The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-01-24
FYPOCHONDRIAs
The Mysterious Element in the Mind That
Arouses Vague ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Actually Causes 1t.

The narrative below bya prominent sci
enlist touches a subject of universal inn
portance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochoudria
brings. They come at all times and are
fed by the very flame which they 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:
Ii is seldom 1 appear in print and l
should not do so now did not believe my
self in possession of truths, the revelation
of which viii prove of inestimabie value
to many who may see these lines. Mine
has been trying experience. For many
years L was conscious Of n want Of nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluggish and / lo4t
a certain falling off in my natural condi-
ton Of intellectual aCuteness, activity and
vigOT. l 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 treu-
bles, attributing them to Overwork, aud re-
sorting to glass of beer or a milk punch,
which would for the time invigOratc and
relieve my WEAKNESS.
After awhile the stimulants commenced
to disagree with my stomach, my Weuri-
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, rs
ne can not see hims elf as be sees others; 50
/ called physician and he advised me 30
try little chemical food, or a bottle Of
hypophospbates. / took two or three bot
ties of the chemical food with no apparent
benefit. Ny lasstude and indispOsitiOu
seemed to increase; my food dis ressed
me. | suffered from neuralgia pains in
different parts. of my body, my muscles
became sore, my bowels were consipaied,
and my prospects for recovery were not
very hattering. / stated my case to
another physician, and lie advised me to
take five to ten drops Of Magende's soIu-
ton of morphine, two or three times day,
for the weakness and distress in my
stomach, and a blue pill every other night
to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such a deathly 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 irksoms- and painful. DE- v
blood became Impoverished, and 1 suffered
from inCapacity with an appalling sense Of
misery and general apprehension of com
! ing evil. | passed sleepless nights and was
! troubled with egular action Of the heart,
| a constantly feyeTish condition and the
most exerHeiatiHg fortunes in my stomach,
| living for days. Cu- rice water and Cruel,
! and, indeed, the digestive functions seemed
| to be- entirel y destroyed.
It was natural that while in this a3ndi-
! tion l should become hypochondriC5 and
] 1OdIl III Suggestions Oh Seil~ltS bi Attltii &C
! casionalIy presented Themselves. I ex-
/ perienced an Unsuitable desire for z-seP,
/ but on retiring would lie awake for 1ng
/ time tOrmented with troubled reflections,
! and when at last l did fall into an uneasy
| slumber Of short duration, it was disturbed
! by horrid dreams. In this condition l de-
! termined to take n trip to Europe, but in
spite of all the attentions oil physicians and
/ change of scene and climate, Ibid not i'm
prove and so returned home wiBiFno 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 rest red to perfect health. Upon
/ his earnest recommendation 1 began tho
| same treatment he had employed but with
/ little hope Of being benefited. At first
| experienced little, If any, relief, except
! that il 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 better, and now after the fifteenth
/ bottle I am happy to state that am again
/ able to attend to my professional duties. l
/ sleep well, nothing dlstresses mo that
! eat, l 20 from day TO day without feeling
] of WEAKNESS or pain, indeed | am well
| man, and wholly through the influence OK
! II Il. Warner g. Co.'s 1ippecauOe. / con-
/ slider this remedy as taxing the highest
I possible rank in the treatment Of oil dis
eases marked by debility, loss Of appetite,
! and all other symptoms OF stomach and
| digestive disorders. II IS OverwheI mingly
superior to the tonics, bitters and dyspep-
STA cures Of the day, and is certain To DO
1 so acknowledged by tho public universally.
! Tho 1sands Of people to-day are going to
| premature graves with these serious dis
| eases, that I have above described, and to
1 all such l would say: do not let your
/ good judgment be governed by your preJu-
! dices, but give the above namsi remedy
1 fair and patient trial, and believe you
1 will not only be rewarded by a perfect
1 restoration to health, but YOU viii also lie
/ Convinced that the medical profession
/ does not possess all the knowledge there Is
/ embraced in medical science"
/ A. q. RICHARDS, NJ. D.,
46S fremont street, Boston, Mass.