Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-11-03
Puzzled Physicians.
DOCTORS DISAGREE OVER A CAsETBAT
PERPLExED THE WHOLE FACULTY
HOW 4 WOMAN's LIFE WAS SAVED
4 REMARK ABLE CURE.

/ DOCTORS DISAGREE OVER A CASE THAT
PERPLExED THE WHOLE FACULTY.
/ HOW 4 woMAN's LIFE WAS SAVED
4 REMARK ABLE CURE.
4 talented reporter Of that prigldiy
journal. the Pittsburg Comm@ctai-
GozeHc, tells III the most highly inter
esling manner. terrible Story ef the
suileFings Of a gentle lttie lady named
Mrs. Milo Ingram, nov ~ Fayette ST.,
Allegheny Ctr, Pa, the daughter q
Captain Hugh Mcnelycy, Of the same
phase. 1t was odd to the reporter Nv
Mrs. Ingram herself, and the news
gathcrer says 1t would have been too
too much % believe only the evidence
was close at hand to snbstantiateevesy
word Of what she said:
1T was another Instance" says the
reporter, ''of the culpablc ignorance Of
q large clas. Of practitioners Of mcds-
cine, who, while they pretend to be
perfectly familiar with the minutest de-
tails Of the science, are often brought
to bay by some unusually difficult case
edge they do not understand. The lit
tie lady gave the names Of some Of the
most reputable physicians in the two
cities, to whom she paid large sums Of
money for treatment, and all they had
succeeded in doing was making big
fees, while she grew rapidly worse.
Her troubles began about six years
ago, when she experienced a fall while
attempting TO cross u drain that had
just been dug. a large swelling came
on her right side, which rapidly spread,
became very much discolored, and
caused the most intolerable pain. She
sent for the leading physician of ALLIE
gheny, who summoned i consultation
Of prominent physicians and surgeons.
who united III pronouncing it a case Of
malignant cancer. and they told her it
was incurable. She next consulted i
Well-xnoWn cancer dc ctor Of kittanjur.
under whose treatmedt she remained
six months. Her case not manifestiu.
the slightest Improvement, she exper
fenced the most excrutiating torture
all the time. Her relatives took her t,
Rome, N. T., where she remained foo
two years under the care OF DR.. kingr
and although lie failed to cure her. he
very much relieved her sutferines. He
also pronounced her case incurable.
The flesh of her breast was eaten away
down TO the ribs, the breast-bone was
laid bare, and the disease made its way
upward, causing the breaststo become
defatched from the wall OF the chest,
hanging loose from above. After awhile
this healed partially an0 the disease
made us appearance IN the limbs, with
even ten-foid greater virulence, not on
~ eating away the flesh, but attacking
the bones beneath 1t affected both
limbs, and then broke out on her head
and face, affecting her eyes, making her
almost blind, and causing her face TO
swell out of all its former likeness.
Her mind was affected, ard at last her
death became merely u question of
time. very reputable herb doctor
pronounced her at deaths door.
At this juncture her friends were told
of the remarkable recoyeries effected
by Peruna, and without any real hone
Of benefiting her, they determined TO SEQ
II the wonderful remedy would be of
any avail in her case. Four months
after commencing. tho use cf Perupa
she showed remarkable signs Of inn
proyement, and to day she is a perfect
ly healthy woman, All her sores are
healed.
Some fearful sears remain 10 toll the |
terrible story. Her sight is completely |
restored, aud more grateful patient il |
doctor never had. She SAYS she never |
grows tired sounding Peruna's praises.
Mrs. Ingram says they had paid over
81 eco 10 her previous doctors without |
any permanent aood, ANA her father
would gladly have paid rs much for
Peruna, had 4 cure been guaranteed.
About one hundred bottles of Peruna,
each containing half an ounce of iodide
of Potassium, was the whole cost OF her
cure. She took at first one tablespoon
full four times daily, and gradually in
creased the dose, until she took four
tablespoonsful every two hours. Not
withstanding these large doses, her ap-
petite at once improved, and continued
good all the time until she was perfect
ly cured. She gained forty-fve pounds
while under treatment
There are only two cases on record
where it is known to have required
half as many bottles to effect a cure.
Generally speaking, ordinary chronic
cases require only from six TO thirty
bottles, and thousands Of eases Of re-
cent date have recovered ncrfCctlv on -