The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Florida and Consumptives-
Further Observations by
DR.. Schenck.

DR.. Schenck.
A period of nearly forty years, more tHh the
average duration OF human life, devoted Aclu-
sively, without intermissien, TO the study any
one subject, must undoubtedly render OF most
proficient and expert In that particular BIRCH
This fact has, perhaps, been mora forcbly iastrs-
ted in the life of DR. Joseph II. Schenck, oPhlla-
delphia, in his researches and INVESTIGATES into
the causes, prevention and cure of Consnption'
than any other living man The DR.. has thr great
remedies. ScHENcS's PULNoNIe SYRUP, ScNcK's
discovered and used by him in the trcatme OF all
Pulmonary affections, have so thorough stood
the ties! and experience Of time that too they
may be said TO occupy an undisputed field one
having the eTrontery to combat against deny
backed, as they are, by the living testiny Of
thousands who, under other treatment, hi been
given up to die Satisfied with the electives of
his preparations, Dr. Schenck has devotennch
study and research during the past few yes a. to
the most acceptable and beneficial climate con-
sumptives during the winter season, perioTaen
the patient, owing to sudden changes In I ton
perature, is liable TO fresh colds, which, ao1gh
light and apparently trifing in their charae, are
as mach to be dreaded and guarded asainss he
/ sieians for years past, there has been ct IL
yersity of opinion as to the choice of clire or
consumptiyes during our fall and winter nils
I The STATE of Minnesota, especially in andopnd
St, Paul, has perhaps heretofore been mcgtn-
orally recommended than any other loty -
/ Here the atmosphere II generally very the
winters commencing with our early fall arm
ming late int spring, with a thermometemtst
invariably below the freezing point. Thands
of consumptives have gone there from e to
time and while few have been benefit and
still fewer cured, the per centage OF recove hss
been so very small that physicians and othtiaye
of late deemed it unwisc to send iuvalidsthal
far out-of -the-uay ice bound region, only tGl.rl
with fresh contracted colds and the diseas, fs'
advanced as to be incurablc. DR.. schS {,
among the few physicians who never irset
Minnesota or any other cold region for comp
uycs, but always favored and recommend tn
mild and genial climate characteristic OF bid,
Several year, since the Doctor issued eirs
circular to the public, advising consumpriye1 .
To Florida in winter This announcements
heralded throu yhout the press OF the eountrsA
in very short time hundreds Of iuvalids Pu
! themselves OF the Doctors advice, which No'
given until he himself had taken trips into iua'
. and made personal investigation of its civ 10
h ting particularly the temperature at "l'"'
i points throughout the State. and selecti,' 'elA
T. ces brit suited for tue patient AT - ''iou'
X few consumptsges ever went south, 'on '''
= ventured a. fat down a. Florida, Z eu'o'
being a. stated Minnesota and Il ''=' ''o74 1t
Doctors emo Incemeut soon 81" ''''' II
! the order Of tliugs. Many '''''' ''''
u points now located in Flea " I''e tut ''n'
derived was 81 apparent + ''''' s'''' '''l'' = -
,..-..,.... -. of the country slere
by hundreds Not O. mas d. ''''''''' "
i'll regarp to Florida o''" 'o''''' '' INV ''''
,-..,, -,.,,.--.-r all who have gone the but
N .,.. a,r.n,ao, mis- State over Munesuas d
C. ..,,...- sumptives is evident by nee
=. ., ,ns,.., T, d States census report.
ID Bv refer, TO the statistics showing thor
Id ..,,,, ,.. con sumption, it appears that ther-
- deaths from this disease in Nlinnel II
he I'll, whit in Florida it i but tx, the NAL
l. g.. the former State being within two pe,ut
la nuch a. our own State + Pennsylvania az
"a otter remain At home, surrounded by friendnd
"a old Associations. than hIgrate to strange loity
= ,herc the chances death are nearly equalJr
q. schenck has fu-ner discovered that far do,ir
Florida. abou, 'alatka, Enterprise and MelloLl,
the mortaliE Is very light, there being few in,
deaths I'm the disease. These the pointssr
parti -iarly named by the Doctor as the Constp
tivs Home in winter During the seyerest web
r north the thermometer at these places sebr
gets below seventy, but more often rangen
among the uinrties, So satisfactory have bgc1h
results achieved by Dr. Schenck from advisnga
tents 10 Florida that during the winter Pals,
Enterprise and Melouville are crowded with IT,
afflicted with pulmonary disease
a few year. since and these places were -e1
heard Of until DR. Schenck a. already stated
sned his first circular advising consumptivcs L
TO Florida in winter The arrivals each vean
rapidly increasing, 20 much so that the presena
Communications are being taxed to their utnostai
new and commodiouz hotel will be crcctekt
summer both al Palatka and Enterprise. Theb,
tor has just returned from another extended tor
observation through Florida and while Thereof
suIteu win many Of his old patients all of VINO
oy a free use Of his preparations and the deIahti
climate are rapidly recovering.
Oi course Their are many consumptiyes Who'll a
not the means TO 20 to Florida although the uri,
oil l'ing there are very reasonable: in fact more
than Is generally the case in places resorted 10
lhYaIids'whe unprincipled dealers very often tn
aitllcuon TO profit To sucn, however. a. cam
afford this trip the Doctors advice is ever a. If
ways has been, AVOID TAKING COLD. and the on
way to do this during the winter is to STAY in
warm room, with regular temperature. and exc
else by walking NJ and down, as strength will pc
NIT To such as ian, however, the Doctor won
have pass their winter at either one Of the tbr
places he has named, taking with them suffieie
supply Of his PnlmOnic Syrup, seaweed Tonic al
Mandrake Pills