The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
JU'P Of A MhDHOOSB
The Frightful Experience of
One of New York City's
Brightest Bust
ness Men.
His Mind Gives Way and he Is Bar
red in for Months with the
Wretched Inmates of In
sano asyiums.
lHE MosT WONDERFUL ACCOUNT OF DIS
TRACTION AND DELIyEHANcE EVER
GIVEN 10 THE Would,

The statement which follows is so re-
nnrkabe and comes from gentleman OF
such high social and business standing TINT
We have decided to give it TO our reader,
entire 1t will be found very dramatic,
ahsorbin ly interesting, and absolutely
true:
"Iu July 1887, | was obliged, by rea-
son of IL most unjust and cruel conspiracy
against me, TO make a business change
Whereby sacrificed II most lucrative life
position and very large pecnniary inter
ssts THIS almost broke my heart, but
at once resolved to commence my business
career anew. Singly and alone | began
my work and labore1 AS never labored be
fore. The strain upon me was intense but
| believe it was as nothing compared to n
most painful domestic aflliction which had
been tortnring me for years previously
Any one who has been under the racking
tension of nerve strain and brain pressure
can realize my condition. My head panied
me atperiods, ny digestion was poor, pc
culiar pains would pass through my bo-
dy and my hands and limbs would often
tremble seemed to have great energy,
and yet was often tired; active yet de-
pressed. During that crucifying time
believe | did not enjoy one moment of Ia
tural sleep, and | took enough bromidia,
CHORAL sulfonal to kill n dozen men OF or
binary constitution. Night after night
prayed ferycntly TO God that | might not
live to sec the light of tho morning.
had made my peace with God and l long
cd to 60. At hast something seem to give
way in my brain and all the rest became q
blank,
"What I did during the terrible period
that came thereafter know principally by
heresay, but that | wa sent to no less than
three institutions, one being at Bryn
Penn, and another ut Merchantuille, N
j., have been told. The manager of one
of the institutions has since told me thai
he was on the point ON several occasions
OF putting me i'll a strait jacket ON account
of my extreme ohstiuacy. | was prouounc
ed incurable, and barred i'll with the
poor wretched inmates Of the asylums, my
self the most wretched of them. On reach
ing the last retreat, i'll January last, the
superintendent of the same pronounced me
in dying state and declared it was hi'
opinion that | could not live ten DAYS
This was ut Merehantyille, n. j., i'll the
sylums under the control and directions
of Dr. $. Preston Jones. Here they began
treating me i'll truly rational manner, and
the pence and quiet of the place. fee
| must ever remember the same with the
utmost gratitude combined with the said
treatment, give nature II chance to assert
her inherent power, md my ten days imi-
iation of life was passed over
"a few weeks after u friend sent me Il
package containing Il remedy which he de-
sired me to use. | was scarcely i'll con
dition TO realize much, except TINT | was
miserable, but began to take the remedy.
And now comes the remarkable pnrt of the
story. My sleep, winch Lefore had been
so brief, became more prolonged: MY
strength and beyond all my hope, revived.
Then began TO take an interest i'll lu-
manity. talked gently to the poor wretch
es around me, sympathized with them, won
their confidence, and was the means, in
ono particular instance, of causing IL gen
tlcman patient, who was considered incur
able to recognize his beloved sister My
condition continued to improve, my vigor
returned. | was saved, aud | owe all 10
Prof. Phelps wonderful discovery, PAINS
Celery Compound, which, under God,
took me from the depths of lunacy and
has restored me to perfect sanity, perfect
health and perfect strength.
"Since then | have felt thirty years
younger and have accomplished more work
tbun have ever been capable of before,
and have always been considered some
thing of "driyer." These are the simple
facts regarding my prostration and restora-
ton, and in conclusion | would state that
| cannot speak too highly in praise of
Paine's Celery Compound. | have recon-
mended it to suffering friends and it has
never failed to relieve them, and sincerely
trust lis merits may be known throughout
the world"
RICHARD d. YONNG,
100 William St, New York.
proprietor "Young's Perfumes.')