Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-25
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NEUR0N.-ALGOs.

These are two Greek words which,
when rolled into one, make an English
word which is painfully common. Neu-
ron means a nerve. ALgos means pain
Neuralqia means-well, ask anybody who
has neuralgia and can speak from excru-
ciating experience. Nerve-pain, or neu-
ralqia. is a dreadful thing, and has been
strangely on the increase during the last
few years. 1t makes life misery by
sending sharp pangs of agony throughout
the whole system. 1t converts each nerve
into highway for messages of torture.
With aches by day and sleepless torments
by night, it drives its victim to seek for
anything, however difficult or unpleasant,
which will even temporarily allay the
anguish it brings.
Hence, neuralgia sufferers have sought
to soothe their SORROWS by all manner of
drugs, even resorting to such terrible
agencies as those of chloral and morphine,
which bring in their train procession OF
miseries worse, if possible; than neuralgia
itself.
The old methods of treatment sometimes
relieved neuralgia, but seldom cured it en-
tirely when it had taken full possession of
the system. Those methods were at best
more obstinately defied the medical faculty
than neuralgia and rheumatism.
Happily for the great army of neuralgia
sufferers a new way has been found.
which, 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 us
refer to one, that of Mrs. Dietrich, of New
Haven, Conn.
Mrs. Dietrich is a lady of middle age,
he 70 1a, A
neuralgia had enjoyed as good health as
most people. Her husband is well-known
as foreman in the largest furniture house
in New Haven-that of Messrs. A. l..
Chamberlain & 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, 1885,
was suddenly taken with neuralgia, which
was new thing to me. 1t came on very
severely, mostly in my face and my right
side. l cannot describe to you my suffer-
ings, they were so 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
to get some medicine which would give
mo some solid relief. She asked the
He said he had new medicine called
Athlophoros, which he had heard from
good deal as having caused some wonder
full cures l knew nothing about it except
what he said, but when my daughter
brought it home I thought l would try it
on venture. Almost anything would be
better than the agony was enduring.
took dose according to the directions.
had no idea any medicine could act Sc
quickly. When L took it the pain was
almost setting me crazy. My head was
sore that I could hardly bear to have it
touched. In one hour most of the pain
was gone. 1 took another dose. In three
hours the pain was all gone. Oh what ::
relief it wasi In that attack of neuralgia
/ had seemed to live years and years. 1t
was an experience which l never shall for
get. The complete relief which l enjoyed
was more delightful than I can tell you"
"And how was it, Mrs. Dietrich, as to
the return of yonr pain? Did you have
any?" -.
return. / had supposed it would, and l
kept the Athlophoros medicine in the
house ready for use in case of another
attack. But l have had no neuralgia
since, and as it has not annoyed me for so
long / hope I 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 Price" the other "Bcar-
er.". 1t is "The Prize Bearer" 1t carries
off the prize as conqueror of the two ter
mentors, neuralgia and rheumatism, as
people who have tried it cheerfully attest