The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-07

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stand fully ihe
sued to restore 2 toleraby tad case OF diseased
tlnpgs to healthy soundness.. !. The first and
ost nn;s important; step is t1r thep atient TO-
on this continent TOR this purpose in winter,
is Florida, we'll down In the state, where tho
temperature is regular, and not subject to
such varistions aa in more Northern iatitudee.
hotel is kept there Ivy Poterman. Laet win
tor saw several persons there VIII ose lungs
had boen badly diseased. but who. under the
healing influence OF the climate and my medi-
clnes, were getting we'll.
One hundred miles further down the river
ls point which would prefer to Palatka, ss
tho temperature is more even and the air dry
located there. should give q decided pre-
ference to AIellonville. IE is two miles from
river or lake. and it seoma almost impossible
to take cold there. The tables III Florida
times, but that is good sign, as it indicates
haS return Of aPpetite and when this is the case
Jacksonville, Hibernia, Green Cove, and
many other places in various parts oT Florida,
can be safely recommended to consumptives
III winter. 3iy reasons for say ing so are that
patients arc less liable to take cold there than
where there is a less even temperature, and it
is not nect seary to say that whore conaump-
tive NV person exposes himl eli to frequent colds.
advice is go well down into the State. cut OF
the reach Of prevailing East winds and fogs.
Jacksonville, or almost any other OF the To-
calitics have named. will benefit those who
stomach, dcranged bowels, sore throat or
cough, but for those whose lungs nro diseased
more Southern point is earnestly reoom-
mended.
For fifteen years prior TO 1860, was profes-
eionally in New York, Boston, Baltimore aud
Philadclphis every week, where eaw and ex-
amined on an average fvc hundred pa atients
every possible phase OF lung disease, has ena.
bled mo to understand tho disease fully, and
hence my caution in regard to taking cold. a
person may take vast quantities Of "schenck's
drake Pills and yet die if ho does not avoid
taking cold.
In Florida. ,noarly everybody is using
moro likely TO produce bilious habits than
more Northern latitudes. It is a well estab-
lished fact that natives Of Florida rarely dio
OF consumption. especially those ofthe South
ern part. On tho other hand, in New Eng
land, one. third, at least, OF tho population
die OF this terrible disease. In the Middle
States it does not prevail 80 largely, still
there arc many thousands OF cases there.
What vast per centage of life would be saved
II consumptives we're as easily alarmed in re-
gard to taking fresh cold as they arc about
scarlet fever. smallpox, &c. But they are
Which thoy are crcdulous enough to beieve
| will wear off in few days. The pay no at
tention to it, and hence it lays the foundation
| for another and apother still, until tho lungs
are diseaaed beyond all hope for cure.
MY ADVICE TO persons whose lungs are
affected even slightly is. to lay in stock Of
schenck's rulmonic Syrup, schonek's seaweed
Drrr;n 0.Gz 1., H.. n
to Florida. recommend these particular
medicines because am thoroughly acquaint-
ed with their action. know that where they
are used in strict accordance with my direc-
| tions, they will do tho work that is required.
This accomplished, nature will do the rest.
The physician who presoribee for cold, cough
or night-sw eats, and then adyses the patient
have a orpse on his hands before long.
My plan is to give my three medicines, in
accordance with the printed directions, eI-
cept i'll some cases where 6 fEeer use OF the
Mandrake Pills is necessary. My object is to
give tone to the stomach-to get up a good
appetite. 1t is always a good sign when q
patient begins to grow hungry. have hopes
qualification OF that relish comes good blood !.
and with it moro flesh, which is closely fol-
lowed by healing OF tho lungs. Then tho
cough loosens and abates. the creeping chiils
and clammy night sweats no longer prostrate
and annoy, and the patient gets well, provid-
ed he avoids taking cold
Now tnere are many cnnRumptives who have
not the means to go to Florida. The question
may BIO asked, is there no hope Tor such?
Certainly there is. My advice to such is. and
| ever has been, to stay in q warm room during
the winter, with q temperature Of about
seventy degrees, which sh ould be kept
regularly at that point. by means Of ther-
mometer. Let such patient take his e1.
ercise within the limits OF the room by walk
ing up and down as much as his strength will
permit, in order to keep up healthy cifcula-
tion Of the blood. ! have cured thousands
by this system, and can 30 30 again. Con-
sumption is as easily cured as any other
disease, il taken in time, and the proper kind
OF treatment is pursued. The fact stands
undisputed on record that Schencks Pnlmo-
MIC Syrup, Mandrake Fills, and Seaweed Tonic
have cured very many OF what seemed to bo
hopcless cases OF consumption. Go where
you will, you will be almost certain to find
some poor consumptive who has been rescued
from the very jaws OF death by their nsc
SO far as the Mandrake Pills are concerned.
everybody should keep a supply OF them on
hand. They act on the liver better than calo.
mol, and leave none Of it's hurtfnl effects be.
hind. In fact, they are excellent in all cases
where purgative medicine is required. II
you have partakcn too freely Of fruit and
diarrhGa cnsues, dose OF the blandrakes
will euro you. II you arc snbject to sica