San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-27
ST. JOSEPH SATURDAY DEhocRAr, Aug. ", 1881.
a Friend 90 the Erie less.

Sorrow and sickness is the too common heritag
of humanity, and when we see how little is done L
alleviate the miseres Of the great mass Of huma nit
we are almost out Of patience with life. Even
where the intenuons are best. ignorance il .rone Il
bid the afflicted suffer and be strong" instea,
? of "ministering to the mind diseased, or laying
hand OF healing on the poor tortured body.
All when Science and Philanthropy, with love
and sympathy and skill, come to the aid OF the su +
ferers they feel as The angst of anaunciaon had
drawn near.
speak from full heart wbenI say it, Tor friends
very near and dear to me have been restored tc
health and Happiness by means Of it,
''Ciod bless Or. Richmond,' said Of tn m TO
me the other day, IL feel as know the man m ell
toned in Scripture must have felt when he weul
from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves
and when at the point OF death, was befreuded
and restored to health by the Good Samaritan
yes" he cantinued that was exactly my condi-
tom had spent fortune in Doctors bills and
patent medicines. Everything could fear OF
| tried "a desperate was my situation. but | grew
worse steadily, until some kind friend cold the
samaritan Nervne. Since takingit am, as you
| see, restored to perfect health
With such incontrovertible oo Of the ben e6ceut
naLr of the remedy, it is strange that an edi-
tor always solictous for an accurate knowledge of
| what could benefit the world in general, should
take the earliest opportunity Of visiting the inven.
tor and proprietor OF the medicine at the Worlds
! Epilepc Institute.
| We found the doctor in his elegant private Office
| buSlv engaged in experimenting the gentleman
whose bushes is TO attend TO the details of The
| immense correspondence which is natural
| result of his wide spread repufa non
l. On making known our wishes, he very kindly ac-
companed US in our tour OF lnspectlOn through the
magnificent buildings and grounds.
Almost as we entered the office our atteu-
ton was ar ested by wonderful collection of pho
toCraphs numbering somewhere in the thousands.
All nations ages and stations were represented
The elegant carte OF the society leader side by
side with the picture Of the humble artisan inno-
cent childhood md wihered old showed in their
cou ayfa nreS the gratitude they
not spesk: doctors. lawyers ministers Of the gospel
soldiers laborers, plain mothers Of families, haugh
~ C ildreu Of wealth, rich and poor high and W.
black and white. all were represented. 1t reminded
me of the miracle Of Europe and only instead
ofcrutches, bsndsges, gold, silver and wax images
of the recuperated pilgrims, left before the shrine
of the miracle worker DR.. Richmond has as testi-
monals the pictures Of his deeply graceful patients
''YOu must feel very happy. doctor, when You
look at this collection" we said.
"'h yes" said the doctor plev, ly. "but IT,
you Ike my Art Gallery. what would you say to nv
He led the way to the next apartment. and we
followed. expecting ouly to see perhaps Que book
case filled with dusty tones Of abstract sci ,nce In
stead the walls were lined with very handsome
bookcases, containing, ever one hundred thousand
unsolicited Testimonials from those whom the Ner-
vine had cured.
'How wonderfully fortunate as well as talented
you are, we exclaimed In smazemeBs. "The Ner-
vine has proved PEI fset gold mine"
The doctor looked st rs reproschtully.
81 am not TO underestimate tue value OF
be answered, 'tor have known what IL Is
TO b. without t. but what the most colossal tor
tune tina, was ever in the crap Of mortal mau ia 4
conn arson TO the good my remedy Is doi:gi Pic /
ture ourseif, ifyou can, What must be the feel
ing % an epilepue. Think Of him WITH his dreadful
disease 80 long pronounced incurable- He cannot
lake part IN the stucies, duties. employmenis, re
creations or amusem Of ordinary fellow being
he 10 object Of horror rather than Of pity 70 bis
'rieuds His rnalady lever stands still 10 l.
SANITY growing aud more dreadful IN it, pha
les Last and most dreadful before kiu stands the
Isfgl phantom Of insanity Sleepi1g or waxing be
els that u is there and that sooner or later ID viii
hutch him Ani 10 does An epleptic nus; be. Ike
oh. tempted 20 curte heaven AID die Why. il
TOuld bring tears % yosT eyes 20 teas etier re
eived fro-r Eeuileusn at PotsdAn. NJ York.
cling hos he had tu9 tholsan1 dreadful fis IN
ixhtesn ulouths. sni is pou, thHnks 70 the Nsr-
ios. snfirsy cared That pOor tslloS csu scsrcsiy
I'd u,-ts stru1E en-nrh % e1prsss bis feelings
hats he kins Of thiugt - make zHH issi hsPPF-