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

A period of nearly forty years, more" 'ne
average duration of human life, devoi eSelu-
sively, without intermissien, to the stu Vi any
one subject. must undoubtedly renderle most
proficient and expert in that particulaianch'-
This fact has, perhaps, been mora forcib iiustra-
ted in the life Of Dr. Joseph H. Schenck Fhila-
delphia, in his researches and investig'ns INTO
the causes, prevention and cure of Compton
than any other living man. The DR.. has &c great
remedies. ScHEScK,s PuIMoSIc SYRuP, HEscK's
sKAwEED Tonic, and ScHENcKs MANDrE PILLS,
discovered and used by him in the treaht Oh all
Pulmonary affections, have so thorouy stood
the test and experience Of time that lay they
may be said TO occupy an undisputed n no one
having the effrontery to combat agai or deny
the great restorative powers of thesedicines,
backed, Us they are, by the living t'nony Of
I given up to die. Satisfied with the effCeness Of
his preparations, Dr. Schenck has deed much
study and research during the pact fevars as to
| the most acceptable and beneficial elm for con
sumptives during the winter season, q icd when
the patient, owing to sudden changes the tenn
perature, is liable to fresh colds, whiathough
light and apparently triiing in their cater are
as much to be dreaded and guarded sl't as the
disease itself Among our most celtted ply
sieians, for years past, there has beegreat di-
versity of opinion as to the choice climate for
consumprives during our fall and WI months.
Tie State of Mnnesota especially lid around
St Paul, has perhaps heretofore beeore gen
orally recommended than any othUrality.-
Here the atmosphere is generally dry, the
winters commencing with our early snd run
ming late into spring, with a thermeer almost
invariably below the freezing pointhousands
of cOnsumptives have gone there 4 lime to
time, and while few have been bired and
still fewer cured, the per centage of Eerics has
been so very small that physicians anhers have
of late deemed it unwise TO send inds to that
. far out-of- the way ice bound region, to return
with fresh contracted colds and the ase so far
advanced as TO be incurable. Dfhenck is
among the few physicians who n iRdorsed
j oil
tIyes, but always favored and rec0nded the
mild and genial climate characterisi Florida
circular to the public, advising constiyes to 10
to Florida in winter. This annoment was
in d very short time hundreds of iuis ayailed
themselves OF the Doctors advice, u was not
given until he himself had taken tripo Florida,
{ aud made personal investigation of innate, no
b ting particularly the temperature different
4 points throughout the State, and selts the pla
Is ees beft suited for The patient. At time but
K few consumptsves ever went south, none ever
+ ventuIed a. far down ~ Florida, the red resort
being as stated, Minnesota and suchons. The
Doctors announcement soon causehange in
+ the order Of things. Many who hried other
points now located in Florida, whde benefit
derived was SO apparent m such shore that to-
daypaticnts from all parts of the cor 20 there
by hundreds. Not only has DR.. Sck's theory
in regarp to Florida proven correct he olmost
certain recovery of all who have gthere, but
/ the advantage Of this State over Asota as
(, residence for consumptives is eyiden Il glance
+ at the last United States census repo
d By reference to the statistics shov the NOR
i tally from consumption, it appears the per
centage of deaths from this disease inussota i.
+ fourteen, while in Florida it is but sic mortal
e ity in the former State being Within per cen
as much our own State OF Pennana. Fa
better remain at home, surrounded hends anC
old associations, than migrate to a SEE ocaIit-
' where the chances of death are nearllusl. Dr.
schenck has further discovered thar down il
0 Florida, about Palatka, Enterprise anenonvill
the mortality is very light, there beifew If an
deaths from the disease. These are tloiats par
r particularly named by the Doctor as t,onsumI
tives Home in winter During the se,st weatf
p er north the thermometer at these Ies seldo
gets below seventy, but more ofte,auges
among the nineties SO satisfactory b been Il
results achieved by Dr. schenck fromvising p
tents to Florida that during the wir Palatk
Enterprise and Melonville are crowdegith tho
afflicted with pulmonary disease.
few ycars since and these placess,rr seld,
heard of until DIR. scheuck, as alrea stated,
sued his first circular advising consuptives to
to Florida in winter. The arrivals eh year
rapidly increasing, so much 50 that thpresent
! Communications are b ing taxed to theiltmost,
n new and eommodious hotel will berected
: summer both at Palatka and Enterprh The /
= tor has Just returned from another extaded tou
: observation through Florida, and whe there
suited with many of his old patients, II of VIII
by free use of his preparations and he deligh
= climate, are rapidly recovering.
VI course there are many eonsumpives who
not the means to go to Florida, although the pl
Of living there are very reasonable; fact MOI
than is generally the case in places escorted +
invalids, where unprincipled dealers cry often
Ahiicuon to profit. To sucn, however, as cal
Afford this trip the Doctors advice /. ever. AS
ways has been, AVOID TAKING COLD and the
way to do this during the winter is to stay
warm room, with regular temperature, and e
else by walking up and down, a. strength will
nit. To such as can, however, the Doctor W,
nave pass their winter at either one of the I
places he has named taking with them a suffic
supply of his Pulmonic Syrup. seaweed Tonic
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