The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
HYP0CH0NDRIA
The Mysterious Element in the Mind That
Arouses Vague ApprehenSions-
What Actually Causes 1t.

The narrative below, by a prominent scientist,
touches a subject Of universal Importance. Few
people are free from the distressing evils which
hypochondria brings. They com at all times
and are fed by the very fame which they them
selves start. They are a dread of coming de
rangement, caused by present disorder and
bring about more suicides than any other one
thing. Their first approach should be- carefully
guarded.
Editors Herald:
1t is seldom I appear in print, and should
not do So now did / not believe myself in posses
sion of truths the revelation of which viii prove
Of inestimable value to many who may see these
lines. Mine has been ii trying experience. For
many years J was conscious Of a want Of nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluggish and I felt a GER
tain falling off in my natural condition Of intel
lectual acuteness, activity and ViSol. | presume
this is the same way in which an innumerablr
number of other people feel, who, like myself.
are physically below par, but, like thousands of
others, l paid no attention TO these annoying
troubles, attIIbutiug them to oVerwork. and re
sorting to a giass of beer or a milk punch, which
would for the time invigorate and relieve my
WEAKNESS.
After awhile the stimulants commenced to dis
agree with my stomach. my WEAKNESS increased
and | was compelled to resort to other means to
find relief. IF q physician is suffering he inVa-
riably calls another physician to prescribe for
him, as he cannot see himself as he sees others:
so l called a physician, and he advised me to try
d little chemical food. or a bottle Of hypOphos-
pilates. | took tw6 or three bottles of the chem
zeal food with no apparent benefit. My lassitude
and indisposition seemed to increase; my food
distressed me. suffered from neuralgic pains
in different parts of my body, my muscles be
came sore, my bowels We're constipated. and my
prospects for recovery were not very fat
ttring. l stated my case to another ply
stefan, and he advised me to take five
to ten drops Of Megende's solution of
morphine, two or three times a day, for
the weakness and distress i'll my stomach. and a
blue pill every other night to relieve the con
s%tipation. The morphine produced such adeathly
nausea that | could not take it, and the blue pill
failed to relieve my constipation.
In this condition | passed nearly a year, wholly
unfit for business. while the effort to think was
irksome and painful. My blood became impov-
erished, and l suffered from incapacity with an
appalling sense of misery and general apprehen-
sion OF coming evil. | passed ~sleepless nights
and was troubled with irregular action of the
heart. a constantly feverish condition and the
most eXcruciating fortunes i'll my stomach, living
for days on rice water and Cruel, and, indeed,
the digestive functions seemed to be entirely de-
stroyed.
1t was natural that while in this condition |
should become hypochondriacal, and fearful sug-
geStiOus of self-deStruction occasionally pre-
scented themselves. / experienced an Unsuitable
desire for sleep, but on retiring would lie awake
IOf a long lllfe, JOcnleuted WITH troubled rettec-
tiOns, and when at last l did fall iuto an uneasy
slumber of short duration. it was disturbed bv
horTid dreams. In this condition, | determined
to take a trip to Europe, but in spite of all the
attentions Of ply sicians and change of scene and
climate, / did not improve. 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
r, ,,.pf.ot haa14I Hoo, hi. o,,., $1,000
dation ] began the same treatment he had en-
ployed, but with little hope of being benefited.
AT first [ experienced little. if any relief, except
that it did not distress my stomach as other
remedies or even food had done. l continued its
use, however, and after the third bottle could
see a marked change for the hetter, and now.
after the fifteenth bottle, l am happy to state
that | am again able to attend to my professional
duties. l sleep well, nothing distresses me that
l eat; / go from day to day without a feeling
of WEAKNESS or pain, indeed I am a well man,
and wholly through the influence of H..
H.. Warner & Co.'S Tippecanoe. 1 con
slider this remedy as taking the highest pos
sible rank in the treatment of all diseases
marked by debility, loss of appetite, and all
other symptoms of stomach and digestive disor-
ders. 1t is overwhelmingly superior to the
tonics, bitters, and dyspepsia cures of the day,
and is eectain to be so acknowledged by the pub
lie universally. Thousands of people to-day are
going to premature graves with these serious
diseases, thatI have above described, and to all
such / would say: DO not let your good judg
ment be governed by your prejudices, 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
be convinced that the medical profession does
not possess all the knowledge there is embraced
in medical science" A. 6. RICHARDS, NJ. D.,
46S fremont street, Boston, Mass.
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