The Portland daily press., 1889-08-17
ARSENIC AS A MEDICINE.
ELEANOR KiRK'S LETTER.

1856 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June %, 1889.
Amosg the questions just received is the follow
strongly against arsenic in face and scalp lotions,
the lady writes, that am anxious to know what
scientific physician"
Arsenic Is no doubt very valuable remedy, In
have no call to critcise the work Of a ascientihc
physician" but have seen more mischief result
from the use OF arsenic than could tell If wrote
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
cose In point, and will answer my correspond
ent's question practically. A stubborn cough,
that rested not by night or day, the most profuse
ing down of the whole system-certainly condi-
ton alarming in every respect. The best phys-
clans had been tried In vain. But job had his adj
ylsers. go and see my DOCTOR" they said. "He
Is a specialist in pulmonary troubles, and will
build you right up.' So the poor patient dragged
turned with four prescriptions. one containing ar
senic, and one strychnine. besides various other
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
Just what knew it would be-the inability of the
stomach to retain food. This cut off the last
hope, for II the poor, weak body could not be
nourished, If there could be no slight opposition
made to the rapid decay of the tissues the outlook
was certainly not cheering. At last, however, the
tSs 1 q tneSe p3sens reazed MS danger and
had utterly failed to benefit this case, aud my adj
vice was to stop every kline OF medicine, and build
stances had made me a 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 cases put on q full diet, without a
drop of medicine. -Murdock's Liquid Food was
administered with common diet three or four
times day. This is an extract OF beef, mutton
and 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 these cases no medicine was given. 1t
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 10 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 patient
was about so far on the down grade as 1t was pas
sible for him to go without funeral, l suggested
the hospital treatment May 20, and 1t was adopt
ed with results that were little less than magical.
In less than two weeks there was decided
change In the condition and appearance OF the pa
tent. Every bad symptom was modified. The
gain continued, with now and then a slight re-
lapSe-of course system reduced to such ex-
tremities conld not be expected to rally without
an occasional protest-but that was not discour-
aging. When the patient commenced to gain In
weight. then l knew that common sense had
triumphed. Now, knew from my hospital ex-
perience, and this remarkable experience OF one
months use in my own family, that Murdock's
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 for but its use is altogether toOcOmmon MeE
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-
tritiye supply must be equal 10 the demand.
- - $3.50 ELEANOR KIRK.
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