Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-15

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pecially in damp, gloomy weather, and
sort OF .distaste to everything?''
Why, doctor, no one before ever
told me this!'' exclaimed Aunt Mona,
in ecstacy. It is exactly how / do
feel"
Eyes, yes, my dear madam, could
well as though myself were the suffer-
er. How is your appetite
"Well, it is not to be relied on; but it's
mostly very poor. Some days eat well
enough; others 1 can't touch thing,
and live then upon strong green tea, or
perhaps coffee, and toast and butter.'
"a most deleterious practice. my dear
madam. Order is Natures first law
and it behooves us to be regular in our
diet. This capriciousness of appetite
arises from the arrangement speak of,
and can be easily remedied. Do you
sleep wellp"
"Good gracious! no, doctor; not as
if do sleep dream. The other night
the ghosts of my two dead brothers who
were drowned ten years ago. They
were reckoning to me. awoke in the
worst fright possible, screaming and
crying"
..And had you gone to bed supper
less that night-upon nothing but green
teap''
swell, no. That night I had man.
aged to eat a morsel of supper, and
drink drop of our old ale. Hot pork
chops and apple fritters we had, l re-
member"
The Ioo%ar oo,,o.boI
EYES, they beckoned to me distinct
ly," continued Aunt Mona, returning
to the ghosts of her two brothers. eft
was sign, know, doctor; warning
that must soon follow, I feel that l
am not long for this world"
"My dear lady, do not despair, inn
plore you. A life valuable as yours
must not SO early be lost to the world;
a sun so brilliant must not go down ere
it has attained its meridian splendor.
In the hands of an ordinary physician
your case would, indeed, be hopeless;
but my skill may perhaps avail, even for
you. I fear, madam, that you are in
clined to hysteria. In simpler phrase,
tn at you are nervous"
"No, doctor, cannot say that am.
I should be if gave way to my feel
ings, but that is what never allow my
self to do. My husband at times tells
me that am hysterical, but when Tn
dead and gone he'll know better. He
will realize then that was the patient
est, uncomplainingest mortal woman
that ever breathed. Being so hearty
himself, he cannot understand that
other people have ailments; and So
and so-all that I know is that I am
frightfully i'll and get no sympathy"
And with the last words Aunt Mona
covered her face with her handkerchief
and sobbed aloud.
Much affected, the great Magnetic
Healer turned away, as if to conceal his
emotion. Then, returning to his chair,
he spoke in a consoling tone.
'Dry your tears, dear lady. have
the gift of prescience, which assures
me that you will live and not die.
Although my great reliance in the cure
of disease is my wonderful mesmeric
and magnetic power, yet in addition to
these, l am possessed of an unrivaled
medicine, the secret of whose prepara-
ton was communicated to me while in
the spiritual trance state by the great
Galen himself. Take heart. It shall
cure YOU"
"Oh, if it couldr' cried aunt, drop
ping her handkerchief. "What medi-
cine is it?"
"It is called the Elixir of Life and
Universal Panacea.' This small bottle
of medicine which will give you," he
added, producing little white vial
filled with lemon colored liquid, lis
sufficient to cure any mortal dis lease,
and"-
cit don't look much of it, in
terrupted aunt.
"My good lady, it will last you your
rising in the morning, one drop at noon,
and one drop before retiring at night.
Continue this course for fortnight,
then one drop every other day until
you are cured will be sufficient.
Pocketing his fee of two guineas
the renowned Magnetic Healer bowed
us out, my aunt clasping the treasured
bottle.
"What mercy I went to himr' she
cried. eff he had but come here few
years ago! What do you think of him,
MariaP"
Now, the truth was I did not think
much of him. My impression was he
had been hit to burst out laughing all
the time, but it would not do to say so.
eff it cures you, Aunt Mona, it will
be good thing"
Uncle Butterfield took an opportuni-
ty Of tasting the Elixir" and private
ly assured his friends, amid bursts of
laughter, that he could testify to the
truth of it's being Elixir-Paregoric FL
ixir, much diluted and favored-but
that, and nothing else.
But now dire misfortune befel the
golden remedy. Some few days later
Johnny, the youngest of the little ones,
aged seven, saw the vial on his moth
er's dressing table, got hold of it and
drank the whole at draught.
No evil ensued to Johnny, but his
mother was frightfully put out and
Johnny got whipping. This wonder
full Elixir could not have failed to cure
her, and now it was gone! The great
Magnetic Healer was also gone, which
made things the more distressing. Our
village had not patronized him as he
might have expected, considering the
wonderful announcement bills. and he