The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-16

- THE CAUSE AND CURE OF CON.
6uMPTION.-T primary cause Of Consump.
ton 10 arrangement of the digestive organs This
arrangement produces deficient nutrition and o..
similation. BY assimilation, mean 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 predisposition to pulmonary disease, or
II they take cold, win be very liable to have Con-
sumption Of the Lungs in some OF Its forms; and
/ hold that II win be impossible to cure any case
OF Consumption without frst restoring good
digestion and healthy assimilation. The very frst
thing to be done ID to cleanse the stomach and
bowels from all diseased mucns and slime which
are cloggng these organs so that they 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 10 Schenck's
Mandrake Pills. These Pills clean the stomach
and bowels Of an the dead and morbid slime that
iscausing dieeaee and decay in the whole system
They will clear out the liver Of ali diseased bile
that has accumulated there, and arouse It up to
new and healthy action. by which natural and
healthy bile Is secfeted.
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, the or.
gan lie torpid and the appetite poor. In the bow
ella, the lacteals are weak and requiring strength
and support 1t 10 in n condition like this that
Schenck's Seaweed Tonic proves to be the most
valuable remedy ever discovered. II IL alkaline,
and its use will neutralize all excess Of acd max
ing the stomach sweet and fresh; 1t will give
permanent tone to this important organ, and Gre
ate good, hearty appetite, and prepare the sys.
TEN for the first process Of good digestion, and
ultimately make good. healthy, living blood AZ
ter this preparatory treatment. what remains 10
cure most cases OF Consumption IL the free and
sersevering use Of Schenck's Puimonic Syrup.
The Pulmoaic Syrup nourishes the system. puri-
hes the blood, and is readily absorbed into the
circulation. and thence distributed to the diseased
lungs, There II ripens sll morbid matters, wheth-
or in the form OF abscesses or tabcrcles and then
assists Nature to expcl all the diseased matter in
the form of free expectoration, when once il ri
pens. 1t is then, by the great healing and purify
ing properties OF Schenck's Puimonic Syrup,
that all ulcers and cavities are healed up sound
and my patient is cured
The essential thing to be done in curing Con-
sumption is 10 get up good appetite and good
digestion, so that the body will grow In hesk and
fty or abscess there, the cavity cannot heal. lie
matter cannot ripen, so long as the system Is be.
low par. What is necessary to cure is a new or
der Of things. a good appetite, good nutrition.
ture 10 helped. the cavities viii heal, the matter
will ripen and be thrown of in large quantities,
and the person regain health and strength. This
and IL person is very bad II the lungs are not
entirely destroyed; even If one lung IL entirely
gone, II there IL enough vitality leit in The other
to heal up, there Is hope.
have seen many persons cnred, with only one
This is what schenck' Medicines win do to cure
Consumption. They will clean out the stomach,
ufr
ton, aud give Nature the assistance she peeds TO
clear the system OF all the disease that IL In the
lungs, whatever the form may be.
1t IL important that, while using Schenck's
Medicines, care shonld be exercised not to take
cold; keep indoors in cool and damp weather;
avoid night-air, and take outdoor exercise only
in genial and warm sunshine.
wish It distinctly understood that when re-
commend patient to be careful in regari to TAX
ing cold while ustng my medicines, do SO for a
special reason: man who has but partially re
liable to q relapse than one who has been entirely
Consumption. so long as the lungs are not per.
Fee ss 5 esa % IL s hs.s Imminent Mne dan
that % strsnuonsly canton pulmonary patients
against exposing themselves to an atmosphere
that - not genial and pleasant. Confirmed Con.
least change q atmosphere win inhame. The
grand secret Of my success with my medicines
consists in my ability to subdue Inflammation In
An in6aned lung cannot with safety to the "a
tient be exposed to the biting blasts OF winter or
the chilling winds Of spring or autumn. 1t
should be refully shielded from all irritating IN
nuences. The utmost caution should be observed
In this particular, az without 1t cure under al
most any circumstances is an impossibilty.
The person should be kept on wholesome and
until the body has restored TO It the natural
quantity Of flesh and strength.
I was myself cured BY This treatment Of tho
worst kind Of Consumption, and have lived TO
get fAt and hearty these many years, with one
lung mostly gone. have cured thousands since
and very many have been cured by this treatment
whom have never seen.
About the ist Of October expect 10 take pos.
session Of my new building at the northeast cor.
nor Of Sixth and Arch Streets, where ehall be
pleased to give advice to all who may require It.
Full directions accompany all my remedies, 10
that person In any part of the world can be read.
lily cured by etrfct observance Of the same.
j. II. SCHENCK, MD
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