The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-08

ELEANOR KiRK'S LETTER.

LhEhNOh ALMA
786 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June %, 1889.
Among the questions just received is the follow
strongly against arsenic in face and scalp lotions
the lady writes, ''that am anxious to know what
you think OF it as a medicine in the hands OF
Arsenic is no doubt very valuable remedy in
exceptional cases, as IS also strychnine, and /
have no call to criticise the work of scientific
physician" but have seen more mischief result
from the use of arsenic than could tell If wrote
week. Does it stand to reason that the use OF
such deadly drugs can be salutary? have case
in mind now, yea, verify, a case right under my
eyes and very dear to my heart which is certainly
eose in point, and will answer my correspond
ent's question practically. A stubborn cough,
that rested not by night or day, the most profuse
and alarming expectoration, and a general break
ing down OF the whole system-certainly condi-
ton alarming in every respect. The best physi-
clans had been tried in vain. But job had his ad-
vlsers. go and see my doctor" they said. "He
Is a specialist in pulmonary troubles, and will
build you right up" So the poor patient dragged
himself to the last one recommended, and re-
senic, and one strychnine, besides various Other
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
ever walked ON four legs The first result was
stomach to retain food. This cut off the last
hope, for If the poor, weak body could not be
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
had utterly failed to benefit this case and my ad-
vice was to stop every kline of medicine and build
up, Il possible SSH on good noI,rshing food Crcum-
finest hospitals for some months, and the contrast
between the treatment OF majority OF these pa
tients 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 a. full diet. without a
drop of edicine.-Murdocks Liquid Food was
administered with common diet three or four
times day. This is an extract OF beef, mutton
and fruits, containing blood corpuscles soluble
albumPQ. and is DerfectlV free from drugs. miner
ais, acids and salts. Do not forget that in the
most Of these cases no medicine was given. 1t
may have been an illogical and an unjust infer
e mot hebp e d o ~ aSe
for others who were waiting, and that as medi-
cine would retard their recovery, they were given
no medicine, but were just simply and naturally
nursed back to health. do, however, sincerely
bellies that my inference is a correct one. Well as
everything else had been tried. and the patient
op @ So 70 go ON wso
the hospital treatment, May 20, and 1t was adopt
ed with results that were little less than magical.
change In the condition and appearance of the pa
tient. Every bad symptom was modified: The
gain continued, with now and then slight re-
iapse..;of course a system reduced to such ex,
an occasional protest-but that was not discour-
aging. When the patient commenced to gain In
Melgnt aden knew t1at ro @ ba sense aaa
perience, and this remarkable experience Of one
months use in my own family, that Murdock's
Food will build up the tissue, enrich the blood
and strengthen the muscles and nerves. As l
said before, in desperate cases, arsenic may be
called for but its use is altogether toocommon MeI
and women take medicine because they are too
lazy or too ignorant to take proper food. When
the situation becomes alarming, then the friends
of the patient lose their heads and forget that
trtive supply must be equal 70 the demand.
-. ELEANOR *, KIRK IBIi;