The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-01-12
HYPOcHOgDRIA.

4ho u yBfcfiouo BleInent In the Mind that
e. Arouses Vague ApprehsnsiOns-- What
Actually Causes It
The narrative below By prominent
scientist touches a subject Of universal i'm
Pprtance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochondria briags,
They ooine at oil times and are fed by the
very fame which they themSelyea
start. They are dread Of coming ders nee,
tnent caused by present disorder and bring
abOut moro suicides than any other one
thing. Their srst approach should be care
fully guarded.
Eiitors Hs,ulA
II ia seldom appear In print and
shou ID not do 40 now did not believe my.
self In Possession OF truths. the revelation Of
which will prove Of inestimable value 10
many who may see these lines. Mine has
been trying experience. For many ysurs
| was conscious Of a want Of nerve tone.
My mind seemed sluggish snd felt a Ger.
tain falling of my natural Ct iiton Of
in ielleciusl ncuteness, activity and viaor
presume this is the same way Ia which an
innumerable number of other people feel,
who like myself are physically below par
but like, thousands of others paid no at
tentlon To these annoying troubles. ailribut
ing them to overwork, aud resortng 10 a
glass of beer or milk punch, which would
for the time meinvigornte aud relieve my wear.
iness.
After awhile the slimulants commenced
u disagree with my stomach, my weariness
-. 4 II.
other means TO find relief. II physician
is suffering he invariably calls another
physician To prescribe for him, as he cannot
see himself as he sees others; 80 called
physician and he advised me to try little
chemical food or bottle VI fhypophosp hates
| took two or three bottles OF the chemical
food with no spparent benefit. NV lassi
tude and iudisposiilun eeeiped to iucreaac,
my .oOd distressed me. I suffered from
neuralgic pains in different parts of my
body, my muscles became snre, my bowels
were constipated, aud my prospects, for re
covery were not very lutterlug. / stated
my case to another physician, aud he sdvis
ed inc 10 take five 10 ten drops Ol Magende's
SOLUTION of morphine, two or three times
day, for the weakness and distress In my
stomach, aud blu= pll every other night
to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such deathly nausea that
could not take it, aud the blue pill failed to
relleye my constipation.
10 this condition passed nearly year,
wholly unfit for business, while the effort to
| think was irksome and painful. My blood
became impoverished, aud | suffered from
incspacity with an appalling sense OF mis-
| cry and general apprehension of coming
evil. passed sleepess nights and was
troubled with Irregular action uf the heart,
a constantly feverish condition and the
most excruciating torLures in my stomach,
living for days on rice water AID Cruel, and,
| indeed, the digestive functions seemed to be
entirely destroyed.
II was natural that while in this condi
ton should become hypcchondrical and
fearful suggestions vi seli-destructlon Oc
! casionally presented themselves. expert |
enced an Unsuitable desire for seep but on
retiring would lie awake for long time |
tormented with troubled reflections, and |
| when at last did fall into an uneasy slum
Der Of short duration, it was disturbed by |
horrid dreams. In this condition | deter |
mined 10 take a trip TO Europe, but in spite |
Of all the attentions OF physicians and |
change of scene and climate, did not i'm |
prove and so returned home with no earthly |
hope oi ever again being able to leave the |
house,
| on me was one who had been afflicted some |
what similarly to myself, but who had |
been restored to perfect health. Upon his |
earnest recommendation began the same |
treatment he had employed but with little |
hope of being benefited. At first | experi- |
enced little, ii any, relief, except that II did |
| not distress my stomach as other remedies |
| or.eveu TODD had done, | continued its use,
| however, aud after the the third bottle could
| see a marked change for the better, and
now after the fifteenth bottle am happy
| 10 state that am again able to attend TO |
| my professional duties. ! sleep well, moth.
ing distresses me that eat, go IRON day |
to day without feeling of weariness or
| pain, indeed am a well man, and wholly |
| through the influence Of II. II. Warner Il |
| Co.'S TippecanOe. ! consider this remedy |
as taking the highest possible rank in the
treatment of all diseases marked by debility, |
loss Of appetite, and all other symptoms Ol |
| stomach and digestive disorders. It is |
| Overwhelmingly superior to the tonic5, Bit |
| tiers, and dyspepsia cures Of tue day, and is |
| certain to be sO acknowledged by the public |
universally. Thousands OF people to-day |
are going TO premature graves with these |
serious diseases, that have above describ |
ed, and to all such would say; "Do not |
let your good judgment DO governed by
| your prejudlces, but give the above named
remedy fair aud patient trial, and | be-
| ieye you will not only be rewarded by a
perfect restoration Ia heal.h. but you will
| also be convinced that the medical. profess
| ion does not possess all The knowledge there
is embraced in medical science"
a. 6. Richards, M. D..
46S fremont street, Boston, Mass