The Portland daily press., 1889-08-31
ARSENIC AS A MEDICINE.
ELEANOR KiRK'S LETTER.

7S6 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June %. 1889.
Amosg the questions just received is the follow
ing from new correspondent; You ai nyelgn SO
the lady writes, "that am anxious to know what
you think OF 1t as a medicine In the hands OIL
scientific physician"
Arsenic is no doubt very valuable remedy in
exceptional cases, as IS also strychnine, and
have no call to criticise the work of "scientifc
physician but have seen more mischief result
from the use OF arsenic than could tell II wrote
week. Does it stand to reason that the use OF
such deadly drugs can be salutary? have a case ,
10 mind now, yea, verify, case right under my
eyes and very dear to my heart which Is certainly
a cose in point, and will answer my correspond
that rested not by night or day, the most profuse
and alarming expectOration, and general break
ing down OF the whole system-certainly condi-
tion alarming in every respect. The best physi-
clans had been tried in vain. But job had bis ad-
yisers. go and see my DOCTOR" they said, HE
build You right up So the DOOR patient dragssd
himself to the last one recommended. and re-
turned with four prescriptions. one containing ar
senie, and one strychnine. besides various other
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
ever walked on four legs. The first result was
lust what knew it would be.theIina6llity OF the
hope, for If the poor, weak body could not be
nourished. If there could be no slight opposition
made to the rapid decay OF the tissues the outlook
was certainly not cheering. At last, however, the
consumer Of these poisons realized his danger and
threw the deadly stuff away; NOW, physicians
had utterly failed to benefit this case, and my ad
vice was to stop every kline of medicine, and build
up, If possible on good nourishing food. Circum-
stances had made me daily visitor at one OF our
finest hospitals for some MONTHS and the contrast
between the treatment Of majority OF these pa
tents and the patients Of private physicians was
most remarkable. had seen patients brought
from the operating rooms after most serious work,
and in some cases put on full diet, without a
drop of Observation-Disclosures Liquid Food was
administered with common diet three or Jour
times day. This is an extract OF beef, mutton
and fruits containing blood corpuscles, soluble
albumen, and is perfectly free from drugs, miner
ais, acids and salts. Do not forget that IN the
most of these cases no medicine was given. III
may have been an Illogical and an unjust inter
ence but could not help the thought that these
hospital patients must be got rid OF 10 MAKE room
for others who were waiting, and that as m ian
cine would retard their recovery, they were gwen
no medicine, but were Just simply and naturally
nursed back to health. / do, however, sincerely
bellies that my inference Is a correct one Wen as
everything else had been tried. and the patent
was about so far the down grade as II was pas,
sible for him to go without a funeral suggested
the hospital treatment, May 20, and IL was adopi
ed with results that were little less than nagical
| In less than two weeks there was decided
change In the condition and appearance OF the pa
| tient. Every bad symptom was moulneu; lie
gain continued, with now and then slight re-
fanse~of course a system reduced TO such ex-
tremities conld not be expected to rally without
| an occasional protest-but that was not dlscour-
aging When the patient commenced to gain In
Weight then / knew that common sense had
triumphed. Now, L knew from my hospital ex,
perience, and this remarkable experience OF one
months use in my own family, that Murdoek's
| Food will build up the tissue, enrich the blood
| and strengthen the muscles and nerves. AS
| said before. in desperate cases, arsenic may DC
called for, but its use is altogether toocommonMeL
and women take medicine because they are tot
| lazy or too ignorant to take proper 1000. Mnel
the situation becomes alarming, then the Irieh1s
OF the patient lose their heads and forget tna
drugs will not answer for food, and that the nu
| tritiye supply must be equal 10 the demand
| ELEANOR KIRK.
| aus MW@ot