The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-26
ARSENIC As A HEOlelVE.
ELEANOR KiRK,s LETTER.

1856 Laiayette-ave. Brooklyn. June 20, 1889.
Among the questions Just received is the follow
ing from new correspondent: "YOu inveigh so
the lady writes, that am anxious to know what
you think OF 1t as medicine In the hands OF
scientific physician"
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 1t stand to reason that the use OF
such deadly drugs can be salutary? have case
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,
and alarming expectOration, and general break
ing down OF the whole system-certainly condi-
clans had been tried In vain. But job had his ad-
visers. $50 and see my DOCTOR" they said. "He
Is a specialist In pulmonary mar troubles, and viii
himself TO the last one recommended, and re-
turned with four prescriptions. one containing
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 l knew 1t would be-the inability Of the
hope, for II the poor, weak body could not be
nourished, II there could be no slight opposition
made to the rapid decay Of the tissues the outlook
consumer OF these polsons realized his danger and
threw the deadly stuff away. Now, physicians
had utterly failed to benefit this case, and my adj
vice was TO stop every kline Of medicine, and build
up, If possible, on good nourishing food. Circum-
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 q 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 a
drop OF cine.-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 cOrpuscles soluble
albumen, and Is perfectly free from drugs miner
ais, acids and salts. Do lot forget that in the
most OF these cases no medicine was given. 1t
may nave peen 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
LOT others VINO 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
DeneS that my inference Is a correct one. Well as
everything else had been tried. and the patient
was about so far on the down grade as it was pas,
siDle Tor him to go without funeral, l suggested
the hospital treatment, May 20, and IL was adopt
ed with results that were little less than magical;
In less than two weeks there was a deeldeu
change IN the condition and appearance OF the pa
tient. Every bad symptom was modined; Inc
gain continued, with now and then sng ah a ~
lapSe-of course q system reduced 10 sucn en-
tremities eOnld not be expected to rally WITHOUT
an occasional protest-but that was not uiscouI,,
aging. When the patient commenced W sain ha -,
weight. then / knew that common sense, hau
triumphed. Now, knew from my hospitati eA,
perence, and this remarkable exPeIiehSStI ~ y
months use In my own family InaS sha b,nod
Food will build up the tissue, enricn tne o,oo9
and STRENGTHEN the muscles and nerves. AS
SAID before, in desperate cases, arsenic may DO
called for but its use y tb1 r &
law or too ignorant TO take proper food. Wien
the situation becomes alarming, then the friends
Of the patient lose Their 9ea d ana i1rget tnat
tritiye supply must be equal 70 the demand,
ELEANOR KIRK.
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