The bee., 1884-02-02
HYPOCHONDRIA.
Tie Mysterious Element in the Mind that
Arouses Vague ApprehcnsioRs-Sfh hat Act


ArS9sss Yagus Apprehensions-What Act
The narrative below ty a prominent scien-
tist touches a sub..ec of universal impor-
tance Few people ire free from The dis
tressing evils which hypcchordria brinrs
They co me at all times and are fed b. the
very fame which tley themselves start
TEey are q dread of coming derangerent
caused By present Disorder ard bring about
more sue Ces than any ether one til ne.
Their first app oach should be carefully
guarded.
Editors Herald:
1t is seldom appear in print and :hould
not do so now cid / not believe mysef IN
bcssession of tru hs, the revelation of which
will prove of ine5tinnb.e value to many who
may see these lines Mine has tsat1 q try .ng
exrerierce. For many years / was com
scious of q wsnt OF nerve tone. My
mind ceemed sluggish and / felt car'a.n
falling eff in my natural condition OF in
tellectual acUteresS activity and yigor. L
presume this is the sano way in which an IN
Vulnerable number of otter TeOple feel, who
like myself are physically bciow PSF, but IKE
thousands of others l laid no attention to
these anroying troubles ntTibuting them to
overwork, ard resortinE to G as Of b er CT
a TX Pur ch, when would for the time IN
yigorate AMI relieve my we1riness.
After awhile the stinIuiants )nmeuced 20
disagree with my stomach, my wearlfiess 1n-
creased, and | was c. III: cled to resort 10
other means to fl1d relief. If q physician IS
suffering he inyari@b y calls smother phySl-
clan to prescribe for him, as he cannot see
himself as he see' o, hers: so | called physI'
clan and he advised NE to try litsie ehem1,
cal food or Eott'e of hyI ophosphates. L
took two or three bCttleS OF the chemt-
cll food with no apF aren't benefit; My
lassitude and iHdisIositi seemed TO
increase, nv food distressed IRE. / suffered
body, my mus c,es became sore, my bowels
were consipated, and my prospCc. for rTeeoy-
cry were rot very fattering. stated my
case to another physician, and lie advised rue
to take five TO ten drops of MagCndes solution
of morphine, two or three tins aday. tor she
weakness ard distress in my stomach. and
blue pill every other ght to relieve the CON
stipat:on The morphi"e produced such q
deathlY nausea that / coul not taSe it, and
the b'ue pill failed to relieve my constii alton.
In this condition | a5 ell near y year,
wholly unfit for blsire 5, whlo the EFFORT to
think was irksome and painful. My blood
became impoverished, AID | suffered from
ircaTacity with an appalling sen'e Of misery
end general GEprphC IJS. On of coming evil l
pas sed sIccPless nights and WIS troubled with
Irregular action of Tic heart, constantly
feyeri b condition and the most ezcruciatln5
tortures in MY stomach. living for days on
rice water and gruei, and, indeed, the dlgeS-
tive ftlnC tionS SCENE to be entirely Destroyed.
1t was ra uTal HAT while in this condition
should become hypoC hoDdrie al and fearful
suggestions of sclf-Ges ruCj:oa % tasionely
presente thems. Ives. | experienced an in
tatiahle desire for slccI, lut on retiring
would lie awake for q long time tOrmented
with trouble reflections, and when at last L
q ID fa into an uneasy sun Der OF short dura-
ton, it was disturbed by Ii rrid dreams. In
this condition d, d,tcrmiEet to taEe trip to
Europe, bit in L.te of all the attent OF OF
physicians ami Change of scene ami climate,
/ did not improve ard so returned home with
no earthly hope CT ever O ain being able to
leave the house.
Among tho numercu7 fri mis- that called
on me was one who ha EeCn afflicted some
what similarly u my elf. but ThO had been
restored to perfect health. Upon his earnest
recommendation les an the same. treatment
he had empoyed, but with little hope of
being ber Gifted. At first e1 perienced little,
If any, re ief except that it did not distress
my stomach as other remedies or even food
had done. / continued its use, however, and
after the third bottle could see marked
change for the better, and NV after
the fifteenth Eo.tle l am happy to state
that l an again abe to atterd to my proio5-
fessional duties. ] s'eep well, nothing dis
tresses me I'll at Gu, so from day to day
without feeling of wear;heSs or pain, In
deed, am q well man, and wholly through
the influence of II. II. Warrer & Co.'S Tippe-
canoe. IconsiGer this remedy as taking the
highest possible rank in the treatment Of
ali disc ases marked by debility, loss of appe--
tite and all other symptoms of stomach and
digestive disorders. 1t is overwhelming
ly superior 10 The ton cs, bitters,
and dyspepsia cures of the cay and is certain
to be so acknowledged b. tie public uniyer-
sally. Thousands OF people to-day are going
to premature graves with these serious dis
eases, that | have above de cribed, and to all
such would say: 'tDo not let your good
judgment be governed b. your. prejudices,
but give the above named reme ~ fair and
PATIENT trial, and belitve you wi noJ only
be rewarded by "a perftc restoration to
health, but you viii aLo be convinced that
the medical profession DO not possess all
the knowledge there is embraced in medical
science a. G.. RICHARDS, II. d.,
46S fremont street, Boston, Mas.