Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-14
ON SUICIDE INTENT
DRIFTING ON THE TIDE OF HUI
MAN DESPAIR,
The Experience OF nm Omaha Man.
Rejected for Membership in the
Suicide club. No More Thoughts
CT Suicide Now.

1t is generally known that this city contains
one of he most unique and unconventional Of
clubs. Nothing less tnan II society forthe inyen.
ton anu Investigation OF methods for shutting
oirthis mortal coil III the most satisfactory man.
ner. The club already has a large membership.
and numerous observation-disclosures and chemical
combinations on exhibition in their rooms. one
ofthelr most potent chemicals Is prussic acid,
the most rapid in its action of any known drug,
produce complete paralysis ofthc entire nervous
system inside of one minute. Another called
aConlte, to those desiring u somewhat slower
death but iust as potent in Its action, and still
another which may be used by dipping q needle
into IL aud passing the needle under the skin, Is
sufficient to produce its effect, it is known as
Curara or Indian arrow poison. Its composition
is unknown, but 1t is obtained from certain In.
dians of South America. who dip the points OF
their arrows into It, and whatsoever is even
scratched by one OF them will die. A novel
method OF keepingthc poison on the person was
glass which contains the poison, This capsule
is imbedded in the musCleof the arm, on theiu IN.
ner side, and the skin allowed TO heal. When
the person desiresto end his existence he only
has TO crush the capsules. when the chemicali.
Immediately absorbed and does its perfect work
Every person DESTROYS Of joining the club must
show suicidal Intentions, or Ut least no untago.
nism to them. There are many candidates for
membership, and the story of an ex.candidntr
will no doubt prove interesting as showing one
OF the various methods OF what might be called
impassive suicide-or suicide by neglect.
ployed by the Bohn Manufacturing company,
residing at the corner OF . tn and L~eaveuwortG
sNlNpiS, ltllS inc TIC llE SIolN Oh ullllSpIf,
For the past two years have been. in apecu-
liar condition. My head seemed to be aching
constantly, especially between tho eyes, and
my nose would stop up, first on one side, then
on the other, often both nostrils. Then | began
TO notice singular noises III m ears-roaring or
bu27ing sounds they appeared to me to be, and
sometimes sounds Ike whistling and hammer.
ing. About this time my throat also began to
give me n great deal of trouble. lwould always
be hawking and hcmmtng and trying to clear
my throat, often raising little hard humps, some
times of a g%rcenish, at othertlmes of a yellowish
color.
81 would often have pains in the chest, extend
ing to the right shoulder blade. When drawing
n long breath | could hear Il kind ota wheeling
noise in my chest, And sometimes 1t would
seem to me as II | was breathing through q
sponge seemed to be able TO hear the air pass
ing through. | began to fear that | was going
into consumption was more lirmly convinced
of this when before long, | commenced to cough
Il kind OF hollow cough. The sharp pains in my
chest would extend around to the small OF my
back.
.'Try to prevent it as I might, | was forever
catching fresh colds. | never was without them.
Mucus would run from my nose and quite fire.
quently my nose would bleed. At my work |
have to .stoop over quite frequently, and when /
did 50 | would become dizzy and everything
seemed to swim before my eyes. At night my
sleep did not refresh me at all, and in the morn
ing | would feel as tired and languid as when |
went to bed.
My stomach was affected too. I would sit
down to the table with what seemed good ap-
would leave we. Everything would seem to
sour on my stomach. There would be almost
tOunthlO btlNIllS' u tISuSI ttuDlt, pIIltI ldHlO
in the mouth, and at last ] got so | didn't care
tolook at food.
Host flesh and strength steadily, ana from
my average weight of rs pounds, | came down
in weight to below 100 pounds.
81 was always feeling tired; had no ambition.
Every step | took and whatever work | might
do was done with an effort, and after workinga
while or walking a block or two my head would
perspire and my limbs would ache as If ! had
done some very heavy work.
~ came here to Omaha and brought my ca
tarrh with me. in reading the daily papers |
road tho al ypYtisn,nnnf of nr Mp(fny md mazda
up my mind to try again. | visited his Offices
i'm the Range block some time in April, and
started treatment with him, and grew better,
at the start, and after one months treatment, |
felt so good that | went away on a.visit, think
ing that ! would finish the treatment after my
return. ] have no more symptoms of catarrh,
and am, I think, entirely cured of it. My advice
to any one who Is suffering with catarrh, is not
to tribe with patent medicines. but to go to DR..
Mccoy at once"
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