West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-18
HYPOCHONDRIA.
Tho Mysterious Element In the Mind That
Arouses Vague Apprehensions-what
Actually Causes II.

The narrative below bya prominent sci.
enlist touches a subject OF universal inn.
portance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochondria
brings. They come at all times and are
led by tho very fame which thsy them
selves 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:
IL IS seldom I appear i'm print and I
should not do so now did 1 not belieye NV
self IN possession of truths, the revelation
OF which VIII prove of inestimable value
20 many VINO may see these lines. Mine
mas been trying experience. For many
years was conscious Of a want OF nerve
tone. My mind seemed Sluggish and I felt
a certain falling Off IN my natural conii.
tlon OF intellectual acuteness, activity and
Nlgor. presume this is the same way ian
which an innumerable number Of other
people feel, who like myself are physically
below par, but like thousands OF others 1
PAID no attention 70 these annoying trou.
Dles, attributing them TO overworx, and re.
sorting TO glas, of beer or a IN TX punch.
winch would Tor the time invigorate and
relieve my WEAKNESS.
After awhile the stimulants commenced
20 dlsagiee with my stomach, my weari.
resort 10 other means TO find relief IL n
physician i suffering he Invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for lin as
ne can not see himself as he sees others; so
called physician an / ho advised me TO
Try little chemical food, or a bottle OF
hypOphosphates. L took two or three bot
ties OF the chemical food with no appareut
dement,: My ldssItude and indisposition
soeIheq 10 increase; my food dis ressed
me. suffered from neuralgic pains I'm
dluerent parts of my body, my mu ,cles
became sore, my bowels were c1ns'iDateI
ana my prospects for recovery were not
very halterlnS. L stated my case to
hhoCnef physician, and he advised me to
TAKE nVe to ten drops OF Magend,s solu-
tlon OF morphine, two or three times a duv
lor the weakness and distress in NV
stomach, and blue pill every other nignt
10 relieve tho cons lipa,ion. The morpbiue
produced such a dcRthiy nausea that /
could not take 1t, ana the blue pill failed
10 relieve my cons ipation.
In thls condition passed nearly year
wholly unfit for business, whi.o the effort
10 mink wa irksomo and painful. NV
oIood became impoveTi he'd, and 1 suffered
from !hcapaclty with an appalling sense of
misery and gene al apprehension OF cons
!hS eVil; passed sleep!ess nights and was
troubled with irregular action OF the ncart,
constantly feverish condition and the
most eNcruciating tOrtures in my stomach
HV.hg Ior days Gu rice water and Cruel,
ana, indeed, the digestive functions seemed
III was natural tLat while in this condi
tioh should become hypochondrical and
fearful suggestions of seif-dcstluction DC.
caslonaIIy presented them selves. | tx-
perlenced an Unsuitable desire for sleep
but on retiring would lie awake for a long
tline torment"i with troubled reflections
and when at last did fall into an unensv
slumDer OF short duration, il wa disturbed
Dy hofrld dreams. In this condition de-
termlned To take trip TO Europe hut i'm
spite OF all the attentions OF physicians and
chanSe OF scene and climate, did not i'm.
prove ana 80 retu ne homo with no carth.
~ nope OF ever again being able to leave
tine house.
Among tho numerous friends that called
on me was one who had been afflicted
somewhat similarly TO myself, but who
nad Deeh res orcd 10 perfect health. UDon
his earnest recommendation L bppon tbs
same treatment he had employed but with
little hope OF being ben fitted. At first [
experienced little, if any, relief, except
that III Cld not distress my stomach aS
otner remedies or even food had done. |
continued us use, however, and after the
thlrd bottle could see a marked change
Tor the better, and now after the fifteenth
bottle i am happy to state that | am again
e , 'o az end I" my professional duties. [
Steep Wen, notAlng distresses me that 1
eat, go from day To day without a feeling
OF WEAKNESS or pain, indeed am a we'll
man, anu wholly Through the influence OF
H. IL. arner * Co.'s iippecanoe. | con-
slider this remedy as taxing the highest
possible rank in the treatment of ali dis
eases marked by debi ity, loss of appetite,
ana all Other symptoms of stomach and
digestive disorders. 1t is overwhelmingly
superior to the tonics, bitters aud dyspep-
sra 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 dis
eases, that have above described, and to
all such | would say: "Do MOI LET Vcur
good Judgment be governed by your preiu-
dlces, but give the above named remedy
fair and patient trial, and believe YOU
VIII not only be rewarded by perfect
restoration TO health, but you will al.o @
convinced that the medical profession
does not possess all the knowle lgo there il
embraced in medical science"
a. e.. RICHARDS, NJ. D.,
AUS fremont street, Boston, Mass.