The Portland daily press., 1889-08-07
ARSENIC AS A MEDICINE,
ELEANOR KiRK'S LETTER.

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1855 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June %, 1889.
Among the questions just received is the follow
ing from new correspondent: "YOu inveigh so
strongly against arsenic In face and scalp lotions"
the lady writes, 'that am anxious to know what
you think Of 1t as medicine in the hands Of
Arsenic is no doubt very valuable remedy. in
exceptional cases, as Is also strychnlne, and l
have no call to criticise the work OF a "scientic
physician" but have seen more mischief result
from the use OF arsenic than could tell II wrote
a week. Does 1t stand to reason that the use OF
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eyes and very dear to my heart which is certainly
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-
ton alarming In every respect. The best phys1-
clans had been tried In vain. But job had his ad-
vlsers. go and see my DOCTOR" they said. "He
bus Soa rsSt 81 fae poor paent dragged
himself to the last one recommended. and re-
turned with four prescriptions. one containing ar
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
ever walked on four legs. The first result was
Just what knew it would be-the inability Of the
hope, for If the poor weak body could not be
nourished. If there could be no slight opposition
was certainly not cheering. At last however, the
consumer Of these poisons realized his danger and
threw the deadly stuff away: Now, physicians
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
tients and the patients Of private physicians was
most remarkable. i 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 Observation-Disclosures 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
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. 1t
may have been an Illogical and an unjust infer
enee, but could not help the thought that these
hospital patients must be got rid of to make room
for others who were waiting, and that as medi-
cine would retard their recovery, they were given
nursed back to health. do, however, sincerely
bellies that my inference Is correct one. Well as
everything else had been Iried and the patient
was about so far ON the down grade as 1t was pas
the hospital treatment May 20, and it was adopt
ed with results that were little less than magical
In less than two weeks there was a decided
change In the condition and appearance of the pa
tient. Every bad symptom was modified. The
gain continued, with now and then slight re-
lapse-of course system reduced TO such ex-
tremities conld not be expected to rally without
an occasional protest-but that was not discour-
aging. When the patient commenced to gain, In
weight. then l knew that common sense had
triumphed. Now, knew from my hospital ex-
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
said before. in desperate cases, arsenic may be
called for but its use is altogether toocommOn. Men
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
drugs win not answer for food, and that the nu-
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