The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-03

ARSENIC AS A MEDICINE.
ELEANOR KiRK'S LETTER.


786 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn. June 22, 1889.
Among the questions just received is the follow
ing from new correspondent: "You inyeigh 40
strongly against arsenic in face and scalp lotions
sno lazy "Iites, tnat am anxious 70 know what
you think OF 1t as medicine in the hands OF a
scientific physician"
Arsenic Is no doubt very valuable remedy in
have no call to criticise the work Of 'sscientifc
physician" but have seen more mischief result
from the use OF arsenic than could tell If wrote
week. Does it stand to reason that the use OF
such deadly drugs can be salutary7 have a case
IN mind now, yea, verify 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. stubborn cough,
that rested not by night or day. the most profIise
ana alarming expectOratiOn, and general break
ing down OF the whole system-certany cond-
ton alarming in every respect. The best physi-
clans had been tried in vain. But Job had his ad-
visers. $50 and see my DOCTOR" they said. ale
Is specialist In pulmonary troubles, and will
6sild yoq right up" So the poor patient dragged
turned with four prescriptions. one containing ar
senic, and one strychnine, besides various other
ever walked on four eaS TSe Ts rsant tRas
Just what knew it would be-the Inability of the
stomach to retain food. This cut off the last
~nourished, if there could be no slight Opposition
made 10 the rapid decay OF the tissues the outlook
was certainly not cheering. At last, however, the
consumer OF tnese poisons realized his danger and
threw the deadly stuff away. Now, physicians
had utterly failed to benefit this case and my adj
WIG was W 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
tients and the patients Of private physicians was
most remarkable. had seen patients brought
from the operating rooms after most serious work
ana In some cases put on a 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
and fruits containing blood corpuscles, 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 II
may have been an Illogical and an unjust infer
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
nursed back 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 lar on the down grade as 1t was pas
sible for him to go without funeral, 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 a decided
change In the condition and appearance of the pa
tlent. Every bad symptom was modified. The
gain continued, with now and then a slight re-
lapse-0f 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 Defore In desperate cases, arsenic may be
called Tor but its use Is altogether toocommQn MeE
ana women take medicine because they af9 too
lazy or too Ignorant to take proper food. When
sne SITUATION becomes alarming, then the friends
Of the patient lose their heads and forget that
drugs VIII not answer for food, and that the nu-
tritive supply must be equal % the demand.
ana ELEANOR KIRK;