New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
EXPERIENCES.
SHE WASTED HER SUBSTANCE on DoCroRs
AND GOT SOUND ADVICE FROM ONE IN FIVE.

AND GOT SOUND ADVICE FROM ONE IN FIVE.
| 70 ia Editor Of Ths Tribune.
Sir: have been studying doctors, tho doctors
have been supposed 10 study me My experience
will, hope, give comfort to many fellow mortal
and drive away foolish alarms. From child have
been an example Of health, and when Ave weeks
ago lost all appetite and the seventh day tainted
three or four times the doctor was hastily summoned
This gentleman had been called a year before, when
my father was seized with rheumatism. He cured
him quickly, and the cure was the more remarkable
as we were strangers and the doctor knew nothing OF
our constitutions Accordingly, the same doctor,
NO. l, was capod in for me. had bcon away, so /
had never met him. was thumped unmer-
ctrhry, principally on the left side, and told had
pate do foie gras complaint only without thu pastry
-Four days without relief, and resolved to call in
another physician.
Doctor No Of the netHhbors called her guar
dian angel, so l sent for him to keep from joirt
ing the heavenly choir He asked few questions.
told him that the thought Of food made me H. and
also what doctor No ] had said. Any pain In the
right sde7" "oh, no; IN my left" with a cynical
smile, he replied silver Is rght side. Rad
catarrh Of stomach Eat scraped beef and clam Juice.
III como again. Another week Of misery, for
foath clams and could not take the beef These
medicines were good but ortunst ely the next time
the doctor came had we'll liver and he discharged
himself had now lost ten pounds in the two weeks.
With despair.ng effort and half hoping that tho
exertlon would finish mo, l wont b another OF thu
same profession and school. whom OF my friends
said could can me hack from the very gates. ]
stated my case. adding that my breathing was din.
cult and spasmodc. Gently my friend laid
MS head on my breast, fore and aft, and laughed.
Query, Why does a woman always laugh when doc
tor looks closely into her eyes TO examine them,
puts his head on her heart With a mounhh voice
he asked: Are your parents healthy Are you
m ipttNr
my grandparents alive We all die Of old age. and
there arc four generations of us. Eighty Is tho
prime OF rfe with U.S. But Doctor No. mourntully
said my heart action very weak and could stand
no shock; TO kccp quiet live on q hight diet of milk
and toast, and take medicines. ! crawled home with
disgustcd fcollng that cheating death, with
threo organs diseased and stih alive. Another week,
during which expected every ring would bring In
my deah certificate from this doctor.
But At the end OF the week though paSsably we'll
two days out OF the scvcn went TO still another Of
the hopeless tribe, whom my aunt hal had with guoI
erect twfoe On noticing my catching Of hcath, Of
which he hst several eH Mnpics a satisfied Dok came
ovor his face and he exclaimed. Spinal meningitis
was sShast and sauk back In my chair whllo DoctDr
No poured some stuff down my throat and then took
me home. ! now had host fftern pounds and com
mon soOsc began 10 say You know II you had catarrh
Of the stomach, hvcr trouble, hart disease ard spinal
meningitis, you couldn't be out Of bed. All doctors
po1eDce and years enough to out grow his thought
OF tho story bad read Of man who went 30 q mem
Der Of the medical fraternity and stated his symptoms
HIM. said that AStute porEonaEr. Il don't exactly
Know what TO gfvc toll you. Just take this
powder, and It viii throw you into dn' FIts;7
gasped the msu, what forl' "Oh, sir, I'm dcalh on
htS7 " " "
then sont note 10 Doctor No. O. whose reputation
!. world vida Tho first thing no saId was "Madam
II you bad COMO on charity day, | should have said
bad case of starvation Nose pnC he'd skin rale and
blue, eyes sunkCn and drawn what have you hccn
fasting on = MIN and lime water, and occasicn-
ally crust Of dry brcah.' Fur how ougr- ROM
wocksn What have vou been Worrying about -
Nothing: never worry I" Have you hai nothing
TO disturb Jon TIA, other peopls might have worried
0ver'' "YeS-tvO thing Talk my advcos GIvc
wsy to FItof or angrr that shows It's effect N heAd
aches or fearful eyes RopTrsSn trouble Is tho osv,ac
OF much sickness. lOu SHOULD nUt have alov,d yDnr.
self TO fast, in the first place You faIntni NOM hun
GER. in spite Of diStaso fpr food Gao homo cat
n aims and cream for few DAYS and then n whole.
some Diet Every organ In your body l. suffering
nom Insufficient Dourshmont but perfectly heAltay'
went away a happier woman Now, trn days
Etar, am writing my experience and thinning what
an IDIOT was. The ono thing think shall tais a
H"ndish pleasure In, Is sending bulletin Of my
e1uberent health and spirits every yoar TO tho man
who told mo hAd heart disease NJ W W
Brooklyn, May 10, 1850.