The National tribune., 1884-02-28

The Mysterious Element in the Mind that Aroascs
Sagae Apprehensi0ns-Hha Actually Caases 10.

The Mysterious Element in the Mind that 4rosscs
Sagae Apprehsnsi0ns-Hh That Actually Caases 10.
The narrative below by prominent sc;en-
tist touches subject Of universal Importance.
Few people are free from the distressing eviIs
which hypochondria brings. They come at an
times and are fed by the very fame which they
themselves start. They are dread Of coming
arrangement caused by present disorder and
bring about more suicides than any other one
thing. Their first approach should be carefully
guarded
Editors Herald:
1t is seldom appear in priat and should
not do so now did not believe myself in pos
session Of truths, the revelation Of which win
prove OF Ine5timable value to many who may
see these lines. Mine has been = irving expe-
rienee For many years l was conscious OF a
want Of nerve tone. My mind seemed sluggish
and | felt a certain falling of in my natural
condition Of intellectual aeatcness. activity and
yigor. presume this IS the same way in which
nlnnumerable number of other people feel, who
like myself are physically below par but ike
thousands of others paid no attention. to these
annoying troubles, attFibuting them to over
work, and resogting to glass Of beer or a milk
punch, which would for the time invigorate
and relieve my Yearincss.
After awhile the stimulants commenced to
disagree with my stomach. my weariness IN
creased, and was compelled to resort to other
means to find relief If a physician IS suffering
he invariably calls another physician to pre-
scribe for him, as he cannot see himself Is he
sees others; 50 l called physician and be ad-
vised me to try little chemical food. or a bot
tie OF hypophOsphates / took two OF three
bottles OF the chemical food with no apparent
benefit. My lassitude and indispositiou seemed
20 increase, my food distressed me. i suffered
from neuralgia pains in different parts Of my
body, my muscles became sore my bowels were
eonssipated, and my prospects for recovery
We're not very hattering. l stated my case 90
another physician. and he advised me 10 take
i've to ten drops OF AIagendes solution Of NOR
phine, two or three times day, for the weag-
ness and distress in my stomach, and blue pill
every other night 70 relieve the constipation.
The morphine produced such deataly nausea
that could not take it. and the blue pill failed
to relieve my constipation
In this condition / passed nearly a year. wholly
unfit for business, while the effort to think was
lrksome and painful. Ny blood became i'm
poverished, and | suffered from ineapaeitv
with an appalling sense Of misery and general
apprehension of coming evil. / passed sleep
less nights and was troubled with irregular
action OF the heart, constantly feyerish com
ditiOn and the most excrueiating tOrtures in
/ my stomach, living for days on rice water and
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seemed TO be entirely destroyed
1t was natural that while in this condition I
should become hypoehondrieai and fearful sug-
gestiOns Of self-destruction occasionally pre-
sented themselves. i experienced an insatiable
desire for sleep, but on retiring would lie awake
for . long time tOrInented with troubled redee-
/ tions and when at last did fall into an uneasy
/ slumber Of short duration, il was disturbed by
/ hOrrid dreams. In this condition I determined
to take trip to Europe but in spite Of all the
attentions Of physicians and change OF scene
and climate, did not improve and - returned
I home with no earthly hope Of ever again being
/ able TO leave the house.
I Among the numerous friends that called on
me was one who had been afflicted somewhat
similarly to myself, but who had been restored
/ 10 perfect health. Upon bis earnest recon-
mendation l began the same treatment he had
/ employed, but with little hope Of being bene-
/ flied. at first / experienced little, if any,
| relief, except that it did not distress my
I stomach as other remedies or even food had
I DONE I continued Its use, however, and after
/ the third bottle could see a marked change for
/ the better, and now after the fifteenth bottle
am happy to state that an again able 70 attend
TO my professional duties. I sleep vel, moth
ing distresses me that I eat, 90 from day 70
day without feeling Of weariness or pain,
/ indeed / am a well man, aud wholly through
/ the influence Of III. H Warner & Cos Tippe-
canoe. ] consider this remedy as taking the
highest possible rank IN the treatment Of all
I diseases marked by debility, loss Of appetite,
and all other symptoms of stomach and di-
I gestive disorders. 1t is overwhelmingly sape-
rior to the tonics, bittefs. and dyspepsia cures
of the day. and IS certain TO be SO acknowledged
/ by the public universally. Thousands Of people
/ to-day are going TO premature graves with these
serious diseases, that l have above described,
and to all such would say. Do not let your
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but give the above named remedy a fair and
patient trial, and believe you viii not only be
rewarded by q perfect restoration 10 health,
but you viii also be convinced that the medi-
cal profession does not possess ali the knowledge
there is embraced in medical science"
4. G.. RICHARDS, VI. D.,
465 fremont street. Boston, Mass.