Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-26
ANGER of Tongue

~ &Case Resembling that Of Gen. Grant.
" Bpne ten years ago had scromlous sore
- - ms tight hand when gave me great
Fable, and under the old-time treatment
49, HaheGled up, and supposed was well. /
Rs0f md, however, II had only been driven
ius.8e the system by the use OF potash and
znI Hrnry, and In March, 1882, IL broke out in
nv NJ; throat and concentrated In what some
10 IN ihe doctors denominated cancer. | was
ssa heed under treatment for this disease,
i.sf &ne six or seven of the best physitia in
pnH COUNTRY had me at different times under
lsst Nlr charge. among hem three specialists
IN n ihis line but one after another would ex-
st their skin and drop me, for | grew
~. Hne continually. The cancer had eaten
~ nv rough my cheek, destroying The roof OF
s1. mouth and upper lip, then attacked my
NJ, 8ngue, palate and lower lip, destroying the
~ late and under lip entirely and hall my
Y Vngue, eating out TO the top OF my LEFT cheek
dh& ae and up to the lett eye. From hearty,
woman Of $50 pounds was reduced 10
aeh1nere frame of skin and bones, almost IN.
wl&s 10 turn myself IN bed. / could not
We n any solid food, but subsisied on liquids,
.@ my tongue was so far gone could not
lsHH The anguish of mind and the horrible
g lXkrlnRs OF body which experienced never
nsA be revealed. Given mp by physicians TO
fKj# with no hope of recovery on the part OF
.nelUnds who sat around my bedside expect
ntA every moment to be my last; In fact my
nila3 band would place his hand on me every
ait1& and then to see whether was alive or
Jr4Il aud AT one time ali decided that life was
8iinet and my death was reported AL over
slH0s country.
pn 0such was my wretched ana helpless con-
aAtu0n he first OF last October (l6ol) when
Y oNHy friends commenced giving me Swifts
* 9fclhc. n less than n month the eating
Qh&aces stopped and healing commenced,
lata& d the fearful aperture in my cheek has
s1l \ en- closed and firmly knitted together.
Ilsg ocess OF new under lip IL progressing
ni8hey and the tor que, which was almost de-
y k.8foyed, is being recovered, and IL SEEMS that
icnHiture is supplying n new tongue. | can
ofnk lk so that my friends can readily under.
land me, and eau eat solid food again.
- An able TO walk about wherever ! please
lsEkE lhout the assistance OF any ore, and have
sFpa hined III y pouncs of flesh All this, under
IMN&Ae blessing OF mercifully Heavenly
Haher Is due TO Swifts Specific, am a
onder and q marvel to all my friends,
uUndreds of whom have known my Intense
Xaieiings, and have visited me In my aiilio'
. n nns. While am not entirely WE'LL yet my
VI latitude Is none the less degout, and am
liM Honhdt nj that perfect recovery Is now IN
vi Xght. II any doubt these fncts, would re-
NJ Hsrthem To Hon. John II. Tray lor, state sen
Etnr OF this district, who is my neighbOr, DR..
~ Bradield OF LAGRANGE, Ga, or TO any
w tAer persons living In the southern part OF
.Ml6 MRS MARY l.. CONFER
ra1 II LsGTange, Ga May II, 1855.
4 Sold by All druggists.
~ u Treatise on Flood and Skin Diseases mailed
'lM CAL on our physician, No. l57 W. SID ST.
~ " Consultation free. The SWIFT SPh
dln illC Co, Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.