The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-03-01
FYPOCHONDRIAs
ArOuses Vague Apprehensions-What
Actually Causes 1t.


The narrative below bya prominent sci
enlist touches subject of universal inn
portance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochondria
brings. They come at all times and are
fed by the 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:
1t is seldom / appear in print and I
should not do SO now did l not believe my.
self in posse ssion of truths, the revelation
of which viii prove of inestm III, value
to many WHO may see these lines. Mine
has been trying experience. For many
years was conscious of a want of nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluggish and felt
certain falling off in my natural condi-
ton of intellectual acuteness, activity and
vigor. l presume this is the same way in
which an innumerable number of other
people feel, who like myself are physically
below par, but like thousands OF others /
paid no attention to these annoying trou-
bles, attributng them to overwork, and re.
sorting to glass of beer or 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 l was compelled to
resort to other means to find relief. If
physician Is suffering he invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for Linn, as
he can not see himself as he sees others; so
called physician and he advised me to
try little chemical food, or a bottle of
hypophosphates. | took two or three bot
ties of the chemical food with no apparent
beneht. My lassitude and indisposition
seemed to increase; my fooA distressed
me. suffered from neuralgia pains in
different parts of my body, my muscles
became sore, my bowels were constipated,
and my prospects for recovery were not
very hattering. 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 a day,
for the weakness and distress in my
stomach, and a blue pill every other night
to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such a deathly nausea that 1
could not take 1t, and the blue pill failed
to relieve my onstipation.
In this condition passed nearly a 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,
constantly feverish condition and the
most excruciating fortunes i'll my stomach,
living for days on rice water and Cruel,
and, indeed, the digestive functions seemed
to be entirely destroyed.
1t was natural that while in this condi-
ton should become hypochondrical and
fearful suggestions of self-destruction oc-
casionally presented them selves. l ex-
perlenced an Unsuitable desire for sleep,
but on retiring would lie awake for long
time tormented with troubled reflections,
and when at last did fall into an uneasy
slumber of short duration, it was disturbed
by horrid dreams. In this condition de-
termined to take trip to Europe, but in
spiteof all the attentions OF physicians and
change of scene and climate, did not inn
prove and so returned home with no earth
~ hope of ever again being able to leave
the house.
Among tho numerous friends that called
on me was one who had been afflicted
somewhat 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 1
experienced little, If any, relief, except
that it did not distress my stomach as
other remedies or even food had done. l
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 lam again
able to attend to my professional duties. I
eat, go from day to day without feeling
of WEAKNESS or pain, indeed am a well
man, and wholly through the influence of
Il. II. Warner & Co.'s Iippecanoe. l con-
slider this remedy as taking the highest
possible rank in the treatment of ali dis
eases marked by debility, loss of appetite,
and all other symptoms of stomach and
digestive disorders. 1t is overwhelmingly
superior to the tonics, bitters and dyspep-
STA 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 preiu-
dices, but give the above named remedy
lair and patient trial, and l believe you
will not only be rewarded by perfect
restoration to health, but you will also be
convinced that the medical profession
does not possess all the knowledge there is
embraced in medical SCIENCE"
A. G. RICHARDS, M. D.,
46S fremont street, Boston, Mass.