuously caution pull
| monary patients against exposing themselves to an
atmosphere that is not genial and pleasant. Con-
| firmed consumptives' lungs a mass of sores
which the least change of atmosphere Will .nhame.
The grant secret OF my success with my medicines
consists in my ability to subdue inflammation instead
OF provoking it, as many OF the faculty DO. An in
famed lung cannot with SAFETY to the patient be
posed TO the biting blasts of winter the chilling winds
of spring autumn 1t shoald be carefully shielded
from all Irritating influences. The utmost caut ion
should be observed in this particular without it
cure under almost airy circumstances is an mpossi-
bility. .r
the person shonld be kept on a wholesome and nu-
trcious Diet and all the medicines continued until
the body has restor ID 10 it The natural quantity OF
flesh and strength
was my elf cured by this treatment OF the worst
kind OF Consumption and have lived to get rat aud
have cured thousands since, and very many have
seen
About the first of October expect to take possess
siou of my bnilding at the northeas corner of
Sixth and Arch streets, where shall be pleased TO
give advice to all who may require 1t.
Full directions accompany all my remedies, so that
person in any part OF the word can be readily
cured by strict observance OF the same
j. II. SUHENCK, M. D.. Philadelphia.
GEO. O. GOODWIN, & CO., Agents.
BOSTON.