The Helena independent., 1889-12-06
Nature Furnishes Remedy Which
Has Been Tried With Great
Success.
Simply the Pure Juice of the Pine
apple, Used by the South
ern Negroes


have not become generally known. Medical
science has long sought for a sovereign
remedy for that scourge ef childhood
diphtheria vet the colored peodle Of Louisi-
uua. aud perhaps Of other localities in the
south. have for years known and used a
cure which is remarkable for its simplicity
SAYS the Chicago Tribune IL is nothing
more nor less than the pure juice Of the
pinearie.
knowledge of The pineapple cure WAS first
brought TO the city by native Of Louisiana
who has been established i'll business on
Dearborn street for years. 1hongh he has
recommended the cure to hundreds of
friends BE- does not desire publicity in this
connection for rcnsons of his own. When
questioned in regard to this matter yester-
day the gentleman said:
"The remedy is not mine-it has been
nsed by negroes in the swaups down south
for Years. One Of my children WAS down
with diphiheria and was in critical condi-
tion. An old colored man who heard of the
case asked # We had tried pineapple Juice
We tried il and the child got well. ! have
of a case, and never knew II to fail. You
oct A ripe pineapple. squeeze out the juice,
and LET the uati,ut swallow II. The Juice IL
of 40 corrosive a nature that IL will cut out
the diphtheritic mucus, and If you take the
fruit before Il is ripe and give the Juice 10 a
person whose throat is We'll it will make the
mucous membrane OF his thront sore. Among
those who have tried the cure ON my rocom-
mendation may mention Francis j. Ken
nett, the board Of trade man, whose chill
dren were all down with dIphtheria. He'll
tell you what II did for them"
Mr. konnett, when seen at his Office in
the board Of Irnde building. wasquite will.
ing 10 tell II his experience with the cure.
"A year ago last July" said he, "my
Youngest boy, now q years old, had an e1-
tremely bad type OF the disease. lie had
been down weok and the cnse was 50 des-
perate that the doctors. after "A consultation.
told me that the case was hopeless. The
diphtheria membrane WIS black aud pro-
truded from the nOse. his jaw WIS para
lived and set, his tongue was black, and
every breath could be heard down stairs.
SO malignant was the case that when the
membrane came away bleeding followed
and there were All the worst symptoms in
such cases HIS tongue was drawn up, and
he could not swallow. Then Mr.. -"
mentioning the hume of the Dearborn street
business man, told me about the pineapple
Juice. As the boy WIS 80 dangerously
sick was afraid 10 try IL ut first
You know there il danger of heart fail.
ure in bad cnses If the patient is gagged.
/ asked the doctors about il, and
they had never heard of the remedy They
said. however, that il was so harmless that
IL couldn't hurt him and we gave it trial
procured some ripe pneapples, peeled on
the outer skin, and squeezed out the juice
with a lemon squeezer. As the little fellow
could not swallow anything we had to rub
the Juice on his tongue with our fingers at
first. Then we got tube filled IL with the
Juice, and by fixing n rubber nipple ON one
end injected il into his mouth. After lit
tie some of II got down his throat, and with
in four or five hours at the most after the
first dose had been administered there were
evidences Of its beneficial effects He con-
tinued to improve from that time, but il
was six weeks before We were able TO move
him. His neck and spine were paralyzed
and he was almost blind for SIX months
from the effects of blood poisoning ensuing
from bis sickness, bat now he is as bright
and hearty boy as you will find anywhere.
His recovery rs complete.
"My four other children had been sent b.
the Hotel Mchclitu ms soon as the boy was
taken down, In two weeks two Of them
a boy of l3 and a Girl of II years-caught it,
but before il reached an advanced stage W,
gave them pineapple juice aud thoy wer,
out IN ten days. When they were seized
with the disease | sent the other two child
rem away Ga Munitou, Col, where within a
fortnight one # them had m attack of the
common complaint. We administered Tia,
usual remedy ana she WAS brought out al
right IN few dlys by timely applca
tion Of the juice a threatened attack wal
warded u1 ind the other child sent TO Man
itou.
"Ihe doctors who had never heard of thi
cure noW all use II in their practice under
stand, and have never known of a deatl
whore il wis taken in time. The pRtien
ought TO gltglc tue juice and then swallow
It, and the dose ought to be repeated FIRE
quenuy 80 8- 40 spturnte the system with IL
To keep the stut fresh and prevent fermen
tatlun used ~ keep il ON ice constantly
Of conrse u Is always easy 30 Obtain fresl
pineapples here, Ia the south | have hear,
that ihey keep II bottled, when the pinrap
pie Is ont oi season. and II answers the pur
pose just as woll, provided II is not sweet
ened. OnU thing Is CO tain, you can nj
ways get pineapple Mt my bouse by askin
for u, for VIZ urr never out of them now.
when the children were sick the servant
who waited ON them showed symptoms ii
diphtherin, We dosed them with the juic
and they camo around all right. Thetroubl
with this eur, is that il Is too simple. Pc,
pie like 10 be humbugged by some qunc
medicine on other. and have been so oecu
toned ~ 10 tllN when you mention ns simp
aromedy MS this they Just lnugh ht YOU,
won't SAY that pineapple juice Is Il sovercig
remedy spocihc for diphtheria-but
have the greatest faith in IL and should ce
tainly try II iu any such case. ! would no
however, advise anybody to dispense Wit
the services ol "a physician IN any eai
of diphthenn.
There hiss been great change in d
theory reelrliug diptheria within fe
years. Npa % is recognized as growth
fungus. II dlpthcritic patient happens
burn his Zoe tue fungus will appear ON q
burned spi lust the same as II Is IN q
throat. Though heart failure IL to
feared in ct-ea where the throat aud mnu
are Dlled up With fungus il sometimes ha
pens even when nfter the diptherltlc me'
brane hns dsarpeared. ! have known o.
or two such cos,-s. OF course pineapI
Juice will not prevent heart failure.
"A great many people have heard nbo
how my family suffered from dlptheriA al
have asked h0w they were cured. ! ha
sven got letters from Denver asking for
formation. J nm always glad TO give it,a
think the general public ought 10 kn
what u remedy is within its REACH"
Nfuau l. he NAWIA