The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-10


In obedience to the mothers summons, bright
| and handsome boy, apparently eight years Of
age mate MS appearance Have any faith In
| Dr. Kennedy" smiled the FOND mother. Look
| at that boy six months ago he was a hopeless
| and, as thought, an incurabe invalid About
year ago we noticed that ne was lame, but
paid little attention to the matter, we thought
| 1t resulted from fall. Instead of growing het-
| ter, he grew worse, and at nights would moan
| with pain. We then presumed that IL some
! rheumatic trouble and doetOred him according
! ~: One day he came into the house and said:
| Mother, my leg hurts me so bad [ can't play
| Win tue other boys or ride on my veloclpede.'
This alarmed Inc, and l called in my family
physician, who made an examination and said
he thought Clifton was suffering from the hip
Joint disease. | wanted him to take the case,
but lie said he had but little experience with sur
gical or chronic disease, and advised me to take
| Chiffon to Cincinnati surgeon, whose reputation
is second to none other III the West. l did as adj
! Vised, and after most careful examination, the
doctor pronounced the case that of hip JOINT dis
ease, and then told me that | would have to put
| the child to bed for three months, and he would
| encase the limb in paster-0f-Paris bandage.
went home. You can perhaps imagine my feel
! ings, for cannot describe them. A neighbOr's
child some years ago died of the same ailment,
and saw his leg actually rot away. thought,
/ MY God, must Clifton die 500 would have pre-
| ferred to have him in his grave. That
| evening We held family consultation; that was
| on the 18th day of June My husband said he
had Just had a conversation with our grocer, and
was advised to take Clifton to Drs. K. & X; that
| they use no braces or appliances, and had cured
many persons similarly afflicted. | said: "No
newspaper doctors for me. called them news
| paper doctors because tneJ advertised. MY
mother was present, and she sided with my nus
band, and finally ! gave my consent On the
following day. the 18Th OF June, we visited the
DTS h. Il ks office DR.. Kennedy, the instant
| ne looked at the boy, pronounced the case that
| OF hin-jolnt disease; he said lie could cure him,
| bal did not believe him. He gave us medicine
| and plasters to apply TO the limb. We went
nome and followed his directions. You may be-
| lieve me or NOT, the child had not slept an hour
| at time for several weeks previous TO taking
| treatment, but about the third week after We
TOOK MIN TO Dr. X. the pain grew less and he has
| slept well ever since.
"Did the doctor use any appliances2"
NOT unless you would call a small salt-bag
| nlled with sand an appliance. This was tied TO
| the foot at night, and hung at the foot of the
| bed, and not used during the day. You see,
there was an involuntary twitching of the mus
cles, and when the healing was going on we
| were afraid the limb would become crooked
| 1t was only used for short time We now con-
sider Clifton cured. The leg was an inch longer
nor shorter. It is not stiff painful or sore, is
perfectly straight, and there are no signs of an
abscess. We shall continue treatment until we
are sure there VIII he no relapse-
what surprised me most about DIR. Kennedy
was the fact he anticipated every pain and
symptom, and gave us medicine accordingly
More than that, he was as kind and gentle as a
mother could be with her infant. Clifton likes
MIN, and only wish he could live always"
This statement is published with the fun and
generous consent of Mr.. and Mrs. LinfOot
DEATH STARED ME IN THE FACE,
when DR.. j. G. Kennedy, Principal of the Drs.
K. was called ill.," said Mr.. Stephen Egan,
lHt gcnIlclnanlF tlcket agent OF the Cincinnati,
indianapolis, st Louis IL Chicago railroad, to
the writer Mr.. Egan was found at the elegant
| residence of his father, Mr. John Egan, the
general passenger agent of the popular road
mentioned. The home of Mr.. Egan is ono of the
finest in the West Eud of the city, and is located
at No. 260 Richmond street.
Mr.. Stephen Egan continued bv SAYING: eyes,
am certain would have been in my grave he
fore this had Dr. Kennedy not treated me.
had palpitatiOn of the heart ana dropsy. Both
| OF my limbs were as large as my body, and four
OF the est.known physicians in the city had ak
hausted their skill on me, and when DR.. Kennedy
took my case, the Both of last May, my friends
had given me up. He said he could cure me, and
he did 1t; had been sick for six months. In
two weeks from the time Dr. K examined Inc
do II"
''Well no. but do you think he has effected a
permanent curei"
81 DO, of the dropsy. as firmly as believe that
now live, and had followed his direction
would now be perfectly we'll"
Mr.. Egan. do You object to your statement
going before the pubcl'
mo sir. will say that much for the Drs. X.
d. X. at at any time or place"
GRATEFUL MAN.
DR.. D. ]. Poland. a weIl-known druggist. OF
writer, said: 81 gladly admit that was under
of your city. had been sufferer the greater
part OF my life, and during the last seven wears
mad grown aiarmingly worse. I suffered
latons in the throat sometimes so great as
to compel me to walk the floor to prevent
SuHpchtlon. 1neFe was also swelling
ana inflammation of the tOnsils, which caused
me great difficulty in swallowing food. This,
with constant hacking cough, severe head
ache, weak eyes, pains across the temples, dizzy
spells, ringing in the and buzzing In the
head, made life uncomfortable. had frequently
consulted physicians and surgeons eminent for
learning and skill, and had tried many widely
recommended remedies without avail. had
given up all hope, and was preparing for fatal
termination of the disease, when ont of curl
osity, was led to consult the Drs. K. and X
Surgeons. took treatment, and in abOus eight
days began to feel better. From that time
continued TO steadily improve TIL the symptoms
mentioned gradually disappeared and l was
cured"
DR.. Poland said he had no objection to the
widespread publication of the above. so that
many like sufferers may read it and learn where
to find relief.
TIE SEVENTH DOCTOR.
eyes," said Mrs. Cora White, who resides at
No. ~ East Seventh street, CDR, J, C, Kennedy
of The Drs X. IL X. Surgeons the seventh
doctor who attended mt One by one six of the
best-kn0wn physicians of this city gave me up
after getting large fees. My was, in brief. a
complication of Ills any one of which was suifi-
| Gent 10 cause death. For many years l was a
victim OF female Weakness accompanied by
Indigestion Two years l
twice afflicted by that most painful ailment in
hammatory rheumatism. This soon reduced me
to II skeleton, and will be qualified to the fact
that there was not ten pounds of flesh on my
body. You can, perhaps, imagine how / sur
d, when tell you that for year my
limbs were constantly swollen, and during that
time | never had even q stocking, LEFT alone