The Phoenix herald., 1882-09-08
4 Friend to the ErlendIess

sorrow ana sickness Is The too co,
mon heritage of humanity, and VIII
1t we see how little is dunc to alievia
3 the miseries of the great mass of h
:, manity we are almost cut of patien
= with life. Even-where the int
g tions are the best, ignorance is prol
5 to bid the afflicted suffer and |
strong" instead of "ministering
the mind diseased, Or laying han
of healing cn the poor tortured bod,
: All, when Science and PhiIanthr,
by, with love and sympathy an
skill, come to the aid OF the suffer
ers, they feel as though the angel O
annunciatian had drawn near.
Samaritan Nervine really is saliva
tion to thousands. I speak from
full heart when I say il, for friend
very near and dear 10 me have been
restored to health and happiness by
means of it.
"God bless DR.. Richmond" sale
one of them to me the other day. 81
feel as know the man in the Scrip
ture must have felt when he went
from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell
among thieves, and when robbed and
at the point of death, was befriended
and restored to health by the Good
Samaritan"
''Yes,''. he continued, "that was ex-
actly my condition I had spent a
fortune in doctors. bills and patent
medicines. Everything could hear
of tried, so desperate was my stu
alton, but I grew worse steadily, IN
til some kind friend told me of the
Samaritan Nervine Since taking it
am, as you see, restored to perfect
health.
With such inconrovertible proof
of the heneficent nature of the RENE
dy. 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 of the medi-
cine at the Worlds Epileptic Insti-
tute.
We folnd the doc.o- in his elegant
private office busily engaged in su-
peiintending the gentleman whose
business it is TO attend to the details
of the immense correspondence
which is a natural result Of his wide
spread reputation.
On making known our wishes, he
very kindly accompanied us in our
tour Of inspection through the mag
nigcent building and grounds.
Almost as soon as we entered the
office, our attention was arrested by
a wonderful collection of photo
graphs, numbering somewhere in the
All nations ages and |
were represented. The ele- !
giant carte of the society leader was
side by side with the picture of the
humble artisan; innocent childhood |
and withered old age showed in their
counterfeit presentments the graft
Lude they could rot speak; doctors,
lawyers, ministers of the Gospel, sol
liers, labor ers, plain mothers Of fam
lies, naughty children of wealth,
-ich and poor, high and low, black
and white, &ll were represented. Ii
emf. -ded me of the miracle cures of
# Europe, only instead of the crutch-
IS, bandages, gold, silver, and wax
images of the recuperated pilgrims,
eft before the shrine of the miracle
worker, DIR. Richmond has as his ties
imonials the pictures of his deeply
grateful patients.
you must feel very happy, doctor,
when you look at this collection"
5c said.
"Ah! yes" said the doctor pleas
ntly, but if you like my Art Gal
cry, what would you say to my Lii
rary?"
He led the way to the next apart
lent, and we followed, expecting to
&c perhsps one bookcase filled with
usty tones Of abstract science. In-
cad, the walls were lined with very
andsome book cases, containing over
ne hundred thousand unsolicited
from those whom the
Tervine had cured.
" How wonderfully fortunate as .
ell as talented you are we ex-
aimed to amazement. "The Nerv- :
e has proved perfect gold mine.
The doctor looked at US reproach-
lily.
II am not one to underestimate the
Hue of wealth, he said, for l have =
nown what it is 10 be witt out it
1t what is the most colossal fortune
at was ever in the grasp of mortal
an in comparison to the good my 2,
medy is doing? Picture to your
If, if you can, what mnst be the
cling of an epileptic. Think of
m with his dreadful disease so
ne pronounced incurahle. lie can
t take part in the studies, duties, \
iploymentS, recreations, or amuse- u
snts of an ordinary fellow being. n
2 is an object of horror rather than II
pity to his friends. His malady
yer stands still; 1t is constantly
owing worse and more dreadful in
its phases. Last and most dread \
before him stands the awful l
anton of insanity. Sleeping or y
kiug he fccls that it IS there, and