The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-07-14

St. Joseph Saturday Denoctas, Auf: 81, 1881
Sorrow and sick ness Is the Too eomniok
heritage of humanity and when we ses
how little is done to alleviate the mlsefiee
of the great mass of humanity we are klinost
out Of patience with life. Even where the
Intentions are best, Ignorance IS prone to
bid the afflicted ''suffer and be strong" in.
stead of 'tministering to the mind diseased"
or laying hand OF healing on the poor tor.
tured body. ssrsl
All! when Science and Philanthropy, with
love and sympathy and skill, come to tho,
aid of the sufferers, they feel as if the angel
of anaunciatfon had drawn near.
Samaritan Nervine really rs salvation to
thousands. speak from a full heart when
l say it, for friends very near and dear to
me have been restored to health and happi.
ness by means of it.
''God bless DIR. Richmond, said one ct
them to me the other day. II feel Is !
know the man mentioned in Scripture must
have felt when he went from ,Jernsa{sm to
Jericho and fell among thieves, Sldsxhe1f'
robbed and ut the point Of death wH be:
friended and restored to health by the Good
Samaritan. - t..h
"Yes, ;" he continued, tsthat was- exleuy
my condition. ] had spent = fostune in
doctors bills and patent medicines. Eve.
rything could hear of / tried. so despsrats
was my situation, but grew worse stead.
lily, until some kind friend told me of the
Samaritan Nervinc. Since taking it am.
as you see, restored to perfect health.s
With such incontrovertible proof Of the
bencfcent nature of the remedy, it is not
strange that an editor, always solcitous for
On accurate knowledge of what could bcno-
tit the world in general, should take tho'
earliest opportunity of visiting the iayen-
tor and proprietor of the medicine at the
Worlds Epileptic Institute.
Wefound the doctor in his elegant pri :
vate Office busily engaged in superintendinaa
the gentleman whose business it is to attend
to the details of the immense corTespon-
dence which is natural result Of his wide.
spread reputation.
On making known our wishes, hes very
kindly accompanied us in our tour II in:
spection through the magnificent buildiRg
and grounds.
Almost as soon as we entered the ofheei
our attention was arrested by wonderful
collection of photographs, numbering soEnet
where in the thousands. AL nations, ages
and stations were represented. The els-
CANT carte of the society leader was side by
side with the picture of the humble aItisanr
innocent childhood and withered old age
showed in their counterfeit presentimenfa
the gratitude-they could not speak; doctors;
lawyers, ministers of the gospel, soldiers;
laborers plain mothers of families, naughty
children of wealth, rich and poor, high anf
low, black and white, all were represented.
It reminded me of the miracle cures of Ea-
rope, only instead of the crutches, bandages
gold, silver and wax images of the recupe-
rated pilgrims, left before the shrine of the
miracle worker, Dr. Richmond has as test.
monials the pictures of his deeply grateful
patients. - .z.
"You must feel very happy, doctor, when
you look at this collection" we said.
"Ah! yes," said the. doctor pleasantly
'sbut if you like my Art Gallery. what
would you say to my Library!'
He led the way to the next apartment
and we followed, expecting only to see
perhaps one bookcase t1iled with dusty
tones of abstract, science. Instead, the
walls were lined with very handsome book
cases, containing over one hnndred th9ns-
and unsolicited testimonials froIH those
whom the Nervine had cured.
'.How wonderfully fortunate As well a.
talented you are," we exclaimed in amaze:
ment. ''The Nervine has proved . per!ses
gold mine" .rH
The d octor looked at US reprcachfull
81 AM not one to underestimate the yaiae
of wealth., he answered, ''for havs
what it is to be without it, but what is the
most colossal fortune that was eversin tnS
grasp of mortal man in comparison to the
good my remedy is doing! Picture to your
self, if you can, what must be the feeling
of an epileptic. Think of him wish hia
dreadful disease so long pronounced incurs-
BILE. He cannot take part in the studies:
duties, employments, recreations or amuse-
ments of an ordinary fellow being. He IL
an object OF horror rather than OF pity to
his friends. His malady never stands stills
it is constantly growing worse and more
dreadful in all its phases. Last and most
dreadful before him stands tho awful. ph.a:
tom of insanity. Sleeping or waking he
teels that it is there, and that sooner or
later it will clutch HIM; and it does. An
epileptic must be, like Job, tempted to curse
Heaven and die. Why, it. would bring
tears to your eyes to read a letter received
from gentleman@st Potsdam, New York.:
telling how he had two Thousand dreadful
fits in eighteen months, and is now, thanks
to the Nerviue. entirely cured. That poor
fellow can scarcely find words strong
enough to express his feelings. That's tho.
kind OF thing to make man feel happy.