The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-05
The Cure of Cancer.

nnblic attention to the medical pro-
perties of this plant. This, however,
cannot be said to be a new remedy ;
it has been employed for some years
past. and there are sOmea apparently
Well-attested cases of it's efficacy even
after the disease had become dis
tressingly painful, and all hope was
given up. The following report OF
one of these cases has been written
for the New York Post:
Mr.. Joel Rood, son-in-law OF MI.
Truman Woodford, has a cousin re-
siding in Darlington, Mass, the wife
of a hotel-keeper, who had cancer III
one breast, which became so serious
that the whole gland was removed
by a surgeon and the wound healed.
About a year after the cancerous
humor broke out in the other breast
and was beginning to be serlons.
Mr.. Rood, seeing the good effects OF
the clover tea and wash on his ia
ther-in- law, Mr.. Truman Woodford,
wrote to his cousin informing her OF
the fact, and urging her to try the
remedy. She adopted it at once, and
in a few months was entirely healed,
and at the time of receiving this in
formation, which was a year or nor
afterwards, no temperance OF the
humor had occurred.
The followingappearsin the Amer
lean Dispensary, by DR.. John King,
of Cincinnati:
CRED CLovER--THE BLOSSOMS,
PROPERTIES AND USES.
"The extract, spread ON linen, or
soft thin leather, is said to be an ex-
cellent remedy for the %cancerous
ulcers. 1t is also highly recommended
in iIl-conditioned ulcers of every
kind, and deep, ragged-edged and
otherwise badly conditioned burns.
1t possesses a peculiar soothing pro
perty, and proves an efficacious deter
gent, and promotes ahealthful granu-
latiOn.n
The letter and remarks which fol-
low are from the chronological Jour
nal of December, 1867.
"CURE OF CANCER.
"[We insert the following inter
esting case of cancer cured, not only
because it seems important, but be-
cause we have been well acquainted
with the patient and his family for
more than twenty years, and have
received this statement in writing,
for publication.
"When about fifty years of age
"a. D. 1856, there appeared near the
outer corner Of my left eye a small
scab, which slowly enlarged and
soon became painful, attended with
aconstant itching, or rathera witch
ing sensation. Feeling anxious about
it, | applied to q physician in Hart
ford, Conn.,, who said it was a can
cerous affection, but advised me to
let it alone and give it no medical
treatment. AS the affected place
continued to enlarge and the irrita-
ton increased, | applied to another
physician, who attempted to cure it
by applying caustic, whichtreatment
proved an injury instead of a benefit.
The sore increased in size, spreading
over the temple, eating off both lids
of the eye, discharging matter con
stantly, destroying the sight of the
eye, and causing almost insufferable
pain. Thus matters stood at the end
of twenty years affection, aud / had
reached the age of seventy. / had
mp to that time consulted six physi-
clans, from none of whom did I re-
ceiye any relief. The cancer now
assailed the substance of the eyeball,
eatingitout entirely. The sore spread
over the temple to the size of the
palm of my hand, and below the eye
about three quarters of an inch.
II then applied to an eminent
physician i'm New York CDR. Blake),
and remained under his treatment
one year without any benefit, but
rather grew worse. | now gave up
all hope of recovery, ceased taking
medicines, and merely washed the
affected part often in cold water.
During the summer of 1866, it had
become so painful that I slept but
little, was very weak and nervous,
was confined to my bed most of the
time, and / expected soon to die;
my friends thinking | could not live
till the following spring.
I'm the month of August, 1866, I
heard of a remarkable cure of a can
Ger by the use of a tea made from
common red field clover. Thinking
it was at least harmless, fused it as
a common beverage, making it very
strong, and also washed the eye with
the same. In less than two months,
to my utter establishment, the pain
entirely ceased, and the sore began
to heal ait the inner corner. of the
eye. The healing process went on
rapidly until the eye socket was
healed over, forming askin as smooth
as on my cheek, and the redness is
now gone. The sore on the temple is
also healed. There is not over my
eye even the semblance of a scar,
and but a few sears remain on the
temple. My sleep is now sweet, my
appetite good, / am more feshy than
ever before, my general health was
never better, and / think I have as
few infirmities, and am as hale and
hearty as any maj of my age, which
is now eighty years.
1TRUMAN WooDFoRD.
West Hartford, Conn.