The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-07

ELEANOR KiRK,s LETTER.

786 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June %, 1889.
Among the questions just received Is the follow
ing from new correspondent: "You inveigh so
strongly against arsenic In face and scalp lotions"
the lady writes, that am anxious to know what
you think Of 1t as medicine in the hands Of a
scientific physician"
Arsenic is no doubt very valuable remedy in
exceptional cases, as Is also strychnine, and l
have no call TO criticise the work of scientific
physician" but have seen more mischief result
from the use OF arsenic than could tell II wrote
a week. Does 10 stand to reason that the use OF
such deadly drugs can be salutary? 1 have case
In mind now, yea, verify case right under my
eyes and very dear TO my heart, which Is certainly
a cose in point, and will answer my correspond
e e1I question practically. A stubborn cough,
and alarming expectoraton, and a general break
ing down Of the whole system-eertainly condl-
clans had been tried In vain. But job had his adj
yisers. $50 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. and re-
turned with four prescriptions. one containing ar
senic. and one strychnine. besides various other
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
ever walked on four legs. The first result was
Just what knew II would be-the, inability Of the
hope, for If the poor, weak body could not pc
nouriShed, II there could be no slight opposition
made to the rapid decay of the tissues the outlook
was certainly not cheering At last, however, the
consumer OF these poisons realized his danger and
threw the deadly stuff away: Now, physicians
vice was to stop every kline of medicine and build
up, If possible, on good nourishing food. Circum-
stances had madeline 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 a full diet, without
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 corpuseles, 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. 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 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 far on the down grade as it was pas
slble for him to go without funeral, suggested
ed with results that were little less than magical.
Unless than two weeks there was a decided
change IN the condition and appearance of the pa
uent Every bad symptom was modified. The
gain continued, with now and then 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-
perence, 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 aud nerves. AS
sad before, IN desperate cases, arsenic may be
called for but It's use Is altogether toocOmmOn MeI
and women take medicine because they are too
lazy or too ignorant to take proper food. When
she situation becomes alarming then the friends
Oh the patent lose Their heads and forget that
drugs VIII not answer for food, and that the nu-
ultlVe supply must be equal 70 the demand
an. ELEANOR KIRK:
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