The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-10
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T. 3. ARTHUR Al oGNGNI4.f1VGs
| For many years the genial countenance
of Mr.. T. S. Arthur has been a familiar
sight to the citizens of Philadelphia, as he
has walked the streets of the city on the
route between his home and his Office.
/ His name has been household word
among the readers of pure literature
| throughout the whole country. And Ar
/ thurs Home Magazine, which he has so
| long and SO successfully edited, has Sc
cured so hearty and so permanent vel
come in many thousands of the best
households in the land, that Mr.. Arthur
cannot be regarded as stranger by intel
ligent people anywhere. The many sto-
/ ries and tales of which he is the author,
are written in the interest of purity, good
morals and REFORM and, especially those
which are in aid OF temperance work
have been productive of immense good
They have had an exceptionally favorable
reception, and have nobly served their
purpose of stimulating people to high
aims and noble intentions.
1t might be supposed by those who have
not personally seen Mr.. Arthur that man
who could for years work as diligently as
he has, and who could produce the extra
| ordinary amount of superior literary ma
terial which has come from his pen, must
pe one of giant physique and robust constl-
| tuition. Those who are familiar with his
| slender form know that it is far otherwise.
His constitution was never strong. ABOUT
1870 he suffered to such an extent from
physical and nervous exhaustion That
most of his friends gave him up as not
likely to live long. 1t seemed as ii his
| work was almost done.
The narration of Mr.. Arthur's decline In
| health, and his restoration to vlgor and
the enjoyment of life, is of singular inter
est, as given by himself to one OF our edl-
tors who recently enjoyed a protracted
conversation with him. Mr.. Arthur said,
substantially:
previous to the year 1870 my health
had been very poor. For number OF
years / had been steadily losing ground in
consequence of the constant physical and
nervous strain resulting from overwork.
/ became so exhausted that my family and
few of the most hopeful of them thought
could live for any considerable time.
was forced to abandon all my most earnest
literary work, and | regarded my career
in authorship at an end. I was so weak
that could not walk over few squares
without great fatigue. The very weight
of my body was to me wearisome bur-
den. My appetite was poor, and my d1-
gestion was much impaired.
about this time my attention was at
tracted to Compound Oxygen as then ad-
ministered by DR.. Starkey. had heard
of wonderful cures wrought by its agency;
so wonderful indeed, that had | net per-
sonally known the Doctor, and possessed
the fullest confidence in him, l should
have been very skeptical on the subject.
l tried the Compound Oxygen Treatment,
first simply as an experiment. / knew 1t
could not make me worse than | was,
and l hoped it might make nae better.
That it would do for me what it has, had
not dared to hope"
. How soon did you begin to realize the
advantages of the treatment2
almost Immediately. It's effect was
not that of stimulant, but of gentle
and almost imperceptible vitalizer of the
whole system. Soon | began to have a
sense of such physical comfort as had
not known for many years. My strength
was gradually returning. This slowly but
steadily increased. In few months
was able to resume my pen, and within
six months after doing so l completed one
of my largest and most earnestly written
books; and this without suffering any
drawback, and without any return of the
old feeling of exhaustion. For more than
seven years after this | applied myself
closely to literary work, doing, as l be-
lieve the best work of my life"
Did your uniform good health continue
) during those years, or did you suffer re-
lapses into your former state of exhaus
tionl
''The improvement was substantial and
permanent. Not only had no return OF
the old weakness and exhausted feeling
but / was able to work in my study from
three to four hours day. The constant
remark l heard from my friends was
How well you are looking! Nor was il
only in the strength and vitality that
gained by the use of Compound Oxygen
For twenty years had suffered with par
oxysms of nervous headache, sometimes
once or twice week. They were very
severe, lasting usually six or seven hours
In year after commenced the Compound
Oxygen Treatment, these were almost en
tirely gone. 1t is now over ten years since
had such an attack. | was, moreover
liable to take cold, and had frequent at
tacks of influenza, which always left me
with troublesome cough. 1t Is very
rarely that / now take cold. When / dc
so, at once resort to Compound Oxygen,
which invariably breaks up the cold in
from one to three days"
And now, Mr.. Arthur, what is your
present condition of health2
at is all l have any right to desire OF
expect at my somewhat advanced age OF
75 sleep well. and am able to take my
proper amount of food, enjoying my meals
with regularity aud heartiness. My di-
gestion, although slow, is good. do not
confine myself to any particular articles
of diet, but eat what other people eat, re-
I.fC
indigestible, or too rich. | am able to at
tend to my customary literary work, de-
voting about four hours day to it, and
that without any sense of WEAKNESS ex-
cept as to my eyes. Were it not for the
fact that with advancing years fnd my
eyesight not as good as it formerly was,
should be able to work longer without IA
tigHe. / enjoy moderate exercise, and
take it regularly without that feeling OF
exhaustion which was formerly so de-
pressing"
The testimonials and reports of cases
published by Drs. Starkey & Palen in
their pamphlets and advertisements, il
literally true, show Compound Oxygen tt
be the most remarkable curative agent YET
discovered. Do you believe them all to be
genuinea
81 have the most complete confidence il
them. For years have had personal ac
} ouaintance with Messrs. Starkey & Palen
serving them, as well in private life as il
their professional relation to the public.
+ am sure that neither of them would OF
could become party to any fraud or de
ception. But facts are of more value thar
i; opinions. Let me give you fact pub
r lish magazine, and have had an adver
tising contract with Drs. Starkey & Pale1
, for over six years. During this tim,
l have published, monthly, from ont
to six or seven different reports
of cases and cures under their new
treatment, or over three hundred il
D all. Now, IN erery case I hare er
anniaed the patients letters from tCI,icl
6 these reports Here taken, and know th'
extracts made therefrom, and published
: in my magazine, to be literally correct
Stronger evidence of genuineness thar
this, cannot of course be given"
Mr.. Arthur, some years ago you gave
testimonial in regard to what COMPOUND
Oxygen had done for you; and you alst
have snnlcan freely in Your maoazina con