St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-26
HYPOCHONDRIAo
The Mysterious Element in the Mind Thae
Arouses Vague Apprehensions-What
Actually Causes 1t.

The narrative below bya prominent sci
enlist touches subject'of universal inn
portance. Few people are free from the
distressing evils which hypochondria
brings. They come at all times and are
fed By the eE.zr fame which thazr thess.-
selves start. They are a 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;
1t Is seldom appear in print and
should not do SO now did not believe uly-
of which will prove of inestimable value
to many who may see these lines. Mine
has been trying experience. For many
years | was conscious of want of nerve
tone. Ny mind seemed sluggish and felt
certain falling off in my natural condi-
ton of intellectual acuteness, activity and
Vigor. 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 I
paid no attention to these annoying trou-
bIes, attributing them to overwork, and re.
sorting to glass of beer or q milk punch,
which would for the time invigorate and
relieve my WEAKNESS.
After awhile the stimu1antS commenced
to disagree with my stomach, my weario
ness increased, and was compelled to
resort to other means to find relief. If
physician is suffering he invariably calls
another physician to prescribe for him, as
he can not see himself as he sees others; so
called a physician and he advised me to
try little chemical food, or 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. / 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,
Tor the weakness and distress in nv
stomach, and a blue pill every other night
to relieve the constipation. The morphine
produced such a deathly nausea That I
could not take it, 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. My
blood became impoverished, and suffered
from incapacity with an appalling sense of
misery and general apprehension of COM
ing evil. passed sleepless nights and was
troubled with irregular action of the heart,
constantly feverish condition and the
most excruciating tortures in my stomach,
living for days en- rice water and Cruel,
and, indeed, the digestive functions seemed
to be entirely destroyed.
TWAS natural that while IN this condi.
tion 4 should become hypochondrical and
fearful suggestions of Self-destruction oc.
casionally presented themselves. ex.
perienced an Unsuitable desire for sleep.
liza ISNV1
time tormented with troubled reflections,
and when at last I did fall into an uneasy
slumber of short duration, it was disturbed
by horrid dreams. In this condition de.
termined to 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 earth-
~ hope of ever again being able to leave
the house.
Among the numerous friends that called
on me was one who had been afflicted
somewhat similarly to myself, bur who
had been restored to perfect health. Upon
DIS earnest recommendation began the
same treatment he had employed but with
little hope of being benefited. At first I
experienced little, If any, relief, except
that it did not distress my stomach as
otner remedies or even food had done.
continued its use, however, and after the
third bottle could see marked change
bottle am happy to state that am again
able to attend to my professional duties.
sleep well, nothing distresses me that
eat, go from day to day without feeling
OF WEAKNESS or pain, indeed / am well
man, and wholly through the influence of
3. H. Warner & Co.'s 1ippecanoe. con.
slider this remedy as taxing the highest
possible rank in the treatment of all dis
eases marked by debility, loss of appetite,
and all other symptoms of stomach and
digestive disorders. 1t is overwhelmingly
superior to the tonics, bitters and dyspep-
STA cures of the 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 dis
eases, that have above described, and to
all such would say: do not let your
good Judgment be governed by your preju.
dices, but give the above named remedy
q fair and patient trial, and believe you
will not only be rewarded by a perfect
restoration to health, but you will also be
convinced that the medical. profession |
does not possess all the knowledge there is
embraced in medical science"
"A. q. RICHARDS, M. D.,
468 fremont street, Boston, Mass.