Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
HYPOCHONDRIA.
The Mysterious Element in the Mind that
Arouses Vague approximations - What
Actually Causes 1t.

The Mysterious Element in the Mind that
Arouses Vague ApprehensiOns - What
Actually Causes Tt.
The narrative below by prominent scien,
tis5 touches q subject of universal Importance
Few people are free from the distressing evils
which hypochondria brings. They come at al
times and are fed by the very flame 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 careful.
" guarded.
Editors Herald:
1t is seldom I appear in print and I should
not do so now did not believe my self IN pos
session of truths, the revelation of which will
prove Of inestimabe value to many who may
| SEQ these lines. Mine has been a trying expo
rience. For many years L was conscious of a
want of nerve tone. Ny mind seemed sluggish
and ] felt certain falling OF i'll roy natural
condition Of intellectual acuteness, activity and
Vgor. l presume this is the same way in which
an innumerable number Of other people feel.
who like myself are physically belOT par, bur
like thousands Of others paid no attention to
these annoying troubles, attrlbutlng them to
overwolk, aod resorting to q glass Of beer or a
milk punch, which would for the time invigO-
rate and relieve my WEAKNESS.
After d while the stmulants commenced to
disagree with my stomach, my WEAKNESS in
creased, ana | was compelled to resort to other
means to find relief. If a physician IS suffer
ing he invariably calls another physician to
prescribe for him, as be cannot see himself as
he sees others; SO [ called q physician and he
| advised me to try little chemical food, or 81
bottle OF hypophates. [ took two Or
three bottles Of the chemical food with no
apparent benefit. My lassiJudo ana injlsp1sl-
ton seemed to increase, my food distressed
me. suffered from ueuralgic pains in differ
ent parts of my body, my muscles became
sore, my bowels were coustipated and nv
prospects for recovery were not very fiatter
ing. | stated my case to another physician and
be advised me te take five to ten drops of
Magende's solution Of morphine, two or threa
times a day, for the weakness and distress in
my stomach, and blue pill avery other night
to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such deathiy nausea that / could
not take it, and the blue pill failed to relieve
my constipation.
Ia this conuition I passed nearly year,
wholly unit for business, while the effort IT,
think was irksome and painful. Ny blood be
came impoverished, and l suffered from in
capacity with an appalling sense Of misery and
general apprehension of coming evil. passed
sleepless nights and was troubled with lTregu-
lar action OF the heart, constantly feYe1sh
condition and the most eXcTuciating tOrtmes
in my stomach, living for days on rice water
and Cruel, and, indeed, the digestive functions
seemed to be entirely destroyed
1t was natural THAI while in this condition I
should become hypochondriacal and fearful
suggestions of self-destruction occasionally
presented themselves. l experienced an in
satiable desire for sleep, but on retiring would
lie awake for long time tormented with
troubled reflections, and when at last l did fall
into an uneasy slumber Of short duration If
was disturbed by horrid dreams. In this con-
dition determined to take trip to Europe,
but in spite of all the attentions of physicians
ord oh IF nd oil n 1.o
prove 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 somewhat
similarly to myself, but who had been restored
to perfect health. Upon his earnest recomuen-
datlon l began the same treatment he had en-
ployed but with little hope of being benefited.
at first [ experienced little, if any, relief, ex-
cept that it did not distress my stomach as
other remedies or even food had done. l con-
nued its use, however, and after the third
bottle could see a marked change for the bet
ter, and now after the fifteenth bottle ] am
happy to state that am again able to attend
to my professional duties. I sleep well, moth
ing dIstresses me that I eat, go from day to
day without feeling of WEAKNESS or pain, ip-
deed / am q we'll man, and wholly through t.
Influence Of H. H. Warner d Co.'s Tippecauoe.
1 consider this remedy as taking the highest
possible rank in the Treatment of ali diseases
marked by debility, loss of appetite,
and all other symptoms of stomach
and digestive disorders. 1t is overwhelm-
ingly superior 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 pre-
mature graves with these serious diseases, that
l have above described, and to all such / would
say: "Do not let your good judgment DO gov
etned by your prejudices, but give the above
named remedy far and patient trial, and 1
believe you viii not only be rewarded by per-
feet 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, NJ d.
1853 fremont Street, Boston. Mass.