The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-05-21
AFrIendt0 the FriendIess,

Sorrow and sickness is the too common
heritage of humanity and when see how little Il
mainly We are almost out of patience with life. Even
where the Intentions are best Ignorance Is prone to
bid the attiicted suiter and be strong, Instead II
'minIserlng to the mind diseased, " laying a
hand of healing on the poor tortured body.
An. when Science aud Philanthropy, with love
and sympathy and Skill come TO the aid OF the sufferers,
they feel As If the angel of anauncat0n had drawn
near,
samaritan Servine really is salvation to thousands.
1 speak from full heart when say 1t, for friend.
very near aud dear to me have been restored TO health
and happiness by means OF It,
'G0d bless Or. Richmond, - said one Of them to
me the other day. - / feel AS though | know the
man mentioned In Scripture must have felt when he
went from Jerusalem 10 Jericho and fell among
thieves, and when robbed and at the point of death
was befrlendei aud restored to health by the Good
Samaritan
Eyes - he continued, THAT was exactly my con-
dItion. had spent fortune in doctor bills and
patent medicines Everything could hear of tried,
50 desperate was my situation, but grew worse
steadily, until some kind friend told me of the Sa-
marian Serylne Since taking IL 1 am, as You see,
restored TO perfect health.
with such incOntrOyertlble proof OF the benehcent
nature of the remedy 1t is not strange that editor
always sOlicitOns for accurate knowledge OF what
could benefit the world In general, should take the
earliest opportunity OF visiting the Inventor pro-
prictor OF the medicine at the Worlds Epileptic In
sutute.
We found the Doctor In his elegant private olice
busily engaged In superntending the gentleman
whose business II is to attend 10 the details OF the
mensc correspondence which Is natural result OF his
widespread reputation.
cOmpaned us Ia our tour of inspection through the
magnificent building and grounds.
Almost as soon rs We entered the office attention
arrested by wonderful collection of photographs
numbering somewhere III the thousands. All ma
tiOns ages, and stations represented The elegant
cHrte of the society leader side by side with the
picture OF the humble artisan innocent childhood and
withered old age showed In their counterfeit present.
ments the gratitude they could speak; doctors,
lawyers, ministers of the gospel soldiers. labOreIs
plain mothers OF families naughty children of wealth.
rich and poor, high and low black and white ali
a Ila
cures of Europe, only Instead of the clutches, ban
dages god silver and wax images of the recuperaed
pilgrims left before the shrine Of the miracle worker
Dr. Richmond has as testimonials the pictures Of his
deeply grateful patients.
" You must feel very happy, Doctor, when you look
At this collection, - we said.
IAN Yes, - said the Doctor pleasantly, " but II
yon Ike my Art Gallery, what would you say To my
He LED the way to the next apartment, aud We fol-
lowed expecting only to sec perhaps one bookcase led
with dusty TONES OF abstract science. Instead, the
walls were lined with very handsome bookcases con
tlinng over one hundred thousand unsolicited tesi-
nOnials from those whom the NeTylne had cured.
" How wonderfully fortunate well as talented you
are ~ We exclaimed In amaZeInenl, 1.-The Neryine
has proved q perfect gold mine.'
The Doctor looked at US repTOachfuy.
al am not one to underestimate the value Of
wealth - he answered, - for have known what II
Is 10 be without IT, but what rs the most colossal for
tune that waseYeT In the grasp Of mortal man Ia
parison 10 the good my remedy Is doingt Picture 10
yourself, If You can, what must he the feeling OF a
epeptic. Think OF him with his dreadful disease M
long pronounced incurabe. He cannot take part In
lhe Studies, dulles, einpIOYInents, TeCTeitiOnS,
anusements Of an ordinary fellow being. lie Is an
object Of horror rather than OF pity to his friends
His malady never stands sli; II Is constantly grow
lug worse and more dreadful In all It's phases. Last
and most dreadful before him stands the awful phan
tom Of insanity. Sleeping waking he feels that II
Is there aud that sooner later II will clutch him;
and 1t does. An epeptic must he, like job tempted
10 curse Heaven aud die. Why, 1t would bring tears
10 yOuf eyes to read letter received from GENTLE
man at PosdaIn, New York, telling how he had two
thousand dreadful fits IN eighteen months and Is now
thanks To the Neryine, entirely cured That poor
fellow can scarcely ind words strong enough to ex.
press his feelings. That the kind OF thing tC
make a feel happy. st. JosepL's SltufdlD
Democrat, Aug. q, 1851.