Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
Simple Cure for Consumption.


Simple Cure for Consumption.
The following from Minneapolis,
published some time ago III the Chica-
go Tribune, and which we publish for
the benefit of those afflicted with con
sumption, is said to be an infallible
cure for that disease. 1t is from DIR.
Unger, celebrated physician. In it
he declares that no cough mixture
can reach the lungs, and then says:
| need not describe the symptoms
of consumption, as they are 50 well
known and frequently beheld that
even the most unintelligent can dag
nose the disease from the hectic spots
in the cheeks, the terrible exhausting
cough. purulent expectoration, and
the wasting body; nor will | here put
down the thousand and one opinions
already printed as to causation. 1t
will be enough to say that when 1t is
once seated strenuous efforts must be
made to check its progress. Nature
herself always tries to do this, and
with slight aid she usually succeeds.
Be hopeful, then, We afflicted.
Let us compare life to a burning
lamp. If we supply oil as fast as the
flame consumes it, the wick remains
unburnt and the lamp throws out its
given light; but if we fail to supply
the oil needed to produce flame it is
a foregone conclusion; the wick be-
comes consumed, the light grows
dim, flickers and finally goes out alto
gether In other words, the light
dies because there is too much oxygen
and not enough carbon. So 1t is with
a consumptive's life. The disease he
suffers from is a wasting one, and an
internal fever which consumes the
carbon in the blood more rapidly than
the food which he eats can supply it.
If carbon was furnished as fast as the
disease exhausted it the body would
not waste; if it was put into the blood
in excess of what the disease required
there would be an increase in the
strength and bulk of the body instead
of a decrease. Like the lamp, the
supply of oil in the body must be
equivalent to the demand or in excess
of it. If this be not so the life, the
wick, will be consumed.
Some months ago the little daugh
ter Jagged 14), of a trunk maker IN this
city, one Mr.. Garden am permit
ted to use his name-was pronounced
hopeless consumptive; and to have
seen her at that time one would have
supposed there was good ground for
the decision as she was mere skel-
eton. She had cough, eXpectorated
over half pint day of greenish
blood-streaked tuberculous matter and
was so exceedingly nervous that she
could scarcely sleep at all night or
day. She had been doctoring
long time with cough and
cOnsumptive specifics and one
or two physicians had tried
their skill on her, but without avail,
her life gradually drawing to a close.
Meeting her father-who was almost
heart brohen at the thought of soon
losing her-one day, | gave him this
prescription;
One half pound of finely cut up beef
steak (fresh).
One drachm pulverized charcoal.
-Four ounces pulyerized sugar.
-Four ounces rye whiskey
One pint of boiling water.
Mix all together let it stand in
cool place over night, and give from
one to two teaspoonfuls, liquid and
meat before each meal.
This was tried, and in four or five
weeks the little girl was rosy and
healthy, free from all cough and
other symptoms of disease, that it was
considered to be almost miracle
in the neighborhood in which she
lived.
What caused this great change2
Simply the supplying of her system
with more carbon than the disease
could exhaust, thereby giving nature
the upper hand in the conflict.
/ have used this preparation very
frequently, and have never found it
to act otherwise than beneficial The
dose should be small at first until the
stomach becomes used to it, and then
gradually increased
Let all consumptives try it who
read this, weighing themselves before
they commence, and again after they
have taken it a week or ten days To
their establishment they will discover
that, instead of wasting away, they
will gain in strength and flesh.
A Lively Color. Bearer