The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-18
ARSENIC As A MEDICINE
ELEANOR KiRK'S LETTER.

1856 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June 22. 1889.
Among the questions just received Is the follow
strongly against arsenic in face and scalp lotions"
the lady writes, THAT am anxious to know what
you think Of It as a medicine In the hands of
Arsenic is no doubt a 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
a week. Does it stand to reason that the use Of
such deadly drugs can be salutary? / have case
In mind now, yea, verify, a case right under my
eyes and very dear to my heart which is certainly
ent's question practically. stubborn cough,
that rested not by night or day, the most profuse
and alarming expeetoration, and general break
ing down Of The whole system-certalnly q condk
ton alarming in every respect The best physi-
clans had been tried In vain. But job had his adj
ylsers. go and see my DOCTOR" they said. "He
IS specialist In pulmonary troubles, and will
build you right up" So the poor patient dragged
himself to the last one recommended, ana re-
senic. and one strychnine, besides various other
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
ever walked on four legs. The first result was
lust what knew it would be-the inability Of the
stomach to retain food. This cut of the last
nope; for II the poor, weak body could not pc
nourished II there could be no slight opposition
was certainly not cheering. At last, however, the
consumer of these poisons realized his danger and
had utterly failed TO benefit this case aud my ad-
vice was 70 stop every kline Of medicine, and build
up, III pOSSlDlc, OH HOOu nOurlSnl0R 1000. Clrcunl-
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
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 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
ana fruits, containing blood c0rpusces, soluble
albumen, and Is perfectly free from drugs miner
ais, acids and salts. Do not forget that In the
most OF tneSe cases no medicine was given. It
may have been an Illogical and an unjust inter-
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-
cine would retard their recovery, they were given
no medicine, but were Just simply and naturally
nursed tack to health. do, however, sincerely
bellies that my inference Is correct one. Well as
everything else had been tried. and the patent
was about so far on the down grade as Il was mas
sibe for him to 60 without funeral / suggested
the hospital treatment, May 20, and it was adopt
ed with results that were little less than magical
III less than two weeks there was a decided
change IN the condition and appearance of the ma
tent. Every bad symptom was modified The
gain coniti a, with now and then slight re-
lapse OF course system reduced to such ex-
tremittes conld not be expected to raIIy Without
an occasional protest-but that was not discour-
aglihg. Wheu the patient commenced to gain In
MSlgnl; lneh L knew that common sense had
triunphed. Now, knew from my hospital ex-
perlence, and this remarkable experience OF one
nohin : use 10 my own family, that Murdocks
FOOD viii build up the tissue, enrich the blood
and strengthen the muscles and nerves. AS
saiu before. IN desperate cases, arsenic may be
called ior but It's use Is altogether t0Ocommon.MeL
ana women take medicine because they are TOO
lazy or too Ignorant to take proper food. Wnen
the situation becomes alarming then the FRIENDS
OF the patient lose the heads and forget that
drugs Will not answer for food, and that ihe hu-
tritlve supply must be equal % ne e N,P KIRK
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