Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-03-01
HEREDITARY TAINTS.
Some Revelations Subject Which
Concerns the Welfare of the Race
and the Happiness of All.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.1

Rochester Democrat and Chr0nicle.l
To any one who has studied the laws Of
life, and especially those which relate to
reproduction, experience such as we
are about to relate, will come with special
force and interest. The transmission of
certain mental traits of prominence, and
of certain physical traits of equal promi-
nence, are facts which all acknowledge,
but which none eau undeIsta The IA
ther may be distinG Guished-the son, an
imbecilo; or, the parent may be dc"replt
and unknown, and the child achieve the
highest place possible to humanity; fut
through it all, there Will be certain charac-
teristicS, which mark the individual as de-
scendng from certain ancestors. Too
often, indeed, these characteristics arc in
firmities, and often of physical nature
These facts We're strikingly brouSh. out
during 4 convers alton, which Il representa-
tive of this paper recently had with Nj s.
Carrie u. L. Swift, who is tho vile of one
of our most prominent citizens. This lady
related that she Inherited from her parents
certain tendencies, over which she had no
control, and which We're i'll the nature OF
blood difficulties, assuming the form Oh
rheumatism. Her experience can best be
described in her own words. To the writer
she said:
81 felt the beginning of this hereditary
tant many years ago, i'll vague palns,
which seemed t. come unaccountabiy and
at uncalled for times. They were annoy
ing, exhausting, AID in crfcred not only
with my duties, but also totally destroyed
my happiness. AT fir-t, they would be
only transient, appearing for day or two,
and tlen disappearing; then again they
would come in such violent forms, that il
impos sibl, Cor me to lift cup to my
mouth. Afterwards. my feet ard hands
swcllcd so tEa: IL as impossible Tor me to
draw on my shoes gloves without the
greatest effor,. +. allied what the diff
Guilty was but seemed ? wcEIcss to avert
if. | finally Iecame so bad that was CON
fined to the house and to my bed most of
the time. Ny joints paiucd me continuous
ly and my feet swclled to enormous pro
portions. knowing that l inEeri,ed this
tendency, l had about aba"dorcd hope,
when L began the use of 4 remedy, wlicl
was recommended to me as a friend as tc-
ing specially efficient in cases of Similar
kind. To m- great gratitude found that
it relieved me, restored my appetite, AID
am able to say that now 1 have gained
forty pounds i'll weight, feel perfectly W Ii
and am i'll the best possible condition, ow-
ing, wholly, to Warmers Safe Rheumatic
cure. which the remedy 1 used"
no one would ever suspect YOU had
suffered so, Mrs. Swift, to see you nOW,"
remarked the reporter.
"Iha- is what all my friends say. Only
yesterday, an acquaintance OF mi @, whom
/ had not seen for some time, Eesitated, be-
| fore speaking, and apolOGizod by saying:
why, l really did not know you you have
| changed SO for The b tier since l last met
| you, how well you do look"
Have you any objection to giving tho
| name of the party who first mentioned this
remedy to your"
Not the slightest. 1t was Mr.. r. H.
| Furman, the photographers"
The newspaper man, after bidding Mrs
Swift good bye, repaired to tie photo
! graphic rooms of Mr.. Furman, when tho
| following conversation ensucd:
- Have you been "A sufferer from rheuma-
tism, Mr.. Furman!'
=. Wen, L should think had"
" For how many yearSE'
"Twclvc fiftcCn."-
Did Won try to cure it 2"
Yes, L tried everything, and, at last,
| vent to the Hot Springs of Arkansas. and
| NOTHING seemed to do me any good until l
| tried Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure"
= And it cared you, did it,"
| "IeS, completely"
| "And YOU can cordially recommend it?'
Yes, indee d, more co! daily than any
| thing | have ever known of. Il is simply
| n wonderful IN. di..ina- L believe that two
thirds all cases, both acute ana CnIul1c,
| could be cured as 1 was cured by the use of
| this remedy. Ia fact | know number Of
persons who have be-n in the worst posst-
| bic condition, and are now completely we'll
| wholly throu gh its use"
| The statements above made are from
| sources, the authority Of which can not be
| questioned. They conclusively prove the
| value of the prepalA tion named and show
| that even hereditary traits can be removed
| by the use of the proper means.