The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-24
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lFrom The View orlean. rlme..peme .rnt.l

ifrom The Ncw Orleans Timcs-DcmC crat.l
some thirty.ivo wears since. then a boy Of >ix.
Gen. resident IN Western New York. I was at
tackcd with what was declared ly the physician,
. pronounced case Of hereditary scrofula II an.
posrcd Ina The form Of gltndnlar swelling upor
She lest side Of The neck, which, despite all of Tho
usual o.d-timc remedies. continued 60 grow be.
coming 80. say eighteen. a seeming fixture OF
aboal the size 81 a hens egg. The swelling was
frequently very sore aud painful the more SO that
a was mach oi the time raw from the daily april.
cation Of iodine. The general health bccmne very
much broken. and The prospects in life, for one
ia.i vcrging Upon manhood were gloomy enough
promising physician in Cleveland. Ohio adj
Ni>cd change Of climate. with a life Of hardship
aut CXposurt. as presenting. in connection with
D.utn. "a possible chance Of recovery 4 removal
O. ic South and West. and an active, outdoor lfc
fnr samc YEAR. attcsiCd thc souGdne>, If his iudg-
mont Tic screiulous swCllnCs gradually d'sap-
rcircd: tNr system ~ gradually toned Itself up;
tnc broken dnt Qispifitcd boy lccaWc a strong aud
hearty mau 0f l>i pounds. There was a respite
flr niiecn Daring an of this time there was
10 ,icu OF q return OF tnc dread disease. As
a., future bU. tho sadly proved however. AZ
Wa> none ttc less surely, IL slowly, work
ing. ln ace spring OF 1870, now thirteen
ycsrs siHcC. % again PAT ip AN appearance.
and iu au intensely aggravated form. First. q
single ulcer appeared upon the let breast: this
WIS tui lt pres pf more than Ten long years
az %, MT, ftulr ANA Wrcichcd an existence, with
certainly as much Of physical suffering. n often
IAN. o. the loi oi man. The one ulcer was followed
lv another UUtii che whole surface of the breast
was uut ono mass Of corruption. Some Of these
uleers were uo, less than one and half inches in
diameter. The edge, rough, ragged. and seemingly
dead. tAc cavity open 20 The bone. and filled with
NcIlowish. wSNY. and exceedingly offensive NIT
Ger. Everything known 20 the medical fraternity
Wa. tried in VAN. 1De disease became but the
more aud more Nirulcnt. Gradually the bone
itself became diseased and then the suffering, be
gan ln earnest. Bone ulcers here and there began
a. fake The place Of those hitherto the surface.
..HH g D. ~.
erupuou> wr.t oi q Watery nature. were copiOus.
AL ( were attended with almost constant and Sc
we're p.u. About The only relief experienced was
found in burning the whole surface 81 the breast
niEht and morning. literally % a blister with 4
strong solution 90 carNOlc acid. This served as
di.intectiuf. removing the otherwise intocrablc
smell. lcu~euci up the matter, ana allayed for
fhe time the intocraha Itching A. IL all this
WAS NOT cutH Oh. tho ulcers broke out upon the
sh0ulier-aiado>. and extended 10 the small of
the back. and tleu' indeed The cup OF misery was
complete.
I became reduce u a mere wreck: FOR months
at a time could not Get my hands 10 my own head
because OF extreme soreness could NOS turn over
iu bed without first rising 10 sitting posture.
knew not from the one years end % another what
10 De- an hour even free from pain, save, as
before stated. in tAC temporary relief afforded by
the burning 0f the ulcers with cafhOiic acid; had
reason 90 loOs upon life itself as a curse.
In Tie summer oi Iseu' aiier better than ten
long wears of this WrptChed existence. | was in
duced by lady friend 90 Try a box of CUTlCURA.
| did So, much as tried everything else that offer
ca. without any faith. | was agrccIbly surprised
10 find al once that II acted with a wonderful
soothing effect i'm allayng the terrible burning and
itching of the ulcers. / WAS induced little later
20 Try box al CUIiCIHA REsOLVENT. While ]
saw no immediate effect upon the particular dis
ease WAS encouraged Il continue its Use by an
unexpected and hatteriug result IN quite another
direction. ] had been troubled with the Dyspcp-
sa FOUND Ncft t once an aEItt'thlc scilse OF IT.
lief 1 continued 10 use the CIIlCIRA kEME-
DIES. After some months began 10 see change.
and for the heifcr. The Old ulcers began 70 d.
charge far more freely. and relief WAS experienced
d raj
gan o. improve: there was q marked increase In
the appetite aud q most decided improvement In
The digestion. | kept on with the remedies and
kept on improving. First the one old ulcer; which
had run for more than ten wears. gradually healed.
Then another. and still another There were new
aud frequent eruptious- Truly enough. thcy were
rather encouraging than otherwise, In hat unlike
the ola. they discharged themselves freely ana
healed again ia q comparatively short tire.
Finally. >ficr something better than two years
persistent use of The CUIiCURA REMEDIES. the
last ulcer was healed. The work Of renovation
has been slow. but seemingly sure. The dread dis
sase has succumbed. All over the breast shoul-
der, aud back. where for so many long long years
All was hul mass Of corruption, there Is now a
healthy skin.
The broken down system has gradually recupe-
rated; has increased IN weight from 1913 To 1916
pounds. The good work l. sun going on INC gene
raj health is becoming remarkably good; the man
Of Is year. II age. AFTER more Than Il years Of
suffering. feels himself new IN n, and all through
the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
make this AFFIDAVIT uncalled for. and wholly
through "a sense Of duty 10 suffering humanity
that Others. perhaps. Influenced Thereby, may
themselves Dc healed. / am not altogether uu-
known. and there are those in prominent positions
here personally knowing 70 much a. here stated.
ANY Interested parties are az liberty 10 refer To
auy OF the leading Federal officials in New Or
lean..and through them. al.lin. II need DE-, 10
JAMES J.. RICHARDSON,
Office special Agent Treasury Department, New
Oreln. Cu.tom-ilouse
Personally appeared before me. the undersigned
authority. james -. Richardson. u me wei per
s0lally KIN WI, who dep0,es and says that me
matter a. contained in the foregoing aihdayit Is
ffnth DOB each and every statement contained there
d.. IN testimony whereof | hereby set my nand
and seal Of Office this 9Th day of April. 1888
). ID. CRAWFORD.
Commissioner United states Circuit Court, East
cm ii.fn Z uf Louisiana.
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