Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-19
CANCER or TONGUE!
A CASE RESEMBLING THAT OF GENE
RAJ GRANT.

Some ten years ago had scroiulous sore
on my right hand which gave me great
trouble, and under the old.time treatnent
Was healed up. and supposed was wen.
found. however. II had only been driven Into
the system BY the use OF potash ana nereu.
rs, and In March. 1882. Il broke out In my
throat and concentrated I'm what some OF
the doctors denominated cancer. was
placed under treatment for this disease.
sones'x OF seven OF the best PHYSICIANS IN
the country had me al differeut times under
their charge, among them three specialists
in this line: but one after another would
exhaust their skill aud drop me, Tor grew
worse continually. The cancer had eaten
through my cheek. destroying the roof OF
my mouth and upper lip: then attacked my
tongue, palate, and lower lip, destroying
the palate and under LIP entirely and half
my tongue, eating out To the top OF my left
cheek-bone and up 10 the left eye. from
hearty robust woman OF 100 pounds. was
reduced to a mere frame OF skin and bones,
almost unable to turn myseifin bed could
not en- any solid food. but snbsisted on IL
auids and my tongue wGs,o far gone could
not talk. The anguish OF mind and the hor-
rible sufieriDgs OF body which experienced
never can be revealed. Given up by phys-
clans TO die, with no hope OF r. covery upon
the part OF friends who sat around my bed
side expecting every moment to be my last;
in fact my husband would place his hand
on me every now and then to see whether
was alive or not, and at one time all de-
cided that life was extinct. and my death
was reported all over the country.
such WAS my wretched and helpless condi-
tion the first OF last October (lss4), when
my friends commenced giving me Swit.@
Specific. In less than month the estlnE
places stopped and healing commenced, and
the fearful aperture I'm my cheek has been
.lsed and firmly knitted together. A pr .
cess OF a new under lip Is progress
finely, and the tongue, which was
most destroyed. is being recovered.
IL seems that nature rs suppl al
new tongue. can talk so that
my friends can readily understand me. and
can eat solid food again. ! am able To walk
about wherever | please without the assist
ance OF any one. and have gained tifty
pounds OF flesh. All this, under the blessing
OF merciful Heavenly Father, is due TO
Swift's Specific. | am wonder and mar
vel to all my friends hundreds OF whom
have known my intense sufferings, anu
have visited me In my Affections. While /
am not entirely well. yet my gratitude IN
none the less devout, and am confident that
perfect recovery Is now I'm sight. III any
doubt these facts. ] would refer them TO Hon.
John IL. Traylor, State senator OF this dis
trict, who is my neighbor; DIR. t. =. Brad
field, OF La Grange, Ga, or to any other per-
sons living in the southern part or troupe
county, Ca. Mrs. MARY l.. CONFER
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