The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-09
ARSENIC AS A MEDICINE.
ELEANOR Kinks LETTER.

786 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June o. 1882
AmoBg the questions Just received is the follow
ing from new correspondent: "You inyelgh so
strongly against arsenic In face and scalp lotiOns
the lady writes, shat am anxious TO know what
you think OF 1t 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 eriticise the work Of scientific
PHYSICIAN" but have seen more mischief result
from the use Of arsenic than could tell n wrote
week. Does 1t stand TO reason that the use Of
such deadly drugs can be salutary2 1 have a case
eyes and very dear TO my heart, which Is certainly
cose In point, and will answer my correspond
ent,s question practically. A stubborn cough,
and alarming expectOration, and general break
ing down OF the whole system-certainly condi-
clans had been tried In vain. But job had his ad-
visers. go and see my doctor" they said. "He
Is a specialist In pulmonary troubles, and will
himself TO the last one recommended. ana re-
turned with four prescriptions, one containing ar
senlc. and one strychnine. besides various other
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 II the poor, weak body could not DO
nourished, II there could be no slight opposition
was certainly not cheering. At last, however, the
consumer OF these polsonS realized his danger and
threw the deadly stuff away; Now, physicians
vice was TO stop every kline Of medicine and build
up, 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
tents and the patients Of private physicians was
most remarkable. had seen patients brought
from the operating rooms after most serious work
and in some eases put on 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 eorpuseles. 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. IL
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
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 correct one. Well az
everything else had been tried, and the patient
was about so far on the down grade as IL was pas-
sible for him to go without funeral, suggested
the hospital treatment, May 20, and 1t was adopt
nless 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 a slight re-
lapse-of course a system reduced to such ex-
tremities cOnld not be expected to rally without
an occasional pTotest-but that was not dscour-
aging. When the patient commenced to gain In
weight. then l knew that common sense had
trumphed. Now, knew from my hospital az
perience, and this remarkable experience Of one
months use In my own family, that MurdOcks
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 Ior put JUS use Is altogether toocommon,MeL
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 will not answer for food and that the nu-
trltiye supply must be equal 70 the demand;
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