Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
One of the Greatest Mysteries

OF the many mysteries which
battle the analyses of Science, is
the law of heredity governing the
transmission of mental and physi-
cal characteristic from one gener-
alton to another. In no instance
is this strange law more emphatl-
cally illustrated than In the generic
perpetuatiOn of diseases. OF all
| the hereditary blood diseases, none
is more common than ScrOfula.-
This widely prevalent disease has
hitherto been considered incurable,
but since the introduction of s. s.
s., natures own antidote for dis
eased blood, these scrOfulous Attic
tons have lost their worst features
their alleged incurability. The
fact is established that the severest
form of Scrofula can be cured by
this remarkable remedy. The tact
is verified by hundreds of incontes.
tible proofs. The following ties.
tmony is a striking exhibition of
this fact. 1t cannot fail to impress
the minds of parents who may have
children troubled with this danger.
GUS disease. Mr.. Collier is high
ly respected, popular and we'll
known citizen of Dooly county. He
particularly requests the publica-
ton of his letter, so that other
families, similarly afflicted, may
learn, through his experience, how
thsy can procure remedy which
will infallibly and permanently cure
and eradicate hereditary Scrofula.
VIENNA, GA, August Is, 1887.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Ca:
Gentlemen.-Three or four years
ago, my little daughter, six years
of age, had very ugly boils which,
very soon after their appearance,
terminated in running sores, all
over her head anu face. / tried all
the known remedies-salves, heal
ing washes, etc, but none seemed
to do any good. Her scalp was in
a bad condition, indeed. Finally,
| sent her to Atlanta to have her
examined, for / had became ve'y
uneasy about her. The doctors
who examined her SAID she was
badly afflicted with ScrOfula. About
the same time my little son, aged
four years, broke out all over the
head and face with the same dis
ease, and for weeks he could not lie
down to sleep without suffering
great torture. His head was a
solid mass of sores.
began to use S. S. s. as soon as
| was satisfied about the nature of
the disease, and continued TO use 1t
until all signs of the disease had
disappeared. 1t il now going on
three years since l have seen any
signs of the disease breaking ont.
To-day they are as healthy looking
children as can be found in the
country. Before they began the
use of s. s. s. they we're frail in
constitution, but now they look
strong and healthy. | did not give
them any other kind Of medicine
to aid the s. s. s. but relied en-.
tirely on it, as l had seen some
cases land bad ones, too,) of blood
poisoning cured in my neighbor.
hood by the 8. s. 8.
Every parent has within reach a
cheap and positive cure for their
children, afflicted as mine were,
and all they have to is to give 1t a
fair trial, and cure is certain
You are at liberty to use this letter
80 that parents may know how my
little children were cured of their
troublesome disease. God knows
it has lifted a heavy load from my
mind, as their affection greatly
troubled me. JOE 7. COLLIER.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis.
eases mailed free.
THESwIPT SPECIFIC Co., Draw.
er 3, Atlanta. Ga.