The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-29
CONSUMPTION.
ITS CURE AND ITS PREVENTIVE
BY DIR. J. II. SCHENCK, MD.

sUMPTlON.-Thc primary cause Of Consump-
ton 10 arrangement Of the digestive organs. This
arrangement produces deficient nutrition and as
similaiioh. by assimilation, Imcan that process
(which the ngtrimcnt Of the food IA converted
into blood, and thence into the solids Of the body
Persons with DIGESTION thus impaired, having tho
slightest predisposltion 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
hold that 1t will be impossible to cure any case
OF Consumption without first restoring q good
digestion and healthy assimilation. The very frs,
thing to be done Is to cleanse the stomach and
bowels from all diseased mucus and slime which
are clogging these organs that they cannot pcr.
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 Schcnck's
Mandrake Pills. These Pills clean tho stomach
and bowels of all the dead and morbid slime that
is causing disease aud decay In the whole system.
They will clear ont the liver Of all diseased bile
that has accumulated there, and arouse 1t up TO
new and healthy action, by which natural and
healthy bile IL sccreted
The stomach, bowels, and liver arc thus cleanscd
by the use Of schenck's Mandrake Pills but there
remains in tho stomach an excess Of acid, the or
gan is torpid and the appetite poor In the bow.
els, the lacteals are weak and requiring strength
and support 1t Is in condition like this that
Schonck's Seawccd Tonic proves to be the most
valuable remedy ever discovered. 1t Is alkaline,
and its use will neutralizc all excess Of acid max
ing the stomach sweet and fresh It will give
permanent tone to this important organ and Gre
ate a 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 to
cure most cases of Consumption is the free ana
a -
The Pulmonic Syrup nourishes the system, puri-
fes the blood, and is readily absorbed into the
circulation, and thence distributed TO the diseased
lungs. There trpens all morbid matters, wheth-
er in the form of assesses tubercles, and then
assists Nature TO expel all the diseased matter in
the form of free expectoration, when once 1t RI.
pens 1t Is then, by the great healing and purify
ing properties Of Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup,
that all ulcers and cavities arc healed up sound,
and my patient Is cured.
The essential thing to be done in curing Con-
sumption IL to get up a good appetite and good
trf strong na person has diseased lnnss' n cav. cav
ity or abscess there, the cavity cannot heal. the
matter cannot rpen, so long as the system is be-
low par. What Is necessary TO cure is a new Or
der OF things, good appetite, a good nutrition.
the bsdy to grow in flesh and get fat; then Ma
lure Is helped. the cavities will heal, the matter
will ripen and be thrown of in large ouantitie.
and the person regain health and strength This
Is the true and only plan TO cure Consumption,
and II person IL very bad, il the lungs are not
entirely destroyed, even IL one lung is entirely
gone, II there Is enough vitality lep In the other
to heal mp, there is hope.
have seen many persons cured, with only one
sound lung, live and enjoy life to good old age
This Is what Schenck's Medicines viii do 10 cure
Consumption. They will clean out the stomach
sweeIen s,H & and s,rengthen IT, get up good dges-
clear the system of all the disease that is In tho
lungs, whatever the form may be.
=, II is important that, while using Schenck's
cold keep indoors in cool and damp weather;
avoid night-ar, and take outdoor exercise only
In genial and warm sunshine
wish II distinctly understood that when re.
commend patient TO be careful in regard 10 tax.
ing cold while using my medicines, / do so for
special reason. man who has but partially re-
covered from the effects Of bad cold is far more
liable to relapse than one who has been entirely
cured and 1t is precisely the same in regard to
Consumption. So long as the lungs are not per.
fecty healed, Just so long Is there Imminent dam
ger Of fgll return of the disease Hence II is
that l so strenuously caution pulmonary patients
against exposing themselves to an atmosphere
that Is not genial and pleasant Confirmed Con-
sumptiyes lungs are u mass Of sores. which the
least change Of atmosphere will inhame. The
grand secret OF my success with my medicines
consists IN my ability to sHbdue Inflammation in
stead OF provoking 1t, as many OF the faculty do.
An indamed lung cannot with safety TO the pa,
tient be exposed 10 the biting blasts OF winter OIL
the chilling winds of spring or autumn. II
should DO carefully shielded from all Irritating In
nuences The utmost caution should he observed
IN this particular, as without 10 cure under al
most any circumstances IL an inipossib sibflifv
The person should be kept On a wholesome and
nutritious diet, and all the medicines continsed
until the body has restored TO it the natural
quantity of flesh and strength.
l was myself cured by this treatment of the
worst kind OF Consumption, aud have lived 10
get fat and hearty these many years, with ono
lung mostly gone. ! have cured thousands since
and very many have been cured by this treatment
whom have never seen.
About the lst of October, expect to take pos
session Of my new building at tie northeast cor
ner OF Sixth and Arch Streets, where shall ba
pleased TO give advice 10 all who may require IL
Full directions accompany all my remedies, 40
MAT person In any part Of the world can be read
Ny cured by strict observance Of the same,
j. IL. SCHENCK, MD,
Philadelphia
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