The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-21
SGR0FULA.
Frum the PituhpfEh Commercial Gazette.
DOCTORs DINAGREE.
A Case That Puzzled the Whole P,on,
ty-HoW WOmRn's Life was saved


A Case That Puzzled the Whole PasDl.
tY-HoW n WOman's Life was saved
Asa reporter Tor this paper satye,tspl,v
afternoon in chamber at No, S9l Federal
street, Allegheny, listening to terrible
tale Of suffering us it fell from the lins oJa
gentle little lady, Mrs Milo Ingram ba
daughter OF Captain Hugh McKelyey az
this city, 1t seemed almost too mu:b ~
believe, II the evidence had not been cloSo
ut hand to substantiate every word, Ii wa
but another instance Of the culpablv iyp nos
ance Of large class OF practitioncTs ~
medicine, who, while they pretend to Ss
perfectly familiar with the minutest details
Of the science, are often brought to bay Nv
some unusually difficult case, which ihey
are ashamed to acknowledge they do M,
understand. The little lady PAVE tSs
names OF some OF the most reppnbis
physicians in the two cities to whom
she had paid large sums OF money ias
treatment, and all they had succeeded IN
doing was making big fees, while she Prev
rapidly worse, Her troubles began about
six years ago, when she experienced All
while attempting to cross a sewer JrS"
that had Just been dug A large swelling
came on her right side, which npiIiS
spread, became very much discoorei and
CAUSED the most Indifferent pain. She Sent
for the leading physician OF ALLEGHENY
who summoned consultation Of promi..
nent physicians and surgeons, who united
in pronouncing 1t case OF malignant can.
Ger, and they told her it was lnrur,ble
She next consulted well known cancer
doctor OF kittanning, under whose treat.
ment she remained six months, her casa
not manitesting the slightest improvement
she experiencing the most exCruCialing Tor.
ture all the time. Her relatives took her Ia
Rome, New York, where she remained
for two years under the care Of Dr.
Kingsley, lie pronounced it rose cancer.
and, although he failed to cure her, bs
very much relieved her sutIerings. liz
also pronounced her case inCumble. The
flesh Of her breast was eaten away down 10
the ribs, the breat bone was laid bare, and
tho disease made its way upward, causing
the breast 10 become detached from tbs
wall Of the chest, hanging loose from above.
After awhile this healed partially, and the
disease made its appearance in her limbs,
with even ten-fold greater virlpncr, moi
only eating away the flesh, but attacking
the bones beneath. II affected both limbs
and then broke out OH her head and face,
affecting her eyes, making her almost
blind, and causing her face to swell out OF
all its former likeness. Her mind was al.
fected, and ut last her death became onIya
question OF time, A very reputable herb
doctor pronounced her ut deaths door.
Atthis juncture her friends were told Of
some remarkable reCoveries effected by
Dr. Hartman, and without any real hope
Of beneilting her they determined to see Il
his skill would be Of any avail in her case.
The very first time he saw her he pro.
nounced her disease to be Scrofula, said
there was not II particle OF cancer as the
doctors had called it, about her, and at
once put her UNDER treatment. This was
four months ago, on the 9th Of last Febru.
airy. She commenced improving ut once
and to-day Is u healthy woman, All her
sores are healed. Some fearful scars re,
main behind to tell the terrible story. Her
sight Is completely restored, and u moro
grateful patient doctor never had. She
says she never grows tired sounding Dr..
Hartman's and Dr. Lightner's praises.
DIR. Hartman says that Mrs Ingram
would have been cured long ago, II she had
been given Peruna and Manalin by her
doctors In addition 10 the other medicine.
These two remedies were first discovered
by him, and have assisted him materially
In some OF his most famous cures. What
they accomplished in this case was little
short Of miracle. Soon after Mrs In
gram had commenced treatment Of Dr.
Hartman, DR.. Lghtner took charge Of her
case and treated her until she had pcrma.
nently recovered. Ono or both Of these
| physicians will practice ut the st. james
Hotel, Wheeling, w. Va, from January
10, 1889, to january %, 1882. Consnlta'
ton free. MwAw