National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-04
uYPoCHoNDRIA.
Tho Mysterious Element In the Mind
That Arouscs Vague Approximations
What Actually Causes IL.

That Arouscs Vague Approximations
What Actually Causes IL.
The narrative below by prominent scien-
list touches subject Of universal Importance.
Few people are free from the distressing evils
which hypochondria brings. They come at
all times and are fed by tho very 6amo which
they themselves start. They are dread OF
coming arrangement caused by present dis
order and bring about more suicides than any
other one thing. Their first approach should
be carefully guarded.
Editors Herald. It Is seldom appear in
print and i should not do so now did not be-
leve myself in possession of truths, the revo-
lation of which will provo of inestimable
value to many who may see these lines. Mine
has been q trying experience. For many
years i was conscious of want of nerve
tone. My mind seemed sluggish and felt
a certain falling off in my natural condition
of intellectual acuteness, activity, and vigor.
| i presume this is the same way in which an
innumerable number ofother people feel, who,
like myself arc physically below par, but
like thousands Of others l paid no attention
to these annoying troubles, attributing them
| to overwork, and resorting TO a glass OF beer
or milk punch, which would for the time
| invigorating and relieve my WEAKNESS.
After awhile tho stimulants commenced to
| disagree WIN my stomach, my Weatlnoss lu-
creased, and l was compelled to resort to
| other means to find relief. If o physician Is
| suffering no invariably calls another ply
stefan to prescribe for him, as he cannot see
himself as he secs others; SO called ply
stefan, and he advised me to try a little chem
ical food, or bottle of hypophosphates. l
| took two or three bottles of tho chemical food
with no apparent benefit. My lassitude and
indisposition seemed to increase, my food dis
tressed me. l suffered from neuralgia pains
in different parts OF my body, my muscles
became sore. my bowels were c0nstipated,
and my prospects for recovery were not very
fattering. l stated my case to another ply
stefan, and he advised me to take five to ten
drops of Magendes solution Of morphine,
two OF three times day, for the weakness
aud distress in my stomach, and q blue pill
every othor night to relieve the constipation.
The morphine produced such deathly
nausea that could not take it, and tho blue
pill failed to relieve my constipation.
In this condition l passed nearly year,
wholly unfit for business, while the effort to
think WAS irksome and painful. My blood
became impoverished, and L suffered from
incapacity, with an APPALLING sense Of misery
and general apprehension of coming evil. |
passed sleepless nights, and was troubled
with irregular action of the heart. con-
stantly fcvcrish condition, and tho most
excruciating fortunes in my stomach, living
for days on rice water and cruel, and, in
, deed, the digestive functions seemed to be
, entirely destroyed.
1t was natural that while in this condition
) i should become hypoChondrical, and fearful
suggestions of self destruction occasionally
presented themselves. / experienced an
Unsuitable desire for sleep, but on retiring
would lilo awake for long time tormented
. with troubled reflections, and when at last
f did fall into an uneasy slumber Of short
, duration, it was disturbed by horrid dreams
f In this condition determined to take a TRIP
: to Europe, but in spite of all the attentions
0 Of physicians and change OF scene and eli
: mate, did not improve, and so returned
Q homo with no earthly hope Of ever agar
being able to leave the house.
Among the numerous friends that called or
me was one who had been afflicted somewha
= similarly to myself, but who had been re
f stored to perfect health. Upon his earnes
, Recommendation j began the same treatment
he had employed but with little hope of be
: ing benefited. 1t first experienced little
), if any, relief except that it did not distres
my stomach as other remedies or even foot
). had done. l continued its use, however, snC
y after the third bottle could see a marked
I change for the better, and now after tn
U fifteenth bottle am happy to state that an
: again able to attend to my professional dutie:
!; l sleep well, nothing distresses me thatIl eat,
go from day to day without n feeling of wear
y mess or pain, indeed i am o well mar
y and wholly through the influence of H. Il
!, Warner & Co.'s Tippecanoe. i consider thi
d remedy as taking the highest possibl
j. rank in he treatment of all disease
marked by debility, loss of appetite, and a
other symptoms of stomach and digestiv
disorders. 1t is overwhelmingly superior :
d tho tones, bitters, and dyspepsia cures of tn
a day, and is certain to be so acknowledged b
ID the public universally. Thousands of peopl
!. to-day are going to premature graves wit
a these serious diseases that l have above dc
= scribed, and to all such would say I'D
y not let your good judgment be governed
your prejudice but give the above-name
), remedy fair and patient trial, and beloy
y you will not only be rewarded by pGrfeC
y restoration to health but you will also
= convinced that the medical profession doC
y not possess all the knowledge there is en-
. braced in medical SCIENCE"
II A. G.. RICHARDS, NJ. D.,
L 469 fremont street, Boston, Mass.