Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-20
Hsunon.-l1sos.

These are two Greek words which,
slen rolled into one, make IN English
~~ad which d painfully common. Asw
"a means . nerve. Algos means pain.
4searaigia mcans-well, ask anybody who
SIS neuralgia and can speak from excru-
ting experience. Eerve-pain, or nea-
"a, b dreadful thing, and has been
.sgely on the increase during the last
years. It makes life . misery by
iG.ng sharp pangs of agony throughout
4; whole system. Il converts each nerve
.-.o q highway for messages Of torture.
y It'll aches by day and sleeplsss torments
night, Il drives its victim to seek for
s..3thing, however difficult or unpleasant,
snich will even temporarily sllay the
:..ssuish it brings.
Hence, neuraigic sufferers have sought
= soothe their sorrows by all manner Of
dsr9s, even re@orting to such terrible
Il arics as these Of chloral and morphine,
'ith bring ia their train q procession of
is,riss woise, ii possible, than neuralgia
Is eli.
The old methods Of treatment sometimes
renewed neuralgia, but seldom cured it en-
tIrely when It had taken full possession of
tie system. Those methods were at best
slow and uncertain. No two diseases
more obstinately de6ed the medical faculty
than neuralgia and rheumatism.
Happily for the great army Of neuralgia
siafierers, . new way has been found,
~hich, instead Of being slow and uncertain,
is prompt, thorough, permanent and
delightful. There are many, many cases
which are living evidence Of the success Of
this new way; but for the present let ~
refer 70 one, that of Mrs. Dietrich, Of New
Haven, Conn.
Mn. Dietrich il . lady of middle age,
who previously 70 her severe attack of
neuralgia had enjoyed ~ good health -
most people. Her husband is well-known
m foreman in the largest furniture house
IN New Haven--that of Messrs. A. L.
Chamberlain Il Son. One of our editorial
correspondents recently called on Mrs.
Dietrich, and learned from her the story
Of her attack and her recovery.
Mrs. Dietrich said, In October, 1883,
was suddenly taken with neuralgia, which
was new thing to me. 1t came on very
severely, mostly in my face and my right
side. ! cannot describe to you my suffer-
iDgs, they were 90 terrible. All night my
daughter did her best to relieve me, but
with little effect. She bathed my head
with various lotions, and applied mustard
plasters and other remedies. Early in the
morning she started out TO the druggists
10 get some medicine which would give
me some solid relief. She asked the
druggist what was the best thing he had.
lie said he had new medicine called
Athlophoros, which he had heard from a
rood deal as having caused some wonder
fnl cures knew nothing about it except
what he said, but when my daughter
brought 1t home thought would try it
on venture. Almost anything would be
letter than the agony was enduring. l
took dose according to the directions. l
had no idea any medicine could act so
quickly. When / took it the pain was
almost setting me crazy. My head was SO
sore that could hardly bear to have it
touched. In one hour most of the pain
was gone. took another dose. In three
hours the pain was all gone. Oil what
relief it was In that attack of neuralgia
had seemed to live years and years. It
vas I'm experience which never shall for.
ret. The complete relief which / enjoyed
was more delightful than can tell you"
And how was it, Mrs. Dietrich, as to
the return Of your pain? Did you have
nny?"
al am glad to say the pain did not
return. l had supposed it would, and I
kept the Athlophoros medicine in the
house ready for Use in case of another
attack. But l have had no neuralgia
since, and as 1t has not annoyed me for so
long hope am now free from it.
never saw any medicine like this Athlo-
phoros, and recommend it to my friends"
"Athlophoros is a word, which, like
neuralgia, is made Of two Greek words, one
Of which means Prize" the other "Bear-
r." II il "The Prize Bearer" II carries
off the prize as conqueror of the two tor
mentors, neuralgia and rheumatism, as
people who have tried it cheerfully sttee.