The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-26
HYPOCHONDRIA.
The Mysterious Element In the Mind That
Arouses Vague OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Actually Causes 1t.

The narrative below bya prominent sci
enlist touches a subject of universal inn
portance. Few people arc FREQ from the
distressing evils which hypochondria
brings They come at all times and are
fed by the worry hane which they them
selves start. They are dread of coming
derangemont caused by present disorder
and bring about moro suicides than any
other one thing. Their first approach
should be carefully guarded.
Editors Herald:
1t is seldom 1 appear In print and I
should not do so now did not oeliove N.Y.
self in poss ee sion of truths, the revelation
of which will prove of inestimable value
to many who may sos these lines. Mine
has boon trying experience. For many
years l was conscious of want OF nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluegish aud felt
certain falling of in my natural condi-
ton Of intellectual acutenoss, activity and
vigor. l presume this is the same way in
which an innumerable number CT other
people feol, who like myself are physically
below par, but like thousands of St1Srs
paid no attention to these annoying trou-
Dles, attributing them to overwork, and re-
sorting to glass of beer or milk punch,
which would for tho time invigorats 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 a
physician is suffering he invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for him, as
he ca1Snot SEQ himself as he sees othorS; SO
l called a physician and he advised me to
try little chemical food, or bottle of
hypophosphates. l took two or three bot
ties of the chemical food with no apparent
1 Il -
seemed to increase; my food dis resSed
me. l 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 fatteEing. 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,
Tor tho weakness and distress in my
stomach, and a blue pill every other night
to rolieve kle constipation. The morphine
produced such a dSathly nausea that
could not take it, and the blue pill failed
to relieve my constipation.
In this condition passed nearly year,
wholly unfit for business, while the effort
to think was irkSoma aud painful. My
blood became impoverished, and suffered
from incapacity with an appalling ssnse OF
misery and general apprehension of com.
ing OWL. passed sleepless nights and was
troubled with irregular action Of the heart,
a constantly feverish condition and the
most excruciating fortunes in 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 themselves. l ex.
perienced an Unsuitable desire for sleep,
htttN fi,.,,,
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.
Dermined to take trip to Europe, but in
spite of all the attentionSof physicians and
change of scene and climate, did not inl-
prove and SO returned home with no earth
ly 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 ,ored to perfect health Upon
us earnest-Tecommendat l began the
same treatment he had employed but with
little hope of being bensfi fitted. At first |
experienced little, if any, relief, 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 a marked chauga
Tor the better, and now after the fifteenth
bottle am happy to state that | am again
able TO attend to my professional duties.
sleep well, nothing distresses me that
eat, go from day to day without a feeling
OF WEAKNESS or pain, indeed / am well
man, and wholly through tho influence OF
H. H. Warner 81 Co.'s Iippecanoe. con
slider this remedy as taking the highest
possible rank in -" 'rsatment of all dis
eases marked by debility, loss of appetite,
and all other symptoms of stomach and
digestive disorders. 1t is Overwhelmingly
superior to the tOnics, biJters and dyspep
STA cures of the day, and is certain to be
Sc acknowledged by the public universally.
Thousands of people to-day are going &c
premature graves with these serious dis.
eases, that l have above described, and to
all such l would say: "Do not let your
good judgment be governed by your preju.
dices, but give the above named remedy
fair 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.,
4GS fremont street. Boston, Mass.
MATTHEW ARNOLD calls cow ''coo.''
lie has cowrious style of pronunciation.
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