The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-24
RECOVER
A Remarkable Story Of Q
Government Official.
A Case of Suffering With
out a Parallel.
OmCial Endorsement by ths [. =,
Commissioner.
From ,he New orleans MINES pemoerat

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Come thirty.wo years since then a boy Of
sixteen resident in Western New York, was
attacked with what was declared by the ply
sicians pronounced case OF hereditary scrof.
ula. tappeared In the form of glanduln
swelling upon the LEFT side Of the neck which,
despite all of the usual old time remedies. con-
tnued TO grow becoming at say eighteen, a
seeming fixture of about the size Of hens egg.
The swelling was frequently very sore and
painful, and more 90 that II was much of the
tine raw from the daily application OF iodine,
The general health became very much broken,
aud tue prospects In life for one Just yerging
upon manhood, were gloomy enough
A prominent physician in Cleveland, Ohio.
advised change OF climate. with life OF hard
ship and exposure, as presenting, In connec-
ton with youth, possible chance Of recovery.
A removal To the South and West, and an ac
tive outdoor life for some years, attested the
soundness OF his Judgment, The SCrofuous
swelling gradually disappeared; the system as
gradually toned itself up: the broken and dis.
plrlted boy became strong and hearty man OF
lSj pounds There was u respite for fifteen
years. During all of this tine there was no
sign of II return of the dread disease. As the
future but TOO sadly proved however it was
zone the less surely. II slowly working. In the
spring of 1870 now thirteen years since. II again
put In All appearance and In an intensly agra
waited form First single ulcer appea' cd upon
the left breast this was but the precursor of
more than ten long years Of as mi cradle and
wrctched an existence with certainly rs n iCh
of physical suffering, as often falls to the lot of
man The one ulcer was followed by another,
until the whole surface OF the breast was but
one mass of corruption, Some of these ulcers
were not less than one and II half inches in
diameter, the edges rough ragged and seem.
ingly dead the cavity open To the bone and
hlled with II yelowsh, waxy, and exceed.
'nsly ole Isiye mat n. Everything known to
the medical fraternity was tried in vain. The
disease became but the more and more virulent
Gradually the bone itself became diseased and
then the suffering began in earnest Bone III.
GERS here and there began 10 take the place of
those hitherto on the surface
The difference manifest in these was that the
| eruptions were OF walery nature, were copiol
| aud were attended with almost constant and Sc
we're pain. About the only lief experienced
was found in burning the whole surface of he
| breast, night and morning, literally to a bis
ter with strong solution OF cart Ilic acid. This
serves as disinfectanL removing the other
wise " tolerable smell, loosened up the matter
aud allayed for the time the int0lerable itching
As II all this was not enough, the ulcer broke
out upon the shoulder blade and extended TO
the small of the back, and then, indeed. the cup
| OF misery was complete.
| Ii beca ne reduced to Il mere wreck for months
Al time could not get.m hands To my own
head because OF extreme soreness; could not
turn over In bed without first rising to sitting
| posture knew not from the one years end to
an0 her what 1t was TO he an hour even free
from pain, save, Ms before stated. in the tempo
raty relief Offended by the burning of the ulcers
With carbolc acid; had reason TO look upon life
| itself ~ a curse.
In c summer OF 1850; after better than ten
long years Of this " rctChed eNisten c, was in
duced by lady friend to try a box of Cutcurs
| | did so, mnch as tried even ything else that
offered, without any faith. was agreeably sur.
prlssd TO hnd, ut once, that II acted with won
derfu!, hing elet., In allaying the terrible
| burning aud itching OF the nj rs. | was in.
ducod, a little later, TO try box of Cutcura Re-
solvent While saw no immedia'A effect upon
the particular disease. was encouraged to con.
unue It's use by an unexpected aud llattering re
suit in quite another direction. | had been
troubled with the Dyspepsia found here at
on an ayr cable sense OF relief | continued
TO use the Cutieura Remedies. Alter some
months began TO see change and for the
betlcr. The old ulcers began - discharge far
moro freely, and relief was experienced in pro.
portion. The general tone OF The sys' m began
TO i'm owe. there was marked increase In the
apr III /, and u most decided improvement in
ne digestion. kepto win the remedies, and
kept on improving, First the one old ulcer,
which had run for more than ten years, grad.
ually healed Then another and still another
There were new and frequent eruptions. Truly
enough they were rather encouraging than 9th.
ttNlNN III llalt uuilht Nllt oil, lutN ulsCudTstu
themselves irt ely and he led again in u com
paratycly short time
Finally after something better than two
years Crs Stent use of the CutiCuN Remedies
the last ulcer was healed; The work of renova
ton hus been slow, hut seemingly sure, The
dread disease has suCcumbed. All over the
breast, shoulders and back, where for so many
long, long years there is now II healthy skin.
The hroscu'down system has gradually rcCu-
peratcdi has increased In weight from l23 Ia $50
InuulS fine Vppl work IL Stilt pntnu an, tbp
era( health Is becoming remarkably good the
Ut suffering feels himself u new man, and all
through the Cuticura Remedies
make this AFFIDAVIT uuCalled for and wholly
that others perhaps influenced thereby, may
| themselves bc heated am not altogether nm.
known, and there are those In prominent pos.
| tons here personally knowing 10 much rs here
stated Any iutrrc ted parties are at liberty tn
refer to any OF the leading Fcleral officials in
| New Orleans, and through them, again, Is need
| be, to JAMES Il RICHARDSON,
once Special Agent Treasury Department, New
| Orleans custom House
| Personally appeared heloIc me, the under.
| signed authority, James d, Richardson, To me
well personally known, who doposCs aud says
| that The matter Is contained in the foregoing
| alhdaNiL is true IN each aud every statement
contained therein In testimony whereof
hereby set my h'ni and seal OF office this 9TH
day of April. 1855,
!, ID. CRAWFORD.
Commissioner United States Circuit Court, East
crn District Louisiana