The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-24
FYPOCHONDRIA.
The Mysterious Element In the Mind Thas
Arouses Vague Apprchensions-whas
Actually Causes It.

Tho narrative below bya prominent sci.
enlist touches subject OF universal I'M
portance. Few people arc froe from tho
distressing evils which hypochondria
brings. They come at all times and are
fcd by tho very famo which thsy thom-
selves start. They arc dread Of coming
arrangement caused by present disorder
and bring about moro suicides than any
othor one thing. Thor Grst approach
should be carefully guarded.
Editors Herald:
It 10 seldom I appear In print and
should not do 30 now did not believe my.
| self In possession OF truths, tho revelation
of which will prove of incstimablo value
TO many who may sco these lines. Mino
has been trying experience. For many
years was conscious Of want OF nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluggish and folt
| o certain falling OF In my natural condi.
ton Of Intellectual acu.eness, activity and
vigor. presume this Is the same way In
which an innumcrable number Of other
people feel, who like myself arc physically
below par, but like thousands OK others /
| paid no attention TO these annoying trou.
bles, attributing Thorn to overwork, and ro-
sorting to glas, Of beer or milk punch,
which would for tho timo invigorate aud
relieve my WEAKNESS.
| After awhile tho stimulants commenced
TO disagree with my stomach, my wenri.
ness increased, and was compelled to
| resort to other means to ind relief. IL Q
physician Is suffering he invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for him, AZ
no can not SEQ himself az no secs others; so
! called physician and no advised mo to
try little chemical food, or u bottle OF
hypophosphatos. took two or three bot.
ties OF tho chemical food with no apparent
benefit. My lassitudo and indisposition
| seemed to Increase; my food distressed
me. I suffered from neuralgia pains In
different parts OF my body, my muscles
became sore, my bowels werc constipated,
and my prospects for recovery wero not
very dattcring. ! stated my case to
another physician, and he advised me TO
take five to ten drops OF Magendc's solu.
ton Of morphine, two or three times day,
for the weakness and distress In my
stomach, and blue pill every other night
to relieve tho constipation. The morphine
produced such u dcathly nausea that
could not take II, 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 irksome and painful. Ny
blood became impoverished, and i suffered
from incapacity with an appalling sense OF
misery and general apprehension OF csm'
Ing evil. passed sleepless nights and was
troubled with irregular action OK tho heart,
q constantly feverish condition and tho
most excruciating fortunes In my stomach,
living for days on rice water and Cruel,
aud, indeed, the digestive functions seomed
to DO entirely destroyed.
II was natural that while In this condi.
ton should become hypochondrical aud
fearful suggestions Of sclf.destruction oc.
casionally presented themselves. ex'
pericnccd an Unsuitable desire for sleep,
but on retiring would lie awake for a long
tune tormcnted with troubled reflections,
and when ut last did fall into an uneasy
slumber Of short duration, II was disturbed
by horrid dreams. In this condition do
termined to take trip To Europe, but 10
spite OF oil the attentions OF ply sicians and
change OF scene and climate, / did not i'm
prove and 80 returned home with no earth
ly hopo OF ever again being able TO leave
the house.
Among tho numerous friends that called
on mo was ono who had been afflicted
somewhat similarly to myself, but who
had been restored to perfect health. Upon
his earnest Recommendation / began the
Same treatment ho had employed but with
little hope Of being benefited. AT first
experienced little, II any, relief, except
that 1t did not distress my stomach as
other remedies or even food had done.
|
third bottle could SEQ q marked change
for the better, and now after the fifteenth
bottle am happy to state that / am agair
ablc TO attend 10 my professional duties.
sleep well, nothing distresscs mo that
eat, 20 from day Ia day without feeling
OF WEAKNESS or pain, indeed am vel
man, and wholly through the influence o.
II. II. Warner & Co.'s Iippecanoe. con
slider this remedy as taking the highos
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 overwhelmingly
superior TO the tonics, bitters and dyspep
MIA cures OF tho day, and Is certain Ia b,
so acknowledged by tho public universally
Thousands Of people to-day are going u
premature graves with these serious dis
eases, that have above described, and u
all such | would say: "Do no. let you
good judgment DO governed by your preJu
dices, but give tho above named remedy
fair and patient trial, and believe 20,
will not only be- rewarded by pcrfec
restoration TO health, but you will also b
Convinced that tho medical profession
does not possess all the knowledge there Il
embraced In medical SCIENCE"
A. q. RICHARDS, NJ. D.,
4GS fremont street, Boston, Mass.