The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-12-27
DR.. EARTMAN's
Interesting Lecture Continued.
Progress IN Medicine
Is scrofula Durable?
ia-cu-SiA What e u doing Ter
scrofula, Chronic rheumatism,
Syphilis In All Stages,
chroAie Ulcers, Diseased Bones,
Chronic catarrh. Skin Diseases, Etc.

A perfect constitutional remedy (So-called
blood medicine) has always been one of the
greatest desires of the medical profession.
There has been great improvement in this
class OF medicine in late years and some in-
psrtant discoveries made. A careful study
of this class Of medicine, and long expert
ence, enabled me at last to perfect the COM
pound, La-cu-pi-a. | will give you some
facts as i have them concerning the use of
La-cu-pi-a in single case of scrofula,
hundreds of which might be cited. Mrs.
Milo Ingham, of Pittsburg, Pa, some time
in 1874 net with an accident producing q
slight bruise Oh the right breast. The usual
remedies were applied, but instead of grow
ing better, it continued to grow worse. At
last she was obliged to consult physician.
A prominent physician OF Allegheny City
was employed, who at once recognized that
there was something peculiar abest the case
and after treating it without avail short
time, he summoned council of physicians.
The frequency of cancer Of the breast, to-
gether with the fact that the enlarged breast
10y this time had become extremely painful,
led them to decide that it was cancer of the
breast. The doctors, greatly touched with
the terrible afflicton of the unfortunate
lady, proceeded tenderly to inform her that
her trouble was cancer of the breast, and
the almost certainty of its fatal termination.
They continued to treat her for time, but,
whatever, she became discouraged, and
began to treat with n cancer doctor ut Kit
tanning. under whose treatment she remain
cd six months. The enlargement had stead
lily increased during her treatment, but by
this time it had liberated and become an
extensive running sore.
Weakened in body by the drain upon her
strength of the discharging ulcer, distracted
in mind by her protracted and severe suffer
ing, she finally sought aid Of well-knOwn
cancer specialist, DIR. Kingsley, of Rome.
n. Y, who Immediately pronounced it a
Rose Cancer. The doctor was able to some
what relieve her intense suffering, and
partially healed the ulcer, but utterly failed
to cure her. After two years Of continuous
treatment he pronounced her case incurable,
and she, in complete despair and excruciat-
ing torture that well-nigh destroyed her
reason, was brought back to her home to
await the end. The horrible, eating ulcer
had laid bare the ribs of the right side and
part OF the breast bone. The remaining
part of the breast was entirely loosened
from the bones, and hung only by the skin
above. Shortly after returning home ulcers
began to make their appearance on both
legs and her face and head. The disfgure-
ment of her face was so great as to maks
recognition impossible. She had been
slowly but steadily losing strength from the
beginning, but in consequence of the adj
ditional ulcers she now began to sink rapid
". The doctor who had been called after
her return, with the hope that he would be
able to mitigate her frightful suffering
pronounced her at deaths door" Every.
| thing that promised any relief to the agony
of what was thought to be her last days wa:
tried, but doctors, relatives and friend;
seemed alike impotent to bring any respite
1t was at this dark hour in the history OF
this afflicted family, that some of the sympa
thizing friends suggested that / be sent for
not exactly because they believed ! could dc
anything for her, but the sight of such con
tinued and unremitting suffering always
| produce in attendants frantic desire to bt
doing something to relieve. | had beer
long accustomed to being called to treat
| patients after every other means had failed
and consequently it was very common
thing with me to see very sick people, aftel
| others had pronounced them fncurable, bu
/ confess was hardly prepared for the sigh
| that she presented. upon examination. Deep
suppuratins, sloughing ulcers, fringed will
edges Of ragged and bleeding proud flesh
covering chest, legs, head and face; the
haggard face, sunken eyes and shrunker
form betokened the fearful history of suf
fering through which she had passed. The
| repeated failures to get any relief had giver
her an expression of mingled despair ant
resignation that was pitiful to see. A few
whispered answers to my questions and {
close inspection OF the ulcers convinced M
that the disease, from first to last, had beer
scrofula of very aggravated variety, ant
while in sons particulars the ulcers re
sembled cancerous tissue, was confident
was not mistaken. This view Of the cas-,
led me, in spite of the dangerous extremit.
i to which she was reduced, to express
faint hope of being able to help her. hat
known La-cu-pi-a SO many times to effec
cures In cases of scrofula that seemed a
hopeless as this one, that had come to hay'
| a confidence in its virtue that could no
1 easily be shaken. At all events, it was OIL
only hope; every other source of help hat
been sought in vain. / at once ordered
| La-cu-pi-a for her, which was used will
great incredibly on the part of both patient
and relatives. Her improvement at first wa.
very slow, but slowly the ulcers began t
assume healthier look. The ''prond flesh
and abnormal granulations began to disap
pear, and in their place healthy, granulat
ing surface appeared. In few weeks hel