The Portland daily press., 1889-11-28
THURSDAY MORNING. NOV. 90.
OUT OF A MADHOUSE.
The FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE OF ONE OF
NEW YORK GITYS BRIGHTEST
BUSINESS MEN.
His Mind Gives Way and He is
Barred in for Months with
the Wretched Inmates of
Insane Asylums.
The Most Wonderful Account of Dis
traction and Deliverance Ever
Given 10 the World

The statement which follows is so remark
able and comes from gentleman OF sncf
high social and business standing that We
have decided to give it to our readers entire
1t will be found very dramatic, absorbingly
interesting, and absolutely true:
I'm July, 1887, / was obliged, by reason
of most unjust and cruel conspiracy against
me, to make business change whereby
sacrificed most lucrative life position and
very large pecuniary interests. This almost
broke my heart, but at once resolved to
commence my business career anew. SlngIy
and alone | began my work and laDored as l
never lab0red before The strain upon me
was intense, but believed 1t was as nothing
compared to most palnlul doinestlc aiillctlon
which had been torturing me for years previ-
ously. ANY one who has been under the
Tackfng tension of nerve strain and brain
pressure can realize my condition. My head
panied me at periods, my digestion was poor,
peculiar pains would pass through my body,
and my hands and limbs often trembled.
seemed to have great enegy, and yet | was
often tired; active yet repressed. During
that crucifying time believe | did not en-
JOY one moment of natural sleep, and l took
enough bromidia, chloral, and sulfonal to
kill dozen men of ordinary constitutions
Night after night prayed fervently to God
that l might not live to see the light of morn.
ing. | had made my peace with God and
longed to go. At last something seemed tC
give way in my brain and all the rest became
blank.
What l did during the terrible period that
came thereafter know principally by hear
say, but that was sent to no less than three
institutions, one being at Bryn Mawr, Penn,
and another at Merchantville, N. j., l have
been told. The manager of one of the In
situations has since told me that he was on
the point on several occasions OF putting me
in strait jacket on account OF my extreme
ah1ffF / mae
barred in with the poor wretched inmates 4
the asyiums, myself the most wretched of
them all. On reaching the last retreat, in
January last, the Superintendent OF the
same pronounced n in dying state and
declared it was his opinion that could not
live ten days. This was at Merchantville. N
D., in the asylum under the control and
direction of Dr. S. Preston Jones. Here
they began treating me in truly ratl, nal
manner, anG the peace and quiet OF the place
Il feel L must ever remember the same with
the utmost gratitude--con,bned with the said
treatment, gave nature chance to assert her
inherent power, and my ten days limitation
of life was passed over.
"a few weeks after friend sent me a pack
age containing remedy which he desired
me to use. / was scarcely in condition TO
realize much, except that l was miserable,
but began to take the remedy. And now
comes the remarkable part of my story. My
sleep, which before had been so brief, be-
came more pTOlODBeui my SIItDBIu, duu Ue-
yond all my hope, revived. Then l began to
take an interest in humanity. talked gently
to the poor wretches around me, sympathiZed
with them, won their confidence, ald was
the means, in one particular instance, OF
causing gentleman patient who was con.
sidered incurable to recognize his beloved
sister. My condition continued to improve
my viger returned, was saved, and owe il
all to Prof. Phelps's wonderful discovery,
Paine's Celery Compound, which, under God
took me from the depths of lunacy and has
restord me to perfect sanity, perfect health
and perfect strength.
''Since then have felt thirty years young.
er, and have accomplished more work than
have ever been capable of before, and l have
always been considered something of a
"driver." These are the simple facts re.
gardiDg my prostration and restoration. and
In conclusion / would state that l cannot
speak too highly in praise of Paine's Celery
Compound. have recommended it to suffer
ing friends and it has never failed to relieve
them, and l sincerely trust its merits may be
known throughout the world"
RICHARD d. YOUNG,
100 William St., New York.
proprietor "Young's Perfumes