Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-22
DOCTORS DISAGREE.
A Case that Puzzled the whole Faculty
How n woman's Life was Saved.

How n wOman's Life was saved.
AS a reporter of this paper sat yester-
dav afternoon in a chamber at No. 81
Federal street, Allegheny, listening to
"A terrible tale of suffering as it fell from
the lips of a gentle little lady, Mrs. Milo
Ingram, the daughter of Captain Hugh
McKelvey, of this city, it seemed almost
too much to believe, if the evidence had
not been close at hand to subStantlate
every word. Ii was but another in
stance of the culpable ignorance OF u
large class of practitioners of medicine,
who, while they pretend to be perfectly
familiar with the minutest details OF the
science, are often brought to bay by
some unusually difficult case, which
they are ashamed to acknowledge they
do not understand. The little lady gave
the names of some Ofthe most reputable
physicians in the two cities to whom
She had paid large sums of money for
treatment, and all they had succeeded
i'm doing was making big fees, while she
grew rapidly worse. Her troubles be-
gan about six years ago, when she eX-
perieneed a fall while attempting to
cross a sewer drain that had just been
dug. A large swelling came on her
right side, which rapidly spread, be-
came very much discolOred and caused
the most Indifferent pain, She sent for
the leading physician of Allegheny, who
summoned a consultation of promi-
nent physicians and surgeons, who
united in pronOuncing it a case of NAL
ignant cancer, and they told her it was
ineurable. She next consulted a well
known cancer doctor of Kittanning,
L. to Ghn rnnQlna1
months, her case not manifesting the
slightest Improvements, she experience
lug the most eXcruciating torture all the
time. Her relatives took her to Rome,
New York, where she remained for two
wears under the care of DIR. Kingsley.
He pronounced it rose cancer, and, al
though he failed to cure, he very much
relieved her sutferings. he also pro-
nOmced her case encurable. The fesh
of her breast was eaten away down 10
the ribs, the breast bone was laid bare,
and the disease made its way upward,
causing the breast to become detached
from the wall of the cheaSt, hanging
loose from above. After awhile TINS
healedIpartially, and the disease made
its appearance in her limbs, with even
ten-fold greater virulence, not only eat
ing away the flesh, but attacking the
bones beneath. 1t affected both limbs,
and then broke out OH her head ana
face, affecting her eyes, making her al.
most blind and causing her face to swell
out of all its former likeness. Her mind
was affected, and at last her death be-
came only question of time. n very
reputable herb doctor pronounced her at
deaths door.
AZ this iuncture her friends were told
of some remarkable recoverles effected
by DIR. Hartman, and without any real
hone of benefiting her they determined
To see if his skill would be of any avail
i'm her case. The very first time he saw
her he pronouneed her disease to be
ScrOfula, said there was not particle OF
cancer, as the doctors had called 1t,
about her, and at once put her under
treatment. This was four months ago,
on the 5th of last February. She COM
menced improving at once and to-day
is healthy woman. All her sores are
healed. Some fearful acars remain be-
hind to tell the terrible story. Her sight
is completely restored, and more CRATE
ful patient q doctor never had. She says
she never grows tired sounding DR..
Hartman's and DR.. Iightner's praises.
DR.. Hartman says that Mrs. Ingram
would have been cured long ago, ifshe
had been given Peruna and Manalin by
her doctors in addition to the other
medicine. These two remedies were
tirst discovered by him, and have assist
ed him materially in some of his most
famous cures. What they accomplish
ed in this case was little short of a
miracle. Soon after Mrs Ingram had
commenced treatment of DR.. Hartman,
DIR. Lightner took charge of her case
and treated her until she had perma-
nently recovered. One or both Of these
Pny .S WIN prsSIice az tae 81 Jane! s
airy Is, 1882, to January g. 1882. Con-
sultatioR free.