The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-30
THROWAWAY YOUR CRUTCHES
DIR. HARTMAN HAS SOMETHING TO
SAY TO RHEUMATIC SUFFERERS


Amongtne many human Ills IN the treat
ment Of which DR.. Hartman has been pre-
eminently and astonishingly successful
one OF the most notable is rheumatism.
Having treated thousands OF persons suf-
fering with this most painful afiliction, he
has become thoroughly familiar with every
phase and each peculiarly OF the disease,
and has acquired q skill in handling il
that approaches as near the miraculous as
anything In the way OF human power can
attain. For this reason, there Is no man
living in tho United States TO whom one
can 90 for advice ON the subject OF the
prevention and cure OF rheumatism with
as much confidence and assurance OF salts
faction as to DR.. Hartman. He was talk
ing only the other day on this very sub
ject, and what he said is worth repeating.
You see that man there" he began,
pointing to person OF middle age who
was passing by bent almost double, lean
ing on cane, and making his slow way
along the street with evident pain. SNOW
that man undoubtedly at times suffers the
tortures Of the damned. His life is q long
drawn out agony to him; and he not only
suffers the most excruciating agonies, bnt
he is totally unfit to attend to his business.
Sometimes, for days at stretch, he is con-
fined to his bed, an absolutely helpless in
valid; and then when, by means OF crutch
or cane he Is enabled TO get out on the
street, his condition is such as to render II
impossible for him to do any active work.
Certainly such a life is not worth living;
Tor death is preferable to one prolonged
torture. haven't the slightest doubt that
he has prayed for death a thousand times,
And yet there is no need for all this.
That man need not suffer that way, nor
need he pray for death to relieve him OF
his anguish. His case is neither desper-
ate nor hopeless. / have seen thousands
OF cases just as bad as this, and | know
that they can be cured, because | have
cured them myself. Whether the Rheu-
matism is Acute OF Chronic, il matters
not. Both can be cured, and cured per-
manently. One thing only is essential,
Innd that is 10 fully understand the disease
and TO apply remedy that will reach the
true seat and real root OF the trouble.
The treatment OF Acute rheumatism diff
fers, OF course, from that OF Chronic Rheu-
matism, and the skillful physician will
readily distinguish between the two stages
j think | can best indicate how 10 success
fully treat rheumatism cases, both acute
and chronic, by relating the course |
| adopted with two cases that came under
my care in Columbus, o.
1.-THE flrst was that Of young woman
who had very carclessly exposed herself
and had brought on an attack OF Acute
Rheumatism. She was laid up in bed with
II aud suffered most intensely. There was
present every symptom OF the disease
high fever aud severe Inflammation OF the
larger and many OF the smaller joints. all
OF which were greatly swollen, and very
tender and painful. Her parents had
called at least three OF the leading phys
clans OF the city. aud, though each had
declared that he would soon have her on
her feet as well and strong as ever, not one
OF them succ. cded in even getting her out
OF bed, much less out OF her misery. Her
father caino 10 me one day, In absolute
despair, and begged me 10 20 out and see
what 1 could DO for her. saw at once
! that proper treatment would soon bring
her sIround all right. and told them 80
They told me take the case and do what
ever ] could to cure her. at once began
vigorous treatment. put her on a course
of Pe-ru.na, one dose every two hours,
with Man.a-lin TO keep her bowels regular.
Then gave her teasyo0niul OF carbon
ate OF soda dissolved la hot water, and
directed that the dosv be- repeated four
| times daily. | then covered the painful
joints carefully with flannel and applied
linimcnt. Giving orders that this treat
mcnt be strictly adhered 10, | returned 20
my office. visited her the next day and
found her already much easier. In ten
days her father walked into my office. Il
hope your daughter Is getting better
said. Better he replied. why, she Is
Welt She is not only out Of bed, but her
pain has all left her and she Is as bright
aud spry as a cricket. | never saw such
medicine rs that Pe.ru.na. II pm ever
without II, Il will be because haven't got
a dollar to buy bottle oi II with With
that he handed me a most generous 'ap.
probation aud babe me good day.
"lhe other was case Of chronic rheu.
maiism, and most severe one. The pa.
tent was q young man who had taken n
trip into the country Ia AZ open buggy on n
very wet cold day, and vas soaked 20 the
skin and chilled through before no got
back. That night severe pain set In in
his left shoulder, and he awoke the next
morning 10 find his shoulder badly swollen
and partial paralysis in his left arm. His
agony was terrible. And the worst Of II
all was that the swelling aud the pain
spread, day by day, until nearly every
Joint in his body was horribly swcilcd and
the pain that racked him from head 10
foot was almost uncomfortable. Ills face
| was NO swollen that he was unacceptable.
Then came fever. rs might have. been ex-
pecied, aud this wasted the poor fellow
away until there was nothing loft Of him
but a mass Of skin and boncs. In vain
did some Of the best doctors Of Columbus
use oycry means known 10 them TO cure
him. lie got worse instead Of better. FL
nally they we're compelled 10 give him up
altogether, aud indeed bis sudcrings were
now 10 great and his future 10 hope
less that death itsolf would have been
welcome at any time. AZ this critical
junctnrc they sent ior mo In post haste.
The moment | laid eyes on the Young man
| saw that his case was most serious and
his condition most critical one. IL was
evident that total paralysis was not far oil
unless something was dono for him at
once. Without moments DELAY l gave
tho patient a tablcspooiul Of La-cu.pi-a,
aud gave direclions 20 repeat the dose be.
fore each meal and at bed time, aud TO in.
crease the dofc half q tablespoonful at the
end Of two weeks I thcn applied n clay
pouticc 10 The inIlamci joints, TO be
changed every lhree dayt, each discontin.
uancc Of tho poultico tobu followed by hot
rc.ru-na on hanncl. Tho result justified
my expectations aud mofo than delighted
the grici-slfCkcn aud anxious family. Tho
bencticout elects Of The ,-catmcnt were
almost Immediately pcrccptiblc. Within
two weeks there was a marked improve.
mont In month after that the young
man was, aside from tho slight enlarge
ment Of one 81 the joints a. well a. lac