The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-24
HYPOCHONDRIA.
The Mysterious Element In the miho mss
Arouses Vague Apprehensions-"hh
Actually Causes 1t.

The narrative below bya prominent SCI
enlist touches a subject Of universal I'M
portance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochondrla
brings. They come at all times and are
fed by the very flame which thay them
selves start. They are 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 l appear In print and
should not do so now did not believe my
self in possession Of truths, the revelation
of which will prove of inestimable value
to many who may see these lines. Mine
has been trying experience. For many
years l was conscious of want OF nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluggish and felt
a certain falling Off in my natural condl-
ton of intellectual acuteness, activity and
yigor. / 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 trou-
bles, attributing them to overwork, ana re-
sorting to a glass of beer or milk punch,
which would for the time invigorate and
relieve my weariness.
Alter aWn1le JDe
to disagree with my stomach, my wearl-
ness increased, and l was compelled to
resort to other means to find relief. IL q
physician Is suffering he invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for him, as
he cannot see himself as he sees others; SO
called ply sician and he advised me ts
try little chemical food, or a bottle OF
hypophosphates. took two or three bot
ties OF the chemical food with no apparent
benefit. My lassitude and indisposition
seemed to increase; my food distressed
me. l suffered from neuralgia pains In
different parts of my body, my muscles
became sore, my bowels were cOnStipated,
and my prospects for recovery were not
very hattering. / stated my case to
another physician, and he advised me to
| take five to ten drops of Magende's solu'
| ton of morphine, two or three times day,
for tho weakness and distress in my
stomach, and blue pill every other night
| to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such deathly nausea that
could not take it, and the blue pill talleo
to relieve my constipation.
In this condition passed nearly year
wholly unfit for business, while the effort
to think was irksome and painful. My
blood became impoverished, and suffered
from incapacity with an appalling sense o
misery and general apprehension OF com
ing evil. passed sleepless nights and wa'
| troubled with irregular action of the heart
a constantly feverish condition and thu
most eXcruciating fortunes i'll my stomach
living for days On rice water and gruel
and, indeed, the digestive functions seemed
to be entirely destroyed.
1t was natural that while in this condi
tion / should become hypochondrical ant
fearful suggestions of sef-destruction oc
casionally presented themselves. l ex
perienced an Unsuitable desire for sleep
but on retiring would lie awake for lonI
| cd wi frnuhleA
and when at last / did fall into an uneas!
slumber of short duration, it was disturbed
by horrid dreams. In this condition l de
termined to take trip to Europe, but Il
spite of all the attentions of physicians AM
change of scene and climate, l did not i'm
prove and so returned home with no earth
ly hope of ever again being able to leav
the house.
Among the numerous friends that calle
on me was one who had been Athlete
somewhat similarly to myself, but VIII
had been restored to perfect health. Upo
his earnest recommendation l began tn
same treatment he had employed but wit
little hope of being benefited. AT first
experienced little, if any, relief, excep
that it did not distress my stomach a
other remedies or even food had done.
continued it's use, however, and after tn
third bottle could see a marked chang
for the better, and now after the fifteent
bottle l am happy to state that am agal
able to attend to my professional duties.
sleep well, nothing distresses me that
eat, go from day to day without a feelin
of WEAKNESS or pain, indeed | am a we
man, and wholly through the influence {
H. H. Warner & Co.'s 1ippecanoe. l col
slider this remedy as taking the higheE
possible rank in the treatment of all di
eases marked by debility, loss of appetite
and all other symptoms of stomach an
digestive disorders. 1t is overwhelming
superior to the tonics, bitters and dyspeI
STA cures of the day, and is certain to b
so acknowledged by the public universally
Thousands of people to-day are going t
premature graves with these serious di.
eases, that have above described, and t
all such l would say: "Do not let you
good judgment be governed by your prejl
dices, but give the above named remed
fair and patient trial, and believe yo
will not only be rewarded by a perfeC
restoration to health, but you will also
Convinced that the medical professio
does not possess all the knowledge there
embraced in medical science"
A. q. RICHARDS, NJ. D.,
46S fremont street, Boston, Mass.