The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-06-13
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DoeIor "eooer OF Boston, says: I'm the
year 1851, my health became very much
impaired, 10 consequence of applying my
ssIt too closely to my business, so that
was o6hged to relinquish it and 90 abroad.
went out into the western country for the
purpose of visiting my friends there, aud
with the hope of recovering my health.
While there, as | was crossing one of the
large Prairies in the great valley of the Mis-.
slssippi, my attention was arrested by a
large cluster OF beautiful wild flowers; and
never having seen the like before, | gather.
Cd few of them, aud found them 70 emit a
very agreeable aromatic odor, which i'm.
pressed me with the thought that the plant
might possess some valuable medical pro.
parties. l made considerable inquiry about
1t, Out no one could give me any informa-
Hou except Dutch farmer who lived in the
neiShoorhood. lie informed me that he
had khoWa horses, when afflicted with the
Gea'es' ana toraed out upon the pralries to
gTaAe, 70 hnd this weed, aad eat it daily
untli they got we'll. After satisfying my
set ths' this statement was correct, aud that
Il hau never been employed 10 the treatment
OF disease IN the human frame, | gathered
small quantity and brought it to Massa-
chuse'ts, tor the purpose Of sscerteining
what were lts real medicinal proprieties.
Since then | have proved it to be the most
vaIuaole remedy for the cure of oonsump
too, aud other pulmonary affections, that
has ever been discovered or employed III the
;reatment of such diseases. Please read
ne foilo~ing account of my own case, it
osiug the 6rst case of consumption ever
treated with this oew remedy:
Ia the latter part of January, 1854,
commenced "oughing, which, as is gener
ally the case, thought of bat little conse-
4lence. took some simple medicines, be-
loving II would soon pass of. But, instead
OF getting better my cough gradually grew
norse, sud bronchial difficulty, with which
1 had been troubled more or less for several
years, seemed rapidly to increase. Fearing
tnsJ these difficulties might result in some.
thing more serious than / at 6rst Anticipat.
ed, | resorted TO some more powerful rene
dies, which were highly reoommended but
they afforded me no relief. For three long
months the symptoms of disease constantly
increased. Ny cough became very severe,
and my lungs we're 80 sore that my breath
ing Was lsborous and painful. Nv throat
was more troublesome than ever. The
pains in my chest and sides were so severe
ihst some nights was not able to sleep at
all. Ny appetite had left me, and the sight
aud smell of sll kinds of food wers disa
rreesOe and nausestng. Diarrhcea in its
-5rst form was preyiuH upon me, accom-.
panied with night-sweats. My flesh and
strength we're fast wasting away. My
friends pronounced me in consu IN ption, and
expressed the opinion that could live but
= lew months at most several of my family
having died of that disease. l verify
thought should soon follow them and be
numbered with the dead.
one day, ss | was thinking of my condl
t,on, aud endesvoring to reconcile myself to
my Fate, Was forciby seized with the
thought that the loiLd lCeed, which l had dis
covered in the Mississippi valley in 1851,
would help me. And, as q drowning man
vho vii grasp At "A straw for assistance,
So zsi upon the idea, aud arose to nv feet
With treah courage. l recalled TO mind the
results Of my experiments with it, and the
remarkable effects which had known it to
produce upon the lungs of horses in cases Of
'heaVes. | came TO the concluJiou that, if
is was good for the lungs OF horses, it must
also be good for those OF msn. Accordingly,
l decided to make the experiment, although
sone OF my friends thou2h hi il rather hazard
Gus TO take an herb the medicinal properties
OF which were wholly unknown to the medi
cal world. But was so forcibly impressed
With the idss that it would help ms, that !
felt perfectly safe in trying it. l had about
two ounces of the herb, which was all there
was this side of the Alleg 1 prepared
some of it as l thought bost, and commenced
taking it three times q day, q teaspoonfu
ct a time, one hour before eating. | also
put sons of the herb into an inhaler and
stsepsd ii thoroughly, and then inhaled the
vApor which arose from it while it was hot
about ten minutes at q time, three times
day Under this treatment my health began
to improve. The pressure at my lungs Wal
very soon relieved, and my breathing became
easy and natural All my difficulties seemed
to be fast leaving me. Ny sleep soon be-
came sweet aud refreshing, my appetite be
gan gradually TO return, and within three
weeks from the time that l commenced tax
ing my new remedy, my cough, bronchitis
neuralgic pains, darrbBa, and night sweats
had en.irel y left me- l was we'll, with the
exception of some large swelhngs which the
medicine drove out upon the surface OF my
BODY, and general debiity,-from both OF
which I soon recovered. ! have not had
occasion to take any kind OF medicine since
and it Is truly surprising to me, and all Of
my friends wno understood my case, that no
one of my old difficulties has returned tt
trouble me since. My health has not beer
better at any time since | was Is years o
age tnan it is at the present. All Of N,
family who have been attacked with con
sumption have died and al the msdicinel
tha, they took seemed to sggrayste the dis
ease. l therefore diI not bsieve that con
n NJ I hNulf
probably have i4.,9n victim 10 it myself
ha1 not been guided by ga overrulinj
Providence 10 the discovery of this nev
medicine. am now fully persuaded ths
By the use Of this remedy. consumption ca
be cured. have prescri bed over a hundre
p'nnds Of this herb to my patients darini
the last winter with unparalleled success
IN cases OF consumption, coughs, bronchitis
asthma, sore throat, pains 10 the chest an
SIDE. disease Of the kidneys and nervous @
fartinua nf all k;nds