The Portland daily press., 1889-09-25
ARSENIC AS A MEDICINE.
ELEANOR Kinks LETTER.

786 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn, June 22 1889.
Among the questions just received Is the follow
strongly against arsenic in face and scalp lotions"
the lady writes, "that am anxious to know what
you think Of it as medicine In the hands Of a
Arsenic Is no doubt very valuable remedy in
exceptional cases, as Is also strychnine, and
physician. . but have seen more mischief result
from the use OF arsenic than could tell II wrote
week. Does lt stand to reason that the use OF
in mind now, yea, verify. case right under my
eyes and very dear to my heart which is certainly
aces c9se M p4ln anu T answer s my e0resp0nS
that rested not by night or day, the most profuse
and alarming expectOration, and general break
ing down OF the whole system-certainly condk
ton alarming in every respect. The best physi-
clans had been tried IN vain. But job had bis adj
yisers 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
himself to the last one recommended. and re
turned with four prescriptions, one containing ars
senic and one strychuine, besides various other
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
ever walked on four legs. The first result was
stomach TO retain food. This cut OF the last
hope, for II the poor, weak body could not De
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 polsons realized MS danger and
had utterly failed TO benefit this case, and my adj
vice was TO stop every kline Of medicine, and build
stances had made me 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 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
abumen, and Is perfectly free firm drugs, MINER
ais, acids and salts. Do rot forget that In the
most OF these cases no medicine was given. IL
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 maze 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
bellies that my inference Is a correct one. Well as
everything else had been tried and the ID itlent
was about so far on the down grade as 1t was pas
sible for him to go without funeral, suggested
the hospital treatment, May 20, and it 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
tient. every pad 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
trumphed. Now, knew from my hospital ex-
perlenee, and this remarkable experience Of one
mohsh use ~ my own family, that Murdock's
Food VIII build up the tissue, enrich the blood
ana strengthen the muscles and nerves. As
sald before, In desperate eases, arsenic may be
and women take medicine because they are too
lazy or too ignorant to take proper food When
the situation becomes alarming then the Irlehus
OF the patient lose Their heads and forget 'na'
drugs will not answer for food, and that ihe hu-
trittve supply must be equal 20 the demsn n,pu
aus MW&su