The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
Florida and Consumptives--
Further Observations by
DR.. Schenck.
period of nearly forty years, more than the
average duration of human life, devoted exclu-
sively, without interInissisn to the study of any
one subject, must undoubtedly render one most
proficient and expert in that particular brab'h.-
This fact has, perhaps, been mora forcibly ilhtra
ted in the life OF DR.. Joseph H. schenck, of Piila-
delphia, in his researches and investigationsinto
the causes, prevention and cure Of Consumption,
than any other living man. The DR. has three eeat
remedies scHEsck's PulMoSIc SYRUP, scHEsk's
sEAwEED Tonic, and ScHENcK's MANDRAKE PtLs,
discovered and used by him in the .eatment dali
Pulmonary affections, have so thoroughly stod
the test and experience of time that to-day tey
may be said TO occupy an undisputed aeld, no cle
having the effrontery to combat against or DIZZY
the great restorative powers of these medicips,
backed, as they are, by the living testimony of
thousands who, under other treatment had ben
given up to die. Satisfied with the effectiveness of
his preparations, DR.. Sehenck has devoted u ch
study and research during the past few years . to
the most acceptable and beneficial climate for en-
sumptives during the winter season, u period waen
the patient, owing TO sudden changes in thetm-
perature, is liable to fresh colds, which, althcigh
light and apparently trifing in their character
rs much to be dreaded and guarded against ~ the
disease itself. Among most celebrated shy
sieians, for years past, there has been q grea di
versity OF opinion as to the choice OF climat for
consumptives during our fall and winter moths
The State of Minnesota, especially in and around
St. Paul, has perhaps heretofore been more gen
orally recommended than any other locally
Here the atmosphere is generally very dry the
winters commencing with our early fall andFnn-
ming late into spring, with thermometer ALMOST
invariably below the freezing point. Thousands
of consumptives have gone there from tim to
time and while a few have been benefited and
still fewer cured, the per ceutage OF recoveres las
been very small that physicians and Others Ave
of late deemed Ii unwise to send invalids to thar
far out-of-the-way ice bound region, only retrn
/ eli, al
advanced as TO be incurable. Dr. Schenek is
among the few physicians who never indored
Minnesota or amy other cold region for consump-
tIyes, but always favored and recommended the
mild and genial climate characteristic OF Florida
SEVERN yeS-s since the Doctor issued his frs
circular to the punt advising eonsumptiyes to g
TO Florida In winter. rs announcement wa.
aeraIded throughout the press OF The country AMI
in very short time hundreds of iuyalids avaiel
themselves oi the Doctors advice, whlel. vas pe
given until he himself had taken trips into Fori1.
and made personal Investigation of its climate 10
ting particularly the temperature at diferen
points throughout the State, and selecting the pa
ces beft suited for the patient Al this time bu
, few consumptsves ever went south and none exc
ventdied as far down as Florida the favored resor
being stated, Minnesota and such regions tn
Doctors announcement soon caused chang, 4
the order Of things Many who had tried o-he
points now located in Florida where the beuef
derived was so apparent in such short time that to
daypatieuts from all parts of the country go Their
by hundreds. Not only has DR. schenck's th-or
in regarp to Florida proven correct by the olmo.
certain recovery of all who have gone there bu
the advantage of tins State over Minnesota as
residence for cunsumptives Is evident by glanc
at the last United States census report.
BY reference to the statistics showing the MOI
tality from consumption, It appears that the pei
centage of deaths Tra., shis disease in Minnesota
fourteen, while in Florida it il but six the mortal
, ity iu the former State being within two per eel
, much own State of Pennsylvania. F,
: better remain home surrounded by friends an
old associations, Than migrate to a strange loealit
! where the chances OF death nearly equal D
Schcnck has further discovered that far down
b Florida about Palatka, Enterprise and Melouvil
the mortality is very light there being few If al
I deaths from the disease These the points pa
: particularly named by the Doctor as the ConsumI
tiycs Home III winter During the severest weatl
er north the Thermometer at these places seldo
gets below seventy, but more often ranges l
among the niReties. So satisfactory have been Il
results achieved by Dr. schenek from advising pl
tents To Florida that during the winter Palatk
Enterprise and Mclonyille are crowded win tho
afflicted with pulmonary disease.
A few year, since aud these places were seldo
heard of until DR.. schcnck, as al'eady stated, i
sued his first circular advising ednsumptives to
to Florida in winter The sriyals each yearAr
rapidly increasing so mu"i so that the preset nc
Communications are being taxed to their utmo,t' AM
y new and commodtus hotel will be ereded thi
Z summer both at Ps.atka and Enterprise fhe Doe
tor has just reta,ned from another extepied tour o
observation through Florida, and while there con
= suited with rsany of his old patienp, all of whom
by free uc of his preparations aad the delightful
!, climate are rapidly recovering
OF curse there are many eorsumptives who hav
y no fhe means to go Florsia, although the price
1f living there are very reasonable; in fact more 8
than is generally the cage in places resorted to b
invalids where unprincipled dealers very often tur
afiiciIon to proht. To sucn, however, as canno
afford this trip the Doctors advice Is ever as it al
ways has been, AVOID TAKING COLD. and the onl
way to do this during the winter is 10 stay in
warm room, with a regular temperature, and exer
else by walking up and down, as strength will PEE
nit. TO such as can, however, the Doctor voult
have pass their winter al either one of tse three