The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-19
w DR.. sohenck Advises consumpilves

AB DR.. Schenck Advises Conaump pt1ves
to 40 to Florida in nVinter.-Hayipe for
time and attention to the study Of lung dis
eases and consumption, Ifeel that / under
stand fully the course thst ought to bo pur-
sued to restore q tolerably bad caso OF diseased
most tEimportantis stop is, for the patient to
avoid taking cold, and the best OF al places
on this continent for this purpose In winter,
is Florida, well down In the State, where the
temperature is regular, and not subject to
such variations as in more Northern latitudes.
Palatka is point can recommend. A good
hotel iY kept there by Pcterman. Last win
ter I aaw several .pereons there whose lungs
had beon badly diseased, but who, under the
healing influence OF the climate and my medi-
| cines, wore getting we'll.
One hundred miles further down the river
is point which would prefer to Palatka, as
tho temperature is moro even aud the air dry
and bracing. Mellonville and Enterprise are
ference to Mellonville. 1t is two miles from
river or lake, and it seems almost impossible
to take cold there. Tho tables in Florida
times, but that is good sign, as it indicates
a return Of appetite, and when this is the cage
hey generally increase III flesh, and then the
lungs must heal.
Jacksonville, Hibernia, Green Cove and
many other places in various parts oi Florida,
can bo safely recommended to consumptives
| III winter. My reasons for saying 90 are that
patients arc less lablo to take cold there than
where there is a less even temperature, and it
is not necessary to say that whcro consump-
tive person exposes himself to frequent colds,
advice is. go we'll down into tho State. cut OF
tho reach Of prevailing East winds and foge.
Jacksonville, or almost any other Of tho To-
cali!ies have named, will benefit those who
| arc troubled with torpid liver, q lisordcrcd
stomach, dcranged bowels, sore throat or
cough, but for those whose lungs nro diseased
more Southern point is earnestly recon-
mended.
For fifteen years prior to 1869, was rrofes-
sonally in New York, Buston, baltimore and
Philadelphia every week, where saw and cx-
week. A practice SO extensive, embracing
every possible phase OF lung dice ase, has ena-
bled mo to understand the disease fully, and
hence my caution in regard to taking cold. a
Pulmonio Syrup, Seawecd Tonic and Man
drake Pills." and yet die if ho does not avoid
taking ccld
In Florida. noarly everybody is using
Schenck's Mandrake Pills, for the climate is
moro likely to produce bilious habits than
moro Northern attitudes. Il il we'll estab-
iished fact that natives OF Florida rarely die
Of consumption, especially those of the South
ern part. On the other hand, in New Eng
land, one. third, at least, OF tho population
dio Of this terrible disease. In the Middle
thero arc many thousands Of cases there.
What a vast per ctntage of life would be eaved
If consumpiives were as easily alarmed in re-
gard to taking fresh cold as they arc about
not. They take what they term little cold,
which they are credulous enough to believe
tcntion to it, and hence it lays the foundation
for another and another st;l!, s:ntil the lungs
are diseased beyond all hope for cure.
MY advice to persons whose lungs are
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Schenck's Seawced
Tonic and Schcnck's Mandrake pille and go
to Florida. recommend these particular
medicines because am thoroughly acquaint-
| I
are ueed in strict accordance with my dircc-
tions, they will do the work that is required.
This accomplished, nature will do the rest.
The physician who preacribes for cold, cough
| or night-sweats, and then advises the patient
to walk or ride out every day, will be sure to
have tornsc on his hands before long.
accordance with the printed directions, eX-
cept in some cases where freer use of the
Mandrake Pills is necessary. My object is to
svS Hne e o aGaqs rooS ge ss o sooa
patient begins to grow hungry. have hopes
of such. With relish for focd and tho
qualification Of that relish comes good blood,
and with it moro flesh, which is closely fol-
lowed by g. healing OF the lungs. Then the
cough looeens and aDates, the creeping chills
and clammy night.sweats no longer ,proslrate
and annoy, and the patient gets well, proYld-
cd he avoids taking cold.
NOW there arc many yconsuMptiycs who have
not the means to go to Florida. The question
may be asked, is there, no horo for sucl.?
ever has been, to stay in warm room during
the winter. with temperature, Of al.nut
seventy degrees, which should bo kept
regularly at that point. by means Of ther-
mometcr. Let such patient tako his cx.
ercise within tho limits Of the room by walk
ing up and down as much as his strength will
permit, in order to keep up healthy circula-
tion Of tho blood. ! have cured thousands
by this system, and can do 30 again. Con
sumption ia as easily cured as any other
disease, il taken in time, and the proper kind
OF treatment il pursued. Tho fact stands
undisputed on record that Schcncks Pulmo-
mic Syrup. Mandrake Fills, and Seawecd Tonic
havo cured very many Of what seemed to be
hopeless cases OF consumption. Go where
you will, you will be almost certain 10 find
some poor consumptivc who has been rescued
from the very jaws of death by their use.
SO far as the Mandrake Pills are concerned,
everybody should keep supply of them on
hand. They act OH the liver better than calo.
mel, and leave none of it's hurtful effects be-
hind. III fact, they are excellent in all cases
where rurgatiye medicine is required. II
you have partakcn too freely OF fruit and
diarrhcea ensues, dose of the Mandrakes
will cure you. If you are subject to sick
headache, take dose OF tho Mandrakcs and
they, will relieve you in twn hours If you