The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-18
A Friend 10 The Fricntlless.


Sorrow and sickness Is the too coumon
heritage OF humanity and when we see how
little Is done to alleviate the mlsCries OF the
great mass Of humanity We are almost ont of
patience with life. Even where the inten-
tons are best, Ignorance Is prone to bid the
afflicted suffer and be strong" instead of
''miniStering TO the mind diseased, or laying
mama oil healing on the poor tortured body.
An When Science and Phiianthrophy,
with love and sympathy and skill, come 10
the aid Ot the sufferers, they feel rs II the
angel OF ananeiation had drawn near.
Samaritan Nervine really is salvation To
thousands. speak from full heart when
say It, for friends very near and dear 10 me
have been restored to health and happiness
by means oft.
God bless DR.. Ric mond." said one of
them to me the other day. ~ feel US know
ne ne man mentioned in Scripture must have
telI when he went from Jerusalem TO Jericho
and fell among thieves, and when robbed and
at the point of death, was bGfrieuded and re-
| stored 10 health bv the Good Samaritan"
"les, he continued, THAT was exactly
| my condition. had spent fortune tn doc
tor bills and patent medicines. Everything
could hear OF tried, so desperate was my
situation, but grew worse steadily, until
some kind friend told me of the Samaritan
Nervinee, Since takingit am, as you see,
restored to perfect health"
With such incontrOvertable proof Of the
beneticent nature OF the remedy, It is not
strange that an editor, always solicitous for
an accurate knowledge Of what could benefit
the world in general, should take the earliest
opportunity OF visiting the inventor and
proprietor oil the medicine at the Worlds
EPiIepttc Institute.
Wp fDnn1 tho Jnrkor t., IL, nI,.,,-A
once Dnsily engaged in experimenting the
gentleman whose business it is TO attend to
the details Of the immense correspondence
winch Is Il natural result OF his widespread
reputation.
un making known our wishes, he very
Elndly accompanied us in our tour OF in
spection through the magnificent building
and grounds.
Almost us soon rs we entered the office our
attention was arrested by wonderful collec.
ton OF photographs, numbering somewhere
~ the thousands. All nations, ages and sta.
tons we're represented. The elegant carte OF
the society leader was side by side with the
picinFe o. the humble artisan; innocent
chlidhood and withered old age showed in
Their counterfeit presentmcnts the gratitude
they could not spenk doctors, LAWYERS, min.
listers of the gospel, soldiers, laboryrs, plain
mothers Of families, naughty children OF
wealth, rich and poor, high and low, black
ana white, all were represented. II remind.
ed ne OF the miracle cures OF Eur0pe. only
instead OF the crutches, bandages, gold, silver
ane wax images OF the rGCupGnted pilgrims,
left before the shrine of the miracle worker
DR.. Richmond has as testimonials the pic.
lures OF his deeply grateful patients.
"Ion must feel very happy DOCTOR when
you look at this collection" we said
"Ah! yes, said the doctor pleasantly, but
ltSou like my Art Gallery, what would you
say TO my Li6raryg'
lie ted the way to the next apartment, and
We followed, expecting only 10 Zee perhans
one bookcase filled with dusty tones of alb.
abstract science, Instead, the walls were
lined with very handsome bookcases, con.
tanning over one Shundred thousand unso.
l!ciied testimonials from those whom the
NeEyine had cured.
How wonderfully fortunate, as we'll as
talented yon are" we exclaimed In amaze.
mens. Tho Nervinc has proved a perfect
| gold mine"
The doctor looked at us reproachfully.
VI am not one to underestimate the value
| OF wcatth," he answered, "for have known
what 1t Is to be without it, hut what Is the
most colossal fortune that was ever In the
grasp OF Hiortal man In comparison to the
bSuAM9 ASIusNS 10 uulUs IlCNure 10 your
self, II you can, what must be the feelings OF
mn epileptiC. Think OF him with his dread
full disease so long pronounced inCurable. He
cannot take part III the studies, duties, EN-
ploymehts, reCreationS or amuSements OF IN
ordinary tellow.being. He Is an object OF
horror rather than Of pity to his friends. His
malady never stands still: It Is constantly
growing worse and more dreadful In all lis
phases. Last and most dreadful before him
stands the awiul phantom OF insanity. Sleep.
that sooner or later 1t will clutch him; and il
does. An epilcptiC must be, like Job, tempted
to curse Heaven and die. Why, It would
bring tcaEs to your eyes TO read d letter re.
cetved from q gentleman at Potsdam, New
York, telling how he had two thousand dread
full fits in eighteen months and Is now,
thanks to the NervineT entirely cured. That
poor fellow can scarcely hud words strong
enough to express his feelings. That's the
kind Of thing to make man feel happy"