The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-26
4 cAsE oF surFrRING WITHOUT A
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT BY THE UNITED
STATES COMMISSIONER.
tFrom the New orleans Times-DcmocratI

some hirty-two years since, then boy OF six
teen, resident IN Western New York, vas at
tackled with what w.s declared ,y the physician
= pronounced case OF hereditary scrofula. II ap
reared in thc form Of glndular swelling upon
The lett side Of Lc neck which. despite all of tn,
usual Old-time remedies, continued 90 grow. be-
coming at say eighteen, a seeming fixture OF
about the sizc a e hens egg. The swelling va,
frcgucatly very sore and painful, The more that
70 was much OF the time rsw from the daily appll-
cation Of iodine. The ccuc~;, health hccalac very
much broken, and thc prospects In life, for one
'ust vcrging upon manhood were gloomy enough
A promising physician IN Cleveland Ohio, adj
vi~ed change OF climate with a life Of hardship
aud exposure. as prc>cnkiuC. In connection with
Youth, possible chance Of recovery. 4 removal
o. ihc south AID West and an active, outdoor llc
for years. attcstcd the .oundness q his udg-
mont The scrciuous swcllings gradually disap-
ptared; the system as gradually toned Itself up;
uIs broken aud dispiritcl boy became a strong and
hrlriN mNn 81 ~ pounds. There was q respite
for niiccn 5. During AL of This time there was
no sign Of return Of the dread disease. A.
The failure bar too sadly proved. however, IL
was none tie less surely. II slowly, work
!ug. In the spring OF 1870. row thirteen
years sigcc. 70 again put in Am appearance.
and ia al intensely aggravated form. birst. a
single ulcer appeared upon The lett breast; this
but The precursor ~ more than ten long years
~ a. mis- rstic aud wrctchcd an existence, with
certainly a. much n physical suffering. a. often
falls O. the lot oi man. The one ulcer WIS followed
hv another until shc whole surface ~ the breast
was but QUO mass ~ corruption. Some Of these
ulcers were not less than one aud half inches In
diameter. The edges rough. ragged, and seemingly
dead. the cavity open 20 the bone, and oiled with a
yellowish. WaNy. and exceedingly offensive mat
L,r. Everything known 20 the medlcai fraternity
VAS tried ia vain. Tie disease became but INC
more aud more NirulcnL GRADUALLY the bone
itself became diseased, and then the sunerings be
gan On earnest. Bone ulcers here aud there began
10 take the place OF those hitherto TIE surface.
The difference manifest in these was that the
erug,tous were Of a v<tery nature; were copiOus.
"a a
we're pain. About the ouly relief experienced was
found In burning the whole surface OF the breast
night and morning, literally 10 a blister with =
strong solution Of carbohc acid. This served ~ a
disiufcctxmt. removing The otherwise lntOicrahle
smell. looscued Up the matter. and allsyed for
the time the iutolershle itching As II all this
was not enough. The ulcers broke out upon the
shouldcr-blades. and extended 10 the small Of
Tie hack, and then. indeed, ihecup OF misery was
became reduce 70 a mere wreck; for months
81 time could not yet my hands 10 my own head
because Of extreme soreness could not turn over
IN bed without hrst rising % a sitting posture;
knew not from the one years end 10 another what
:; To- be- an hour even free from pain. save, as
before stated IN The temporary Tellci Afforded by
tie burning Of the ulcer. With carhouc acid: had
reason % look upon life itself rs curse.
Ia the summer OF lSSu, after better than ten
long wears oil this Wre;Ched existence. / was IN
duced hy lady friend tO try . box of CUTlCUKA.
did ,o. much a-l tired everything else that offer
C,i. without any faith. WAS agreeably surprised
90 find 40 once that IL acted with wonderful
soothing effect iu aildy ing the terrible burning aud
u
o. try box Of CCTICUEA RksoLVENT. While
saw no immediate Ctcct upon the particular dis
ease. WAS encouraged Ia continue lis Use by an
unexpected and ndterlug result In quite another
direction. had been troubled with the Dyspep-
sia. ! found here 40 once agreeable sense of re-
lief. ! continued 20 use the tUTICURA EkME-
DIgS. AMER some months / began 20 see q change.
aud for tine better. The old ulcers began o. dis
charge FAR more frtcly.and relief was experienced
iu proportion. The general tone Of the system be-
gan o. improve; there was q marked increase IN
The appetite and most decided Improvement I'm
the digestion. I kept on with the remedies and
kept on improving. First the one old ulcer, which
had run for more than ten YEAR, gradually healed.
Then another. and still another. There were new
aud frequent eruptons. Truly enough. they were
rather encouraging than otherwise. In that lll Sc
tire old, they discharged themselves freely ana
healed agsin IN "a comparatively short tire
Finally. fer something better than Two years
persistent use Of the CUTlCURA REMEDIES. the
last ulcer was healed. The work Of renovation
has been Slow nui teihiIti! su.ci m I."4 VI
sa~e has Succumbed. All over the breast shoul-
ders, and back. where for so many long. long years
al was Tut O. mass Of corruption, there Is now a
Th+ b-oken.down system has gradually recupc-
rated: has increased ln weight from 1913 10 1876
pounds: the good work is still going on: the gene
r8l health IS becoming remarkably good; TIE man
of - year u age, after more IMAM u yetrs OF
suffering. feels hlm- II new IN "a, and all through
tn CCrlCuRA REhLpIES.
through q sense of dutv % suffering humanity
tnai others perhaps, Influenced thereby may
them~eise, 90 healed. am not altogether uu-
known. and there are those in prominent poslilons
here personally showing % much a. here stated.
ANY interested parties are az liberty % refer %
ANY OF TIRE leading Federal officials in New Or
leans, and through them. again, II need be, 70
JAMES J.. RlCHARDSON.
OIice special Agent Treasury Department, New
orleans Custom-hou-e.
Personally appo red before me. the uudersl gned
authority James ID. Richardson. ~ me wen per
s0uallv kn -wn. who deposcs and says that the
matter a. contained iu the foregoing affidavit Is
truth 300 each and every statement contained there.
g.. in testimony whereof hereby set my hand
and seal Of Office thIs 9th day of April, 1853.
J. ID. CRAWFORD.
Commissioner United states Circuit Court, East
crn District of Louisiana.