Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-08
HEREDITARY rAINTs.
Some Revelations on Subject Which
Concerns the Welfare of the Race
and the Happiness of all.

To any one who has studied the laws
Of life, and especially those which re-
late to reproduction, an 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 prominence,
are facts which all acknowledge, but
which none can understand. The IA
Their may be distinguished-the son,
an imbecile; or, the parent may be de-
cript and unknown, and the child
achieve the highest place possible to
humanity. But through it all, there
will be certain characteristics, which
mark the individual as descending from
CERTAIN ancestors. Too often, indeed,
these characteristics are infrmities, and
often of physical nature.
These facts were strikingly brought
out during conversation, which a
representative Of this paper recently
had with Mrs. Carrie D. I. Swift, who
is the wife of one of our most promi-
nent citizens. This lady related that
she inherited nom her parents certain
tendencies, over which she had no
control, and which were in the nature
Of blood difficulties, assuming the form
of rheumatism. Her experlence can best
be described in her own words. To
the writer she said:
Il felt the beginning of this heredi-
tary faint many years ago, in vague
pains, which seemed to come unaccoun.
tably and at uncalled for times, They
were annoying, exhausting, and inter
fered not only with my duties, but also
totally destroyed my. happiness. AT
first, they would be only transient, APP
pearing for a day or two, and then
disappearing; then again they would
come in such violent forms, that it was
impossible for me to lift cup to my
mouth. Afterwards, my feet and
hands swelled so that it was impossible
for me to draw on my shoes or glove;
without the greatest effort. | realized
what the difficulty was, but seemed
powerless to avert it. / finally became
so bad that | was confined to the house
and to my bed most of the time. Ny
joints panied me continuously and my
feet swelled to enormous proportions
knowing that inherited this tenden
cy, | had about abandoned hope, whel
| began the use Of remedy, which
was recommended to me by a friend q
being specially efficient in cases Of 3
similar kind. TO my great gratitud
| found that it relieved me, restore,
my appetite, and | am able to say tina
+ now have gained forty pounds i
weight, feel well and am in the hes
possible condition, owing, wholly,
: Warmers Safe Rheumatic cure"
mo one would ever suspect yo
had suffered So, Mrs. Swift, to see yo
now" remarked the reporter.
That is what all my friends say
,, Only yesterday, an acquaintance {
! mine, whom ! had not seen for som
! time, hesitated, before speaking, an
Opologized by saying, why, reall
did not know you, you have change
so for the better since ! last met yol
how well you do look"
\ Have you any objection to givin
, the name of the party who first mel
! toned this remedy to your"
"Not the slightest. 1t was Mr.. +
II. Furman, the photographer"
The newspaper man, after biddiu
Mrs. Swift goodbye, repaired to tn
t photographic rooms of Mr.. Furmal
e when the following conversation eli
e sued:
P Have you been a sufferer frol
i rheumatism, Mr.. Furman?"
v swell, should think 1 had"
: "For how many years."
Y Twelve or fifteen"
T. did you try to cure it,"
e eyes, | tried everything, and I
e last went to the Hot Springs of A
= kansas, and nothing seemed to do n
n any good until / tried Warmers Sai
a Rheumatic Cure
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