Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-25

The above chapter, Mr.. Editor, find
in a book recently published by an an
ony nous author. [ have read deal of
sarcasm ia my day but 1 never read
anything, equal to the sarcasm herein
contained. L suspect the experience
oItrayed is personal one; ia short,
che aulhor lntimateS as much on page
81. Leu me give you a synopsis:
malaria" as it states, Is the cloak
with which superficial physicians cover
up multitude of i'll feelings which they
do not understand, and do not much
care to investigaG4. 1t is also a cover
for such diseases as they cannot cure.
When they advise their patient to travel
III that he has overworked and needs
res5 and is probably suffering from
lna'al17, 1T Is confession of ignorance
erof inability. The patient goes abroad.
Iht change is a tonic and for time he
feels better. Comes home. Tickle APP
petite, frequent headaches, severe colds,
era mPs, sleeplessness, irriGability, tired
feelings, and general unftnesS for bust
ness are succeeded in due time by
al91mjpg attacks of rheumatism which
tits about this body regardless of all
human feelings.
l5 is muscuIar-in his back. Articu-
lar-in his joints. Infammatory, my!
how he fears it will fly to his heart!
Now Oft he goes to the springs. The
doctor sends him there, of course, to
get we'll; at the same time he does not
WANT nina to die on his hands
That would hurt his business!
Better for a few days, Returns. At
te. awhile neuralgia transfxcs him. He
b oats; cannot breathe; has pneumonia;
c.snnot walk; cannot sleep on his left
sce; is fretful; very nervous and irri-
table; IS pale and fabby; has frequent
chills and fevers; every thing about him
5 ms TO go wrong; becomes suspicious;
must rs up strength and demands to
K, Ow what is killing him!
"Great hcaven!' he cries, "why have
you kept me SO long in ignorance?'
because" said the doctor, ''I read
your fate five years ago. l thought
oest to keep you comfortable and ignor-
ant Of the facts"
He dismisses his doctor, but too late!
HIS fortune has all gone to fees.
But him, what becomes of him?
The other day well Known Wall
Street banker said to me cit is really
astonishing how general bright.s dis
ease Is. becoming. Two of my personal
friends are now dying of it. But it is
bew was recently cured when his ply
sicians said recovery was impossible.
The case seems to me to be wonder
full one." This gentleman formerly
represented his government in foreign
country. He knows, appreciates and
declares the value of that preparation,
because his nephew, who is a son Of
Danish Vice Consul Schmidt, was pro-
nOuced incurable when the remedy,
Warmers safe cure, was begun. eyes"
eaid his father, 81 was very skeptical but
since taking that remedy the boy is
we'll"
| regret to note that cx-President
Arthur IS said to be victim of this
terrible disease. He ought to live but
the probabilities are that since author
lied remedies can not cure him, his
physicians will not advise him to save
his life, as SO many thousands have
done, by the use Of Warmers safe cure
which Gen. Christensen, at Drexel,
Morgan & Co.'S, told me he regarded
as wonderful remedy"
Well, [ suspect the hero of the book
cured himself by the same means. The
internal evidence points very strong ~ to
this conclusion.
Cannot close my notice of this book
better than by quotiRg his advice to his
readers:
''If my friend, you have such an ex-
perience as [ have portrayed, do not put
your trust in physicians to the exclusion
of other remedial agencies. They have
no monopoly over disease and | person
ally know that many of them are SO
very conscientious that they would
far prefer that their patients should go
to heaven direct from their powerless
hands than that they should be saved to
earth by the use of any unauthorized
means"
And that the authors condemnation
is too true. how many thousands duped
and yet rescued, as he was, can person.
ally testify?