Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-21
REcOvERED.
\ Remarkable story Of a Government
Official.
4 CASE OF SUFFERING WITHOUT A PAR
ALLEL.
official Iadorsement by the U. s. Conn
missioner.
From the New Orleans Times-pemocras.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Some thirty-two years since. then boy OF sixteen.
resident In Western New York. was attacked with
what declared by the physicians pronounced case
Of hereditary scrofula- 1t appeared In the form Of
eiandular swelling the lett side the neck which,
despite all Of the usual old time remedies continued
grow becoming at. say eighteen seeming fixture of
about the size of hens egg The swelling was fire.
Quenty very and painful the so that it WA
annch Of the time from the daily application Of
iodine. The general health became very much broken
and the prospects in hfs for one just vsrsng upon
manhood were gloomy enough.
promising physician In Cleveland. Ohio advised q
change Of climate, with life Of hardship and exposure.
n presenting. in connection with youth. . possible
chance OF recovery Aremova to the south and west.
and active outdoor life for years attested the
soundness Of his Judgment The scrofulous swelings
gradually disappeared; the system gradually toned
Itself the broken and dsprised boy became strong
and hearty of 1873 pounds There was Q respite for
nfeen years. Daring all Of this time there was no sign
Of return Of the dread disease As the future but too
BADLY proved, however. 1t was the less surely
slowly, working. In the spring Of 1870 now thirteen
years since it again put in appearance and in an
intensely aggravated form First single ulcer appeared
upon the left breast this but the precursor of
than ten long years of miserable and wretched
e1istance with certainly much Of physical suffering
"a often falls to the lot of The ulcer fol-
lowed by another until the whole surface of the breas
was but one mass of corruption Some Of these ulcers
were not less than one and half inches in diameter tn
edges rough. ragged and seemingly dead, the cavity
open to the bone and filed with yeliowish waxy and
exceedingly offensive matter. Everything known to the
medical fraternity tried in vain. The disease be-
came but the more and virulent. Gradually the
bone itself became diseased and then the sufferings
began in earnest Bone ulcers here and began to
take the place of those hitherto on the surface
The difference manifest In these was that the erup-
tons were Of o wa.ery nature were copious and were
attended with almost constant and severe pain About
the only relief experienced found in burning tn o
whole surface Of the breast night morning liter
ally to blister with strong solution Of carboc acid
This served as diinfectant, removing the otherwise
inolerable SMELL loosened up the matter and allayed
Tor the time the intoerable itching. As if all this
not enough. the ulcers broke out upon the shoulder
blades and extended to the small back and then
indeed. the cup of misery was complete.
became reduced to mere wreck for months at a
time could not get my hands to my head because Of
IRENE soreness could not turn N bed without FIRST
rising to sitting posture knew from one years
end to another what it be even free from
pain. save, before stated in the temporary relief
afforded by the burning of the ulcers with carboc acid
had reason to look upon life itself as a curse
In the summer Of 1880, after better than ten long
years of this wretched existence 1 was induced by
lady friend to try box Of CUTIcURA. did So much
as tried everyth else that offered without any faith
was areeably surprised nd at once that it acted
with wonderful. soothing effect in aaying the terri.
bic burning and itching of the ulcers. was induced
little later, to try box Of CuTIcURA REsoLvESr.
While saw no immediate effect upon the particular
disease was encouraged to continue by an IN
expected and faterns result in quite another direction
had been troubled with the Dyspepsia. found here
at once an agreeable of relief continued to use
The CuTIcURA REMEDIES. After some months began
% see change and for the better The old ulcers be-
gan to discharge far freely, and relief was e1pe-
enced in proportion The general tone of the system
began to improve; there marked increase in the
appetite. and amost decided Improvement in the diees.
ton kept on with the remedies and kept on improy.
Ing First the enc old ulcer which had run for more
Than ten years. gradually healed; then another and
still another, There were new and frequent eruptions
Iruy enough, they were rather encouraging than 9TH
erw1se IN that, unlike the DID, they DISCHARGED them
selves freely and healed again in copsratiyely short
time.
Finally. after something better than two years ner
Gstens use OF the CUTICUBA REMEDIES the last ulcer
was healed The work of renovation has been slow but
seemingly sure, The dread disease has succurnbed
AL over the breast, shoulders and back where for 40
many long. long all was but mass Of corruption
there Is now . healthy skin.
Inc broken-down system has gradually recuperatad
has increased in weight I23 to 1855 pounds the
good work is still going the general health is be-
coming remarkably good; the Of 48 years of are
Nter more than II years of SUFFERING feels himself
new man. and al through the CUrIcURA RENE DIES
make this affidavit uncaled for and wholly through
sense OF duty to suffering humanity and others per
maps. Influenced thereby, may themselves be healed.
am not altogether unknown and there are those in
prominent positions here personally Knowing to much
as here stated Any interested parties at liberty to
refer to any Of the leading Federal officials in New Or
leans. and through them, sEain. if need be- to
JAMES Z. RICHARDSON,
Ofhce Special Agent Treasury Department New Or
leans Custom House.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned an.
thor1'y James E Richardson, to well personally
Known who deposes and that the matter as con-
sained IN the foregoing affidavit is true in each and
every statement contained therein. In testimony
whereof hereby set my hand and seal Of Office this
9th day of April. 1888. j. d. CR,wFoKD
Commissioner United States Circuit Court Fastayu
District of Louisiana.