The Portland daily press., 1889-08-10
ARSENIC AS A MEDICINE.
ELEANOR KiRK,S LETTER.

7S6 Lafayette-aye. Brooklyn, June 22, 1885,
Amosg 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 it as medicine in the hands of
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 scientific
physician" but have seen more mischief result
from the use OF arsenic than could tell If wrote
week. Does 1t stand to reason that the use OF
such deadly drugs can be salutaryY have case
in mind now, yea, verify, case right under my
cose in point, and will answer my correspond
ent's question practically. stubborn cough,
and alarming expectoration, and general break
ing down OF Fhe whole system-certany cOnd
ton alarming in every respect. The best physi-
clans had been tried IN vain. But job had his adj
visers. $50 and see my DOCTOR" they said. "Ha
IS specialist In pulmonary troubles, and will
build you right up" SO the poor patient dragged
himself to the last one recommended and re-
turned with four prescriptions, one containing ar
senic, and one strychnine, besides various other
ever walked on four legs The first result was
Just what knew 1t would be-the inability of the
stomach to retain food. This cut of the last
hope, for II the poor, weak body could not be
nourished, II 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, aud my adj
VICE Was 10 SlOp every kline OF meulclDe anu Dull1
up, if possible, on good nourishing food. Circum-
stances had made me a 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. 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 medicine.-Murdock's 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
ence, 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-
no medicine, but were just simply and naturally
nursed back to health. do, however, sincerely
bellies that my Inference is correct one. Well as
everything else had been tried. and the patient
was about so far on the down grade as it was pas
sible for him to go without funeral, suggested
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 decided
change IN the condition and appearance of the pa
tient. Every bad symptom was modified. The
gain continued, with now and then a slight re-
lapse course system reduced to such ex-
remitieS 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
trumphed. Now, knew from my hospital ex-
perience, and this remarkable experience of one
months use 10 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
and women take medicine because they are too
lazy or too ignorant to take proper food. When
the situation becomes alarming, then the friends
drugs will not answer for food, and that the nu-
trltive supply must be equal TO the demand.
ELEANOR KIRK.
au3 MW&Su