The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

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Chap. L HAS Malaria; goes to Florida.
Chap. II. "Overworked;n goes to Europe.
Chap. III. elias Rheumatism; n goes to Ems
Chap. ". Has a row with his Doctor
The above chapters, Mr.. Editor, 1 find in a
book recently published by an anonymous
author. / have read a deal of sarcasm in my
day, bat l never read anything equal to the
sarcasm herein contained. l suspect the
experience portrayed is q personal one in
short, the author intimates as much ON page
81. Let me give you a synopsis:
"Malaria" as it states, is the cloak with
which superficial physicians cover up a mul
titude of ill feelings which they do not under
stand, and do not much care to investigate.
1t is also a cover for such diseases as they
cannot cure. When they advise their pa
lent to travel or that he has over
worked and needs rest and is probably suf-
fering from malaria, it is a confession of ig-
norance or of inability. The patient goes
abroad. The change is tonic and for a time
he feels better. Comes home. Tickle, appe
tite. frequent headaches, severe colds, cramps,
slesplassness, i%rritability, tired feelings, and
general unfitness for business are succeeded
in due time by alarming attacks Of rheuma-
tism which fits about his body regardless Of
all human feelings.
It is muscular'-in his back. Articular,-
in his joints. Inf1ammatory, my! how he
fears it will fly to his heart! Now off he
| goes to the springs. The doctor sends him
there, of course, to get we'll: at the same time
he does not really want him to die On ills
| handsl
That would hurt his business!
Better for a few days. Returns. After a
while neuralgia transfixes him. He bloats;
cannot breathe; has pneumonia; cannot
walk; cannot sleep on his left side, is f~retful;
very nervous and irritable, is pale and fiabby;
has frequent chiils and fevers; everything
about him seems to go wrong; becomes sus-
picious; musters up strength and demands to
know what is killing him!
Great heavens" he cries, "why have you
kept me so long in ignorancea'
Because said the doctor, II read your
fate five years ago. I thought best to keep
you comfortable and ignorant of the facts"
He dismisses his doctor, but too latel
His fortune has all gone to fees.
But him, what becomes of him?
The other day q well known Wall street
banker said to me, sit is really astonishing
how general Bright's disease is becoming.
Two of my personal friends are now dying
of it. But it is not incurable, [ am certain.
for my nephew was recently cured when his
physicians seid recovery was impossible.
The case seems to me to be a wonderful one"
This gentleman formerly represented his gov
eminent in a foreign country. He knows,
appreciates and declares the value of that
preparation, because his nephew, who is a
| ooh VI dlAA LSuliliuU, "ho tIO-
nounced incurable. when the remedy, War
ner's safe cure, was begun. "Yes,' sail his
father, 81 was very skeptical, but since TAX
ing the remedy, the boy is we'll"
1regret to note that ex President Arthur is
said to be a victim of this terrible disease.
He ought to live but the probabilities are
that ince authorized remedies cannot 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. Christiabsen, at Drexel, Morgan &
Co.'S, told me he regarded 'as a wonderful
remedy"
Well, / suspect the hero of the book cured
himself by the same means. The internal
evidence points very strongly to this conclu-
sion.
/ cannot close my notice of this book bet
ter thar by quoting his advice to his readers:
elf, ny friend, o have such an expert
ence as i have portrayed, do not put your
trust in physicians to the exclusion of other
remedial agencies. They have no monopoly
over disease and personally know that many
Of them are so very conscientious that they
would far prefer that their patients shoujlg go
to heaven direct from their powerless bands
than that they should be saved to earth by
the use of any unauthorized means"
n that the authors condemnation is too
true, how many thousands duped, and yet
rescued, as he was, tan personally testify2