West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03
A RACY BOOK.
with Sarcasm and BriIlian

Truth.
New York Letter.
Chap. !. HAS Malaria" goes TO Florida.
Chap. IL "Overworked" goes 90 Europe.
Chap. Ill Has Rheumatism;" goes -
Ems.
Chap. " Has row with his Doctor.
j have read a deal OF sarcasm in nay day,
but never read anything equal TO tine sar.
casm contained In the above four chaptered
DOCK, written by some anonymous. ! sus-
peet the experience portrayed Is personal
ono the author intimates as much on page
81. Let me give you "a synopsis;
Malaria as II states sis the cloak with
which superficial physicians cover up n null
tltude OF Ill feelings which they do not under
stand, and do not much care TO investigate.
IL is also a cover for such diseases as they
cannot cure. When they advise their patient
To travel or that he has oycrworked and needs
rest and Is probably suffering from malar a,
II Is confession OF ignorance or of inabil-
ity.n
The patient goes abroad. The change is
tonic and for time he feels better. Comes
home. Tickle appetite, frequent headaches,
severe colds, cramps, sleeplessneSs, irrita-
Dulty, tired feelings, and general unfitness
for business are succeeded in due time by
alarming attacks OF rheumatism which fits
about his body regardless OF all human feel
ingS
1T is muscular in his back. Articular.
lin his joints. Infammatory, my how he
fears il will fly 20 his hearti
Now off he goes To the springs. The doc
tor sends him there. Of course, 90 get well at
the same time he does not really want him 10
die on his handsl
That would hurt his business
Better for few days. Returns After n
while neuralgia transtixes him He bloats:
cannot breathe; has pneumonia; cannot walk /:
cannot sleep on his left side; is fretful; very
nervous and irritable; is pale and fiabby; has
frequent chills and fevers: everything about
him seems TO go wrong; becomes suspicious:
musters up courage and demands TO know
what is killing himl
"Great heavensl" he cries, "whY have You
kept me so long in ignorancef'
Because, said the doctor " read your
fate five years ago. thought best to keep
you ignorant of the facts
He dismsse3 his doctor, but too latei His
fortune has all gone in fees
But him, what becomes OF him
The other day n well known Wall Street
banker said 10 me: cit is really astonishing
how prevalent bright's disease is becoming
Two of my personal friends are now diving of
1t. But it is not incurable, / am certain
Tor my nephew was recently cured when his
physicians said recovery was impossibe
The case seems 10 me TO be n wonderful one >
This gentleman formerly represented his gov
eminent in foreign country. He knows
appreciates and declares the value OF that
preparation, because his nephew, who is a son
OF Danish Nice-Consul Schmidt was pro-
nounced incurable when the remedy, War.
ner's safe Cure, was begun. Yes" said his
rather, II was very skeptical, but since TAX
ing that remedy the boy is we'll"
happen TO know what il was that cured
the boy, for Genl. Christensen, OF DrexeI,
Morgan u Co.'S, told me that it was that
wonderful remedy, Warmers safe cure
Wei, ! suspect the hero of the book curel
himself by the same means.
cannot close my notice better than by
quoting the authors advice:
III, my friend, you have such as expert
ence as have portrayed, do not put your
trust in physicians to the exclusion of other
remedial agencies. They have no monop-
oily over disease and / personally know that
many OF them would far prefer that their
patients should go to Heaven direct from
their powerless hands than that they should
be saved to earth by tho use OF any Gun
authorized MEANS