The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-26
HYP0CHoSDRIA.



The narrative below bya prominent eel
enlist touches subject of universal i'm.
portance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochondris
brings. They come at all times and are
fed by the very fame which thsy them.
selves start. They are a 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:
1 IL is seldom l appear in print and !
should not do so now did | not believe my.
self IN possession Of truths, the revelation
OF which will prove of inestimable value
| to many vino may see these lines. Mine
has been trying experience. For many
| years was conscious Of want of nerve
tone. My mind seemed slug gsh and / felt
certain falling off in my natural condf-
ton OF intellectual acuteness, activity and
vigor. 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, attributing 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 / was compelled to
resort to other means to find relief. If q
physician Is suffering he invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for him, as
he can not see himself as he sees others: SO
/ called physician and he advised me to
try little chemical food, or bottle of
bypophosphates. / took two or three bot
ties Of the chemical food with no apparent
benefit. My lassitude and indisposition
seemed to increase; my food distressed
me. l suffered from neuralgia pains in
different parts of my body, my mu sclss
became sore, my bowels wers constipated,
and my prospects for recovery were not
very fattering. 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 day.
for the weakness and distress in NV
stomach, and blue pill every other night
to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such deathiy nausea that I
could not take it, and the bluo pill failed
to relieve my cons .ipation.
In this condition passed nearly a year.
wholly unfit for business, while the effort
TO think was irksoms aud painful. NV
blood became impoveri he'd, and suffered
from incapacity with an appalling sense of
misery and general apprehension of com.
ing evil. l passed sleepless nights and was
troubled with irregular action Of the heart.
most excruciating tortures i'll my stomach,
living for days en- 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. | ex-
perienced an Unsuitable desire for sleep.
but on retiring would lie awake for a long
time tormentcI with troubled reflections,
and when at last did fall into an uneasy
slumber of snort duration, it was disturbed
by horrid dreams. In this condition de.
termined to take a trip to Europe, but in
spite of all the attentions OF physicians and
change of scene and climate, did not i'm.
prove and so retu mel home with no earth.
~ 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 res aored to perfect health. Upon
his earnest recommendation l began tho
same treatment he had employed but with
little hope Of being ben fitei. At first I
experienced little, If any, relief, except
that it aid not distress my stomach as
otner remedies or even food had done.
continued its use, however, and after 6he
third bottle could see a marked change
for the better, and now after the fifteenth
bottle am happy to state that am again
800 " SAo W my piV1cSoiOliui QutlCo. L
sleep well, nothing distresses me that
eat, go from day to day without feeling
of WEAKNESS or pain, indeed / am we'll
man, and wholly through the influence Of
H. II. Warner 81 Co.'s 1ippecanoe. con.
slider this remedy as taxing the highest
possible rank i'll the treatment of all dis
eases marked by debi ity, 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
50 acknowledged by the public universally.
Thousands of people to-day are going to
premature graves with these serious dis.
eases, that l have above described, and to
all such | would say: do not let your
good Judgment be governed by your preju-
dices, but give the above named remedy
a fair and patient trial, and believe you
will not only be rewarded by a perfect
restoration to health, but you will also he
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.
$4,000 WOULD not purchase from me what