The Mineral argus., 1884-04-03
HEREDITARY TAINTs.
Come Revelations on A Subject Which
Concerns the Welfare of the Race
and the Happiness Of All.

and the Happiness OF All.
Dorchester Democrat and Chroniole)
To any one who has studied the laws
of life, and especially those which relate
30 reproduction, an experience such as
We are about to relate, will come with
special force and interest. The srans-
mission of certain mental traits of
| prominence, and of certain physical
traits of equal prominence, are facts
which all acknowledge, but which none
can understand. The father may be
distinguished,-the son, an imbecile;
or, the parent may be decrepit and I'M
| known, and the child achieve the high
est place possible to humanity. But
through it all, there will be certain
| characteristics, which mark the individ-
ual as descending from ancestors. Too
often, indeed, these characteristics are
infrmities, and often of a physical ma
ture.
These facts were strikingly brought
out during a conversation, which a rep
resentative of this paper recently had
with Mrs. Carrie ID. I. Swift, who is the
wife of one of our most prominent citi-
zens. This lady related that she inherited
from her parents certain tendencies lover
which she had no control, and which
were in the nature of blood difficulties.
assuming the form of rheumatism. Her
experience can best be described in her
own words. To the writer sheasaid:
"I felt the beginning of this heredita-
ry faint many years ago, in vague pains,
which seemed to come un~accountably
and at uncalled for times. They were
annoying, ~exhausting, andinterfered not
only with my duties, but also totally de-
stroyed m happiness. At first, they
would be only transient, appearing for
a day or two, and then disappearing;
then again they woald come in such vio-
lent forms, that it was impossible for me
to lift a cup to my mouth. Afterwards,
my feet and hands swelled so that it was
impossible for me to draw on my shoes
or gloves without the greatest effort. l
realized what the difficulty was, but
seemed powerless to avert it. l finally
became so bad that / waa confined to the
house and to my bed most of the time.
My joints panied me continuously any
my feet swelled to enormous proper
tions. Knowing that l. inherited this
tendency, I had about abandoned hope,
when / began the use of a remedy which
was recommended to me as a friend as
being specially efficient in cases ofa sim
liar kind. To my great gratitude, l
found that it relieved me, restored my
appetite, and l am able to say that now
I have gained forty pounds in weight,
feel perfectly we'll and am in the best
possible condition, owing, wholly, to
Warmers Safe Rheumatic cure, which
was the remedy I used"
"No one would ever suspect you had
suffered so, Mrs. Swift ,tossee you now"
remarked the reporter.
'.That is what all my friends say. Only
yesterday, an acquaintance of mine,
|, whom I had not seen for some time hes
!, itated, before speaking, and apologized
by saying, Why 1 really did not know
you, you have changed so for the better
since 1 last met you, how well you do
: look"
"Have you any objection to giving the
name of the party who first mentioned
this remedy to you?"
"Not the slightest. 1t was MIR. Il. H.
. Furman, the photographer"
y The newspaper man, after bidding
Mrs. Swift goodbye, repaired to the
Photographic rooms of Mr.. Furman,
when the following conversation ensued
: "Have you been a sufferer from rheu-
q matism, Mr.. Furman? ?"
4 "Well, I should think I had"
"For how many years?"
Twelve or fifteen"
: "Did you ever try to cure it?"
= eyes, 1 tried everything, and, at last
: went to the Hot Springs of Arkansas,
! and nothing seemed to do me any good
until I tried Warmers Safe Rheumatic
Cure"
"And it cured you, did it?"
eyes, completely"
"And you can cordially recommend
it?"
eyes, indeed, more cordially than any
thing I have ever known of. 1t is sim
" ply a wonderful medicine. 1 believe
that two-thirds of all cases, both acute
a and chronic, could be cured as / wa
cured by the use of this remedy. IL
q fact know a number of persons who
have been in the worst possible condi-
, ton, and are now completely well Who'll
ly through its use."
!, The statements above made are from
sources, the authority of which cannot
q be questioned. They conclusively prove
the vaBue of the preparation named and
a show that even hereditary traits can be
# removed by the use of the proper means
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