Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
HYPOCHONDRIA.
The Mysterious Element in the Mind
that ArOuses Vague Apprehen-
siOns-What Actually
Causes It.

DtlOW DS d SUI
enlist touches a subject of universal i'm
portance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochondria
brings. They come at all times and are
fed by the very flame which they 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 he carefully guarded.
Editors Herald:
1t is seldom | appear in print and !
should not do 50 now did not believe my
self in possession of truths. the revelation
of which will prove of inestimable value
to many who may see these lines. Mine
has been a trying experience. For many
years was conscious of a want of nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluggish and !
felt a certain falling off in my natural
condition of intellectual acuteness, activ.
iy and vigor. presume this is the same
way i'll which an innumerable number of
other people feel, who like myself are ply
sically below par, but like thousands Of
others l paid no attention to these annoy
ing troubles, attributing them TO over
work, and resorting to glass of beer or
Il milk punch which would for the time
invigorate and relieve my WEAKNESS.
After awhile the stimulants commenced
to disagree with my stomach, my weari-
ness increased and was compelled to re-
sort to other means to find relief. il a
physician is suffering he invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for him, as
he cannot see himself as he sees others;
so called physician and he advised me
to try a little chemical food, or a bottle, of
hypophOsphateS. | took two or three
bottles of the chemical food with no ap-
parent benefit. My lassitude and indis-
position seemed to increase, my food dis
tressed me. l suffered from neuralgia
pains in different parts of my body. my
muscles became sore. my bowels were con-
stipated, and my prospects for recovery
were not very flattering. l stated my case
to another physician, and he advised me to
take five to ten drops of Magende's solu-
ton of morphine, two or three times q
day, for the weakness and distress in my
stomach, and a blue pill every other night
to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such deathly nausea that
could not take it, and the blue pill failed
to relieve my constipation.
In this condition passed nearly year,
wholly unfit for business while the effort
to think was irksome and painful. My
blood became impoverished, and suffered
from incapacity with an appalling sense of
misery and general apprehension of com
ing evil. ! passed sleepless nights and
was troubled with irregular action of the
heart, a constantly feverish condition and
the most excruciating fortunes in my
stomach, living for those days On rice
water and cruel, and, indeed, the dlges-
tive functions seemed to be entirely de-
stroyed.
1t was natural while in this condition
should become hypochondrical and fearful
suggestions of selfdestruction occasion
ally presented themselves. / experienced
an Unsuitable desire for sleep, but on retir-
ing would lie awake for long time tor
mented with troubled reflections, and
when at last l did fall into an uneasy
slumber of short duration, 1t was dis
turbed by horrid dreams. In this condi-
ton determined to take a trip to Europe,
but in spite of all the attentions of physi-
clans and change of scene and climate. l
did not improve and so returned home
with no earthly hope of ever again being
able to leave the house.
Among the numerous friends that called
on me was one who had been afflicted some.
what similarly to myself, but who had
been restored to perfect health. Upon his
earnest recommendation began the same
treatment he had employed, but with little
hope of being benefited. AT first expert
enced little, if any, relief, except that it
did not distress my stomach as other rem
edies or even food had done. ! continued
its use, however, and after the third bottle
could see marked change for the better,
and now after the fifteenth bottle l am
happy to state that am again able to at
tend to my professional duties. / sleep
well, nothing distresses me that eat, go
from day to day without feeling of wea-
riness or pain; indeed, l am a well man,
and wholly through the influence of ii.
II. Warner & Co. S Tippecanoe. 1 consider
this remedy as taking the highest possible
rank in the treatment of all diseases
marked by debility, loss of appetite, and
all other symptoms of stomach and diges-
tive disorders. 1t is overwhelmingly SUI
perior to the tonics, bitters, 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 dis
eases. that have above described, and to
all such l would say: do not let your
good judgment be governed by your pre-.
'udices, but give the above named remedy
a fair and patient trial, and l believe you
will not only be rewarded by perfect re-
storation to health, but you will also be
convinced that the medical profession does
not possess all the knowledge that is en-
5raced in medical science"
A. G. RICHARDS, NJ. D.,
46S fremont street, Boston, Mass.